IELTS Listening - Book 14 Test 3

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Part 1: Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Flanders Conference Hotel

Customer Services Manager – Angela

Date available
• weekend beginning February 4th
Conference facilities
• the (1) room for talks, (projector and (2) available)
• area for coffee and an (3)
• free (4) throughout
• a standard buffet lunch costs (5) $ per head
Accommodation
• Rooms will cost (6) $ including breakfast.
Other facilities
• The hotel also has a spa and rooftop (7)
• There’s a free shuttle service to the (8)
Location
• Wilby Street (quite near the (9) )
• near to restaurants and many (10)

Part 2: Questions 11-12

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO activities that volunteers do are mentioned?

11-12.

Questions 13-14

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO ways that volunteers can benefit from volunteering are mentioned?

13-14.

Questions 15-20

What has each of the following volunteers helped someone to do?

Choose SIX answers from the box options.

What volunteers have helped people to do
  • A overcome physical difficulties
  • B rediscover skills not used for a long time
  • C improve their communication skills
  • D solve problems independently
  • E escape isolation
  • F remember past times
  • G start a new hobby
15. Habib
16. Consuela
17. Minh
18. Tanya
19. Alexei
20. Juba

Part 3: Questions 21-26

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Background on school marching band

It consists of around (21) students.

It is due to play in a (22) band competition.

It has been invited to play in the town’s (23)

They have listened to a talk by a (24)

Joe will discuss a (25) with the band.

Joe hopes the band will attend a (26) next month.

Questions 27-30

What problem does Joe mention in connection with each of the following band members?

Choose FOUR answers from the box options.

Problems
  • A makes a lot of mistakes in rehearsals
  • B keeps making unhelpful suggestions
  • C has difficulty with rhythm
  • D misses too many rehearsals
  • E has a health problem
  • F doesn’t mix with other students
27. flutist
28. trumpeter
29. trombonist
30. percussionist

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Concerts in university arts festival

Concert 1
• Australian composer: Liza Lim
• studied piano and (31) before turning to composition
• performers and festivals around the world have given her a lot of commissions
• compositions show a great deal of (32) and are drawn from various cultural sources
• her music is very expressive and also (33)
• festival will include her (34) called The Oresteia
• Lim described the sounds in The Oresteia as (35)
• British composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius
Concert 2
• British composers: Benjamin Britten, Judith Weir
• Australian composer: Ross Edwards
• festival will include The Tower of Remoteness, inspired by nature
• The Tower of Remoteness is performed by piano and (36)
• compositions include music for children
• celebrates Australia’s cultural (37)
Concert 3
• Australian composer: Carl Vine
• played cornet then piano
• studied (38) before studying music
• worked in Sydney as a pianist and composer
• became well known as composer of music for (39)
• festival will include his music for the 1996 (40)
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