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IELTS Listening

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Audio for Part 1

Questions 1-7

Complete the table below.

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

Festival Activities

Event Cost Venue Notes
Jazz band Tickets available for £15 The 1 school Also appearing: Carolyn Hart, who plays the 2
Duck races £1 per duck Start behind the 3 Prize: tickets for the 4 held at the end of the festival

Ducks can be bought in the 5

Flower show Free 6 Hall Prizes presented at 5 pm by a well-known 7

Questions 8-10

Who is each play suitable for?

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Audience

A. mainly for children

B. mainly for adults

C. suitable for people of all ages

8. The Mystery of Muldoon 8

9. Fire and Flood 9

10. Silly Sailor 10

Audio for Part 2

Questions 11-16

What does the speaker say about each of the following collections?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16.

Comments

A. was given by one person

B. was recently publicised in the media

C. includes some items given by members of the public

D. includes some items given by the artists

E. includes the most popular exhibits in the museum

F. is the largest of its kind in the country

G. has had some of its contents relocated

11. 20th- and 21st-century paintings 11

12. 19th-century paintings 12

13. Sculptures 13

14. "Around the world" exhibition 14

15. Coins 15

16. Porcelain and glass 16

Questions 17-20

Label the plan below.

Choose the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 17-20.

17. Restaurant 17

18. Café 18

19. Baby-changing facilities 19

20. Cloakroom 20

Audio for Part 3

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO characteristics were shared by the subjects of Joanna’s psychology study?

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO points does Joanna make about her use of telephone interviews?

Questions 25 and 26

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO topics did Joanna originally intend to investigate in her research?

Questions 27-30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

27. Joanna concentrated on women performers because

28. Mike Frost’s article suggests that in popular music, women’s dress is affected by

29. What did Joanna’s subjects say about the audience at a performance?

30. According to the speakers, musicians could learn from sports scientists about

Audio for Part 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The Use of Soil to Reduce Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the Atmosphere

Rattan Lal:

claims that 13% of CO2 in the atmosphere could be absorbed by agricultural soils

erosion is more likely in soil that is 31

Lal found soil in Africa that was very 32

it was suggested that carbon from soil was entering the atmosphere

Soil and carbon:

plants turn CO2 from the air into carbon-based substances such as 33

some CO2 moves from the 34 of plants to microbes in soil

carbon was lost from the soil when agriculture was invented

Regenerative agriculture:

uses established practices to make sure soil remains fertile and 35

e.g. through year-round planting and increasing the 36 of plants that are grown

California study:

taking place on a big 37 farm

uses compost made from waste from agriculture and 38

Australia study:

aims to increase soil carbon by using 39 that are always green

Future developments may include:

reducing the amount of fertilizer used in farming

giving farmers 40 for carbon storage, as well as their produce

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