{"id":66131,"date":"2022-11-01T21:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=66131"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:58:26","slug":"ielts-energy-1221-how-to-avoid-average-ielts-listening-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-1221-how-to-avoid-average-ielts-listening-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1221: How to Avoid Average IELTS Listening Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The average IELTS Listening scores from 2021 were surprisingly low!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even native English speakers scored quite low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These statistics can motivate you when you see your Listening score is higher than average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IELTS is an extremely difficult exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who don&#8217;t have strategies have difficulty scoring 7 or higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll share with you these scores and how you can surpass them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Avoid Average IELTS Listening Scores - IELTS Energy Podcast 1221\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/661ZQ0f63Vo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-series-on-how-to-avoid-average-ielts-scores\"><strong>Series<\/strong> on how to avoid <strong>average IELTS scores<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The scores we&#8217;re sharing today were published by IELTS.org and can be seen in full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ielts.org\/en-us\/for-researchers\/test-statistics\/test-taker-performance\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss all 4 episodes of this series, as we are discussing the 2021 scores for each exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll also provide details in each episode on how to get much better scores! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the strategies you need for the entire IELTS exam, <a href=\"http:\/\/allearsenglish.com\/keys\">take our IELTS course<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2021 IELTS Listening scores<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>These IELTS Listening scores are the total average for everyone who took IELTS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Academic<\/strong>: 6.5<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>General<\/strong>: 6.82<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Listening exam is the same for both academic and general training students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, it&#8217;s surprising these average scores are so different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One reason for this might be that those preparing for the academic exam are listening to more difficult practice audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This would better prepare them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2021 IELTS Listening scores for native English speakers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You might expect the scores for native English speakers to be much higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly, they&#8217;re not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Academic<\/strong>: 7.26<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>General<\/strong>: 7.28<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Why aren&#8217;t native English speakers scoring 9&#8217;s?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is because they don&#8217;t know the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is clear evidence that understanding spoken English does not suffice when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-1194-dont-make-grammar-mistakes-on-listening\/\">IELTS Listening.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, it&#8217;s all about strategies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Native English speakers scoring this low do not know IELTS strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategies Created by a Former IELTS Examiner<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"3 Keys IELTS Online Course logo\" class=\"wp-image-27881\" width=\"418\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3-Keys-IELTS-Score-Increase-Guarantee-logo-image-compressed-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/keys\">Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to avoid average scores<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we&#8217;ll share the three main things you must do to avoid these average scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have heard us say on this podcast over and over that it&#8217;s about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-753-ielts-speaking-crutch-informal-fillers\/\">strategies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These low average scores for native English speakers are clear evidence of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#1: What you listen to matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If native English speakers are only listening to daily conversations, that doesn&#8217;t suffice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because they speak English fluently, they may not bother to listen to news reports and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/3-california-tips-only-locals-know\/\">podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High-level, more difficult vocabulary doesn&#8217;t always come up in day-to-day conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average native English speaker who isn&#8217;t reading and listening to a lot of English won&#8217;t have enough vocabulary to score 7+ on IELTS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You must listen to a variety of English sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is how to gather less common vocabulary on every topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Podcasts on a variety of topics<\/li><li>News reports<\/li><li>Audiobooks<\/li><li>Documentaries<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What you listen to must engage you<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find audio that engages and interests you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t listen to the news for hours!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to 5-10 minutes of audio that is less intriguing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add 3-4 words to your vocabulary notebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, move on to something that is fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novels and articles will also have high-level vocabulary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is most important is that you listen to as much English as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Switch up the sources to build topic-specific vocabulary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#2: Learn strategies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Natives don&#8217;t score 9&#8217;s because they don&#8217;t have strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They don&#8217;t bother to sign up for an IELTS course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking English fluently is assumed to be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, last year&#8217;s average scores prove that it&#8217;s not enough!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the strategies you need are in <a href=\"http:\/\/allearsenglish.com\/keys\">our online IELTS course, 3 Keys IELTS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One example is the strategy of making predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We teach you how to predict the type of word an answer will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Noun<\/li><li>Verb<\/li><li>Adjective<\/li><li>Adverb<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you know what word to listen for, your brain will pick it out much more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The course has a wealth of strategies that you need to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These will help you score 9&#8217;s on IELTS Listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>#3: Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have the strategies, it&#8217;s all about sufficient practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Native English speakers don&#8217;t bother to practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They don&#8217;t even know which strategies to practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have IELTS Listening strategies, you must practice them on IELTS practice tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our course comes with practice exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will also be faced with questions where you don&#8217;t understand why you got it wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 Keys students can ask about these IELTS questions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-771-how-one-facebook-group-helped-zarina-get-an-ielts-7-5\/\">our Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing why a particular answer is correct helps you understand the exam and raise your scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Takeaway<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year&#8217;s average scores are shockingly low!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to avoid having average scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to get 7 or higher, you need strategies! 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