IELTS Listening TEST BOOKLET No 5 – September – 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: Hire a party room
PART 1 – Questions 1–10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Rooms to hire for parties
The Exchange Hotel
- number of seated guests possible: 45
- room on the 1 ________ floor
- large, bright room with a good 2 ________
- cost: £32 with buffet
per person (minimum number of people: 3 ________)
available any 4 ________ in April
The 5 ________ Hotel
- large room (seats 75)
- in the 6 ________ area of the city
- room on ground floor with a small 7 ________ for guests to use
- cost: £36 with buffet per person
- available: 13th and 20th April
Booking information
- Bookings held for a 8 ________
- Final payment of 9 ________ % required 10 days before booking
- Need to confirm guests and menu 5 days in advance
- To book, phone 10 ________ on Monday
Part 2: Spend a day on an island
Section 2 – Questions 11–20
Questions 11-14
What feature of each of the following walks does the speaker recommend?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-14.
Recommended Features
A picnic area
B historic building
C flat paths
D seashore
E artworks
F wildlife
G views
Walks
11 Boundary Walk
12 Loop Track
13 Puriri Walk
14 North Head
Questions 15-20
Regional Park
15 Bird colony
16 Safe swimming beach
17 Old ship
18 Stony Batter
19 Settler’s Monument
20 Kiosk
Part 3: Teaching in an elementary school
Section 3 – Questions 21–30
Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO topics were the aims of the geography lesson related to?
A. global inter dependency
B. manufacturing methods
C. the environmental impact of trade
D. transport systems
E. the development of writing tools
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO problems do Dean and Hannah identify in their lesson?
A. the materials
B. the student grouping
C. the lesson structure
D. the teacher coordination
E. the timing
Questions 25–30
Complete the flow-chart below.
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to questions 25–30.
A. export routes
B. future
C. talk
D. homework
E. worksheet
F. history
G. producers
H. methods of transport
Geography lesson plan: student activities
- Examine a pencil and discuss where the component materials come from.
- Locate the top 25 ________ on a world map.
- Discuss the pros and cons of different 26 ________.
- In groups, discuss countries’ possible 27 ________ to the USA.
- Complete a 28 ________ about pencil distribution within the USA.
- Share ideas about the 29 ________ of pencils.
- Prepare a 30 ________.
Part 4: Students after graduate
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Employment Survey on Graduates
Overview
- interviews from which subject: 31 ________
- two research methods: email questionnaires and 32 ________
Findings
- 32% of students tended to acquire another 33 ________
- only 4% were unemployed
- most of the students work in the 34 ________ sector
- majority are happy with: 35 ________
Feedback
Useful skills learned in college:
- working as a 36 ________ member
- personal organization
- 37 ________ ability
Useless skills:
- 38 ________ (lack of training)
- advice on 39 ________ (unnecessary)
- advice on finding a 40 ________ (not enough)
Keys & Transcript
Part 1: Hire a party room
Part 2: Spend a day on an island
Part 3: Teaching in an elementary school
Part 4: Students after graduate
