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IELTS Listening

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Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

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

Advice on Family Visit

Accommodation

Kings Hotel on George Street: 1 Hotel on George Street

cost of family room per night: £ 2 approximately

Recommended trips

a 3 tour of the city centre, starting in Carlton Square

a trip by 4 to the old fort

Science Museum

best day to visit: 5

see the exhibition about 6 which opens soon

Food

Clacton Market:

good for 7 food

need to have lunch before 8 p.m.

Theatre tickets

save up to 9% on ticket prices at bargaintickets.com

Free activities

Blakewell Gardens

Roots Music Festival

climb Telegraph Hill to see a view of the 10

Audio for Part 2

Questions 11 and 12

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things does the speaker say about visiting the football stadium with children?

Questions 13 and 14

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO features of the stadium tour are new this year?

Questions 15-20

Which event in the history of football in the UK took place in each of the following years?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 15-20.

Events in the history of football

A. the introduction of pay for the players

B. a change to the design of the goal

C. the first use of lights for matches

D. the introduction of goalkeepers

E. the first international match

F. two changes to the rules of the game

G. the introduction of fee for spectators

H. an agreement on the length of a game

1870 15

1874 16

1875 17

1877 18

1878 19

1880 20

Audio for Part 3

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO benefits of learning handwriting are mentioned as less obvious to the students?

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

For children with dyspraxia, which TWO problems with handwriting do the students think are easiest to correct?

Questions 25-30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Teaching Handwriting

25. What does the woman say about using laptops to teach writing to children with dyslexia?

26. When discussing whether to teach cursive or print writing, the woman thinks that

27. According to the students, what impact does poor handwriting have on exam performance?

28. What prediction does the man make about the future of handwriting?

29. The woman is concerned that relying on digital devices has made it difficult for her to

30. How do the students feel about their own handwriting?

Audio for Part 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Research in the Area around the Chembe Bird Sanctuary

The importance of birds of prey to the local communities

They destroy 31 and other rodents.

They help to prevent farmers from being bitten by 32.

They have been an important part of the local culture for many years.

They now support the economy by encouraging 33 in the area.

Falling numbers of birds of prey

The birds may be accidentally killed:

by 34 when they are hunting or sleeping

by electrocution from contact with power lines, especially at times when there is a lot of 35

Local farmers may illegally shoot them or 36 them.

Ways of protecting chickens from birds of prey

clearing away vegetation from the area: unhelpful

providing a 37 for chickens: expensive

frightening birds of prey by:

keeping a 38

making a 39, e.g. with metal objects

A 40 of methods is usually most effective.

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