I appeared for IELTS from Pakistan in January 2010. My scores were following
Speaking 6, Writing 7, Reading 7, Listening 7.5, Over all 7 It was Academic
I had to appear in IELTS again recently, November 2011 for General in Ottawa
I got late for exam and missed around 5-6 questions of listening in start.
Interestingly, I got score of 7.0 but with following break down
Speaking 8, Writing 6, Reading 7, Listening 6.5
I scored what I wanted but Just sharing what happened
I believe IELTS is tough in Canada rather than Pakistan
How did it happen that you began the listening late? The preamble to the listening recording takes at least 15 minutes (the invigilator gives a speech about the rules, etc. and then you need to fill in your name, candidate ID, etc. on the answer sheet). This is all before the recording begins...