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.

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) 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
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.

Minster Park

11. The park was originally established
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.
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.
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.
13. Answer: B
14. When did the physical transformation of the park begin?
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.







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
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.
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
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.

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