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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: Children’s Art and Craft Workshops
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Section 2: Train Information
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Section 3: Dissertation Tutorial Record
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Section 4: The History of Moving Pictures
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 6
Section 1
This audio contains answers to questions 1–10.
Questions 1–5
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Children's Art and Craft Workshops
Example:
Workshops are organised every Saturday
- Adults must accompany children under 1. __________
- Cost: £2.50
- Workshops held in: Winter House, 2. __________ Street
- Security device: must push the 3. __________ to open door
- Should leave the car behind the 4. __________
- Book workshops by phoning the 5. __________ (on 200765)
Questions 6–10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
The next two workshops
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Date |
Workshop Title |
Children are Advised to Wear |
Please Bring (if Possible) |
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16/11 |
‘Building 6 ________ |
7 ________ |
8 ________ |
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23/11 |
9 ________ |
(Nothing special) |
10 ________ |
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11–20.
Questions 11–14
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Train Information
11. Local services depart from ________ railway station.
12. National services depart from the ________ railway station.
13. Trains for London depart every ________ each day during the week.
14. The price of a first-class ticket includes ________.
Questions 15–17
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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Type of Ticket |
Details |
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Standard open |
no restrictions |
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Supersave |
Travel after 8:45 |
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Special |
Travel after 15. ________ and at weekends |
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16. ________ |
Buy at least six days ahead; limited numbers; 17. ________ essential |
Questions 18–20
Choose THREE letters, A–G.
Which THREE attractions can you visit at present by train from Trebirch?
A. A science museum
B. A theme park
C. A climbing wall
D. A mining museum
E. An aquarium
F. A castle
G. A zoo
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21–30.
Questions 21-30
Complete the tables below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Dissertation Tutorial Record (Education)
Name: Sandy Gibbons
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Targets Previously Agreed |
Work Completed |
Further Action Suggested |
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Investigate suitable data analysis software |
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Sign up for some software practice sessions |
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Prepare a 23. ________ for survey |
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Add questions in section three on 24. ________ |
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Further reading about discipline |
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Obtain from the library through the special loans service |
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New Targets |
Specific Suggestions |
Timings |
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Do further work on Chapter 1 (Give the title: Context 26.________ |
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By the 29. ________ of term |
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Prepare a list of the main sections of Chapter 2 |
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Before starting the 30. ________ |
Section 4
This audio contains answers for questions 31–40.
Questions 31–37
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
The History of Moving Pictures
31. Some photographs of a horse running showed
A. all feet off the ground
B. at least one foot on the ground
C. two feet off the ground
32. The Scotsman employed by Edison
A. designed a system to use the technology Edison had invented
B. used available technology to make a new system
C. was already an expert in motion picture technology
33. One major problem with the first system was that
A. Only one person could be filmed
B. People could only see very short films
C. The camera was very heavy
34. Rival systems started to appear in Europe after people had
A. been told about the American system
B. seen the American system
C. used the American system
35. In 1895, a famous new system was developed by
A. A French team working alone
B. A French and German team working together
C. A German team that invented the word ‘cinema’
36. Longer films were not made at the time because of problems involving
A. the subject matter
B. the camera
C. the film projector
37. The ‘Latham Loop’ invention relied on
A. removing tension between the film reels
B. adding three more film reels to the system
C. making one of the film reels more effective
Questions 38–40
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
38. The first motion picture was called The ________
39. ________ were used for the first time on film in 1926
40. Subtitles were added to The Lights of New York because of its ________
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