IELTS Listening Practice Set 2

This is a full sample of IELTS listening test, including transport, school counsellor, literature, and time specified topics.

Example: Destination:   Harbour City  

Questions 1-5 Complete the notes below. Write no more than two words and/or a number for each answer.

Questions: transport from Bayswater

• Express train leaves at ____1.
• Nearest station is ____2.
• Number 706 bus goes to ____3.
• Number ____4. bus goes to station
• Earlier bus leaves at ____5.

Questions 6–10 Complete the table below. Write no more than one word and/or a number for each answer.

Transport	Cash fare	Card fare
Bus	$____6	$1.5
Train peak	$10	$10
Train (off-peak) (before 5pm or after ____7 pm)	$10	$____8
____9 ferry	$4.50	$3.55
Tourist ferry (____10)	$35	-
Tourist ferry (whole day)	$65	-

Questions 11–14 Which counsellor should you see? Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 11–14.

• A: Louise Bagshaw
• B: Tony Denby
• C: Naomi Flynn

Questions

• ____11 if it is your first time seeing a counsellor
• ____12 if you are unable to see a counsellor during normal office hours
• ____13 if you do not have an appointment
• ____14 if your concerns are related to anxiety

Questions 15-20 Complete the table below. Write no more than two words for each answer.

Workshop	Contact	Target group
Adjusting	what you need to succeed academically	____15 students
Getting Organised	use time effectively, find ____16 between study and leisure	all students
Communicating	talking with staff, communicating across cultures	all students, especially ____17
Anxiety	____18, breathing techniques, meditation, etc.	students about to sit exams
____19	staying on track for long periods	____20 students only

Questions 21–30 Complete the notes below.Write no more than three words for each answer.

Novel:____21

Protagonists: Mary Lennox; Colin Craven

Time period: Early in ____22

Mary moves to UK – meets Colin who thinks he’ll never be able to ____23. They become friends.

Point of view: “Omniscient” – narrator knows all about characters’ feelings, opinions and ____24

Audience: Good for children – story simple to follow

Symbols (physical items that represent (____25):

• the robin redbreast
• ____26
• the portrait of Mistress Craven

Motifs (patterns in the story):

• the Garden of Eden
• secrecy – metaphorical and literal transition from ____27

Themes: Connections between

• ____28 and outlook
• ____29 and well-being
• individuals and the need for ____30

Questions 31–35 Complete the table below. Write one word only for each answer.

Time Perspectives

Time Zone	Outlook	Features & Consequences
Past	Positive	Remember good times, e.g. birthdays. Keep family records, photo albums, etc.
	____31	Focus on disappointments, failures, bad decisions.
Present	Hedonistic	Live for ____32; seek sensation; avoid pain.
	Fatalistic	Life is governed by ____33, religious beliefs, social conditions. Life’s path can’t be changed.
Future	____34	Prefer work to play. Don’t give in to temptation.
	Fatalistic	Have a strong belief in life after death and importance of ____35 in life.

Questions 36–40 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

36 We are all present hedonists

• A) at school
• B) at birth
• C) while eating and drinking

37 American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because

• A) they need to be in control of the way they learn
• B) they play video games instead of doing school work
• C) they are not as intelligent as girls

38 Present-orientated children

• A) do not realise present actions can have negative future effects
• B) are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes
• C) know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway

39 If Americans had an extra day per week, they would spend it

• A) working harder
• B) building relationships
• C) sharing family meals

40 Understanding how people think about time can help us

• A) become more virtuous
• B) work together better
• C) identify careless or ambitious people