IELTS LISTENING PRACTICE TEST 27

IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1:

Question 1-6

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Short Story Competition

Entry details

Example

Cost of entry:    £5    

Length of story:       approximately (1)  

Story must include: a (2) 

Minimum age:          (3) 

Last entry date:        1st (4) 

Web address:            www. (5)  .com

Don’t:                        (6)  the story to the organisers

Questions 7-10

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Judging and Prize Details

The competition is judged by (7)  

The top five stories will be available (8) 

The top story will be chosen by the (9) 

The first prize is a place at a writers’ workshop in (10)  

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2:

Questions 11-17

Complete the question below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Sea Life Centre – information

11. What was the Sea Life Centre previously called?

 

12. What is the newest attraction called?

 

13. When is the main feeding time?

 

14. What can you do with a VIP ticket?

 

15. What special event will the Sea Life Centre arrange for you?

 

16. Where will the petition for animal conservation be sent to?

 

17. What can you use to test what you have learnt?

 

Questions 18-20

What does the guide say about each attraction?

Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-E, next to Question 18-20

A     Aquarium
B     Crocodile Cave
C     Penguin Park
D     Seal Centre
E     Turtle Town

18. must not miss  

19. temporarily closed  

20. large queues 

IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3:

Questions 21-22  Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO subjects did Martina like best before going to university?

Questions 23-26  

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

George’s experience of university

George is studying Mechanical Engineering which involves several disciplines. He is finding (23) the most difficult. At the moment, his course is mainly (24) He will soon have an assignment which involves a study of (25) He thinks there are too many (26) and would like less of them.

Questions 27-30   

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

27. Martina thinks the students at her university are



28. George hopes that his tutor will help him



29. What does Martina know about her first assignment?



30. George would like to live



IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4:

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Preparing and Giving a Presentation

Initial thoughts

Most important consideration: your audience

Three points to bear in mind:

– what they need to know

– how (31)   they will be

– how big the audience will be

Structure

Start with information that makes the audience (32)  

End with (33)  

Design

The presentation needs to be (34) 

Vary content by using a mix of words and (35)  

Presenting

Look at the audience, be enthusiastic and energetic

Voice – vary speed and (36)  

Occasionally and (37)  for greater impact

Do not use (38)   (e.g. appears, seems)

Questions and interruptions

When asked a question, first of all, you should (39) 

Minimise interruptions by (40)  them

1. 3000/ 3,000/ THREE THOUSAND WORDS

2. SURPRISE/SURPRISING ENDING

3. 16/SIXTEEN

4. AUGUST

5. COMPASS/COMPASS

6. POST

7. FAMOUS AUTHORS

8. ONLINE

9. PUBLIC

10. SPAIN

11. WORLD OF WATER/WORLD OF WATER

12. (THE) SPLASH RIDE

13. (AT) NOON/MIDDAY/12 O’CLOCK/12 PM

14. FEED (THE) SHARKS

15. BIRTHDAY PARTY

16. (THE) GOVERNMENT

17. (THE/A) QUIZ

18. E

19. C

20. B

21. D

22. B

23. MATHEMATICS/MATH(S)

24. THEORY/THEORETICAL

25. JET ENGINES

26. SEMINARS

27. A

28. B

29. C

30. C

31. SUPPORTIVE

32. PAY ATTENTION

33. NEXT STEPS

34. CONSISTENT

35. GRAPHICS

36. TONE

37. SILENCE/SILENCES

38. WEAK VERBS

39. REPEAT IT

40. PREDICTING

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