IELTS Listening Test 5

Part 1: Questions 1-3

Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Rented Properties Customer’s Requirements
Name:        Steven Godfrey
No. of bedrooms:         4
Preferred location:                        in the (1)  area of town
Maximum monthly rent:             (2) £
Length of let required:                 (3)
Starting:                                          September 1st

Questions 4-8
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Address Rooms Monthly Rent Problem
Oakington Avenue Living/ dining room, separate kitchen £ 550 No (4)…………………..
Mead Street Large living room and kitchen, bathroom and a cloakroom £ 580 The (5)………………… is too large
Hamilton Road Living room, kitchen, diner and a (6)………………… £ 550 Too (7)……………………..
Devon Close Living room, dining room, small kitchen (8) £ ……… None

 

(4)                   (5)
(6)                   (7)
(8)

Questions 9 and 10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?
A museum
B concert hall
C cinema
D sports centre
E swimming pool




Part 2: Questions 11-16
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTER
Well known for: (11)
Complex consists of: concert rooms, theatres, cinemas, art galleries, public library,
restaurants and a (12)
Historical background: 1940-area destroyed by bombs
1960s-1970s: centre was (13)  and built in (14)  – opened to public
Managed by: the (15)
Open: (16)  days per year

Questions 17-20
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Day Time Event Venue Ticket price
Monday and Tuesday 7.30 pm The Magic Flute (17)………………….. From £ 8
Wednesday 8.00 pm (18)……………….(Canadian Flim) Cinema 2 (19) £…….
Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 10 pm (20)……………………(art exhibition) Gallery 1 Free

(17)                 (18)
(19)                (20)




Part 3: Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Latin American Studies
21. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
A to teach English there
B to improve his Spanish
C to learn about Latin American life

22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
A construction
B agriculture
C tourism

23. Why did Paul change from one project to another?
A His first job was not well organized
B He found doing the routine work very boring
C The work was too physically demanding

24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
A respect family life
B develop trust
C use money wisely

25. What does Paul say about his project manager?
A He let Paul do most of the work
B His plans were too ambitious
C He was very supportive of Paul

26. Paul was surprised to be given
A a computer to use
B so little money to live on
C an extension to his contract

Questions 27-30

What does Paul decide about each of the following modules?
Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 27-30.

Module
27. Gender studies in Latin America
28. Second language acquisition
29. Indigenous women’s lives
30. Portuguese language studies

A He will do this.
B He might do this.
C He won’t do this.




Part 4: Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Trying to repeat success
31. Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are
A more attractive
B more frequent
C more straightforward

32. Most research into the repetition of success in business has
A been done outside the United States
B produced consistent findings
C related to only a few contexts

33. What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
A Too few managers ever do it
B It can be useful in certain circumstances
C Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice

34. An expert’s knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because
A some details are difficult for workers to explain
B workers choose not to mention certain details
C details are sometimes altered by workers

Questions 35-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

Setting up systems based on an existing process
Two mistakes:
Manager tries to:
• Improve on the original process
• Create an ideal (35)  from the best parts of several processes

Cause of problems
• Information was inaccurate
• Comparison between the business settings was invalid
• Disadvantages were overlooked e.g. effect of changes on (36)

Solution
• Change (37)
• Impose rigorous (38)
• Copy original very closely:
o Physical features of the (39)
o The (40)  of original employees

1. central 2. 600 3. 2 years 4. garage 5. garden 6. study 7. noisy 8. 595 9. B 10. E 11. classical music concerts 12. bookshop 13. planned 14. 1983 15. city council 16. 363 17. garden hall 18. three lives 19. 4.50 20. faces of China 21. C 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. combination/ system 36. safety 37. attitude 38. control 39. factory 40. skills




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