How do you get better at listening? I have three pieces of advice: Listen! Listen! Listen! I scored a 9 for listening, but I hadn't really done a ton of IELTS listening itself. There is no secret. Really. Behind a high test score are years and years of listening.

I'll curate resources for listening here. BBC 6 Minute English: my number one recommendation. American Stories by VOA Special English : I enjoyed this a lot back in university. Derek Sivers: Derek posts his books for free on his website, and he narrates the content himself.