Cambridge 19 Listening test 1

Questions 1 to 10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Hinchingbrooke Country Park

The park
Area: 1 hectares
Habitats: wetland, grassland and woodland
Wetland: lakes, ponds and a 2
Wildlife includes birds, insects and animals

Subjects studied in educational visits include
Science: Children look at 3 about plants, etc.
Geography: includes learning to use a 4 and compass
History: changes in land use
Leisure and tourism: mostly concentrates on the park’s 5
Music: Children make 6 with natural materials, and experiment with rhythm and speed.

Benefits of outdoor educational visits
They give children a feeling of 7 that they may not have elsewhere.
Children learn new 8 and gain self-confidence.

Practical issues
Cost per child: 9 £
Adults, such as 10 , free

Label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 16–20.

16 Farm shop
17 Disabled entry
18 Adventure playground
19 Kitchen gardens
20 The Temple of the Four Winds

What is the students’ opinion about each of the following food trends?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 25–30.

Opinions
A This is only relevant to young people.
B This may have disappointing results.
C This already seems to be widespread.
D Retailers should do more to encourage this.
E More fi nancial support is needed for this.
F Most people know little about this.
G There should be stricter regulations about this.
H This could be dangerous.

Food trends
25 Use of local products
26 Reduction in unnecessary packaging
27 Gluten-free and lactose-free food
28 Use of branded products related to celebrity chefs
29 Development of ‘ghost kitchens’ for takeaway food
30 Use of mushrooms for common health concerns

Questions 31 to 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Céide Fields

• an important Neolithic archaeological site in the northwest of Ireland

Discovery
• In the 1930s, a local teacher realised that stones beneath the bog surface
were once 31 .
• His 32 became an archaeologist and undertook an
investigation of the site:
− a traditional method used by local people to dig for 33
was used to identify where stones were located
− carbon dating later proved the site was Neolithic.
• Items are well preserved in the bog because of a lack of 34 .

Neolithic farmers
• Houses were 35 in shape and had a hole in the roof.
• Neolithic innovations include:
− cooking indoors
− pots used for storage and to make 36 .
• Each fi eld at Céide was large enough to support a big 37 .
• The fi elds were probably used to restrict the grazing of animals – no
evidence of structures to house them during 38 .

Reasons for the decline in farming
• a decline in 39 quality
• an increase in 40