IELTS Listening Practice Test 2024 with Answers [Real Exam - 446 ]

In section one, you will hear a conversation between Peter and Jim talking about some details of their shared accommodation. First, you will have some time to look at questions 1 to 4. You will see that there is an

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ple that has been done for you on this occasion, only the The conversation related to this will be played first Hi Jim, I'm Peter, oh, Hello, Peter, what's wrong? I thought I'd call so we can negotiate the details of next year's lease. Peter says that he wants to negotiate the details of next year's lease with Jim. so the lease has been written in space now we will begin, you must answer the questions while

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because you will not listen to the recording a second time, listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4, hey Jim, it's Peter, oh, hey, Peter What's wrong?

I thought. I would call so we could negotiate the details of next year's lease. It is a good idea. Have we ever decided how to divide the total rent well? I was thinking that since my room is bigger, I should probably pay a little more to be able to afford it. £110 and you could pay £80. Sounds good considering my old flat cost me £00 for a smaller room? I definitely agree with that. Hey, I was looking at a map of the area and I can't seem to find it. a bus stop nearby, do you know where we would take the bus?

Well, the bus is actually quite far from us, but we have that garage where we can park our cars. Wow, that's great. It's hard to find convenient parking, so we're lucky. Okay, so we have a bunch of things we'll need to buy when we move. How do you want to divide that? I was wondering if you still work at the supermarket. Yes, every Tuesday and Saturday, could you shop? things from there, if I send you a shopping list, I'm sure I can do it very well, then I can take care of anything else that we need that you wouldn't get in a supermarket, if you want, I will pick you up from work that day and we can go together to the department now, that would be great, thanks, no problem, that way we can split the cost of gas.

Works for me. It's very expensive these days, isn't it? It's downright obscene before you hear the rest of the conversation, you're onto something. It's time to look at questions 5 to 10. Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10, so let's find out what appliances we need. Do we have a microwave? Yes, the owner will provide it to us. Hey, do you still have that heater? Although we need one for the kitchen since it's not connected to the central heating, okay, I'll bring it. Anything else, I have some dining room and living room furniture I can bring, so I should take care of most of the big stuff.

You know what we need. Could you bring a toaster? I don't actually have one. It does not come with the microwave. No, the owner only provides the microwave. It would be a great help if you could bring one. Well, I'll pick one up at the store. Know? I also have this cool old rotary phone that would be a nice addition to the apartment for decoration and utility. Oh great, the only thing is we would have to put it in the kitchen, unless you want it in your bedroom, why not put it? in the living room, the living room is too noisy to have a phone conversation, the noise carries through, so if a person is trying to watch TV or have friends on the phone, the person talking on the phone will not be able to hear H, well, I guess in the kitchen.

Then anything else important we need seems to be all I can think of and of course moving in is June 1st. I can't wait, we can watch the big game in our new apartment. It will be amazing, yes we can move in in the morning and then on Friday night we can sit and cheer on Liverpool. I have a review in the morning, but we'll finish around 11:00 a.m. m. and we can move after waiting, Liverpool, you're kidding. right, I thought you were a Manchester United fan Manu no way Liverpool all the way oh no, I don't know if I can live with a Liverpool fan, that's the end of Section 1, now you have half a minute to check your

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, now turn to section two section two you will hear a win and learn human resources representative providing information about your company first you have some time to look at questions 11 to 16 now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 16 welcome, welcome to Everyone who can, everyone can see and listen to me well.

I'm Sarah Connor, an Earn and Learn Human Resources Representative. Today I was asked to tell you about our company so for those of you who don't know much about the company let me start by giving you some basic information about it earning and learning started almost 20 years ago it is not a charity but a company with for-profit that allows promising entrepreneurs to make money while traveling for the last 10 years has grown rapidly and gained great influence in most countries of the world we have a partnership with the school and accept a large number of recent graduates from the school of business, so if you are a recent graduate, I would say that you can consider applying to our company before you apply, you may be curious about what Kind of places you can go: There are four main locations, but you also have the freedom to send a different location and if they can make the necessary arrangements, you can go.

