IELTS Listening Test 61
Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.
Police form – Theft
First name: Sabrina
Surname: (1)
Contact phone number: 07188233764
Description of stolen item
Stolen item: (2)
Value: (3) £
Color: (4)
Details of theft
Date: (5)
Time: 8.30 am
Place: (6)
Witnesses: her (7)
Description of thief: tall with (8)
Other experiences of theft in same area: friend lost his (9)
Insurance
Type of policy: (10)
Part 2: Questions 11-15
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Facts about Fairlight College
• Has 2500 students and (11) teachers
• Buildings initially used as a (12)
• College Mission Statement: (13)
• College has connections with (14)
• Fresher’s Ball on 5th Oct at the (15) Club
Questions 16-20
Label the plan below. Write the correct letter A-I next to questions 16-20.
16. Sports centre
17. Library
18. Innovation centre
19. Science block
20. Canteen
Part 3: Questions 21-25
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
21. How long can Metin talk to the tutor for?
A 10 minutes
B 20 minutes
C half an hour
22. Why did Metin decide to focus on bridge construction?
A anyone can build a bridge
B bridges have a long history
C he admires some modern bridges
23. Metin and his tutor agree that his bridges around the world idea is too
A theoretical
B unoriginal
C broad
24. To get a good mark for the assignment, Metin should
A provide a clear overview
B write enough words
C examine one aspect in depth
25. What does Metin’s tutor suggest he does at home?
A look again at his sources
B talk to other students
C write down some key ideas
Questions 26-29
What do the speakers say about each of these bridges?
Match the types of bridges 26-29 with the comments A-F.
(26) (27)
(28) (29)
Question 30
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
30. Metin asks if he can
A see his tutor next week
B write a first draft for his tutor
C send a new plan to his tutor
Part 4: Questions 31-40
Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Starlings
• Starlings are medium sized birds
• Their (31) have a metallic appearance
Starling murmurations
• A murmuration can look like a large (32)
• The time of the year that murmurations are largest is in (33)
• Every day, groups of starlings go out to look for (34)
• In 2008, scientists studied starlings using (35) that were linked together
• Starlings can fly very fast, so it is important they don’t have a (36)
• A small change in the flight of one bird is (37) throughout the group
Starling populations
• In the UK, numbers are so low that they have gone onto the (38)
• Starlings are barely mentioned in 18th century (39)
• In 1890, an American introduced starlings to (40) in New York