IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
Transport Survey
Travelled to town today: by bus
Name: Lusia (1)
Address: (2) White Stone Road
Area: Bradfield
Postcode: (3)
Occupation: (4)
Reason for visit to town: to go to the (5)
Suggestions for improvement: better (6)
Have more footpaths
More frequent (7)
Things that would encourage cycling to work:
• Having (8) parking places for bicycles
• Being able to use a (9) at work
• The opportunity to have cycling (10) on busy roads
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
New city developments
11. The idea for the two new developments in the city came from
12. What is unusual about Brackenside pool?
13. Local newspapers have raised worries about
14. What decision has not yet been made about the pool?
Questions 15-20
Which feature is related to each of the following areas of the world represented in the playground?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-l, next to questions 15-20.
Areas of the world
15 Asia
16 Antarctica
17 South America
18 North America
19 Europe
20 Africa
FEATURES
| A ancient forts | B waterways | C ice and snow | D jewels | E local animals |
| F mountains | G music and film | H space travel | I volcanoes |
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO hobbies was Thor Heyerdahl very interested in as a youth?
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which do the speakers say are the TWO reasons why Heyerdahl went to live on an island?
Questions 25-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
The later life of Thor Heyerdahl
25. According to Victor and Olivia, academics thought that Polynesian migration from the east was impossible due to
26. Which do the speakers agree was the main reason for Heyerdahl’s raft journey?
27. What was most important to Heyerdahl about his raft journey?
28. Why did Heyerdahl go to Easter Island?
29. In Olivia’s opinion, Heyerdahl’s greatest influence was on
30. Which criticism do the speakers make of William Oliver’s textbook?
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.
THE FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT
Business markets
• greater (31) among companies
• increase in power of large (32) companies
• rising (33) in certain countries
External influences on businesses
• more discussion with (34) before making business decisions
• environmental concerns which may lead to more (35)
Business structures
• more teams will be formed to work on a particular (36)
• businesses may need to offer hours that are (37) , or the chance to work remotely
Management styles
• increasing need for managers to provide good (38)
• changes influenced by (39) taking senior roles
Changes in the economy
• service sector continues to be important
• increasing value of intellectual property
• more and more (40) workers
1. HARDIE
2. 19
3. GT82LC
4. HAIRDRESSER
5. DENTIST
6. LIGHTING
7. TRAINS
8. SAFE
9. SHOWER
10. TRAINING
11. A
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. E
16. F
17. D
18. H
19. A
20. B
21. B
22. C
23. B
24. E
25. A
26. C
27. C
28. A
29. B
30. A
31. COMPETITION
32. GLOBAL
33. DEMAND
34. CUSTOMERS
35. REGULATION
36. PROJECT
37. FLEXIBLE
38. LEADERSHIP
39. WOMEN
40. SELF-EMPLOYED