IELTS Listening Test 182

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

Festival Information

Date	Type of event	Details
17th	a concert	performers from Canada
18th	a ballet	company called (1)……………
19th – 20th (afternoon)	a play	type of play; a comedy called Jemima has had a good (2)………………..
20th (evening)	a (3)…………..show	show is called (4)………………

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

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

Part 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

Part 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

Part 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