IELTS LISTENING SECTION 1
A sample section from Cambridge IELTS 9 test 1
SECTION 1 (track 1)
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer
JOB ENQUIRY
Example
Work at:…… a restaurant……
Type of work: 1………………………
Number of hours per week: 12 hours
Would need work permit
Work in the: 2…………………… branch
Nearest bus stop: next to 3……………………
Pay: 4 …………………… an hour
Extra benefits:
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a free dinner
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extra pay when you work on 5……………………
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transport home when you work 6. ……………………
Qualities required:
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7……………………
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ability to 8……………………
Interview arranged for: Thursday 9…………………… at 6 p.m.
Bring the names of two referees
Ask for: Samira 10……………………
UNIT 1: NAME AND NUMBER (Part 1)
Listening carefully
A- NUMBER
Exercise 1 (Track 1.2) (act 2-p.8): Listen to the tape. You will hear seven numbers. Circle
the number you hear
1
12
20
22
2
109
119
190
3
33
13
30
4
1001
1010
1100
5
70
7
17
6
150
115
151
7
1509
1559
1590
Exercise 2 (track 1.3)(Act 3 –p.8): Listen to the prize in a lottery. What were the winning
numbers? Circle the correct number for each prize.
Seventh prize
151
150
115
Sixth prize
1707
1770
1777
Fifth prize
91
19
90
Fourth prize
390
309
319
Third prize
55
53
59
Second prize
1990
1999
1099
First prize
14
40
44
Exercise 3 (track 1.4)(Act 2-p.9): You will hear nine telephone numbers. Tick the numbers
you hear
1
2
3
313557
313597
743678
743670
01 800 7689
4
5
6
0509 23092
0519 23092
0457 64332
0457 64323
041 914 5389
01 808 7680
041 904 5308
01 808 7688
041 940 5388
7
8
9
058 90 789
068 91 789
335278
335279
339279
0425 5781
0425 5718
Exercise 4 (track 1.5): Listen to people asking Directory Enquiries for telephone numbers
for the places below. Write down the correct numbers.
John Radcliffe Hospital ....Oxford 64711............................................................................
Odeon Cinema ..................................................................................................................
Shangri-la Restaurant.........................................................................................................
London University ............................................................................................................
County Hall ......................................................................................................................
British Airways .................................................................................................................
Exercise 5 (track 1.6)(act 1- p.10): Activity 1 Listen to people asking for the addresses of
these places. Tick the correct address.
1 American Express
2 Asia Pacific Travel
3 Black and Decker
4 Gulf House
5 Pan American
6 Eastman Dental Hospital
890 Mount Street
819 Mount Street
89 Mount Street
123 Waterloo Road
103 Waterloo Road
13 Waterloo Road
603 Holloway Road
623 Hollow Way
623 Holloway Road
2 Portman Square, W1
2 Portman Street, W1
2 Portman Street, W11
193 Piccadilly
153 Piccadilly
139 Piccadilly
256 Grayson Road
265 Grays Inn Road
256 Grays Inn Road
Exercise 6 (track 1.7)(act 2-p.11): Listen to people giving their addresses. Complete the
missing information.
1 ..........3/3.... Cumberland Avenue.
2 ........................ University Drive, flat.... ..............
3 ......................... Wellington Street.
4 .........................Grant Street.........................
5 ........................ Judd Street, flat..........................
B- NAME
Exercise 1(track 1.8) (act 5 –p.13): Listen to people opening bank accounts. Write down
their names.
first name
surname
1………………………………………………..
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2………………………………………………..
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3………………………………………………..
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4………………………………………………..
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5………………………………………………..
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6………………………………………………..
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7………………………………………………..
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8………………………………………………..
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Exercise 2 (track 1.9) (Act 6 – p.13): Listen. Did the blank clerk write down these people’s
names correctly? Put a tick beside the names if they are spelled correctly. Correct the name
with the wrong spelling.
first name
surname
1……………Jesse Bowman…………
………………………………………………...
2……………Trisha Everette…………
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3……………Seichi Shimamoto………
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4……………Karla Messtenza…………
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5……………Dorothy Hazzard………
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6……………Fernando Gomez…………
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7……………Ronald Cohen……………
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8……………Bradley Metcalf…………
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Exercise 3 (Track 1.10): (act 7 – p.14) What are these people’s titles (e.g. Ms, Mrs, Miss,
Mr, or Dr) and initials (e.g. J C)? Listen and complete the guest register for a hotel.
1. ………………… ………………… Agrabanti
2. ………………… ………………… Foster
3. ………………… ………………… Corpuz
4. ………………… ………………… Kato
5. ………………… ………………… Blackburn
6. ………………… ………………… Chun
7. ………………… ………………… Lange
8. ………………… ………………… Corrigan
Exercise 4 (Track 1.11): (act 1- p.15) You will hear the names of some British counties.
