This is the fourth part of your Listening test. Listen to the audio and answer questions 31–40.
Listen to the instructions for each part of this section carefully. Answer all the questions.
You can download the questions for the entire Listening practice test page from the Listening practice test 1 page. The questions for part 4 are also shown on this page.
While you are listening, write your answers on the question paper. Use a pencil.
When you have completed all four parts of the Listening test you will have ten minutes to copy your answers on to a separate answer sheet.
IELTS practice Listening test audio: part 4
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Questions 31–33
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
If soil is healthy, it is a 31 ………………… teeming with life such as worms, fungi and bacteria. If plants are grown in poor soil, they will lack 32 ………………… and human health will suffer. Plants are nourished by organic matter, 33 ………………… and other essential elements which are broken down by insects and other organisms in a synergistic relationship.
Questions 34–36
Layers of soil
Label the diagram above.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Questions 37–40
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Problems:
- Erosion
- 37 ………………… from various sources, including chemical fertilisers
| Conventional farming methods |
Organic farming methods |
- monoculture
- synthetic fertiliser & chemicals used for 38 …………………
- genetically-modified seeds
- pesticide & fungicide sprayed on crops after picking
- no need for documentation of 39…………………
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- crop rotation
- covering crops
- use of insects as natural 40 …………………
- addition of manure & green waste
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