IELTS Listening practice test

Crime Report FormIELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

Practise this IELTS Listening test about Crime Report Form. The recording features a person reporting a theft. AnswerPractise this IELTS Listening test about Crime Report Form. The recording features a person reporting a theft. Answer 10 note completion questions, then check your score and read the explanations.

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IELTS Listening practice

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O
OFFICER
Good morning. What can I do for you?
L
LOUISE
I want to report a theft. I had some things stolen out of my bag yesterday. OFFICER:
L
LOUISE
I’m sorry to hear that. Right, so I’ll need to take a few details. Can I start with your name?
L
LOUISE
Louise Taylor.
O
OFFICER
Good morning. What can I do for you?
L
LOUISE
I want to report a theft. I had some things stolen out of my bag yesterday. OFFICER:
L
LOUISE
I’m sorry to hear that. Right, so I’ll need to take a few details. Can I start with your name?
L
LOUISE
Louise Taylor. (Example)
O
OFFICER
OK, thank you. And are you resident in the UK?
L
LOUISE
No, I’m actually Canadian. Though my mother was British.
O
OFFICER
And your date of birth?
L
LOUISE
December 14th, 1977.
O
OFFICER
So you’re just visiting this country?
L
LOUISE
That’s right. I come over most summers on business. I’m an interior designer and I come over to buy old furniture, antiques you know. There are some really lovely things around here, but you need to get out to the small towns. I’ve had a really good trip this year until this happened.
O
OFFICER
OK. So you’ve been here quite a while?
L
LOUISE
Yes, I’m here for two months. I will go back next week.
O
OFFICER
So, may I ask where you’re staying now?
L
LOUISE
Well, at present, I’ve got a place at Park Apartments, that’s on King Street. I was staying at the Riverside Apartments on the same street, but the apartment there was only available for six weeks, so I had to find another one.
O
OFFICER
OK. And the apartment number?
L
LOUISE
Fifteen.
O
OFFICER
Right.
O
OFFICER
Now, I need to take some details of the theft. So you said you had some things stolen out of your bag?
L
LOUISE
That’s right.
O
OFFICER
And were you actually carrying the bag when the theft took place?
L
LOUISE
Yes, I really can’t understand it. I had my backpack on. And I went into a supermarket to buy a few things and when I opened it up my wallet wasn’t there.
O
OFFICER
And what did your wallet have in it?
L
LOUISE
Well, fortunately, I don’t keep my credit cards in that wallet – I keep them with my passport in an inside compartment in my backpack. But there was quite a bit of cash there …about £250 sterling, I should think. I withdrew £300 from my account yesterday, but I did a bit of shopping, so I must have already spent about £50 of that.
O
OFFICER
OK.
L
LOUISE
At first I thought, oh I must have left the wallet back in the apartment, but then I realized my phone had gone as well (Q. 5). It was only a week old, and that’s when I realized I’d been robbed. Anyway, at least they didn’t take the keys to my rental car.
O
OFFICER
Yes. So you say the theft occurred yesterday?
L
LOUISE
Yes.
O
OFFICER
So that was September the tenth. And do you have any idea at all of where or when the things might possibly have been stolen?
L
LOUISE
Well, at first I couldn’t believe it because the bag had been on my back ever since I left the apartment after lunch. It’s just a small backpack, but I generally use it when I’m travelling because it seems safer than a handbag. Anyway, I met up with a friend, and we spent a couple of hours in the museum. But I do remember that as we were leaving there, at about 4 o’clock, a group of young boys ran up to us, and they were really crowding round us, and they were asking us what time it was, then all of a sudden they ran off (Q. 8). OFFICER: Can you remember anything about them?
L
LOUISE
The one who did most of the talking was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of something … let’s see … a tiger.
O
OFFICER
Right. Any idea of how old he might have been?
L
LOUISE
Around twelve years old?
O
OFFICER
And can you remember anything else about his appearance?
L
LOUISE
Not much. He was quite thin …
O
OFFICER
Color of hair?
L
LOUISE
I do remember that – he was blond. All the others were dark-haired.
O
OFFICER
And any details of the others?
L
LOUISE
Not really. They came and went so quickly.
O
OFFICER
Right. So what I’m going to do now is give you a crime reference number so you can contact your insurance company. So this is ten digits: 87954 82361.
L
LOUISE
Thank you. So should I contact…

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Questions for Crime Report Form

Questions 1–10

Note Completion

Complete the notes below.

Crime Report Form

Type of crime: Theft

Personal Information

Name: Louise Taylor (Example)

Nationality: 1

Date of birth: 14 December 1977

Occupation: interior designer

Reason for visit: business (to buy antique 2 )

Length of stay: two months

Current address: 3 Apartments (No 15)

Details of theft

Items stolen:

a wallet containing approximately £ 4

a 5

Date of theft: 6

Possible time and place of theft

Location: outside the 7 at about 4 pm

Details of suspect

some boys asked for the 8 then ran off

one had a T-shirt with a picture of a tiger

he was about 12, slim build with 9 hair

Crime reference number allocated 10

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Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

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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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Conclusion

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About the test

Understand the task before you practise it.

You’ve now gone through the Crime Report Form 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

Louise reports a theft to an officer, who takes her personal information and the details of what was stolen. Listen for the details included in the conversation and note the words that complete each answer.

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Task types in Crime Report Form listening answers

1–10

Note Completion

Questions 1 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.

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In total

40questions

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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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4 mistakes that cost marks

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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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