IELTS Listening Questions - Free Listening Samples

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This listening practice simulates the second section of the IELTS Listening test. Listen to the audio and answer questions 11-20.

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Questions 11-12

Choose two letters A-E.

Write your answers in boxes 11-12 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO points does Leo present as decisive advantages of the Haverton location?

Institute funding has been secured
Key public services are nearby
Airport access drove the choice
Grazing can no longer continue
Employees should commute less

(A) is incorrect. The institute creates demand but is not described as funding the hub.

(B) is correct. Leo says the medical centre and the nearer sixth-form college mattered more than the airport.

(C) is incorrect. The airport was convenient but not a main reason.

(D) is incorrect. The land is still used for grazing, not dismissed as unusable.

(E) is correct. Leo says many institute employees currently travel a long way and the hub should make life easier for them.

Associated Text:
What mattered more was that there's a medical centre about twelve kilometres from here and a sixth form college even nearer.

(A) is incorrect. The institute creates demand but is not described as funding the hub.

(B) is correct. Leo says the medical centre and the nearer sixth-form college mattered more than the airport.

(C) is incorrect. The airport was convenient but not a main reason.

(D) is incorrect. The land is still used for grazing, not dismissed as unusable.

(E) is correct. Leo says many institute employees currently travel a long way and the hub should make life easier for them.

Associated Text:
Many institute employees currently face long daily journeys, and we hope the hub will eventually make life easier for them.

Questions 13-14

Choose two letters A-E.

Write your answers in boxes 13-14 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO design-related aspects of the plans were especially praised?

a layout suited to marshland
the planned activity prices
evening access in the timetable
protection for fragile wildlife areas
separate wetland cycling paths

(A) is correct. Leo says many comments praised the layout for fitting the wetland setting.

(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: the planned activity prices.

(C) is incorrect. Later opening was only requested, not included in the current plan.

(D) is correct. Leo says the public praised the measures to protect reed beds and wildlife.

(E) is incorrect. Cycle routes are not mentioned.

Associated Text:
Many comments praised the way the layout fits the wetland setting and the measures we've included to protect reed beds and wildlife on the site.

(A) is correct. Leo says many comments praised the layout for fitting the wetland setting.

(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: the planned activity prices.

(C) is incorrect. Later opening was only requested, not included in the current plan.

(D) is correct. Leo says the public praised the measures to protect reed beds and wildlife.

(E) is incorrect. Cycle routes are not mentioned.

Associated Text:
Many comments praised the way the layout fits the wetland setting and the measures we've included to protect reed beds and wildlife on the site.

Questions 15-20

Label the plan below.

Choose Write the correct letter A-I for each answer.

15 Education centre

16 Observation tower

17 Canoe launch

18 Café

19 Car park extension

20 Boardwalk trailhead

The correct answer is F because the education centre is at the end of the right-hand branch from the first junction on the main track, and letter F marks that branch end.

Associated Text:
From the south entrance, follow the main track north until you reach the junction just above the entrance. If you take the turning on the right, the education centre is at the end of that branch.

The correct answer is C because the observation tower is in the north-west corner beside the reed bed, and letter C is in that north-west reed-bed area.

Associated Text:
From there, come back to the main track and look across to the north west corner of the site; right beside the reed bed, the observation tower gives views across the whole wetland.

The correct answer is H because the canoe launch is on the east side on the channel bank just below the bridge, and letter H is on the east channel near the bridge.

Associated Text:
Over on the other side, the canoe launch is on the east side of the hub. Look for the bridge over the channel, the launch point is on the bank just below it

The correct answer is B because the café is on the loop path around the central pond with seating overlooking the water, and letter B is on that pond loop.

Associated Text:
Back near the middle, our café will be in the central area, on the loop path that runs around the pond, with outdoor seating overlooking the water.

The correct answer is G because the car park extension is between the two south entrances and north of the trees by the west road, and letter G marks that southern area by the trees.

Associated Text:
Then, close to where you came in, we're extending the car park between the two south entrances, just near the cluster of trees beside the west road.

The correct answer is A because the boardwalk trailhead is at the top of the site where the main track curves west, and letter A marks the northern curve of the track.

Associated Text:
Finally, to find the boardwalk trailhead, return to the main track from the south entrance and continue north until the path curves round to the west at the top of the site. The trailhead is at that curve, with fine views of the pond.

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