IELTS Cambridge 19 — Listening Test 1

IELTS Check — Listening
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Part 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Hinchingbrooke Country Park

The park

  • Area: 1 hectares
  • Habitats: wetland, grassland and woodland
  • Wetland: lakes, ponds and a 2
  • Wildlife includes birds, insects and animals

Subjects studied in educational visits include

  • Science: Children look at 3 about plants, etc.
  • Geography: includes learning to use a 4 and compass
  • History: changes in land use
  • Leisure and tourism: mostly concentrates on the park's 5
  • Music: Children make 6 with natural materials, and experiment with rhythm and speed.

Benefits of outdoor educational visits

  • They give children a feeling of 7 that they may not have elsewhere.
  • Children learn new 8 and gain self-confidence.

Practical issues

  • Cost per child: £ 9
  • Adults, such as 10, free

Part 2

Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11 Stanthorpe Twinning Association — During the visit to Malatte, in France, members especially enjoyed
A
B
C
12 What will happen in Stanthorpe to mark the 25th anniversary of the Twinning Association?
A
B
C
13 Which event raised most funds this year?
A
B
C
14 For the first evening with the French visitors host families are advised to
A
B
C
15 On Saturday evening there will be the chance to
A
B
C

Questions 16-20

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 16-20.

 

16 Farm shop

17 Disabled entry

18 Adventure playground

19 Kitchen gardens

20 The Temple of the Four Winds

Part 3

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

21 22 Which TWO things did Colin find most satisfying about his bread reuse project? (choose 2)
A
B
C
D
E

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

23 24 Which TWO ways do the students agree that touch-sensitive sensors for food labels could be developed in future? (choose 2)
A
B
C
D
E

Questions 25-30

What is the students' opinion about each of the following food trends? Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-30.

Opinions

  • A. This is only relevant to young people.
  • B. This may have disappointing results.
  • C. This already seems to be widespread.
  • D. Retailers should do more to encourage this.
  • E. More financial support is needed for this.
  • F. Most people know little about this.
  • G. There should be stricter regulations about this.
  • H. This could be dangerous.

25 Use of local products

26 Reduction in unnecessary packaging

27 Gluten-free and lactose-free food

28 Use of branded products related to celebrity chefs

29 Development of 'ghost kitchens' for takeaway food

30 Use of mushrooms for common health concerns

Part 4

Questions 31-40

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

Céide Fields

an important Neolithic archaeological site in the northwest of Ireland

Discovery

  • In the 1930s, a local teacher realised that stones beneath the bog surface were once 31.
  • His 32 became an archaeologist and undertook an investigation of the site:
    • a traditional method used by local people to dig for 33 was used to identify where stones were located
    • carbon dating later proved the site was Neolithic.
  • Items are well preserved in the bog because of a lack of 34.

Neolithic farmers

  • Houses were 35 in shape and had a hole in the roof.
  • Neolithic innovations include:
    • cooking indoors
    • pots used for storage and to make 36
  • Each field at Céide was large enough to support a big 37
  • The fields were probably used to restrict the grazing of animals — no evidence of structures to house them during 38.

Reasons for the decline in farming

  • a decline in 39 quality
  • an increase in 40