IELTS Listening Practice Test 121 (with Answers)

Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear a podcast interview about a person's life journey and career.

Questions 1–6

Complete the table below.

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

Life Phase	Details
Departed school at age
Post-school award	Received a for study abroad
Pilot qualification	Earned in
First posting	Became a member of a
Later role	Chosen for role of
Space agency application	Successful application to ESA as

Questions 7–10

Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Personal Reflections

Childhood influences:

Conflated reality with

Observed early flights

Saw astronauts dressed in a white

Career reflections:

Engaged in extensive while on the station

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a language teacher answering a listener's question about three nouns connected with the idea of duty.

Questions 11–12

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO points does the speaker make about the noun 'responsibility'?

AIt is confined to formal legal documents.BIt is mainly used to describe professionals such as pilots.CIt is the term that occurs most often in everyday speech.DIt normally refers to obligations shared by a whole group.EIt usually denotes a particular piece of work a person must perform.

Questions 13–14

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO points does the speaker make about accountability?

AIt is restricted to the most senior figures within a company.BIt implies that a sanction will inevitably be imposed.CIt concerns the detrimental outcomes that may follow a failure to perform a duty.DIt is frequently invoked when organisations are under discussion.EIt applies chiefly to the conduct of private individuals.

Questions 15–20

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Liability: Legal and Everyday Uses

Legal meaning

Of the trio of nouns, liability carries the most meaning
An obligation which a is able to evaluate
Used of parties who were insufficiently
A business deemed responsible in law after neglecting to users about a product's hazards

Non-legal usage

Can describe a person whose presence makes unfavourable outcomes
In the sporting illustration, an ageing player has become a burden to his

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear a podcast discussion about efforts to survey and mark a reef-filled coastal area.

Questions 21–25

Complete the summary using the list of words, A–H, below.

Between the 1820s and 1850s, the Coast Survey worked for almost four decades to help the Lighthouse Service chart the reefs. Pressure for action peaked in 1848, when officials examined records showing that 174 ships had been lost in a four-year period; the financial losses were measured in Drop or choose answer. The first lighthouses appeared in 1825 at Cape Florida, but further offshore construction was delayed while the authorities awaited Drop or choose answer. In 1853, a series of unlit beacons was installed: each was a simple pole driven into the Drop or choose answer, and the design was considered Drop or choose answer as well as relatively straightforward to erect. These structures also contributed to saving many Drop or choose answer.

A lives
B seafloor
C millions
D appropriations
E cost effective
F commerce
G barrels
H reefs

Questions 26–30

What does the speaker say about each of the following aspects of the 1853 beacons? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 26–30.

Features

A They were put up while funding was still awaited.
B Their lettering extended from A to P.
C Fifteen were originally installed.
D Their height was in the thirty-to-forty-foot range.
E The paintwork used three different colours.
F The surviving frame measured four feet each way.
G Only five were recorded by the modern project.
H Each was topped with a single barrel.

the size of each beaconDrop or choose answer

the top of each beaconDrop or choose answer

the markings on the beaconsDrop or choose answer

the recent surveyDrop or choose answer

the remains found todayDrop or choose answer

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a talk about an educational video service that focuses on the ocean.

Questions 36–40

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The monthly broadcast sometimes addresses a theme such as Ocean Worlds, which examined cooperation between two agencies in the search for life on other ocean planets. It described how space scientists worked alongside oceanographers to learn what is required to collect successfully. The speaker says that the idea of investigating Europa arose from earlier work by ocean explorers, particularly their discovery of more than a decade before. A different is chosen for every session, and the public is invited to participate. Afterwards, the webinars are and then divided; each hour-long programme becomes three equal .

Part	Recording	Questions	Question types
1	Childhood and Career Reflections	1–10	Table completion, Form completion
2	Distinguishing Words for Duty and Blame	11–20	Multiple choice (choose more than one), Note completion
3	Charting Hazardous Reefs	21–30	Summary completion (word list), Matching features
4	Producing Deep-Ocean Educational Videos	31–40	Multiple choice, Summary completion

IELTS Listening Practice Test 121