IELTS Listening Practice Test 71 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.

• Section 1: Tim and Laura discuss their holiday preparations, including shopping, travel arrangements, and tasks for Laura's mother while they are away. 

• Section 2: An interview with the organiser of the Adbourne Film Festival about its history, events, film competition, and future plans. 

• Section 3: Two university students discuss a research project in which they used computer-generated crosswords to help students revise and evaluate the results. 

• Section 4: A psychology student presents an analysis of a job satisfaction study, highlighting its findings, methodological weaknesses, and recommendations for improvement. 

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 71

Section 1

Questions 1-5

Complete the notes below.

Celebrating 20 years

Budget for meal: 1. $................. 

Meal C: cost – $50 per head

Consists of prawns, and a seafood platter with 2. ..............  and oysters

Meal D: cost – 3. $.................

Consists of 4. ................  with 5. ................  soup, dessert and coffee

Questions 6-10

6. The function will take place on the

A. 14th

B. 18th

C. 20th

7. It will start at

A. 7 pm

B. 7.30 pm

C. 8 pm

8. The dress code will be

A. Smart casual

B. Formal

C. Casual

9. Guests can

A. Smoke freely

B. Not smoke

C. Smoke in special places

10. Guests should bring a

A. Card

B. Gift

C. Large box

Section 2

Questions 11-15

Questions 16-20

Complete the sentences.

Changes To University Plaza

16. Instead of concrete, the paths will be…………

17. The rear corner will have………… 

18. The left-hand strip will have a…………. 

19. In the middle, there will be………… 

20. The walls will have………… 

Section 3

Questions 21-26

Complete the table below.

Questions 27-30

Which scientist does each person think was the greatest?

27. Steve 

28. David 

29. Susan 

30. Peter 

G: Galileo

N: Newton

E: Einstein

Section 4

Questions 31 and 32

31. ‘Echo’ is an example of a

A. Brand name

B. Model name

C. Symbol

32. Calvin Klein and Sara Lee

A. Are very popular

B. Are nice-sounding names

C. Have many products

Questions 33-35

What type of name does each company use?

33. Amazon

34. Safe and Sleek 

35. Kodak 

Type Of Name

A. Acronym

B. Descriptive

C. Evocative

D. Founders’ names

E. Neologism

F. Rhyming

Questions 36-40

Complete the table below.

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