Launch of the Harborough Cycle-Hire Scheme

IELTS Listening PracticePart 2medium

Recording

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You can replay the recording as many times as you like while practising. In the real exam you hear it once only.

Questions

Questions 1–5

Where is each docking station located?

Choose the correct location A–F for each docking station and select the correct letter.

Options

A. outside the railway station
B. in the corner of the Market Square, by the fountain
C. in the courtyard behind the library
D. by the entrance to Riverside Park, next to the café
E. at the hospital main reception
F. outside the town hall

Station 1 (the biggest)

Station 2

Station 3 (often the emptiest)

Station 4

Station 5 (added for shift workers)

Question 6

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

How long is every trip free, regardless of which pass you buy?

Each trip is free for

A. the first 30 minutesB. the first 24 hoursC. the first hour

Question 7

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Which item do riders have to provide themselves?

Riders must bring their own

A. lightsB. a bellC. a helmet

Questions 8–11

Costs and rules

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Price of a day pass: £______(max 2 words)

Annual membership costs £______ a year.(max 2 words)

To report a faulty bike, press the red ______ on the handlebar.(max 1 word)

Riders must not cycle on the ______.(max 1 word)

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About this Listening test

“Launch of the Harborough Cycle-Hire Scheme” is an original IELTS Listening practice test in the style of Part 2 with 11 questions (Matching Information, Multiple Choice and Note Completion). Play the recording, answer as you listen, then submit to have every answer marked instantly and read the transcript.

Part 2 is a monologue in an everyday social context — a guided tour, a welcome talk, an announcement about local facilities. You answer 10 questions, commonly multiple choice, matching, and map or plan labelling, by following one speaker’s organised description.

How to approach it

In the preparation pause, read the questions and mark the key difference between multiple-choice options, so you listen for meaning rather than matching words.
For a map task, orient yourself before the audio starts: find the entrance or starting point, the compass if there is one, and every label already printed.
Common trap: Map disorientation: "on your left" is the speaker’s left along the route being described, not the left of the page.

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