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IELTS Listening

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Questions 1-5

Complete the table below.

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

Ohope Holiday Park: Accommodation

Type of cabin Location Facilities Cost and charges
Basic next to the pool kitchen has a fridge and a 1 $35 per night
Standard close to 2 fully-equipped kitchen and a 3 $55 per night
Standard Plus facing the 4 comes with own spa discount of 5% for bookings over ten nights

Questions 6-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

General information about the holiday park and the Ohope area

  • The children can play 6 for free.
  • It’s possible to hire equipment for 7 for an afternoon.
  • The children could visit the local 8 on Saturday and Sunday.
  • There are guided tours of the 9 every evening to see the birds.
  • Contact 10 to confirm the booking.

Questions 11 and 12

Choose the correct answer.

11. Joan normally gets up at

12. Joan’s first task of the day is to

Questions 13 and 14

Complete the summary below.

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

Joan’s official title in Riding for the Disabled (RDA) is chairperson. In her local district there are at present twenty-two riders and 13 helpers on the volunteer list, out of whom 14 come regularly.

Questions 15-18

How much does Joan like doing each of the following activities?

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Options

A. really enjoys

B. quite likes

C. doesn’t like

  • correspondence 15
  • fund-raising 16
  • calling riders 17
  • organising accounts 18

Questions 19 and 20

Choose TWO correct answers.

Joan says the TWO ways the RDA needs to improve are by

Questions 21-22

Choose TWO correct answers.

What do the speakers agree are the TWO reasons why children play outdoors less now than in the past?

Questions 23-24

Choose TWO correct answers.

In his assignment, which TWO aspects of outdoor play does Ravi want to focus on?

Questions 25-26

Choose TWO correct answers.

According to Ravi, in which TWO ways are children’s periods of outdoor play now different from a generation ago?

Questions 27-30

Choose the correct answer.

27. Ravi thinks parents should be more concerned about the decline of outdoor play because

28. What does Ravi say that schools should do with regard to outdoor play?

29. What did Smith and Barker say about children in rural areas?

30. What problem does Dr Chang highlight about Smith and Barker’s research?

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Field trial -- heat pump technology

Background

  • Aim in UK is to reduce carbon emissions from energy consumed in 31 by approximately 25%.
  • Most popular "green" energy: 32.
  • Little investment in heat pumps in UK due to lack of 33 in using them.

What is a heat pump?

  • Heat pumps serve the same purpose as a 34.
  • Most heat pumps get heat from the earth or the 35.
  • Water is heated to 60°C to destroy 36.

The field trial

  • 83 sites across the UK
  • Central heating systems monitored: 37 and under-floor heating.

Key conclusions:

  • Installation: need to provide improved 38 in pump-fitting technique.
  • 39 designs performed best.
  • Customers needed to be told about regulating the controls.
  • Need for a 40 to co-ordinate the installation.

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