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IELTS Listening Sample 1

VIDEO LIBRARY APPLICATION FORM

SECTION 1 

Section One – Questions 1-10 

Questions 1-5 
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer. 

 

EXAMPLE              ANSWER    
Surname                 Jones 

First names:      Louise Cynthia 
Address:      Apartment 1, 72 (1) ………………………… Street Highbridge      
Postcode:    (2) ………………………. 
Telephone:   9835 6712 (home)    
                    (3) ………………………….. (work) 
Driver’s licence number:     (4)  ……………………………………. 
Date of Birth:    Day: 25th Month:  (5) ……………………………. Year: 1977 

Questions 6-8     

Write THREE letters A-F. 

What types of films does Louise like? 
A   Action 
B   Comedies 
C   Musicals 
D   Romance 
E   Westerns 
F   Wildlife 

Questions 9 and 10 
Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer. 

  1. How much does it cost to join the library?
    10. When will Louise’s card be ready? 
      

SECTION 2 

Section Two – Questions 11-20 

Questions 11-13  
Complete the notes below. 
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 

Expedition Across Attora Mountains 

 

Leader:    Charles Owen 
Prepared a  (11) …………………………………….  for the trip 
Total length of trip   (12) ………………………….. 

Climbed the highest peak in   (13) …………………………….. 

Questions 14 and 15 
Write the correct letters A-C.      

14.   What took the group by surprise? 
      A the amount of rain               
      B the number of possible routes                           
      C the length of the journey             
         
15.   How did Charles feel about having to change routes? 
      A He reluctantly accepted it.                 
      B He was irritated by the diversion.                      
      C It made no difference to enjoyment. 

Questions 16—18 
Write THREE letters A-F. 

What does Charles say about his friends? 

A   He met them at one stage on the trip.                                
B   They kept all their meeting arrangements. 
C   One of them helped arrange the transport.                        
D   One of them owned the hotel they stayed in. 
E   Some of them travelled with him.                                      
F   Only one group lasted the 96 days. 

Questions 19 and 20 
Write TWO letters, A-E. 

What does Charles say about the donkeys? 

A   He rode them when he was tired.                                 
B   He named them after places.             
C   One of them died.                                                               
D   They behaved unpredictably.                             
E   They were very small.       

  

SECTION 3 

Section Three – Questions 21-30 
  

Questions 21-25 
Complete the table below.  
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 

  

  

Tim 

Jane 

Day of arrival 

Sunday 

(21) ……………………… 

Subject 

History 

(22) ……………………… 

Number of books to read 

(23) ……………………… 

(24) ……………………… 

Day of the first lecture 

Tuesday 

(25) ……………………… 

  

Questions 26-30 
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 
  

  1. What is Jane’s study strategy in lectures?  
    27. What’s Tim’s study strategy for reading? 
    28. What is the subject of Tim’s first lecture?          
    29. What’s the title of Tim’s first essay? 
    30. What is the subject of Jane’s first essay? 

  

SECTION 4 

Section Four – Questions 31-40 
  

Questions 31-35   
Complete the table below. 
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 
  

Course 

Type of course: duration & level 

Entry requirements 

Physical Fitness Instructor 

Example:  Six-month certificate 

None 

Sports Administrator 

(31) …………………………. 

(32) …………………………. in sports administration 

Sports Psychologist 

(33) …………………………. 

Degree in psychology 

Physical Education Teacher 

4 years degree in education 

(34) …………………………. 

Recreation officer 

(35) …………………………. 

None 

Questions 36-40 
Complete the table below. 
Write the appropriate letters A-G against question 36-40. 
    
Job                                                                     Main Role 

Physical Fitness Instructor                                    (36) ………………….. 
Sports Administrator                                             (37) ………………….. 
Sports Psychologist                                               (38) ………………….. 
Physical Education Teacher                                   (39) ………………….. 
Recreation Officer                                                (40) ………………….. 

