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IELTS Real Listening Test 2026 - Q2 Test 1 with Practice Test, Answers And Explanation

Section

👂️ Bài nghe section 1

Building Work

Address: 15 Hill Street
Contact information
- Name: Sally 1.
            
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- Phone: 027 584 6613
Kitchen
- needs a bigger window
- the kitchen is too hot – fit a 2.
            
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Bathroom
- put in a 3.
            
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  on the back wall
- decide the 4.
            
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 of the small tiles later
Outside
- put a higher 5.
            
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 in the garden
- put a new 6.
            
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 on the garage door
- fix the roof – it was damaged by a 7.
            
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- fit a new rain gutter made of 8.
            
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Other information
- start date: 9.
            
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- security code: 10.
            
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❓ Tapescript section 1

Building Work

Sally:

Morning.

Sally:

Thanks for coming round.

Sally:

I'm Sally.

Man:

Morning.

Man:

Um, so just before we get started, I'll just make a few notes.

Man:

So, um, we're at 15 Hill Street?

Sally:

Yes, that's right.

Man:

OK, great.

Man:

And then I need to write down your contact information.

Man:

Just for the office, you know.

Man:

So first, what's your surname please, Sally?

Sally:

It's Keyworth.

Sally:

I'll spell that.

Sally:

K-E-Y-W-O-R-T-H.

Man:

And your phone number, I've got that somewhere.

Man:

Yes, 027 584 6613.

Sally:

That's right.

Man:

OK Sally, so what building work would you like to have done?

Sally:

Well, let's go into the kitchen first.

Sally:

So, you see, it's quite dark in here.

Sally:

We've tried having a few lights fitted, but it hasn't really made any difference.

Sally:

So what we've decided is the window is too small.

Sally:

We'd like a larger one.

Man:

That shouldn't be a problem.

Man:

And is there anything else you'd like done in the kitchen?

Sally:

Well, at this time of year, I mean, I shouldn't complain really, but I wish it wasn't so hot in here.

Sally:

Is there anything you can do about that?

Man:

Air conditioning?

Sally:

It's too expensive.

Man:

How about a fan then?

Sally:

Yes, that would be perfect.

Man:

Right.

Man:

And what's next, Sally?

Sally:

Well, if we walk through into the bathroom, the thing is, when my father's staying, he can't use the bath.

Sally:

So I thought here, on the back wall, I'd like you to fit a shower.

Sally:

Is that possible?

Man:

Shouldn't be too hard.

Man:

I'll get you some brochures, because there are a few ways of doing that.

Sally:

Thanks.

Man:

Now, those tiles on the wall look new.

Man:

So do you want to keep those?

Sally:

Yes, the tiles are new, but actually my husband doesn't like them.

Sally:

We want to change to those very small ones.

Sally:

But do I have to choose a colour now?

Man:

You can do that later.

Man:

I'll get some charts for you to look at.

Sally:

Now the last thing, let's walk outside.

Sally:

I need to show you some things outside the house.

Man:

Right.

Man:

Ooh, nice garden.

Man:

And the fence looks in good condition.

Sally:

Yes, it's new, but the thing is the gate.

Sally:

It's too low.

Sally:

You have to bend down to open it.

Sally:

We need something that's higher.

...:

<v Right, I'll see to that.

Sally:

Then the other thing is the garage here.

Sally:

We had a break-in, actually.

Man:

Ah, yeah, I can see.

Man:

Um, the door should be fine, but the lock.

Man:

I'll replace that, shall I?

Sally:

Yes, thanks.

Sally:

Then also, if you step back here and look up on the roof, you can see that it's damaged.

Man:

Did that happen in the storm a couple of weeks ago?

Sally:

Yes, that's right.

Man:

I'll get up there and take a look at that then.

Man:

That might be quite a big job, but I'll get back to you once I've had a look.

Sally:

OK.

Man:

I can see that your rain gutter is broken as well.

Sally:

Can you fix that?

Man:

Well, I'll need to replace it, maybe with a steel one.

Man:

It'd be stronger.

Sally:

No, plastic will be fine, thanks.

Sally:

It's cheaper.

Man:

OK.

Sally:

And that's everything, I think.

Sally:

Is there any other information you need?

Sally:

What about a start date?

Man:

Well, I'm completely booked all April, and I've got a job on May the 5th.

Man:

That'll be a few days.

Man:

So, let's say May the 8th.

Sally:

OK.

Man:

Now, what about a key, in case you're out?

Sally:

We have a security code.

Sally:

I'll give you that.

Sally:

It's a mix of letters and numbers.

