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IELTS Listening Recent Actual Test 10

SECTION 1

 Questions 1-4
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

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 organisers’ (10)………………….   for more information

SECTION 2

Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.

Minster Park

11. The park was originally established
 A as an amenity provided by the city council
 B as land belonging to a private house
 C as a shared area set up by the local community

12. Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?
 A she was a resident who helped to lead a campaign
 B she was a council member responsible for giving the public access
 C she was a senior worker at the park for many years

13. During the first World War the park was mainly used for
 A exercises by troops
 B growing vegetables
 C public meetings

14. When did the physical transformation of the park begin?
 A 203
 B 2015
 C 2016

Questions 15-20
Label the map below.

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

SECTION 3

Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters A-E.

Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?
 A students from the English department
 B residents of the local area
 C the university’s teaching staff
 D potential new students
 E students from other departments

Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letter A-E.

What are Cathy and Graham’s TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?
 A his speeches inspired others to try to improve society
 B he used his publications to draw attention to social problems
 C his novels are well know now
 D he was consulted on a number of social issues
 E his reputation has changed in recent times

Questions 25-30
What topic do Cathy and Graham chose to illustrate with each novel? Choose SIX answers from the list below.

Topics
A poverty
B education
C Dicken’s travels
D entertainment
E crime and the law
F wealth
G medicine
H a woman’s life

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

SECTION 4

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

Agricultural programme in Mozambique

How the programme was organised
• 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 farmer’s associations was done by (32) …………………. 
• Fenced areas were created to keep animals away from crops
• The programme provided
o (33)  …………………. for the fences
o (34)  …………………. for the suitable crops
o Water pumps
• The farmers provided
o Labour
o (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

ANSWER

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