This listening practice is about the current world issue of plastic straws and how they affect the environment. This is the type of listening you are likely to hear in section 4 of the listening test. Furthermore, the ideas are useful to learn for your writing and speaking test. It is also something I feel very strongly about. We all know about the problems of plastic straws, but how many of us are choosing not to use them? Hopefully this listening practice will remind us all about the importance of not using such pollutants.
In the IELTS listening test, you can listen only once. For this lesson, read the questions and make a note of keywords before you listen to the audio. You will always have time to do this in the real test.
Listening Practice Lesson for IELTS
Listening Questions 1- 6
Complete the sentences with words from the recording. Use no more than two words and/or a number.
- Plastic straws have a limited ……………… owing to their predominantly single usage.
- These straws do not …………….. and can pollute the environment for hundreds of years.
- ……………….. straws are thought to be used annually in the UK.
- Kasey Turner found ………… straws during her 20-minute ………………
- One plastic straw was even found in the airway of a …………………
- Understanding the relationship between what we do and the negative ……………. can be a motivation for ………..
Recording
Source: This article was adapted from 1millionwomen.com.au and also bbc.co.uk/news
Answers:
The answers are available below:
CLICK HERE: ANSWERS TO PLASTIC STRAW LISTENING
Hope you enjoyed the lesson.
All the best
Liz
Raising Awareness of Plastic Straws
If you would like to learn about about the effects of plastic straws, watch the video footage of the endangered sea turtle mentioned above. Click here: Effect of Straws on a Sea Turtle. The video is distressing to watch – be warned!!
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life span
8.5 billion
319 / snorkel
sea turtle
outcomes / change
1. life span
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes, change
1. single
2. decay
3. 8.5. billion
4. 319
5. Australia
6. effect
7. action
1.LIFE SPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319, SNORKEL
5. SEA TURTLE
6. OUTCOME, CHANGE
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Outcomes,
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2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
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5. sea turtle
6.outcomes/change
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8.5 billion
319
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outcome
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1. Life span
2. Degrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319/snorkles
5. Sea turtle
6. / Change
1. life span
2.biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 3,019 , snorkeling
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6. outcome , change
1. lifespan
2. breakdown
3. 8.5 billion
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6. outcomes, change
1)lifespan
2)biodegrade
3)8.5 billion
4)319, snorkel
5)sea turtle
6)outcome, change
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Biodegrade
8.5 Billion
319, Snorkel
Sea Turtle
Outcomes
Change
LIFESPAN
BIODEGRADE
8.5 BILLION
319,STRAW COUNT
SEA TURTLE
OUTCOMES
CHANGE
1. lifespan
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes, change
1.Lifespan
2.biodegrade
3.8.5 billion
4.319,snorkel
5.sea turtle
6.outcome,change
1.Life span
2.Biodegrade
3.8.5 billion
4.319————–
5.Seat turtle
6. Outcome, Change
1. lifespan
2 degrade
3 8.5 billion
4 319, snorkel
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6 outcomes, change
1) lifespan
2)degrade
3)8.5 billion
4) 319/ snorkel
5) sea turtle
6) outcomes/ change
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snowcone
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcomes, change
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8,5 billion
4. 319, ______
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcome , change.
1. LIFESPAN
2. DEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319/
5.SEATURTLE
6. / CHANGE
1.LIFESPAN
2.DEGRADE
3. 8.5BILLION
4. 319/
5.SEATURTLE
6. / CHANGE
1- lifespan
2- biodegrade
3- 8.5 Billion
4- 319 , ?
5- Turtle
6- Impact, Change
1. LIFE SPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319, SNOW SCROLL
5. SEA TURTLE
6. OUTCOMES, CHANGE
1.life span
Degrade
8.5 million
319
Snow core
Sea turtle
Outcomes
Stop using
1.Lifespan
2.Biodegrade
3.plastic
4. 319
5.
6. Outcomes, change
1. lifespan
2. degrade —- (pls advise if this is correct, instead biodegrade).
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes
1. Life Span
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319/ Snow C
5. sea turtle
6. outcome/change
1- Life span
2- biodegrade
3- 8.5 billion
4- 319, snorkel
5- sea turtle
6- outcome, change
1.Lifespan
2.degrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snowcone
5.sea turtle
6. Outcomes, catylst
1-life span
2-biodegrade
3-8.5billion
4-319/snorkel
5-sea turtle
6-outcomes/change
1. life span
2. biodegrade
3. plastic
4. 8.5 billion/ Snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes/change
Vicky
1-life span
2-degrade
3-8.5billion
4-319
5-Sea turtle
6-Impact/change
1) Lifespan
2) Biodegrade
3) 8.5 billion
4) 319,snorkel
5) sea turtle
6) outcomes. change
1. Lifespan
2.biodegrade
3.8.5 billions
4. 319 and snorkel
5. Seaturtle
6. Outcome
7. change
1. Life Span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 Billion
4. 319, Snorkle
5. Plastic worm
6. Devastating; a change
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3.8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. sea turtle
6.outcomes, a change
1.life span
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes, change
Lifespan
Biodegrade
8.5 billion
319, Snorkel
Sea turtle
Outcomes, Change
1. LIFE SPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319,
5.
