Pass 1
Blind listen
Listen without subtitles and only catch the big idea, topic, and main information.
🎧 IELTS Listening & Speaking Practice
0:00 / 0:00
Five-Pass Listening Method
Turn one listening piece into reusable English input
Do not stop at one play. Split the same episode into five passes: gist first, then language support, shadowing, dictation, and a final replay without subtitles.
Pass 2
English subtitles
Clear up unknown words and hard sentences. Use a dictionary and short notes if needed.
Pass 3
Shadowing
Repeat line by line and imitate pronunciation, rhythm, stress, and intonation.
Pass 4
Dictation
Pick a few key sentences and write what you hear to train form and structure.
Pass 5
Replay without subtitles
Listen again with no text support and notice what is now easier and clearer.
After Training
Share and retell
Share notes, new words, or one useful concept, then retell the episode in your own words.
Next Step
From intensive to extensive
Recycle intensively studied episodes as background listening and scale volume with familiar material.
Pass 1Pass 2Pass 3Pass 4Pass 5
📝 IELTS Speaking Dialogue Transcript
Guide: Good morning. Welcome to the Riverside Art Museum. I'm Lydia and I'll show you around.
Visitor: Morning, Lydia. I'm Tom. I read about your orchard-themed exhibition online.
Guide: Yes. For example there's an oil painting of an apricot tree near the entrance.
Visitor: I noticed the warm apricot tone in its sky. It makes the scene glow.
Guide: Good eye. Nearby is a landscape that shows a frozen river in winter.
Visitor: That frozen scene really captures stillness. It felt like time stopped.
Guide: Exactly. The artist wanted a frozen moment to suggest silence.
Visitor: I'm really glad to be here. I feel blessed to see original works again after lockdown.
Guide: Many visitors say they feel blessed. We were also blessed with funding to restore an apricot-coloured fresco.
Guide: On practical matters, the museum opens at 10 and closes at 6 on weekdays. Admission is £8 for adults.
Visitor: I thought students might pay, but not sure about the senior price.
Guide: Students enter free with ID. Seniors pay a reduced fee of £4. Children under six are free.
Visitor: And the frozen river piece was by a local artist, not an international one, correct?
Guide: Yes, a local artist painted it last winter. By the way, did you travel far to visit?
Visitor: No, I'm just across town. I really do feel blessed to have the time today.
📝 📚 IELTS Practice Questions
1
Which fruit is mentioned in connection with a painting?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
A
Explanation:
Correct: The guide mentions an oil painting of an apricot tree and an apricot-coloured fresco. Options B, C and D are not mentioned in the conversation and are therefore incorrect.
2
How is the river described in the landscape painting?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
C
Explanation:
Correct: The guide and visitor describe the river as frozen and capturing a 'frozen moment'. The other options contradict the description given in the dialogue.
3
What are the museum's weekday opening hours according to the guide?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
B
Explanation:
Correct: The guide states the museum opens at 10 and closes at 6 on weekdays. Options A, C, and D list different times that do not match the stated hours.
4
Why does the guide mention the grant and restoration?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
A
Explanation:
Correct: The guide says 'we were also blessed with funding to restore an apricot-coloured fresco', which explains the grant's purpose. B is incorrect because there is no request for donations. C is wrong because no separate exhibition is advertised. D is incorrect because the guide did not claim the museum only shows restored pieces.
5
What can we infer about the visitor's relationship to the museum visits?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
C
Explanation:
Correct: The visitor explicitly says he 'feels blessed to see original works' and repeats feeling 'blessed' to have time, indicating he is pleased and feels fortunate. A and B contradict his stated feelings. D is unsupported by the dialogue.
6
In this context, what is the best meaning of 'blessed' as used by the visitor?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
C
Explanation:
Correct: Here 'blessed' means grateful or fortunate to be able to see original works. A and B are opposites and incorrect. D is plausible but incorrect because the speaker uses 'blessed' to express gratitude or good fortune rather than a specifically religious claim.
7
Who painted the frozen river piece?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
B
Explanation:
Correct: The guide confirms 'a local artist painted it last winter.' A is incorrect because the artist is described as local, not international. C is wrong; the curator is the guide, not the painter. D is incorrect because the painting was said to be recent, painted last winter, not by a 19th-century painter.
Turn Listening into Speaking
Get instant feedback and daily practice in the LexiTalk app.
Download the App