IELTS Listening Practice Test 2024 with Answers [Real Exam - 405 ]

You will listen to several different recordings and have to answer questions about what you hear. There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have the opportunity to check your work. All recordings will be played once. The

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consists of four sections. At the end of the

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, you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your

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to an answer sheet. Now move on to section one, section one, you will hear an agent call from farell Mutual about the recent home insurance inquiry. If you take a moment to look at questions 1-6, you will see that there is an

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ple that has been done for you on this occasion, only the conversation related to this will be played first.

Hello, yes I would like to speak to Janet Evans, please speak. Hello. Miss Evans, this is Jim Rodriguez calling from Farly Mutual about your recent home insurance inquiry. The man says that he would like to talk to Janet Evans, so Janet Evans has been written into space. Now we will begin. You must answer the questions while

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. because he will not listen to the recording a second time, listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 6. Hello, yes, I would like to speak to Janet Evans, please speak. Hello Ms. Evans, this is Jim Rodriguez, calling from Fairly Mutal about your recent home insurance inquiry.

Yes, hello. Thank you for calling me back, it will be a pleasure. I understand that you are potentially interested in insurance for a bungalow located a little outside of town. Could you give me the address? It's probably 49 Greenway Court. Greenway is a word. Thank you. He is fine and would prefer that we contact him. By email or phone, either is fine. Maybe try emailing me first and alternatively I can give you my phone number. Great and what is your email address pk2 cat. Hmm, did you say cat as in animal? Yes, it's the acronym for the construction company I work for.

I'm sure you've seen them around. Yes i have seen them. Could you give me your main phone number and the best time to contact you? Make sure the number is 020 4251 943. I usually can't answer my phone at work, but anytime after 5:30 p.m. m. okay, I'll make a note of that now. I'm going to ask you a little about the property itself so we can make an accurate estimate of the cost of insuring your home. Could you tell me the size of your house? I don't have the exact measurements, but I'm pretty sure it's about 80 square meters.

Should I measure it and call you back later? No, it's completely fine. I will write 80m sq for now to get the quote and then an agent. We will come get the exact measurements later if you decide to purchase our insurance, okay, great and what material your house is made of, for

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ple, wood, brick, stucco, it's mostly brick, great, which will get you a lower rate than most materials, as it is. wonderful strong and do you have any type of home security? Miss Evans, um, we don't have a fence or anything yet, but we do have an alarm system that we use regularly.

Well, before you listen to the rest of the conversation, you have some time to watch. questions 7 to 10 now listen and answer questions 7 to 10 now. I will be reviewing a number of things we offer cover for and would like you to tell me what items you want your policy to cover. Well we will start with the building itself first would you like us to cover incidental damage to the structure of your absolutely splendid home and the contents within your home we generally cover all items with a appraisal value of approximately £200 would you like us to cover theft and damage beyond natural wear and tear? and tear, I will let you know that the second option here will come with a considerable increase in your rates.

I think I would just like the contents of the house to be covered against theft, then that's fine and I would like some other fire and flood insurance. Etc. Yes, I definitely want flood coverage. It rains a lot here and the drainage system in the area is not the best. Okay, I'm calculating your quote now, it'll only take a second. It looks like your annual insurance rate will be £14830. Thank you. somewhat reasonable I would like to take some time to think about it how long it takes to start receiving coverage after signing up depends on the time of year it can take 2-6 weeks I would say if you sign up before July the 1st you could start your coverage sooner from August 1st.

I see, thanks for your help. Should I call you again at this number when I have made my decision? Yes please and so we can search your account faster I will give you a reference number which you must provide when calling ready yes it is TR 278 Q I have it thank you thank you and have a nice day that's the end of the section one now you have half a minute to check your

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now go to section two section two you We will hear a talk about a swimming pool and an outdoor place created by some people.

First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14. Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14. Hey, if you're just joining us at wkpx, sound is welcome. I'm here in the studio with Matt and the camera in the morning and this morning we're talking about keeping the kids busy over summer vacation, friends, there's a new kid in town in the world of Summer Fun, get ready for the pool of people, a swimming pool. and outdoor space created by just the people scheduled to open in November the ideas, from the design of the pool to the items for sale at the snack bar, have been decided by a sample of 1,050 members of the public who were selected by the public two main proposals out of more than a dozen created by renowned architect Ned Mosby and the final design is

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ly something else: the pool is shaped like a fish tank that sinks into the ground and, you guessed it, a

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-life fish tank in The center, without a doubt, is the center. of care in the Bridgewater area are now probably wondering how much an extravaganza like this should cost.

