listening_practice1.pdf

? The British Council 2012. All rights reserved. IELTS preparation and practice Practice test 1 Listening 1? The British Council 2012. All rights reserved. Candidate Number Candidate Name ______________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM Listening PRACTICE TEST 1 hour Time 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. While you are listening, write your answers on the question paper. You will have 10 minutes at the end of the test to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. Use a pencil. At the end of the test, hand in this question paper. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES There are four parts to the test. You will hear each part once only.?? There are 40 questions. Each question carries one mark. For each part of the test, there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers. 2? The British Council 2012. All rights reserved. SECTION 1 Questions 1–10 Questions 1–5 Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Transport from Bayswater Example Answer Destination Harbour City ? Express train leaves at 1 ……………………. ? Nearest station is 2 ……………………. ? Number 706 bus goes to 3 ……………………. ? Number 4 ……………………. bus goes to station ? Earlier bus leaves at 5 ……………………. 3? The British Council 2012. All rights reserved. Questions 6–10 Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Transport Cash fare Card fare Bus 6 $ …………… $1.50 Train (peak) $10 $10 Train (off-peak) – before 5pm or after 7 …………… pm) $10 8 $ …………… 9 …………… ferry $4.50 $3.55 Tourist ferry (10 ……………) $35 – Tourist ferry