Cambridge IELTS 11 Listening Test 4

Section 1 – Questions 1-10

Questions 1-7

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.

Event	Cost	Venue	Notes
Jazz band	tickets available for £ 15	the (1)…………….school	also appearing: Carolyn Hart (plays the (2)……………..)
Duck races	£ 1 per duck	start behind the (3)………………	– prize: tickets for (4)……………..held at the end of the festival \ – ducks can be bought in (5)……………..
Flower show	free	(6)……………….Hall	prizes presented at 5 pm by a well known (7)……………….

Questions 8-10

Who is each play suitable for?

Write the correct letter A, B or C, next to Questions 8-10

A mainly for children

B mainly for adults

C suitable for people of all ages

Plays

8. The Mystery of Muldoon 
9. Fire and Flood 
10. Silly Sailor 

SECTION 2 – Questions 11-20

Questions 11-16

What does the speaker say about each of the following collections?

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

Comments
A was given by one person
B was recently publicized in the media
C includes some items given by members of the public
D includes some items given by the artists
E includes the most popular exhibits in the museum
F is the largest of its kind in the country
G has had some of its contents relocated

• Collections
  11. 20th-and 21st-century paintings 
  12. 19th-century paintings 
  13. Sculptures 
  14. Around the world’ exhibition 
  15. Coins 
  16. Porcelain and glass 

Questions 17-20

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter A-H, next to questions 17-20.

Basement of museum

17. restaurant …………………………….
18. cafe …………………………….
19. baby-changing facilities …………………………….
20. cloakroom …………………………….

SECTION 3 – Questions 21 – 30

Questions 21 and 22

Choose Two letters, A-E.

Which TWO characteristics were shared by the subjects of Joanna’s psychology study?

1.  They had all won prizes for their music
2.  They had all made music recordings
3.  They were all under 27 years old
4.  They had all toured internationally
5.  They all played a string instrument

Questions 23 and 24

Choose Two letters, A-E.

Which TWO points does Joanna make about her use of telephone interviews?

1.  It meant rich data could be collected
2.  It allowed the involvement of top performers
3.  It led to a stressful atmosphere at times
4.  It meant interview times had to be limited
5.  It caused some technical problems

Questions 25 and 26

Choose Two letters, A-E.

Which TWO topics did Joanna originally intend to investigate in her research?

 A regulations concerning concert dress
 B audience reactions to the dress of performers
 C changes in performer attitudes to concert dress
 D how choice of dress relates to performer roles
 E links between musical instrument and dress choice

Questions 27-30

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

27. Joanna concentrated on women performers because
    1. women are more influenced by fashion
    2. women’s dress has led to more controversy
    3. women’s code of dress is less strict than men’s
28. Mike Frost’s article suggests that in popular music, women’s dress is affected by
    1. their wish to be taken seriously
    2. their tendency to copy each other
    3. their reaction to the masculine nature of the music
29. What did Joanna’s subjects say about the audience at a performance?
    1. The musicians’ choice of clothing is linked to respect for the audience
    2. The clothing should not distract the audience from the music
    3. The audience should make the effort to dress appropriately
30. According to the speakers, musicians could learn from sports scientists about
    1. the importance of clothing for physical freedom
    2. the part played by clothing in improving performance
    3. the way clothing may protect against physical injury

SECTION 4 – Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The use of soil to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere

• Rattan Lal:
  • Claims that 13% of CO2 in the atmosphere could be absorbed by agricultural soils
  • Erosion is more likely in soil that is (31) ……………………………………
  • Lai found soil in Africa that was very (32) ……………………………………
  • It was suggested that carbon from soil was entering the atmosphere
• Soil and Carbon:
  • Plants turn CO2 from the air into carbon based substance such as (33) ……………………………………
  • Some CO2 moves from the (34) …………………………………… of plants to microbes in soil
  • Carbon was lost from the soil when agriculture was invented
• Regenerative agriculture:
  • uses established practices to make sure soil remains fertile and (35) ……………………………………
  • e.g. through year-round planting and increasing the (36) …………………………………… of plants that are grown
• California study:
  • taking place on a big (37) …………………………………… farm
  • uses compost made from waste from agriculture and (38) ……………………………………
• Australia study:
  • aims to increase soil carbon by using (39) …………………………………… that are always green
• Future developments may include:
  • reducing the amount of fertilizer used in farming
  • giving farmers (40) …………………………………… for carbon storage, as well as their produce

Section 1 Free activities in the Burnham area Answers Cambridge IELTS 11 Listening Test 4

1. secondary
2. flute
3. cinema
4. concert
5. market
6. Bythwaite
7. actor
8. A
9. B
10. C

Section 2 Answers Cambridge IELTS 11 Listening Test 4

11. E
12. D
13. G
14. B
15. C
16. A
17. F
18. H
19. C
20. B

Section 3 Answers Cambridge IELTS 11 Listening Test 4

21. B D (IN EITHER ORDER)
22. B D (IN EITHER ORDER)
23. A B (IN EITHER ORDER)
24. A B (IN EITHER ORDER)
25. B E (IN EITHER ORDER)
26. B E (IN EITHER ORDER)
27. C
28. A
29. A
30. C

Section 4 Answers Cambridge IELTS 11 Listening Test 4

31. dry
32. hard
33. sugar(s)
34. roots
35. moist/ damp/ wet
36. variety
37. cattle
38. gardens / gardening
39. grasses
40. payment(s) / money