The first country to win and find out about the established locations was the USA, where you can choose. multiple locations, as long as you can commit to their more rigid schedule from August to December. You can also do the internship in Australia, which is

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ly cool. You work at a wildlife refuge and learn about the business

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s of nonprofit organizations. You have to be willing. commit 8 months for that, although maybe it's a long time being so far away, but I would say it's

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ly an incredible opportunity. I don't know if some of you are physically fit, if so the internship in South Africa is another exciting one, you learn a lot about sustainable farming but you would be doing some of the manual work involved in maintaining a farm.

Indeed, it is hard work, but I believe you will definitely be able to do it. It may be wise to wait until after summer is over. Additionally, there is a more recently established location in India. This gives you a feeling more similar to studying abroad, since they organize a host family for you to stay in the other places where you live in an apartment. other interns, so this is definitely a unique experience. Before

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to the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 17 to 20. Now listen and answer questions 17 to 20, regardless of where you go.

At the end of the program, you will earn a Global Travel Certificate. As long as you can explain your experience, you can provide a written record of what you did. I recommend writing a J-journal or blog posts about what you do every day or a weekly summary of each day, of course, not necessary. Write a formal report or something and you should ask for it once you're back. Some students may want to know if this is a paid internship. You actually have to pay for the flight there yourself, but you have the opportunity to create your own internship. own a small business that could make you money if you are successful so basically you pay everything upfront but when you are there you can find ways to make money i.e. you pay 2/3 of the upfront cost of UPF as Deposite and then Give the last installment one month before your return.

Finally, I have to remind you that you need a health check before you go to make sure you are not going to spread any communicable diseases. Also, before you go, you don't have to attend any meeting or workshop. You'll meet everyone you'll be working with once you arrive. Well, that's all I have time for today. Thanks for listening and I'll be happy to answer any questions you have. at the end of section two you now have half a minute to check your

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now move on to section three section three you will hear a student named Margaret Parkinson talk about the class she missed on Thursday with her teacher first you have some time to look at the questions 21 to 26 now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26 Hello Professor Timmons, do you have a few minutes?

I was hoping to talk about what I missed on Thursday. Hello, come in, sit down, could you tell me her name please, Margaret Mr. Margaret Parkinson? Sorry for missing your class, but I had to go to the hospital. I'm sorry to hear that everything is fine now, although I hope so, thank you. I'm glad to hear it, so on Thursday I described the research project that will account for 30% of your grade. All students will be divided into groups and give a well-researched presentation to the class covering a specific topic relevant to the students. St Life. Oh, that sounds interesting.

Can we choose any topic that pertains to life as a student, for

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ple, how to start your own? Good student organization, although I'm sure it would be an informative presentation. I have already chosen a list of topics that I will assign as an example. I assigned a group the topic of student loans that investigates not only the prevalence of students who have loans. to pay your tuition, but information on how best to manage these loans and possible scholarships that could alleviate some of the financial burden, I find that particularly interesting. Can I request that topic? I could easily find out a lot about it if I stopped by the finance office on the way to class unfortunately that one was already taken by another group.

However, I assigned them to a group and gave everyone one of two options. Oh, I see what the options are. The first is discussing smoking. Trends in the number of student smokers compared to the general population popular reasons why students start smoking and healthier alternatives to smoking mmm, that could be interesting. I'm not a smoker, but we'll see what my group thinks. If we choose this topic, we would prefer not to put our fellow students on the spot to interview them - where else could we gather information? where are cigarettes sold? Oh, that's a great idea.

You could interview a supermarket manager and find out the average age of people who buy cigarettes or how much they cost. they buy that type of thing precisely, okay, I'll keep that in mind and what was the other topic, the other topic is the

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of natural medicine, it sounds much more specific than the others, but it's more of an exercise in outlining a professional career . If your group chooses this, it would cover the specific details of becoming a doctor of natural medicine, how to get a license to practice natural medicine, what the career outlook is, etc.

You could find much of the information you need about this in the careers office, wow, that would be! Really useful not only for learning about natural medicine but also for addressing research in any professional path. That's the idea. I want groups to really think outside the box to find information on their topics. They should interview multiple sources. Okay, now I think I have a general idea. Before listening to the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30. Now listen carefully and answer questions 27 to 30. When should the presentation take place? I expect each group to email me an attachment of the plan in advance. before October 10th so I can make sure they are on the right track.