Fear not, just £15 for adults and £10 for children, it's an affordable way to entertain the kids on those dog days of summer. The only problem now is the possibility that it may, in fact, become too popular. The pool is limited in size, so a swarm of people coming to enjoy it can cause a large crowd. In its first summer of opening, there will be an opening party for a select audience. In keeping with the group's mission, all the arrangements have been decided by the people who collectively decided to have actress Rebel Wilson host the festivities scheduled for later this month and even dictated the playlist by ranking her top 10 songs from a list of hundreds.

However, there is a discrepancy in the design of the sculpture for the lobby at the entrance, people chose a jellyfish sculpture to greet and ENT visitors, but given last week's ferocious attack by a box jellyfish to a local youth coordinator, youth coordinators fear that you will bring too much fear to clients before you. listen to the rest of the talk you have some time to watch questions 15-20 now listen and answer questions 15-20 the theme of The Clubhouse will be International Waters with a different section representing each continent designed by legendary local artist Roberta anui Representing Asia in the reception area will be a mosaic made up of prominent animals indigenous to the continent, a camel, a panda and the Siberian white tiger, to name just a few in the west.

Lounge feel the cool, icy vibes of the trans-Antarctic mountains of Antarctica. You get cold just thinking about it, don't you? Just seeing a wall with a mural of the glacial mountains is almost enough to cool you down on a December afternoon. Why not make the trip to the pool a social studies lesson at the same time? The ladies room theme for Africa may not be what you expected. A safari with drum music on the Nile River. No, did you know that Africa was home to the first jewelry? I'm sure you didn't know, otherwise, as you might expect, the North American theme for the card.

The room is as modern and even futuristic as it gets. For North America, Anzi created a kind of absurdist print that interestingly juxtaposes the 1969 moon landing with an abstract representation of humans living on Mars. I find it an interesting commentary on the future of space exploration and in the men's bathroom the ancient forts of Sparta Rome Greece and other European civilizations adequately display the strength and combative characteristics of these societies finally the cafeteria and lounge area breakfast is a lovely round room that draws all the attention to its center where there is a surprisingly realistic sculpture of a volcano, the delicious food may actually be only the second most exciting part of this room compared to the n foot statue complete with Brightly colored molten lava to characterize South America, honestly, it's like a museum visiting every room of the clubhouse, why not? make the trip to the pool educational for the kids, we'll take a brief commercial break here on wkpx, but we'll be back in 10 with more information on what's touted as the hottest place in the summer to beat the heat. at the end of section two you now have half a minute to check your answers now move on to section three section three you will hear two students called Jimmy and Kathy talking to their tutor about the current research paper first you have some time to look at the questions 21 to 25 now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25 before you begin Jimmy and Kathy thank you for coming today to talk about your current research work.

I will also give you some suggestions for your future presentation later, that's great, okay, I have read the Introductory Chapter and so far I like where you two are going with your research, thank you, what did you think of the procedure section? I haven't gotten to that yet and the results and discussion section in a moment. Oh yeah. You haven't read the rest. Are you just saying you like the introduction? No, the design is very well done. You have each section clearly marked and the header and footer are perfectly formatted and your title page is right on the money that many students have. problem with that, to be honest, we refer a lot to the example we received in class, which is good for spacing and layout, as long as you don't copy the information too, the background information is a little sparse, although it is possible you want to add it, you think, so I was more concerned about whether you had enough data, you definitely need more general information.

I would think about looking for more articles online or doing more research at the campus library. It's a good idea, we can go tomorrow. It is very difficult to find the topic in the online Journal database. I also like being able to flip through the physical Journal instead of trying to scroll down on a computer. Me too. I almost forget it. I have included all my quotes in the summary. but could you help me with the bibliography? You should use a bibliography, not an appendix. I'm sure I can help with that. Yes, for this type of scientific research paper, list all the sources you locate in the body of your article in a bibliography.

Go to the website I gave you last time to see the exact way to list each source. Okay, thanks, I'll do it. We still have a lot of things to fix, yes, but there are a lot of good things here to work with, so enough information about the document. Is the presentation going well? Alright. I'm going to try out the new presentation software while Jimmy works on the bibliography. Yes, we hope to make an animation of a real bomb, but we still have a lot to learn about how to do it. Before you listen to the rest of the talk, have some time to look at questions 26 to 30.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 26 to 30. Who would have thought before starting this project that we could recreate the movement of a pump this It's very interesting, I'm glad to hear it, yes I'm glad I took engineering this semester. I would definitely like to stay up to date. You know there is an organization called the Society of Machine Engineers. You should consider joining her. You would need to do well in your engineering class to qualify, but I think you can do it. Mm interesting. I will definitely check it out. I would really like to get in touch with some professionals in the engineering field to get more information.