Sally:

The code is A-G-4-1-7-6.

Man:

Got that.

Man:

OK, we'll organise some...

🔥 Đáp án & giải thích section 1

Keyworth

Giải thích chi tiết

❓ Câu hỏi: Name: Sally ___

🎯 Xác định loại từ cần điền:

Cần một danh từ riêng, cụ thể là họ/tên gia đình.
Đây là dạng thông tin cá nhân, nên người nghe cần chú ý đến câu hỏi như “What’s your surname?” hoặc “Can you spell that?”.
Loại thông tin cần điền là một từ được đánh vần.

✅ Đáp án đúng: Keyworth

▶️ Bắt đầu nghe ở: câu người đàn ông hỏi về contact information và đặc biệt là “what’s your surname please, Sally?”

☺️ Giải thích đáp án:

Trước khi nghe, xác định từ khóa quan trọng là name và Sally.
Khi nghe đến câu hỏi “What’s your surname please, Sally?”, biết rằng đáp án sẽ xuất hiện ngay sau đó.
Sally trả lời: “It’s Keyworth. I’ll spell that. K-E-Y-W-O-R-T-H.”
Phần đánh vần là tín hiệu rất quan trọng trong IELTS Listening vì giúp kiểm tra chính tả của đáp án.
Vì vậy, họ của Sally là Keyworth.

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Section

👂️ Bài nghe section 2

All entry points along the trail

provide secure parking facilities from cars.

are within easy access from public roads.

have a regular shuttle bus service.

Which facilities at the trail rest stations has been added as a result of a user survey?

electric recharge points

picnic areas

maps and other information

On the Red Rock Walk, hikers are easily able to

see many different plants.

enjoy spectacular scenic views.

identify a wide range of birds.

What does the speaker say about the River Walk in wintertime?

There are not many other walkers in the area.

The area does not get much ice and snow.

It may not be possible to use this section of the trail.

List of Findings

only at weekends

voluntary donation expected

not yet available

help from guests requested

provided free

advance booking required

new equipment

available on first-come-first-served basic

special rate for children

dormitory beds

family rooms

clothes washing

meals

hot showers

bicycle rental

❓ Tapescript section 2

The McFaddin hiking and nature trail

Good morning.

I'm Susan Meyer, trail warden for the McFadden Hiking and Nature Trail.

Let me tell you a bit about the trail.

The trail is 25 miles long, running roughly east to west.

To hike it, you may start at either end of the trail or in between.

You can hike the whole length of the trail, or just a couple of miles, because there are 20 entry points along the trail, each connected to public roads by short paths.

For hikers coming from Johnson City, there's a shuttle bus to each of the two end points every morning and evening, and four of the entry points have a free car park with television camera surveillance.

At one-mile intervals along the trail, there are rest stations providing picnic areas, water, toilets, and places where you can recharge your electronic devices.

In response to a poll of walkers last year, we've recently installed kiosks at each rest station with clear, easy-to-follow maps and other trail information.

There are several distinct sections of trail.

The Red Rock Walk offers a superb opportunity to study a huge variety of vegetation along the way.

There's lots to look at, though you can't see great distances.

Birds are actually hard to spot, but with a pair of binoculars and at certain times of day, you may see some rare varieties.

The River Walk comprises about five miles of trail winding along the bank of the Mulder River.

Personally, I prefer this section of the trail in winter.

The river does freeze over and the snow can accumulate, but that doesn't always discourage visitors.

Sometimes, though, if the weather conditions are really unsuitable, we might have to close this walk to the public.

But often it can get crowded with hikers who've discovered the attraction of the area.

Now let me tell you about the Halfway Hostel, located approximately midway along the trail.

It has a range of facilities available to help make your walking experience memorable.

Let me give you some information about the various facilities available there.

Of course, there are beds in dormitories for use at a very reasonable $7 per person, weekdays or weekends.

Unfortunately, we found that pre-booking beds just didn't work, so now we allocate them as people arrive, but we have extra cots and sleeping bags to help with any overflow.

There are two family rooms accommodating six people each with private bathrooms.

They're $35 per room, and for them you will need to make arrangements ahead of time as they're very popular, especially at the weekends.

A popular facility that we've recently added is coin-operated washing machines for your clothes.

You can get awfully wet and dirty if you're walking the trail in bad weather, and since we got these machines, you can put on clean gear when you set out in the morning.

The hostel serves two meals a day, breakfast at $4 and dinner at $8.

The same for adults and kids.

There's always a vegetarian and a non-vegetarian option, depending on your preferences.

We do ask you to give a hand with serving and cleaning up after meals.

