Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 2

SECTION 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5

Complete the table below.

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

Programme of Activities for First Day

Time	Place	Event
Example ….10:00……	(1) ………………….	Meet the principal and staff
10:15		Talk by (2)……………
10:45		Talk by (3)……………
(4) ………………….	Classroom 5	(5) ………………….

Questions 6-10

Label the rooms on the map below.

Choose your answers from the box below and write them next to questions 6-10.

CL	Computer Laboratory
DO	Director’s Office
L	Library
MH	Main Hall
S	Storeroom
SAR	Self Access Room
SCR	Student Common Room
SR	Staff Room

SECTION 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-15

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

TYPE OF HELP	EXAMPLES
FINANCIAL	grants (11) …………………….
(12) …………………….	. childcare . nurseries
ACADEMIC	. (13) ……………………. . using the library
(14) …………………….	. Individual interests . (15) …………………….

Questions 16-20

Complete the notes below.

Write NUMBERS OR NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

HELPLINE DETAILS

Officer	Jackie (16) ……………….
Address	Student Welfare Office13 Marshall Road
Telephone number	(17)……………..…
Opening hours	9.30am-6pm (weekdays) (18)………………………Ring or visit office for (19)……………….……(Saturdays)N.B. At peak times there may be a (20) ……………..

SECTION 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letters A-C.

21. At the start of the tutorial, the tutor emphasises the importance of
    1. interviews.
    2. staff selection.
    3. question techniques.
22. An example of a person who doesn’t ‘fit in’ is someone who
    1. is over-qualified for the job.
    2. lacks experience of the tasks set.
    3. disagrees with the rest of the group.
23. An important part of teamwork is having trust in your
    1. colleagues’ ability.
    2. employer’s directions.
    3. company training.
24. The tutor says that finding out personal information is
    1. a skill that needs practice.
    2. avoided by many interviewers.
    3. C already a part of job interviews.

Questions 25-29

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Personality Questionnaires

• completed during (25) ………………..
• used in the past by the (26) ……………………….
  and the (27) ……………………….
  nowadays used by (28) ……………………….
  employers
  of large
  questions about things like: working under pressure or
  keeping deadlines
• written by (29) ……………………….
  candidates tend to be truthful
  who say

Question 30

Choose the correct letter A-C.

30. What is the tutor trying to do in the tutorial?
    1. describe one selection technique
    2. criticise traditional approaches to interviews
    3. illustrate how she uses personality questionnaires

SECTION 4: Questions 31-40

Questions 31 and 32

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

HAT-MAKING PROJECT
Project Profile
Example
Name of student:
Type of school: (31) ……………………….
Age of pupils: (32) ……………………….
Answer
Vivien

Questions 33 and 34

Label the diagrams.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Introduction to Hat-Making

Questions 35-37

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

DESIGN PHASE

Stage A: Refer to research and design a hat (35) ……..
Stage B: Make a small-scale (36)………
… hat

Constraints

• material: paper
• colours: 37
• glue: must not show

Questions 38-40

Indicate who made the hats below. Write the appropriate letter A-E next to each name.

38. Theresa……
39. Muriel…………..
40. Fabrice

Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 2 section 1 amswers

1. (the) Main Hall NOT Hall
2. (the) Director (of) (Studies) / DOS
3. (the) Student(s) Advisor/Adviser
4. eleven/11 o’clock / 11.00 (am)
5. placement/English (test)
6. L / Library
7. MH / Main Hall
8. CL / Computer Laboratory
9. SR / Staff Room
10. SCR / Student Common Room

Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 2 section 2 amswers

11. (overseas)(student(s’)) (tuition) fees
12. (the) domestic (area)
13. (essay(s’)) deadlines NOT ressay(s)
14. social (life)
15. outings // trips
16. KOUACHI
17. 3269940
18. ten/10(am)-/to 4/four(pm)
19. (an) appointment(s)
20. waiting list

Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 2 section 3 amswers

21. B / staff selection
22. C / disagrees with the rest of the group
23. A / colleagues’ ability
24. C / already a part of job interviews
25. selection (procedure)
26. IN EITHER ORDER (the) (ancient) Chinese (the) military // army
27. IN EITHER ORDER (the) (ancient) Chinese (the) military // army
28. (almost) two thirds / f
29. experts NOT expert
30. A / describe one selection technique

Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 2 section 4 amswers

31. secondary
32. 14 / fourteen (year olds/old)
33. overlap / overlapping ACCEPT over(-)lap / over(-)lapping
34. underside / underneath / bottom NOT side
35. on paper / in two dimensions
36. 3 / three(-)dimensional / 3(-)D
37. MUST STATE ALL THREE white, grey/gray, brown
38. C
39. D
40. A