MAIN ROLES 

A   the coaching of teams        
B   the support of elite athletes 
C   guidance of ordinary individuals 
D   community health 
E   the treatment of injuries 
F   arranging matches and venues 
G   the rounded development of children 

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1. Black
2. 2085
3. 94561309
4. 2020BD
5. July
6, 7 & 8: B, D, F (in any order)
9. $25/ twenty-five dollars / 25 dollars (refundable)
10. next week / in a week / in one week / the following week

11. route book
12. 900 miles/ nine hundred miles
13. North Africa
14. A
15. C
16, 17 & 18: B, C, E (in any order)
19 & 20: B, D (in any order)

21. (on) Friday
22. Biology
23. 57/ fifty-seven (books)
24. 43/ forty-three (books)
25. Wednesday ( NOT the day after)
26. use a cassette/ record the lecture/ (she) record(s) them/ (she) record(s) lectures/ recording
27. skimming / (he) skims (books) / skim (the) book first / skim reading
28. (The) French Revolution
29. Why study history(?)
30. animal language / (the) language of animals

31. 4 month certificate (course)/ four-month certificate (course)
32. (current) employment / job
33. 1 year diploma/ one-year diploma
34. none/ no (prior) qualifications
35. 6 month certificate (course)/ six-month certificate (course)
36. C
37. F
38. B
39. G
40. D

IELTS Listening Sample 2

Copying photos to digital format

Questions 1-10 

Complete the tables below: 
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 

           

Name of company: Picturerep 

Requirements 
●  Maximum size of photos is 30 cm, minimum size 4 cm. 
●  Photos must not be in a 1 ……………….. or an album. 

Cost 
●  The cost for 360 photos is 2 £ ……………….. (including one disk). 
●  Before the complete order is sent, 3 ……………….. is required. 

Services included in the price 
●  Photos can be placed in a folder, e.g. with the name 4 ……………….. . 
●  The 5 ……………….. and contrast can be improved if necessary. 
●  Photos which are very fragile will be scanned by 6 ……………….. . 

Special restore service (costs extra) 
●  It may be possible to remove an object from a photo, or change the 7 ……………….. . 
●  A photo which is not correctly in 8 ……………….. cannot be fixed. 

Other information 
●  Orders are completed within 9 ……………….. . 
●  Send the photos in a box (not 10 ………………..) . 

Questions 11 – 15 

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 

  1. Dartfield House school used to be
  2. a tourist information centre. 
           B.  a private home. 
           C.  a local council building. 
  3. What is planned with regard to the lower school?
  4. All buildings on the main site will be improved.
           B.  The lower school site will be used for new homes. 
           C.  Additional school buildings will be constructed on the lower school site. 
  5. The catering has been changed because of
  6. long queuing times. 
           B.  changes to the school timetable. 
           C.  dissatisfaction with the menus. 
  7. Parents are asked to
  8. help their children to decide in advance which serving point to use. 
           B.  make sure their children have enough money for food. 
           C.  advise their children on healthy food to eat. 
  9. What does the speaker say about the existing canteen?
  10. Food will still be served there. 
           B.  Only staff will have access to it. 
           C.  Pupils can take their food into it. 

Questions 16-18 

What comment does the speaker make about each of the following serving points in the Food Hall? 
Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-D, next to Questions 16-18. 

Comments 

A   pupils help to plan menus 
B   only vegetarian food 
C   different food every week 
D   daily change in menu 

Food available at serving points in Food Hall 

  1. World Adventures
    17.   Street Life 
    18.   Speedy Italian 
      

Questions 19 and 20 

Choose TWO letters, A-E. 
Which TWO optional after-school lessons are new? 

A   swimming 
B   piano 
C   acting 
D   cycling 
E   theatre sound and lighting

Questions 21-24 

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 

          Assignment on sleep and dreams 

  1. Luke read that one reason why we often forget dreams is that
  2. our memories cannot cope with too much information. 
           B.  we might other wise be confused about what is real. 
           C.  we do not think they are important. 
  3. What do Luke and Susie agree about dreams predicting the future?
  4. It may just be due to chance. 
           B.  It only happens with certain types of event. 
           C.  It happens more often than some people think. 
  5. Susie says that a study on pre-school children having a short nap in the day
  6. had controversial results. 
           B.   used faulty research methodology. 
           C.   failed to reach any clear conclusions. 
  7. In their last assignment, both students had problems with
  8. statistical analysis. 
           B.   making an action plan. 
           C.   self-assessment 

Questions 25-30 

Complete the flow chart below. 

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. 

Assignment plan 

Decide on research question: 
Is there a relationship between hours of sleep and number of dreams? 
          ↓ 
Decide on sample: 
Twelve students from the 25 ……………… department 
          ↓ 
Decide on methodology: 
Self-reporting 
          ↓ 
Decide on procedure: 
Answers on 26 ……………… 
          ↓ 
Check ethical guidelines for working with 27 ……………… 
Ensure that risk is assessed and 28 ……………… is kept to a minimum 
          ↓ 
Analyse the results 
Calculate the correlation and make a 29 ……………… 
          ↓ 
30 ……………… the research

Complete the notes below. 
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. 

