Listening Practice Tests
IELTS Listening practice test

Future Directions in ComputingIELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

Practise this IELTS Listening test about Future Directions in Computing. The recording features a call to a conference

—Min Audio
10Questions
Note completionTask Types
IELTS Listening practice

Play Future Directions in Computing audioListen, answer, then check your score and explanations.

Instructions
0:000:00
1× speed

The transcript is not available in the real IELTS Listening

Questions for Future Directions in Computing

Questions 1–10

Note Completion

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

Future Directions in Computing

Example Answer

Title of conference: Future Directions in Computing

Three-day cost: £ 1

Payment by 2 or on arrival

Accommodation:

Conference Centre

£ 3 per night

near to conference rooms

Guest House

£ 4 per night

approximately 5 walk from Conference Centre

Further documents to be sent:

6

an application form

Location:

Conference Centre is on 7

Park Road, next to the 8

Taxi costs £ 9

or take bus number 10 from station.

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Scoring

IELTS band calculation for the Listening section.

Enter your score to see your band, or check the table below for the full scoring pattern.

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

Conclusion

You have finished this practice test. Review your answers and read the explanations to see where you lost marks and why. Try more practice to build your accuracy.

About the test

Understand the task before you practise it.

You’ve now gone through the Future Directions in Computing 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 woman phones conference centre reservations about the Future Directions in Computing conference, including its cost. Listen for the details included in the conversation and note the words that complete each answer.

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Task types in Future Directions in Computing 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.

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

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.

01

Not reading the questions carefully before attempting.

02

Lack of practice before taking the test.

03

Ignoring grammatical and spelling errors.

04
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