Unit 1: Exercise 1

In this unit, you will practise the skills you need to achieve a mark of 10 out of
10 in IELTS Listening Section 1.

Read the information. Then decide if the statements are True or False.

To achieve Band 7.5 in the IELTS Listening test, you typically need a minimum of 32 correct
answers out of 40. Because the listening questions get harder, you should aim for 10 out of 10
in Section 1 and avoid making simple mistakes due to being unprepared.

1. Section 1 questions are the easiest.

o True
o False
2. Spelling isn’t important.
o True
o False
3. Names and addresses will always be spelt out.
o True
o False
4. If I write ‘Hillavenue’ instead of ‘Hill Avenue’, it will be wrong.
o True
o False
5. It’s OK if I write ‘%50’ instead of ‘50%’.
o True
o False
6. I must write ‘12,000’ and not ‘12.000’ or ‘12000’.
o True
o False
7. I must write ‘1 p.m.’ and not ‘13.00’ or ‘13:00’.
o True
o False
8. ‘Hard-working’ is considered one word.
o True
o False

Unit 1: Exercise 2
Read the information about pronouncing telephone numbers in British English.
Then say the numbers in bold and choose the correct pronunciations.

It is likely that you will hear telephone numbers in the IELTS Listening test. It is a good idea
to learn natural ways of saying telephone numbers, as this will help you to notice and write
the numbers correctly. Let’s look at how telephone numbers are typically pronounced in
British English. For example:

4241 660124

 The number 0 is usually pronounced oh. You are less likely to hear zero in British
English.
 Each number is said separately. In the example above, 4241 would be pronounced
four, two, four, one – not forty-two, forty-one.
 When the same two numbers appear together, they are typically pronounced using the
word double. In the example above, 660 would be pronounced double six, oh.
 When the same three numbers appear together, we typically say the first number
separately, and the second and third numbers with double. For example, the number
888 would typically be pronounced eight, double eight.
 There is usually a pause after groups of three or four numbers. The telephone number
4241 660124 would typically be pronounced four, two, four, one / double six, oh /
one, two, four. We sometimes group the first five numbers of a mobile phone number
together. For example, the mobile phone number 06922 214 876 would typically be
pronounced oh six nine double two / two one four / eight seven six.

1. 566
o five, double six
o five hundred and sixty-six
o five, six, six
2. 0207
o oh, two, oh, seven
o zero, two hundred and seven
o zero, two, zero, seven
3. 3888
o three, eight, double eight
o three, triple eight
o thirty-eight, eighty-eight
4. 413428
o forty-one / thirty-four / twenty-eight
o four, one, three / four, two, eight
o four, one, three, four, two / eight

Unit 1: Exercise 3
Listen and choose the correct telephone numbers.

1.

o 0147 678125
1.MP3 o 0147 687125
 2.

o 059 8442328
2.MP3 o 059 8842328

3.

o 412 005999
3.MP3 o 412 055599

4.

o 893 7721
4.MP3 o 893 7771

5.

o 658 8892104
5.MP3 o 658 8892140

6.

o 0985 667766
6.MP3 o 0985 776677

Unit 1: Exercise 4
Listen and write the telephone numbers that you hear.

1.---- 07424 781 119

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2. ---- 073 77454 424

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3. ---- 07406 939099

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4. ---- 0113 32341 55

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5. ---- 0121 444 8244

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6. ---- 0120 4656 552

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Unit 1: Exercise 5
Read the information. Then put the addresses in the correct order.

Postcodes (or, in American English, zip codes) always have the same format. In the UK, they
typically have two parts, separated by a space. The first part begins with an abbreviation of
the town or city, which is usually followed by one or two numbers. So, a postcode for Bristol
starts BS. The second part of a postcode begins with a number, which is followed by two
letters.

