IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-5
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
| Apartments | Facilities | Other information | Cost |
| Rose Garden Apartments | studio flat | entertainment programme: Greek dancing | £ 219 |
| Blue Bay Apartments | large salt water swimming pool | – just (1)…………….meters from beach – near shops | £ 275 |
| (2)………….Apartments | terrace | watersports | £ 490 |
| The Grand | Greek paintings and (3)……….. | – overlooking (4)…………. – near a supermarket and disco | (5) £…………. |
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Questions 6-10
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS
| Insurance benefits | Maximum amount |
| Cancellation | (6) £………….. |
| Hospital | £ 600, additional benefit allows a (7)…………to travel to resort |
| (8)……………departure | up to £ 1000 depends on reason |
| Personal belongings | up to £ 3000, £ 500 for one (9)………… |
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-13
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
WINRIDGE FOREST RAILWAY PARK
11. Simon’s idea for a theme park came from
12. When they started, the family decided to open the park only when
13. Since opening, the park has had
Questions 14-18
What is currently the main area of work of each of the following people?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-H next to questions 14-18.
AREA OF WORK
| A advertising | B animal care | C building | D educational links |
| E engine maintenance | F food and drink | G sales | H staffing |
People
14. Simon
15. Liz
16. Sarah
17. Duncan
18. Judith
Questions 19 and 20
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
| Feature | Size | Biggest challenge | Target age group |
| Railway | 1.2 km | making tunnels | |
| Go-kart arema | (19)………..sq mt | removing mounds on the track | (20)……………..year olds |
(19)
(20)
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-30
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.
Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning
Dissertation topic: the (21)
Strengths: (22) and Computer modeling
Weaknesses: lack of background information
Poor (23) skills
| Possible strategy | Benefits | Problems |
| Peer group discussion | increase (24)…………. | dissertations tend to contain the same (25)………… |
| Use the (26)………..service | provides structured programme | limited (27)………… |
| Consult study skills books | are a good source of reference | can be too (28)………… |
(24)
(25)
(26)
(27)
(28)
Recommendations: use a card index and Real all notes (29)
Next tutorial date: (30) January
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31 and 32
31. The owners of the underground house
32. What does the speaker say about the site of the house?
Questions 33-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.
THE UNDERGROUND HOUSE
Design
• Built in the earth, with two floors
• The south-facing side was constructed of two layers of (33)
• Photovoltaic tiles were attached
• A layer of foam was used to improve the (34) of the building
Special features
• To increase the light, the building has many internal mirrors and (35)
• In future, the house may produce more (36) than it needs
• Recycled wood was used for the (37) of the house
• The system for processing domestic (38) is organic
Environmental issues
• The use of large quantities of (39) in construction was environmentally harmful
• But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within (40)
1. 300
2. SUNSHADE
3. BALCONY
4. FORESTS
5. 319
6. 10,000
7. RELATIVE
8. MISSED
9. ITEM
10. LUDLOW
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. E
15. H
16. F
17. C
18. G
19. 120
20. 5 TO 12
21. FISHING INDUSTRY
22. STATISTICS
23. NOTE-TAKING
24. CONFIDENCE
25. IDEAS
26. STUDENT SUPPORT
27. PLACES
28. GENERAL
29. 3 TIMES
30. 25
31. B
32. A
33. GLASS
34. INSULATION
35. WINDOWS
36. ELECTRICITY
37. FLOORS
38. WASTE
39. CONCRETE
40. 15 YEARS