IELTS Listening Test

Time allowed: approximately 30 minutes Total questions: 40

Instructions:

• You will hear four recordings of native English speakers.
• You will have time to read the instructions and questions.
• You can write on the question paper but you must transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
• After each section, you will have 30 seconds to check your answers.
• Each recording will be played ONLY ONCE.

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SECTION 1

Context: A woman phones a fitness centre to enquire about membership options

Questions 1-10

Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Gym Membership Enquiry

1 Name: Jennifer {{ANSWER:1}}

2 Phone number: {{ANSWER:2}}

3 Membership type chosen: {{ANSWER:3}}

4 Monthly cost: £{{ANSWER:4}}

5 Joining fee (current promotion): £{{ANSWER:5}}

6 Weekend opening hours: {{ANSWER:6}} to 8 pm

7 Car park spaces available: {{ANSWER:7}}

8 Parking time limit during peak times: {{ANSWER:8}} hours

9 Cost of 10 personal training sessions: £{{ANSWER:9}}

10 Tour appointment: {{ANSWER:10}} am tomorrow

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SECTION 2

Context: A market organiser giving information about a new weekly farmers' market

Questions 11-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 The market was originally planned to open in

A 2021
B 2022
C 2023

{{ANSWER:11}}

12 The market moved from the town square because

A it was too small
B of poor drainage
C residents complained

{{ANSWER:12}}

13 The market will be held on

A Saturdays
B Sundays
C both days

{{ANSWER:13}}

14 The target number of stallholders was

A 20
B 23
C 30

{{ANSWER:14}}

15 There is no meat stall because

A there's no demand
B the butcher withdrew
C regulations prevent it

{{ANSWER:15}}

16 All produce must come from within

A 25 miles
B 50 miles
C 100 miles

{{ANSWER:16}}

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Questions 17-20

Label the map below. Write the correct letter A-H next to questions 17-20.

17 Information Tent {{ANSWER:17}}

18 Bakery Stall {{ANSWER:18}}

19 Cheese Stall {{ANSWER:19}}

20 Craft Stall {{ANSWER:20}}

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SECTION 3

Context: Two business students discussing their research project on destination marketing with their tutor

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21 The students originally planned to study

A coastal tourism
B city tourism
C rural tourism

{{ANSWER:21}}

22 They chose coastal towns because the topic is

A easier to research
B more popular with students
C underrepresented in research

{{ANSWER:22}}

23 How many towns did they originally want to study?

A four
B five
C six

{{ANSWER:23}}

24 The total number of tourist survey responses was

A 312
B 412
C 512

{{ANSWER:24}}

25 The students expected which channel to be most effective?

A word of mouth
B social media
C travel websites

{{ANSWER:25}}

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Questions 26-30

What do the students say about each aspect of their research? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 26-30.

26 The finding about word of mouth {{ANSWER:26}}

27 The social media results {{ANSWER:27}}

28 The comparison of Thornhaven and Saltwick {{ANSWER:28}}

29 The recommendations for destinations {{ANSWER:29}}

30 Collecting data only in August {{ANSWER:30}}

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SECTION 4

Context: A university lecture on the causes, consequences, and solutions to food waste

Questions 31-35

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

31 Approximately {{ANSWER:31}} of all food produced globally is lost or wasted.

32 Food waste costs approximately {{ANSWER:32}} billion dollars annually.

33 Food waste produces about {{ANSWER:33}} percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

34 Methane is roughly {{ANSWER:34}} times more potent than carbon dioxide.

35 Agriculture uses approximately {{ANSWER:35}} percent of global freshwater.

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Questions 36-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

36 In developed countries, most food waste occurs at

A the production stage
B retail and household levels
C during transportation

{{ANSWER:36}}

37 Consumer confusion about date labels causes approximately

A 10% of waste
B 20% of waste
C 30% of waste

{{ANSWER:37}}

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Questions 38-40

Complete the sentence. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

38 'Best before' dates indicate {{ANSWER:38}}, not safety.

39 South Korea charges households by {{ANSWER:39}} for food waste disposal.

40 South Korea's policy resulted in a {{ANSWER:40}} percent reduction in waste.

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