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IELTS Listening Test 48
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Questions 1-10: Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Arizona -- travel advice

Example
• the temperature will probably be about 40 degrees centigrade during the day

• pack a 1

• drive from Tucson along the 2 trails

• go to the 3 (highly recommended)

• there is the possibility of playing 4

Visit Susie’s parents

• Susie’s parents live in a town called Williams

• Address: 6073 5 Drive

• Town history: named after a local hunter
    destroyed by fire in 6 (rebuilt later)

• Susie’s parents will be at home after 2nd July

• 4th July -- Independence Day: there will be 7 in the evening

• Susie’s parents’ phone number: 8

Grand Canyon

• tour by 9 (1½ hrs; 7 trips a day)

• canoe (all day; important to take 10)

Questions 11-16: Label the map below.
Choose the correct letter, A-I, next to questions 11-16.

City Bookshop

11. Art books 11

12. Gardening books 12

13. History books 13

14. Children’s books 14

15. Reading area 15

16. Self-help books 16

Questions 17-20: What does the speaker say about each new book?
Choose FOUR correct answers, A-F, next to questions 17-20.

A. a first-time author
B. an award-winning book
C. a true story
D. has a sad ending
E. has good illustrations
F. part of a series

17. Penny Pinchers 17

18. The Running Boy 18

19. The Hidden Code 19

20. The Orange Moon 20

Questions 21-25: Choose the correct answer.

21. Katy thinks it might be inappropriate for academic essays to

22. The tutor says that in one type of conclusion students should

23. What does the tutor say about the bibliography?

24. What advice does the tutor give about quotations?

25. John suggests that the writer of the first essay should have

Questions 26-30: Complete the sentences below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

• Katy thinks the writer separates different 26 very clearly.

• John feels that bullet points and sub-headings might be more appropriate for 27 than for essays.

• John particularly admires the way the writer backs up his statements with 28.

• Katy likes the writer’s use of language to link his 29.

• The tutor thinks that wide 30 helps to develop writing ability.

Questions 31-40: Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Inventing a Universal Language

Introduction

• Early invented languages were used for religious purposes or for 31

William Spencer

• He wrote books about 32 so he needed an accurate language.

• At first he tried to base his language on 33.

Ludwig Zamenhof

• He wrote 34 to help develop his new language.

• He wanted simplicity, e.g. one prefix to make words 35.

• He sent a 36 to his friends to publicise his language.

Bruce Goldie

• Each word of his language was based on a 37.

• Children in a Canadian 38 learned to read using his language.

Conclusion: why have invented languages failed?

• They cannot express 39.

• They are now invented by 40, just for entertainment.

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