IELTS Listening Test 188



Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Holiday rental
Owners’ names: Jack Fitzgerald and Shirley Fitzgerald

Granary Cottage
• available for week beginning (1) ……………… May
• cost for the week: (2) £ ………………
• (3) ……………… Cottage
• cost for the week: £480
• building was originally a (4) ………………
• walk through doors from living room into a (5) ………………
• several (6) ……………… spaces at the front
• bathroom has a shower
• central heating and stove that burns (7) ………………
• views of old (8) ……………… from living room
• view of hilltop (9) ……………… from the bedroom

Payment
• deposit: £144
• deadline for final payment: end of (10) ………………


Part 2: Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Local council report on traffic and highways
11. A survey found people’s main concern about traffic in the area was
A cuts to public transport.
B poor maintenance of roads.
C changes in the type of traffic.

12. Which change will shortly be made to the cycle path next to the river?
A It will be widened.
B It will be extended.
C It will be resurfaced.

13. Plans for a pedestrian crossing have been postponed because
A the Post Office has moved.
B the proposed location is unsafe.
C funding is not available at present.

14. On Station Road, notices have been erected
A telling cyclists not to leave their bikes outside the station ticket office.
B asking motorists to switch off engines when waiting at the level crossing.
C warning pedestrians to leave enough time when crossing the railway line.

Questions 15-20
Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-l, next to Questions 15-20.

Recreation ground after proposed changes

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15. New car park ………………
16. New cricket pitch ………………
17. Children’s playground ………………
18. Skateboard ramp ………………
19. Pavilion ………………
20. Notice board ………………

Show answers

1. 28th
2. 550
3. Chervil
4. Garage
5. Garden
6. Parking
7. Wood
8. Bridge
9. Monument
10. March
11. C
12. A
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. F
17. A
18. I
19. E
20. H
21. B, C
22. B, C
23. B, C
24. B, C
25. C
26. F
27. D
28. E
29. B
30. A
31. Spice(s)
32. Colony/ settlement
33. Fat
34. Head
35. Movement
36. Balance/ balancing
37. Brain
38. Smell
39. Rats
40. Forest

Proceed to the list of Grammar lessons.