IELTS Listening practice test

City Art MuseumIELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

Practise this IELTS Listening test about City Art Museum. The recording features an orientation talk for internsPractise this IELTS Listening test about City Art Museum. The recording features an orientation talk for interns. Answer 10 note completion questions, then check your score and read the explanations.

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IELTS Listening practice

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Welcome to the City Museum of Art. I'm Dr. Shirley Johnson, the director of the museum's internship program. Today, I'll be giving you an orientation to the museum and our museum administrators internship program. Will we get a chance to tour the museum today? Yes. We'll start right now with a tour of the building. We'll skip the basement. Most of that part of the building is devoted to art conservation, which won't be part of your internship. Let's begin here on the ground floor with the museum offices. I guess this is where we'll be spending most of all time helping with the office work. You'll spend some time working in here so you can learn what the administrative duties involve. But you'll also get a chance to experience all aspects of museum work.
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This room in here is the museum tours office. I'm interested in that. I'd really like to help out with the tours. That's great because you'll all have a chance to lead some tours and maybe even to develop a tour of your own, too. Let's go up to the second floor now. This is the board room in here, isn't it? Will we get to go to board meetings? Only members of the board of directors attend those.
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Now, back here behind the galleries are the classrooms. You're all welcome to attend any class you want at no charge. But we won't be teaching any, will we? No. The staff of the education department is responsible for that. Let's move up to the third floor now and to the research department. Each of you will spend some time working in here. Great. I'd like to help with the research. We're working on some very interesting research projects right now.
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Also, as an extension of your research work, you'll probably contribute to some of the museum's brochures. I'm looking forward to that. I like writing about art. Another thing I've been hoping to be able to do is meet some artists. You're in luck then. We've planned a reception for the first day of your internship. And you'll have the chance to meet several local artists then.
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Could you give us a little background of the museum? I mean, when it was built and some information about the collections and things like that? Of course, the main part of the museum was built in 1895 with a combination of public and private funds. The new wing was built 60 years later, with a donation from the Rhinebeck family. That part of the museum was built for the modern art collection, wasn't it? Yes, it was. In the main part of the museum, we have a gallery devoted to works by local artists, our sculpture collection, and a small collection of classical European art.
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You mentioned classes earlier. What kinds of classes does the museum offer? In our adult education program, we offer a series of art history classes. And for children, we have a program of arts and crafts workshops. You can get a brochure from the office that will give you more information. I saw a lot of chairs set up in the main hall. What are those for? Those are there for tonight's musical performance. We offer a weekly concert series during the fall and winter. And of course, all of you are welcome to attend. Now, if there are no more questions, let's step into my office, and I'll show you your schedules.

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Questions for City Art Museum

Questions 1–5

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What FIVE things will the students do during their museum internship? I. Meet artists(0/5 selected)

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Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

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035810

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Your estimated band

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2.54–5

36–7

3.58–9

410–12

4.513–15

516–17

5.518–22

623–25

6.526–29

730–31

7.532–34

835–36

8.537–38

939–40

Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

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Conclusion

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Summary of the passage

Dr Shirley Johnson, director of the museum's internship program, gives students an orientation to the City Art Museum. Listen for the details included in the talk and note the words that complete each answer.

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Task types in City Art Museum listening answers

1–5

Choose Multiple

Questions 1 to 5

Here, you pick more than one correct option from a list. The answers can be given in any order, but every option you choose must be mentioned in the recording.

6–10

Note Completion

Questions 6 to 10

Here, you will listen to the recording, memorise the information given in it, and fill the empty gaps in the notes. Be attentive while listening to the audio, as the answers follow the order of the recording.

Key highlights of the IELTS Listening section

Remember

1time only

Each recording plays only once, so stay focused throughout the task.

In total

40questions

Divided into 4 different sections of 10 questions each.

Same pattern

Academic=General Training

The Listening test is identical for Academic and General Training.

The audio can be

A Social Conversation

A Social Monologue

An Academic Discussion

An Academic Lecture

Remember

1time only

Each recording plays only once, so stay focused throughout the task.

In total

40questions

Divided into 4 sections of 10 questions each.

Same pattern

Academic=General Training

The Listening test is identical for Academic and General Training.

The audio can be

A Social Conversation

A Social Monologue

An Academic Discussion

An Academic Lecture

IELTS Listening common mistakes

4 mistakes that cost marks

Candidates most often lose marks in this section because of the following errors:

Answering before listening to the entire audio.

Not reading the questions carefully before attempting.

Lack of practice before taking the test.

Ignoring grammatical and spelling errors.

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IELTS Listening common mistakes

4 mistakes that cost marks

Candidates most often lose marks in this section because of the following errors:

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Answering before listening to the entire audio.

Not reading the questions carefully before attempting.

Lack of practice before taking the test.

Ignoring grammatical and spelling errors.

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