IELTS Listening Test 168

Part 1: Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

GOODBYE PARTY FOR JOHN
Venue: (1)
Invitations (Tony)
Who to invite: John and his wife
Director
The (2)
All the teachers
All the (3)
Date for sending invitations: (4)
Present (Lisa)
Collect money during the: (5)
Suggested amount per person: (6)
Check prices for: CD Players
(7)
Coffee maker
Ask guests to bring: snacks
(8)
(9)
Ask student representative to prepare a: (10)

Part 2: Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. To find out how much holidays cost, you should press button
A one
B two
C three

12. Travelite currently offer walking holidays
A only in Western Europe
B all over Europe
C outside Europe

13. The walks offered by Travelite
A cater for a range of walking abilities
B are planned by guides from the local area
C are for people with good fitness levels

14. On Travelite holidays, people holidaying alone pay
A the same as other clients
B only a little more than other clients
C extra only if they stay in a large room

15. Entertainment is provided
A when guests request it
B most nights
C every night

Questions 16-20
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Length of holiday	Cost per person	Special offers included in price
3 days	(16) $……………..	pick up from the (17)……………….
7 days	$ 350	– book of (18)…………….. – maps
14 days	(19) $……………..	as above plus membership of a (20)…………….

(16)                         (17)
(18)                         (19)
(20)

Part 3: Questions 21-26
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Experiment number	Equipment	Purpose
Experiment 1	(21)…………….and a table	to show how things move on a cushion of air
Experiment 2	lots of paperclips	to show why we need standard (22)……………
Experiment 3	(23)……………..and a jar of water	to show how (24)……………..grow
Experiment 4	cardboard, colored pens and a (25)……………….	to teach children about how (26)…………….is made up
Experiment 5	a drill, an old record, a pin, paper, a bolt	to make a record player in order to learn about recording sound

(21)                  (22)
(23)                 (24)
(25)                 (26)

Questions 27-30

What problems do the speakers identify for each experiment?
Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-H next to questions 27-30

Experiment 1: (27)
Experiment 2: (28)
Experiment 3: (29)
Experiment 4: (Example) F
Experiment 5: (30)

Problems
A too messy
B too boring
C too difficult
D too much equipment
E too long
F too easy
G too noisy
H too dangerous

Part 4: Questions 31-34
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

SHARKS IN AUSTRALIA
Length largest caught: 16 mts
Weight heaviest: (31) kgs
Skeleton cartilage
Skin texture rough barbs
Swimming aide fins and (32)
Food gathered from the ocean (33)
Sharks locate food by using their (34)

Questions 35-38

35. Shark meshing uses nets laid
A along the coastline
B at an angle to the beach
C from the beach to the sea

36. Other places that have taken up shark meshing include
A South Africa
B New Zealand
C Tahiti

37. The average number of sharks caught in nets each year is
A 15
B 150
C 1,500

38. Most sharks are caught in
A spring
B summer
C winter

Questions 39 and 40
Which TWO factors reduce the benefits of shark nets?

A nets wrongly positioned
B strong waves and currents
C too many fish
D sharks cat holes in nets
E moving sands
F nets too short
G holes in nets scare sharks