IELTS Listening Sample 41: Cambridge IELTS Book 11 Test 1

IELTS Listening Sample 41 is taken form Cambridge IELTS Book 11 Test 1. You may use this test as your mock test for listening or as a preview of Cambridge Book 11 test 1 before you decide to buy the book.

IELTS Listening Sample 41

Section 1

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

HIRING A PUBLIC ROOM
Example

• the Main Hall – seats 200

Room and cost

•    the 1 ………… Room – seats 100
•    Cost of Main Hall for Saturday evening: 2  £………
  + £250 deposit (3 ……………… payment is required)
•    Cost includes use of tables and chairs and also 4 ………………
•    Additional charge for use of the kitchen: £25

Before the event

•    Will need a 5 ………. licence
•    Need to contact caretaker (Mr Evans) in advance to arrange 6 …………

During the event

•    The building is no smoking
•    The band should use the 7 ………… door at the back
•    Don’t touch the system that controls the volume
•    For microphones, contact the caretaker

After the event

•    Need to know the 8 ………… for the cleaning cupboard
•    The 9 ……….. must be washed and rubbish placed in black bags
•    All 10  …………… must be taken down
•    Chairs and tables must be piled up

Section 2

Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Fiddy Working Heritage Farm
Advice about visiting the farm

Visitors should

• take care not to harm any  11  ________________
• not touch any 12  _______________
• wear 13   ___________________
• not bring 14  _________________

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

15 Scarecrow   …………
16Maze …………
17 Café ………….
18 Black Barn …………
19 Covered picnic area   ………………
20 Fiddy House ………………..

Section 3

Questions 21-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B C.
Study on Gender in Physics
21    The students in Akira Miyake’s study were all majoring in

• A physics.
•  B psychology or physics.
• C science, technology, engineering or mathematics.

22    The aim of Miyake’s study was to investigate

• A    what kind of women choose to study physics.
• B    a way of improving women’s performance in physics.
• C   whether fewer women than men study physics at college.

23    The female physics students were wrong to believe that

• A   the teachers marked them in an unfair way.
• B   the male students expected them to do badly.
• C   their test results were lower than the male students’.

24    Miyake’s team asked the students to write about

• A   what they enjoyed about studying physics.
• B   the successful experiences of other people.
• C   something that was important to them personally.

25    What was the aim of the writing exercise done by the subjects?

• A   to reduce stress
• B   to strengthen verbal ability
• C   to encourage logical thinking

26    What surprised the researchers about the study

• A   how few students managed to get A grades
• B   the positive impact it had on physics results for women
• C   the difference between male and female performance

27    Greg and Lisa think Miyake’s results could have been affected by

• A  the length of the writing task.
• B   the number of students who took part.
• C   the information the students were given.

28   Greg and Lisa decide that in their own project, they will compare the effects of

• A  two different writing tasks.
•  B  a writing task with an oral task.
• C  two different oral tasks.

29    The main finding of Smolinsky’s research was that class teamwork activities

• A  were most effective when done by all-women groups.
• B  had no effect on the performance of men or women.
• C  improved the results of men more than of women.

30    What will Lisa and Greg do next?

• A  talk to a professor
• B  observe a science class
• C  look at the science timetable

Section 4

Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
WriteONE WORD ONLYfor each answer.

Ocean Biodiversity
Biodiversity hotspots

•    areas containing many different species
•    important for locating targets for 31 …………….
•    at first only identified on land

Boris Worm, 2005

•    identified hotspots for large ocean predators, e.g. sharks
•    found that ocean hotspots:

– were not always rich in 32 …………….
– had higher temperatures at the 33 …………….
– had sufficient 34 ……………. in the water
Lisa Ballance, 2007

•    looked for hotspots for marine 35 …………….
•    found these were all located where ocean currents meet

Census of Marine Life

•    found new ocean species living:

– under the 36 …………….
– near volcanoes on the ocean floor

Global Marine Species Assessment

•    want to list endangered ocean species, considering:

– population size
– geographical distribution
– rate of 37 ………………

•    Aim: to assess 20,000 species and make a distribution 38 …………… for each one

 Recommendations to retain ocean biodiversity

•    increase the number of ocean reserves
•    establish 39 …………. corridors (e.g. for turtles)
•    reduce fishing quotas
•    catch fish only for the purpose of 40 …………….

Now you have 10 mins to transfer your answer. Start the timer.

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