Unit 1 - Listening

Unit 1: LISTENING SKILL
Exercise 1
The conversation in this unit is about the natural world. Complete the definitions. Use the
words in the box.
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1. Animals that live in forests, the jungle and mountains, and do not live at home as
pets are _____________ animals.
2. We say that an animal is ________________ when there are only a few still alive
in the world.
3. A _______________ animal lives only in the sea, for example, a dolphin or a
shark.
4. A _______________ person or animal likes being with others, rather than being
alone.
5. Lions, tigers or sharks can harm you, so these animals are ______________ , not
safe.
6. The __________________ is the area of land next to the sea.
7. When scientists study the _________________ of animals, they find out what they
eat, when they sleep and how they communicate.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with vocabulary related to the natural world. Use the words in the
box.
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1. I really want to go on safari so I can see some _____________ animals.

2. My dog is incredibly ______________ – she has to say ‘hello’ to every dog we
meet on our walk!
3. In summer, dolphins arrive here and swim all along the west ________________
.
4. Because of the rubbish polluting our seas, ___________ animals are dying in
large numbers.
5. In the past, there were lots of bears in our country but now sadly, they are very
________________ .
6. The ___________ of my last cat was quite strange. She only wanted to sleep on
my computer.
7. Some of the most ________________ snakes in the world live in Australia.
Exercise 3
Listen to a conversation about a project someone is working on.

Choose the correct answers.
1. How many speakers are there?

o Two
o Three
o Four
2. What is the relationship between the two people?
o They are a student and her teacher.
o They are both teachers.
o They are both students.
3. Which animals does the woman decide to do her project on?
o Pandas
o Sharks
o dolphins
4. What does the woman have to do for her project?
o write a report on an animal
o give a presentation about New Zealand
o take some photographs of wild animals
Exercise 4
Read the information. Then read the IELTS Listening three-option multiple choice
questions.
Match the questions with the types of information you would expect to need in the answer.
adjective of character and behavior number and measurement of distance
number and measurement of length number showing quantity
place or location
1. How long is an adult male Maui dolphin?

_________________________________
2. Where are Maui dolphins found in New Zealand?
_________________________________
3. The population of Maui dolphins is now likely to be…
_________________________________
4. What do Anne and Tom agree is typical behaviour for Maui dolphins?
_________________________________
5. How far along the coastline do Maui dolphins swim?
_________________________________
Exercise 5
In IELTS Listening multiple choice activities, it is often important to recognise different

forms of the same word, which are used in paraphrasing.
Match the adjectives on the left with the nouns on the right.
Height width length distance weight speed
Far
Wide
Long
Heavy
High
fast
Exercise 6
Complete the questions. Use the words in the box.
Fast heavy high length speed width
1. How __________ can a dolphin swim?

2. How __________ do you think that dolphin is?
3. What __________ can a dolphin travel at?
4. What is the ___________ of time that young dolphins stay with their mother?
5. How __________ can an adult dolphin jump?
6. What is the ____________ of the pool that the dolphin lives in?
Unit 1: Exercise 7
Look at the five questions from different IELTS Listening tests with the extracts from the
conversations that answer them.
Listen to the recording. Choose the correct answers.

1. How does the man describe female elephants?
o Rare
o Dangerous
o sociable
2. People should not keep wolves as pets because they are
o wild animals.
o dangerous.
o very expensive to feed.
3. How fast does a great white shark usually swim?
o 56 kph
o 2.5 kph
o 74 kph
4. In what unexpected place do sea lions sometimes sleep?
o on the beach
o along the coast
o in the sea
5. How long is a giraffe's neck?
o 3.5 m
o 1.45 m
o 1.8 m
Unit 1: Exercise 8
Listen to two students talking about an ecology project on Maui dolphins.
Decide which two of the five topics they talked about. Choose the correct answers.
1. the appearance of the dolphins
o Yes, they discuss this.

o No, they don’t discuss this.
2. the size of the dolphins

3. how dolphins hunt for their food

4. how many dolphins are still alive

5. how the government is trying to

help the dolphins

Exercise 9
Listen to the recording. Choose the correct answers.
1. Anne has asked Tom to help her with her dolphin project because
o he is in the same class as Anne.

o he is an expert on dolphins.
o he once did a similar project to Anne.
2. How long is an adult male Maui dolphin?
o 1.5 metres
o 1 metre
o 1.7 metres
3. Where are Maui dolphins found in New Zealand?
o around most of the coast of the North Island

o around the west coast of the North Island
o around the whole coast of the South Island
4. The population of Maui dolphins is now likely to be

o around 100
o well over 500
o less than 50
5. What do Anne and Tom agree is typical behaviour for Maui dolphins?
o They prefer to live with many other Maui dolphins.

o They often choose to follow boats to catch fish more easily.
o They are friendly towards people who swim near them.
6. How far along the coastline do Maui dolphins swim?
o 40 kilometres
o 50 kilometres
o 30 kilometres
Exercise 10
Think about what you’ve learnt from doing this unit.
Choose the correct answers.
1. Use the time before the recording starts to read the questions carefully and
o think about the type of information you might hear.

o use your own knowledge to answer some of the questions.
2. When you listen to the recording, you may hear the speakers mention
o some details or information from all of the A, B, C options.

o only the details and information from the correct option.
3. You can find the answer to a three-option multiple choice question by
o matching an option to exactly the same sentence in the recording.

o listening for paraphrases of the A, B, C options.
4. It’s best to choose a number or measurement from a set of options
o only after the speakers have mentioned and discussed all of them.
o which the speakers mention first or more than once in their discussion.

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Unit 1: LISTENING SKILL

Behavior coast dangerous marine rare sociable wild

Behavior coast dangerous marine rare sociable

1. I really want to go on safari so I can see some _____________ animals.

Listen to a conversation about a project someone is working on.

1. How many speakers are there?

adjective of character and behavior number and measurement of distance

number and measurement of length number showing quantity

1. How long is an adult male Maui dolphin?

In IELTS Listening multiple choice activities, it is often important to recognise different

Height width length distance weight speed

Complete the questions. Use the words in the box.

Fast heavy high length speed width

1. How __________ can a dolphin swim?

Listen to the recording. Choose the correct answers.

2. People should not keep wolves as pets because they are

3. How fast does a great white shark usually swim?

4. In what unexpected place do sea lions sometimes sleep?

5. How long is a giraffe's neck?

Listen to two students talking about an ecology project on Maui dolphins.

1. the appearance of the dolphins

o Yes, they discuss this.

o Yes, they discuss this.

3. how dolphins hunt for their food

o Yes, they discuss this.

4. how many dolphins are still alive

o Yes, they discuss this.

5. how the government is trying to

o Yes, they discuss this.

Listen to the recording. Choose the correct answers.

o he is in the same class as Anne.

2. How long is an adult male Maui dolphin?

3. Where are Maui dolphins found in New Zealand?

o around most of the coast of the North Island

4. The population of Maui dolphins is now likely to be

o They prefer to live with many other Maui dolphins.

6. How far along the coastline do Maui dolphins swim?

Think about what you’ve learnt from doing this unit.

Choose the correct answers.

o think about the type of information you might hear.

o some details or information from all of the A, B, C options.

3. You can find the answer to a three-option multiple choice question by

o matching an option to exactly the same sentence in the recording.

4. It’s best to choose a number or measurement from a set of options

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