IELTS Listening - Test 15

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 veterinary clinic to book an appointment for her cat

Questions 1-10

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

Veterinary Appointment Booking

1 Owner's name: Susan {{ANSWER:1}}

2 Address: 47 {{ANSWER:2}}, Thornbury

3 Phone: {{ANSWER:3}}

4 Cat's name: {{ANSWER:4}}

5 Breed: {{ANSWER:5}}

6 Main symptoms: increased thirst and {{ANSWER:6}}

7 Appointment time: {{ANSWER:7}}

8 Vet: Dr {{ANSWER:8}}

9 Consultation fee: £{{ANSWER:9}}

10 Clinic location: 12 Station Road, opposite the {{ANSWER:10}}

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SECTION 2

Context: A manager giving an introduction to new members at a community sports centre

Questions 11-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 The sports centre opened in

A 2003
B 2008
C 2013

{{ANSWER:11}}

12 The number of active members is over

A 3,000
B 4,000
C 5,000

{{ANSWER:12}}

13 The swimming pool temperature is maintained at

A 26 degrees
B 28 degrees
C 30 degrees

{{ANSWER:13}}

14 How many fitness classes are offered per week?

A about 70
B about 90
C about 110

{{ANSWER:14}}

15 The gym's weekend opening time is

A 6 am
B 7 am
C 8 am

{{ANSWER:15}}

16 The fitness studio can now hold up to

A 30 people
B 40 people
C 50 people

{{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 Swimming Pool {{ANSWER:17}}

18 Fitness Studio {{ANSWER:18}}

19 Reception {{ANSWER:19}}

20 Changing Rooms {{ANSWER:20}}

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SECTION 3

Context: Two environmental science students discussing their field research project with their supervisor

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21 The students originally planned to study

A agricultural runoff
B urbanisation effects
C woodland ecology

{{ANSWER:21}}

22 Two agricultural sites were dropped because of

A access problems
B flooding damage
C equipment failure

{{ANSWER:22}}

23 The students identified invertebrates to

A species level
B family level
C genus level

{{ANSWER:23}}

24 The delay caused by weather was approximately

A one week
B ten days
C two weeks

{{ANSWER:24}}

25 How many sites needed remeasurement due to equipment problems?

A two
B four
C six

{{ANSWER:25}}

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Questions 26-30

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

26 Invertebrate diversity in agricultural streams {{ANSWER:26}}

27 Nitrate levels in agricultural streams {{ANSWER:27}}

28 Dissolved oxygen levels {{ANSWER:28}}

29 The correlation between nitrate and diversity {{ANSWER:29}}

30 How strongly to recommend buffer zones {{ANSWER:30}}

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SECTION 4

Context: A university lecture on the history and evolution of writing systems

Questions 31-35

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

31 The earliest writing system, cuneiform, developed in Mesopotamia around {{ANSWER:31}} BCE.

32 Early cuneiform was used primarily for {{ANSWER:32}}.

33 Chinese writing has over {{ANSWER:33}} characters in total.

34 The first true alphabet developed among {{ANSWER:34}} peoples.

35 Approximately {{ANSWER:35}} percent of the world's population uses Latin-based scripts.

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Questions 36-37

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

36 Paper was invented in China around

A 105 CE
B 440 CE
C 700 CE

{{ANSWER:36}}

37 After Gutenberg's printing press, book prices fell by approximately

A 50%
B 70%
C 80%

{{ANSWER:37}}

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Questions 38-40

Complete the sentence. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

38 The Korean alphabet Hangul was created by King {{ANSWER:38}}.

39 Hangul's consonant shapes reflect how the {{ANSWER:39}} produces sounds.

40 Writing's core function is preserving language across time and {{ANSWER:40}}.

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