Wobridge Academy

IELTS Academic

IELTS Collection 1 Listening Test 5

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 ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Applicant enquiry

Name: Jack Green

Contact details:

Address: 1 Street

Area: beside the 2 Park

Park Postcode: 3

Mobile phone: 4

About the applicant:

Interested: customer service and 5

Major: 6

Level of Spanish: 7

Skill: driving, particularly 8

Availability:

Days available: from 9 to Sundays (evening only)

Expected start date: 10

Recording 2

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 111 – 15

Questions 11-15. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Special conditions may apply to 11 students looking for a job.

The university Job Centre is located on the 12 Campus.

The Job Centre remains open until 13 every evening.

The only day the employment lawyer is available is 14.

The university 15 regularly advertises new jobs.

Question group 216 – 20

Questions 16-20. Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

  1. 16.

    At present, the university is offering part-time work involving

    • AA. office administration
    • BB. IT support
    • CC. checking car park permits
  2. 17.

    Local employers visit the university

    • AA. only in the first term.
    • BB. twice a term.
    • CC. throughout the year.
  3. 18.

    According to the speaker, a part-time job can

    • AA. lead to a full-time job after graduation.
    • BB. provide a useful work record for the future.
    • CC. give the chance to develop teamwork skills
  4. 19.

    Students who work part-time

    • AA. will be taxed.
    • BB. will be paid every week.
    • CC. will need private insurance.
  5. 20.

    Part-time student workers are advised to

    • AA. give notice in writing.
    • BB. communicate by email.
    • CC. have a mobile phone.

Recording 3

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 121 – 25

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

  1. 21.

    What happened to the earliest nurses in Australia?

    • AA. They were less respected.
    • BB. They received training overseas.
    • CC. Their pay was very low.
  2. 22.

    What was the problem with the nurse training program in the 1940s?

    • AA. Work time was too long.
    • BB. It took too much time.
    • CC. Nurses could not finish training.
  3. 23.

    Why was it challenging for nurses in the 1960s?

    • AA. The work environment was terrible.
    • BB. Hospitals were looking for more specialists.
    • CC. They had limited opportunities.
  4. 24.

    Why did nursing become a course at school?

    • AA. High-level health care was needed.
    • BB. Patients complained.
    • CC. Doctors requested it.
  5. 25.

    What positive change is mentioned about nurses in hospitals?

    • AA. They are assigned to fewer patients.
    • BB. They are better trained than before.
    • CC. They are no longer in short supply.

Question group 226 – 30

Questions 26-30. What should be done to the following aspects of the student’s paper? Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

List of options

  • Aremain what it is
  • Badd information
  • Cremove information

You may use any option more than once.

  1. 26.

    background

  2. 27.

    categories of nursing

  3. 28.

    work conditions

  4. 29.

    nursing courses

  5. 30.

    the future of nursing

Recording 4

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 131 – 40

Questions 31-40. Complete the notes below using ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Write no more than 1 words for each answer.

Bislama - The Pidgin English Language of Vanuatu

Languages in Vanuatu

Local languages:

Actively spoken languages: 81

Declining languages: 17

31 languages: 8

Total: 106

Foreign languages:

English is used throughout the 32 system.

Bislama

It is spoken by 90% of the population today.

In the past, this language was described as 33.

History of Bislama

Around 1800, it was used as a common language on many ships.

After 1860, Vanuatu people worked in Australian 34.

After 1950, people moved to the 35.

Description of Bislama

General

Bislama should be called a 36 pidgin.

Vocabulary

Most words come from English.

Words such as "from" may have more 37 in Bislama.

Less than 10% of words are of 38 origin.

Pacific words describe the natural world and also local 39.

Grammar

It is based on Vanuatu languages.

The word "long" acts as an important 40 in Bislama.