IELTS Listening practice test

Family ExcursionsIELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

Practise this IELTS Listening test about Family Excursions. The recording features a visitor asking about cruises andPractise this IELTS Listening test about Family Excursions. The recording features a visitor asking about cruises and farm visits. Answer 10 note completion questions, then check your score and read the explanations.

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IELTS Listening practice

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TC EMPLOYEE
Hi. Can I help you?
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VISITOR
I’d like to find out if you have any excursions suitable for families.
V
VISITOR
Family vacation packages
T
TC EMPLOYEE
Sure. How about taking your family for a cruise? We have a steamship that takes passengers out several times a day - it’s over 100 years old.
V
VISITOR
That sounds interesting. How long is the trip?
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TC EMPLOYEE
About an hour and a half. And don’t forget to take pictures of the mountains. They’re all around you when you’re on the boat and they look fantastic.
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VISITOR
OK. And I assume there’s a cafe or something on board?
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TC EMPLOYEE
Sure. How old are your children?
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VISITOR
Er, my daughter’s fifteen and my son’s seven.
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TC EMPLOYEE
Right. Well there are various things you can do once you’ve crossed the lake, to make a day of it. One thing that’s very popular is a visit to the Country Farm. You’re met off the boat by the farmer and he’ll take you to the holding pens, where the sheep are kept. Children love feeding them!
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VISITOR
My son would love that. He really likes animals.
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TC EMPLOYEE
Well, there’s also a 40-minute trek round the farm on a horse, if he wants.
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VISITOR
Do you think he’d manage it? He hasn’t done that before.
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TC EMPLOYEE
Sure, It’s suitable for complete beginners.
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VISITOR
Ah, good.
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TC EMPLOYEE
And again, visitors are welcome to explore the farm on their own, as long as they take care to close dates and so on. There are some very beautiful gardens along the side of the lake which also belong to the farm - they’ll be just at their best now. You could easily spend an hour or two there.
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VISITOR
OK. Well that all sounds good. And can we get lunch there?
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TC EMPLOYEE
You can, and it’s very good. though it’s not included in the basic cost. You pay when you get there.
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VISITOR
Right.
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VISITOR
So is there anything else to do over on that side of the lake?
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TC EMPLOYEE
Well, what you can do is take a bike over on the ship and then go on a cycling trip. There’s a trail there called the Back Road - you could easily spend three or four hours exploring it. and the scenery’s wonderful. They’ll give you a map when you get your ticket for the cruise - there’s no extra charge.
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VISITOR
What’s the trail like in terms of difficulty?
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TC EMPLOYEE
Quite challenging in places. It wouldn’t be suitable for your seven-year-old. It needs someone who’s got a bit more experience.
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VISITOR
Hmm. Well, my daughter loves cycling and so do I, so maybe the two of us could go, and my wife and son could stay on the farm. That might work out quite well. But we don’t have bikes here... is there somewhere we could rent them?
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TC EMPLOYEE
Yes, there’s a place here in the city. It’s called Ratchesons.
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VISITOR
I’ll just make a note of that - er, how do you spell it?
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VISITOR
TC EMPLOYEE; R-A-T-C-H-E-S-O-N-S. It’s just by the cruise ship terminal.
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VISITOR
OK.
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TC EMPLOYEE
You’d also need to pick up a repair kit for the bike from there to take along with you, and you’d need to take along a snack and some water - it’d be best to get those in the city.
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VISITOR
Fine. That shouldn’t be a problem. And I assume I can rent a helmet from the bike place?
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TC EMPLOYEE
Sure, you should definitely get that. It’s a great ride, but you want to be well prepared because it’s very remote - you won’t see get shops round there, or anywhere to stay, so you need to get back in time for the last boat.
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VISITOR
Yeah. So what sort of prices are we looking at here?
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TC EMPLOYEE
Let’s see, that’d be one adult and one child for the cruise with farm tour, that’s $117, and an adult and a child for the cruise only so that’s $214 dollars altogether. Oh, wait a minute, how old did you say your daughter was?
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VISITOR
Fifteen.
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TC EMPLOYEE
Then I’m afraid it’s $267 because she has to pay the adult fare, which is $75 instead of the child fare which is $22 - sorry about that.
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VISITOR
That’s OK. Er, so how do ...

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Questions for Family Excursions

Questions 1–10

Note Completion

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Family Excursions

Cruise on a lake

Example

Travel on an old.........steamship.........

Can take photos of the 1 that surround the lake

Farm visit

Children can help feed the sheep

Visit can include a 40-minute ride on a 2

Visitors can walk in the farm’s 3 by the lake

4 is available at extra cost

Cycling trips

Cyclists explore the Back Road

A 5 is provided

Only suitable for cyclists who have some 6

Bikes can be hired from 7 (near the Cruise Ship Terminal)

Cyclists need:

a repair kit

food and drink

a 8 (can be hired)

There are no 9 or accommodation in the area

Cost

Total cost for whole family of cruise and farm visit: $ 10

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Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

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0/ 10

035810

NABand

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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About the test

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You’ve now gone through the Family Excursions 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

A visitor asks a travel company employee about family excursions, including a lake cruise and a farm visit. Listen for the details included in the conversation and note the words that complete each answer.

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Task types in Family Excursions 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

Divided into 4 different sections of 10 questions each.

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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

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The audio can be

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A Social Monologue

An Academic Discussion

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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:

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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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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