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IELTS Listening

Time: 60 minutes

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Questions 1-10

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

Type: College -- single room (Example)

Cost:

  • Standard: £3276 per year
  • En-suite: £ 1 per year
  • Meals are not included.

Contract: 36 weeks; rooms are not available during the 2.

Type: 3 -- room with a family

Cost: £150 per week, all inclusive

Contract: Arrangements are 4.

Type: Private renting -- room in a shared house or a 5

Cost: From £275 to £490 per month

Additional costs for this year:

  • gas and electricity: approximately £ 6 per month
  • 7: £9
  • 8

Contract: Six months

Need:

  • 9
  • two 10

Questions 11-18

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. The Heritage Clothes exhibition was put together by

12. The photographs show the clothes worn by

13. The exhibition called Toys from the Past is

14. Visitors to Toys from the Past are recommended to

15. The miniature toys have been

16. The biscuit factory made tins

17. People’s favourite biscuit used to be

18. The hands-on activity allows people to

Questions 19 and 20

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

19. The gift shop is located beside the 19 on the ground floor.

20. Free 20 are available for visitors’ belongings.

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

PACIFIC TAPA CLOTH

21. Pacific tapa cloth is different from other types of tapa cloth because it is

22. What does Helen say about the paper mulberry tree?

23. Why did the Māori people of New Zealand stop making tapa?

24. Large pieces of tapa are made from smaller pieces which are

Questions 25-30

According to the speakers, what function has tapa cloth played in the following countries?

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D, next to Questions 25-30.

Functions

A. recreational

B. practical

C. spiritual

D. commercial

25. Samoa 25

26. Tonga 26

27. Cook Islands 27

28. Fiji 28

29. Tahiti 29

30. Tikopia 30

Questions 31 and 32

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. Participants in the Learner Persistence study were all drawn from the same

32. The study showed that when starting their course, older students were most concerned about

Questions 33-37

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

RESEARCH FINDINGS

First level of importance

  • Social and environmental factors: Effective support
  • Other factors: Perceived success in study
  • Personal characteristics: Enjoyment of a 33

Second level of importance

  • Social and environmental factors: Positive experiences at 34
  • Other factors: Good 35
  • Personal characteristics: Many 36 in daily life

Third level of importance

  • Social and environmental factors: Good interaction with the 37
  • Other factors: No family problems
  • Personal characteristics: Capacity for multi-tasking

Questions 38-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Ask new students to complete questionnaires to gauge their level of 38.
  • Train selected students to act as 39.
  • Outside office hours, offer 40 help.
  • Follow up students who miss deadlines.

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