IELTS Listening Practice Test 70 – with Answers
Section 1 is a guide introducing tourists to the Red River Festival.
Section 2 is a conversation between a man and a female bank employee talking about getting a loan.
Section 3 is a conversation between two students, David and Maria, about the candidates for an election for student officers.
Section 4 is a lecturer giving a talk on languages.
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Section 1
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-2
Circle the correct answer A-C. Write answers next to 1-2 on your answer sheet.
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Example: The festival is about A rivers. B the inhabitants. C arts and music |
1 The festival lasts for
A 2 days.
B 3 days.
C 4 days.
2 It will take place on
A 14,h July.
B 4th July.
C 4th August.
Questions 3-4
Circle TWO answers A-E. Write answers next to 3-4 on your answer sheet.
You can buy tickets from
A the Town Hall.
B the festival office.
C libraries.
D tourist advice centres.
E post offices.
Questions 5-7
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in each space.
5 The weather forecast for the festival is___________________
6 Food will be available from__________________________
7 There will be a bar selling soft drinks,_____________________
Questions 6-10
Write ONE WORD in each space.
| Name of band | Where they come from | What kind of music |
| Petie’s Dozen | 8_______________ | Jazz |
| Strings Poland | Poland | 9_______________ |
| The Fiddlers | 10______________ | Folk |
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Questions 11-20
Write A WORD or A NUMBER in the spaces.
Current Account Overdraft Application Form
| Full name | Micheal O’ Drew |
| Current Account no: | 39261916 |
| Address: | 24, Kilverton Drive, 11 ______________ |
| Postcode: | 12 ______________ |
| Tel: | 0458 88320 |
| Date of birth: | 23th of 13 _________________ 1967 |
| Work: | Culver Engineering – 30 14______________ Carbury |
| Tel: | 15________________ |
| The number of years in a job: | approx. 3 years |
| Current salary: | £ 16__________________ |
| Outgoings: | Mortgage: £ 17__________________ |
| Cards: | £45 in credit card 18 __________ £19 for store cards |
| Personal loans: | 19_________________ |
| Overdraft facility approved? | Y / N |
| Overdraft limit: | £ 20_____________________ |
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- IELTS listening recent actual test
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Section 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-23
Complete each sentence with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each space.
Student Union Elections
21 There are_________________colleges in the university.
22 This election is held to choose______________student union officers.
23 Turnout last year was only_____________ percent of those eligible to vote.
24 The total number of candidates in the second round is________________
25. Last year, only roughly_________________of the total number of students eligible to vote actually care about the election.
Questions 26-30
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Choose the letter A-D. Write answers next to 26-30 on your answer sheet.
A if Maria approves,
B if David approves,
C it both approve,
D if neither approves.
| CANDIDATE | Good choice? |
|---|---|
| Jenny de Groot – Women’s Officer | 26_________ |
| Michael McCarthy – Entertainments Officer | 27 _________ |
| Wu Bing Lei – Overseas Officer | 28 _________ |
| Charles Law – Finance Officer | 29_________ |
| Brian McKay – Liaison Officer | 30 _________ |
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-32
Choose TWO answers. Write answers next to 31-32 on your answer sheet.
The main topics of the lecture are
A introduction lo linguistics
B the history of European languages
C various languages
D how languages develop
E languages and evolution
Questions 33-40
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each space.
33 Examples of natural languages are English, _______________________
34 In reality, natural languages are always__________________________
| PIDGIN | CREOLE | |
| Origins | Came into being when two groups couldn’t communicate in 35______________ | Developed from a pidgin into 36_______________ |
| Spoken | In Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, 38______________ | In, for example, 37________________ |
| Features | The simplified form of one of the two groups’ languages. Words have more 39______________ | As complex as natural languages. Have to fight to get the 40____________ |
Answers
Unlock AnswersSection 1
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B
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C
3
B or E
4
E or B
5
hot and sunny
6
stands
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beer and wine
8
New Orleans
9
Classical Music/Favorites
10
Ireland
Section 2
11
Michael
12
Chalvey
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23rd February 1967
14
Works Yard
15
0912 79509
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£18,000
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£450
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(a)clothes shop
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none/no
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£250
Section 3
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4/four
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5/five
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25/twenty-five
24
Women’s
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Finance
26
C
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B
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D
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B
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A
Section 4
31
C or D
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D or C
33
French and German/French and Greek/German and Greek
34
changing
35
each other’s languages
36
a full language
37
(French) New Orleans
38
China and India/China, the Pacific/India, the Pacific
39
than one meaning
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language recognized
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