IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Council Youth Scheme
Application for funding for group project
Name: Ralph Pearson
Contact address: (1) Drayton, DR68AB
Telephone number: 01453 586098
Name of group: Community Youth Theatre Group
Description of group: amateur theatre group ((2) members)
Amount of money requested: (4) £
Description of project: to produce a short (5) play for young children
Money needed for: (6) for scenery
Costumes
Cost of (7)
(8)
Sundries
How source of funding will be credited
• Acknowledged in the (9) given to audience
Other organisations approached for funding (and outcome)
• National Youth Services – money was (10)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
11. Joanne says that visitors to Darwin are often surprised by
12. To enjoy cultural activities, the people of Darwin tend to
13. The Chinese temple in Darwin
14. The main problem with travelling by bicycle is
15. What does Joanne say about swimming in the sea?
Questions 16-20
What can you find at each of the places below?
Choose your answers from the list and write correct letter A-H next to questions 16-20.
A a flower market
B a chance to feed the fish
C good nightlife
D international arts and crafts
E good cheap international food
F a trip to catch fish
G shops and seafood restaurants
H a wide range of different plants
16. ‘Aquascene’
17. Smith Street Mall
18. Cullen Bay Marina
19. Fannie Bay
20. Mitchell Street
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-23
Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Effects on weather on mood
21. Phil and Stella’s goal is to the hypothesis that weather has an effect on a person’s mood.
22. They expect to find that ‘good’ weather (weather which is ) has a positive effect on a person’s mood.
23. Stella defines effect on mood’ as a in the way a person feels.
Questions 24-27
What information was given by each writer?
Choose your answers from the list below and write correct letters A-F next to questions 24-27.
A the benefits of moving to a warmer environment
B the type of weather with the worst effect on mood
C how past events affect attitudes to weather
D the important effect of stress on mood
E the important effect of hours of sunshine on mood
F psychological problems due to having to cope with bad weather
24. Vickers
25. Whitebourne
26. Haverton
27. Stanfield
Questions 28-30
Choose THREE letters A-H.
Which THREE things do Phil and Stella still have to decide on?
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31 and 32
Choose TWO letters A-F
Which TWO of the following problems are causing concern to educational authorities in the USA?
Questions 33 and 34
Choose TWO letters A-F
According to the speaker, what are two advantages of reducing class sizes?
Questions 35-40
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
USA RESEARCH PROJECTS INTO CLASS SIZE
| State | Schools involved | Number of students participating | Key findings | Problems |
| Tennessee | about 70 schools | in total (35)………… | significant benefit especially for (36)…………pupils | lack of agreement on implications of data |
| California | (37)…………schools | 1.8 million | very little benefit | – shortage of (38)……………especially in poorer areas – no proper method for (39)…………of project |
| Wisconsin | 14 schools with pupils from (40)…………families | similar results to Tennessee project |
(35)
(36)
(37)
(38)
(39)
(40)
1. 230 SOUTH ROAD
2. 18
3. ACTIVITIES (AND) WORKSHOPS
4. £250
5. INTERACTIVE
6. MATERIALS
7. INSURANCE
8. PUBLICITY
9. PROGRAMME
10. NOT AVAILABLE/ UNVAILABLE
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. A
15. C
16. B
17. E
18. G
19. H
20. C
21. INVESTIGATE
22. SUNNY (AND) WARM
23. CHANGE
24. F
25. D
26. C
27. B
28. B
29. F
30. H
31. A
32. D
33. B
34. E
35. 12000
36. MINORITY
37. ALL
38. TEACHERS
39. EVALUATION
40. POOR