IELTS Listening Practice Test – 22

IELTS Listening practice test 2021 british council: This is the 22^nd test of our ‘LISTENING Practice Test Series’. All tests are based on real exam pattern and correspond to the actual level of difficulty you may find in the IELTS.

This test is divided into four sections – Section 1, 2, 3 and 4.

You can check your answers & calculate your band scores at the end of this test. It is strongly advised to print the sample answer sheet and mark your answers on the sheet itself.

Not all place names are spelt out. For example, the underlined words are commonly used in English, so you should learn how to spell words like these: Mountain View Restaurant, Ocean Road, Bridge Town etc.

IELTS Listening practice test 2021 british council – SECTION 1

Questions 1-4

Complete the schedule given below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Example: Globetrotters Language School CLASS SCHEDULE Chinese 🔘 Level: Advanced 🔘 Days: (1) ……………………… evenings Japanese 🔘 Level: (2) ……………………… 🔘 Days: Tuesday and Thursday mornings 🔘 Level: (3) ……………………… 🔘 Days: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings French 🔘 Level: Intermediate 🔘 Days: Friday (4) ………………………

Questions 5-8

Complete the information below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE NUMBER for each answer.

TUITION INFORMATION
5) One week ➡️ $………………………. 6) Four weeks ➡️ $………………………. 7) Six weeks ➡️ $………………………. 8) Twelve weeks ➡️ $………………………

Questions 9 and 10

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

9) Students can register for a class by visiting ………………………. .

10) ………………………. is in charge of student registration.

IELTS Listening practice test 2021 british council- SECTION 2

Questions 11-20

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Only ONE answer is possible in each question.

11) Which member or members of the speaker’s family have health problems?

A. The speaker

B. The speaker’s parents

C. The speaker’s father and younger sister

D. None of the speaker’s family does

12) Why didn’t the family go to Rotorua?

A. They couldn’t afford it

B. They wanted to go somewhere with friends

C. Because of the health problems

D. Because they wanted to go somewhere new

13) How did the speaker’s family first get to know about about the Waiwera spa?

A. From people they met in their hometown

B. From the internet

C. From people they met in Rotorua

D. From a travel agent

Questions 14-16

Complete the sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBERS.

14) Altogether, the number of people in the speaker’s holiday group was …………………….

15) One of the children from the other family was a ……………………. than the speaker.

16) Before leaving, the speaker and his family got information from the Internet and a …………………….

Questions 17-20

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

17. What did the speaker especially like about the holiday?

Ans. ……………………………………………………………………………

18. Where were the children most of the time?

Ans. ……………………………………………………………………………

19. How does the speaker describe the people at the resort?

Ans. ……………………………………………………………………………

20. Which activities didn’t the speaker participate in, even though those activities were available?

Ans. ……………………………………………………………………………

IELTS Listening practice test 2021 british council- SECTION 3

Questions 21-22

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Research details: Title of project: (21) ……………………………………….. Focus of project: entertainment away from (22) ………………………………………..

Questions 23-26

Circle the correct letters, A-C

23) Which chart shows the percentage of cinema seats provided by the different cinema houses?

24) Which graph shows the relative popularity of different cinemas?

25) What did Rosie and Mike realise about the two theatres?

A. The prices were very similar

B. They were equally popular

C. They offered the same facilities

26) Which graph shows comparative attendance for cinema and theatre?

Questions 27-30

Complete the chart about the different music clubs below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS or use ONE of the symbols to answer.

❎ POOR ✅ OK ✅✅ EXCELLENT

Club	Type of music	Quality of venue
The Blues Club	Blues	(27) …………………….
The Sansue	(28) …………………….	✅✅
Pier Hotel	Folk	(29) …………………….
Baldrock café	Rock	(30) …………………….

IELTS Listening practice test 2021 british council- SECTION 4

Questions 31-35

Choose the correct letter – A, B or C

WETSUITS

31) The speaker thinks all designers must overcome difficulties with …

A. material and production

B. rapid technological change

C. material and labour costs

32) The main problem with early wetsuits was that they …

A. were only available in France

B. tore easily

C. were made from synthetic materials

33) The nitrogen gas inside neoprene conducts heat …

A. poorly

B. as well as a liquid

C. well

34) The speaker thinks who invented the wetsuit?

A. Bradner

B. the Meistrell brothers

C. it is unimportant who

35) The speaker suggests wetsuits sold well because …

A. people had more leisure time for sport after 1945

B. the O’Neil company had an effective marketing strategy

C. diving and surfing were popular in the US in the 1950s

Questions 36-40

Write ONE WORD for each answer.

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1. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY
2. INTERMEDIATE
3. BEGINNING
4. MORNINGS
5. $125
6. $410
7. #575
8. $1,050
9. THE SCHOOL OFFICE
10. MR. LINDSAY
11. C
12. D
13. C
14. NINE/9
15. YEAR OLDER
16. TRAVEL AGENCY
17. (THE) ACCOMMODATION/HOTEL
18. (IN/THE/SOME) PLAY AREAS
19. GENTLE, WARM, HELPFUL
20. BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL
21. OUT AND ABOUT
22. (THE) UNIVERSITY/CAMPUS
23. B
24. C
25. B
26. A
27. ❎
28. SOUTH AMERICAN
29. ✅
30. ✅✅
31. A
32. B
33. A
34. C
35. A
36. INSULATION
37. BLIND
38. AFFORDABLE
39. RECORDS
40. LONG-DISTANCE

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About this test

IELTS Listening practice test 2021 british council- TEST 22  belongs to ‘Easy-to-Moderate’ category. So, if you are scoring 34+/40 in this practice test you are highly likely to hit band 7 and above in the real exam setting.

I hope you find this 22^nd test of our ‘LISTENING 200+ Practice Test Series🎧’ useful. If you need PDF copy & official transcript of this test, write your Email ID in the comment section below.

All the best !!!