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IELTS Mock Test 2026 January Listening Practise Test 2

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Section 1

A woman asking an agent about rented accommodation

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Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Accommodation request Example Name: Anna Black Type of accommodation: a house

1.Preferred location: the of the town

Section 2

A company manager talking to staff about procedures to follow if a fire breaks out at work

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Questions 11–14

Questions 11-14Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Information for fire wardens

11.The company is having this meeting about fire procedures because

Section 3

Two environmental studies students called Jennifer and Adam comparing their research on pigeons

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Questions 21–25

What comments do the speakers make about each of the following types of pigeon? Choose FIVE answers from the box and choose the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 21-25. Comments A.eats meatB.communicates with its wingsC.is found in a variety of locationsD.feeds on a particular type of plantE.sings to attract a mateF.is endangeredG.is brightly colouredH.avoids the ground Types of Pigeon

21.What comments do the speakers make about each of the following types of pigeon?

Section 4

A student presentation about a type of palm tree called the Lomta palm that grows on an island in Indonesia

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Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. The Lontar Palm

31.has a fruit resembling a (female trees only)

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southeast
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washing machine
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15th May
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employer
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675
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translator
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bank statement
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Ainsworth
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telephone
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bus stop
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coconut
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stones
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belt
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sour
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biscuits
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fertiliser / fertilizer
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celebration
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harp
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ropes
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houses
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