IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST
SECTION 1
Questions 1-10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Health club customer research
Example
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Answer
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Name:
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Selina Thompson
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Occupation:
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1 ___________
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Age group:
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2 ___________
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Type of membership:
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3 ___________
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Length of membership:
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4 ___________ years
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Why joined:
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Recommended by a 5 _________
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Visits to club per month:
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Eight (on an average)
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Facility used most:
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6 ___________
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Facility not used (If any):
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Tennis courts
(because reluctant to 7 _______)
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Suggestions for improvements:
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Have more 8 ___________
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Install 9 ___________ in the gym.
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Open 10 ___________ later at weekends.
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SECTION 2
Questions 11-16
You will hear a trainer giving a talk to people who want to learn outdoor survival skills.
Complete the flow chart below.
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16.
A air B ash C earth D grass
E sticks F stones G water
Making a steam pit
Dig a pit
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Arrange a row of 11_________ over the pit.
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Place 12_________ on top.
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Questions 17-18
Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO characteristics apply to the bamboo oven?
A It’s suitable for windy weather.
B The fire is lit below the bottom end of the bamboo.
C The bamboo is cut into equal lengths.
D The oven hangs from a stick.
E It cooks food by steaming it.
Questions 19-20
Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give about eating wild fungi?
A Cooking doesn’t make poisonous fungi edible.
B Edible wild fungi can be eaten without cooking.
C Wild fungi are highly nutritious.
D Some edible fungi look very similar to poisonous varieties.
E Fungi which cannot be identified should only be eaten in small quantities.
SECTION 3
Questions 21-25
You will hear a woman called Phoebe, who is training to be a teacher, talking to her tutor, called Tony, about research she has done in a school.
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Research project on attitudes towards study
21 Phoebe’s main reason for choosing her topic was that
A her classmates had been very interested in it.
B it would help prepare her for her first teaching post.
C she had been inspired by a particular book.
22 Phoebe’s main research question related to
A the effect of teacher discipline.
B the variety of learning activities.
C levels of pupil confidence.
23 Phoebe was most surprised by her finding that
A gender did not influence behaviour significantly.
B girls were more negative about school than boys.
C boys were more talkative than girls in class.
24 Regarding teaching, Phoebe says she has learned that
A teachers should be flexible in their lesson planning.
B brighter children learn from supporting weaker ones.
C children vary from each other in unpredictable ways.
25 Tony is particularly impressed by Phoebe’s ability to
A recognise the limitations of such small-scale research.
B reflect on her own research experience in an interesting way.
C design her research in such a way as to minimise difficulties.
Questions 26-30
What did Phoebe find difficult about the different research techniques she used?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G, next to questions 26-30.
Difficulties
A Obtaining permission
B Deciding on a suitable focus
C Concentrating while gathering data
D Working collaboratively
E Processing data she had gathered
F Finding a suitable time to conduct the research
G Getting hold of suitable equipment
Research techniques
26 Observing lessons __________
27 Interviewing teachers __________
28 Interviewing pupils __________
29 Using questionnaires __________
30 Taking photographs __________
SECTION 4
Questions 31-40
You will hear an Environmental Studies student giving a presentation about his project on saving an endangered species of plant.
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Saving the juniper plant
Background
31 Juniper was one of the first plants to colonise Britain after the last _________
32 Its smoke is virtually _________ , so juniper wood was used as fuel in illegal activities.
33 Oils from the plant were used to prevent _________ spreading.
34 Nowadays, its berries are widely used to ________ food and drink.
Ecology
35 Juniper plants also support several species of insects and _________
Problems
36 In current juniper populations, ratios of the _________ are poor.
37 Many of the bushes in each group are of the same age so _________ of whole populations is rapid.
Solutions
38 Plantlife is trialling novel techniques across _________ areas of England.
39 One measure is to introduce _________ for seedlings.
40 A further step is to plant _________ from healthy bushes.
Answers
1. an accountant:
2. over 50:
3. family:
4. 9:
5. doctor:
6. swimming pool:
7. pay extra:
8. social events:
9. air conditioning:
10. the restaurant:
11. sticks:
12. stones:
13. ash:
14. grass:
15. earth:
16. water:
17. B OR E IN EITHER ORDER:
18. B OR E IN EITHER ORDER:
19. A OR D IN EITHER ORDER:
20. A OR D IN EITHER ORDER:
21. C:
22. A:
23. B:
24. A:
25. B:
26. E:
27. G:
28. A:
29. D:
30. B:
31. ice age:
32. invisible:
33. infections:
34. flavour:
35. fungus/fungi:
36. sexes:
37. extinction:
38. lowland:
39. shelters:
40. cuttings:
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