IELTS Listening Practice Test 80

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Updated On Sep 06, 2024

With the IELTS Listening Practice Test 80, you will be able to attempt the test in the same pattern just as the actual IELTS exam environment.

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Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
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In the IELTS Listening Test, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them. You can hear the audios only once and answer the questions accordingly in the actual IELTS exam. To get familiarised with the pattern, you must practice the different types of questions to understand the strategies used for each question type.

Section 1 is a conversation between a man and a saleswoman about a car sale.

Section 2 is a monologue on how to use the virtual learning platform.

Section 3 is a conversation between a student and a tutor discussing the lecture on critical thinking.

Section 4 is a lecture on the mystery of The Great Pyramids of Khufu.

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Section 1

Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Details of the car

Age / mileage:	about 1 ___________________ years old and has done approx. 40,000 miles.
History:	had 2________________________previous owner.
Reason for sale:	selling it because has a 3 __________________ in London – no car needed.
Final price:	agreed £4_________________________
Appointment:	Saturday, at 5_________________________ a.m. in the cafe.

Questions 6-10

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Wayne’s wheels insurance

APPLICATION FORM

Name:	Mohammed 6______________________
Date of birth:	21st 7_____________________
Car make	Peugeot 8____________________
Registration number:	9 ______________________
Address:	78 Acacia Avenue, Stourbridge, Wolverhampton, BM56 YLM.
Total annual Insurance (incl. admin charge):	£ 10 ________________________

Section 2

Question 11-20

Questions 11 and 12

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Write answers next to 11-12 on your answer sheet.

11 All the students on the course

A are native English speakers.

B are from Asian countries.

C have jobs in law.

12 The blended learning course is

A taught face-to-face fur half of the year.

B taught online with two face-to-face meetings.

C taught completely online with virtual exams.

Questions 13-17

Complete the now chart.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

How to use the virtual learning platform (VLP)
Log-on to the platform. Download the first 13_________and the reading list. Buy books on the 14 ___________________ or download them from VLP If you need help, contact tutor by 15______________or phone. If you prefer, ask students for help via the 16_______________________ Get 17 _________________ from a tutor on VLP a week later.

Questions 18-20

Choose THREE letters A-F. Write next to 18-20 on your answer sheet.

What THREE things can you do on the blended learning course?

A participate in seminars at any time

B meet with your tutor at regular times

C listen to lectures at a time of your choice

D study on a full-time basis at a distance

E have more time to finish an assignment

F have another year to complete your degree

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Section 3

Question 21-30

Questions 21-26

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

21 The tutor is pleased that Jane is always_______________ well for seminars.

22 Jane enjoys the psychology seminars and is good at__________________

23 The lecture on critical thinking was about asking particular types of ________________

24 Jane should think about the _________________supporting other student’s theories.

25 The tutor is____________________ that Jane makes claims which are not proved.

26 Jane needs to use more______________________ as evidence for the claims she makes.

Questions 27-30

Choose your answers from A-F below and write the letters next to questions 27-30.

What are the disadvantages of each type of research?

27 Case studies

28 Research papers

29 Interviews

30 Questionnaires

A don’t give very detailed information.

B can encourage a particular answer.

C don’t provide enough information.

D may make a theory or argument weaker.

E can produce very unscientific results.

F can be out-of-date.

Section 4

Question 31-40

Questions 31-35

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The Great Pyramid of Khufu
Reason for interest	Because of the 31_______________ and size of the pyramid
32________________	5.9 million tons
Height	33____________ meters tall
Material	34_________________stone blocks
Date	2550 BC: took 35___________________ to complete
Number of workers	20,000 – 30,000
Mystery	How could workers move a stone block weighing two tons?

Questions 36-40

Complete the diagrams.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

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Section 1

1	nine/9
2	one/1
3	job/work
4	£500 / five hundred pounds
5	11.30/half past eleven
6	Al-Shariff
7	October 1994
8	205 Diesel
9	YL34GGB
10	£1,250/one thousand, two hundred and fifty pounds

Section 2

11	C
12	B
13	assignment/reading list or reading list/assignment
14	(the) Internet/internet
15	email
16	student forum
17	help
18	C, E, F (in any order)
19	C, E, F (in any order)
20	C, E, F (in any order)