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IELTS listening Finding a Restaurant in Town listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Restaurants and Food subject..
You will hear a woman talking on the phone to her friend about nearby restaurants. Hi, we’re still in town. It’s a fantastic place with so much to see. There was a brilliant craft show at the castle. Unfortunately, we missed the train as we got caught up in a long traffic jam, so we thought we’d grab something to eat while we wait for the next one. I’m glad you liked the place.
The craft fair sounds good. Actually, I’m still at work. Something came up. So I’ll be back late anyway. We tried that Indian restaurant you recommended, but it’s fully booked. Can you recommend anything else? That’s a shame. It’s the best vegetarian restaurant in town. I’ve been going there for ages. They have a matar paneer to die for.
Still, there’s so much there. It depends on what you like. There’s a great Italian seafood restaurant nearby. I would particularly recommend the tuna. It’s always really fresh and tasty. But if you still want spicy food, there’s also a Mexican taco place.
You know I don’t eat meat, but I think there’s also an Argentinian steakhouse not far from where you are. I know the manager, he’s actually from Argentina, but came over when he was about eight, so now he has a really thick local accent. The Mexican sounds good. I think we all love tacos. How do we get there? That’s not too difficult. First, stand with the Indian restaurant behind you and cross the road. Then turn right and take the second road on the left opposite the mosque. Isn’t that the road to the castle?
No, it’s the next street you want. There’s a flower shop on the corner. Go up the road, past the large church on your left, and when you get to the crossroad, turn right. The Mexican restaurant is just a little way down the road after the antique market we went to on Wednesday. Great. I think I’ve got that.
I’ll call again if we get lost. No problem. Have a great time. I’ll see you when I get back. It looks like I’m going to be here at work for a few hours yet.
IELTS listening Conservation of Reptiles listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Environment & Wildlife Conservation subject..
You will hear a lecture on the conservation of reptiles. I’d like to welcome everyone to the last lecture in our series on conservation. This time, we’ll be talking about reptiles. You might not have thought much about conservation in terms of reptiles, which includes lizards, snakes, crocodiles, and turtles, and there’s a good reason for that. Reptiles are, generally speaking, not well represented in conservation strategies.
Few people are aware that around 100 species of snake are threatened with extinction, for example. As well as the illegal pet trade, lizards are most at risk from rising temperatures globally, as it affects their ability to hunt. So, what are reptiles and where do they live? Reptiles are cold-blooded, which means their body temperature varies with the outside environment, unlike us mammals, whose temperature remains constant. Reptiles can be found in diverse habitats.
Although they prefer environments which offer both land and water, many, such as lizards, have adapted to live away from the water. they live in the tropics, as well as freshwater and oceanic habitats. People often assume that there are fewer conservation efforts concerning reptiles because they lack the cute and cuddly appeal of species with fur or feathers. This isn’t necessarily true of turtles, though, who lack the scary perception of most reptiles. That may be one of the reasons that conservationists also lack data on reptile species, meaning their conservation needs are less well understood. We do, however, know that between 18 and 33% of reptile species are in danger of extinction. When it comes to turtles, this rises to 59% of the species. To put this into context, 15% of bird species are threatened with extinction, much fewer than reptiles.
Like many other species, reptiles are at risk of habitat loss due to urban expansion and the rise of animal agriculture, pollution and climate change. The biggest threat faced by reptiles, however, is from hunting, due to their value in fashion and traditional medicine. There are many reasons why we need to put more effort into the conservation of reptiles. They play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of the natural world. Many of them are top predators, controlling the population of insects and small animals that could otherwise cause havoc in the ecosystem. Reptiles also play an important role as pollinators. This means they spread the seeds of plants which sustain countless other species. One particular reason to conserve reptiles is that they represent billions of years of evolutionary history, including the ability to adapt to diverse environments.
You may have heard that, in spite of there being few initiatives focusing on the conservation of reptiles, many reptile species benefit from conservation efforts that target other species, especially mammals and birds. This is true in that reptiles are most threatened in areas where other species are also threatened. However, some reptile species with small ranges, meaning they spend their entire lives within a limited area, require special interventions to survive. So what can be done specifically to help reptiles that are at risk of extinction? As with most other species, education is certainly more crucial than all the others. It can be hard to change people’s perception of species they have always hunted, but we have seen many examples of conservation programmes around the world that have turned lifelong hunters into protectors of endangered species. Linked to education is the need for legislation.
