IELTS Listening Practice Test 29 with Audio and Answer Key

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.

• Part 1: A man giving advice on surfing holidays

• Part 2: A manager talking to parents at school about the childcare service  

• Part 3: A student talking to her tutor about work placement

• Part 4: A zoology student giving a presentation on Bird Migration

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 29

Part 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Advice On Surfing Holidays

Jack’s Advice

• Recommends surfing for 1. ………………  holidays in the summer

• Need to be quite 2. ……………… 

Irish Surfing Locations

• County Clare

  • Lahinch has some good quality 3. ……………..  and surf schools
  • There are famous cliffs nearby

• County Mayo

  • Good surf school at 4. ……………….  beach
  • Surf camp lasts for one 5. …………….. 
  • Can also explore the local 6. ……………..  by kayak

Weather

• Best month to go: 7. …………….. 

• Average temperature in summer: approx. 8. ………………  degrees

Costs

• Equipment

  • Wetsuit and surfboard: 9. ………………  euros per day
  • Also advisable to hire 10. ………………  for warmth

Part 2

Questions 11-12

Choose TWO letters A-E.

Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?

A. More children attend after school than before school.

B. An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.

C. A child cannot attend both the before and after-school sessions.

D. The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.

Questions 13-15

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

13. How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?

A. £3.50

B. £5.70

C. £7.20

14. What does the manager say about food?

A. Children with allergies should bring their own food.

B. Children may bring healthy snacks with them.

C. Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.

15. What is different about arrangements in the school holidays?

A. Children from other schools can attend.

B. Older children can attend.

C. A greater number of children can attend.

Questions 16-20

 What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?

Information

A. Has limited availability

B. Is no longer available

C. Is for over 8s only

D. Requires help from parents

E. Involves an additional fee

F. Is a new activity

G. Was requested by children

Activities

16. Spanish…………… 

17. Music…………….

18. Painting…………… 

19. Yoga…………. 

20. Cooking…………….. 

Part 3

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial

21. Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because

A. It involves children.

B. It is outdoors.

C. It sounds like fun.

22. Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?

A. Ensuring children stay in the stadium

B. Checking the equipment that children will use

C. Removing obstacles in the changing rooms

23. What does Dr Green say about the spectators?

A. They can be hard to manage.

B. They make useful volunteers.

C. They shouldn’t take photographs.

24. What has affected the schedule in the past?

A. Bad weather

B. An injury

C. Extra time

Questions 25-30

What do Holly and her tutor agree is an important aspect of each of the following event management skills?

Important Aspects

A. Being flexible

B. Focusing on details

C. Having a smart appearance

D. Hiding your emotions

E. Relying on experts

F. Trusting your own views

G. Doing one thing at a time

H. Thinking of the future

Events Management Skills

25. Communication……………. 

26. Organisation……………… 

27. Time management…………… 

28. Creativity ……………

29. Leadership……………. 

30. Networking……………… 

Part 4

Questions 31-40

Bird Migration Theory

Most birds are believed to migrate seasonally.

Hibernation Theory

• It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in 31. ………….

• This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.

Transmutation Theory

• Aristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer and winter.

  • In autumn, he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32. …………..  and thought they then turned into robins.
  • Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar 33. ……………

17th Century

• Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the 34. …………..  in winter.

Scientific Developments

• In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany, which had an African spear in its 35. ………….

  • Previously, there had been no 36. …………..  that storks migrate to Africa

• Little was known about the 37. …………..  and the journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.

  • It was thought that large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they were considered incapable of travelling across huge 38. …………….. 
  • Ringing depended on what is called the ‘ 39 ………………. ’ of dead birds.

• In 1931, the first 40. …………….  to show the migration of European birds was printed.

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