Tick the counties you hear.
5.
1.
6.2.
7.
8.4.
3.
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Merseyside
Cornwall
Strathclyde
Tayside
West
Glamorgan
Gwent
Staffordshire
West
KentMidlands
Devon
Durham
Dorset
Lincolnshire
Leicestershire
Lancashire
Exercise 5 (Track 1.12)(act 2-15): These people are American. Where are they from?
Listen and tick the correct state.
1 Pueblo
Kansas
2 Wayne
4 Birmingham
West Virginia
Colorado
Indiana
Utah
Pennsylvania
Ohio
3Springfield
5 Harrisburg
6 Great Falls
Arizona
Illinois
New Mexico
Indiana
California
Illinois
7 Great Falls
North Dakota
Indiana
Montana
Iowa
Wyoming
Georgia
8 Salem
Oregon
Alabama
Washington
Mississippi
Idaho
Exercise 6 (Track 1.13): (Act 3-16) Where are these people living now? Listen and tick the
correct city or country.
1
London
5
Manchester
2
Paris
New York
Barcelona
Madrid
6
Italy
France
3
Tokyo
7
Hong Kong
4
Dallas
St Louis
Mexico
Ecuador
8
Cambridge
Oxford
C. TIME
Exercise 1 (Track 1.14): (act 3-p.18) Listen to people asking when the flights below arrive.
Write down the arrival times using the twenty-four hour clock.
Flight no.
Arrival time
Flight no.
1
TW218
7.45
5
A115
2
BA13
6
AF35
3
AF409
7
SK70
4
LH68
8
BA502
Arrival time
Exercise 2 (Track 1.15): (act 4-p.18)Listen to people telephoning an office to speak to
people below. Write down the time when each person will return. It is now 10 a.m. If the
operator says, ‘He’ll be back in an hour.’ write 11.00.
Returning at
Returning at
Mr Day
……………………………….. Mrs Ginatti
………………………………..
Ms Lewis
……………………………….. Mr Frank
………………………………..
Mr Grant
……………………………….. Ms Taylor
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Exercise 3 (Track 1.16): (act 4-p.20)Listen to these people saying when they were born.
Write down the dates. For example, if you hear , ‘I was born on the 28 th of July, 1953.’
write 28/7/53.
1
.……………6/6/39………………………
4
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2
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5
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3
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6
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Exercise 4 (Track 1.17): (act 6-p.20) How long have these people been in Britain? Listen
and write the number of weeks, months, or years thy have been here.
1. ………………………………………
4. ………………………………………
2. ………………………………………
5. ………………………………………
3. ………………………………………
6. ………………………………………
UNIT 2: NAME AND NUMBER (Part 2)
A- NAME AND PLACES
Part One: The Letters of the Alphabet
Exercise 1 (Track 2.01.MP3)
A. Listen to the recording and repeat these letters after the speaker.
Capital letters: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Small letters: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
B. Listen to the recording and write down the letters.
1____________
2____________
3____________
4____________
5____________
6____________
7____________
8____________
9____________
10___________
11___________
12___________
13___________
14___________
15___________
16___________
17___________
18___________
C. Circle the letters you hear.
B
P
E
D
G
K
F
M
X
I
A
H
N
Z
V
C
J
L
O
W
R
T
U
Y
S
Exercise 2 Common abbreviations (Track 2.02.MP3)
Listen to some common abbreviations and write them down in the spaces provided. Do you
know what each one stands for?
1____________
2____________
3____________
4____________
5____________
6____________
7____________
8____________
9____________
10___________
Exercise 3. Names of places (Track 2.03.MP3)
Listen to the names of the places and write them down. Do you know where these places
are in Britain?
1____________
2____________
3____________
4____________
5____________
6____________
7____________
8____________
9____________
10___________
11___________
12___________
13___________
14___________
15___________
16___________
17___________
18___________
19___________
20___________
Part Two Getting to Know Each Other
Exercise 01 (Track 2.04.MP3)
Listen to the conversations and answer the questions.
1. A: What's Joseph's last name?
B: His last name is ___________
2. A: Sorry, what's your name again?
B: OK, my first name is ___________and my last name is spelled _______________________
3. A: Excuse me, what's her name?
B: _______________________, and her last name is spelled _______________________
4. A: What is Ms. Smith's first name?
B: It's spelled _______________________
5. A: Who is the man in the middle?
B: He is my friend, _______________________
A: Where is he from?
B: He is from _______________________
Notes
Last name = Family name = surname First name = given name
Exercise 2 (Track 2.05.MP3)
Task A
Look at the map of Britain. Please listen and write down the people's names next to the
place where they come from.
