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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 visits a job centre and learns about three part-time job opportunities: receptionist, driver, and cinema cashier.
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Section 2: A representative explains how the Connection homestay program works, its benefits, and the application and screening process.
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Section 3: A professor advises students on conducting an anthropology research project using focus groups and planning their final essay.
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Section 4: A lecture explores the history and evolution of graphical symbols, from ancient writing systems to modern photography, branding, and scientific diagrams.
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 82
Section 1
This audio contains answers for questions 1-10.
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Job Inquiry
Type of job required: Part-time
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Position Available |
Details |
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1. …………………….. |
Duty: to provide 2. ………….service Working hours: 3. ………… Requirement: receive 4. …………..without pay Day off: one day a week (request in advance) |
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5. ……………………. |
Requirements: clean and valid license, 6 years of experience Working hours: 6. ………….. Duty: to take employees to and from work
Day off: 8. …………… |
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Cashier in a 9. ……………. |
Working hours: 17.30 – 22.30 Duty: to sell and dispense tickets
Day off: Mondays |
Section 2
This audio contains answers to questions 11-20.
Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
11. The host families will
A. Earn a big money
B. Receive no pay
C. Receive stable pay
12. What is the guest expected to overcome when suffering from culture shock?
A. Loneliness
B. Difficulty in making friends
C. Language barriers
13. What can the guests do if they want to become familiar with host families?
A. Talk about personal interests
B. Clean their rooms
C. Cook together
14. What is likely to happen to the guests in the long run?
A. They will enhance cultural understanding
B. They will gain overseas experience
C. They will know more people from different countries
Questions 15-20
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
How To Apply For A Homestay
- Visit the website and contact the advisor
- Keep in touch with the 15. ...............
- Provide two photos, one for the host family and another for 16. ..............
- Send in some documents to confirm your 17. ..............
- Receive 18. ............. within 7 working days
- Have an 19. ............. in London
- Pay the extra fee for a fast-track service
- Receive a written 20. ................
Section 3
This audio contains answers for questions 21-30.
Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
21. What kind of research method does the professor recommend?
A. Interview
B. Observation
C. Questionnaire
22. What is the project based on?
A. A study they did before in Australia
B. A similar angle someone has done before
C. An Australian study
23. What does the professor advise Douglas to do about the formation of the focus groups?
A. Strengthen the group in size
B. Reduce the number of children in each group
C. Build more than 3 groups
24. To do the project best, the professor suggests that the students
A. Interview various people or sectors.
B. Not be too ambitious.
C. Work hard enough.
25. To gather data, the professor asks Jane
A. To replace other people’s advice.
B. To simplify the textbook.
C. To practice using the data table.
26. The reason why Douglas hasn’t read enough reference books is that
A. He doesn’t have enough time.
B. He thinks there are too many books to read.
C. He hasn’t spent time in the library.
Questions 27-30
What do the students decide about the following parts of the project?
Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 27-30.
A. Jane will do
B. Douglas will do
C. They will do it together
27. Final report
28. Sheet preparation
29. Letter
30. Transcript
Section 4
This audio contains answers to questions 31-40.
Questions 31-36
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
GRAPHICAL SYMBOL
‘Graphical Symbol’
- includes the logographs in Egyptian hieroglyphic writing and ancient Chinese pictograms
- found in Africa, the Americas, and Oceania
- still has something to do with 31. ............. use today
Ancient Graphic Writing Systems
- Researchers obtain a wide range of 32. .............. about past civilisations.
- Rosetta Stone was found in 1799 when members of Napoleon’s expedition got to Egypt.
- Frenchman Jean-François Champollion determined the phonetic values of the symbols in 1822.
- In those symbols, 33. ................ are used to depict various meanings.
Camera Obscura
- 34. ................. helps people understand history better.
- Some charities will 35. ............... many endangered species.
- A camera was tied to one 36. ............... of a bird.
Questions 37-40
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
37. More…………… will be included in the future with the development of photography.
38. Companies would like to invest a lot in advertising in…………..
39. Designing appealing………….. is used as a way of effective branding.
40. Graphic writing systems are of great importance in the subject of…………..
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