IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-6
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION IN DARWIN
| Name | Price per person | Comments and reviews |
| Top end backpackers | $ 19 | – parking available – staff are (1)………… – nice pool – air conditioning is too (2)………… |
| Gum tree lodge | (3)………… | – good quiet location – pool and gardens (4)…………in the dormitories |
| Kangaroo lodge | $ 22 | – downtown location – reception at the lodge is always open – no lockers in the rooms – the (5)…………are very clean – seems to be a (6)…………every night |
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Questions 7-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Kangaroo lodge
Address: on (7) Lane
General information about hostel accommodation
• Sheets are provided
• Can hire a (8)
• (9) is include
• A shared (10) is available
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-16
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.
Anglia Sculpture Park
11. The land where the Sculpture Park is located was previously
12. What is unusual about the Anglia Sculpture Park?
13. What is the theme of Joe Tremain’s ‘burnt’ sculptures?
14. The path by the Lower Lake
15. What does the speaker say about the Visitor Centre?
16. Today, visitors can buy snacks and sandwiches
Questions 17-20
Label the map below. Write the correct letter A-F next to questions 17-20.
17. Joe Tremain sculptures
18. Giorgio catalucci bird sculptures
19. Garden gallery
20. Long house
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Marketing report
21. Why did Leo choose instant coffee as the topic for his marketing report?
22. Leo discovered that in Australia, recent technological developments
23. What do the speakers agree about Leo’s table of coffee products?
24. What do they decide about the description of Shaffers coffee as a market follower?
25. What does Anna say about originality in someone’s first marketing report?
26. What difference between his school assignments and this report has surprised Leo?
Questions 27-30
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Notes on specific sections of marketing report
Executive summary
• Give a brief overview including the (27)
Problems
• Link each problem to a (28) which explains it
Implementation
• Practical solutions to problems
• Include details such as participants, (29) and sequence
• Section is often poorly done because of lack of (30)
Conclusion
• Don’t use new material here
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
History of fireworks in Europe
13th-16th centuries
• Fireworks were introduced from China
• Their use was mainly to do with:
o War
o (31) (in plays and festivals)
17th century
• Various features of (32) were shown in fireworks displays
• Scientists were interested in using ideas from fireworks displays:
o To make human (33) possible
o To show the formation of (34)
• London:
o Scientists were distrustful at first
o Later they investigated (35) uses of fireworks
• St Petersburg:
o Fireworks were seen as a work of (36) for people
• Paris:
o Displays emphasized the power of the (37)
o Scientists aimed to provide (38)
18th century
• Italian fireworks specialists became influential
• Servandoni’s fireworks display followed the same pattern as an (39)
• The appeal of fireworks extended to the middle classes
• Some displays demonstrated new scientific discoveries such as (40)
1. UNFRIENDLY
2. NOISY
3. 23.50
4. INSECTS
5. BATHROOMS
6. PARTY
7. SHADFORTH
8. TOWEL
9. BREAKFAST
10. KITCHEN
11. B
12. A
13. C
14. B
15. A
16. A
17. E
18. C
19. F
20. A
21. A
22. B
23. A
24. B
25. A
26. A
27. BACKGROUND
28. THEORY
29. COSTS
30. TIME
31. RELIGIONS
32. NATURE
33. FLIGHT
34. STARS
35. PRACTICAL
36. EDUCATION
37. KING
38. ENTERTAINMENT
39. OPERA
40. ELECTRICITY