Key Highlights
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 applies for a temporary job as a tour leader with a company that organises cycling holidays.
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Section 2: A podcast introduces the Sheep Market district in a New Zealand city, highlighting its history, attractions, fashion scene, and visitor information.
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Section 3: Two Film Studies students discuss a presentation on different approaches to adapting Shakespeare's plays into films.
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Section 4: A lecture explores urban acoustics, explaining how city noise is measured, its effects on people, and how sound can improve urban design.
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 77
Section 1
This audio contains answers for questions 1–10.
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Cycle Tour Leader: Applicant Enquiry
Name: Margaret Smith
About The Applicant:
- Wants a 1. ............... job
- Will soon start work as a 2. .................
- Has led cycle trips in 3. ................
- Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families
- Is currently doing voluntary work with members of a 4. .............. club
- Available for five months from the 1st of 5. ..............
- Can’t eat 6. ...............
Contact Details
- Address: 27 7. .............. Place, Dumfries
- Postcode: 8. ...............
Interview:
- Interview at 2.30 pm on 9. .............
- Will plan a short 10. ............. about being a tour guide
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11–20.
Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Visiting The Sheep Market Area
11. Which is the most rapidly growing group of residents in the sheep market area?
A. Young professionals
B. Students from the university
C. Employees in the local market
12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the sheep market for their
A. International restaurants
B. Historical buildings
C. Arts and crafts
13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion competition must
A. Be modeled by the designers themselves
B. Be inspired by aspects of contemporary culture
C. Be made from locally produced materials
14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you
A. Stay for less than an hour
B. Buy something in the shops
C. Park in the evenings or at weekends
Questions 15-20
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-I next to questions 15-20.
15. The Reynolds House-
16. The Thumb-
17. The Museum-
18. The Contemporary Art Gallery-
19. The Warner Gallery-
20. Nucleus-
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-24
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Presentation Of Film Adaptations Of Shakespeare’s Plays
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Stages Of Presentation |
Work Still To Be Done |
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Introduce Giannetti’s book containing a 21. ………. of adaptations |
Organize notes |
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Ask the class to suggest the 22. ………………….adaptations |
No further work needed |
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Present Rachel Malchow’s ideas |
Prepare some 23. ……………….. |
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Discuss the relationship between adaptations and 24. …………………..at the time of making the film |
No further work needed |
Questions 25-30
What do the speakers say about each of the following films?
Choose SIX answers from below and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 25-30.
Comments
A. Clearly shows the historical period
B. Contains only parts of the play
C. Is too similar to another kind of film
D. Turned out to be unpopular with audiences
E. Presents the play in a different period from the original
F. Sets the original in a different country
G. Incorporates a variety of art forms
Films
25. Ran
26. Much Ado About Nothing
27. Romeo and Juliet
28. Hamlet
29. Prospero’s Books
30. Looking for Richard
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Noise In Cities
Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and people’s responses.
Noise ‘Maps’
- Show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads
- Do not show other sources of noise e.g. when windows are open, or people’s neighbours are in their 31. ..............
- Ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise
- Have made people realise that the noise is a 32. ........... issue that must be dealt with
Problems Caused By Noise
- Sleep disturbance
- Increase in the amount of stress
- Effect on the 33. .............. of school children
Different Types Of Noise
Some noises can be considered pleasant, e.g. the sound of a 34. ............. in a town
To investigate this, researchers may use methods from 35. ............. sciences
What People Want
Plenty of activity in urban environments, which are 36. ............... but also allow people to relax
But Architects And Town Planners
- Do not get much 37. ............... in acoustics
- Regards sound as the responsibility of engineers
Understanding Sound As An Art Form
We need to know
- How sound relates to 38. ...............
- What can be learned from psychology about the effects of sound
- Whether physics can help us understand the 39. ............. of sound
Virtual Reality Programs
- Advantage: predict the effect of buildings
- Current disadvantage: they are 40. ................
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