IELTS LISTENING TEST 1
Part 1:Â 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) £…….. |
(1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (2)Â
(3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (4)Â
(5)Â
Questions 6-10
Complete 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)………………………….. |
(6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (7)Â
(8)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (9)Â
(10)Â
Part 2:Â 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. SimonÂ
15. Liz    Â
16. Sarah Â
17. DuncanÂ
18. Judith Â
Area of work
A advertising Â
B animal care  Â
C building  Â
D educational links  Â
EÂ engine maintenance
F food and drink  Â
GÂ sales
HÂ staffing
Questions 19 and 20
Complete 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 |
(19)Â
(20)Â
Part 3: Questions 21-30
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.
Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning
Dissertation topic:     the (21)Â
Strengths:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (22)Â
Computer modeling
Weaknesses:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â lack of background information
Poor (23)Â
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)……………….. |
(24)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (25)Â
(26)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (27)Â
(28)Â
Recommendations:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â use a card index
Read all notes (29)Â
Next tutorial date:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â (30)Â
January
Part 4: Questions 31 and 32
Choose 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)Â
• Photovoltaic tiles were attached
• A layer of foam was used to improve the (34)Â
of the building
Special features
• To increase the light, the building has many internal mirrors and (35)Â
• In future, the house may produce more (36)Â
than it needs
• Recycled wood was used for the (37)Â
of the house
• The system for processing domestic (38)Â
is organic
Environmental issues
• The use of large quantities of (39)Â
in construction was environmentally harmful
• But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within (40)Â