IELTS Practice Listening Test 2

PART 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Apartments	Facilities	Other Information	Cost
Rose Garden Apartments	studio flat	Example: entertainment program: Greek Dancing	£219
Blue Bay Apartments	large salt-water swimming pool	just 1metres from beach near shops	£275
2 Apartments	terrace	watersports	£490
The Grand	– Greek paintings – 3	– overlooking 4 – near a supermarket and a disco	5 £

Questions 6-10

Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS

Insurance Benefits	Maximum Amount
Cancellation	6 £
Hospital	£600. Additional benefit allows a 7 to travel to resort
8 departure	Up to £1000. Depends on reason
Personal belongings	Up to £3000; £500 for one 9

Name of Assistant Manager: Ben 10
Direct phone line: 081260 543216

Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Winridge Forest Railway Park

11. Simon’s idea for a theme park came from

A. his childhood hobby.

B. his interest in landscape design.

C. his visit to another park.

12. When they started, the family decided to open the park only when

A. the weather was expected to be good.

B. the children weren’t at school.

C. there were fewer farming commitments.

13. Since opening, the park has had

A. 50,000 visitors.

B. 1,000,000 visitors.

C. 1,500,000 visitors.

Questions 14-18

What is currently the main area of work of each of the following people?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 14-18.

Area of work

A advertising
B animal care
C building
D educational links
E engine maintenance
F food and drink
G sales
H staffing

People

14. Simon (the speaker)
15. Liz
16. Sarah
17. Duncan
18. Judith

Questions 19 and 20

Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR TWO NUMBERS for each answer.

Feature	Size	Biggest Challenge	Target Age Group
Railway	1.2 KM	Making Tunnels	Size
Go-Kart arena	19 m²	Removing mounds on the track	20 year-olds

PART 3

Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline McLachlan

Dissertation topic: the 21
Strengths:
– 22
– computer modelling

Weaknesses:
– lack of background information
– poor 23skills

Questions 24 and 30
Complete the table below.
Write TWO WORDS AND/OR NUMBERS for each answer.

Possible strategy	Benefits	Problems
peer group discussion	increases 24	dissertations tend to contain the same 25
use the 26 service	provides structured program	limited 27
consult study skills books	are a good source of reference	can be too 28

Recommendations:
– use a card index
– read all notes 29
Next tutorial date:
– 30 January

PART 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31 and 32

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31. The owners of the underground house

A. had no experience of living in a rural area.

B. were interested in environmental issues.

C. wanted a professional project manager.

32. What does the speaker say about the site of the house?

A. The land was quite cheap.

B. Stone was being extracted nearby.

C. It was in a completely unspoilt area.

Questions 33-40

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

The Underground House

Design

– Built-in the earth, with two floors
– The south-facing side was constructed of two layers of 33
– Photovoltaic tiles were attached
– A layer of foam was used to improve the 34 of the building

Special features

– To increase the light, the building has many internal mirrors and 35
– In future, the house may produce more 36 than it needs
– Recycled wood was used for the 37 of the house
– The system for processing domestic 38 is organic

Environmental issues

– The use of large quantities of 39 in construction was environmentally harmful
– But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within 40