Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the recording and fill each gap in the summary with ONE word only. Bank Account Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Opening or switching a bank account can seem ______, so it’s important to start by thinking about why you need a bank account. You may need it in … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following excerpt from a lecture about anthropologists and archaeologists, and fill the gaps in the summary below: Anthropologists & Archaeologists Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Both anthropologists and archaeologists study the way people live together. Anthropologists study humans’ physical, social and ______ development, and they ______ research … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following recording about the problem of melting Arctic ice. Melting Arctic Ice Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Fill each gap in the summary below with ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER. Scientists in Alaska are sounding the ______ about rapidly melting polar ice. The Arctic sea ice … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following recording and answer the multiple choice questions below: Online plagiarism out of control Your browser doesn’t support audio element. 1. Many teachers believe that A) plagiarism is not a big problem B) too many students are guilty of plagiarism C) many students copy each other’s essays 2. … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following recording which shows a university lecturer (Professor Karen Wigen from Stanford University) talking about a series of classes. Multiple Choice about Maps Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Now try answering A, B or C for the questions below: 1. What subject does Professor Wigen usually teach? … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the following recording and try the quick gap-fill exercise below it: New Year’s Resolutions Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Fill the gaps in the following summary. The speaker ______ the lives of 5000 people as they attempted to achieve their New Year’s resolutions. 10% of the people were successful, … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following excerpt from a lecture about effective teachers. Effective Teachers Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Choose three characteristics of effective teachers from the list below: A) They use the largest number of exercises B) They know how to choose examples C) They pick the right technique at … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the recording about microplastics and fill the gaps in the sentences below: Microplastics Your browser doesn’t support audio element. The first problem is that micro-plastics act like a ______, attracting other ______ in the water, such as pesticides and ______ retardants. The second problem is that micro-plastics are complex … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Previously I wrote a post on “How to answer multiple choice questions in IELTS listening“. But the most important tip is this: do lots of practice. Here is a quick exercise. Listen to the following short talk about cave paintings: Cave Paintings Your browser doesn’t support audio element. 1. In which … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following excerpt from a recording of a university professor who is speaking about the importance of learning to write well. Fill the gaps to complete the summary below: Importance of learning to write well Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Teaching people to write is extremely _____ _____. … more →