Lecture: The Rise of Urban Beekeeping

IELTS Listening PracticePart 4hard

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Questions

Questions 1–2

Why city bees often do well

Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

City bees benefit from the greater ______ of flowering plants found in parks and gardens.(max 1 word)

On a large farm, a single ______ often flowers for only a few weeks.(max 1 word)

Question 3

Complete the sentence below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Scientists call the extra warmth of cities the urban ______.(max 2 words)

Questions 4–6

Challenges for city beekeepers

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The biggest threat to bees is a parasite known as the ______ mite.(max 1 word)

To provide water, keepers leave out a shallow ______ containing stones.(max 1 word)

In a good year, a single hive can produce up to ______ kilograms of honey.(max 1 word)

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About this Listening test

“Lecture: The Rise of Urban Beekeeping” is an original IELTS Listening practice test in the style of Part 4 with 6 questions (Summary Completion, Sentence Completion and Note Completion). Play the recording, answer as you listen, then submit to have every answer marked instantly and read the transcript.

Part 4 is a university-style lecture: one speaker, an academic subject, 10 questions — almost always note completion with a one-word limit — and, uniquely, no break in the middle. You succeed by using the printed notes as a map of the lecture and never losing your place.

How to approach it

Spend the whole preparation time on the notes: the headings tell you the lecture’s sections, and each gap’s surrounding words tell you the grammar and meaning of its answer.
Predict the word class for every gap — noun, adjective, number — and any obvious semantic field (a material, an animal, a place).
Common trap: Losing your position mid-lecture and missing a run of answers — the single biggest cause of Part 4 disasters.

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