Lecture: Wildlife Corridors in Cities

IELTS Listening PracticePart 4hard

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Questions

Questions 1–3

The problem

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

Green spaces in cities are split up by roads and buildings — a problem called habitat ______.(max 1 word)

Isolated populations breed only among themselves, causing a loss of genetic ______.(max 1 word)

A completely cut-off small population may eventually ______ out.(max 1 word)

Questions 4–6

Types of corridor

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

The simplest and cheapest corridor is a ______.(max 1 word)

Rivers and ______ make excellent natural corridors through a city.(max 1 word)

A ______ bridge lets animals cross safely above a major road.(max 1 word)

Questions 7–8

Designing a good corridor

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

A corridor that is too narrow fails because ______ can reach animals in the middle.(max 1 word)

A good corridor must be ______, forming an unbroken link.(max 1 word)

Questions 9–10

A case study and the benefits

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

In Edmonton, planners linked parks along a ______ valley.(max 1 word)

As well as helping wildlife, corridors cool streets and reduce ______.(max 1 word)

Question 11

Answer the question below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Which country is famous for green bridges over its motorways?(max 2 words)

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About this Listening test

“Lecture: Wildlife Corridors in Cities” is an original IELTS Listening practice test in the style of Part 4 with 11 questions (Note Completion, Summary Completion, Sentence Completion and Short Answer). 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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