There are four separate sections in the IELTS listening test. Each section has 10 questions, there are 40 questions altogether and every question carries one mark. The sections become progressively harder. The answers to the questions come in the same order as the information on the recording. The IELTS listening test will take about 30 minutes including the instructions, your reading and listening time, and you will have an extra 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
Difficulty level: Semi Hard The following presentation is on biometrics. listen the recording and fill the gaps in the sentences below: Biometrics Your browser doesn’t support audio element. In today’s society we rely on _____ and _____ to access information. We have to trust that a passport or driver’s license has not been _____ with. … more →
Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following recording and fill the gaps below: Top 10 Livable Cities Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Which city does each phrase refer to? Top-_____ education and welfare Integration for immigrants to increase its _____ Greatly _____ public transportation Innovative, mixed-use _____ incorporating cycling paths Hidden under the … more →
Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following excerpt from a talk about innovation, and fill the gaps in the summary below: Ideas and Innovation Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Are we getting overwhelmed with an always-connected, ______-______ lifestyle, and is that going to lead to less ______ thoughts as we move away from … more →
Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the recording about road safety and fill the gaps in the summary below: European Road Safety Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Traffic in Europe is increasingly ______. The aim of the ‘European Road Safety Day’ is to reduce the ______ ______ from road accidents throughout the European Union. … more →
Difficulty level: Semi Hard Here’s a quick exercise, featuring some very fast speech! But don’t worry; most native speakers don’t talk like this, and you’ll never hear such fast speech in an IELTS test. I just thought you might like a challenge! Very Fast Speech Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Fill the gaps in … more →
Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following recording on the subject of multitasking. Multitasking Your browser doesn’t support audio element. 1. How does the first speaker describe multitasking? Choose ONE answer. A) it is a myth B) it is efficient but distracting C) it reduces the time that tasks take 2. Which TWO statements … more →
Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the following recording about John Dewey and fill the gaps in the summary below: John Dewey Your browser doesn’t support audio element. John Dewey was America’s _____ philosopher and philosopher of education. His ideas are important to education today because he recognized that each individual brings a certain _____ and … more →
Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the following short lecture about the issue of plagiarism in universities. Now complete the summary below: Plagiarism in Universities Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Write one word in each space in the text. Plagiarism refers to the copying of an author’s language or ______. Teachers often find it easy … more →
Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the following news report about an outdoor smoking ban in New York. Fill the gaps in the sentences below: Outdoor Smoking Ban Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Over the last decade smokers across the country have been ______ ______ the defensive. New York City is now taking the war … more →
Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the short presentation and fill the gaps in the sentences below: Why is the sky blue? Your browser doesn’t support audio element. The distance between each _____ in a wave of light is called the wavelength. When all the different wavelengths travel together, light appears _____. _____ light waves … more →