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IELTS Listening

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ADVICE ON PLUMBERS AND DECORATORS

Questions 1-2

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

Example

Make sure the company is: local

1. Don’t call a plumber during the 1.

2. Look at trade website: www. 2.com

Questions 3-10

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

Peake’s Plumbing

Positive points

• Pleasant and friendly

3. • Give 3 information

• Good quality work

Negative points

4. • Always 4

John Damerol Plumbing Services

Positive points

5. 5 than other companies

• Reliable

Negative points

• Not very polite

6. • Tends to be 6

Simonson Plasterers

Positive points

7. • Able to do lots of different 7

Negative points

8. • More 8 than other companies

H.L. Plastering

Positive points

• Reliable

9. • Also able to do 9

Negative points

10. • Prefers not to use long 10

MUSEUM WORK PLACEMENT

Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. On Monday, what will be the students’ working day?

12. While working in the museum, students are encouraged to wear

13. If students are ill or going to be late, they must inform

14. The most popular task whilst on work placement is usually

15. The best form of preparation before starting their work placement is to read

Questions 16-20

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 16-20.

Where in the museum are the following places?

PLEASE INSERT YOUR PICTURE HERE

16. Sign-in office 16

17. Gallery 1 17

18. Key box 18

19. Kitchen area 19

20. Staff noticeboard 20

IT PROJECT FOR LOCAL COMPANY TURNERS

Questions 21-26

What is the tutor’s opinion of the following company projects?

Choose the correct answer from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 21-26.

Tutor’s opinion

A. It would be very rewarding for the student.

B. It is too ambitious.

C. It would be difficult to evaluate.

D. It wouldn’t be sufficiently challenging.

E. It would involve extra costs.

F. It is beyond the student’s current ability.

G. It is already being done by another student.

H. It would probably have the greatest impact on the company.

Company projects

21. Customer database 21

22. Online sales catalogue 22

23. Payroll 23

24. Stock inventory 24

25. Internal security 25

26. Customer services 26

Questions 27-28

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

27-28. Which TWO problems do Sam and the tutor identify concerning group assignments?

Questions 29-30

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

29-30. Which TWO problems does Sam identify concerning the lecturers?

THE TAWNY OWL

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

31. Most 31 owl species in UK

Strongly nocturnal

Habitat

32. Mainly lives in 32, but can also be seen in urban areas, e.g. parks.

Adaptations

33. • Short wings and 33, for navigation

34. • Brown and 34 feathers, for camouflage

35. • Large eyes (more effective than those of 35), for good night vision

36. • Very good spatial 36, for predicting where prey might be found

37. • Excellent 37, for locating prey from a perch

Diet

Main food is small mammals.

38. Owls in urban areas eat more 38.

Survival

39. Two thirds of young owls die within a 39.

Owls don’t disperse over long distances.

40. Owls seem to dislike flying over large areas of 40.

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