IELTS Listening Practice Test 17
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In Listening Test 17, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.
Section 1 is a conversation between a man and a saleswoman about car rentals.
Section 2 is a conversation between an interviewer and interviewee about the last holiday location they choose.
Section 3 is a monologue on how to teach different types of learners.
Section 4 is a lecture on note-taking.
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Section 1
Question 1-10
Q. 1-4
Complete the following information about the cars available for rental.
Using NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR NUMBER for each gap.
| Name | Size | Miles per gallon | Price |
| IOTA | small | 20 | £23 |
| COMBI | medium | 18 | £28.75 |
| ROADSTER | 1 ________ | 2________ | 3________ |
| * Prices include tax and 4________ |
Q. 5-7
Complete the following information using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each gap.
| Name | David 5________ |
| Company | 6________ |
| Address | 7________, Arlington Close, Baddleton, Yorkshire |
| Telephone | 0675934 888 |
Q. 8-10
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each gap.
8 In the car, there is a ________ and a torch.
9 The registration number of the car is ________
10 The car uses a ________ locking system.
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Section 2
Question 11-20
Q. 11-14
Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.
11 How did the traveller hear about New York? ________
12 How many times had the traveller flown by plane? ________
13 What surprised the traveller about New York’s airport? ________
14 What happened in London? ________
Q. 15-17
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
15 The traveler liked the different kinds of ________
16 Things that the traveler didn’t like in New York were the ________
17 From the flat, the traveler could see the ________
Q. 18-20
Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 18-20 on your answer sheet.
18 The traveler found New Yorkers to be ________
A kind.
B rude.
C pushy.
D helpful.
19 Which people showed the traveler around New York?
A Her friend
B Her friends
C Her friends’ neighbors
D Strangers
20 What events did the traveler see?
A A chess tournament
B The Annual Feast of San Gennaro
C The Annual African American Day Parade
D The Richmond County Fair
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Section 3
Question 21-30
Q. 21-24
Complete the notes on how to teach kinaesthetic learners, using only ONE word for each gap.
21 Use gestures – especially _______ones.
22 Spell out words in the ________
23 Put a ________ on the board and students label it.
24 Students ________ out words and others guess them.
Q. 25-27
Complete the following sentences about visual learners, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
25 Flashcards can be different colours according to the________
26 Students can word in texts and ask their partners for meanings ________
27 Lastly, Tina points out that can be used ________
Q. 28-30
Complete the summary on auditory learners, using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
Students listen to a 28________ and draw what they hear, or the teacher could describe a picture and the teacher and students can see whose picture was closest to the original.
Each student gets a flashcard and holds up their card when the 29________ is used in a song, poem or story. Students add a sentence to a story, including the word on their flashcard.
The teacher gives the students lyrics with some words replaced by 30________ words. Students listen to the song and make corrections.
Section 4
Question 31-40
Q. 31-33
Complete the following sentences according to the information given by the tutor.
Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
31 Note-taking improves your ability to ________ on what the speaker says.
32 Note-taking allows you to get a ________ of the material being presented.
33 There are many ways of taking notes, but they must allow you to ________ contained in them and connect them together.
Q. 34-38
Complete the following notes according to the information given by the tutor.
Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each gap.
| Title of lecture | Write it down 34________ |
| Direct signals | For example 35________ “ you get this down.” |
| Indirect signals | Pausing. Speaking slowly, loudly. Using stress. |
| Repetition | 36________ and add new information. |
| Book recommendation | Tutor usually 37________ reading the whole book. |
| General advice | Avoid repetition. 38________ obvious points. |
| Summarize important ideas. |
Q. 39-40
Complete the following notes on recommended books.
Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each gap.
| Title | Author | Suggested units |
| 39________ | Tony Lynch | 6 and 12 |
| Learning to Study in English | Brian Heaton and Don Dunmore | 40________ |
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Section 1
| 1. | medium |
| 2. | 17 |
| 3. | 31.05 |
| 4. | insurance |
| 5. | Browne |
| 6. | Hectrix Electronics |
| 7. | Unit 2/two |
| 8. | first -aid kit |
| 9. | K758 SMD |
| 10. | central |
Section 2
| 11. | (from) friends |
| 12. | none/never/O/zero |
| 13. | lots of foreigners |
| 14. | (they) changed planes |
| 15. | building and monuments |
| 16. | crowds, bad weather |
| 17. | ocean |
| 18. | A |
| 19. | C |
| 20. | B |
Section 3
| 21. | finger |
| 22. | air |
| 23. | poster |
| 24. | act |
| 25. | part(s) of speech |
| 26. | highlight |
| 27. | spider diagrams |
| 28. | dictation |
| 29. | word or phrase |
| 30. | rhyming |
Section 4
| 31. | concentrate |
| 32. | deeper understanding |
| 33. | reproduce the ideas |
| 34. | in full |
| 35. | Make sure |
| 36. | go back |
| 37. | doesn’t |
| 38. | Omit |
| 39. | Study Listening |
| 40. | 5 and 10 |
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3 Comments
Nguyen Quynh Anh Le
Posted on Aug 17, 2016
Do you have the transcripts of this listening?
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preety
Posted on Aug 16, 2016
hi team…….. ur material is awsm ….however i am not able to play listening…. suggest me solution
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Posted on Aug 18, 2016
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