We have plenty of showers and unlimited hot water available, so you can have this luxury at no charge, and you can enjoy it as long as you like.

Now, some people like to spend time on the trail on mountain bikes and maybe take a bit of a rest from all that walking, and that's permitted as long as you observe basic safety rules.

The hostel's in the process of creating a bike rental scheme, which should be up and running next year.

So, if you think...

🔥 Đáp án & giải thích section 2

Giải thích chi tiết

❓Câu hỏi: All entry points along the trail

✅ Đáp án đúng: B. are within easy access from public roads.

▶️ Bắt đầu nghe ở: Đoạn Susan nói về các entry points dọc theo trail: “there are 20 entry points along the trail, each connected to public roads by short paths”

☺️ Giải thích đáp án:

Đọc câu hỏi, xác định từ khóa cần nghe: All entry points (= tất cả các điểm vào đường mòn).
Trong audio, Susan nói: “there are 20 entry points along the trail” và ngay sau đó là “each connected to public roads by short paths”.
Từ each ở đây rất quan trọng, vì nó mang nghĩa mỗi / tất cả từng điểm một.
Cụm connected to public roads by short paths cho thấy các điểm vào đều dễ tiếp cận từ đường công cộng.
Vì vậy, đáp án đúng là B. are within easy access from public roads.

🧐 Lưu ý: ❌ A. provide secure parking facilities for cars. => Audio chỉ nói “four of the entry points have a free car park with television camera surveillance”, tức là chỉ 4 điểm, không phải tất cả. ❌ C. have a regular shuttle bus service. => Audio nói shuttle bus đi đến “each of the two end points”, nghĩa là chỉ đến hai đầu của trail, không phải tất cả entry points.

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Section

👂️ Bài nghe section 3

What do Pam and Jason primarily hope to learn more about from their project?

maximizing profits

minimizing environmental damage

meeting legal requirements

Which issue about packaging do Pam and Jason feel is most important to food shoppers today?

providing information about contents

extending the useful life of products

reducing excess waste from packaging

Why have Pam and Jason decided to concentrate specifically on large supermarkets?

They are the subjects of previously published studies.

They are the most profitable food retail businesses.

They will offer good opportunities for interviews.

The professor says that the local population has unusual food-shopping habits because of

its range of nationalities

its high education level

its young age

According to the literature, what influences food shoppers most?

taste

price

health benefits

List of Findings

refer to course notes

widen the choice

use more colours

allow for more time

ask for help

design a questionnaire

plan for oral interviews

the number of different designs offered

the sample size of students

how to display the packages

finding the reasons for students' choices

analysis of data collected

❓ Tapescript section 3

A marketing project on food packaging

Tutor:

Hello Pam, Jason.

Tutor:

Thanks for coming to discuss your marketing project.

Tutor:

I've read your proposal and outline, so let's go over it.

Pam:

Okay.

Jason:

Right.

Tutor:

You've chosen the topic of food packaging.

Tutor:

So what did you want to get out of doing this project?

Jason:

We decided if we did our project on packaging, we might find some practical tips on how a business could make more money.

Pam:

After all, we're business admin students and that's the ultimate reason we're on the course, isn't it?

Pam:

So although we know the impact of packaging on the environment is important...

Jason:

We feel the government regulations are pretty strict already in that area.

Tutor:

Okay.

Tutor:

Now you've decided to look specifically at the packaging of food, what do you think the main issue is for shoppers these days?

Pam:

Some people get upset about the waste with all the plastic and stuff used to package food, but I guess most don't pay much attention to that.

Pam:

A few years ago, people seemed concerned about packaging food so that buyers knew more about what it contains from labels, like calories, additives, and stuff.

Jason:

But in the current economic climate, Pam and I think people are most interested in packaging that helps keep food fresh for longer.

Tutor:

And you've chosen to concentrate on big supermarket chains.

Tutor:

Why not look at local stores or even convenience stores?

Jason:

Well, there are some interesting published studies based on small retail outlets and we looked at those, but after a little investigation, we found that the managers of the large supermarkets in this area wanted to be helpful and are willing to let us talk to them and their employees.

Pam:

Of course, the supermarkets do account for most food sales around here, but that wasn't our reason for choosing them.

Tutor:

Speaking of this area, you know the food buying choices here are quite unusual.

Tutor:

Since we're in a university town, the population is quite young, but actually my research shows that age isn't the factor in making the area unique.

Tutor:

And although the education level is pretty high, that doesn't seem very important either.

Jason:

I guess it's because we got people from all over the world living here, with all the foreign students at university.

