IELTS Listening: Global Cooperation and Climate Change

Welcome to this IELTS Listening practice test focusing on global cooperation and climate change challenges.

You will hear a lecture about international collaboration and environmental concerns from a TED Talk.

The test contains 9 questions and follows the standard IELTS format. You should spend approximately 12 minutes on this section.

Take time to read the questions before the audio begins, and remember to write your answers as you listen.

Play the recordingZainab Usman How Sci Fi Informs Our Climate Future And What To Do NextThe video loads from TED when you press play. TED may set cookies.

Sentence Completion Questions

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

1. According to the speaker, the world’s economy is fragmenting into ____________ major blocs.
2. The main centers of scientific innovation are located in ____________ global regions.
3. By 2040, the demand for ____________ is expected to increase 40 times.
4. The competition between ____________ was responsible for the transatlantic slave trade.
5. The Shinkolobwe mine provided ____________ of the uranium used in Hiroshima.
6. Today, Congo’s cobalt is processed in ____________ for battery production.
7. To prevent ecosystem destruction, we need to establish ____________.
8. Business leaders need to consider whether they want ____________ markets.
9. The speaker advocates for improvements in human well-being and ____________.

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1. 1fouralso: 4“an ongoing fragmentation of our global economy around four blocs”
2. 2threealso: 3“concentrated in just three regions: North America, Europe and Asia”
3. 3lithium“By 2040 … the demand for lithium is projected to grow 40-fold.”
4. 4European empires“It was a competition among European empires that drove the transatlantic slave trade”
5. 5two thirdsalso: two-thirds, 2/3“a source of two thirds of the uranium used in the atomic bomb … dropped on Hiroshima”
6. 6China“the Congo is a source of cobalt that makes its way to refineries in China”
7. 7global standards“We need global standards to prevent the destruction of our fragile ecosystem”
8. 8atomized and insularalso: insular, atomized, atomised and insular“Business leaders must consider whether atomized and insular markets are their preferred future.”
9. 9shared prosperityalso: ecological balance, mutual coexistence“continued improvements in human well-being, shared prosperity for everyone … ecological balance and mutual coexistence”

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