IELTS Listening · Practice test
Harbour: IELTS Listening practice test
A lost rucksack, a garden open day, a tourism dissertation and a lecture on coral reefs.
- 4 parts
- 40 questions
- About 35 minutes
Part 1 · Questions 1–10
Lost property enquiry
You will hear a man phoning a railway station about something he has lost on a train.
Questions 1–6
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Lost Property Enquiry
Questions 7–10
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Contact details
Part 2 · Questions 11–20
Community garden open day
You will hear the coordinator of a community garden talking about its open day.
Questions 11–14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
- 11The community garden was started by
- Athe local council.
- Ba group of local residents.
- Ca nearby school.
- 12The main purpose of the open day is to
- Araise money for the garden.
- Bfind new volunteers.
- Csell plants and produce.
- 13Visitors are advised to
- Apark at the school.
- Barrive before the garden gets busy.
- Ccome on foot or by bike.
- 14Dogs
- Amust be kept on a lead.
- Bare not allowed in the garden.
- Ccan go anywhere except the barn.
Questions 15–20
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Open day programme
| Activity | Time | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guided walk | 10.30 | meet at the 15 | lasts about 16 minutes |
| Seed swap | all day | the barn | bring your own 17 |
| Children's craft | 2.00 | the 18 | making bird feeders |
| Talk on keeping 19 | 3.30 | the barn | tickets cost £20 |
Part 3 · Questions 21–30
A tourism dissertation
You will hear a student called Leila discussing her dissertation with her tutor.
Questions 21–22
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
2122Which TWO problems did Leila have with the first version of her questionnaire?
- AIt was handed out at the wrong time of day.
- BIt contained too many questions.
- CIt used language visitors did not understand.
- DIt was distributed in the wrong place.
- EIt asked visitors for personal information.
Questions 23–25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
- 23How many questions are there in the new version of the questionnaire?
- Aeleven
- Bfifteen
- Cthirty-two
- 24Dr Ahmed suggests that Leila should
- Acarry out a second questionnaire with residents.
- Binterview a small number of residents.
- Creduce the number of visitors she surveys.
- 25Which residents does Dr Ahmed think Leila should speak to?
- Amainly people who own businesses
- Bpeople who live away from the harbour
- Ca variety of different residents
Questions 26–30
Complete the flow chart below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Leila's research plan
- Run a 26 of the new questionnaire with about ten people
- Carry out the main survey over three weekends in 27
- Interview residents
- Analyse the interviews using coding 28
- Present the findings to the town 29
- Send a complete 30 to the tutor by the end of July
Part 4 · Questions 31–40
Restoring coral reefs
You will hear part of a lecture about restoring coral reefs.
Questions 31–40
Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Restoring coral reefs
- Coral gets up to 31% of its food from the algae living inside it.
- Bleaching happens when a coral expels its algae and begins to 32.
- In coral gardening, fragments are grown in a 33 suspended in the water.
- Fragments are returned to the reef when they are about the size of a 34.
- Cutting corals into tiny pieces, known as microfragmentation, makes them grow much 35.
- Corals grown from fragments are all 36 of the parent coral.
- Spawning takes place on a few nights after the full 37.
- In assisted evolution, young corals are exposed to warmer water in a 38.
- A hectare of healthy reef contains around a 39 corals.
- According to the lecturer, the future of reefs depends on what we do about 40.