Task B
Listen to the recording again and fill in each blank with a proper name.
1. __________________________________ comes from Edinburgh.
2. __________________________________ comes from Newcastle.
3. __________________________________ is from Liverpool.
4. __________________________________ is from Glasgow.
5. __________________________________ is from Cardiff.
6. __________________________________ teaches in London.
7. __________________________________ comes from Manchester University.
8. __________________________________ is from Belfast.
9. __________________________________ is from Nottingham University.
10. _________________________________ is from Cambridge University.
Notes
1. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and it's the centre of government and commercial life.
The famous castle and international festival attract thousands of visitors.
2. Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee are the chief cities in Scotland.
3. Aberdeen is Scotland's chief fishing port.
4. Cardiff, Swansea and Newport are the chief urban centres in Wales.
5. Belfast is the centre of Northern Ireland.
Exercise 3 What is your subject? (Track 2.06.MP3)
Listen to the self-introductions and complete the information about each person.
Name
Where from
Subject
Charles
Leads
Music
Liz
Chris
Paulo
Exercise 4 Introducing yourself (Track 2.07.MP3)
Listen to some self-introductions and complete the information about each person.
1.
Name
__________________________
What does she do?
__________________________
Where is she from?
__________________________
What sport does she like?
__________________________
How often?
__________________________
2.
Name
__________________________
What does he do?
__________________________
Where is he from?
__________________________
What does he like?
__________________________
Where does he work?
__________________________
Where does he go at weekends?
__________________________
3.
Name
__________________________
What does he do?
__________________________
How often does he work?
__________________________
Where does he plan to go?
__________________________
When does he plan to go?
__________________________
4.
Name
__________________________
What does she do?
__________________________
Where does she work?
__________________________
Where does she plan to go?
__________________________
How long does she work on Sundays?
__________________________
5.
Name
__________________________
What does she do?
__________________________
Where is she from?
__________________________
What does she like to do after work?
__________________________
6.
Name
__________________________
What does he do?
__________________________
Where is he from?
__________________________
What does he like?
__________________________
How many children does he have?
__________________________
7.
Name
__________________________
What does she do?
__________________________
Where is she from?
__________________________
Where does she work?
__________________________
What does she like?
__________________________
What's her favourite one?
__________________________
8.
Name
__________________________
Where is he from?
__________________________
What does he do?
__________________________
Where does he work?
__________________________
What does he like?
__________________________
What kind of sport does he like?
__________________________
How often?
__________________________
Exercise 5. Are you from Australia? (Track 2.08.MP3)
Listen to the conversation carefully. Fill in the table below as you listen.
Name
Rich
Maria
Country
Subject
Exercise 6 (Track 2.09.MP3)
Listen to the conversations and complete the information about each person.
1.
First Name ____________Linda________________
Last Name _________________________________
Country
_________________________________
Subject
_________________________________
2.
First Name _____________Joseph______________
Last Name _________________________________
Country
_________________________________
Subject
_________________________________
3.
First Name _________________________________
Last Name _____________Marclain_____________
Country
_________________________________
Subject
_________________________________
Exercise 7 The maps of some countries (Track 2.10.MP3)
Task A
Look at the maps of some countries. Listen to the recording and write down the people's
names
next
to
the
country
where
they
come
from.
Task B
Listen to the conversations again and fill in the forms below.
1.
Ms. Hee
________________________________________
First name
________________________________________
Country
________________________________________
Nationality
________________________________________
2.
Mr. Smith
________________________________________
First name
________________________________________
Country
________________________________________
Nationality
________________________________________
3.
Surname
________________________________________
First name
________________________________________
Country
________________________________________
Language
________________________________________
When to use computer ________________________________
4.
Last name
________________________________________
First name
________________________________________
Country
________________________________________
Nationality
________________________________________
5.
Last name
________________________________________
First name
________________________________________
Country
________________________________________
Nationality
________________________________________
Exercise 8 (Track 2.11.MP3)
Listen to the conversation carefully. Fill in the table below as you listen.
Name
Ann
Shirley
Linda
Where from
Subject
B-NUMBER
PART ONE CARDINALS
Exercise 1 Number dictation (Track 2.14.MP3)
Listen to the following numbers and write them down.
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Exercise 2 Ticking the numbers you hear (Track 2.15.MP3)
You will hear someone reading the numbers in the box. Some of them are correct, and some are
not. When the number is correct, put a tick (✓) by it. If it's wrong, put a cross (x). Look at the
box below and listen to the recording.
5
53
99
14
27
62
36
11
74
52
96
50
19
88
12
27
45
33
78
77
49
Exercise 3 Which number is it? (Track 2.16.MP3)
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