Understand the Listening Test Format

The 1st step is to prepare yourself to understand the type of questions you have to answers & focus on their various types.

The various types of questions are as follows 

Multiple Type Questions 

Matching

Labelling

Providing a summary 

Sentence Completion

Short Answers Questions 

Paper Format:

There are four sections,each with ten questions.Each section has 1 recording.The questions in the listening test are not always designed so that the answers appear in the order in which they are heard.Some matching tasks involve recalling non-sequential information.

The first two sections deal with situations set in everyday social contexts.There is a 1(for example,a conversation about travel arrangements)and a  monologue in Section 2(for example,a speech about local facilities)

The final two sections deal with situations set in educational and training contexts.In Section 3 there is a conversation between two main speakers(for example,two university students in discussion,perhaps guided by a tutor),and Section 4 is a monologue on an academic subject.The recordings are heard once only.

Parts Details
Why they are 4 parts of the Listening test?
There are four parts of the test to cover a range of different contexts.
Part one:
Deals with situations in everyday contexts.It is a conversation between two people.For example,a conversation about travel arrangements
Part two:
Also deals with situations in everyday contexts but is a monologue.For example,a speech about local facilities.
Part three:
Deals with educational and training contexts.It is a conversation between two main speakers such as university professors or students.
Part four:
Also deals with educational and training contexts.Like part 2 it is a monologue but the topic will be an academic subject.

Accent Types
What accents might be heard?Is this a British English test?
The test is not a test of British English and a variety of accents can be heard in the Listening test.Speakers may come from any country or region where English is the native language.For example,this could include the United Kingdom,USA,New Zealand or Australia.