6. OUTCOMES,CHANGE
Life span
Biodegrade
8.5 million
390/shorkle
Sea turtle
Outcomes/ changes
1. LIFESPAN
2. DEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319, SNORKEL
5. SEA TURTLE
6. OUTCOMES, CHANGE
1. Life span.
2. Biodegrade.
3. 8.5 billions.
4. 319, snooker
5. Sea turtle
6. Action, change
1life span
2.Biodegrade
3.8.5 billion
4.319/snorkle
5.Sea Turtle
6.outcomes/change
1. Lifespan
2. degrade
3. 8.5 billlion
4. 319 /snorkel
5. Sea Turtle
6. Outcomes / change
LIFESPAN
BIODEGRADE
8.5 BILLION
319 SNORKEL
SEA TURTLE
OUTCOME CHANGE
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 straws
5.
6. Scientist
7./Change
1. LIFESPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8. 5 BILLIONS
4.319, SNORKEL
5. SEA TURTLE
6. OUTCOME, CHANGE
Maureen says
1.Lifespan
2.biodegrade
3.8.5billion
4.319, snorkel
5.seaturtle
6.outcome, change
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcome, change
1.life span
2.biodegrade
3.8.5 Billions
4.319,Snorkel
5. Sea turtle
6. outcomes, a change
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 / snorkel
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcomes / change
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 / snorkel
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcome / change
Life span
Biodegrade
8.5billion
319
Sea turtle
Outcomes
Change
1. LIFESPAN
2.BIODEGRADE
3.8.5 BILLION
4.319, SNORKEL
5.SEA TURTLE
6.OUTCOME, CHANGE
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. Sea Turtle
6. Outcome, Change
1. Lifespan
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319; snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes; change
1.LIFE SPAN
2.DEGRADE
3.8.5BILLION
4.319 KNUCKLE
5.SEA TURTLE
6.DISASTER CHANGE
lifespan
degrade
8.5b
319—walk
plastic straw
impact–change
1.life span
2.breakdown
3.8.5billion
4.319 straws
5.sea turtle
6.outcome,change
1. LIFE SPAN
2.
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 390
5.SEA TURTLE
6.OUTCOMES
Lifespan
Biodegradable
8.5 billion
319 , snorkel
Sea turtle
Outcomes, change.
1) Life span
2) Biodegrade
3) 8.5 Billion
4)319 , snowcall
5) Coastarica
6) Outcomes , Catalyst
1-Lifespan
2-Biodegrade
3 -8.5billion
4-319
no call
5-seaturtle
6-actions
change
1. LIFESPAN
2.?
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, LOCAL
5. PLASTIC STRAW
6. ?, CHANGE
1. lifespan
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. catalyst change
1. lifespan
2. degrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 … snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcome … change
1) lifespan
2) biodegrade
3) 8.5 billion
4) 319 / snorkel
5) sea turtle
6) outcomes / change
1. lifespan
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319- snorkel
5. sea turtle
6.outcome- change
1.LIFESPAN
2.Biodegrade
3.8.5 billion
4.319/ snorkel
5.Sea turtle
6.outcomes/ chang.
1.Life span
2.biodegrade.
3.8.5 billion
4.319 snorkel.
5.seaturtle.
6. Outcome, change
1. Lifespan
2. Degrade
3. 8.5 Billion
4. 319 & Snorkle
5. Costa Rica
6. Outcome & Change
1.Life span.
2.Biodigrade.
3.Plastic.
4.319 and Snorkel.
5.Sea Turtle .
6.Actions and change.
Life span
Degrade
8.5 billion
319
Sea turtle
Outcome,change
1. LIFESPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4.319 …
5. SEA TATOO
6. ACTIONS , CHANGE
2.biodegard
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 snorkle
5. Sea turtle
6.Impact.change
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. Sea turtle
6. Impact, change
1. LIFESPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319
5. TURTLE
6. OUTCOME, CHANGE
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. Sea turtles
6. Outcomes, a change
1. LIFE SPAN
2. BIO GRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319, SNORKEL
5. SEA TURTLE
6. ACTIONS, CHANGE
1.
