IELTS Listening Practice Test 89
4 parts · 40 questions · about 32 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 with a graphic designer about his career.
Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Career Notes
Early Career
- After studying design, he applied to a firm and was hired.
- Contracts are renewed at -year intervals.
- He began his career in the position of .
Patch Design
- A crew patch features to identify the mission.
- Most patches display the of all crew members.
Logos
- The meatball is the official of the agency.
- The logo is under federal regulations.
- Approval for any use must come from .
- The worm logo was retired in .
- Unlike the meatball, the worm could be visually on printed materials.
- The meatball is difficult to properly.
Part 2: Questions 11–20
You will hear a talk about the early life and political career of a U.S. president.
Questions 11–16
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Formative Years and Political Ascent
| Stage | Details |
|---|---|
Father’s work | Combined shopkeeping with |
Mother | Remembered for her |
Mother’s death | Age when mother died: |
College | At college, became an amusing |
Wife | Her work involved teaching people who were |
1920 campaign | Republican Party chose him as its |
Questions 17–18
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Questions 19–20
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
You will hear a radio discussion about how coastal communities can prepare for severe storms.
Questions 21–25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 26–30
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
How the Programme Supports Communities
- Bring together capabilities from across the agency
- Apply these capabilities within a setting
- Sustain a stronger local presence for years
- Offer extra staff, expert support and
- Appoint a local to lead the work
- Use that person to reach local and involve stakeholders
Part 4: Questions 31–40
You will hear a radio interview about volunteering at a marine conservation site.
Questions 31–35
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Volunteer roles and activities
| Volunteer group | Main activity |
|---|---|
Water-quality monitors | Inspect inflows from creeks, rivers and urban areas, including |
Beach survey volunteers | Look for dead marine birds and |
Shoreline naturalists | Use binoculars on to show wildlife to visitors |
Kayak guides | Warn against approaching shy creatures such as sea otters and |
Visitor-centre docents | New centre scheduled to open in 2012 |
Questions 36–40
Complete the summary using the list of words, A–H, below.
Water-quality monitoring programme
During dry weather, volunteers inspect drainage outlets for urban pollutants such as Drop or choose answer and ammonia, and the data help locate Drop or choose answer that affect coastal waters. When the first major rainstorm occurs, samples are tested for metals including copper, zinc and Drop or choose answer, as well as bacteria and nutrients. The tests also quantify Drop or choose answer, which reflects the level of solid particles in runoff. On Snapshot Day, volunteers collect water from Drop or choose answer and perform basic field measurements.
- A plastics
- B total suspended solids
- C pesticides
- D watersheds
- E bacteria
- F detergents
- G lead
- H illicit discharges
About this listening test
| Part | Recording | Questions | Question types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Career in Graphic Design | 1–10 | Note completion |
| 2 | From Farm to Presidency | 11–20 | Table completion, Multiple choice (choose more than one) |
| 3 | Building Coastal Resilience | 21–30 | Multiple choice, Note completion |
| 4 | Coastal Conservation Volunteering | 31–40 | Table completion, Summary completion (word list) |
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: Mission Patches (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: Calvin Coolidge: Silent. VOA Learning English (learningenglish.voanews.com), public domain
- Part 3: Coastal Storms (NOAA Diving Deeper podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, Diving Deeper podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)
- Part 4: Volunteering with our National Marine Sanctuaries (NOAA Diving Deeper podcast). NOAA National Ocean Service, Diving Deeper podcast (work of the US federal government, public domain)