IELTS Listening TEST BOOKLET No 8 – 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: Building work
QUESTION 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Building Work
Address: 15 Hill Street
Contact Information
- Name: Sally 1 ______
- Phone: 027 584 6613
Kitchen
- Needs a bigger window
- The kitchen is too hot – fit a 2 ______
Bathroom
- Put a 3 ______ on the back wall
- Decide the 4 ______ of the small tiles later
Outside
- Put a higher 5 ______ in the garden
- Put a new 6 ______ on the garage door
- Fix the roof – it was damaged by a 7 ______
- Fit a new rain gutter made of 8 ______
Other information
- Start date: 9 ______
- Security code: 10 ______
Part 2: Health Centre Open Day
SECTION 2 — Questions 11–20
Questions 11–17
Complete the notes below on the Sway Road Health Centre.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the listening for each answer.
Sway Road Health Centre
Six full-time doctors
Just over 11 ______ patients
2 centres – Sway Road and Church Road
Registering – come during opening hours; bring a 12 ______, proof of address (dated within 3 months of application) and medical card (or fill out a registration form). Staff will ask for your medical history and organise a 13 ______ to be taken.
Appointments – contact only by phone and not by 14 ______. Call only during opening hours.
Opening Hours
15 ______ a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Monday to Friday
(call only between 1 p.m. &
2 p.m. in an emergency)
(closed weekends and 16 ______)
The best option for emergencies is to go to hospital or call an ambulance.
Medical Students – consultations with doctors or nurses may have a student present; there is no obligation to have a student present.
Travel Service – lots of vaccinations available. Complete a 17 ______ at reception – available from reception or the website. The nurse will make vaccination recommendations. Get a vaccination card. Vaccinations to be paid for on the day of vaccination.
Questions 18–20
Answer the questions below.
Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the listening for each answer.
18 Where is the suggestion box found at the health centre?
19 Who will deal with any complaints made?
20 What area is closed off during the open morning?
Part 3: Picture books
PART 3 — Questions 21–30
Questions 21–26
What reason do teachers give for using each of the following picture books with children?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–I, next to questions 21–26.
Reasons
A. The pictures show changing times of day.
B. The words are fun to say out loud.
C. It has an uncommon plot structure.
D. The text can easily be turned into song.
E. The pictures were done by a famous illustrator.
F. There is a surprise at the end of the story.
G. The pictures are simple line drawings.
H. It was published very recently.
I. It features well-known characters.
Picture books
21. Spy Friends ______
22. Goodnight Little Rabbit ______
23. The Boat Party ______
24. Puppy and Friends ______
25. Hats and Socks ______
26. A Family Adventure ______
Questions 27 and 28
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO points from Smith’s article about picture books did both speakers find surprising?
A. their standard length
B. how recent the genre is
C. the argument that they are not literature
D. the lack of research about this age group
E. the popularity of books from overseas
Questions 29 and 30
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO aspects of picture books do the speakers agree to talk about in their presentation?
A. the material they are made from
B. common characters in them
C. the variety of roles in them
D. cultural elements in them
E. the future of the genre
Part 4: Topic of sustainability
SECTION 4 — Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Sustainability
Sustainability: Term first used in 1987 by writers of United Nations report
Lecture aim: Analysis of the 31 ______ surrounding sustainability
Sustainable development: Development that will meet the needs of both present and future 32 ______
Myth 1:
- No mention of the 33 ______ in original definition
- Original focus: poorer nations should have the same
34 ______ to natural resources as richer nations
This would help them achieve better 35 ______ conditions
Myth 2: ‘Green’ vs Sustainable
- Key difference: unlike ‘green’, ‘sustainable’ is not always associated with things that are natural
- For the sustainability lobby, the key problem is finding 36 ______ to develop technology
- Sustainability lobby is prepared to 37 ______ nuclear energy
Myth 3: Role of technology
- Introduction of battery stations on 38 ______ is an example of new business thinking, not new technology
- Agriculture: some farmers plant crops like sunflowers which don’t use much water, unlike 39 ______
- Greater use of water is a result of changes in our 40 ______
Keys & Transcript
Part 1: Building work
Part 2: Health Centre Open Day
Part 3: Picture books
Part 4: Topic of sustainability
