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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: A woman reports an abandoned van near a school playground, and the council collects details to investigate and remove it.
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Section 2: A tour guide explaining the life of Manjiro Nakahama and describing a walking trail through important historical sites in Fairhaven.
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Section 3: A student discussing her career experience, study goals, and the facilities of a postgraduate fashion design course.
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Section 4: A lecturer explaining how laughter works socially and physically, and how it benefits mental and physical health.
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 53
Section 1
This audio contains answers to questions 1-10.
Questions 1 and 2
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Report On Abandoned Vehicle
Name of caller: Mrs Shefford
Address: 41, 1. ................ Barrowdale, WH45JP
Telephone: 2. ..............
Vehicle location: in 3. ............... near the main road
Type of vehicle: 4. ..............
Make: Catala
Model: 5. ..............
Present colour of vehicle: 6. ..............
Vehicle number: S 322 GEC
General condition: poor – one 7. .............., cracked windscreen
Length of time at site: 8. .............
Land belongs to: 9. ...............
Last owner: no information available
Other notes: vehicle does not belong to a 10. ............... resident
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11-20.
Questions 11-17
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
The Story Of John Manjiro
11. Manjiro started work as a…………… when he was still a young boy.
12. He spent……………on a deserted island before he was rescued.
13. He became friends with William Whitefield, who was a ship’s……………
14. The cost of Manjiro’s………… in America was covered by the Whitefield family.
15. Manjiro eventually returned to Japan, where he carried out important work as a teacher and……………
16. Fairhaven and Tosashimizu are now officially………….
17. Every two years, the John Manjiro………….. is held in Fairhaven.
Questions 18-20
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-I next to questions 18-20.
18. Whitefield Family House -
19. Old Oxford School -
20. School Of Navigation -
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-23
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
21. What is the main thing Julia feels she has gained from her experience in retail?
A. Better understanding of customer attitudes
B. Improved ability to predict fashion trends
C. More skill in setting priorities in her work
22. Why is Julia interested in doing the postgraduate course?
A. It will enable her to develop new types of technology
B. It will allow her to specialise in a design area of her choice
C. It will provide managerial training focusing on her needs
23. What would Julia like to do after she has completed the postgraduate course?
A. Work overseas
B. Start her own business
C. Stay in an academic environment
Questions 24-27
What does each university facility have?
Choose your answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 24-27.
A. Laboratories
B. Rooms for individual study
C. Inter-disciplinary focus
D. Introductory course
E. Purpose-built premises
F. Cafeteria
G. Emphasis on creative use
24. Library
25. Computer centre
26. Photomedia
27. Time-based media
Questions 28-30
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
MA In Fashion Design: Assessment
Assessment includes three 28. ........... which take place at the end of the stages of the degree. Final assessment is based on a project and includes the students’ 29. ............. in the form of a written report and the 30. .............. to which representatives of fashion companies are invited.
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Laughter
The Nature Of Laughter
- Laughter is a 31. ............ process – involves movement and sound
- It is controlled by our 32. ............
Reasons For Laughter
- Only 10% of laughter is caused by jokes or funny stories
- May have begun as a sign of 33. .............. after a dangerous situation
- Nowadays, it may help to develop 34. ............. within a group
- Connected to 35. ............... (e.g. use of humour by politicians or bosses)
- May be related to male/ female differences (e.g. women laugh more at male speakers)
- May be used in a 36. .............. way to keep someone out of a group
Benefits Of Laughter
- Safe method for the 37. .............. of emotions such as anger and sadness
- Provides good aerobic exercise
- Leads to a drop in levels of stress-related 38. ..............
- Improved the 39. ..................
- Can stop 40. .................. and improve sleep
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