ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。
ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
DESprich die Sprache, die du gelernt hast.
ESHabla el idioma que has estudiado.
ARتكلم اللغة التي درستها.
HIजो भाषा पढ़ी है, उसे बोलो।
URوہ زبان بولو جو سیکھی ہے۔
ZH说出你学过的那门语言。
PTFale o idioma que você estudou.
FRParle la langue que tu as étudiée.
JA勉強してきた言語を話そう。

IELTS Listening Practice Test 120

4 parts · 40 questions · about 33 minutes of audio. Below are all the questions. Take the test in your free dashboard to play the recordings, answer as you listen, and get your band score with the transcript of every answer.

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Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear an interview with an engineer about her career and work on a spacecraft project.

Questions 1–5

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Career Background

  • Initial feeling about upcoming event:
  • Academic degree level:
  • Initial rotation focus:
  • Main task in test group:
  • Decision after rotation: joined the company

Questions 6–10

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

FeatureDetail

Landing surface

on rather than water

Secondary descent mechanism

Service module provides

power and

Crew module contains

environmental controls and

Umbilical system enables

and communication to pass

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a radio programme about expressions connected with telephone use.

Questions 11–15

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 11–15.

What the speaker says about each item
  • A functions as a request to pause due to surprise
  • B explains that someone cannot respond at present
  • C signals readiness to support someone facing difficulty
  • D suggests a polite way to end a call
  • E denotes immediate access to worldwide information
  • F describes repeated intrusive attempts to make contact
  • G describes calling someone very late at night
  • H shows willingness to settle a disagreement
smartphoneDrop or choose answer
just a phone call awayDrop or choose answer
blowing up your phoneDrop or choose answer
hold the phoneDrop or choose answer
Jana and JakeDrop or choose answer

Questions 16–20

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What does the term “phone tag” describe?
What does the speaker suggest about maintaining positive neighbourhood relations?
What does “phoning it in” mean in the talk?
Which example does the speaker provide of phoning it in?
What does the speaker claim about VOA Learning English?

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear a podcast discussion about a forecasting system for dangerous coastal currents and public safety.

Questions 21–25

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The forecasting system integrates a conventional hydrodynamic model with a component that estimates the probability of dangerous currents.
Risk estimates are produced at approximately one- intervals along the shoreline.
The outlook extends up to ahead.
In parts of the Gulf, the service is still at an stage rather than being fully deployed.
For the Great Lakes, implementation is currently classified as a rather than an active scheme.

Questions 26–30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What does the existing beach signage chiefly instruct swimmers to do if they are caught in a rip current?
What did recent surveys indicate about public awareness of rip currents?
What enduring issue does the speaker identify despite the success of awareness initiatives?
What is the principal behavioural outcome the forecast is intended to encourage?
How may members of the public access the forecast from an official meteorological source?

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a talk about the use of unmanned vehicles for seafloor mapping.

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Notes on Unmanned Survey Systems

Early use
  • Year when the organisation began employing such craft:
  • Initial small craft carried acoustic imaging equipment, specifically
  • One project involved locating an unlawful crustacean
  • Another survey recorded fragments of military
  • Chief benefit of the small units: readily
Larger vehicle specifications
  • Maximum continuous operating time: hours
  • Maximum survey depth: 1,640
Working arrangements
  • A vessel of opportunity means any craft usable as a platform
Operational gains
  • A principal advantage is greater
  • Improved image results from positioning sensors nearer the seabed
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About this listening test

PartRecordingQuestionsQuestion types
1Engineering Career Development1–10Note completion, Table completion
2Interpreting Telephone Expressions11–20Matching features, Multiple choice
3Forecasting Hazardous Coastal Currents21–30Sentence completion, Multiple choice
4Robotic Seafloor Surveying31–40Note completion

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