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 91

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.

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Part 1: Questions 1–10

You will hear a conversation about an employee's varied training programme and a demanding practical test.

Questions 1–10

Complete the form below.

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

Training Programme Details

Initial Observations
  • Son's concern: insufficient supply
  • Joint sessions use full-scale of the station
  • Emergency drill may involve a
  • Post-exercise discussion: a
Experiment and Preparation
  • Cardio Breath: special monitors heart rate and respiration
  • Extra installation practice
  • Language study: classes
Water Survival Training
  • Simulated landing in various water bodies, including a
  • Capsule size compared to a
  • After two hours, core temperature: degrees

Part 2: Questions 11–20

You will hear a talk about university writing expectations and the tools students use.

Questions 11–12

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO difficulties do newly arrived international students face with referencing, according to the counsellor?

Questions 13–14

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO claims does the student make about his own academic development?

Questions 15–20

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Citation-management software

Citation tools
  • University staff demonstrate programs that let students search and gather the required .
  • Dr Bricker's learners are completing and investigating subjects of a nature.
  • The software can produce a effortlessly, yet it may hinder users from locating the for a project.

Part 3: Questions 21–30

You will hear an interview with a scientist about a coastal natural hazard.

Questions 21–26

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 21–26.

What the speaker says
  • A One of numerous sea-floor disturbances
  • B Recorded across every major ocean
  • C Linked to comparatively modest tremors
  • D The most geologically active zone worldwide
  • E Caused by an asteroid impact
  • F Obliterated several shoreline settlements
  • G Exposed to both distant and nearby events
  • H Caused waves around thirty metres high
Submarine landslideDrop or choose answer
1998 coastal disasterDrop or choose answer
Explosive volcanoesDrop or choose answer
1883 volcanic eruptionDrop or choose answer
Pacific seismic beltDrop or choose answer
Pacific island communitiesDrop or choose answer

Questions 27–30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What does the speaker say about the time taken for a locally generated tsunami to affect nearby communities?
What chiefly governs how a tsunami looks and behaves on reaching the shore?
Which consequence does the speaker consider most severe?
What was the initial priority of the mitigation programme?

Part 4: Questions 31–40

You will hear a podcast conversation about the instruments and methods used to measure water levels.

Questions 31–35

Complete the flowchart below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Initially, a basic was placed directly in the water.
The earliest formal surveys depended on a simple .
Later, recording gauges monitored a float rising inside a .
Contemporary stations use in addition to microwave devices.
Readings are relayed to a ground station via a .

Questions 36–40

Complete the sentences below.

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

Instrumentation at a tide station is contained within a specialised .
Fixed situated on nearby land allow heights to be related through surveying.
An electronic collates measurements before transmitting them.
A GPS antenna maintains highly precise timing, with variation limited to a few .
Temporary installations can stay in service for a maximum of .
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About this listening test

PartRecordingQuestionsQuestion types
1Training for Extreme Conditions1–10Form completion
2Academic Writing and Source Use11–20Multiple choice (choose more than one), Note completion
3Assessing Coastal Wave Hazards21–30Matching features, Multiple choice
4Evolution of Tide Measurement31–40Flow-chart completion, Sentence completion

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  • 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.

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