Postcodes typically come at the end of an address in the UK. The address begins with the
house / apartment number, followed by the street name, then the town or city and the
province (known as county in British English – occasionally omitted if it’s a big city). If the
apartment or house has a name, this comes before the street number at the beginning.

D10 Torquay Henbury Lane 6DD Devon 10

1. __________ 6DD Torquay Henbury lane Devon D10 10 __________

15 Coldwell Road Bristol 8AL BS8 Flat 4

2. __________ 8AL Flat 4 Coldwell Road Bristol BS8 15 __________

M9 5AD Manchester 34 Apartment 203 River Walk

3. __________ 5AD Apartment 203 River Walk Manchester M9 34 __________

Yew Tree Lane 5RJ Little Fields House 16 Milton Keynes MK4

4. __________ 5RJ Little Fields House Yew Tree Lane Milton Keynes MK4 16
__________

Unit 1: Exercise 6
Read the information. Then listen to ten common words for streets and roads.
Write the words that you hear.
You are expected to know the common words for streets and roads. Make sure you can spell
them correctly.

1. __Road__

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2. __Street__

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3. __Way_

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4. __Avenue_

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5. _Drive__

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6. __Row__

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7. __Lane_

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8. __Patterns__

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9. __Places__

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10. __Present_

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Unit 1: Exercise 7
Read the information. Then correct the spelling mistakes in the days and
months.

It is easy to lose marks in the IELTS Listening test because of simple spelling mistakes.
Make sure you know how to correctly spell the days of the week and the months of the year.

1. Munday MONDAY
 2. Tusday TUESDAY

3. Wenesday WEDNESDAY

4. Tursday THURSDAY

5. Feburary FEBRUARY

6. Jiun JUNE

7. Settember SEPTEMBER

8. Ottober OCTOBER

9. Desember DECEMBER

Unit 1: Exercise 8
Read the information. Then listen and complete the information about the
speakers. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

You may need to listen for jobs and / or educational subjects, and these can cause confusion.
For example, we use engineer for the job, but engineering for the subject or department.

1. Subject:_Geography_

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2. Job: _Advertising__

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3. Subject: _structural
engineering__
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4. Job: _project manager_

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5. Subject:_photography_

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6. Job: __finance_

6.MP3
7. Subject:__interior designer__

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 8. Job: _design technology__

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9. Subject: _accounting__

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10. Job: __architect_

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Unit 1: Exercise 9
Read the information. Then listen and choose the numbers that you hear.

It can be difficult to hear the difference between some numbers, for example fifty and fifteen. One
strategy is to listen for syllable stress – for fifty, the first syllable is stressed; for fifteen, the second
syllable is stressed.

1.

o 16
1.mp3 o 60

2.

o 15
2.MP3 o 50

3.

o 13
3.MP3 o 30

4.

o 14
4.mp3 o 40

5.

o 14
5.mp3 o 40
 6.

o 517
6.MP3 o 570

7.

o 1st
7.mp3 o 3rd

8.

o £3.15
8.MP3 o £3.50

9.

o 21st
9.mp3 o 23st

10.

o 18
10.mp3 o 80

Unit 1: Exercise 10
Read the information. Then listen to a telephone conversation between a
volunteer and an agent at a volunteering organisation. Complete the notes.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each
answer. The first one has been done for you.

You will often hear more than one date, time or number, and the correct answer is not always
the first one that you hear. The speaker may correct themselves or go back to the original
item mentioned. Make sure you pay attention to this and listen carefully.

You will hear a telephone conversation between a volunteer and an agent

at a volunteering organisation. Before you listen, you have some time to
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look at questions 1 to 5. [pause] Now listen and answer questions 1 to 5.
On this occasion only, an example has been done for you.
Agent: Good morning ... World Care Volunteering ... can I help you?

Volunteer: Yes. I was wondering if you have any volunteering

opportunities available?

Agent: Absolutely. Where are you interested in going?

