IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 11

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IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Holiday rental
Owners’ names: Jack Fitzgerald and Shirley Fitzgerald

Granary Cottage

• available for week beginning (1)  May

• cost for the week:£ (2) 

• (3)  Cottage

• cost for the week: £480

• building was originally a (4)  

• walk through doors from living room into a (5)  

• several (6)   spaces at the front.

• bathroom has a shower

• central heating and stove that burns (7)    

• views of old (8)   from living room

• view of hilltop (9)  from the bedroom.

Payment
• deposit: £144

• deadline for final payment: end of (10) 

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Local council report on traffic and highways

11. A survey found people’s main concern about traffic in the area was



12. Which change will shortly be made to the cycle path next to the river?



13. Plans for a pedestrian crossing have been postponed because



14. On Station Road, notices have been erected



Questions 15-20
Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-l, next to Questions 15-20.

Recreation ground after proposed changes

(15) New car park   

(16) New cricket pitch   

(17) Children’s playground  

(18) Skateboard ramp 

(19) Pavilion 

(20) Notice board  

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO benefits of city bike-sharing schemes do the students agree are the most important?

Questions 23-24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things do the students think are necessary for successful bike-sharing schemes?

Questions 25-30
What is the speakers’ opinion of the bike-sharing schemes in each of the following cities?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 25-30.

Opinion of bike-sharing scheme
A They agree it has been disappointing.
B They think it should be cheaper.
C They are surprised it has been so successful.
D They agree that more investment is required.
E They think the system has been well designed.
F They disagree about the reasons for its success.
G They think it has expanded too quickly.

Cities

(25) Amsterdam 

(26) Dublin  

(27) London  

(28) Buenos Aires 

(29) New York   

(30) Sydney   

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

THE EXTINCTION OF THE DODO BIRD
The dodo was a large flightless bird which used to inhabit the island of Mauritius.
History

• 1507 – Portuguese ships transporting (31)    stopped at the island to collect food and water.

• 1638 – The Dutch established a (32)     on the island.

• They killed the dodo birds for their meat.
• The last one was killed in 1681.

Description
• The only record we have is written descriptions and pictures (possibly unreliable).

• A Dutch painting suggests the dodo was very (33)   

• The only remaining soft tissue is a dried (34)  

• Recent studies of a dodo skeleton suggest the birds were capable of rapid (35) 

• It’s thought they were able to use their small wings to maintain (36) 

• Their (37)   was of average size.

• Their sense of (38)  enabled them to find food.

Reasons for extinction
• Hunting was probably not the main cause.
• Sailors brought dogs and monkeys.

• (39) also escaped onto the island and ate the birds’ eggs.

• The arrival of farming meant the (40) was destroyed.

1. 28TH

2. 550

3. CHERVIL

4. GARAGE

5. GARDEN

6. PARKING

7. WOOD

8. BRIDGE

9. MONUMENT

10. MARCH

11. C

12. A

13. B

14. B

15. C

16. F

17. A

18. I

19. E

20. H

21. B

22. C

23. B

24. C

25. C

26. F

27. D

28. E

29. B

30. A

31. SPICE(S)

32. COLONY

33. FAT

34. HEAD

35. MOVEMENT

36. BALANCE

37. BRAIN

38. SMELL

39. RATS

40. FOREST

Written by HASAN