IELTS SIMULATOR

Unlock the Benefits of IELTS Listening

Access our library of Listening practice audio in MP3 format for on-the-go listening, and PDFs for offline study sessions. Download MP3 and download PDF file for offline practice. 

IELTS LISTENING – Kira – The Exchange Student S48T3

 IELTS listening Kira – The Exchange Student listening practice test has 10 questions belong to the University Life.
PAUL: Hello, Kira, how are you?
 
KIRA: Fine thanks, Paul, how are you?
 
PAUL: Well, thanks. It’s good to see you. It must be twelve months since you did our course?
 
KIRA: That’s right. It’s nice to come back and say hello.
 

⬇️  Download Free PDF

PAUL: What course did you enroll in?
 
KIRA: Actually, I went straight into third-year Pharmacy. They credited me with two years, which probably made it more difficult for me.
 
PAUL: On the other hand, you were lucky to be granted credits. Is that why you chose the course?

KIRA: Yes. And, as I’d Q21 already finished a course in it in my country. I thought it would be easier if I studied something I already knew.
 
PAUL: I didn’t realise you went into third year. I thought you started in first year. No wonder it was so hard! And what do you think is one of the big differences between studying at a university here and studying in your country?
 
KIRA: Well, I’ve found it very difficult to write assignments, because I wasn’t familiar with that aspect of the system here. The main problem is that the lecturers expect you to be critical. That made me feel really terrible. I thought “How can I possibly do it? How can I comment on someone else’s research when they probably spent five years doing it?”
 
KIRA: I think a lot of people who come from overseas countries have similar problems. But after a while it became easier for me. People expect you to have problems with the process of reading and writing but, in fact, it is more a question of altering your viewpoint towards academic study.
 
PAUL: How was the content of the lectures? Was it easy for you?
 
KIRA: I didn’t really have many problems understanding lectures. The content was very similar to what I’d studied before.
 
PAUL: And what about the lecturers themselves? Are they essentially the same as lecturers in your country?
 
KIRA: Well actually, no. Here, they’re much easier to Q23 approach. After every lecture you can go and ask them something you didn’t understand. Or you can make an appointment and talk to them about anything in the course.
 
PAUL: Maybe you found them different because you’re a more Q24 mature student now, whereas when you were studying in your country you were younger and not so assertive.
 
KIRA: No, I don’t think that’s the difference. Most of the students here do it. In my faculty, they all seem to make appointments – usually to talk about something in the course that’s worrying them, but sometimes just about something that might really Q25 interest them, something they might want to specialise in. The lecturers must set aside certain times every week when they’re available for students.
 
PAUL: That’s good to hear.
 
PAUL: And how was your timetable? Was it a very busy year?

KIRA: Very, very busy. They make you work very hard. Apart from lectures, we had practical sessions in a lot of subjects. We did these in Q26 small groups. I had to go and work four hours every week in a community pharmacy. Actually, I enjoyed this very much – meeting new people all the time. Then in second semester, we had to get experience in hospital dispensaries, so Q27 every second day we went to one of the big hospitals and worked there. And on top of all that we had our assignments, which took me a lot of time. Oh, I nearly forgot, between first and second semesters, we had to work full-time for Q28 two weeks in a hospital.
 
PAUL: That does sound a very heavy year. So are you pleased now that you did it? Do you feel some sense of achievement?
 
KIRA: Yeah, I do feel much more Q29 confident, which I suppose is the most important thing.
 
PAUL: And have you got any recommendations for people who are studying from overseas?
 
KIRA: Well, I suppose they need very good English. It would be much better if they spent more time learning English before they enter the university, because you can be in big trouble if you don’t understand what people are saying and you haven’t got time to translate.
 
PAUL: Anything else?
 
KIRA: Well, as I said before, the biggest problem for me was a lack of familiarity with the Q30 education system here.
 
PAUL: It sounds as if it was a real challenge. Congratulations, Kira.
 
KIRA: Thanks, Paul.

Boost Your Score: Practice IELTS Online with IELTS Simulator.

phone icon
8439000086
8439000087
7055710003
7055710004
IELTS Simulation 323 GMS Road, Near Ballupur Chowk, Dehradun, India
Chat on WhatsApp
email: info at ieltsband7.com

IELTS LISTENING- Water Heater S48T2

IELTS listening Water Heater listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Holiday Flat & Practical Instructions. 
MAN: Hello?
 
WOMAN: Hi. It’s Laura Cariton here. We’ve just arrived at the holiday flat, but I can’t get the hot water and heating to work.

 
MAN: Oh right! That’s easy. Don’t worry. In the upstairs cupboard, you’ll find the water heater. You’ll see three main controls on the left at the Q11 bottom of the heater. The first one – the round one on the far left – is the most important one for the heating and hot water. It’s the main control switch. Make sure it’s in the ‘on’ position. The switch is ‘off’. That’s probably what’s happened – it’s got switched off by mistake.
 

