IELTS Listening Test: Getting an 8+ Band Score (Udemy.com)
A short, efficient journey in which you can observe a significant improvement in your performance in IELTS listening.
Created by: Pooya Abedi
Last updated July 2025
What you will learn
- Effective test-taking strategies for getting an 8+ score in the IELTS listening test
- Best strategies to answer all question types in the IELTS listening test
- Time management techniques for increasing your listening score
- Helpful references for practicing IELTS listening
How it compares
Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 64% of them
- Reviews316#330 of 536 by number of reviews
- Length3.1 hoursshorter than 68% of them
- Last updatedJuly 2025more recently than 63% of them
Course Description
All you need to know for getting an 8, 8.5, or 9, in the IELTS listening test, is provided for you in this video course.
Everything you need to know regarding:
- improving your listening skill.
- test-taking strategies.
- time management.
- helpful exercises and practicing guidelines.
- useful references.
and literally, all other details that you need to know, are provided in this course.
This course consists of multiple video lectures divided into eight sections.
In section 2, we begin with time management.
Managing your time efficiently is essential to getting a very high score on the IELTS Listening test.
In this section, you will learn helpful points regarding time management and test format. You will also become familiar with the most common mistakes, and some valuable tips.
Section 3 will introduce you to the various question types in the IELTS listening test. In this section, you will understand the importance of learning the best strategies to approach each question type, and you will learn the suggested test-taking strategies for one of them. Form-filling questions. We will focus on an example to understand the mentioned strategies.
Section 4 will teach you two essential skills in the IELTS listening test: identifying paraphrasing, and identifying distractors. This section is critical because we will repeatedly discuss these two concepts in the upcoming sections and videos.
In section 5, we will discuss a more challenging question type. Multiple-choice questions. And we will learn multiple strategies to approach this question type. We will consider an example to understand these strategies better.
In section 6, all other question types in the IELTS listening test will be discussed. We will talk about all the details and strategies you need to learn and practice for the IELTS listening test. We will answer a wide range of questions selected from Cambridge IELTS books and analyze them.
Section 7 will introduce you to the suggested exercises and references, and section 8, is focused on final points.
Please note that the first step for you is to watch the video lectures and learn the details and key strategies one by one. The second step, which I believe is even more important, is to practice constantly.
Instructor Details
- 4.7 Rating
316 Reviews
Pooya Abedi
My name is Pooya Abedi, and I am a professional IELTS instructor.
I have helped thousands of students achieve their desired IELTS scores in the last few years, and I am extremely passionate about helping you achieve a 7+ score in IELTS writing and an 8+ score on the IELTS listening test.
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Reviews
By Ali Hussaini on 8/16/2025
it actually was and still is a very good source which i found ever. it explains everything though not very clear but i still understand strategies which he says for each type of listening test so it was very good and meanwhile helpful experriance
By Shabani Lusamaki Serge on 10/4/2023
Very good guidances and advices. Need more practices.
By Mauricio Murillo on 9/19/2023
Pretty good strategies that I have learned for the different questions types. I will keep practicing in order to achieve a Band 8+
By Kuldeep Harsh on 9/3/2023
It was a really amazing course and I can surely say that I can improve my Listening skills by using several strategies which has been provided in these videos.
By Anonymized User on 7/7/2023
Taking a course on IELTS Listening was a transformative experience for me. It equipped me with valuable strategies to tackle the various question types and sharpened my listening skills. The course provided me with the tools and techniques necessary to excel in the IELTS Listening test, and I feel more prepared than ever to achieve my desired score.
By Mehdi Barzegar on 10/16/2021
Without doubt and skepticism, it's an entire package. Believe it or not, listening skill was my Achilles' heel and it was my nightnare. Nonetheless, this course works a miracle and it has improved my selfconfidence significantly. And I assure you it will enhance your productivity and you will pass the IELTS exam with flying colors. Just try it!
By Sheyda Tahmasbi on 8/27/2021
That is a well done, informative, valuable course for those who are planning to study abroad. All the lessons are well explained and consist several informative notes and examples. I must say; my listening skills improved only by watching this course and that's fantastic! Thank you.
By Fateme Vasheghani on 8/25/2021
It was absolutely helpful, I learned a lot and I could follow it easily since it was really well organized. I highly recommend it to my friends and family members.
By Hesam on 8/24/2021
I'm so glad that I registered for this course. The instructors provided a useful and concise instruction of the most important points in the IELTS exam. I was struggling with several issues before attending this course, but most of them disappeared by the end of the course. Namely, I had difficulty figuring out how to answer the different questions in which a map or a plan should be filled out. The instructors of this course gave me a comprehensive taxonomy of what I should expect in the exam when the question is about a map or a plan. Now, I do not have any worries about the variety of questions in this section. In sum, attending this course was a pleasurable and efficient experience for me. I recommend everyone who seeks a high band-score to register for this course and to pay attention to all the lessons. I also look forward to attending other courses launched by this group.
By Maneli Motahari on 8/15/2021
It is a very useful IELTS listening course. There are several things that I liked the most. First of all, the content is well organized and focused on practical examples. I also really appreciate the up-to-date references. In addition, this course is visually attractive and descriptive. It is presented in a very clear and easy way to fully understand the question types and IELTS listening format.
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Overall Score : 94 / 100






