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IELTS Listening

Time: Approximately 30 minutes

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Audio for Part 1

Questions 1-6

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

THORNDYKE’S BUILDERS

Example

Customer heard about Thorndyke’s from a friend.

Name: Edith 1

Address: Flat 4, 2 Park Flats

Behind the 3

Phone number: 875934

Best time to contact customer: during the 4

Where to park: opposite entrance next to the 5

Needs full quote showing all the jobs and the 6

Questions 7-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Area Work to be done Notes
Kitchen Replace the 7 in the door

Paint wall above the 8

Fix tomorrow

Strip paint and plaster approximately one 9 in advance

Garden One 10 needs replacing end of garden

Audio for Part 2

Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

MANHAM PORT

11. Why did a port originally develop at Manham?

12. What caused Manham’s sudden expansion during the Industrial Revolution?

13. Why did rocks have to be sent away from Manham to be processed?

14. What happened when the port declined in the twentieth century?

15. What did the Manham Trust hope to do?

Questions 16-20

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Tourist Attractions in Manham

Place Features and activities Advice
Copper mine Specially adapted miners’ 16 take visitors into the mountain. The mine is 17 and enclosed -- unsuitable for children and animals.
Village school Classrooms and a special exhibition of 18 A 19 is recommended.
"The George" old sailing ship The ship’s wheel was lost but has now been restored. Children shouldn’t use the 20.

Audio for Part 3

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO skills did Laura improve as a result of her work placement?

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO immediate benefits did the company get from Laura’s work placement?

Questions 25-30

What source of information should Tim use at each of the following stages of the work placement?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 25-30.

Sources of information

A. company manager

B. company’s personnel department

C. personal tutor

D. psychology department

E. mentor

F. university careers officer

G. internet

Obtaining booklet 25

Discussing options 26

Getting updates 27

Responding to invitation for interview 28

Informing about outcome of interview 29

Requesting a reference 30

Audio for Part 4

Questions 31-33

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Nanotechnology: Technology on a Small Scale

31. The speaker says that one problem with nanotechnology is that

32. According to the speaker, some scientists believe that nano-particles

33. In the speaker’s opinion, research into nanotechnology

Questions 34-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Uses of Nanotechnology

Transport

Nanotechnology could allow the development of stronger 34.

Planes would be much lighter in weight.

35 travel will be made available to the masses.

Technology

Computers will be even smaller, faster, and will have a greater 36.

37 energy will become more affordable.

The Environment

Nano-robots could rebuild the ozone layer.

Pollutants such as 38 could be removed from water more easily.

There will be no 39 from manufacturing.

Health and Medicine

New methods of food production could eradicate famine.

Analysis of medical 40 will be speeded up.

Life expectancy could be increased.

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