Listening Test 1 Volume 15

Listening Section 1

Listen carefully and answer Questions 1 to 10:

Questions 1-10

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Health club customer research

Example	Answer
Name:	Selina Thompson
Occupation:	1
Age group:	2
Type of membership:	3
Length of membership:	4 years
Why joined:	Recommended by a 5
Visits to club per month:	Eight (on an average)
Facility used most:	6
Facility not used (If any):	Tennis courts (because reluctant to 7 )
Suggestions for improvements:	Have more 8 .
	Install 9 in the gym.
	Open  10 later at weekends.

Listening Section 2

Listen carefully and answer Questions 11 to 20:

Questions 11-16

You will hear a trainer giving a talk to people who want to learn outdoor survival skills.

Complete the flow chart below.

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16.

A            air

B            ash

C            earth

D            grass

E            sticks

F            stones

G           water

 

Making a steam pit

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Dig a pit

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Arrange a row of 11 ABCDEFG  over the pit.

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Place 12 ABCDEFG on top.

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Light the wood and let it burn out.

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Remove 13 ABCDEFG

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Insert a stick.

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Cover the pit with 14 ABCDEFG

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Place wrapped food on top, and cover it with 15 ABCDEFG

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Remove the stick and put 16 ABCDEFG into the hole.

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Questions 17-18

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO characteristics apply to the bamboo oven?

A It’s suitable for windy weather

B The fire is lit below the bottom end of the bamboo.

C The bamboo is cut into equal lengths.

D The oven hangs from a stick.

E It cooks food by steaming it.

 

Questions 19-20

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give about eating wild fungi?

 

A Cooking doesn’t make poisonous fungi edible.

B Edible wild fungi can be eaten without cooking.

C Wild fungi are highly nutritious.

D Some edible fungi look very similar to poisonous varieties

E Fungi which cannot be identified should only be eaten in small quantities.

Listening Section 3

Listen carefully and answer Questions 21 to 30:

Questions 21-25

You will hear a woman called Phoebe, who is training to be a teacher, talking to her tutor, called Tony, about research she has done in a school.

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Research project on attitudes towards study

21 Phoebe’s main reason for choosing her topic was that

A her classmates had been very interested in it.
B it would help prepare her for her first teaching post.
C she had been inspired by a particular book.

 

22 Phoebe’s main research question related to

A the effect of teacher discipline
B the variety of learning activities.
C levels of pupil confidence.

 

23 Phoebe was most surprised by her finding that

A gender did not influence behaviour significantly.
B girls were more negative about school than boys.
C boys were more talkative than girls in class.

 

24 Regarding teaching, Phoebe says she has learned that

A teachers should be flexible in their lesson planning.
B brighter children learn from supporting weaker ones.
C children vary from each other in unpredictable ways.

 

25 Tony is particularly impressed by Phoebe’s ability to

A recognise the limitations of such small-scale research.
B reflect on her own research experience in an interesting way.
C design her research in such a way as to minimise difficulties.

 

Questions 26-30

What did Phoebe find difficult about the different research techniques she used?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-G, next to questions 26-30.

Difficulties

A     Obtaining permission

B    Deciding on a suitable focus

C    Concentrating while gathering data

D    Working collaboratively

E    Processing data she had gathered

F     Finding a suitable time to conduct the research

G    Getting hold of suitable equipment

 

Research techniques

26 ABCDEFG Observing lessons
27 ABCDEFG Interviewing teachers
28 ABCDEFG Interviewing pupils
29 ABCDEFG Using questionnaires
30 ABCDEFG Taking photographs

Listening Section 4

Listen carefully and answer Questions 31 to 40:

Questions 31-40

You will hear an Environmental Studies student giving a presentation about his project on saving an endangered species of plant.

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Saving the juniper plant

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Background

Juniper was one of the first plants to colonise Britain after the last 31

Its smoke is virtually 32 , so juniper wood was used as fuel in illegal activities.

Oils from the plant were used to prevent 33 spreading

Nowadays, its berries are widely used to 34 food and drink

Ecology

Juniper plants also support several species of insects and 35

Problems

In current juniper populations, ratios of the 36 are poor.

Many of the bushes in each group are of the same age so 37 of whole populations is rapid.

Solutions

Plantlife is trialling novel techniques across 38 areas of England.

One measure is to introduce 39 for seedlings.

A further step is to plant 40 from healthy bushes.