IELTS Listening Practice Test 122
4 parts · 40 questions · about 30 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.
Part 1: Questions 1–10
You will hear an interview about how a large technical organisation is managed.
Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Notes on managing a technical organisation
Core responsibilities
- Current is greater than at any previous point.
- Crew members must remain while inside vehicles.
- They must as well as choose astronauts.
- The control room is seen as the element of operations.
- Instruction is given to astronauts and flight .
External collaboration
- The centre is the organisation for the programme.
- International partners supply a service for the vehicle.
- One centre is the principal with international partners.
- Partner hardware is being and tested abroad.
Commercial links
- A further centre provides expertise in main systems.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a language programme about how people communicate difficult information.
Questions 11–15
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Ways of Presenting Hard Facts
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
Indirect approach | A speaker may communicate the news to reduce its impact. |
Direct approach | Used in where the full truth is essential. |
Mincing words | To soften or one's language. |
Sugar-coating | Presenting an issue as more than it truly is. |
Origin | The expression derives from the sport of . |
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a podcast discussion about predicting coastal flooding.
Questions 21–26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 27–28
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 29–30
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a podcast about the preservation of a historic shipwreck.
Questions 31–35
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Questions 36–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Conservation and Virtual Access
Post-recovery requirements
- Adequate must be arranged before any artefact is raised.
- The conservation team is acclaimed for creating innovative .
- Its efforts have advanced the wider discipline of .
- A key objective is to without compromising artefact safety.
Virtual access
- The final interactive resource is known as the model.
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coordinating Complex Engineering Work | 1–10 | Note completion |
| 2 | Delivering Difficult News Candidly | 11–20 | Table completion, Multiple choice |
| 3 | Forecasting Coastal Flood Risk | 21–30 | Multiple choice, Multiple choice (choose more than one) |
| 4 | Conserving a Historic Shipwreck | 31–40 | Sentence completion, Note completion |
How to use it
- Open the test in your dashboard. Each part has its own track with the spoken instructions and the time to read the questions, as in the real exam.
- For exam practice, play each part once at 1× speed. To train your ear, slow it down or replay sections.
- Select words in a question to highlight the keywords you are listening for.
- After submitting, use “Show in transcript” to see exactly where each answer was said.
Audio sources
The recordings are real, copyright-free audio. The questions are written by Sprechify, and the spoken instructions use a synthetic voice.
- Part 1: Leading Human Space Exploration (NASA Houston We Have a Podcast). NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston We Have a Podcast (NASA audio is generally not subject to copyright in the US)
- Part 2: To Pull or Not to Pull Punches. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: High Tide Flooding (NOAA Ocean Podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, NOAA Ocean Podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 4: The USS Monitor, Part 2: Underwater 3D Mapping (NOAA Ocean Podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, NOAA Ocean Podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)