IELTS Cambridge 15 — Listening Test 2

IELTS Check — Listening
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Part 1

Questions 1-4

Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Festival information

Date Type of event Details
17th a concert performers from Canada
18th a ballet company called 1
19th–20th (afternoon) a play type of play: a comedy called Jemima
has had a good 2
20th (evening) a 3 show show is called 4

Questions 5-10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Workshops

  • Making 5 food
  • (children only) Making 6
  • (adults only) Making toys from 7 using various tools

Outdoor activities

  • Swimming in the 8
  • Walking in the woods, led by an expert on 9
  • See the festival organiser's 10 for more information.

Part 2

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Minster Park

11 The park was originally established
A
B
C
12 Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?
A
B
C
13 During the First World War, the park was mainly used for
A
B
C
14 When did the physical transformation of the park begin?
A
B
C

Questions 15-20

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 15-20.

Minster Park

 

15 statue of Diane Gosforth

16 wooden sculptures

17 playground

18 maze

19 tennis courts

20 fitness area

Part 3

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

21 22 Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for? (choose 2)
A
B
C
D
E

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

23 24 What are Cathy and Graham's TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens? (choose 2)
A
B
C
D
E

Questions 25-30

What topic do Cathy and Graham choose to illustrate with each novel? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-30.

Topics

  • A. poverty
  • B. education
  • C. Dickens's travels
  • D. entertainment
  • E. crime and the law
  • F. wealth
  • G. medicine
  • H. a woman's life

Novels by Dickens

25 The Pickwick Papers

26 Oliver Twist

27 Nicholas Nickleby

28 Martin Chuzzlewit

29 Bleak House

30 Little Dorrit

Part 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Agricultural programme in Mozambique

How the programme was organised

  • It focused on a dry and arid region in Chicualacuala district, near the Limpopo River.
  • People depended on the forest to provide charcoal as a source of income.
  • 31 was seen as the main priority to ensure the supply of water.
  • Most of the work organised by farmers' associations was done by 32.
  • Fenced areas were created to keep animals away from crops.

The programme provided

  • 33 for the fences
  • 34 for suitable crops
  • water pumps.

The farmers provided

  • labour
  • 35 for the fences on their land.

Further developments

  • The marketing of produce was sometimes difficult due to lack of 36.
  • Training was therefore provided in methods of food 37.
  • Farmers made special places where 38 could be kept.
  • Local people later suggested keeping 39.

Evaluation and lessons learned

  • Agricultural production increased, improving incomes and food security.
  • Enough time must be allowed, particularly for the 40 phase of the programme.