ENSpeak the language you have been studying.
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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 193

4 parts · 40 questions · about 34 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 a newly discovered tickborne illness.

Questions 1–7

Complete the notes below.

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

Notes on the Initial Discovery

Discovery of a New Tickborne Illness
  • Year the illness was first identified:
  • Approximate number of cases in the US:
  • Distance west of the known range: miles
  • Typical habitat of the tick vectors:
  • Laboratory test used for confirmation:
  • Primary antibiotic treatment:
  • Nature of the second patient's illness:

Questions 8–10

Answer the questions below.

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

What name is given to the characteristic lesion at the bite location?
How many additional cases have been identified since 2015?
During which seasons are ticks most active?

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a public health podcast discussing recent reports on mosquito-transmitted diseases.

Questions 11–15

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Malaria Outbreak Response

AspectDetails

Cause of malaria

A bite from a mosquito carrying a

Public health response component

Case investigation and

Benefit of early diagnosis and treatment

Improved patient

Symptom prompting malaria testing

Unexplained

Key to rapid case identification

Collaboration and

Questions 16–20

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Which statement about dengue is correct according to the report?
Which factor is named as increasing the risk of local dengue transmission in California?
What did the Pasadena Public Health Department receive a report of in October 2023?
By how much did spraying reduce the adult mosquito population?
What did the neighborhood investigation reveal?

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear an interview about a scientific study of an environmental microorganism.

Questions 21–26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What does David suggest about the symptoms of the infection?
What does David say about the infection's capacity to cause death?
What does David indicate about antibiotic therapy?
How is the microorganism typically identified in the laboratory?
Why does David emphasise the importance of accurate diagnosis?
According to David, where did the study detect the microorganism in the environment?

Questions 27–28

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO statements about the team's sample collection are correct?

Questions 29–30

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO conclusions about the bacterium's presence does David draw?

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a researcher discussing a study of bacterial collections and their genetic features.

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.

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

Research Aims and Findings

Initial research aims
  • The second aim was to ascertain whether any were present among the species.
  • Subdivisions of those groups were referred to as .
  • The team also investigated whether the various groups exhibited any particular .
  • A further aim was to examine the surrounding a resistance gene.
  • These elements were characterised to assist .
Results of the analysis
  • The investigation identified among the collection.
  • The most common clone was observed to have a .
  • In contrast, the second most common clone was made up of only .
Final objective
  • The team characterised the of the resistance genes in most isolates.
  • They also described associated with several resistance genes.
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About this listening test

PartRecordingQuestionsQuestion types
1Investigating a New Tickborne Illness1–10Note completion, Short-answer questions
2Mosquito-Transmitted Disease Response11–20Table completion, Multiple choice
3Investigating a Rare Environmental Infection21–30Multiple choice, Multiple choice (choose more than one)
4Genomic Tracking of Bacterial Strains31–40Note completion

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