IELTS LISTENING TEST: 14 September 2025

IELTS CDI Listening Practice

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Part 1

Listen and answer questions 1–10.

Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Second-hand Cars

Example
Maximum price: $ 4300
Cars Available
Noda (silver)
• One 1 is broken
Comina (white)
• Used to belong to the 2
Telsta (orange)
• It's an 3 model
• Has got new 4
Abrada (red)
• Only 5 years old
Other Information
Garage address: 6 Road, Mitchell
Day/Time: on 7 at 9:30am
Ask for: 8 Smith
Parking available: outside the 9
What to bring: 10 (for a test drive)

Part 2

Listen and answer questions 11–20.

Questions 11–16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

The Middletown Urban Farming Scheme (MUFS)

11 Who founded the Middletown Urban Farming Scheme?

A university specialists
B business people
C town planners

12 What was the original reason for starting the MUFS?

A to encourage more efficient land use
B to help lessen CO2 emissions
C to improve people’s eating habits

13 For the coming year, the MUFS will focus on recruiting members from

A schools.
B companies.
C community centres.

14 What kind of information is available from members of the MUFS committee?

A practical gardening tips
B plant science
C location of local garden sites

15 What are provided by the MUFS for the physically disabled?

A soil and compost
B containers for plants
C gardening tools

16 According to school teachers, what has been an unexpected advantage of the MUFS?

A its usefulness as an aid for teaching science
B its contribution to reducing costs of school meals
C its help in encouraging community pride among students

Questions 17–20

What free goods or services are offered by each of the following providers?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter A–F next to questions 17–20.

Free goods or services

A fertilisers

B cooking lessons

C advice on soil

D eat-to-keep-fit course

E use of a greenhouse

F market stalls

Providers	Letter (A–F)
17 city hospital
18 local government
19 university
20 supermarket

Enter one letter (A–F) for each provider.

Part 3

Listen and answer questions 21–30.

Questions 21–26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Research on the effect of walking on creativity

21 Daniel mentions the research about walking and creativity to Katie because

A she has read it too.
B what she says reminds him of it.
C he thinks she might like to do similar research.

22 In the experiments, researchers compared participants’ creativity when walking and when

A sitting.
B running.
C listening to music.

23 Daniel says that in each experiment, there was a different

A type of control group.
B pattern of activities.
C way of selecting participants.

24 Daniel thinks the experiment with words is

A biased in favour of certain people.
B a good indicator of creativity.
C open to personal interpretation.

25 What is Katie and Daniel’s attitude to the experiment on focused thinking?

A they are doubtful about its aims.
B they are confused by its methods.
C they are cautious about its conclusions.

26 Katie thinks that the best way forward is to consider

A whether other types of exercise affect creativity.
B the cause of the improvement in creativity.
C how the results can be applied to creativity in real life.

Questions 27–30

What is the main physical benefit of each of the following walking situations?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to questions 27–30.

Physical benefits

A improved balance

B greater stamina

C better eyesight

D lower blood pressure

E regular sleeping pattern

F stronger bones

G weight reduction

27 walking with thin-soled footwear
28 walking in the mountains
29 walking for the elderly
30 walking long distances

Enter one letter (A–G) for each walking situation.

Part 4

Listen and answer questions 31–40.

Questions 31–35

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Gamification

What is it?
• The use of gaming techniques in non-game situations
• In business, it is frequently used for 31
• Uses people’s desire to win a reward
• Not a new idea, e.g. incentive schemes were first used by 32
Uses
• To get online 33 quickly
• To persuade people to change their 34
• For training purposes, e.g. simulators used by 35 and town planners

Questions 36–40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Successful examples
• Official campaigns
– Australian government: to encourage people to 36 more
– Overseas local authority: to reward drivers for not speeding
• Health
– a staircase at a station that worked like a 37
– a game that helps recovery when old people hurt their 38 in a fall
Things to consider
• It’s important for gamification to be 39
• Need to think about the laws regarding 40

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