Where species are at risk, it is crucial for governments to take action to protect them via the law, imposing harsh penalties on those who continue to kill them. I’d now like to focus on a few examples of reptiles in danger. First of all, one of the largest living reptiles and the largest predator in the Americas, the Orinoco crocodile, which is only found in the basin of the Orinoco River in Venezuela and Colombia. The species came very close to extinction in the mid-20th century as it was hunted for its skin. The Orinoco crocodile was given protected status in the 1970s, but has still not recovered, and there are only an estimated 250 to 500 individuals left in the wild. While the Colombians have introduced captive breeding programs and released baby crocs into the wild, the programs cannot be considered a complete success due to lack of funds and other issues.
The second reptile species I’d like to talk about is the Madagascar big-headed turtle, which is a top priority of conservationists. As the name would suggest, this species lives only in the freshwater habitats of Madagascar, off the coast of Africa. The reason for the endangerment of this species is the huge appetite for its meat in Asia, and in spite of a ban on their export, this trade continues. The Turtle Conservation Fund is focused on protecting this important species through education programmes, captive breeding and reintroduction. The final reptile I want to discuss is one of the rarest snakes in the world, the ornate ground snake. There are thought to be less than 20 individuals left on a single island called Maria Major in Saint Lucia. The reason for the endangerment of this species is the introduction of invasive species, such as mongoose, to the other islands.
The species was actually declared extinct in 1936, but rediscovered in 1973, and a captive breeding programme is now underway to save this critically endangered species.
IELTS listening Events During Kenton Festivallistening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Events & Leisure subject..
MAN: Good morning, Kenton Festival box office. How can I help you?
WOMAN: Oh, good morning. I’m coming to Kenton for a few days’ holiday next month, and a friend told me there’s a festival. She gave me this number to find out about it.
MAN: That’s right. ExampleThe festival begins on the 16th of May and goes on till the 19th.
WOMAN: Oh, that’s great. I’ll be there from the 15th till the 19th. So could you tell me the programme, please?
MAN: Well, on the first day, there’s the opening ceremony, in the town centre. People start gathering around 2 o’clock, to get a good place to see from, and Q1the events will start at 2.45. and finish about 5.30.
WOMAN: OK, thanks. I’ll make sure I get there early to get a good spot.
MAN: The festival will be officially opened by the mayor. He’ll just speak for a few minutes, welcoming everyone to the festival. All the town councillors will be there, and of course lots of other people.
WOMAN: Right.
MAN: Q2Then there’ll be a performance by a band. Most years we have a children’s choir, but this year the local army cadets offered to perform and they’re very good.
WOMAN: Uhuh.
MAN: Q3After that, a community group from the town will perform a play they’ve written themselves, just a short one. It’s about Helen Tungate. I don’t know if you’ve heard of her.
WOMAN: I certainly have. Q4She was a scientist years ago.
MAN: That’s right. She was born in Kenton exactly 100 years ago, so we’re celebrating her centenary.
WOMAN: I’m a biologist, so I’ve always been interested in her. I didn’t realise she came from Kenton.
MAN: Yes. Well, all that will take place in the afternoon, and Q5later, as the sun sets, there’ll be a firework display. You should go to the park to watch, as you’ll get the best view from there, and the display takes place on the opposite side of the river. It’s always one of the most popular events in the festival.
WOMAN: Sounds great.
WOMAN: And what’s happening on the other days?
MAN: There are several events that go on the whole time. For example, Q6the students of the art college have produced a number of videos, all connected with relationships between children and their grandparents.
WOMAN: That sounds interesting. It makes a change from children and parents, doesn’t it!
MAN: Exactly. Because the art college is in use for classes, throughout the festival, Q7the videos are being shown in Handsworth House.
WOMAN: How do you spell the name?
MAN: H-A-N-D-S-W-O-R-T-H. Handsworth House. It’s close to the Town Hall.
WOMAN: Right.
MAN: Now let me see, what else can I tell you about?
WOMAN: Are there any displays of ballet dancing? I’m particularly interested in that as l do it as a hobby.
MAN: There isn’t any ballet. I’m afraid, but Q8there’ll be a demonstration of traditional dances from all round the country.
WOMAN: Oh, that’d be nice. Where’s that being held?
MAN: Q9It’s in the market in the town centre – the outdoor one. not the covered market. And it’s on at 2 and 5 every afternoon of the festival, apart from the first day.
WOMAN: Lovely. I’m interested in all kinds of dancing, so I’m sure I’ll enjoy that!
MAN: Mmm. I’m sure you will.
WOMAN: And I’d really like to go to some concerts if there are any.
