IELTS Listening Practice Test 26 – Patient Record

Patient Record IELTS Listening Test 26 | The Tomb of the Taj Mahal | Wild Rice | Radio Writing

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Part 1

Questions 1-6
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Patient Record

Time of appointment: 10:00 am
Given names: Simon 1__________
Family name: Lee
Date of birth: 2__________ 1989
Address: 3__________ Adams Terrace, Wellington
Phone number: 0211558809
Name of insurance company: 4__________
Date of last eye test: 5__________
Patient’s observations: Problems seeing 6__________

Questions 7-10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

7 When must Simon wear his glasses?
8 What type of glasses are the least expensive?
9 What is good about the glasses Simon chooses?
10 How does Simon decide to pay?

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Part 2

The Tomb of The Taj Mahal

Questions 11-12
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 Who is buried in the tomb of the Taj Mahal?

A the emperor Shahjahan
B the wife of Shahjahan
C the emperor and his wife

12 Where did the white marble come from?

A India
B China
C Persia

Questions 13-16
Label the plan below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

13 __________
14 __________
15 __________
16 __________

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Question 17
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

17 What is the purpose of the Rest House?

A a place for the poor to stay
B a meeting place for pilgrims
C an architectural feature

Questions 18-20
Complete the flow chart below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

How running water is provided

Water taken from the 18__________ by bullocks.

Water channelled into the 19__________

Water piped to the 20__________

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Part 3

Wild Rice

Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21 What background information does Daisy give about rice?

A Wild rice is grown throughout Asia
B Some types of rice need less water than others.
C All rice varieties have a lovely aroma

22 Erik says that a priority for rice farmers is to be able to

A grow rice without fertilizers.
B predict the weather patterns.
C manage water resources.

23 Where is the International Rice Research Institute?

A The Philippines
B China
C Japan

24 Scientists in Bangladesh want to find a

A more effective type of fertilizer.
B strain of rice resistant to flooding.
C way to reduce the effects of global warming.

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Questions 25-30
Which country do the following statements apply to?
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

A Japan
B China
C Thailand

25 They grow the most rice in the world.
26 They export the most rice in the world.
27 They aim to increase the nutritional value of rice.
28 Less rice is eaten than in the past.
29 An annual rice festival takes place.
30 A new type of rice is now popular locally.

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Part 4

Questions 31-33
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer,

RADIO WRITING

You may have to ignore some of the ordinary 31__________ of writing.
Written words do not indicate things like emphasis, the 32__________ Of reading or where to pause.
A script needs to sound like a 33__________

Questions 34-40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Know who you are talking to

Imagine a typical listener:
e.g. imagine telling your 34__________ about a film.

Create an informal tone:
e.g. use words like 35__________
Work out what you are going to say

Remember:
listeners cannot ask questions
you cannot 36__________ ideas

Make your script logical:
37__________ the information.
Use concrete images e.g. compare the size of a field to a 38__________
Use the 39__________ to get attention.
Check the script by 40__________

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IELTS Listening Test 26 Answers

Patient Record IELTS Listening Answers

1 Anthony

2 1(st) June

3 University Hall

4 Health for Life

5 September 2006

6 (in the) distance

7 (for) driving

8 (the) full frame

9 (they are) strong

10 (in/by) cash

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The Tomb of the Taj Mahal IELTS Listening Answers

11 C

12 A

13 (The) Main Gateway

14 (the) (16/sixteen) flower beds

15 (a/the) (raised) pond

16 (a/the) Mosque

17 C 18 river

19 (supply) tanks

20 fountains

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Wild Rice IELTS Listening Answers

21 B

22 C

23 A

24 B

25 B

26 C

27 B

28 A

29 C

30 A

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Radio Writing IELTS Listening Answers

31 rules

32 speed

33 conversation

34 grandmother

35 us and we

36 repeat

37 space (out)

38 football pitch

39 first sentence

40 reading (it) aloud

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