English For IELTS

(Listening Activities)
 Listening Test Part 1
Complete the notes below. Write no more than two (2)
words and/or number for each answer

1. Express train leaves at _____(1)_____.

2. Nearest station is _____(2)_____.
3. Number 706 bus goes to _____(3)_____.
4. Number ____(4)____ bus goes to station.
5. Earlier bus leaves at _____(5)_____.
 Complete the table. Write no more than one (1) word
and or a number for each answer
Transport Cash Fare Card Fare
Bus $___(6)___ $ 1.50
Train (peak) $ 10 $ 10
Train (off-peak)
$ 10 $ __(8)__
-before 5 pm or after ____(7)____ pm
___(9)___ ferry $ 4.50 $ 3.55
Tourist Ferry _(10)_ $ 35 –
Tourist Ferry (whole day) $ 65 –
Which counsellor should you see?
Write the correct letter, A, B, or C next to questions 11-14
A. Louise Bagshaw
B. Tony Denby
C. Naomi Flynn

11. If it is your first time seeing a counsellor.

12. If you are unable to see a counsellor during normal
office days.
13. If you do not have an appointment.
14. If your concerns are related to anxiety.
Complete the table. Write no more than two words for
each answer.
Work Shop Contract Target group

Adjusting What you need to succeed accademically. __15__ students

Use time effectively, find ___16___

Getting Organized All students
between study and leisure.

Talking with staff communicating across All students

Communicating
cultures. especially __17__

___18___ breathing techniques, Students about

Anxiety
meditation, etc. to sit exams

___19___ Staying on track for long periods. __20__ students only.

Complete the notes below. Write no more than three (3)
words for each answer.

Novel: __(21)__
Protagonist: Mary Lennox, Colin Craven
Time Period: Early in __(23)__
Mary moves to UK – meets Colin who thinks he’ll never be
able to __(23)__. They become friends.
Point of view: “Omniscient” narrator knows all about
characters’ feelings option and __24__
Audience: Good for children – story simple to follow.
Symbols (physical items that represents __(25)__
• The robin redbreast
• __(26)__
• The portrait of Mistress Craven
Motifs (pattern in the story)
• The Garden of Eden
• Secrecy – Metaphorical and literal transition from
__(27)__.
Themes:
• __(28)__ and outlook
• __(29)__ and well being
• Individuals and the need for __(30)__.
Complete the table. Write no more than one words for each answer.

Time Perspective

TIME ZONE Outlook Features and Consequences

Past Positive Remember good times, e.g birthdays.

Keep family records, photo albums, etc.
__(31)__ Focus on disappoinments, failures, bad decisions.

Present Hedonestic Live for __(32)__; seek sensation, avoid pain

Fatalistic Live is governed by _(33)_ religious beliefs, social

conditions life’s path can’t be changed.
Future __(34)__ Prefer work to play. Don’t give in to temptation.

Fatalistic Have strong belief in life after death and importance

of _(35)_ in life.
Choose the correct letter. A, B, or C.
36. We all present hedonists
a. at school
b. at birth
c. while eating and drinking

37. American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than

girls because
a. they need to be in control of the way they learn
b. they play video games instead of doing school work
c. they are not as intelligent as girls.
38. Present oriented children
a. do not realize present actions can have negative future effects
b. are unable to learn lessons from past mistakes.
c. know what could happen if they do something bad, but do it anyway

39. If Americans had an extra day per week, they would spend it
a. Working harder
b. Building relationships
c. Sharing family meals

40. Understanding how people think about time can help us.
a. become more virtuous
b. work together better
c. identify careless or ambitious people.
 Listening Test Part 2
Complete the notes below. Write no more than one word
and/or a number for each answer.

Second-hand bedroom furniture for sale

EXAMPLE ANSWER
Number of items for sale Three
Bedsides table Seller’s details
Construction: wood
Colour: ____(1)____ Name: Carolyn Kline
Drawers: two (in each table), handles Address: 19 ___(10)___
made of __(2)__
Height: ___(3)___ cm
Condition: ____(4)____
Price: ___(5)___ for both
Dressing tables
Drawers: five (two are ___(6)___)
Width: ___(7)___
Mirrors: three: one large two small (all
__(8)__)
Condition: good
Price: ___(9)___
Label the plan above. Write
the correct letter A-J next to
questions 11-17.

Sports super centre

11. Bike racks

12. Men’s locker room
13. Café
14. Administration office
15. Conference room
16. Sports Medicine Clinic
17. Pool shop
18. The sports centre is open on public holidays from
a. 7 am to 5 pm
b. 5 am to 7 pm
c. 5 am to 9 pm

19-20 which TWO services are covered by the membership

fee?

a. Personal training
b. Swim squads
c. Childminding
d. Programme Design
e. Tennis lessons
Write no more than two words For each answer

• Write an ___(21)___ - make it brief

• List relevant ___(22)___
• Have two academic advisors read over your ___(23)___
• Choose the journal you want to submit to.
• Apply the journal’s ___(24)___ to your article
• Sign the ___(25)___
Write no more than two words For each answer
Write no more than two words For each answer

• If soil is healthy, it is a ____(31)____ teeming with life

such as worms, fungi and bacteria. If plants are grown in
poor soil, they will lack ____(32)____ and human health
will suffer plants nourished by organic matter,
___(33)___ and other essential elements which are
broken down by insects and other organisms in a
synergistic relationship.
Write no more than two words For each answer

Erosion
• ___(37)___ from various
sources, including
chemical fertilizers.
 CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC
FARMING METHODS FARMING METHODS

• Monoculture • Crop rotation

• Synthetic fertilizers &
chemical used for ___(38)___
• Genetically modified seeds
• Pesticide and fungicide sprayed
on crops after picking
• No need for documentation
of ___(39)___
• Covering crops
• Use of insects as
natural ____(40)____
• Addition of manure
and green waste
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YOU!