Wobridge Academy

IELTS Academic

IELTS Collection 1 Listening Test 6

40 min · 4 sections · 40 questions

Practise
Section

Recording 1

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 11 – 5

Questions 1-5. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Write no more than 2 words for each answer.

Name of the hotel: 1 Hotel

Major changes:

Signboard: the 2 needs to be bigger

Relocate the 3to make use of the good 4

Resting area: turn the 5 into reception

Question group 26 – 10

Questions 6-10. Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Translate to: 6

Current color of the price board: 7

Construction starts: before 8

Manager's Name: 9 Barron

Telephone number: 10

Recording 2

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 111 – 15

Questions 11-15. Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.

  1. 11.

    What is the new activity in the zoo in November?

    • AA. evening tours
    • BB. bonfire nights for adults
    • CC. various parties
  2. 12.

    What is the most popular species in the zoo?

    • AA. kangaroo
    • BB. koala
    • CC. sheepdog
  3. 13.

    What is the key to feeding kangaroos?

    • AA. feeding more than one at a time
    • BB. gently touching the baby kangaroos
    • CC. standing up straight when feeding
  4. 14.

    Why is the wild dog area closed?

    • AA. The wild dogs are unwell.
    • BB. The enclosure is under repair.
    • CC. The dogs have not arrived.
  5. 15.

    Where can visitors get discount tickets this year?

    • AA. at the café
    • BB. on the official website
    • CC. at the gift shop

Question group 216 – 20

Questions 16-20. Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 16-20.

  1. 16.Arena
  2. 17.Educational hall
  3. 18.Picnic spot
  4. 19.Photo printing shop
  5. 20.Gift shop

Recording 3

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 121 – 24

Questions 21-24. Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

  1. 21.

    Sally says many students see peer assessment as

    • AA. a way for tutors to save time.
    • BB. a useful learning tool.
    • CC. a valuable form of assessment.
  2. 22.

    What do Steve and Sally agree is an advantage of peer assessment?

    • AA. It's more reliable than self-assessment.
    • BB. It increases students' self-awareness.
    • CC. It builds rapport between students.
  3. 23.

    If the peer assessment marks seem incorrect,

    • AA. students should mark the assignments again.
    • BB. the tutor should check those assignments.
    • CC. the marking criteria should be rewritten.
  4. 24.

    How were the presentations in the research project marked?

    • AA. Students and lecturers marked all the presentations.
    • BB. Students chose which presentations they wanted to mark.
    • CC. Lecturers marked a selection of presentations.

Question group 225 – 30

Questions 25-30. How did the following categories of student markers compare with the rest of the group when marking student presentations? Write the correct letter, A, B, or C, next to questions 25-30.

List of options

  • AThey gave higher marks.
  • BThey gave lower marks.
  • CTheir marks were not significantly different

You may use any option more than once.

  1. 25.

    male students marking female presenters

  2. 26.

    female students marking male presenters

  3. 27.

    female students marking female presenters

  4. 28.

    younger students marking older presenters

  5. 29.

    students marking presenters from a different university

  6. 30.

    students who had helped set criteria

Recording 4

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 131 – 40

Questions 31-40. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Write no more than 2 words for each answer.

The Mangrove Regeneration Project

Background:

Mangrove forests:

protect coastal areas from 31 by the sea

are an important habitat for wildlife

Problems:

mangroves had been used by farmers as 32

mangroves were poisoned by the use of 33

local people used the mangroves as a place to put their 34

Actions taken to protect the mangroves:

a barrier which was made of 35 was constructed - but it failed

new mangroves had to be grown from seed

the seeds of the 36 mangrove were used

First set of seedlings:

kept in small pots in a 37

watered with 38

planted out on the south side of a small island

at risk from the large 39 population

Second set of seedlings:

planted in the seabed near established mangrove roots

the young plants were destroyed in a 40

Results:

the first set of seedlings was successful