IELTS Listening · Practice test
Elmsford: IELTS Listening practice test
A broadband installation, changes to a town's traffic, a river-quality project and a lecture on desalination.
- 4 parts
- 40 questions
- About 35 minutes
Part 1 · Questions 1–10
Arranging an installation
You will hear a conversation between a woman and an adviser arranging a broadband installation.
Questions 1–5
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Installation Booking
Questions 6–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Before the engineer comes
Part 2 · Questions 11–20
Changes to the town's traffic
You will hear a council officer explaining a set of traffic changes at a public meeting.
Questions 11–14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
- 11The traffic count on Bridge Street showed that
- Amost drivers were not stopping in the town.
- Bover a third of the traffic was passing through.
- Cthe number of vehicles had doubled.
- 12During the first six weeks of the bus gate, drivers who use it will
- Abe sent a letter instead of a fine.
- Bpay a reduced fine.
- Cbe stopped by the police.
- 13What does the speaker admit about the Waterside car park?
- AIt is further from the shops.
- BIt will be more expensive.
- CIt has too few spaces.
- 14What does he say about the consultation?
- AThe one-way scheme had only narrow support.
- BToo few people replied for it to be useful.
- CThe pedestrian scheme was the least popular.
Questions 15–20
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Traffic changes in Elmsford
| Change | Starts | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Street becomes one-way | 18 June | deliveries may go both ways before 15 a.m. |
| Bus gate on Market Row | 16 September | £60 fine, halved if paid within 17 days |
| Extra spaces at Waterside | 12 August | 18 on exit rather than pay-and-display |
| Cathedral Yard closed to traffic | 1 May | paving and 19 added over the summer |
| Monitoring of all four changes | from the start | figures published every 20 on the website |
Part 3 · Questions 21–30
A river water-quality project
You will hear two students, Tess and Jonah, discussing a river water-quality project with their supervisor.
Questions 21–24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
- 21What does the supervisor suggest is causing the variable phosphate readings?
- Abatch discharges from the sewage works
- Bthe delay before samples are tested
- Ccontamination of the sample bottles
- 22Why does he want them to add a seventh sampling site?
- Ato cover a longer stretch of the river
- Bto see what a side stream contributes
- Cto replace an inaccessible site
- 23How does he advise them to analyse the results?
- Aby comparing upstream and downstream averages
- Bby plotting values against distance along the river
- Cby comparing each week with the one before
- 24What is the advantage of surveying invertebrates?
- AIt reflects conditions over a long period.
- BIt is more accurate than chemical testing.
- CIt can be done without visiting the river.
Question 25
Answer the question below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY.
- 25What piece of equipment does the supervisor suggest using to sample the invertebrates?
Questions 26–30
What does the supervisor say about each of the following? Choose the correct letter, A–G, next to questions 26–30.
Advice
- AUse it for background, but keep it separate.
- BUse a much simpler method instead.
- CDeal with it before doing any more fieldwork.
- DThe choice is entirely theirs.
- EDo it on every visit to the river.
- FAsk a technician to set it up.
- GLeave it until the project is finished.
- 26the water company's monitoring data
- 27the field spectrometer
- 28the landowner at site six
- 29presenting at the symposium
- 30recording the weather
Part 4 · Questions 31–40
Desalination
You will hear part of a lecture about desalination.
Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Desalination
Two families of method
What made reverse osmosis dominant
Problems