IELTS CAMBRIDGE 15 TEST 2
Listening Test
Answer Keys
1
Eustatis
2
review
3
dance
4
Chat
5
healthy
6
posters
7
wood
8
lake
9
insects
10
blog
11
C
12
A
13
B
14
C
15
E
16
C
17
B
18
A
19
G
20
D
21-22
B
, D
23-24
B
, C
25
G
26
B
27
D
28
C
29
H
30
F
31
Irrigation
32
women
33
wire/wires
34
seed/seeds
35
posts
36
transport
37
preservation
38
fish/fishes
39
bees
40
design
CAMBRIDGE 15 - LISTENING TEST 2
PART 1
Questions 1 – 4
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
PART 1
Questions 1 – 4
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Festival information |
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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 |
1. Answer: Eustatis
2. Answer: review
3. Answer: dance
4. Answer: Chat
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
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
5. Answer: healthy
6. Answer: posters
7. Answer: wood
8. Answer: lake
9. Answer: insects
10. Answer: blog
CAMBRIDGE 15 - LISTENING TEST 2
PART 2
Questions 11 – 14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
A as an amenity provided by the city council.
B as land belonging to a private house.
C as a shared area set up by the local community.
PART 2
Questions 11 – 14
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
Minster Park
11. The park was originally establishedA as an amenity provided by the city council.
B as land belonging to a private house.
C as a shared area set up by the local community.
11. Answer: C
12. Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?
A She was a resident who helped to lead a campaign.
B She was a council member responsible for giving the public access.
C She was a senior worker at the park for many years.
A She was a resident who helped to lead a campaign.
B She was a council member responsible for giving the public access.
C She was a senior worker at the park for many years.
12. Answer: A
13. During the First World War, the park was mainly used for
A exercises by troops.
B growing vegetables.
C public meetings.
A exercises by troops.
B growing vegetables.
C public meetings.
13. Answer: B
14. When did the physical transformation of the park begin?
A 2013
B 2015
C 2016
A 2013
B 2015
C 2016
14. Answer: C
Questions 15 – 20
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-I next to Questions 15-20.
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter A-I next to Questions 15-20.
15 statue of Diane Gosforth 16 wooden sculptures 17 playground 18 maze 19 tennis courts 20 fitness area | ![]() |
15. Answer: E
16. Answer: C
17. Answer: B
18. Answer: A
19. Answer: G
20. Answer: D
CAMBRIDGE 15 - LISTENING TEST 2
PART 3
Questions 21 – 22
Choose TWO letters A-E.
Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?
A student from the English department
B residents of the local area
C the university’s teaching staff
D potential new students
E students from other departments
PART 3
Questions 21 – 22
Choose TWO letters A-E.
Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?
A student from the English department
B residents of the local area
C the university’s teaching staff
D potential new students
E students from other departments
21. Answer: B
22. Answer: D
Questions 23 – 24
Choose TWO letters A-E.
What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?
A His speeches inspired others to try to improve society.
B He used his publications to draw attention to social problems.
C His novels are well-known now.
D He was consulted on a number of social issues.
E His reputation has changed in recent times.
Choose TWO letters A-E.
What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?
A His speeches inspired others to try to improve society.
B He used his publications to draw attention to social problems.
C His novels are well-known now.
D He was consulted on a number of social issues.
E His reputation has changed in recent times.
23. Answer: B
24. Answer: C
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
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
25. Answer: G
26. Answer: B
27. Answer: D
28. Answer: C
29. Answer: H
30. Answer: F
CAMBRIDGE 15 - LISTENING TEST 2
PART 4
Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
● 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 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.
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 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.
31. Answer: Irrigation
32. Answer: women
33. Answer: wire/wires
34. Answer: seed/seeds
35. Answer: posts
36. Answer: transport
37. Answer: preservation
38. Answer: fish/fishes
39. Answer: bees
40. Answer: design