Wobridge Academy

IELTS Academic

IELTS Collection 1 Listening Test 2

40 min · 4 sections · 40 questions

Practise
Section

Recording 1

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 11 – 10

Questions 1-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Product Change & Repair Report

Personal information

Name: Dianne 1

2 telephone number: 4566321

Address: No.42, 3 Avenue

Original Purchase

Date of purchase: 4

Problem with the 5 and the buttons on it.

Price: $6 (in a sale)

Suggestion

Free 7

New model

It has a: 8

Price for the woman: $9

Colour picked by the woman: 10

Recording 2

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 111 – 14

Questions 11-14. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C

  1. 11.

    Approximately how many passengers does the ferry hold?

    • AA. 160
    • BB. 600
    • CC. 2000
  2. 12.

    Which items should the tourists pack in a separate bag?

    • AA. food
    • BB. reading materials
    • CC. medicines
  3. 13.

    The hostel in La Vega de Liebana has

    • AA. good washing facilities.
    • BB. a games room.
    • CC. a number of single bedrooms.
  4. 14.

    Residents at the hostel are not allowed to

    • AA. take furniture out of the hostel building.
    • BB. enter the hostel after a certain time.
    • CC. smoke in the hostel gardens.

Question group 215 – 17

Questions 15-17. Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Write no more than 2 words for each answer.

Clothes and equipment

Bring:

boots with thick soles

spare 15

light waterproofs

suncream: strength - 16

a 17 folder for map, etc.

Question group 318 – 20

Questions 18-20. Choose THREE letters, A-G. Which THREE of the following features of the area in Spain does the speaker talk about? A. altitude B. coastline C. economy D. geology E. temperatures F. vegetation G. wildlife

List of options

  • Aaltitude
  • Bcoastline
  • Ceconomy
  • Dgeology
  • Etemperatures
  • Fvegetation
  • Gwildlife

Use each option once only.

  1. 18.

    Which THREE of the following features of the area in Spain does the speaker talk about?

  2. 19.

    Which THREE of the following features of the area in Spain does the speaker talk about?

  3. 20.

    Which THREE of the following features of the area in Spain does the speaker talk about?

Recording 3

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 121 – 26

Questions 21-26. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

  1. 21.

    Why is rock music used as background music at music festivals?

    • AA. It makes the event more memorable.
    • BB. It suits the style.
    • CC. It is easy to have an identity.
  2. 22.

    What does Susan think of her reference book?

    • AA. Few people know this textbook.
    • BB. The content is practical.
    • CC. It is outdated.
  3. 23.

    Why did Susan apply the data analysis method?

    • AA. It is required by the tutor.
    • BB. She thinks it is interesting.
    • CC. She thinks it is persuasive.
  4. 24.

    What is the research done by the University of Warwick about?

    • AA. psychological influence of music
    • BB. physical influence of music
    • CC. various types of music
  5. 25.

    What is the study that the University of Sydney focused on?

    • AA. the relationship between music and relaxation
    • BB. the cause of anxiety
    • CC. the impact of jazz and classical music
  6. 26.

    What is the drawback of the research at the University of Iowa?

    • AA. The kinds of people tested were not suitable.
    • BB. The number of people used was too small.
    • CC. The emotion of the people was not stable.

Question group 227 – 30

Questions 27-30. What does the tutor suggest they do about each of the following problems? Choose FOUR letters from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 27-30.

List of options

  • Abuy new equipment
  • Bask IT technicians for help
  • Ccontact customer service
  • Ddivide workload
  • Efind internet resources
  • Fcontact equipment department
  • Gchange the seat arrangement

Use each option once only.

  1. 27.

    lack of questions in the questionnaire

  2. 28.

    noise in the headphone

  3. 29.

    broken CD player

  4. 30.

    insufficient time for report writing

Recording 4

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 131 – 40

Questions 31-40. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Write no more than 1 words for each answer.

The Invasion of Plants

General Features

Some species take over a 31

Mainly enter a new environment with the help of birds and 32

Three Species

Common Broom

Originally from: 33

Economic problem: affect commodity industries, e.g. the decrease of 34 production

Biological control, e.g., using 35

Japanese Barberry

In 1975, seeds invaded the USA from 36

Typical feature: yellow 37

Common Buckthorn

Leaves: 38, dark green

Spread by birds during long 39

Unlike sea buckthorn, which is used as treatment to serious 40 problems