IELTS Practice Listening Tests

IELTS Exam is made up of 4 parts

Listening (30 minutes)
Reading (60 minutes)
Writing (60 minutes)
Speaking (11–14 minutes)


Today we will be practicing listening.

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Listening Sample Task – Form Completion

Part 1

Questions 1 – 8

Complete the form below.

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

Fill in the Blanks

PACKHAM’S SHIPPING AGENCY – customer quotation form

Name - Jacob _____

Address to be collected _____ college, Downlands Rd. Bristol

Postcode - _____

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Size of box.

Length _____

Width _____

Height _____

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Contents - clothes

_____

_____

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Total estimated value:

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Listening Sample Task – Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

9. Type of insurance chosen.....

• Economy

• Standard

• Premium

Multiple Choice

9. Customer wants goods delivered to.....

• port

• home

• depot

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Listening Sample Task – Short-answer Questions

Fill in the Blanks

Answer the questions.
Write no more than three words and/or a number for each answer.

What two factors can make social contact in a foreign country difficult?

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• Which types of community group does the speaker give examples of?

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0. In which two places can information about community activities be found?

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Listening Sample Task – Sentence Completion

Two friends, Rachel and Paul, are discussing studying with the Open University. Rachel has already done a course at the university, but Paul has not. The extract relating to these questions comes from the last part of the recording.

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Complete the sentences.
Write no more than two words for each answer.

Studying with the Open University demanded a great deal of

.

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Studying and working at the same time improved Rachel’s

skills.

Fill in the Blanks

It was helpful that the course was structured in

.

Fill in the Blanks

She enjoyed meeting other students at

.

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Listening Sample Task – Matching 1

Drag and Drop

What does Jack tell his tutor about each of the following course options?

You may choose any option more than once.

Media Studies​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

He'll definitely do it.

He may or may not do it.

He won't do it.

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​ Women and Power​
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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

He'll definitely do it.

He may or may not do it.

He won't do it.

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Culture and Society​​
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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

He'll definitely do it.

He may or may not do it.

He won't do it.

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Identity and Popular Culture​
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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

He'll definitely do it.

He may or may not do it.

He won't do it.

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Introduction to Cultural Theory​
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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

He'll definitely do it.

He may or may not do it.

He won't do it.