IELTS CAMBRIDGE 17 TEST 3
Listening Test
Answer Keys
1
family
2
fit
3
hotels
4
Carrowniskey
5
week
6
bay
7
September
8
19/nineteen
9
30/thirty
10
boots
11-12
B
, E
13
C
14
C
15
A
16
E
17
D
18
G
19
F
20
C
21
B
22
A
23
24
B
25
C
26
A
27
D
28
B
29
F
30
H
31
mud
32
feathers
33
shape
34
moon
35
neck
36
evidence
37
destinations
38
oceans
39
recovery
40
atlas
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
1. Answer: family
2. Answer: fit
3. Answer: hotels
4. Answer: Carrowniskey
5. Answer: week
6. Answer: bay
7. Answer: September
8. Answer: 19/nineteen
9. Answer: 30/thirty
10. Answer: boots
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.
11. Answer: B
12. Answer: E
Questions 13-15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.13 How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?
A £3.50
B £5.70
C £7.20
13. Answer: C
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.
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.
14. Answer: C
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.
A Children from other schools can attend.
B Older children can attend.
C A greater number of children can attend.
15. Answer: A
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
A has limited availability
B is no longer available
C is for over 8s only
D requires help from parents
E involves an additional fee
F is a new activity
G was requested by children
Activities
16Spanish
17Music
18Painting
19Yoga
20Cooking
16Spanish
17Music
18Painting
19Yoga
20Cooking
16. Answer: E
17. Answer: D
18. Answer: G
19. Answer: F
20. Answer: C
PART 3
Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial
21 Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement becauseA it involves children.
B it is outdoors.
C it sounds like fun.
21. Answer: B
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
A ensuring children stay in the stadium
B checking the equipment children will use
C removing obstacles in changing rooms
22. Answer: A
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.
A They can be hard to manage.
B They make useful volunteers.
C They shouldn’t take photographs.
23. Answer:
24 What has affected the schedule in the past?
A bad weather
B an injury
C extra time
A bad weather
B an injury
C extra time
24. Answer: B
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
25 Communication
26 Organisation
27 Time management
28 Creativity
29 Leadership
30 Networking
25. Answer: C
26. Answer: A
27. Answer: D
28. Answer: B
29. Answer: F
30. Answer: H
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.
31. Answer: mud
32. Answer: feathers
33. Answer: shape
34. Answer: moon
35. Answer: neck
36. Answer: evidence
37. Answer: destinations
38. Answer: oceans
39. Answer: recovery
40. Answer: atlas