⬇️  Download Free PDF

MAN: The middle one of these three controls – you’ll see it’s slightly larger than the first one – controls the radiators. If you feel cold while you’re there and need the radiators on, this needs to be turned to maximum. The last of the three controls – the one on the right – is usually on about a number four setting which for the water in the taps is usually quite hot enough.

 
Below the heating controls in the middle is a small round plastic button. If there isn’t enough water in the pipes, sometimes the heater goes out. If this happens you’ll need to press this button to Q12 reset the heater. Hold it in for about five seconds and the heater should come on again. Then there’s a little square Q13 indicator under the third knob that’s kind of alarm light. It’ll flash if you need to reset the heater.
 
WOMAN: It sounds complicated…
 
MAN: I’m sure you won’t have any problems with it. There should be some more instructions on the side of the heater. Call me back if you can’t make it work.
 
WOMAN: Okay.
 
WOMAN: While you’re on the phone, we haven’t managed to find a few things we need, like extra pillows for the beds and some washing powder. Is there any here?

MAN: Pillows… yes. If you look in the Q14 cupboard, the large white one upstairs – to the left of the bathroom door – there should be four or five on the top shelf. And if you want to do some washing, there’s some powder for that… probably by the Q15 back door. There’s a kind of shelf there above the sink. In fact, I’m sure there’s some there, in a large blue box. You need about half a cup full for each wash.
 
MAN: And that reminds me, the spare key to the back door is hanging on a hook on the wall by the Q16 sitting room window. Please make sure to put it back when you’ve used it. The previous guests lost it in the garden and I had to find some spare bulbs in a large cardboard box. It’s on top of the Q17 washing machine with all kinds of useful things in it. Oh, and another thing I forgot to mention when we last spoke…
 
WOMAN: Yes?
 
MAN: I’ve left you a local map, so you’ll be able to find your way around easily. It shows the whole area. I put it in the top Q18 drawer of the chest under the TV in your bedroom. There’s a whole file of local information in there too.
 
WOMAN: Thanks. What about visiting the town? Can you give us any advice?
 
MAN: Yes. You’ll need to take the car. It’s too far to walk from the flat really. You have to pay to leave your car in all the car parks now I’m afraid… I like the one that’s by the station best and you can walk to the town centre from there in five minutes. That’s where all the best restaurants are. But if you want a takeaway, the Italian one does really good pasta and pizzas. Call Q19 7-3 double 2-8-1 for that one, or 7 double 6, double 1,9 for the Chinese. They’re both good and they’ll both deliver to the flat.
 
MAN: As for places to visit, yes, do go and see the railway museum. The exhibition is small but really good. It gets very crowded on Sundays, so I suggest you visit it on a quieter day, later in the week, but not on Q20 Thursdays which is market day – you won’t find anywhere to park and it’s also the only day of the week when they’re not open! Anything else?
 
WOMAN: Not for the moment.Thanks!

Boost Your Score: Practice IELTS Online with IELTS Simulator.

phone icon
8439000086
8439000087
7055710003
7055710004
IELTS Simulation 323 GMS Road, Near Ballupur Chowk, Dehradun, India
Chat on WhatsApp
email: info at ieltsband7.com

IELTS LISTENING – The Harvey Clinic S48T1

IELTS listening The Harvey Clinic listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Local Services & Appointments.

Woman: Can I help you?

Man: Yes, I’ve just moved to this area with my wife and children and I’d like to know where we can all register with a doctor at a Health Centre.

Woman: Okay. Well, there’s Doctor Green at The Harvey Clinic. We always recommend her for Q1 babies, because she’s very good with them and she runs a special clinic.

Man: Oh … actually my youngest child is five, so that wouldn’t be any good for us.

⬇️  Download Free PDF

Woman: Right.

Man: Is there anywhere else I could try?

Woman: Yes, the Q2 Eshcol Health Practice is the next one on my list.

Man: How do you spell that?

Woman: E-S-H-C-O-L. And it’s Doctor Fuller, who has space on his list. The clinic only opened a year ago, so the facilities are all very modern.

Man: That sounds good.

Woman: And it’s particularly good if you’re busy during the day because they also do appointments in the Q3 evening. They’re closed on Saturday, though. The only other place on the list is the Health Centre on Shore Lane. You can register with Doctor Q4 Gormley, that’s G-O-R-M-L-E-Y. He’s new there, but the centre has a very good reputation.

Man: Oh yes, I think I know the road. That would be the best one. Thanks. Could you tell me, will all their services be free?

Woman: Erm… there are usually some small charges that doctors make. Let me see what it says about the Shore Lane Centre. If you need to be Q5 vaccinated before any trips abroad, you won’t have to pay for this. Erm, what else? The sports injury treatment service operates on a paying basis, as does the nutritional therapy service. Some health centres do offer alternative therapies like homeopathy as part of their pay-to-use service. Shore Lane are hoping to do this soon – I think they may start with acupuncture. And finally, if you need to prove you’re healthy or haven’t had any serious injuries before a new employer will accept you, you can get a free Q6 fitness check-up there, but you’d most likely have to pay for insurance medicals though.

