Listening - Test1
PART 1 Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Hinchingbrooke Country Park
The park
Area: 1 hectares
Habitats: wetland, grassland and woodland
Wetland: lakes, ponds and a 2
Wildlife includes birds, insects and animals
Subjects studied in educational visits include
Science: children look at 3 about plants, etc.
Geography: includes learning to use a 4 and compass
History: changes in land use
Leisure and tourism: mostly concentrates on the park’s 5
Music: Children make 6 with natural materials and experiment with rhythm and speed
Benefits of outdoor educational visits
They give children a feeling of 7
Children learn new 8 and gain self-confidence.
Practical issues
Cost per child: 9 £
Adults, such as 10, free
PART 2 Questions 11- 20
Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Stanthorpe Twinning Association
11 During the visit to Malatte, members especially enjoyed
12 What will happen in Stanthorpe to mark the anniversary?
13 Which event raised most funds this year?
14 For the first evening host families are advised to
15 On Saturday evening there will be the chance to
Questions 16-20 — Label the map. Write the correct letter A-H , next to Questions 16–20..
16. Farm shop 16
17. Disabled entry 17
18. Adventure playground 18
19. Kitchen gardens 19
20. The Temple of the Four Winds 20
PART 3 – Questions 21-30
Questions 21 and 22
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
21 & 22
Which TWO things did Colin find most satisfying about his bread reuse project?
Questions 23 and 24
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
23 & 24
Which TWO ways do the students agree that touch-sensitive sensors for food labels
could be developed in future?
Opinions
A) This is only relevant to young people.B) This may have disappointing results.
C) This already seems to be widespread.
D) Retailers should do more to encourage this.
E) More fi nancial support is needed for this.
F) Most people know little about this.
G) There should be stricter regulations about this.
H) This could be dangerous.
Food trends – write the correct letter A-H.
25. Use of local products 25
26. Reduction in unnecessary packaging 26
27. Gluten-free and lactose-free food 27
28. Branded products related to celebrity chefs 28
29. ‘Ghost kitchens’ for takeaway 29
30. Use of mushrooms for health concerns 30
PART 4 – Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Céide Fields
• an important Neolithic archaeological site in the northwest of Ireland
Discovery
• In the 1930s, a local teacher realised that stones beneath the bog surface were once
31.
• His 32 became an archaeologist and undertook an investigation of the site:
– a traditional method used by local people to dig for
33 was used to identify where stones were located
– carbon dating later proved the site was Neolithic.
• Items are well preserved in the bog because of a lack of 34.
Neolithic farmers
• Houses were 35 in shape and had a hole in the roof.
• Neolithic innovations include:
– cooking indoors
– pots used for storage and to make 36.
• Each field at Céide was large enough to support a big 37.
• The fields were probably used to restrict the grazing of animals – no evidence of structures to house them during 38.
Reasons for the decline in farming
• a decline in 39 quality
• an increase in 40