MAN: Yes, there are several. Three performed by professionals, and one by local children.
WOMAN: And where is it being held?
MAN: It’s in the library, which is in Park Street. On the 18th, at 6.30 in the evening.
WOMAN: I presume I’ll need tickets for that.
MAN: Q10Yes. you can book online, or you can buy them when you arrive in Kenton, either at the festival box office or from any shops displaying our logo in the windows.
WOMAN: Well, I think that’ll keep me busy for the whole of my stay in Kenton. Thank you so much for all your help.
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IELTS LISTENING Equipment Floor Plan listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Workplace & Business subject..
Welcome everybody to browning smith laboratories, I’ll be giving you a short tour around your new working environment and pointing out several key features. It’s very much state of the art as I’m sure you’ll see, please now look at the plan of the laboratory building I gave you earlier. At the moment we’re standing in the large storage room it’s right there positioned at the top on your plans and roughly in the middle, we’ve just come through the entrance door indicated and that’s now behind us okay so got your bearings, all know where we are?
Good let’s continue our tour then and go next to the dry lab, as we go straight ahead down this corridor the caretaker’s room is the next room on your right immediately after are the Q11unisex toilets (C). Now let’s go through these doors ahead of us and into the dry lab. Okay so here we are now in the dry lab which is the laboratory’s biggest work area, if you look at your map as we are standing now with the doors behind us you can see the acid storage bin area clearly marked off to your right. Let’s walk over there and take a look you can see on your maps that we’re standing in the far end of the building now, the acid storage bins are a hazardous area obviously, if one of you should accidentally come into contact with not only these stored materials but any other hazardous substance then please proceed immediately to the Q12eyewash emergency shower (D) area. That’s just back where we came in right after the doors opening onto the dry lab on the outside corner of the unisex toilets. I think those are the main features this end of the lab apart from the Q13chest freezer (B) and cooler you see off to your right as you’re facing the acid storage bins, the cooler area is divided into two sections. Okay let’s go and see the rooms now at the other end of the building, now don’t turn off to your left that’s where we entered the lab if you’ll remember.
The next entrance off to your left however is the wet lab which if you’ll look on your plan is adjacent to the large storage area but can only be reached by this entrance. Let’s pass on by this lab and the clean lab adjacent to it and make our way to the small storage area, it’s the first room through these doors ahead of us now please hold the door open for the person behind you as we file through. Good I think that’s everyone here now this is the small storage area and now we are at this end of the building there remains for me to show you only one other room, you can see two doors leading off this room the one ahead is an exit which will take you outside the building the other leads to the Q14walk-in cooler (F). Oh, there is one more area I need to mention that’s the Q15walk-in freezer (G) it can only be accessed by leaving the building entirely either through the exit, I just pointed out or the first entrance we came in. I hope that’s all clear now but you will soon become more familiar with the general layout of the laboratory building.
Now I’d just like to refer to health and safety procedure, Q16this is essentially to fulfill basic health and safety requirements since I know that you are not unfamiliar with such procedures and must know them off by memory. Okay so firstly I’d like to say that if you are undertaking any project whether supervised or not all of you will be required to Q17discuss it first with your health and safety coordinator. In certain cases, written approval is required the health and safety coordinator has the final decision in situations where formal approval is needed. Everyone undertaking a project will have to first submit a form of a written standard operating procedure to the health and safety coordinator outlining the steps and justifications for the experimental process to be carried out. Should the undertaking of a project not be granted initially plans for the project if satisfactorily amended Q18can be represented to the health and safety coordinator for approval at a later date. Assuming acceptance of the undertaking of a project strict laboratory procedures must be adhered to. Overalls and non-hazardous equipment can be kept in the large storage room, on no account can either laboratory clothing or samples be removed from the building itself. Obviously the same goes for equipment that is portable this way we can ensure that no cross-contamination can occur with Q19samples or specimens kept in the laboratories. Finally and this goes without saying when hazardous materials are being handled full protective equipment should be worn, safety goggles, and protective overalls are kept in the small storage room for this purpose. If using sharp contaminated objects such as needles these can be temporarily stored in clearly marked containers on your laboratory work surface. However, Q20they must be disposed of by the end of the day in the waste disposal bins clearly indicated outside the laboratory building. These bins are to be found just outside the exit by the small storage room. In the event of fire, please make your way immediately to the nearest of the two exits either by the small storage or large storage room that I pointed out earlier. All that remains for me to do is to welcome you all to the company and wish you good luck.
