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IELTS Listening

Time: Approximately 30 minutes

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Audio for Part 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

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

FAMILY EXCURSIONS

Cruise on a lake

Example: Travel on an old steamship.

Can take photos of the 1 that surround the lake.

Farm visit

Children can help feed the sheep.

Visit can include a 40-minute ride on a 2.

Visitors can walk in the farm’s 3 by the lake.

4 is available at extra cost.

Cycling trips

Cyclists explore the Back Road.

A 5 is provided.

Only suitable for cyclists who have some 6.

Bikes can be hired from 7, near the Cruise Ship Terminal.

Cyclists need:

a repair kit

food and drink

a 8, which can be hired

There are no 9 or accommodation in the area.

Cost

Total cost for whole family of cruise and farm visit: $ 10

Audio for Part 2

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Talk to New Kitchen Assistants

11. According to the manager, what do most people like about the job of kitchen assistant?

12. The manager is concerned about some of the new staff’s

13. The manager says that the day is likely to be busy for kitchen staff because

14. Only kitchen staff who are 18 or older are allowed to use

Questions 15 and 16

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

According to the manager, which TWO things can make the job of kitchen assistant stressful?

Questions 17-20

What is the responsibility of each of the following restaurant staff?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 17-20.

Responsibilities

A. training courses

B. food stocks

C. first aid

D. breakages

E. staff discounts

F. timetables

17. Joy Parkins 17

18. David Field 18

19. Dexter Wills 19

20. Mike Smith 20

Audio for Part 3

Questions 21-23

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Paper on Public Libraries

21. What will be the main topic of Trudie and Stewart’s paper?

22. They agree that one disadvantage of free digitalised books is that

23. Stewart expects that in the future libraries will

Questions 24-30

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Study of Local Library: Possible Questions

whether it has a 24 of its own

its policy regarding noise of various kinds

how it’s affected by laws regarding all aspects of 25

how the design needs to take the 26 of customers into account

what 27 is required in case of accidents

why a famous person’s 28 is located in the library

whether it has a 29 of local organisations

how it’s different from a library in a 30

Audio for Part 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Four Business Values

Many business values can result in 31.

Senior managers need to understand and deal with the potential 32 that may result.

Collaboration

During a training course, the speaker was in a team that had to build a 33.

Other teams experienced 34 from trying to collaborate.

The speaker’s team won because they reduced collaboration.

Sales of a 35 were poor because of collaboration.

Industriousness

Hard work may be a bad use of various company 36.

The word "lazy" in this context refers to people who avoid doing tasks that are 37.

Creativity

An advertising campaign for a 38 was memorable but failed to boost sales.

Creativity should be used as a response to a particular 39.

Excellence

According to one study, on average, pioneers had a 40 that was far higher than that of followers.

Companies that always aim at excellence may miss opportunities.

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