IELTS Listening Practice Test 43 with Audio & Answer

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IELTS Listening Practice Test 43
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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 conversation between two friends about a music festival
Section 2: An education officer of a dinosaur museum giving information to some teachers
Section 3: Sandra talking to her tutor about a proposal she has written for a competition
Section 4: A lecturer introducing a geography module

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 43

Section 1

This audio contains answers for questions 1–10.

Questions 1 and 2

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

1. In the lobby of the library, George saw

A. A group playing music

B. A display of instruments

C. A video about the festival

2. George wants to sit at the back so they can

A. See well

B. Hear clearly

C. Pay less

Questions 3-10

Summer Music Festival Booking Form

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Name: George O’Neill

Address: 3. ………………..Westsea

Postcode: 4. …………….

Telephone: 5. ……………….

Date	Event	Price Per Ticket	No. Of Tickets
5 June	Instrumental Group – Guitarinni	£ 7.50	2
17 June	Singer (price includes 6. ……………..)in the garden	£ 6	2
22 June	7. ……………………Anna Ventura	£ 7	1
23 June	Spanish dance and guitar concert	8. £…………….	9. …………………
Children/ students/ senior citizens have 10. ………………..discount on all tickets

Section 2

This audio contains answers to questions 11–20.

Questions 11-15

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

The Dinosaur Museum

11. The museum closes at………….. p.m. on Mondays.

12. The museum is not open on……………

13. School groups are met by tour guides in the……………

14. The whole visit takes 90 minutes, including………….. minutes for the guided tour.

15. There are…………….. behind the museum where students can have lunch.

Questions 16-18

Choose THREE letters A-G.

Which THREE things can students have with them in the museum?

A. Food

B. Water

C. Cameras

D. Books

E. Bags

F. Pens

G. Worksheets

Questions 19 and 20

Choose TWO letters A-E.

Which TWO activities can students do after the tour at present?

A. Build a model of dinosaurs

B. Watch films

C. Draw dinosaurs

D. Find dinosaur eggs

E. Play computer games

Section 3

This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Field Trip Proposal

21. The tutor thinks that Sandra’s proposal

A. Should be re-ordered in some parts

B. Needs a contents page

C. Ought to include more information

22. The proposal would be easier to follow if Sandra

A. Inserted subheadings

B. Used more paragraphs

C. Shortened her sentences

23. What was the problem with the formatting on Sandra’s proposal?

A. Separate points were not clearly identified

B. The headings were not always clear

C. Page numbering was not used in an appropriate way

24. Sandra became interested in visiting the Navajo National Park through

A. Articles she read

B. Movies she saw as a child

C. Photographs she found on the internet

Questions 25-27

Choose THREE letters A-G.

Which THREE topics does Sandra agree to include in the proposal?

A. Climate change

B. Field trip activities

C. Geographical features

D. Impact of tourism

E. Myths and legends

F. Plant and animal life

G. Social history

Questions 28-30

Complete the sentences below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

28. The tribal park covers……….. hectares.

29. Sandra suggests that they share the…………. for transport.

30. She says they could also explore the local………….

Section 4

This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY.

Geography

Studying geography helps us to understand:

The effects of different processes on the 31. ............ of the Earth
The dynamic between 32. ............. and the population

Two main branches of study:

Physical features
Human lifestyles and their 33. ................

Specific study areas:

Biophysical, topographic, political, social, economic, historical and 34. .............. geography and also cartography

Key point:

Geography helps us to understand our surroundings and the associated 35. .................

What do the geographers do?

Find data, e.g. conduct censuses, collect information in the form of 36. .............using computer and satellite technology
Analyse data – identify 37. ................ e.g. cause and effect
Publish findings in the form of:

Maps

Can show physical features of large and small areas

But a two-dimensional map will always have some 38. .................

Aerial photos

Can show vegetation problems 39. ................. density, ocean, floor, etc.

Landsat pictures sent to receiving stations