IELTS Listening Test 152

Part 1: Questions 1-10Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

WEST BAY HOTEL - DETAILS OF JOB• Newspaper advert for temporary staff• Vacancies for (1) • Two shifts• Can choose your (2) (must be the same each week)• Pay: £5.50 per hour including a (3) • A (4) is provided in the hotel• Total weekly pay: £231• Dress: a white shirt and (5) trousers (not supplied), a (6) (supplied)• Starting date: (7) • Call Jane (8) (service manage) before (9) tomorrow (Tel: 832009)• She will require a (10)

Part 2: Questions 11-13Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Improvements to Red Hill Suburb11. Community groups are mainly concerned about A pedestrian safety B traffic jams C increased pollution

12. It has been decided that the overhead power lines will be A extended B buried C repaired

13. The expenses related to the power lines will be paid by A the council B the power company C local businesses

Questions 14-20Label the map below. Write the correct letter A-H next to questions 14-20.

14. Trees 15. Wider footpaths 16. Coloured road surface 17. New sign 18. Traffic lights 19. Artwork 20. Children’s playground

Part 3: Questions 21 and 22Choose TWO letters A-E.

In which TWO ways is Dan financing his course? A He is receiving money from the government B His family are willing to help him C The college is giving him a small grant D His local council is supporting him for a limited period E A former employer is providing partial funding

Questions 23 and 24Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO reasons does Jeannie give for deciding to leave some college clubs? A She is not sufficiently challenged B The activity interferes with her studies C She does not have enough time D The activity is too demanding physically E She does not think she is any good at the activity

Questions 25 and 26Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

25. What does Dan say about the seminars on the course? A The other students do not give him a chance to speak B The seminars make him feel inferior to the other students C The preparation for seminars takes too much time

26. What does Jeannie say about the tutorials on the course? A They are an inefficient way of providing guidance B They are more challenging than she had expected C They are helping her to develop her study skills

Questions 27-30Complete the flow chart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

(27) (28) (29) (30)

Part 4: Questions 31-36

Australian Aboriginal Rock Paintings

Which painting styles have the following features?

Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 31-36.

Features31. figures revealing bones 32. rounded figures 33. figures with parts missing 34. figures smaller than life size 35. sea creatures 36. plants

Painting StylesA DynamicB YamC Modern

Questions 37-40Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

RAINBOW SERPENT PROJECT

Aim of project: to identify the (37) used as the basis for the Rainbow SerpentYam Period:• Environmental changes led to higher (38) • Traditional activities were affected especially (39)

Rainbow Serpent Image• Similar to a sea horse• Unusual because it appeared in inland areas• Symbolises (40) in Aboriginal culture