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This listening practice simulates the fourth section of the IELTS Listening test. Listen to the audio and answer questions 31-40.
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Questions 31-36
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

  • 31. After the music experiment, swimmers showed more
  • 32. Dr Loveot thinks swimming could
  • 33. For many older adults, swimming is practical because
  • 34. Falls may become less likely because swimming can improve
  • 35. Its cognitive value for older swimmers comes from
  • 36. After a session, some older swimmers may feel

(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: recall of what they heard.

(B) is correct. Students who swam showed more confidence in later problem-solving tasks.

(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: speed in written work.

Associated Text:
The result showed that those who chose to swim showed much more confidence when doing problem solving tasks afterwards.

(A) is incorrect. A and B are not mentioned.

(B) is incorrect. A and B are not mentioned.

(C) is correct. Dr Loveot thinks swimming could be prescribed as therapy for depression.

Associated Text:
He thinks swimming should be prescribed as therapy to help people overcome issues such as depression.

(A) is correct. The speaker says people can try swimming even when their fitness is low.

(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: progress is faster than running.

(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: coaching is unnecessary.

Associated Text:
Anyone can have a go, even those whose standard of fitness is quite low.

(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: hip strength.

(B) is correct. Swimming can lower fall risk by improving posture, which is paraphrased as body alignment.

(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: bone thickness.

Associated Text:
swimming lowers the risk of falls, which could result in a broken hip, for example, by helping people to improve their posture.

(A) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: judging exercise routines.

(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: controlling anxious thoughts.

(C) is correct. Remembering strokes and rhythms makes the brain work with information quickly.

Associated Text:
It also requires a lot of concentration, because you need to remember different strokes and rhythms.

(A) is correct. Participants reported more motivation to be active after swimming.

(B) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: less need for company.

(C) is incorrect. The recording does not support this option: hungrier than usual.

Associated Text:
Participants report feeling less tired and having greater motivation to be more active and do daily activities such as gardening or walking to the shops or a park.

Questions 37-40
Which finding is linked with each item?
  • 37. aqua aerobics and aquatic yoga classes
  • 38. Wisconsin aqua-aerobics study
  • 39. American Journal of Health Behavior study
  • 40. women's later attendance at aqua aerobics

helps people feel less isolated
uses as much energy as some moderate workouts
eased arthritis symptoms
led to lasting participation
improved balance through movement
proved too demanding for many
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Which finding is linked with each item?
  1. helps people feel less isolated
  2. uses as much energy as some moderate workouts
  3. eased arthritis symptoms
  4. led to lasting participation
  5. improved balance through movement
  6. proved too demanding for many

Select the correct letter A-F next to questions 37-40.

37. aqua aerobics and aquatic yoga classes
38. Wisconsin aqua-aerobics study
39. American Journal of Health Behavior study
40. women's later attendance at aqua aerobics

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The correct answer is A because group pool activities encourage contact and reduce loneliness.

Associated Text:
Aqua aerobics or aquatic yoga, both popular with older people, have to be done in groups. They require collaboration and often involve interacting with a partner, all of which encourages social contact in the pool.

The correct answer is B because the Wisconsin study found that a 40-minute class burns about 400 calories, like some moderate exercise.

Associated Text:
a class lasting forty minutes burns about four hundred calories. This is similar to moderately intense exercises like step aerobics or kickboxing.

The correct answer is C because women with arthritis reported much less joint pain after aqua aerobics.

Associated Text:
when women suffering from arthritis did aqua aerobics three times a week for sixteen weeks, they reported significantly less joint pain

The correct answer is D because the women enjoyed aqua aerobics enough to keep attending weekly.

Associated Text:
the women enjoyed the class so much that they made it a routine and continued to attend classes at least once a week

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