IELTs – Listening – Test 3
IELTS Listening – Test 3 (Sections 1–4)
Practice all 4 sections on one page. Use Check Answers in each section for feedback.
Voices (used for all sections)
Section 1 (Questions 1–10): Public Library
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
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Questions 1–10
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Example The library re-opened last month.
The library now has
• a seating area with magazines
• an expanded section for books on
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• a new section on local
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• a community room for meetings (also possible to
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there)
• a new section of books for
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For younger children
• the next Science Club meeting: experiments using things from your
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• Reading Challenge: read six books during the holidays
For adults
• this Friday: a local author talks about a novel based on a real
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• IT support is available on Tuesdays – no
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is necessary
• free check of blood
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and cholesterol levels (over 60s only)
Other information
• the library shop sells wall-charts, cards and
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• evenings and weekends: free
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is available
Section 2 (Questions 11–20): BC Travel – Activity & Fitness Holidays
Questions 11–14: choose TWO letters A–E. Questions 15–17: choose A, B or C. Questions 18–20: write ONE WORD ONLY.
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Questions 11–20
Questions 11–12 (Choose TWO letters, A–E)
Which TWO age groups are taking increasing numbers of holidays with BC Travel?
Age groups
A. 16–30 years
B. 31–42 years
C. 43–54 years
D. 55–64 years
E. over 65 years
11.
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Questions 13–14 (Choose TWO letters, A–E)
Which TWO are the main reasons given for the popularity of activity holidays?
Reasons
A. Clients make new friends.
B. Clients learn a useful skill.
C. Clients learn about a different culture.
D. Clients are excited by the risk involved.
E. Clients find them good value for money.
13.
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Questions 15–17 (Choose A, B or C)
15. How does BC Travel plan to expand the painting holidays?
16. Why are BC Travel’s cooking holidays unusual?
17. What does the speaker say about the photography holidays?
Questions 18–20 (ONE WORD ONLY)
Fitness Holidays
Complete the table.
Ireland and Italy (general fitness)
• personally designed programme
• also reduces
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Greece
Main focus:
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control
Other comments: includes exercise on the beach
Morocco (mountain biking)
• wide variety of levels
• one holiday that is specially designed for
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Section 3 (Questions 21–30): Tourism Case Study – Horton Castle
Questions 21–26: choose from A–H. Questions 27–30: choose A, B or C.
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Questions 21–30
Questions 21–26 (Choose SIX answers from the box, A–H)
Options
A. patterns
B. names
C. sources
D. questions
E. employees
F. solutions
G. headings
H. officials
STAGES IN DOING A TOURISM CASE STUDY
Locate and read relevant articles, noting key information and also 21
Select interviewees – these may be site 22
, visitors or city 23
Check whether 24
of interviewees can be used
Select relevant information and try to identify 25
Do NOT end with 26
Questions 27–30 (Choose A, B or C)
27. Natalie and Dave agree one reason why so few people visit Horton Castle is that
28. Natalie and Dave agree that the greatest problem with a visitor centre could be
29. What does Dave say about conditions in the town of Horton?
30. According to Natalie, one way to prevent damage to the castle site would be to
Section 4 (Questions 31–40): Environmental Change on Birds
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
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Questions 31–40
The effects of environmental change on birds
Mercury (Hg)
• Highly toxic
• Released into the atmosphere from coal
• In water it may be consumed by fish
• It has also recently been found to affect birds which feed on
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Research on effects of mercury on birds
• Claire Varian-Ramos is investigating:
– the effects on birds’
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or mental processes (e.g., memory)
– the effects on bird song (usually learned from a bird’s
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Findings
• songs learned by birds exposed to mercury are less
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• this may have a negative effect on birds’
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Lab-based studies
• allow more
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for the experimenter
Implications for humans
• Migrating birds such as
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may be eaten by humans
• Mercury also causes problems in learning
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• Mercury in a mother’s body from
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may affect the unborn child
• New regulations for mercury emissions will affect everyone’s energy
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