IELTS Listening Practice Test 56 with Answers
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In the IELTS Listening Test, you will encounter a series of questions based on a short audio recording on a particular topic. To attempt the Listening test, you have to practice discerning the important information being relayed in the audio format and using it to answer the test questions. By practicing with sample questions, you can ensure a good score on this Module of the IELTS.
Here is a sample Listening test to get you started.
The audio in the IELTS listening practice test has 4 parts of varying English accents ranging from British to Australian. If you’re not used to them, it is good to take this test and familiarize yourself with the different tones and intonations. This will lend you a hand in the actual test.
In the Listening Test 56, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.
Section 1 is a conversation between 2 old friends who meet each other by accident.
Section 2 is a man giving a short talk to new students about their university Sports Centre.
Section 3 is a conversation among university tutor and his seminar group of 3 students discussing their extended essays.
Section 4 is a lecture on marine biology.
Audio
Audio Transcription
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-5
Circle the correct letters A-C. Write answers next to 1-5 on your answer sheet.
1 What is John’s job?
A Doctor
B Teacher
C Chemist
2 Which of the following continents did Frank not visit on his travels?
A Europe
B Africa
C North America
3 What’s Frank’s job?
A Journalist
B Travel writer
C College lecturer
4 How many children do Frank and Liz have?
A 0
B 2
C 3
5 When did John and Kate get married?
A the last year of college
B the year after graduation
C 2 years after graduation
Questions 6-10
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
6 What time should Frank and Liz go to dinner?_________________
7 What’s Frank’s mobile phone number?_________________
8 What’s on the other side of the road from John and Kate’s flat?_________________
9 What does Liz NOT like to eat?_________________
Question 10
Circle the correct letter A-C. Write answers next to 10 on your answer sheet.
10 Which bell button is the one for John and Kate’s flat?
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14
What FOUR sports facilities are currently NOT available at the Westley University Sports Centre.
football | hockey | basketball | badminton |
martial arts | netball | trampolines | aerobics |
modern dance | weight training | spinning | yoga |
aerobic training | running machines | football | squash |
swimming pool | rugby | cricket | hockey |
Questions 15-20
Complete the student’s notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Joining the Sports Centre
To be a student member of the Sports Centre you must be full-time/part-time at uni. + Students’ Union member. Come with NUS card to the Sports Centre reception between 9.00 am and 3.30 pm from 15 _____________to Saturday.
Present NUS card, fill out the application form, and pay subscription. Student subscription is 16 _____________Pay by cash or cheque; no credit cards.
No photos necessary; <17/strong> __________________at reception.
Members can use the facilities at any time. Because of 18 _____________ members must show membership card every time they come in.
Replacement cards cost 19 _____________________
Members can book courts, not by phone, with membership cards.
Opening Times (7 days a week)
Monday to Saturday: 20_______________________
Sunday: 9.00am to 6.00pm
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Section 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-25
Answer questions 21-25 below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
21 What subject does Professor Cameron teach?_________________
22 What time will next week’s seminar be?_________________
23 To what problem of Maggie’s does Professor Cameron refer?_________________
24 Who has the students’ extended essays from the last semester?_________________
25 How many students did badly in last semester’s extended essay?_________________
Questions 26-30
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
26 The students will have a choice of_____________titles for this semester’s extended essay.
27 Professor Cameron says that he will look at__________________ until the end of April.
28 This semester’s extended essay word limit range is between___________________
29 The students extended essay for this semester will be based on________________at the university’s facilities.
30 Rob will be able to help students at___________________________
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-36
Complete the Megalodon description below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
THE MEGALODON (Carcharadon Megalodon) – the largest predator that ever lived on Earth
Size
12 m + (possibly up to 15m or 31m)
About 3 X length of Great White Shark (estimates from fossilized teeth + vertebrae)
Teeth
Size of 31_____________________
Very hard and fossilized well unlike all other parts of sharks’ cartilage skeletons
Bone-like material coated with 32____________________
Like Great White Shark teeth but bigger, thicker + more finely serrated
Appearance
Possibly like a huge, streamlined Great White Shark
Jaws
Open 33__________________wide and 7 feet high; could swallow enormous objects
Loosely attached by ligaments and muscles to the skull
Teeth probably located in rotating rows
First two rows of teeth for 34__________________ others rotate into place as needed
Lost, broken or worn teeth replaced by new ones
Did not chew food; gulped whole large chunks
Diet
Mainly whales.
Sharks eat approx. 35_____________________ of body weight daily
Remains of whales with 36____________________indicate the predator-prey relationship
Questions 37-40
Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE.
37 The speaker gives another example of a fish that everyone mistakenly thought was extinct.
38 In 1918, a giant shark attacked some Port Stephens fishermen killing one of them.
39 The Port Stephens fishermen all agreed with each other on their description of the shark that they saw.
40 The Megalodon sighting near Broughton Island happened again the next day.
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Section 1
1 | B |
2 | A |
3 | A |
4 | A |
5 | C |
6 | (about) 7.30 |
7 | 07623 963 957 |
8 | a postbox |
9 | red meat |
10 | C |
Section 2
11 | trampolines |
12 | yoga |
13 | running machines |
14 | swimming pool |
15 | Tuesday |
16 | £15 |
17 | (digital) camera |
18 | insurance agreement |
19 | £5 |
20 | 8.00 am to 10 pm |
Section 3
21 | agriculture |
22 | 4 o’clock |
23 | attendance (a record) |
24 | the external examiner |
25 | 1 |
26 | 10 |
27 | drafts |
28 | 3000 and 3500 |
29 | research |
30 | the greenhouse complex |
Section 4
31 | a man’s hand |
32 | (hard) enamel |
33 | 6 feet |
34 | obtaining prey |
35 | 2 percent |
36 | (large) bite marks |
37 | TRUE |
38 | FALSE |
39 | TRUE |
40 | FALSE |
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