Tutor:

That's it.

Tutor:

Our supermarkets cater for a huge diversity of cultures.

Pam:

In our survey of the literature, I was struck by what shoppers say is most important to them when they buy.

Pam:

I would have thought how much the buyer had to pay would be the key, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

Jason:

That's right.

Jason:

How delicious the buyer considers the product seems to be the main thing.

Jason:

Whether or not the food is good for you is pretty low down on the customer's priorities.

Tutor:

That's interesting.

Tutor:

Let's discuss the practical experiment you're planning.

Tutor:

You're going to design the box for a new breakfast cereal which you'll try to market.

Tutor:

Not in reality, of course, but by showing different designs to some of your fellow students on a computer, a kind of virtual reality supermarket, and the students will choose the design that appeals most.

Tutor:

Let's talk through the experiment, okay?

Jason:

That'd be helpful.

Tutor:

Now, the number of different designs you're proposing to show each student is two.

Tutor:

If I were you, I'd make it at least four.

Tutor:

That way you can examine their reaction to more variety in the kinds of packaging.

Pam:

Okay, good idea.

Pam:

We do have several more designs.

Pam:

Now, we've got a sample from our class of about 20.

Pam:

Is that enough?

Tutor:

Probably not.

Tutor:

Try talking to the assistant in the business studies department.

Tutor:

He can sort out how to recruit some more from other classes for you.

Jason:

Right.

Tutor:

Now, as to how you're going to display your packages to the students, I did talk about those technical issues in one of your first classes.

Tutor:

Go back and look over what I said about the practical realities of conducting experiments.

Jason:

Okay, we can do that.

Pam:

We're going to ask each student to choose the one design they think is best, but how will we know why they chose that one?

Tutor:

Well, don't just rely on oral prompts.

Tutor:

Give them a series of written questions.

Tutor:

That way you'll have hard data.

Jason:

Okay.

Tutor:

But what about analyzing the data?

Jason:

Well, we've got an excellent computer program to gather it all together, but we still need to interpret it ourselves.

Pam:

So, we'll need to give ourselves a few more days for that.

Jason:

Yes, we will.

Tutor:

Anyway, it's all looking good.

🔥 Đáp án & giải thích section 3

Giải thích chi tiết

❓Câu hỏi: What do Pam and Jason primarily hope to learn more about from their project?

✅ Đáp án đúng: A. maximizing profits

▶️ Bắt đầu nghe ở: Đoạn gia sư hỏi về mục tiêu của dự án: “So what did you want to get out of doing this project?”

☺️ Giải thích đáp án:

Đọc câu hỏi, xác định từ khóa cần nghe: primarily hope to learn more about (= mục tiêu chính của Pam và Jason khi làm dự án).
Ngay sau câu hỏi của tutor, Jason nói họ chọn chủ đề packaging vì họ có thể tìm ra “practical tips on how a business could make more money”.
Cụm make more money tương đương với maximizing profits.
Pam cũng nhấn mạnh đây là mục tiêu cuối cùng vì họ là sinh viên business admin → cho thấy trọng tâm chính là lợi nhuận/kiếm thêm tiền cho doanh nghiệp.
Vì vậy, đáp án đúng là A.

🧐 Lưu ý: ❌ B. minimizing environmental damage => Pam có nhắc đến impact of packaging on the environment is important, nhưng đó không phải mục tiêu chính của dự án. ❌ C. meeting legal requirements => Jason nói government regulations are pretty strict already, tức là họ chỉ nhắc tới quy định pháp luật, chứ không nói đây là điều họ muốn tìm hiểu chính.

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Section

👂️ Bài nghe section 4

Science in the Future

Science were asked to predict changes in their own field in the next 50 years
Computer science
The invention of computers is as significant as the discovery of how to create and use 31.
            
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Computers will be seen as being 32.
            
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Psychology
Research will become much more 33.
            
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, and also more practical since more 34.
            
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 will be working in the field.
Imaging devices will give information about the behaviour of the  35.
            
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Genetics
With increased life expectancy, it is important to consider the 36.
            
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 of elderly people’s lives.
Knowledge of a person’s genome will indicate whether they are likely to be affected by a 37.
            
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The approach to treatment will be on an increasingly 38.
            
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 basis.
Zoology
People can explore the world via satellite.
For example, it is possible to see the effects of the destruction of 39.
            
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 in East Africa.
Such increased awareness should enable us to do more to look after the 40.
            
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❓ Tapescript section 4

Science in the Future

In this final lecture of our course on the history of science, I would like to look to the future and tell you about some predictions that have been made about scientific developments.

