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IELTS Listening

Time: Approximately 30 minutes

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Audio for Part 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the form below.

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

Newspaper Photo Reprint Request Form

Example: Newspaper date: March 10th

Newspaper pages the 1 Page
Newspaper story Student Athlete of the 2
Photo subject James 3
Photo use 4
Image type 5
Size Regular
Quantity Three
Price 6
Processing option 7
Payment type 8
Delivery method 9
Reading frequency every 10

Audio for Part 2

Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Information Day: Training Courses for Workers in the Hospitality Industry

11. What has the speaker enjoyed most about working in hospitality?

12. What point does the speaker make about kitchen assistants?

13. According to the speaker, which job is sometimes undervalued?

14. Experience in reception may help employees

15. The speaker says that interview skills

Questions 16-20

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter, A-J, next to questions 16-20.

  • Restaurant Service 16
  • Kitchen Hands 17
  • Porters, Cleaners, Dishwasher 18
  • Receptionists 19
  • Interview Skills 20

Audio for Part 3

Questions 21-26

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Battery-powered Motorbikes

21. The students are preparing the presentation

22. What do the students say about the battery-powered motorbike in their project?

23. The students agree the presentation will be difficult because

24. The students decide to deal with the presentation by

25. What do the students agree to use in their slides?

26. What do the students decide to do that afternoon?

Questions 27-30

Which option is expressed by the students about each of the following aspects of the project?

Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to questions 27-30.

Aspects of the Project

Options

A. It took longer than expected.

B. It was unexpectedly enjoyable.

C. A member of staff was surprisingly helpful.

D. They benefited from a relative’s help.

E. A member of staff identified one serious problem.

F. A different student made a careless mistake.

  • writing the report 27
  • keeping a log book 28
  • doing the sketches 29
  • finding sponsors 30

Audio for Part 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The Development of the Telescope

Roger Bacon: 1200s

  • His invention assisted 31 with sight problems when they were reading.

Lipperhey

  • 1608: he put concave and convex lenses together to create the telescope.
  • The small telescope was first used in the 32.

Galileo

  • 1609: he tried out different lenses to improve the telescope.
  • He started 33 of the lenses he needed.
  • The Venetian government hoped to use this instrument for the 34.

Galileo’s astronomical discoveries

The Moon

  • He discovered its surface was mountainous.
  • He worked out the height of the mountains by identifying spots that were 35.
  • He created 36 of the moon’s surface.

Jupiter

  • He realised that the bodies orbiting Jupiter were not 37 but moons.

Further development

  • Scientists discovered that increasing the telescope’s 38 improved its power.
  • 1670: Hevelius built a telescope 43 meters long.
  • Poor results: the telescope would move with the 39.
  • The problem was solved by attaching it to a 40.

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