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Step up your preparation with the IELTS Listening Practice Test. Test your listening skills, then explore the transcript and answer key to understand your results.
In this test, you will listen to 4 Sections and answer Questions 1–40 based on the information you hear. Each section reflects a typical situation you may encounter in the actual IELTS Listening exam.
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Section 1: Host Family Application
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Section 2: Soccer Club Meeting
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Section 3: A Business Case Study
- Section 4: Library Talk
By completing this practice test, you can strengthen your listening skills, understand spoken English more effectively, and prepare yourself confidently for the IELTS exam.
IELTS Listening Practice Test 16
Section 1
This audio contains answers to questions 1–10.
Questions 1 - 10
Complete the form below
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR NUMBERS for each answer.
Host Family Applicant
Example: Name
Answer: Jenny Chan
Present Address: Sea View Guesthouse 1. .…………….
Daytime telephone number: 2237676
[N.B. The best time to contact is 2. ……………….. ]
Age: 19
Intended length of stay: 3. ……………….
Occupation while in the UK: Student
General Level of English: 4. ………………..
Preferred location: In the 5. ………………….
Special diet: 6. …………………….
Other requirements:
Own facilities
Own television
7.……………………..
to be 8. ………………….
Maximum price to be 9. £……………… per week
Preferred starting date: 10. ……………….
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11–20.
Questions 11 - 13
Complete the sentences below
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
11. The next meeting of the soccer club will be in the…………..in King's Park on 2 July.
12. The first event is a...............
13. At the final dinner, players receive..................
Questions 14 - 17
Complete the table below
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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Competition |
Number of Teams |
Games Begin |
Training Session (In Kings Park) |
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Junior |
14. ....………. |
8.30 am |
15. ...………. |
|
Senior |
16. …………. |
2.00 pm |
17. …………….. |
Questions 18 - 20
Complete the table
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
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Name of Office Bearer |
Responsibility |
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Robert Young: President |
To manage meetings |
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Gina Costello: Treasurer |
to 18. …………. |
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David West: Secretary |
to 19. …………. |
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Jason Dokic: Head Coach |
to 20. …………… |
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21 - 24
Complete the notes below
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Box Telecom
Problems: have been affected by
drop on 21. ……………
growing 22.…………..
delays due to a strike
Causes of problems:
high 23. ……………
lack of good 24. ………………….
Questions 25 - 27
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
25. What does Karin think the company will do?
A. Look for private investors
B. Accept a takeover offer
C. Issue some new shares
26. How does the tutor suggest the company can recover?
A. By appointing a new managing director
B. By changing the way it is organised
C. By closing some of its retail outlets
27. The tutor wants Jason and Karin to produce a report which
A. Offers a solution to Box Telecom's problems
B. Analyses the UK market
C. Compares different companies
Questions 28 - 30
Which opinion does each person express about Box Telecom?
1. Its workers are motivated
2. It has too little investment
3. It will overcome its problems
4. Its marketing plan needs improvement
5. It is old-fashioned
6. It has strong marketing managers
28. Karin…………..
29. Jason…………..
30. the tutor……………..
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31 - 36
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
31. During the first week of term, students are invited to
A. Be shown round the library by the librarian
B. Listen to descriptions of library resources
C. Do an intensive course in the computer centre
32. The speaker warns the students that
A. Internet materials can be unreliable
B. Downloaded information must be acknowledged
C. Computer access may be limited at times
33. The library is acquiring more CDs as a resource because
A. They are a cheap source of information
B. They take up very little space
C. They are more up-to-date than the reference books
34. Students are encouraged to use journals online because
A. The articles do not need to be returned to the shelves
B. Reading online is cheaper than photocopying articles
C. The stock of printed articles is to be reduced
35. Why might some students continue to use reference books?
A. They can be taken away from the library
B. They provide information unavailable elsewhere
C. They can be borrowed for an extended loan period
36. What is the responsibility of the Training Supervisor?
A. To supervise and support library staff
B. To provide orientation to the library facilities
C. To identify needs and inform section managers
Questions 37 - 40
Which section of the university will help postgraduate students with their dissertations in the following ways?
A.The postgraduate's own department or tutor
B. Library staff
C. Another section of the university
Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 37-40.
37. Training in specialised computer programs
38. Advising on bibliography presentation
39. Checking the draft of the dissertation
40. Providing language support
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