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IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
Table of Contents
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Advice on surfing holidays
Jack’s advice
• Recommends surfing for (1) holidays in the summer
• Need to be quite (2)
Irish surfing locations
• County Clare
• Lahinch has some good quality (3) and surf schools
• There are famous cliffs nearby
• County Mayo
• Good surf school at (4) beach
• Surf camp lasts for one (5)
• Can also explore the local (6) by kayak
Weather
• Best month to go: (7)
• Average temperature in summer: approx. (8) degrees
Costs
• Equipment
• Wetsuit and surfboard: (9) euros per day
• Also advisable to hire (10) for warmth
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Question 11-14
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?
13. What problem did both Diana and Tim have when arranging their work experience?
14. What does the manager say about food?
15. What is different about arrangements in the school holidays?
Questions 16-20
What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 16-20.
Information
A has limited availability
B is no longer available
C is for over 8s only
D requires help from parents
E involves an additional fee
F is a new activity
G was requested by children
Activities
(16) Spanish
(17) Music
(18) Painting
(19) Yoga
(20) Cooking
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3:
Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial
21. Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because
22. Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?
23. What does Dr Green say about the spectators?
24. What has affected the schedule in the past?
Questions 25-30
What do Holly and her tutor agree is an important aspect of each of the following events management skills?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-30.
| Important aspects A being flexible B focusing on details C having a smart appearance D hiding your emotions E relying on experts F trusting your own views G doing one thing at a time H thinking of the future |
Events management skills
(25) Communication
(26) Organisation
(27) Time management
(28) Creativity
(29) Leadership
(30) Networking
Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Bird Migration Theory
Most birds are believed to migrate seasonally.
Hibernation theory
● It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in (31)
● This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.
Transmutation theory
● Aristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer and winter.
– In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of (32) and thought they then turned into robins.
– Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar (33) …………………… .
17th century
● Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the (34) in winter.
Scientific developments
● In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its (35)
– previously there had been no (36) …………………… that storks migrate to Africa
● Little was known about the (37) and journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.
– It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they were considered incapable of travelling across huge (38)
– Ringing depended on what is called the (39) ‘ ’ of dead birds.
● In 1931, the first (40) to show the migration of European birds was printed.
1. FAMILY
2. FIT
3. HOTELS
4. CARROWNISKEY
5. WEEK
6. BAY
7. SEPTEMBER
8. 19 / NINETEEN
9. 30 / THIRTY
10. BOOTS
11. B OR E (ANY ORDER)
12. B OR E (ANY ORDER)
13. C
14. C
15. A
16. E
17. D
18. G
19. F
20. C
21. B
22. A
23. A
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. D
28. B
29. F
30. H
31. MUD
32. FEATHERS
33. SHAPE
34. MOON
35. NECK
36. EVIDENCE
37. DESTINATIONS
38. OCEANS
39. RECOVERY
40. ATLAS