Man: Okay, thanks.

Woman: You might also be interested to know the Centre is running a pilot scheme of talks for patients. I’ve got the list here. Actually, they look very interesting.

Man: What sort of things?

Woman: Well, the first one’s about giving up smoking. It’s next week, the twenty-fifth of February, at 7 pm, and that’s in Room 4. It says the talk will stress the health benefits particularly for people with asthma or Q7 heart disease.

Man: That sounds very interesting.

Woman: There’s also a talk for families with children. It’s on Healthy Eating and takes place on the first of March at five o’clock.

Man: Will that be at the Health Centre?

Woman: Erm, actually it’s at the Q8 primary school on Shore Lane. I imagine they’re inviting the parents of pupils there – it says here ‘all welcome’.

Man: Mmm, I might go to that if I have time.

Woman: There’s a couple of other talks – one giving advice about how to avoid injuries while doing exercise. It’s on the ninth of March. Oh, it’s a late afternoon talk, at Q9 4:30, and it’ll be in Room 6. It also says the talk is suitable for all Q10 ages. And finally, there’s a talk called ‘Stress Management which is …

Boost Your Score: Practice IELTS Online with IELTS Simulator.

phone icon
8439000086
8439000087
7055710003
7055710004
IELTS Simulation 323 GMS Road, Near Ballupur Chowk, Dehradun, India
Chat on WhatsApp
email: info at ieltsband7.com

IELTS LISTENING – The Underground House S47T4

IELTS Listening The Underground House listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Architecture / Academic lecture subject.. 
Good morning. In the last few lectures, I’ve been talking about the history of domestic building construction. But today I want to begin looking at some contemporary, experimental designs for housing. So, I’m going to start with a house which is constructed more or less under the ground.
 

⬇️  Download Free PDF

And one of the interesting things about this project is that the owners – both professionals but not architects – wanted to be closely involved, so they decided to manage the project themselves. Their chief aim was to create somewhere that was as Q31 environmentally friendly as possible. But at the same time, they wanted to live somewhere peaceful – they’d both grown up in a rural area and disliked urban life.
 
So the first thing they did was to look for a site. And they found a disused stone quarry in a beautiful area. The Q32 price was relatively low, and they liked the idea of recycling the land, as it were. As it was, the quarry was an ugly blot on the landscape, and it wasn’t productive any longer, either.
 
They consulted various architects and looked at a number of designs before finally deciding on one. As I’ve said, it was a design for a sort of underground house, and it was built into the earth itself, with two stories. The north, east, and west sides were set in the earth, and only the sloping, south-facing side was exposed to light.

 
That was made of a double layer of very strong Q33 glass. There were also photovoltaic tiles fixed to the top and bottom of this sloping wall. These are tiles that are designed to store energy from the sun. And the walls had a layer of foam around them too, to increase the Q34 insulation.
 
Now, what is of interest to us about this project is the features which make the building energy-efficient. Sunlight floods in through the glass wall, and to maximise it there are lots of mirrors and Q35 windows inside the house. That helps to spread the light around. So that’s the first thing – light is utilised as fully as possible.
 
In addition, the special tiles on the outside convert energy from the sun and generate some of the house’s Q36 electricity. In fact, and it’s possible that in future the house may even generate an electricity surplus, and that the owners will be able to sell some to the national grid.
As well as that, wherever possible, recycled materials have been used. For example, the Q37 floors are made of reclaimed wood. And the owners haven’t bought a single item of new furniture – they just kept what they already had. And then there’s the system for dealing with the Q38 wasteproduced in the house.
 
This is dealt with organically – it’s purified by being filtered through reed beds which have been planted for that purpose in the garden. So the occupants of the house won’t pollute the land or use any damaging chemicals.
 
It’s true that the actual construction of the house was harmful to the environment, mainly because they had to use massive amounts of Q39 concrete – one of the biggest sources of carbon dioxide in manufacturing. And, as you know, this is very damaging to the environment. In total, the house construction has released 70 tons of carbon dioxide into the air.
 
Now that’s a frightening thought. However, once the initial ‘debt’ has been cleared – and it’s been calculated that this will only take Q40 fifteen years – this underground house won’t cost anything – environmentally I mean – because unlike ordinary houses, it is run in a way that is completely environmentally friendly.
 
So, eco-housing like this is likely to become much more…

Boost Your Score: Practice IELTS Online with IELTS Simulator.

phone icon
8439000086
8439000087
7055710003
7055710004
IELTS Simulation 323 GMS Road, Near Ballupur Chowk, Dehradun, India
Chat on WhatsApp
email: info at ieltsband7.com