IELTS Listening Sample 39
You will hear a number of different recordings, and you have to answer questions on what you hear. There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work.
All the recordings will be played once only. The test is in 4 Parts. At the end of the test, you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
Listening Audio: [Click on the Play button to start the recording.]
Section 1: Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
West Bay Hotel – details of job
Example
• Newspaper advert for: …….temporary……. staff
• Vacancies for 1 ………………..
• Two shifts
• Can choose your 2 ……………….. (must be the same each week)
• Pay: £5.50 per hour, including a 3 ………………..
• A 4 ……………….. is provided in the hotel
• Total weekly pay: £231
• Dress: a white shirt and 5 ……………….. trousers (not supplied)
a 6 ……………….. (supplied)
• Starting date: 7 ………………..
• Call Jane 8 ……………….. (Service Manager) before 9 ……………….. tomorrow (Tel: 832009)
• She’ll require a 10 ………………..
Section 2: Questions 11–20
Questions 11–13
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Improvements to Red Hill suburb
11. Community groups are mainly concerned about
A. pedestrian safety
B. traffic jams
C. increased pollution
12. It has been decided that the overhead power lines will be
A. extended
B. buried
C. repaired
13. The expenses related to the power lines will be paid for by
A. the council
B. the power company
C. local businesses
Questions 14–20
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 14–20.
14. trees ………………..
15. wider footpaths ………………..
16. coloured road surface ………………..
17. new sign ………………..
18. traffic lights ………………..
19. artwork ………………..
20. children’s playground ………………..
Section 3: Questions 21–30
Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
In which TWO ways is Dan financing his course?
A. He is receiving money from the government.
B. His family are willing to help him.
C. The college is giving him a small grant.
D. His local council is supporting him for a limited period.
E. A former employer is providing partial funding.
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO reasons does Jeannie give for deciding to leave some college clubs?
A. She is not sufficiently challenged.
B. The activity interferes with her studies.
C. She does not have enough time.
D. The activity is too demanding physically.
E. She does not think she is any good at the activity.
Questions 25 and 26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
25. What does Dan say about the seminars on the course?
A. The other students do not give him a chance to speak.
B. The seminars make him feel inferior to the other students.
C. The preparation for seminars takes too much time.
26. What does Jeannie say about the tutorials on the course?
A. They are an inefficient way of providing guidance.
B. They are more challenging than she had expected.
C. They are helping her to develop her study skills.
Questions 27–30
Complete the flow-chart below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Advice on exam preparation
Make sure you know the exam requirements
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Find some past papers
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Work out your 27 ……………….. for revision and write them on a card
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Make a 28 ……………….. and keep it in view
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Divide revision into 29 ……………….. for each day
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Write one 30 ……………….. about each topic
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Practise writing some exam answers
Section 4: Questions 31–40
Questions 31–36
Australian Aboriginal Rock Painting
Which painting styles have the following features?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 31–36. 
Painting styles
A. Dynamic
B. Yam
C. Modern
Features
31. figures revealing bones ………………..
32. rounded figures ………………..
33. figures with parts missing ………………..
34. figures smaller than life size ………………..
35. sea creatures ………………..
36. plants ………………..
Questions 37–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Rainbow Serpent Project
Aim of project: to identify the 37 ……………….. used as the basis for the Rainbow Serpent
Yam Period
• environmental changes led to higher 38 ………………..
• traditional activities were affected, especially 39 ………………..
Rainbow Serpent image
• similar to a sea horse
• unusual because it appeared in inland areas
• symbolises 40 ……………….. in Aboriginal culture
[Source: Cambridge IELTS Book 8]
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