IELTS Academic Listening — Crash Course Test 5

GOAT Guru English
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🎧 Section 1. Listen once and answer Questions 1–10. You will hear the recording only one time in the real exam — for practice, you may replay it.

Questions 1–10

Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
City Transport Lost Property Enquiry
Example — Main item lost: suitcase
  • Description of main item: black with thin 1 stripes
Other items
  • a set of 2 keys
  • some documents
  • a 3 in a box
  • a blue 4
Journey details
  • Date and time: 2.00–2.30 pm on 5
  • Basic route: caller travelled from the 6 to Highbury
  • Mode of travel: caller thinks she left the suitcase in a 7
Personal details
  • Name: Lisa 8
  • Address: 15A 9 Rd, Highbury
  • Phone number: 10

🎧 Section 2. Listen and answer Questions 11–20.

Questions 11–15

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 11–15.
Village Map MOUNTAIN ROAD PINE STREET WILLOW LANE POND Tourist Information Centre Town Hall Old railway station Ski passes old railway line A B C D E F G H
11 supermarket
12 climbing supplies store
13 museum
14 bike hire
15 café

Questions 16–20

What comment does the speaker make about each of the following tracks? Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 16–20.
Comments
A. It is possible to get lost here.
B. It only offers basic accommodation.
C. It requires physical strength.
16 North Point
17 Silver River
18 Valley Crossing
19 Stonebridge
20 Henderson Ridge

🎧 Section 3. Listen and answer Questions 21–30.

Questions 21–25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
21 Why has James chosen to do a case study on the company Furniture Rossi?
22 According to James, why did Luca Rossi start a furniture company?
23 What gave Furniture Rossi a competitive advantage over other furniture companies?
24 What does the tutor recommend James does when writing the second draft of his case study?
25 What do the tutor and James agree was wrong with James' last presentation?

Questions 26–30

Complete the flow-chart below. Choose FIVE answers from the list, A–G, next to Questions 26–30.
History of Furniture Rossi
A. website
B. locations
C. designs
D. TV advertising campaigns
E. quality
F. values
G. software programs
The product 26 led to a wider customer base.
↓ Greater customer demand meant other 27 were needed.
↓ Better 28 increased overall profitability.
↓ Changes to the 29 were brought on by customer complaints.
↓ Furniture Rossi wants to make people more aware of its 30

🎧 Section 4. Listen and answer Questions 31–40.

Questions 31–36

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Rock art
Why rock art is important to researchers
It provides evidence about
  • evolution
  • 31
Global similarities in rock art
  • humans often had large 32
  • animals were common, but a 33 was always drawn from the side or from above.
  • unlikely that contact through 34 resulted in similar artistic styles
Why our ancestors produced rock art
Research suggests rock art was produced
  • firstly for reasons of 35
  • later for social, spiritual and 36 reasons.

Questions 37–40

Answer the questions below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
What TWO images drawn by Aboriginal people show their contact with Europeans?
  • 37
  • 38
Which human activities does the lecturer say are the main threats to Aboriginal rock art?
  • 39
  • 40
0 / 40 answered