IELTS Listening Test 1

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 £

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

Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

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.

A.	advertising
B.	animal care
C.	building
D.	educational links
E.	engine maintenance
F.	food and drink
G.	sales
H.	staffing

14. Simon

15. Liz

16. Sarah

17. Duncan

18. Judith

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 year olds

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

Strengths: 22, computer modelling

Weaknesses: lack of background information; poor 23 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

Recommendations: use a card index; read all notes 29

Next tutorial date: 30 January

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
Photovoltaic tiles were attached
A layer of foam was used to improve the 34 of the building

Special features

To increase the light, the building has many internal mirrors and 35
In future, the house may produce more 36 than it needs
Recycled wood was used for the 37 of the house
The system for processing domestic 38 is organic

Environmental issues

The use of large quantities of 39 in construction was environmentally harmful
But the house will have paid its environmental debt within 40

Part 1

Questions 1-5

Questions 6-10

GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS

Part 2

Questions 11-13

Questions 14-18

Questions 19 and 20

Part 3

Questions 21-30

Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning

Part 4

Questions 31 and 32

Questions 33-40

THE UNDERGROUND HOUSE