Guitar Group IELTS Listening Practice Test with Answers

The IELTS listening practice test helps students in securing a good band by familiarizing them with the test format, question types, and more. This test helps in identifying your weaknesses in understanding English through various accents.

Besides, to prepare yourself in enhancing your English, you can practice with different examples. One of those sample tests is available on this page with the name ‘Guitar Group Listening answers’. Here you will be provided with an audio. Thus, read on to solve this sample test.

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Transcript for Guitar Group

Girl: Hi Coleman, how are you?

Man: Good thanks.

Girl: I wanted to have a chat with you because our friend Josh told me that you've joined a guitar group and it sounds interesting. I'd really like to learn myself.

Man: Why don't you come along? I'm sure there's room for another person.

Girl: Really? So who runs the classes?

Man: He's called a coordinator. His name's Gary Mathieson.

Girl: Let me note that down. Gary, how do you spell his surname?

Man: It's M-A-T-H-I-E-S-O-N.

Girl: Right, thanks.

Man: He's retired, actually, but he's a really nice guy and he used to play in a lot of bands.

Girl: Thanks. So how long have you been going?

Man: About a month now.

Girl: And could you play anything before you started?

Man: I knew a few chords, but that's all.

Girl: I'm sure everyone will be better than me.

Man: That's what I thought too. When I first spoke to Gary on the phone, he said it was a class for beginners, but I was still worried that everyone would be better than me. But we were all equally hopeless.

Girl: Oh, that's reassuring. So where do you meet?

Man: Well, when I joined the group, they were meeting in Gary's home. But as the group got bigger, he decided to book a room at the college in town. I prefer going there.

Girl: I know that place. I used to go to tap dancing classes there when I was at secondary school. I haven't been since, though, and I can't remember what road it's in. Is it Locke Street?

Man: It's just beyond there, at the bottom of New Street, near the city roundabout.

Girl: Yes, of course.

Man: The guitar club is on the first floor in room T-347.

Girl: Right. And when do you meet? Is it at the weekend?

Man: We meet on Thursdays. It used to be 10.30, and that suited me well. But now we meet at 11. The class that's in there before us asked if they could have the room for another 30 minutes.

Girl: Oh, I see. Well, I'd love to come, but I don't have a guitar.

Man: Well, you can always buy a second hand one. There's a website called The Perfect Instrument that sells all kinds of guitars, violins, and so on. I'm sure you'll find something there.

Girl: So, what's a typical lesson like with Gary?

Man: Well, he always starts by getting us to tune our guitars. That takes about 5 minutes.

Girl: Uh-huh.

Man: Some people have an app they use, but others do it by ear. Gary goes around and helps them. And while he's doing that, he tells us what he's going to do during the lesson.

Girl: Right.

Man: First, we usually spend about 10 minutes doing some strumming.

Girl: So, is that using... Oh, what are they called? Plectrums?

Man: No, we just use our thumbs.

Girl: Much easier.

Man: Gary reminds us where to put our fingers for each chord, and then we play them together. Sometimes we all just start laughing, because we're so bad at keeping time. So, Gary starts clapping to help us.

Girl: Do you learn to play any songs?

Man: Yes. We do at least one song with words and chords. I mean, that's harder than you think.

Girl: Oh, I'm sure it is.

Man: That part of the lesson takes about 15 minutes. He often brings a recording of the song, and plays it to us first. Then, he hands out the song, and if there's a new chord in it, we practice that before we play it together. But, really slowly.

Girl: Do you do any finger picking?

Man: That's the last 10 minutes of the lesson. When we pick out the individual notes from a tune he's made up. It's always quite simple.

Girl: That must be hard, though.

Man: No, it is. But people like it, because they can really concentrate. And, if we're all playing well, it sounds quite impressive. The only trouble is that he sometimes gets us to play one at a time. You know, alone.

Girl: Oh, that's scary.

Man: Hmm, it is. But I've got used to it now. At the end, he spends about five minutes telling us what to practice for the following week.

Girl: Well, thanks, Coleman. I'll go and have a look at that website, I think.

Questions for Guitar Group Listening Test

Questions 1-6

Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Guitar Group

Coordinator: Gary 1_______

Level: 2_______

Place: the 3________

4_______Street

First floor, Room T347

Time: Thursday morning at 5 ______.

Recommended website: ‘The perfect 6_____.’

Questions 7-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

A typical 45-minute guitar lesson

TimeActivityNotes
5 minutestuning guitarsusing an app or by 7 _______
10 minutesstrumming chords using our thumbskeeping time while the teacher is 8_______
15 minutesplaying songsoften listening to a 9________ of a song
10 minutesplaying single notes and simple tunesplaying together, then 10 _________
5 minutesnoting things to practise at home 
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Answers for Guitar Group Listening Test

Mentioned below are the answers of guitar group listening test. After solving this sample, you can cross-check your responses from here.

Question 1

ANSWER : Matheison

Question 2

ANSWER : Beginners

Question 3

ANSWER : College
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Question 4

ANSWER : New

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