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 188

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.

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Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear a podcast interview about the transmission and treatment of a viral disease.

Questions 1–10

Complete the table below.

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

Viral Disease: Transmission and Clinical Facts

TopicDetails

First known infections

direct contact with infected

What bats leave in caves

virus in their

Protecting hospital staff

good practices

How family carers are exposed

Cases in the 2005 outbreak

about

Cases in the 1998–2000 outbreak

Time before first symptoms

two to days

Clearer symptom after about five days

a body

Usual treatment

care

Vaccines

still at the stage

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a talk about the spread of infections among young children in childcare settings.

Questions 11–16

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Bacteria that cause illness in childcare centres pass from child to child and settle on the of the airways. From there they may reach nearby sites such as the lungs and the , or get into the blood. Many of these bacteria are wrapped in that shield them from the body's defences. Because certain immune defences have a start, maturity is not reached before the age of two to four, which leaves young children exposed. Conditions that increase transmission include the number of children present and the amount of , as well as whether the building's works well.

Questions 17–18

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO statements about the infection are made by the speaker?

Questions 19–20

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO categories of patient does the speaker say often have other health problems when they contract the infection?

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear an interview with a researcher about everyday food and water safety.

Questions 21–25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Which practice does the speaker associate with the second of the four recommended measures?
What does the speaker identify as the most dependable method for confirming that food has been cooked sufficiently?
Besides ingestion, which route of infection does the speaker use the lungs to illustrate?
What advice does the speaker give about recent gastrointestinal illness and recreational water?
What further action does the speaker advise to help water drain fully from the ear canal?

Questions 26–30

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Project challenges and current role

AreaDetail

Principal obstacle

Coordinating a study of considerable

Complication over time

What is understood about transmission may alter

Anticipated application

Production of revised

Current role

Assistance with

Professional background

Qualification in

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a podcast interview about a study of a disease's global patterns.

Questions 31–35

Complete the notes below.

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

Global Disease Analysis

Background
  • The last global review was published in .
  • Renewed attention in the 1990s followed a major .
Data sources
  • Information came from papers, grey literature and .
Key findings
  • In endemic settings, nearly two-thirds of cases were children under .
  • About 80% of patients had not completed the full course.

Questions 36–40

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What does Kristie identify as the principal obstacle in the study?
What gap in global surveillance does she highlight?
What limitation of the available data does Kristie mention?
How did the team check the reliability of their findings?
What do the new WHO guidelines recommend?
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About this listening test

PartRecordingQuestionsQuestion types
1Managing a Zoonotic Disease1–10Table completion
2Infections in Group Childcare11–20Summary completion, Multiple choice (choose more than one)
3Everyday Food and Water Safety21–30Multiple choice, Table completion
4Mapping a Global Disease31–40Note completion, Multiple choice

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