IELTS Listening practice test

City LibraryIELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

Practise this IELTS Listening test about City Library. The recording features a librarian and a new assistant. AnswerPractise this IELTS Listening test about City Library. The recording features a librarian and a new assistant. Answer 10 form completion questions, then check your score and read the explanations.

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IELTS Listening practice

Play City Library audioAudio -Listen, answer, then check your score and explanations.

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L
Librarian
Hello. I'm Mrs. Phillips, the head librarian. You're the new library assistant, aren't you?
M
Man
Yes, I'm Robert Haskell, but please call me Bob.
L
Librarian
All right, Bob. Let me take a few minutes to explain how the library works and what your duties will be. First, the library opens at 8.30 in the morning, so naturally we expect you to be here and ready to work by then.
M
Man
Of course.
L
Librarian
And you can go home at 4.30 when the library closes. Now let me explain where everything's kept.
M
Man
It looks like here on the ground floor is where the reference books are.
L
Librarian
Yes, that's right. Up on the second floor is where the adult collection is, both fiction and nonfiction.
M
Man
And the children's books are there too, aren't they? I thought I saw them in the room by the stairway.
L
Librarian
No, those are magazines and newspapers for adults. Children's books are up one more flight on the third floor. We'll take a look at them later. Let me show you how we organize our work. Do you see that brown book cart over there?
M
Man
The one by the door?
L
Librarian
Yes, that one. Those books have been checked in and need to go back on the shelves.
M
Man
Okay, so the brown book cart has books to re-shelve. What about this black cart by the desk?
L
Librarian
Those books have torn pages or damaged covers. They're all books that need to be repaired.
M
Man
Okay, I know how to do a lot of that. I'm pretty good at mending torn pages and covers.
L
Librarian
That's great because we really need help with that.
M
Man
And that white cart in the corner, what are those books for?
L
Librarian
Those are old books that we've taken off the shelves to make room for new ones. We sell them as used books to raise money for the library.
M
Man
So they're all ready to sell?
L
Librarian
Yes, that's right. So now you know what to do with the books in the carts. Let's talk about our activity schedule.
M
Man
I understand this library has a number of interesting activities every week.
L
Librarian
Yes, our activities are quite popular. The most popular one is story time for the children.
M
Man
Do a lot of children show up for that?
L
Librarian
Yes, a good many. It takes place in the children's room on Thursday mornings at 11.
M
Man
Isn't there a family movie night too?
L
Librarian
Yes, but it's not at night anymore. We used to have family movies on Fridays when the library is open until 9. But now we have a different activity at that time. So we had to switch family movies to the weekend Saturday afternoon.
M
Man
How much do you charge for the movies?
L
Librarian
They're all free. The movie always starts at 230 in the reference room. But you don't have to worry about that since you don't work on weekends.
M
Man
And what takes place on Friday evenings?
L
Librarian
We've just started a weekly lecture series. We have a different speaker every week and the lectures cover all different kinds of topics.
M
Man
That sounds like something I'd be interested in attending.
L
Librarian
Good, because we'll need your help with that. You'll be working Friday evenings, and one of your duties will be to set up the meeting room on the first floor for the lecture.
M
Man
What time will you need that done?
L
Librarian
Let's say by 6.15, the lecture starts at 6.30, and the room needs to be ready well ahead of time. A lot of people arrive early.
M
Man
Maybe I should have the room ready by 6?
L
Librarian
That wouldn't be a bad idea. Okay, why don't I take you upstairs and show you the rest of the collection?

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Questions for City Library

Questions 1–5

Form Completion

Complete the information below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

City Library

Head Librarian Example: Mrs. Phillips

Hours 1 to 4: 30

Books

Ground floor 2

Second floor Adult collection

Third floor 3

Book carts

Brown cart books to re-shelve

Black cart books to 4

White cart books to 5

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Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

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Your raw score

0/ 10

035810

NABand

Your estimated band

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Band scoresSwipe

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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Your raw score

0/ 10

00204060810

Your estimated band

NABand

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Conclusion

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About the test

Understand the task before you practise it.

You’ve now gone through the City Library answers. Understanding the context of the recording will help you approach similar Section 1 tasks with more confidence. Here’s a short summary of the passage.

Summary of the passage

The head librarian, Mrs Phillips, welcomes the new library assistant, Bob Haskell, and goes through the details of the job. Listen for the details included in the conversation and note the words that complete each answer.

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Task types in City Library listening answers

1–5

Form Completion

Questions 1 to 5

Here, you have to complete the details mentioned in the question in the format of a form. The details are based on a person or a component in the audio, so concentration and presence of mind are key.

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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