IELTS AC/GT 15 Listening Practice Test 2

 IELTS Cambridge Book 15 Listening Practice Test 02 with Answers

IELTS AC/GT 15 Listening Practice Test 2

Audio for Cambridge 15 Listening Test 2

Part 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-4

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Festival Information

Listening Table Questions

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 organizer’s 10  for more information

Part 2 Question 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Minster Park

11. The park was originally established

1. as an amenity provided by the city council.
2. as land belonging to a private house.
3. as a shared area set up by the local community.

12. Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?

1. She was a resident who helped to lead a campaign.
2. She was a council member responsible for giving the public access.
3. She was a senior worker at the park for many years.

13. During the First World War, the park was mainly used for

1. exercises by troops.
2. growing vegetables.
3. public meetings.

14. When did the physical transformation of the park begin?

1. 2013
2. 2015
3. 2016

Questions 15-20

Label the map below.

Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 15-20.

Minster Park Map

15. ABCDEFGHI statue of Diane Gosforth
16. ABCDEFGHI wooden sculptures
17. ABCDEFGHI playground
18. ABCDEFGHI maze
19. ABCDEFGHI tennis courts
20. ABCDEFGHI fitness area

Part 3 Question 21-30

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?

1. student from the English department
2. residents of the local area
3. the university’s teaching staff
4. potential new students
5. students from other departments

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?

1. His speeches inspired others to try to improve society.
2. He used his publications to draw attention to social problems.
3. His novels are well-known now.
4. He was consulted on a number of social issues.
5. His reputation has changed in recent times.

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

1. poverty
2. education
3. Dickens’s travels
4. entertainment
5. crime and the law
6. wealth
7. medicine
8. a woman’s life

Novels by Dickens

25. ABCDEFGH The Pickwick Papers
26. ABCDEFGH Oliver Twist
27. ABCDEFGH Nicholas Nickleby
28. ABCDEFGH Martin Chuzzlewit
29. ABCDEFGH Bleak House
30. ABCDEFGH Little Dorrit

Part 4 Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Agricultural Programme in Mozambique

How the programme was organized

• 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 and water pumps.
• The farmers provided labour and 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.

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