2.biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4.319 Snorkel
5.sea turtle
6. action,changes
Life span
Biodegrade
8.5 billion
319,local
Sea turtle
Outcome, change
1. LIFE SPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319, SNORKEL
5. SEA TURTLE
6. OUTCOMES, CHANGE
(1) life span
(2) biodegrade
(3) 8.5 billion
(4) 319, snorkel
(5) outcome, change
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4.319
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcome/change
1. lifespan
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319/ snorkle
5. sea turtle
6. impact/change
Lifespan
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Outcome
Change
Dear Teacher Liz,
Thank you for your none-stop effort towards reaching our goals, you most helpful, this listening part is very useful for all and we are waiting the correct answers at Saturday, Inshaa Allahu, You will able to give us how to identify the the correct answer from the uadio.
All praise is due to Allah,
Khadar
Hargeisa
Somaliland
1)once
2)biodigradable
3)A plastic
4)319
6)outcomes ,change
1. Life span
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 , walk
5. Sea Turtle
6. Outcome, change
1 lifespan
2 biodegrade
3.8.5 billion
4. 319 snorkel
5
6outcomes
7 change
1 Short lifespan
2 degrade
3 8.5billion
4 319 snorkel
5 sea turtle
6 outcome change
1. Lifespan
2.Biodegrade
3. 8.5billion straws
4. 319
5. Sea turtle
6.
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billions
4. 319, snorkel
5. Parasite Worm
6. Iutcomes, change
Answers to the listening practice on plastic straws
1 LIFESPAN
2 BIODEGRADE
3 8.5BILLION
4 319, SNORKEL
5 SEA TURTLE
6 OUTCOMES, CHANGE
2. recycle 3. 8.5 billion 4. 319 5 sea turtle 6
lifespan
biodegrade
Plastic
319 snorkel
costarica
devastation environment
1. life span
2. degrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snow walks
5. sea trutle
6. actions, devastating outcomes
Thank you for the good guidance
lifespan
biodegrade
8.5 Bn
319
Snorkle
Sea turtle
outcomes
change
1.life span
2.Degrade
3.8.5 billion
4.319 ,snorkling
5.parasitic worm
6.Outcomes,Change
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5billion
4. 319, snow c
5. Sea turtle
6. Actions
7. Change
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. Plastic
4. 319 billion straws
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcomes, change
1. lifespan
2. breakdown
3. 8.5billion
4. 319 & snowcall – not sure about this
5. turtle
6. outcome & change
ANSWERS
1. LIFE SPAN
2. BIODEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 319/ SNOW BALLS
5. COASTAL RICA
6. OUTCOMES/ CHANGE
Here are the answers:
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 / Snorkeling
5. Sea turtle
6. outcome / change
1 life span
2 Biodegradable
3 8.5 billion
4.319. snow cold
5.sea turtle
6.effect. change
Hello Liz
My name is Amandeep Kaur and I’m attempting this test for the very first time.I came across your site as many friends of mine recommended your site for preparation. I’d never attended any class. I know I need a lot of improvement and I’m just posting the answers. Fingers crossed 🤞
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billuon.
4. i. 310 ii. Snow Squall
5. Sea turtle, Stop Using.
I amandeep kaur..i am also atempting 1st time…is it posible to contact each other for preparation ???
I think may b it can help eachother ???
If u can then contact me by mail
Umairansaruaf@gmail.com
Answers:
1) lifespan
2) biodegrade
3) 8.5 billion
4) 319, snorkel
5) sea turtle
6) outcomes, change
1. Life span
2. Degraded
3. 8.5 billions
4. 319 straws
5. Sitertor
6a reaction
6b change
Plz where am i to post the answers.
1. Lifespan
2.biodegrade
3. 8.5billion
4. 319
5. Snorkeling
6.outcomes
7.Change
Thanks Liz, your lessons has improved my English in such a short time.
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 Billion
4. 319, Snorkil
5. Turtle
6. Outcome, Change
1 use life
2 decompose
3 8.5 billlions
4 319, walk
5 sea turtle
6 impact ,action
1) lifespan
2) degrade
3) 8.5 billion
4) 319
5) sea turtle
6) outcomes; change
I am not able to catch the second answer for the fourth question.
Biodegrade is the answer for the second one.
