{"id":51103,"date":"2018-12-06T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T13:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/band-8-ielts-listening\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T06:35:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T06:35:30","slug":"band-8-ielts-listening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/band-8-ielts-listening\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: How to Get a Band 8 in IELTS Listening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today you\u2019ll learn how to get a band 8 in IELTS Listening on your next exam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-free-video-course-insider-method\/\">Click here<\/a> for your <strong>free Video IELTS Masterclass<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>First of all, huge congratulations to <strong>3 Keys IELTS student Manjeet<\/strong>, who just got an <strong>overall 7<\/strong> on his IELTS Exam!<\/p>\n<p>How did he manage that? Well, he had the most <strong>simple and effective strategies<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>This is part of what you need to score a <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-429-dat-scored-9s-speaking-listening\/\">band 8 or 9 on IELTS Listening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2xV2ps4s1mc\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe strategies <a href=\"\/ielts\/video-ielts-listening-learn-prediction-increase-scores\/\">we recommend include prediction<\/a>, which <strong>warms your brain up<\/strong> and prepares you for the catching the answers.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, you should <strong>listen to the introduction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It tells you what <strong>topic<\/strong> you will hear discussed, and you can start <strong>predicting vocabulary and ideas<\/strong> that will be used.<\/p>\n<p>Also, though, you need to <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-listening-tips-accents\/\">understand a wide variety of accents<\/a> and topics.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png?4fa411&amp;4fa411&amp;d8026c&amp;d8026c\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3-Keys-IELTS-Box-Shot-900px-OPTIMIZED-FOR-WEB-smaller-version-1.png 440w\" alt=\"3 Keys IELTS course\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\"><\/a><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-preparation-page\/?_ga=2.185945709.572278193.1544030555-1634630990.1543436276\"><strong>Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Including <a href=\"\/ielts\/ielts-energy-604-increase-ielts-score-podcasts\/\">podcasts made for native speakers<\/a> in your <strong>daily routine<\/strong> is a must.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>recent 3 Keys student who got a 9 on Listening<\/strong> told us that she would have <strong>English podcasts on in the background<\/strong> constantly. Good tip!<\/p>\n<p>To a lesser extent, <a href=\"\/ielts\/not-talk-tv-shows-ielts\/\">movies and TV shows<\/a> also improve your <strong>comprehension<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Challenge yourself, though, to <strong>move beyond your comfort zone<\/strong>, like just watching Friends, for instance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ielts\/video-watch-documentaries-8-ielts-ideas\/\">I recommend more <strong>documentaries<\/strong><\/a>! I just nerded out on a great one called <em><strong>Filmworker<\/strong> <\/em>on Netflix, about the personal assistant to the legendary director <strong>Stanley Kubrick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t forget to sign up for our December webclass, all about the scoring secrets of Speaking Part 2!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-speaking-part-2-webclass-invitation-december\/\">Click here to grab your spot<\/a>, and come live to <strong>interact<\/strong> with us!<\/p>\n<p>In our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-preparation-page\/?_ga=2.145157616.572278193.1544030555-1634630990.1543436276\">online IELTS course, 3 Keys IELTS<\/a>, we give you all the strategies and practice you need to <strong>score highly on all parts of the IELTS exam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today you\u2019ll learn how to get a band 8 in IELTS Listening on your next exam. Click here for your free Video IELTS Masterclass! 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