Wobridge Academy

IELTS Academic

IELTS Collection 2 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 form below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Customer Booking Request Form

Example

Traveling to:

Dubai

Name: Sarah Carter

Contact phone number: 1

Best day to call: 2

Number of people traveling: 3

Date of outward journey: 4

Day of return journey: 25 November

Purpose of trip: a 5

Special requirements: one passenger can't eat 6

Market Research

Number of trips in the last 12 months: six

Last country visited: 7

Purpose of last foreign trip: 8

Customer feedback on website: too 9

Email address: carter.s@10.com

Recording 2

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 111 – 14

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

  1. 11.

    What kind of changes is the station making?

    • AA. relocation
    • BB. reconstruction
    • CC. expansion
  2. 12.

    The buildings on the site were originally

    • AA. houses.
    • BB. industrial buildings.
    • CC. shops.
  3. 13.

    What was the station's original idea for the site?

    • AA. a leisure centre.
    • BB. a car park.
    • CC. a lounge.
  4. 14.

    The new buildings will be situated to the right side of

    • AA. the shopping district.
    • BB. the apartment blocks.
    • CC. the new formal gardens.

Question group 215 – 20

Questions 15-20. Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 15-20.

  1. 15.Cafe
  2. 16.Taxi Rank
  3. 17.Car Park
  4. 18.Passenger Waiting Area
  5. 19.Waiting Area for Wheelchair Users
  6. 20.Tourist Office

Recording 3

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 121 – 26

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

  1. 21.

    Max and Abby agree that in the art exhibition they are looking forward to

    • AA. showing people their work.
    • BB. getting feedback from their tutor.
    • CC. talking to other students about their displays.
  2. 22.

    In last year's exhibition, both students were impressed by

    • AA. a set of metal sculptures.
    • BB. a series of wooden models.
    • CC. a collection of textile designs.
  3. 23.

    What has Max decided to call his display?

    • AA. Mother Nature
    • BB. Views of Farmland
    • CC. Seasons
  4. 24.

    What does Abby think will be difficult about preparing for their displays?

    • AA. having enough time to set it up
    • BB. choosing which pieces to show
    • CC. filling up all the available space
  5. 25.

    What does Abby say about the summary they have to write?

    • AA. She isn't sure whether people will read it.
    • BB. It will be difficult to keep it short enough.
    • CC. It will be hard to clarify the reasons for her work.
  6. 26.

    What aspect of the display will the students organise themselves?

    • AA. arranging the lighting
    • BB. inviting local journalists
    • CC. providing comment forms

Question group 227 – 30

Questions 27-30. Which feature do the speakers identify as particularly interesting for each of the following exhibitions they saw? Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letters, A-F, next to questions 27-30.

List of options

  • Athe realistic colours
  • Bthe sense of space
  • Cthe unusual interpretation of the theme
  • Dthe painting technique
  • Ethe variety of materials used
  • Fthe use of light and shade

Use each option once only.

  1. 27.

    On the Water

  2. 28.

    City Life

  3. 29.

    Faces

  4. 30.

    Moods

Recording 4

Listening · 10 min · 10 questions

Question group 131 – 40

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

Write no more than 1 words for each answer.

The development of the telescope

Roger Bacon (1200s)

His invention assisted 31 with sight problems when they were reading.

Lipperhey

1608: he put concave and convex lenses together to create the telescope.

The small telescope was first used in the 32.

Galileo

1609: he tried out different lenses to improve the telescope.

He started the 33 of the lenses he needed.

The Venetian government hoped to use this instrument for the 34.

Galileo's astronomical discoveries

The Moon

He discovered its surface was mountainous.

He worked out the height of the mountains by identifying spots that were 35.

He created 36 of the moon's surface.

Jupiter

He realized that the bodies orbiting Jupiter were not 37 but moons.

Further development

Scientists discovered that increasing the telescope's 38 improved its power.

1670: Hevelius built a telescope 43 meters long.

Poor results: the telescope would move with the 39.

The problem was solved by attaching it to a 40.