IELTS Listening Test 8

IELTS Check — Listening
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Part 1

Questions 1-6

Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

HOMESTAY APPLICATION

Surname: Yuichini
First name: 1
Sex: female
Nationality: Japanese
Passport number: 2
Age: 28 years
Present address: Room 21C, Willow College
Length of homestay: approx. 3
Course enrolled in: 4
Family preferences: no 5 and no objection to 6

Questions 7-10

Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

  1. What does the student particularly like to eat? 7
  2. What sport does the student play? 8
  3. What mode of transport does the student prefer? 9
  4. When will the student find out her homestay address? 10

Part 2

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

11. What kind of tour is Sally leading?
A
B
C
12. The original buildings on the site were
A
B
C
13. The local residents wanted to use the site for
A
B
C
14. The Tower is at the centre of the
A
B
C

Questions 15-17

Label the plan below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

15

16

17

Questions 18-20

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Area Facility Activity
The Mangroves Boardwalk 18
Frog Pond Outdoor classroom 19
The Waterbird Refuge 20 Bird watching

Part 3

Questions 21 and 22

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

  • The presentation will last 15 minutes.
  • There will be 21 minutes for questions.
  • The presentation will not be 22

Questions 23-26

What do the students decide about each topic for the geography presentation? Write the correct letter, A, B or C.

A They will definitely include this topic.
B They might include this topic.
C They will not include this topic.

23. Geographical Location

24. Economy

25. Overview of Education System

26. Role of English Language

Questions 27-30

Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Information / visual aid Where from?
Overhead projector The 27
Map of West Africa The 28
Map of the islands A tourist brochure
Literacy figures The 29
30 on school places As above

Part 4

Questions 31-33

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

31. The speaker says the main topic of the lecture is
A
B
C
32. In 1908, scientists in Japan
A
B
C
33. What change occurred in the manufacture of glutamate in 1956?
A
B
C

Questions 34-40

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

  • MSG contains:
    • Glutamate (78.2%)
    • Sodium (12.2%)
    • 34 (9.6%)
  • Glutamate is found in foods that contain protein such as 35 and 36
  • MSG is used in foods in many different parts of the world.
  • In 1908 Kikunae Ikeda discovered a 37
  • Our ability to detect glutamate makes sense because it is so 38 naturally.
  • John Prescott suggests that:
    • Sweetness tells us that a food contains carbohydrates.
    • 39 tells us that a food contains toxins.
    • Saltiness tells us that a food contains 40