IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Working at Milo’s Restaurants
Benefits
• (1) provided for all staff
• (2) during weekdays at all Milo’s Restaurants
• (3) provided after midnight
Person specification
• must be prepared to work well in a team
• must care about maintaining a high standard of (4)
• must have a qualification in (5)
Question 6-10
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Location | Job title | Responsibilities included | Pay and conditions |
| (6) ………..Street | Breakfast supervisor | Checking portions, etc. are correct Making sure (7) …………. is clean | Salary starting (8) £ ………. per hour Start work at 5.30 am |
| City Road | Junior chef | Supporting senior chefs Maintaining stock and organising (9) ………. | Annual salary £ 23,000 No work on a (10) ……. once a month |
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11 and 12
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
What are the TWO main reasons why this site has been chosen for the housing development?
Questions 13 and 14
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO aspects of the planned housing development have people given positive feedback about?
Questions 15-20
Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-l, next to Questions 15-20.
15. School
16. Sports centre
17. Clinic
18. Community centre
19. Supermarket
20. Playground
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
21. Why do the students think the Laki eruption of 1783 is so important?
22. What surprised Adam about observations made at the time?
23. According to Michelle, what did the contemporary sources say about the Laki haze?
24. Adam corrects Michelle when she claims that Benjamin Franklin
Questions 25 and 26
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO issues following the Laki eruption surprised the students?
Questions 27-30
What comment do the students make about the impact of the Laki eruption on the following countries?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 27-30.
Comments
A This country suffered the most severe loss of life.
B The impact on agriculture was predictable.
C There was a significant increase in deaths of young people.
D Animals suffered from a sickness.
E This country saw the highest rise in food prices in the world.
F It caused a particularly harsh winter.
Countries
27. Iceland
28. Egypt
29. UK
30. USA
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Pockets
Reason for choice of subject
• They are (31) but can be overlooked by consumers and designers.
Pockets in men’s clothes
• Men started to wear (32) in the 18th century.
• A (33) sewed pockets into the lining of the garments.
• The wearer could use the pockets for small items.
• Bigger pockets might be made for men who belonged to a certain type of (34)
Pockets in women’s clothes
• Women’s pockets were less (35) than men’s.
• Women were very concerned about pickpockets.
• Pockets were produced in pairs using (36) to link them together.
• Pockets hung from the women’s (37) under skirts and petticoats.
• Items such as (38) could be reached through a gap in the material.
• Pockets, of various sizes, stayed inside clothing for many decades.
• When dresses changed shape, hidden pockets had a negative effect on the (39) of women.
• Bags called ‘pouches’ became popular, before women carried a (40)
1. TRAINING
2. DISCOUNT
3. TAXI
4. SERVICE
5. ENGLISH
6. WIVENHOE
7. EQUIPMENT
8. 9.75
9. DELIVERIES
10. SUNDAY
11. B, E
12. B, E
13. B, C
14. B, C
15. G
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. H
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. B
24. B
25. A, B
26. A, B
27. D
28. A
29. C
30. F
31. CONVENIENT
32. SUITS
33. TAILOR
34. PROFESSION
35. VISIBLE
36. STRING(S)
37. WAIST(S)
38. PERFUME
39. IMAGE
40. HANDBAG