Recent Listening Set 13 – Part 4

Computer-based IELTS practice · free

  • •Part 4: questions 31–40. Time allowed: 10 minutes.
  • •Each recording is played ONCE only. Read the questions before you press play.
  • •Write your answers while you listen. Spelling counts.
  • •Use the question numbers at the bottom to move between questions. Flag questions to review later.
  • •Put on your headphones and turn up the volume.
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Part 4

Listen and answer questions 31–40.

Situation: You will hear a lecture about the history of the bicycle.

Questions 31–36

Complete the flow-chart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

1817: the , pushed with the feet
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1860s: velocipedes, nicknamed because of iron tyres
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the penny-farthing: fast but were common
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1880s: the , with equal wheels and a
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John Dunlop’s air-filled

Questions 37–40

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

The bicycle provided ordinary people with cheap .
It encouraged women to wear more practical .
Cycling is growing because of concerns about pollution and .
Electric bicycles are popular with .