IELTS CAMBRIDGE 18 TEST 4

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.

Job details from employment agency

Role     1
Location     Fordham 2. Centre
                     3 Road, Fordham
Work involves
●   dealing with enquiries
●   making 4 and reorganising them
●   maintaining the internal 5
●   general administration
Requirements
●   6(essential)
●   a calm and 7 manner
●   good IT skills
Other information
●   a 8job – further opportunities may be available
●   hours: 7.45 a.m. to 9p.m. Monday to Friday
●   10 is available onsite

PART 2

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.
11   The museum building was originally
A   a factory.
B   a private home.
C   a hall of residence.
12   The university uses part of the museum building as
A   teaching rooms.
B   a research library.
C   administration offices.
13   What does the guide say about the entrance fee?
A   Visitors decide whether or not they wish to pay.
B   Only children and students receive a discount.
C   The museum charges extra for special exhibitions.
14   What are visitors advised to leave in the cloakroom?
A   cameras
B   coats
C   bags

Questions 15-20


What information does the speaker give about each of the following areas of the museum?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 15-20.

Information


  Parents must supervise their children.
  There are new things to see.
  It is closed today.
  This is only for school groups.
  There is a quiz for visitors.
  It features something created by students.
  An expert is here today.
  There is a one-way system.

Areas of museum


15   Four Seasons
16   Farmhouse Kitchen
17   A Year on the Farm
18   Wagon Walk
19   Bees are Magic
20   The Pond

PART 3

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO educational skills were shown in the video of children doing origami?
A   solving problems
B   following instructions
C   working cooperatively
D   learning through play
E   developing hand-eye coordination

Questions 23-27


Which comment do the students make about each of the following children in the video?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 23-27.

Comments


A   demonstrated independence
B   asked for teacher support
C   developed a competitive attitude
  seemed to find the activity calming
E   seemed pleased with the results
F   seemed confused
  seemed to find the activity easy

Children


23   Sid
24   Jack
25   Naomi
26   Anya
27   Zara

Questions 28-30

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.
28   Before starting an origami activity in class, the students think it is important for the teacher to
A   make models that demonstrate the different stages.
B   check children understand the terminology involved.
C   tell children not to worry if they find the activity difficult.
29   The students agree that some teachers might be unwilling to use origami in class because
A   they may not think that crafts are important.
B   they may not have the necessary skills.
C   they may worry that it will take up too much time.
30   Why do the students decide to use origami in their maths teaching practice?
A   to correct a particular misunderstanding
B   to set a challenge
C   to introduce a new concept

PART 4

Questions 31-40

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

Victor Hugo

His novel, Les Misérables
●   It has been adapted for theatre and cinema.
●   We know more about its overall 31 than about its author.
His early career
●   In Paris, his career was successful and he led the Romantic movement.
●   He spoke publicly about social issues, such as 32and education.
●   Napoleon III disliked his views and exiled him.
His exile from France
●   Victor Hugo had to live elsewhere in 33
●   He used his income from the sale of some 34 he had written to buy a house on Guernsey.
His house on Guernsey
●   Victor Hugo lived in this house until the end of the Empire in France.
●   The ground floor contains portraits, 35 and tapestries that he valued.
●   He bought cheap 36 made of wood and turned this into beautiful wall carvings.
●   The first floor consists of furnished areas with wallpaper and 37 that have a Chinese design.
●   The library still contains many of his favourite books.
●   He wrote in a room at the top of the house that had a view of the 38.
●   He entertained other writers as well as poor 39 in his house.
●   Victor Hugo’s 40 gave ownership of the house to the city of Paris in 1927.
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