IELTS Listening Practice Test 22

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Updated On Apr 17, 2023

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If you’re taking the listening test, you should be aware of concepts such as signposting and techniques such as distraction. Take one of our IELTS listening practice tests and learn how to follow the audio using these techniques.

In Listening Test 22, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40 based on them.

Section 1 is a conversation between a student and a woman about admission in the university.

Section 2 is a lecture by an Indian sociologist on Indian youth.

Section 3 is a conversation between a student and a professor.

Section 4 is a monologue on the waste recycling process.

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IELTS Material · Listening Practice Test 22

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Section 1

Question 1-10

Q. 1-4

Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 1-4 on your answer sheet.

1 How did the student get the university prospectus?

A From the woman

B From the Internet

C From a friend

D During a visit to the university

2 What is the A-level requirement for the course?

A BBB

B BBC

C BCC

D There is no clear requirement.

3 What A-level is the student taking?

A He doesn’t say.

B He hasn’t started his A-levels yet.

C Politics, a language, and another subject

D Economics, geography, and history

4 Who can use the language lab?

A Only students who have chosen to study a language

B Only students who are preparing for work abroad

C Students who have chosen one of the five languages offered on the course

D Any student

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Q. 5-7

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.

5 Who decides the country in which the student will work in year three?____________

6 How many students went to work in either Singapore or Brunei this year? ____________

7 What is the advantage of translating or checking translations? ____________

Q. 8-10

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.

8 The woman points out that the student can teach English and ____________ together.

9 First-year students can study a language or do a project but are ____________ on one.

10 There is no department ____________ for first-year students.

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Section 2

Questions 11-20

Q. 11-15

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.

11 According to Mr. Singh, on which thing do many people make superficial observations? ____________

12 According to Mr. Singh, how do cultures change? ____________

13 How many children does Mr. Singh have? ____________

14 According to Mr. Singh, what are young Indians not concerned about? ____________

15 According to Mr. Singh, what great advantage do young Indians have? ____________

Q. 16-20

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.

16 According to Mr. Singh, the biggest problem for young Indians is that their parents ____________ them too much at school.

17 ____________ is becoming more widely available to people in India.

18 Mr. Singh believes that the best way to be successful is to be ____________

19 Mr. Singh believes that Western methods plus the ____________ are an excellent mix.

20 Mr. Singh says his generation could only dream, but the new one can ____________ too.

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Section 3

Question 21-30

Q. 21-25

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.

21 When is the deadline for handing in dissertations?____________

22 What should the word count exclude? ____________

23 Who must approve the dissertation topic? ____________

24 How long should the research take? ____________

25 What will the students probably spend the second half of April doing? ____________

Q. 26-30

Complete the following statements using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.

26 The professor recommends referring to ____________ dissertations.

27 The students already have a printed ____________ to help them with their dissertations.

28 Helen Trailforth’s book is named ____________

29 The library has a ____________ for getting books back from other students if you need them.

30 The professor says that questionnaires may not get interviewees real ____________

Section 4

Questions 31-40

Q. 31-34

Complete the following notes using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each gap.

Lack of preparation can lead to contamination, e.g. forgetting to remove
31 ____________ or including the 32 ____________ of material. The 33 ____________ at the processing facility removes contaminants, but processors may refuse
34 ____________ materials.

Question 35-37

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.

35 MRF is short for ____________

36 At the MRF, trucks are ____________

37 Trucks leave the materials on the ____________

Q. 38-40

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.

38 What are the two types of sorting? ____________

39 What closes the recycling loop?____________

40 What is the current recycling rate? ____________

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Section 1

1.	B
2.	C
3.	D
4.	D
5.	(the) student
6.	none/O
7.	(quite) well paid / (the) pay
8.	do aid work
9.	(only) assessed
10.	scholarships

Section 2

11.	rock music
12.	very slowly
13.	two /2
14.	politics
15.	mobility
16.	push/ are pushing
17.	Education
18.	creative
19.	Indian value system
20.	achieve

Section 3

21.	28 May
22.	contents, references, bibliography
23.	(your) personal tutor
24.	8-10 weeks
25.	(extra) research
26.	other/ previous students
27.	research guide
28.	Dissertation Research Techniques
29.	recall system
30.	feelings and opinions

Section 4

31.	container lids
32.	wrong type
33.	sorting process
34.	heavily contaminated
35.	material recovery facility
36.	weighed
37.	tipping floor
38.	manual and automatic
39.	buying recycled products
40.	33.9%