IELTS Listening Practice Tests With Audios
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IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry
Name: Margaret Smith
About the applicant:
• Wants a (1) job
• Will soon start work as a (2)
• Has led cycle trips in (3)
• Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families
• Is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (4) club
• Available for five months from the 1st of (5)
• Can’t eat (6)
Contact details
• Address: 27 (7) Place, Dumfries
• Postcode: (8)
Interview:
• Interview at 2.30 pm on (9)
• Will plan a short (10) about being a tour guide
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 2: Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Visiting the Sheepmarket Area
11. Which is the most rapidly growing group of residents in the sheepmarket area?
12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the sheepmarket for their
13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion competition must
14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you
Questions 15-20
Label the map below. Write correct letter A-I next to questions 15-20.
15. the Reynolds House
16. the Thumb
17. the Museum
18. the Contemporary Art Gallery
19. the Warner Gallery
20. Nucleus
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 3: Questions 21-24
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
PRESENTATION OF FILM ADAPTATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY
| Stages of presentation | Work still to be done |
| Introduce Giannetti’s book containing a (21)…………of adaptations | organize notes |
| Ask class to suggest the (22)…………adaptations | no further work needed |
| Present Rachel Malchow’s ideas | prepare some (23)………… |
| Discuss relationship between adaptations and (24)…………at the time of making the film | no further work needed |
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
Questions 25-30
What do the speakers say about each of the following films?
Choose SIX answers from below and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 25-30.
Comments
A clearly shows the historical period
B contains only parts of the play
C is too similar to another kind of film
D turned out to be unpopular with audiences
E presents the play in a different period from the original
F sets the original in a different country
G incorporates a variety of art forms
Films
25. Ran
26. Much Ado About Nothing
27. Romeo and Juliet
28. Hamlet
29. Prospero’s Books
30. Looking for Richard
IELTS Listening Practice Tests Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Noise in Cities
Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and people’s responses.
Noise ‘maps’
• Show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads
• Do not show other sources of noise e.g. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their (31)
• Ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise
• Have made people realize that the noise is a (32) issue that must be dealt with
Problems caused by noise
• Sleep disturbance
• Increase in amount of stress
• Effect on the (33) of school children
Different types of noise
Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a (34) in a town
To investigate this, researchers may use methods from (35) sciences
What people want
Plenty of activity in urban environments which are (36) but also allow people to relax
But architects and town planners
• Do not get much (37) in acoustics
• Regards sound as the responsibility of engineers
Understanding sound as an art form
We need to know
• How sound relates to (38)
• What can be learnt from psychology about the effects of sound
• Whether physics can help us understand the (39) of sound
Virtual reality programs
• Advantage: predict the effect of buildings
• Current disadvantage: they are (40)
1. TEMPORARY
2. DOCTOR
3. AFRICA
4. YOUTH
5. MAY
6. CHEESE
7. ARBUTHNOT
8. DG74PH
9. TUESDAY
10. TALK
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. B
15. H
16. C
17. F
18. G
19. I
20. B
21. CLASSIFICATION
22. WORST
23. SLIDES
24. ISSUES
25. F
26. A
27. E
28. C
29. G
30. B
31. GARDENS
32. POLITICAL
33. POLITICAL
34. FOUNTAIN
35. SOCIAL
36. LIVELY
37. TRAINING
38. CULTURE
39. NATURE
40. SILENT