Health benefits of dance 

Recent findings: 
●  All forms of dance produce various hormones associated with feelings of happiness. 
●  Dancing with others has a more positive impact than dancing alone. 
●  An experiment on university students suggested that dance increases 31 ……………… . 
●  For those with mental illness, dance could be used as a form of 32 ……………… . 

Benefits of dance for older people: 
●  accessible for people with low levels of 33 ……………… 
●  reduces the risk of heart disease 
●  better 34 ……………… reduces the risk of accidents 
●  improves 35 ……………… function by making it work faster 
●  improves participants’ general well-being 
●  gives people more 36 ……………… to take exercise 
●  can lessen the feeling of 37 ………………, very common in older people 

Benefits of Zumba: 
●  A study at The University of Wisconsin showed that doing Zumba for 40 minutes uses up as many 38 ……………… as other quite intense forms of exercise. 
●   The American Journal of Health Behavior study showed that: 
     –  women suffering from 39 ……………… benefited from doing Zumba. 
     –  Zumba became a 40 ……………… for the participants. 

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[Source: Cambridge IELTS 16] 

1. frame 
2. 195 
3. payment 
4. Grandparents 
5. colour / color 
6. hand 
7. background 
8. focus 
9. ten days / 10 days 
10. plastic

11. C 
12. B 
13. A 
14. A 
15. C 
16. D 
17. A 
18. B 
19 & 20. B, C [in either order]

21. B 
22. A 
23. C 
24. C 
25. history 
26. paper 
27. humans / people 
28. stress 
29. graph 
30. evaluate 

31. creativity 
32. therapy 
33. fitness 
34. balance 
35. brain 
36. motivation 
37. isolation 
38. calories 
39. obesity 
40. Habit 

IELTS Listening Sample 3

Children’s Engineering Workshops 

Questions 1-10 

Complete the notes below: 
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 

                

Tiny Engineers (ages 4-5) 
Activities 
●    Create a cover for an 1 ………………… so they can drop it from a height without breaking it. 
●    Take part in a competition to build the tallest 2 ………………… . 
●    Make a 3 ………………… powered by a balloon. 

Junior Engineers (ages 6-8) 
Activities: 
●    Build model cars, trucks and 4 ………………… and learn how to program them so they can move. 
●    Take part in a competition to build the longest 5 ………………… using card and wood. 
●    Create a short 6 ………………… with special software.●    Build, 7 ………………… and program a humanoid robot. 

Cost for a five-week block: £50 
Held on 8 ………………… from 10 am to 11 am 

Location 
Building 10A, 9 ………………… Industrial Estate, Grasford 
Plenty of 10 ………………… is available. 

Questions 11 – 14 

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 

  1. Stevenson’s was founded in
  2. 1923. 
          B.   1924. 
          C.   1926. 
  3. Originally, Stevenson’s manufactured goods for
  4. the healthcare industry. 
          B.   the automotive industry. 
          C.   the machine tools industry. 
  5. What does the speaker say about the company premises?
  6. The company has recently moved. 
          B.  The company has no plans to move. 
          C.  The company is going to move shortly. 
  7. The programme for the work experience group includes
  8. time to do research. 
          B.   meetings with a teacher. 
          C.   talks by staff. 
      

Questions 15-20 

Label the map below. 
Write the correct letter, A-J, next to Questions 15-20. 

         Plan of Stevenson’s site 

  1. coffee room           …………………..
    16.   warehouse            ………………….. 
    17.   staff canteen         ………………….. 
    18.   meeting room        ………………….. 
    19.   human resources   ………………….. 
    20.   boardroom             …………………… 

Questions 21 and 22 

Choose TWO letters, A-E. 
Which TWO parts of the introductory stage to their art projects do Jess and Tom agree were useful? 

  1. the Bird Park visit 
         B.   the workshop sessions 
         C.   the Natural History Museum visit 
         D.   the projects done in previous years 
         E.   the handouts with research sources 

  

Questions 23 and 24 

Choose TWO letters, A-E. 
In which TWO ways do both Jess and Tom decide to change their proposals? 

  1. by giving a rationale for their action plans 
         B.   by being less specific about the outcome 
         C.   by adding a video diary presentation 
         D.   by providing a timeline and a mind map 
         E.   by making their notes more evaluative 

Questions 25-30 

Which personal meaning do the students decide to give to each of the following pictures? 
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-30. 

