IELTS Listening Practice Exam
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IELTS Listening Practice Exam
You will hear the recording and answer Questions 1-40.
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Section 1
Questions 1 - 5
Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
LOST / STOLEN PASSPORT DETAILS
| Surname | Walsh |
| Forename | Chloe |
| Date of birth | (1) 1987 |
| Place of birth (city) | (2) |
| Passport number (if known) | (3) |
CONTACT DETAILS
| Phone number | (4) |
| Email address | chloe.walsh@email.com |
| Address | 97 East Street, Brighton |
| Postcode | (5) |
Questions 6 - 10
Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
DETAILS OF WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PASSPORT
Passport was in the pocket of Ms Walsh's (6) .
Date when passport was lost: Wednesday (7) .
She knows she had the passport when she was in a (8) with a friend.
She then travelled home by (9) .
When she arrived home, she realised that she didn’t have the passport any more.
CRIME REFERENCE NUMBER
A (10)
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Section 2
Questions 11 - 15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 16 - 20
Label the map. Write the appropriate letter, A - H.
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Section 3
Questions 21 - 24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 25 - 30
What do the students want to find out about each of the following paintings? Choose six answers from the list and write the correct letter, A - H, next to the paintings.
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Section 4
Questions 31 - 40
Complete the analytical notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Historical Technical Notes — Greek Fire
Greek fire = a chemical weapon developed in the 7th century by the Byzantines, who lived around modern-day Istanbul.
Fighting with Greek fire
Byzantine armies used Greek fire to burn their enemies’ (31) .
Greek fire was able to burn on (32) .
One of the few things that could stop Greek fire from burning was (33) .
To make Greek fire, the inflammable liquid was put into (34) , which were fired at the enemy.
Making Greek fire
The process of making Greek fire was a (35) .
Likely ingredients of Greek fire:
(36) resin from trees, which made Greek fire sticky
• sulphur
• (37)
A ninth-century Bulgarian army tried to (38) Greek fire, but were unsuccessful.
How Greek fire was described in contemporary reports
Byzantine Emperor Leo the Sixth said that using Greek fire caused a lot of (39) .
Lord of Joinville described the sudden (40) that accompanied Greek fire.
