IELTS Listening TEST BOOKLET No 4 – August – 2025
(You can listen to the Audio at the Youtube link, and print out the test file from this web page to do the test conveniently)
Part 1 Residential education centre
Questions 1-8
Choose the correct letter A B or C
Example
The man wants to visit the centre with
A friends
B relative
C colleagues
1 The centre has enough accommodation for
A 18 people
B 20 people
C 38 people
2 The meeting room is currently
A unavailable
B flooded
C booked
3 Visitors must tell the centre in advance if they want to
A use the centre’s kitchen
B have meals cooked for them
C eat at restaurants outside
4 All visitors on the tour of the farm can
A get information about organic farming
B help to feed the animals
C watch a tractor demonstration
5 On the survival course people have to
A learn to use map
B find their own food
C rung through woodland
6 From the centre it is easy to walk to
A Exmoor National Park
B the beach
C a cycling route
7 If the weather is bad visitors can go to a
A cinema
B theatre
C museum
8 Groups who wish to stay at the centre must pay
A a part of the cost in advance
B all of the cost in advance
C all of the cost on arrival
Questions 9 and 10
Complete the notes below
Write ONE WORD AND OR NUMBERS for each answer
Address Winsham Farm
9 – ………… Rd
Near Sherborne
10
– …………
Part 2: Training courses for workers
Question 11-15
Choose the correct letter A B or C
Information day Training courses for workers in the hospitality industry
11 What has the speaker enjoyed most about working in hospitality
A the range of jobs available
B the range of countries he has visited
C the range of people he has worked with
12 What point does the speaker make about kitchen assistants
A the long hours will not suit everyone
B their work is sometimes quite boring
C the pay is not particularly good
13 According to the speaker which job is sometimes undervalued
A porter
B cleaner
C dishwasher
14 Experience in reception may help employees
A to learn foreign languages
B to manage successfully situations
C to get a better job eventually
15 The speakers says that interview skills
A are particularly important in hospitality
B easy to learn if you have some practice
C are understood better now than in the past
Question 16-20
Label the plan below
Write the correct letter A-J next to question 16-20
Workshops
16 Restaurant Service
17 Kitchen Hands
18 Porters Cleaners Dishwasher
19 Receptionists
20 Interview Skills
Part 3: Research on pigeons
Questions 21-25
What comments do the speakers make about each of the following types of pigeon
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-H next to questions 21-25
Comments
A eats meat
B communicates with its wings
C is found in a variety of locations
D feeds on a particular type of plant
E sings to attract a mate
F is endangered
G is brightly coloured
H avoids the ground
Types of Pigeon
21 Australian crested pigeon
22 Rock pigeon
23 Black-banded pigeon
24 Galapagos pigeon
25 Nicobar pigeon
Questions 26-30
Choose the correct letter A B or C
Pigeons
26 When people feed city pigeons it causes them to
A breed more successfully
B become overweight
C get sick
27 The Melbourne city council are tackling their pigeon problem by
A removing the pigeons from the city
B scaring away pigeons
C providing homes for the pigeons
28 Jennifer and Adam agree that the second stage of the council scheme is
A expensive
B cruel
C ineffective
29 What method of pigeon control was most successful in the city of Basel
A trapping the pigeons
B educating the public
C building nesting sites
30 Adam and Jennifer decide to do some more research on how pigeons can
A affect our health
B damage buildings
C cause local flooding
Part 4: Design of Workplaces Research
QUESTION 31-40
Complete the notes below
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer
Office Design
Early 20th Century
- workers employed to do 31 …….. were arranged in rows
1960s to present
- first, workers had individual 32 ……..
- later, they had cubicles with high or low 33 ……..
- nowadays, workers may have to 34 …….. a work area
Survey results
- there is a lack of 35 …….. and 36 ……..
- they pose a risk to our 37 …….. (staff records support this)
- they significantly reduce rent and 38 …….. costs
- they improve teamwork and communication
- they can make 39 …….. staff easier
In reality, employees are unhappy, and they are often distracted by the
40 …….. the office
Keys & Transcript
Part 1 Residential education centre
Part 2: Training courses for workers
Part 3: Research on pigeons
Part 4: Design of Workplaces Research