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319
5. Snorkeling, sea turtle
6. Outcome, change
1. Plastic straws have a limited LIFE-SPAN owing to their predominantly single usage.
2. These straws do not BREAK DOWN and can pollute the environment for hundreds of years.
3. SINGLE-USE straws are thought to be used annually in the UK.
4. Kasey Turner found 319 straws during her 20-minute SNORKEL.
5. One plastic straw was even found in the airway of a SEA TURTLE.
6. Understanding the relationship between what we do and the negative OUTCOME can be a motivation for CHANGE.
Thanks very much Mrs Liz. Have been enjoying your lessons and I believe, I can make my desire band score soon
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billions
4. sea turtle
5. 30019,snow core
6. ,environment
1. Short lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4.319, snorkol
5. Costa Rica
6. Outcomes, change
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billions
4. sea turtle
5. 30019,snow core
6. ,environment
1. Once
2. Biodegrad
3. 1.5 billion
4. 3,19 straws
5. Plastic straw
6. Stop using
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, circle
5. seaturtle
6. Connections, change
Life spane
Degree
8.5billion
390
Sink
Catalist. Change
1. life span
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snow crawling
5. sea turtle
6. actions, change
hello liz,
Thanks for the listening practice lesson
let me give answers for the topic
1. life span
2.Biodegrade
3.8.5 billion
4.319, snow kill
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes, stop using them
1. lifespan
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319
snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcome
change
life wspan
Biodegredate
3.9 million
319 straws
Snowcore
Sea turtle
Outcome
Change
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. a)319 , b) knuckle
5. Sea turtle
6. a) outcome b) change
Thanks for this educative practice. I do enjoy your teaching.
Listening practice answer.
1: Lifespan
2: Biodegrade
3: 8.5 billion
4: 319, snowcats
5: Sea turtle
6 Outcome, change
1.life-span
2.bio-degrade
3.8.5 billion
4.390 … snow cool
5.sea tortole
6.negative …change
Hi Liz,.
Here are my answers
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319
5. Snorkel
6. Sea turtle
7. Outcomes
8. Change
1 lifespan
2 bio-degrade
3 8.5 million
4 319 simulation
5 Sea turtle
6 outcome change
I really to improve all the four skills with the help of your lessons
1. lifespan
2. break down
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 / …
5. sea turtle
6. outcomes / change
1. Life span
2. Biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snooker
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcomes, change
1. Life span
2. Biodegradable
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. Sea turtle
6. Outcomes, change
Short span
Bio degradable
8.4 billion
319 million
Sea turtle
1] life span
2]degrade
3]8.5 million
4]390 straws, snow cold
5] parasitic worm
6]action, change
1.life span
2.biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5.sea turtle
6.outcome, change
Life span
Degrade
8.56 billion390
Stockholm
Sea turtle
Use
Action
1) usage
2) degrade
3)8.5 billion
4) 319, scuba diving
5)sea turtle
1. life spin
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 , snorkel
5. sea turle
6. outcomes , change
1 life span
2 biodegrade
3 8.5 billion
4 319, snorkel
5 sea turtle
6 actions, change
8.1. lifespan
2. biodegrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319 , snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcome , change
thanks a lot
LIFESPAN/LIFE SPAN
BIODEGRADE
8.5 BILLION
319 – ?
SEA TURTLE
OUTCOMES-CHANGE
Hi Liz,my answers on straws listening test
Use
Biodegrade
8.5billion
319
Snowfall
Sea turtle
Actions
Change
1.once
2.breakdown
3.8,5 billion
4.319
snowcall
5.sea turtle,,,outcome
6.change
1. Lifespan
2. Biodegrade
3. Plastic
4. 319 smoko
5. Sea-turtle
6. Outcomes Catalyst
short life
biodegradable
8.5 billions
319
Nico
environment
outcomes
chnage
1)life-span
2)biodegrade
3)8.5 billion
4)319 snorkel
5)sea turtle
6) actions change
1.single
2.degrade
3.8.5bilion
4.319,circle dive
5.sea turtle
6.devastating,change
1 LOW
2 BIODEGRADE
3 8.5 BILLION
4 319, SUNCORE
5 SEA TURTLE
6 OUTCOMES
7 CHANGE
1) lifespan
2) biodegrade
3) 8.5 billion
4) 319, snowker
5) Sea turtle
6) Outcomes, change
1; life span
2; downgrade
3; 8.5billions
4; 319 & Snorkel
5; Sea turtle
6; outcome & Change
Lifespan
Biodegrade
8.5 Billion
319
Parasitic worm
Outcome
Change
PLASTIC STRAWS
1. life span
2. degrade
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. Sea Turtle
6. outcomes, change
1. life
2. recycled
3. 8.5 billion
4. 319, snorkel
5. sea turtle
6. outcome, change
1. LIFESPAN
2.DEGRADE
3.8.5 BILLION
4.319,SNORKEL
5.SEA TURTLE
6.OUTCOMES,CHANGE
Lifespan
Biodegrade
8.5 billion
319
Snorkel
Sea turtle
Outcome
Change
Lifespan
Biodegrade
8.5 Billiion
319
Parasitic worm
Outcome
Change
Life spam
Biodegrade
8.5 billion
319
Snorkel
Sea turtle
Impact
Change
1. LIFESPAN
2. DEGRADE
3. 8.5 BILLION
4. 390, WALK
5. SEA TURTLE
6. OUTCOMES, CHANGE
1- Life span
2- biodegrade
3-8.5 billion
4- 319, snorkel
5- seaturtle
6- outcomes, a change