IELTS Listening Test 179

Part 1: Questions 1-5
Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

BEST FITNESS CENTER
Registration form
Membership status: New

Member details:
Name: Tom (1)
Reason for joining: To train for a (2)
Extra activities: Tennis (3)
Home telephone: (4)
Date of birth: (5) January 1977

Questions 6-10
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Best Fitness Membership Guide

	STARTER	SILVER	GOLD
Cost (monthly)	£ 10	(6)…………..	£ 50
(7)………….class included	no	yes	yes
Use of (8)…………….	no	no	yes
Renew date	every (9)…………months	yearly	yearly
Extras	none	discount at restaurant	discount at restaurant, one free session with (10)……………

(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)

Part 2: Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

11. In 1482, Brimley Castel
A was destroyed by fire
B was rebuilt
C was built for the first time

12. The castle was originally built as
A a gift
B defence against attacks
C a prison

13. The castle first opened to the public in
A 1944
B 1964
C 1924

14. The most unusual feature of the castle is
A the tower
B the water mill
C the window

Questions 15-20
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

BRIMLEY CASTLE FACTSHEET

	KEY FEATURES	FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GARDENS	plants shaped like (15)……………..	new (16)……………	mill not working
TOWER	(17)……………. – sided	building work	created in 1495
FOREST	different trees and plant varieties	complete (18)……………	(19)…………….made by local children
WALLS	highest point: (20)……………..meters	tea rooms	created in 1490

(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)

Part 3: Questions 21-25
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Sally and Ben are from the: (21)

New library planning meeting notes – Sally Winter
Projected time until opening: (22) months

Improvements:
• (23) design
• Reading rooms with (24) Pods for quiet study
• Over 20% use of (25) energy

Questions 26-30
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Issue	Response
Enough computers	(26)…………terminals in total; bring own devices
Internet speed	funding from (27)………………; fastest in the UK
Book availability	reduced browsing space; computer booking system
(28)…………..library access	greatly increased selection
Seating	(29)……………..near to bookshelves; will review later
Disabled access	will address in next meeting; wheelchair ramps

Next meeting: (30)…………..January

(26)
(27)
(28)
(29)
(30)

Part 4: Questions 31-35
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Lecture notes

Topic: Great Pacific Garbage Patch

General info
• A swirl of marine litter (31)
• Located in the North Pacific Ocean
• Large area, not sure of exact size

Description
• Made of plastics, chemical (32)  other litter
• Low density, hard to see
• Held together by (33)  and movement of the water

History
• First described in (34)
• Measured plastic in the North Pacific using estimates from Sea of Japan
• Named by Curtis (35)

Questions 36-40
Choose the correct letter A, B, C or D.

36. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is formed by
A coastal waters
B wind material
C oceanic currents

37. The scientific information about where ocean plastics come from
A does not exist
B has been published
C is very definitive

38. How much of the ocean litter consists of fishing gear?
A less than half
B more than half
C half

39. What is the most surprising thing about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
A how big it is
B how easy it is to clean up
C how there is one identifiable source

40. Why do the size estimates of the Garbage Patch vary so much?
A the media exaggerates the problem
B concentration standards are too high
C sampling is a complicated process