Oh, that's really reassuring. I would hate to spend so much time on a presentation only to discover that we had taken it in the wrong direction. So when is the presentation? I let the groups choose from the list of times I have between November 1st and November 5th, okay, how about the third one? I'll have to consult with my group, of course, but perhaps we can write a tentative schedule. Let me take a look at it. Actually, I'm reserved. completely through 3D and the fourth now, how about sometime in the afternoon of the 5th? Great, how about 2:00?

No problem, I'll sign up your group. Okay, thanks and to clarify what exactly needs to be delivered in the first phase before the October deadline. your group should have collected resources and then provided an initial data analysis to support your claims, okay, so the data analysis is due on October 10th and then, um, the presentation, yeah, the final phase is simply making the presentation November 5th, okay. I think I have all the information I need, thank you very much, see you tomorrow in class, which is 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 an introduction about a green building called girkin first, have some time to read questions 31 to 40, now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40 today. I would like to tell you how UK architects are playing their part in tackling the problem ofglobal pollution. Warm-up You've seen many of these iconic buildings while going about your daily life, but you may not know how they are affecting your tomorrow in 2003. Construction of the famous Swiss reconstruction or, more informally, called the girkin, a true work of art, has been completed teacher in charge of the legal offices.

Foster and his partners, this is not the firm's first ambitious endeavor, are recognized for their various environmental philanthropic efforts. Girkin, with its green initiative Cuton Edge and its elegant design, is gaining recognition as an icon of modern architecture. London Skyline for its unorthodox cigar shape, while its appearance is the obvious attribute why Marvel There is much more to this building than meets the eye and let's face it, there is a lot to this building that meets the eye: the building helps reduce the city's carbon emissions. Footprints in various ways just a quick note in case you are not familiar with the term carbon footprint, get used to it, it is a buzzword you will hear tirelessly to talk about reducing emissions, think of it as the amount of greenhouse gases harmful greenhouse gases that are emitted into the environment by a single person, organization or product, so returning to the Gerking building, perhaps the most obvious and most important ecological feature is the glass windows that allow light to pass through the building , reducing heating outages and illuminating the workspace, the ingenuity behind the girkin's various eco-friendly aspects has received its fair share of publicity, from both serious and silly sources, in a recent April Fool's Day issue , a publication printed a story detailing plans to replace 50% of the current Exterior with grass that would not only make great strides in the name of sustainability but would also give the building the green hue that would actually earn it the girkin nickname.

The only catch is, as you may have guessed, this story was on April Fool's Day. It's a joke and completely made up and in all seriousness, although the building is setting a new design standard that other architects and urban planners simply cannot ignore. The building's bold and cost-effective design has won several architectural awards, including the Sterling Award and the London Region Award. and the Empress's Skyscraper Award, among others, the design comfortably accommodates a large number of offices while keeping maintenance and operation under control, achieving an excellent balance between nature and the workplace. Nature is fine as long as the weather is pleasant outside, given London's notoriously bad weather.

The architects knew they had to come up with a quality temperature regulation system and designed a special system designed to reduce the building's dependence on air conditioning, which cuts consumption by half compared to standard office buildings. There are atria that connect each floor vertically to each other. Forming spiral spaces throughout the entire building, they serve not only as common social spaces but also act as the lungs of the building. They distribute clean air from opening panels in the façade throughout the building. The building is not just a business, although it has its fair share of fun too.

At the top, a club room offers a picturesque entertainment venue for company functions, private parties, etc., with a stunning panoramic view of the city. . The creation of such an innovative structure makes many wonder what the future of urban planning and architecture will be. If the other projects currently commissioned by Foster and his partners are any indication that an entire city built with equally green buildings is not far away, the Mazda City development aims to create a desert city that produces no waste and eliminates as much of carbon dioxide possible. the atmosphere, as it constitutes a great feat in the protection of our Earth, the girkin is a truly impressive feat, but it is not the only one worth highlighting now to move on to another ecological initiative.

I will tell you about the Eden Foundation building which is located in Cornwall. that is the end of section four now you have half a minute to check your answers that is the end of the listening comprehension

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on the alz exam you will now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet for for oh