Drinking Water IELTS Listening

Questions 1 - 7:

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

Introduction

Drinking water is essential for human life.
The ‘8 glasses a day’ rule is a myth, except for the 1.

Some effects of water on the body

Drinking before 2 may assist weight loss.
Dr. Amaldi’s study shows that water speeds up 3
A US research study showed that dehydrated bodies cannot control.
4 so well
There is no evidence that drinking water results in better 5

The brain

Women who drank lots of water had fewer 6
Men suffered more 7 with insufficient water.

Questions 8 - 10:

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

Too much water?

Drinking too much water is not a common problem. Australian research has shown that people have difficulty 8 when they have drunk enough. But occasionally people have become sick from too much water, particularly groups of 9. This may be because they have high levels of 10 in their blood. The best advice is to drink when you are thirsty.