Listening Practice Test 3 for IELTS Academic and General Training 19

PART 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-6: Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Local food shops

Where to go

  • Kite Place – near the
  • Fish market
    • cross the and turn right
    • best to go before pm, earlier than closing time
  • Organic shop
    • called
    • below a restaurant in the large, grey building
    • look for the large outside
  • Supermarket
    • take a minibus, number 289
Questions 7-10: Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
SHOPPINGTO BUYOTHER IDEAS
Fish marketa dozen prawnsa handful of
7
(type of seaweed)
Organic shopbeans and a
8
for dessert		spices and
9
Bakerya brown loafa
10
tart

PART 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-16: What information is given about each of the following festival workshops? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16.
Information A. involves painting and drawing
B. will be led by a prize-winning author
C. is aimed at children with a disability
D. involves a drama activity
E. focuses on new relationships
F. is aimed at a specific age group
G. explores an unhappy feeling
H. raises awareness of a particular culture

Festival workshops

11 Superheroes
12 Just do it
13 Count on me
14 Speak up
15 Jump for joy
16 Sticks and stones
Questions 17 & 18: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
17 & 18
Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for recommending “Alive and Kicking”?
Questions 19 & 20: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
19 & 20
Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to parents about reading?

PART 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-25: Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

Science experiment for Year 12 students

21
How does Clare feel about the students in her Year 12 science class?
22
How does Jake react to Clare’s suggestion about an experiment based on children’s diet?
23
What problem do they agree may be involved in an experiment involving animals?
24
What question do they decide the experiment should address?
25
Clare might also consider doing another experiment involving
Questions 26-30: Complete the flowchart below. Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 26-30.
A. size     B. escape     C. age     D. water
E. cereal     F. calculations     G. changes     H. colour

Choose mice which are all the same
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Divide the mice into two groups, each with a different
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Put each group in a separate cage. Feed group A commercial mouse food. Feed group B the same, but also sugar contained in
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Take measurements using an electronic scale. Place them in a weighing chamber to prevent
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Do all necessary

PART 4: Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Microplastics

Where microplastics come from

  • fibres from some
  • the breakdown of large pieces of plastic
  • waste from industry
  • the action of vehicle tyres on roads

Effects of microplastics

  • They cause injuries to the of wildlife and affect their digestive systems.
  • They enter the food chain, e.g., in bottled and tap water, , and seafood.
  • They may not affect human health, but they are already banned in skin cleaning products and in some countries.
  • Microplastics enter the soil through the air, rain, and .

Microplastics in the soil – a study by Anglia Ruskin University

  • Earthworms are important because they add to the soil.
  • The study aimed to find whether microplastics in earthworms affect the of plants.
  • The study found that microplastics caused
    • loss in earthworms
    • fewer seeds to germinate
    • a rise in the level of in the soil.

The study concluded

  • soil should be seen as an important natural process.
  • changes to soil damage both ecosystems and .