IELTS General Training Listening practice test 5

Listen and answer questions 1 to 10.

1. • Held in the {{1}} of the community centre on Fenwick Road

2. • Free parking available in the {{2}} Street car park

3. • Each participant builds a two-legged walking robot about {{3}} cm tall

4. • Robots are programmed using a {{4}} supplied by the club

5. • Maximum group size: {{5}} people

6. • Final session: robots compete in an {{6}} race

7. • Fee for non-members: £{{7}}

8. • Fee includes {{8}} and all robot parts

9. • Participants must wear closed {{9}}

10. • Book online by {{10}} at the latest

Listen and answer questions 11 to 20.

11. The Bridgeway Centre was first set up by

A) a group of local doctors

B) parents of people with an addiction

C) people who had recovered from an addiction

12. What does the speaker say about clinics abroad that offer a cure in one session?

A) They are often recommended by former clients

B) They rarely provide support once the person returns home

C) They usually cost less than treatment in this country

13. From next month, the family support evening will take place

A) on Tuesdays

B) on Thursdays

C) on the first Monday of each month

14. The main purpose of the new phone line is to

A) advise relatives who are worried about someone

B) arrange urgent hospital care

C) book appointments with a counsellor

15. Which TWO things are volunteers at the centre asked to do?

A) drive clients to appointments

B) help in the café

C) answer the phone line

D) lead group sessions

E) help at fundraising events

16. Which TWO things are volunteers at the centre asked to do?

A) drive clients to appointments

B) help in the café

C) answer the phone line

D) lead group sessions

E) help at fundraising events

17. Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to family members?

A) speak to their own doctor

B) take care of their own health and sleep

C) keep a written record of changes they notice

D) agree clear limits about lending money

E) read about the person's treatment before visiting the centre

18. Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to family members?

A) speak to their own doctor

B) take care of their own health and sleep

C) keep a written record of changes they notice

D) agree clear limits about lending money

E) read about the person's treatment before visiting the centre

19. Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for moving to the new building?

A) more space for group meetings

B) easier to reach by public transport

C) lower rent

D) room for a medical clinic

E) a more private entrance

20. Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for moving to the new building?

A) more space for group meetings

B) easier to reach by public transport

C) lower rent

D) room for a medical clinic

E) a more private entrance

Listen and answer questions 21 to 30.

21. Which TWO reasons do Maya and Kieran give for choosing the topic of their presentation?

A) Their tutor recommended it to them

B) A younger relative had begun repeating ideas from these videos

C) Very little has been written about the subject

D) It builds on an earlier module about how platforms recommend content

E) They expect it to start a lively debate in the seminar

22. Which TWO reasons do Maya and Kieran give for choosing the topic of their presentation?

A) Their tutor recommended it to them

B) A younger relative had begun repeating ideas from these videos

C) Very little has been written about the subject

D) It builds on an earlier module about how platforms recommend content

E) They expect it to start a lively debate in the seminar

23. Which TWO features of the influencers' videos do the students agree explain their appeal to teenage boys?

A) useful self-improvement advice mixed with hostile views about women

B) the impression that viewers are being given knowledge which schools and the media hold back

C) very short clips cut from longer videos and shared by fans

D) displays of expensive cars and lifestyles

E) invitations to join paid online courses

24. Which TWO features of the influencers' videos do the students agree explain their appeal to teenage boys?

A) useful self-improvement advice mixed with hostile views about women

B) the impression that viewers are being given knowledge which schools and the media hold back

C) very short clips cut from longer videos and shared by fans

D) displays of expensive cars and lifestyles

E) invitations to join paid online courses

25. removing influencers' accounts from platforms

A) It relies on a good existing relationship

B) It could give the influencers extra publicity

C) It would work, but is unlikely to happen voluntarily

D) It needs to begin at an earlier age than it usually does

E) It has been shown to change attitudes quickly

F) It struggles to be as entertaining as the content it replaces

G) It is difficult to find enough suitable people to lead it

H) It is too easy to get around

26. media literacy lessons in schools

A) It relies on a good existing relationship

B) It could give the influencers extra publicity

C) It would work, but is unlikely to happen voluntarily

D) It needs to begin at an earlier age than it usually does

E) It has been shown to change attitudes quickly

F) It struggles to be as entertaining as the content it replaces

G) It is difficult to find enough suitable people to lead it

H) It is too easy to get around

27. conversations with parents at home

A) It relies on a good existing relationship

B) It could give the influencers extra publicity

C) It would work, but is unlikely to happen voluntarily

D) It needs to begin at an earlier age than it usually does

E) It has been shown to change attitudes quickly

F) It struggles to be as entertaining as the content it replaces

G) It is difficult to find enough suitable people to lead it

H) It is too easy to get around

28. promoting alternative male role models online

A) It relies on a good existing relationship

B) It could give the influencers extra publicity

C) It would work, but is unlikely to happen voluntarily

D) It needs to begin at an earlier age than it usually does

E) It has been shown to change attitudes quickly

F) It struggles to be as entertaining as the content it replaces

G) It is difficult to find enough suitable people to lead it

H) It is too easy to get around

29. discussion groups run by older students

A) It relies on a good existing relationship

B) It could give the influencers extra publicity

C) It would work, but is unlikely to happen voluntarily

D) It needs to begin at an earlier age than it usually does

E) It has been shown to change attitudes quickly

F) It struggles to be as entertaining as the content it replaces

G) It is difficult to find enough suitable people to lead it

H) It is too easy to get around

30. changing the way platforms recommend videos

A) It relies on a good existing relationship

B) It could give the influencers extra publicity

C) It would work, but is unlikely to happen voluntarily

D) It needs to begin at an earlier age than it usually does

E) It has been shown to change attitudes quickly

F) It struggles to be as entertaining as the content it replaces

G) It is difficult to find enough suitable people to lead it

H) It is too easy to get around

Listen and answer questions 31 to 40.

31. • Many binational couples first met in shared {{31}} while studying or working abroad

32. • Main demand on parents: {{32}}

33. • Common outcome: children understand both languages but reply mainly in the language they use with their {{33}}

34. • Risk: the parent who does not speak it may feel {{34}}

35. • Regular video calls work best when grandparents ask about the children's {{35}}

36. • Long stays in the grandparents' country mainly increase children's {{36}}

37. • Everyday activities such as {{37}} work better than formal lessons

38. • Choice of country to live in often depends on the parents' {{38}}

39. • Refusal to use a parent's language often first appears in front of the child's {{39}}

40. • Heritage often valued again in early adulthood, e.g. when looking for {{40}}