I don't really know anyone. Even though I'm in the field now, I think if you keep meeting people in your classes and professors, you'll be able to get in touch with some really helpful people. Well said Jimmy, if bomb engineering is something you're both specifically interested in, make sure you stick around. updated on new developments; In fact, you could visit your local water treatment facility periodically to see what new developments are happening in HM, which can be a good way to gain practical experience. I don't think they'll let him handle any equipment. just visiting the facilities if you really want to get your hands dirty, soTo say the least, I would recommend looking for a summer internship.

Wow, you have so many helpful suggestions for improvement now if you could just tell me how to publish my work. It would not be good? Honestly, all you really need to do is, once you have a thesis, present it frequently and to many audiences and once you get feedback, fine-tune it and someday you will publish it. Wow, this meeting has been really inspiring. thank you for your help, that's the end of section three, now you have half a minute to check your answers, now move on to section four, section four you will hear a talk about Amber, Amber's training and its applications in different fields, first you have some time.

To look at questions 31-40, now listen carefully and answer questions 31-40 tonight. I am going to present an overview of the investigation into Amber. Well, I will start by giving a brief introduction about Amber and then I will talk about Amber's training. then describe the applications of amber in different fields, first of all, what is amber. Amber is not a stone but an ancient fossilized tree resin, which is the semi-solid amorphous organic substance secreted in bags and channels through the epithelial cells of the plant and why resin is produced although there are contrasting opinions on why it is produced. produces resin, it is a plant protection mechanism, resin can be produced to protect the tree from diseases and damage inflicted by insects and fungi.

Amber comes in a variety of different colors, in addition to the usual yellow, orange and brown, other unusual colors are also associated, interestingly blue. Amber is the rarest. Dominican amber is highly sought after and is only found in Santiago, Dominican Republic. There are several theories about the causes of the blue color of amber, the most common linking it to the appearance of volcanic dust that was present when the resin was first extracted from Hima. Protera millions of years ago At this point, you might be curious about how amber is formed. The molecular polymerization resulting from the high pressures and temperatures produced by the overlying sediments transforms the resin first into copal.

Sustained heat and pressure expels Turpin and results in the formation of amber. The copal I just mentioned is also a tree resin, but it has not completely fossilized into amber. More generally, the term copal describes resinous substances in an intermediate stage of polymerization and hardening between gumia resins and amber, so where can we find amber? can be found in fishing shorts, the main producer worldwide is Russia, in fact, around 90% of the amber available in the world is found in the Russian region of Kalinin, which is located in the Baltic, here the resin It washes ashore after being dislodged from the ocean. floor by years of water and ocean currents, however, exposure to sunlight, rain and extreme temperatures tend to disintegrate the resin, this also indicates that amber is not really an ideal fossil preservative for most juices. .

We have already learned that amber is made from tree resin and often includes insects that were trapped inside the tree many millions of years ago. A piece with a visible, well-arranged insect is usually valued much higher than simple solid amber. A source of amber. Dominican reported finding a butterfly with a wingspan of 5 inches, this is both a large and unusual find and most butterfly specimens are no more than 2 inches in wingspan. The inclusions in Dominican amber are numerous. One inclusion per 100 pieces. A Baltic amber contains approximately one inclusion per 1,000 pieces. Now that you have a basic knowledge of amber.

I would like to talk. a little about the application of amber in different fields, first amber is appreciated for its color and beauty. Good quality amber is used to make ornamental objects and jewelry, for example, using a unique variety of premium natural Baltic amber with silver to make natural amber jewelry, but due to the biodegradation of amber fossils and People with amber jewelry should take special care to ensure that the amber is not damaged. It was previously believed that amber worn on the neck served to protect one from throat diseases and preserve a healthy mind. Calistrat, a famous doctor of the Roman Empire, wrote that amber powder mixed with honey cures diseases of the throat, eyes and ears and, if taken with water, relieves stomach pain, while the mystery around The use of amber has not been clarified, one thing is certain: it will help.

To effectively defeat small evils, amber has even been used as a building material. Amber created the altar of the Church of Saint Brigid in Gans, Poland, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The walls of the famous Amber Room were lined with intricate carvings and inlaid designs. This palace room is being rebuilt. of photographs and can be visited in the Catherine Palace located in the town of Saroya c and finally the fourth use of Ámbar is that is the end of section four now you have half a minute to check your answers that is the end of the

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test in test I will now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet