Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 3

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 kithche	£ 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

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?

1. museum
2. concert hall
3. cinema
4. sports centre
5. swimming pool

Part 2: Questions 11-16

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO 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 Film)	Cinema 2	(19) £………..
Saturday and Sunday	11 am to 10 pm	(20)…………..(art exhibition)	Gallery 1	free

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
    1. to teach English there
    2. to improve his Spanish
    3. to learn about Latin American life
22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
    1. construction
    2. agriculture
    3. tourism
23. 23 Why did Paul change from one project to another?
    1. His first job was not well organized
    2. He found doing the routine work very boring
    3. The work was too physically demanding
24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
    1. respect family life
    2. develop trust
    3. use money wisely
25. What does Paul say about his project manager?
    1. He let Paul do most of the work
    2. His plans were too ambitious
    3. He was very supportive of Paul
26. Paul was surprised to be given
    1. a computer to use
    2. so little money to live on
    3. 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
    1. more attractive
    2. more frequent
    3. more straightforward
32. Most research into the repetition of success in business has
    1. been done outside the United States
    2. produced consistent findings
    3. related to only a few contexts
33. What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
    1. Too few managers ever do it
    2. It can be useful in certain circumstances
    3. Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice
34. An expert’s knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because
    1. some details are difficult for workers to explain
    2. workers choose not to mention certain details
    3. 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