IELTS listening

Task type 4

Form completion

In the IELTS Listening exam, you may have to complete a form. This question type can often be found in Section 1. Normally, each answer is one or two words. In Section 1, the information is factual; for example, dates, places and times.

 Addresses

In the IELTS Listening exam, you may have to complete a form. Sometimes the missing information is an address or part of an address.

In English speaking countries addresses are written like this:

24 Farm Road, Addington, Surrey, CR0 5XD

24 Farm Road    ! first line: the house number and the street name]

Addington          ! second line: the town or city

Surrey                  ! third line: optional! the state, country, province or region]

CR0 5XD               ! last line: the code for the town or city]

When you hear an address, there will be pauses between the parts. If the address is on one line, put commas between each section: 24 Farm Road, Addington, Surrey, CR0 5XD