       Personal meanings 

  1. a childhood memory 
         B.   hope for the future 
         C.   fast movement 
         D.   a potential threat 
         E.   the power of colour 
         F.   the continuity of life 
         G.   protection of nature 
         H.   a confused attitude to nature 
      

       Pictures 

  1. Falcon (Landseer)        ………………….. 
         26.   Fish hawk (Audubon)   …………………..   
         27.   Kingfisher (van Gogh)  ………………….. 
         28.   Portrait of William Wells ……………………. 
         29.   Vairumati (Gauguin)  ……………………… 
         30.   Portrait of Giovanni de Medici  ……………………… 

Questions 31-40 

Complete the notes below. 
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. 

           Stoicism 

Stoicism is still relevant today because of its 31 ………….……… appeal. 

Ancient Stoics 
●    Stoicism was founded over 2,000 years ago in Greece. 
●    The Stoics’ ideas are surprisingly well known, despite not being intended for 32 ………….……… 

Stoic principles 
●    Happiness could be achieved by leading a virtuous life. 
●    Controlling emotions was essential. 
●    Epictetus said that external events cannot be controlled but the 33 ………………… people make in response can be controlled. 
●    A Stoic is someone who has a different view on experiences which others would consider as 34 ………………… . 

The influence of Stoicism 
●    George Washington organised a 35 ………………… about Cato to motivate his men. 
●    The French artist Delacroix was a Stoic. 
●    Adam Smith’s ideas on 36 ………………… were influenced by Stoicism. 
●    Some of today’s political leaders are inspired by the Stoics. 
●    Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) 

     –  the treatment for 37 ………………… is based on ideas from Stoicism 
     –  people learn to base their thinking on 38 ………………… . 

  • In business, people benefit from Stoicism by identifying obstacles as 39 ………………… .

Relevance of Stoicism 
●    It requires a lot of 40 ………………… but Stoicism can help people to lead a good life. 
●    It teaches people that having a strong character is more important than anything else. 

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[Source: Cambridge IELTS 16] 

1. egg 
2. tower 
3. car 
4. animals 
5. bridge 
6. movie / film 
7. decorate 
8. Wednesdays 
9. Fradstone 
10. parking

11. C 
12. A 
13. B 
14. C 
15. H 
16. C 
17. G 
18. B 
19. I 
20. A 

21 & 22. C, E [in either order] 
23 & 24. B, E [in either order] 
25. D 
26. C 
27. A 
28. H 
29. F 
30. G

31. practical 
32. publication 
33. choices 
34. negative 
35. play 
36. capitalism 
37. depression 
38. logic 
39. opportunity 
40. practice / practise

FAQ's

In the IELTS listening test, using all capital letters for your answers is usually acceptable and won’t result in a wrong marking, if the answers are accurate. However, it’s crucial to follow the provided instructions. Some exams may specifically ask for capital letters or allow either upper or lower case, while others might require exact spelling, including lowercase letters. Adhering to the instructions provided can help ensure your answers are marked correctly. 

In the IELTS exam, it’s generally recommended to avoid using abbreviations or acronyms in your answers unless they are very commonly used and widely understood. It’s crucial to ensure clarity in your responses as examiners need to easily comprehend your answers for accurate marking. If there’s any doubt about the clarity of an abbreviation, it’s better to write out the full word or phrase to avoid potential confusion.

In the IELTS exam, spelling errors can lead to a loss of points, especially if the misspelling changes the meaning of the word or if it’s a crucial part of the answer. However, minor spelling mistakes might not always result in a deduction if the examiner can understand the intended word. It’s important to aim for accurate spelling, but occasional errors might not significantly impact your overall score, depending on the severity and frequency of mistakes.

During the IELTS Listening test, you will have the question paper in front of you. You’ll be able to read the questions before each section begins, giving you a chance to understand the context and anticipate the information you need to listen for. This allows you to follow along and answer the questions as you listen to the audio recordings. 

The IELTS Listening test consists of four sections, each with distinct characteristics: 

  • Section 1 usually involves a conversation between two people in a social context, like a conversation about travel plans or renting an apartment. This section usually includes everyday social situations. 
  • Section 2 often involves a monologue in a social context, such as a speech about local facilities, services, or general information, like a tour guide speaking about a place of interest. 
  • Section 3 usually features a conversation between multiple speakers in an educational or training context. For instance, it could be a university tutor and a student discussing an assignment or a group of students planning a project. 
  • Section 4 typically contains a monologue on an academic subject, such as a lecture in a university setting or a presentation about a scientific topic. 

Each section progressively gets more complex, moving from everyday social interactions to more complex academic or educational contexts. The number of speakers, the speed, and the complexity of vocabulary and ideas generally increase from Section 1 to Section 4. 

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