IELTS CAMBRIDGE 17 TEST 3

Listening Test

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PART 1

Questions 1 – 10

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

Advice on surfing holidays

Jack’s advice
●   Recommends surfing for 1 holidays in the summer
●   Need to be quite 2
Irish surfing locations
●   County Clare
–  Lahinch has some good quality 3 and surf schools
–  There are famous cliffs nearby
●   County Mayo
–  Good surf school at 4 beach
–  Surf camp lasts for one 5
–  Can also explore the local 6 by kayak
Weather
●   Best month to go: 7
●   Average temperature in summer: approx. 8 degrees
Costs
●   Equipment
–  Wetsuit and surfboard: 9 euros per day
–  Also advisable to hire 10 for warmth

PART 2

Questions 11 – 12

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?
A   It started recently.
B   More children attend after school than before school.
C   An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.
D   A child cannot attend both the before and after school sessions.
E   The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.

Questions 13-15

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.
13   How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?
A   £3.50
B   £5.70
C   £7.20
14   What does the manager say about food?
A   Children with allergies should bring their own food.
B   Children may bring healthy snacks with them.
C   Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.
15   What is different about arrangements in the school holidays?
A   Children from other schools can attend.
B   Older children can attend.
C   A greater number of children can attend.

Questions 16-20

What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 16-20.
Information
  has limited availability
  is no longer available
  is for over 8s only
  requires help from parents
E   involves an additional fee
F   is a new activity
  was requested by children
Activities
16Spanish
17Music
18Painting
19Yoga
20Cooking

PART 3

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial

21   Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because
A   it involves children.
B   it is outdoors.
C   it sounds like fun.
 
22   Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?
A   ensuring children stay in the stadium
B   checking the equipment children will use
C   removing obstacles in changing rooms
23   What does Dr Green say about the spectators?
A   They can be hard to manage.
B   They make useful volunteers.
C   They shouldn’t take photographs.
24   What has affected the schedule in the past?
A   bad weather
B   an injury
C   extra time

Questions 25-30

What do Holly and her tutor agree is an important aspect of each of the following events management skills?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-30.
Important aspects
A   being flexible
B   focusing on details
C   having a smart appearance
D   hiding your emotions
E   relying on experts
F   trusting your own views
G   doing one thing at a time
H   thinking of the future
Events management skills
25   Communication
26   Organisation
27   Time management
28   Creativity
29   Leadership
30   Networking

PART 4

Questions 31 – 40

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

Bird Migration Theory

Most birds are believed to migrate seasonally.
Hibernation theory
●   It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in 31
●   This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.
Transmutation theory
●   Aristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer and winter.
–  In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32 and thought they then turned into robins.
–  Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar 33.
17th century
●   Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the 34 in winter.
Scientific developments
●   In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its 35.
–  previously there had been no 36 that storks migrate to Africa
●   Little was known about the 37and journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.
–  It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they were considered incapable of travelling across huge 38 .
–  Ringing depended on what is called the 39’ of dead birds.
●   In 1931, the first 40 to show the migration of European birds was printed.
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