IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 56

IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-5

Complete the details below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Card number: 6992 (1)  1147 8921

Name: Carlos da Silva

Postcode: (2) 

Address: (3)  Vauxhall Close, London

Date of birth: 13 July (4)  

Mother,s maiden name: (5)  

Questions 6-10

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

6. The caller has paid



7. The caller is also worried about



8. The interest



9. The caller’s number is



10. The operator will ring the caller



IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.

Mr Gold had problems because he

Mr Gold used to travel across London to

What did Mr Gold have difficulty with in the past?

Questions 14-20

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

14. Mr Gold stopped smoking on  

15. Mr Gold said he was   if people had not seen him smoking.

16. The worst side effects he experienced were  

17. He saw giving up smoking as an 

18. It was easier for Mr Gold to stop smoking than he had  

19. The radio presenter would like to have Mr Gold’s 

20 The presenter hopes listeners will find their own  to success.

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-23

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Lorraine

has been with them on the course for (21) 

has left because she has got a (22) 

has returned to (23)  

Questions 24-30

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Steve’s mark could have been better if he had

Steve’s book review was

Steve’s tutor criticizes which aspect of his project?

The tutor recommends that Frances should do

As regards getting funding, the tutor thinks Frances’s

The last time a student in the department achieved a first in their exams was

Steve does not plan to go on to do research because he wants to

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-33

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Notes:

The speaker specializes in management (31) 

Bullying in the workplace costs the (32)  up to £4 billion a year.

Bullying is caused by

insufficient experience,

insecurity, or

a lack of (33)  on the part of managers.

Questions 34-40

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Main methods of bullying

Setting (34)   tasks.

Constantly moving the goalposts.

Stopping individuals (35)  to criticism.

Not (36)or replying to e-mails. This means you cannot expect your staff to (37) you.

Using technology. Companies should develop an (38)  of practice.

Task

In groups (39) other bullying strategies and ways in which they can be (40)

1. 3443

2. SE18PB

3. 43

4. 1963

5. MOORE

6. B

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. C

11. B

12. C

13. B

14. 1 JULY

15. CUTTING DOWN

16. BAD HEADACHES

17. ADVENTURE

18. EXPECTED

19. DETERMINATION

20. ROAD

21. 3 YEARS

22. JOB

23. WALES

24. A

25. C

26. C

27. B

28. B

29. A

30. C

31. TECHNIQUES AND TRAINING

32. BRITISH ECONOMY

33. AWARENESS

34. IMPOSSIBLE

35. REPLYING

36. ANSWERING THE TELEPHONE

37. RESPECT

38. EMAIL CODE

39. BRAINSTORM

40. COUNTERED

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