Volunteer: Well, I’m particularly keen on Africa, but I also like the sound
of China and Brazil. I’ve always wanted to go to China.

Agent: Hmmm, well, we were running projects in China last year, and our
Brazilian projects are all fully booked, I’m afraid. We do have a number
available in Africa though?

Volunteer: OK, Africa it is! I’ll have to visit China another time.  

The correct location is Africa, so that has been written in the space. Now
listen and answer questions 1 to 5.

Agent: Excellent. I just need to take some details so I can send you an
information pack. [pause] Right. So, what’s your full name?

Volunteer: It’s Hannah Browne.

Agent: Brown as in the colour?

Volunteer: No. Browne with an e.

Agent: Date of birth?

Volunteer: It’s the 9th of December 1987.

Agent: Right, and your address?

Volunteer: Garden Flat, 15 Hotwell Road.

Agent: Is Hot Well two words?

Volunteer: No, it’s one word. [pause] Bristol, BS10 5RQ. No, hang on.
That was my old postcode – I’ve moved recently. It’s BS8 4UP.

Agent: Got it. And your telephone number?

Volunteer: It’s oh-seven-nine-seven, three-five-six-seven, double seven-

two.

Agent: Three-five-three-seven, double seven-two?

Volunteer: No. Three-five-six-seven, double seven-two.

Agent: OK. And, when would you like to volunteer?

Volunteer: Hmmm, well, it’s March now. I was free in June, but I’ve been
invited to a wedding now. I have work commitments in July, so I guess it’d
have to be August. Hmmm, although I’m not sure about the weather in
August, and … I could probably take some annual leave in July – I’m
owed a few weeks. Let’s say July.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at
questions 6 to 10. [pause] Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.

Agent: OK. So, we have a few volunteering packages. Which are you
interested in?

Volunteer: Hmmm, what do you have?

Agent: Group volunteering, community volunteering and conservation

volunteering. Oh, and there are internship programmes, too. I almost forgot
those.

Volunteer: Oh, I see. Well, I’m not looking for a new career, so I don’t
think the latter will we suitable. What’s group volunteering?

Agent: That’s for people travelling with friends or family. We put together
an itinerary tailored to your interests. We call it ‘voluntourism’. It’s very
popular.

Volunteer: That sounds great, but I’ll be travelling alone, so that’s no

good.

Agent: How about community volunteering? That’s about getting involved

with the local people.

Volunteer: Yes, that sounds more like it.

Agent: Right. So, your current experience. You’re working at the moment
you said?

Volunteer: Yes. I went to art school – I always wanted to be a

photographer – but in the end, I became a project manager.

Agent: That’s great. How many years have you been doing that?

Volunteer: Hmmm, well, I started as a project administrator – that must’ve

been eight years ago. No, it was more like ten. Now I think about it, I did
that for four years, maybe five. I started managing projects after that. So,
six years.

Agent: Great. Right, I think I have everything I need.

Volunteer: What about the cost?

Agent: Oh, yes, of course. Well, it depends on how long you’d be

volunteering. A week starts at £300, and a fortnight package can be as little
as 450. That doesn’t include flights, of course, which cost anywhere
between 200 and £575. A month-long package is £600. No, that was for
last year – sorry, there’s been a slight increase since then. £650.

Volunteer: OK, that’s about what I thought.

Agent: Great! I’ll get a pack to you in the post.

World Care Volunteering

Location: Africa
Name: Hannah 1 _BrowNE_

DoB: 9th 2__September/DECEMBER___ 1977

Address: Garden Flat, 15 Hotwell Road, Bristol, 3 __Bs8 4UB/BS8 4UP__
Tel: 4 __0797 3567 772____
When available: 5 ___July__
Package interested in: 6 ___community volunteering___
Current job: 7 ____project manager ____
Experience: 8 _____6__ years
Prices:
1 week from £300, 2 weeks from 9 £ ___450___
1 month: 10 £ __650__