The content for my talk is based on some research in which 30 scientific leaders were invited to comment on the developments that they envisage as likely to come about in their own discipline within 50 years.

After summarizing some of their most interesting contributions for you, I'll ask you to give me your opinions as to the likelihood of these changes occurring within this timescale.

You may also like to suggest some other likely changes yourselves.

So first, let's start with computer science, as this is clearly an area where there are bound to be dramatic developments, and even more significantly, perhaps, these developments are likely to impact on every other field of learning.

The invention of computers represents an enormous leap forward in the field of human endeavor.

It could indeed be considered as being as momentous a development as when our predecessors in caves first learned to make fire and use it for all sorts of purposes.

In the future, the computational revolution is certain to be generally recognized as a transformation as significant as, say, the industrial revolution.

The computer scientists in the study I referred to felt that, in the coming decades, lives will be significantly enhanced by automated reasoning systems of different types.

There was considerable agreement that people will increasingly perceive these computer systems as intelligent.

Although many of these will be deployed behind the scenes, others will be in the foreground, serving in an elegant, often collaborative manner, to help people do their jobs, to learn and teach, to reflect and remember, to plan and decide.

Without going into further detail about this at this point, let's turn to what predictions psychologists had to make.

Their key point was that psychological research would inevitably become increasingly varied.

It would move into such areas as behavioral economics and social neuroscience.

There is likely to be further expansion into domains with more practical relevance as increasing numbers of women become research scientists, so areas such as health, environment, family and social identity will receive more attention.

At the same time as they broaden their horizons, psychologists will also intensify their search to discover what exactly determines how we act.

They will be assisted in this by imaging devices that will be inserted into the brain and provide a great deal of information about how it behaves.

There should be some fascinating discoveries coming to light very soon.

Another field that is currently undergoing enormous changes is that of genetics.

It is not new to suggest that average life expectancy is likely to continue rising in most countries.

However, today geneticists emphasize that it is vital that the increasing number of the elderly in society must take quality of life into account.

So how will genetics help this to happen?

To start with, they hope to develop technologies that can sequence each person's genome extremely cheaply.

This information about our DNA enables health care providers to predict our likelihood of suffering from any particular disease.

From there on, it is a matter of weighing up various factors with a view to determining what can be done to minimize each individual's level of risk.

With such information in hand, new treatments will be developed, and the current one-size-fits-all approach to health care will give way to a more personal approach.

The final subject area that I wish to bring to your attention is that of zoology.

Once again, computers and technology have a key role to play here.

Experts comment specifically on the importance of satellites for future developments in this field.

These enable people to explore the world from their homes, offices, and schools.

It is now possible, for instance, to go online and see for yourself the abundant wildlife in one part of East Africa and in the surrounding region the harm people have done by destroying the forests, all supposedly in the name of development.

Zoologists believe the breakthrough that lies ahead is how people act on such information as this.

They hope that we will learn to connect our minds to our hearts and apply this knowledge to help protect our planet.

They express a clear hope that a greater understanding of the consequences of human short-sightedness will make people anxious to rectify what we can before it is too late.

🔥 Đáp án & giải thích section 4

fire

Giải thích chi tiết

❓ Câu hỏi: The invention of computers is as significant as the discovery of how to create and use ___.

🎯 Xác định loại từ cần điền:

Sau động từ use cần một danh từ.
Câu đang so sánh tầm quan trọng của máy tính với một phát minh mang tính bước ngoặt trong lịch sử loài người.

✅ Đáp án đúng: fire

▶️ Bắt đầu nghe ở: đoạn giảng viên nói về việc phát minh máy tính là một bước tiến lớn của nhân loại.

☺️ Giải thích đáp án:

Trước khi nghe, xác định từ khóa chính là computer, discovery và create and use.
Trong bài nghe có câu: “...our predecessors in caves first learned to make fire and use it for all sorts of purposes.”
Đề bài paraphrase make fire thành create fire, nhưng ý nghĩa không thay đổi.
Từ được nghe trực tiếp là fire, hoàn toàn khớp với ngữ pháp và nội dung của câu hỏi. Vì vậy, đáp án đúng là fire.

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IELTS Real Listening Test 2026 - Q2 Test 4 with Practice Test, Answers And Explanation

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IELTS CAM Inspired 16 - Listening Test 2 with Practice test, Audio, Transcript, And Explanation

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IELTS CAM Inspired 16 - Listening Test 3 with Practice test, Audio, Transcript, And Explanation

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IELTS CAM Inspired 15 - Listening Test 2 with Practice test, Audio, Transcript, And Explanation

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