Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening

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Type the missing words.

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We don’t have any databases on this sort of information. As well as that, these records of sound levels take no account of the fact that people vary in their 1 of noise-so someone like me with years of working in 2 might be very different from you in that regard. But anyway, even though these noise maps are fairly 3 they’ve been useful in providing information and raising 4 that noise matters, we need to deal with it and so it’s a political matter. And that’s important-we need rules and 5 because noise can cause all sort of problems.

Those of you who are city- 6 know that things go on 24 hours a day.

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Listening: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)

PromptRecording of 30–60 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening

How it is scored

  • Each correct word, spelled correctly, scores 1 point.
  • The recording plays only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.