IELTS Listening Test 1

Part 1: Questions 1-5 Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Apartments Facilities Other Information Cost
Rose Garden Apartments Studio Flat Entertainment programme: Greek dancing £ 219
Blue Bay Apartments Large salt water swimming pool Just (1). .meters from beach Near shops £ 275
(2)..Apartments Terrace Watersports £ 490
The Grand Greek paintings and (3). Overlooking (4) Near a supermarket and a disco (5) £..
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Part 2: Questions 6-10Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

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)..

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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.

People

14. Simon
15. Liz
16. Sarah
17. Duncan
18. Judith

Area of work

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

Questions 19 and 20Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Feature Size Biggest Challenge Target Age Group
Railway 1.2 km Making tunnels
Go-kart arena (19) sq mt Removing mounds on track (20).yaer olds

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Part 3: Questions 21-30Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning

Dissertation topic: the

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(22) Strengths:
(23) Computer modelingWeaknesses: lack of background information Poor skills
Possible strategy Benefits Problems
Peer group discussion Increase (24).. Dissertations tend to contain the same (25)..
Use the (26)service Provides structured programme Limited (27)..
Consult study skill books Are a good source of reference Can be too (28)..

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Recommendations: use a card indexRead all notes

(29) Next tutorial date:
(30) January

Part 4: Questions 31 and 32Choose 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 NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER.

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 buildingSpecial 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 organicEnvironmental issues• The use of large quantities of
(39) in construction was environmentally harmful• But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within
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