IELTS Listening Practice Test 42 with Audio & Answer

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IELTS Listening Practice Test 42
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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.

Section 1: A man telephoning about a job in a hotel
Section 2: A man being interviewed about a plant to improve a suburb called Red Hill
Section 3: Two students discussing their studies at university
Section 4: A lecturer giving a talk about Australian rock art to a group of archaeology students.

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 42

Section 1

This audio contains answers for questions 1–10.

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

West Bay Hotel – Details Of The Job

Newspaper advert for temporary staff
Vacancies for 1. ................
Two shifts
Can choose your 2. .............. (must be the same each week)
Pay: £5.50 per hour including a 3. ..............
A 4. ................ is provided in the hotel
Total weekly pay: £231
Dress: a white shirt and 5. ................ trousers (not supplied), a
6. ................ (supplied)
Starting date: 7. ................
Call Jane 8. ................. (service manager) before
9. .............. tomorrow (Tel: 832009)
She will require a 10. ..................

Section 2

This audio contains answers to questions 11–20.

Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Improvements To Red Hill Suburb

11. Community groups are mainly concerned about

A. Pedestrian safety

B. Traffic jams

C. Increased pollution

12. It has been decided that the overhead power lines will be

A. Extended

B. Buried

C. Repaired

13. The expenses related to the power lines will be paid by

A. The council

B. The power company

C. Local businesses

Questions 14-20

Label the map below.

Write the correct letter A-H next to questions 14-20.

Red Hill Improvement Plan

14. Trees………….

15. Wider Footpaths………..

16. Coloured Road Surface………..

17. New Sign …………..

18. Traffic Lights…………

19. Artwork…………..

20. Children’s Playground………….

Section 3

This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters A-E.

In which TWO ways is Dan financing his course?

A. He is receiving money from the government

B. His family are willing to help him

C. The college is giving him a small grant

D. His local council is supporting him for a limited period

E. A former employer is providing partial funding

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters A-E.

Which TWO reasons does Jeannie give for deciding to leave some college clubs?

A. She is not sufficiently challenged

B. The activity interferes with her studies

C. She does not have enough time

D. The activity is too demanding physically

E. She does not think she is any good at the activity

Questions 25 and 26

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

25. What does Dan say about the seminars in the course?

A. The other students do not give him a chance to speak

B. The seminars make him feel inferior to the other students

C. The preparation for seminars takes too much time

26. What does Jeannie say about the tutorials in the course?

A. They are an inefficient way of providing guidance

B. They are more challenging than she had expected

C. They are helping her to develop her study skills

Questions 27-30

Complete the flow chart below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Advice On Exam Preparations

Step 1: Make sure you know the exam requirements

Step 2: Find some past papers

Step 3: Work out your 27. …………for revision and write them on a card

Step 4: Make a 28. ……………and keep it in view

Step 5: Divide revision into 29. …………….for each day

Step 6: Write one 30. …………….about each topic

Step 7: Practice writing some exam answers

Section 4

This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.

Questions 31-36

Australian Aboriginal Rock Paintings

Which painting styles have the following features?

Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 31-36.

Features

31. Figures revealing bones

32. Rounded figures

33. Figures with parts missing

34. Figures smaller than life size

35. Sea creatures

36. Plants

Painting Styles

A. Dynamic

B. Yam

C. Modern

Questions 37-40