Cambridge IELTS 12 Listening Test 4

Part 1: Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Cycle tour leader: Applicant enquiry

Name: Margaret Smith

About the applicant:
• Wants a (1)  ………………………. job
• Will soon start work as a (2) ……………………….
• Has led cycle trips in (3) ……………………….
• Interested in being a leader of a cycling trip for families
• Is currently doing voluntary work with members of a (4) ………………………. club
• Available for five months from the 1st of (5) ……………………….
• Can’t eat (6) ……………………….

Contact details
• Address: 27 (7)  ………………………. Place, Dumfries
• Postcode: (8) ……………………….

Interview:
• Interview at 2.30 pm on (9) ……………………….
• Will plan a short (10) ………………………. about being a tour guide

Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Visiting the Sheepmarket Area

11. Which is the most rapidly growing group of residents in the sheepmarket area?
    1. young professional people
    2. students from the university
    3. employees in the local market
12. The speaker recommends the side streets in the sheepmarket for their
    1. international restaurants
    2. historical buildings
    3. arts and crafts
13. Clothes designed by entrants for the Young Fashion competition must
    1. be modelled by the designers themselves
    2. be inspired by aspects of contemporary culture
    3. be made from locally produced materials
14. Car parking is free in some car parks if you
    1. stay for less than an hour
    2. buy something in the shops
    3. park in the evenings or at weekends

Questions 15-20

Label the map below.

Write correct letter A-I next to questions 15-20.

15. the Reynolds House 
16. the Thumb 
17. the Museum 
18. the Contemporary Art Gallery 
19. the Warner Gallery 
20. 20. Nucleus 

Part 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

PRESENTATION OF FILM ADAPTATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY

Stages of presentation	Work still to be done
Introduce Giannetti’s book containing a (21)……………of adaptations	organize notes
Ask class to suggest the (22)………………….adaptations	no further work needed
Present Rachel Malchow’s ideas	prepare some (23)………………..
Discuss relationship between adaptations and (24)…………………..at the time of making the film	no further work needed

Questions 25-30

What do the speakers say about each of the following films?

Choose SIX answers from below and write the correct letter A-G next to questions 25-30.

Comments

1. clearly shows the historical period
2. contains only parts of the play
3. is too similar to another kind of film
4. turned out to be unpopular with audiences
5. presents the play in a different period from the original
6. sets the original in a different country
7. incorporates a variety of art forms

Films

25. Ran 
26. Much Ado About Nothing 
27. Romeo and Juliet 
28. Hamlet 
29. Prospero’s Books 
30. Looking for Richard 

Section 4: Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Noise in Cities
Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and people’s responses.

Noise ‘maps’
• Show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads
• Do not show other sources of noise e.g. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their (31) ……………………….
• Ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise
• Have made people realize that the noise is a (32)  ………………………. issue that must be dealt with

Problems caused by noise
• Sleep disturbance
• Increase in amount of stress
• Effect on the (33)  ………………………. of school children

Different types of noise
Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a (34) ………………………. in a town
To investigate this, researchers may use methods from (35) ………………………. sciences

What people want
Plenty of activity in urban environments which are (36) ………………………. but also allow people to relax

But architects and town planners
• Do not get much (37) ………………………. in acoustics
• Regards sound as the responsibility of engineers

Understanding sound as an art form
We need to know
• How sound relates to (38) ……………………….
• What can be learnt from psychology about the effects of sound
• Whether physics can help us understand the (39)  ………………………. of sound

Virtual reality programs
• Advantage: predict the effect of buildings
• Current disadvantage: they are (40) ……………………….

Cambridge IELTS 12 Listening Test 4 Section 1 Answers

1. temporary
2. doctor
3. africa
4. youth
5. May
6. cheese
7. Arbuthnot
8. DG74PH
9. tuesday
10. talk

Cambridge IELTS 12 Listening Test 4 Section 2 Answers

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

Cambridge IELTS 12 Listening Test 4 Section 3 Answers

31. classification
32. worst
33. slides
34. issues
35. F
36. A
37. E
38. C
39. G
40. B

Cambridge IELTS 12 Listening Test 4 Section 4 Answers

31. gardens
32. political
33. work/ study
34. fountain
35. social
36. lively
37. training
38. culture
39. nature
40. silent