IELTS Cambridge Book 8 Listening Test 3

Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 3

This is an official IELTS Listening Practice Test 3 from Cambridge Book 8 with Audio. You can find the answer keys at the bottom of this page.

PART 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-3

Complete the form below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Rented Properties Customer’s Requirements

Name:	Steven Godfrey
Example No. of bedrooms:	Answer ……four……
Preferred location:	in the 1 area of town
Maximum monthly rent:	2 £
Length of let required:	3
Starting:	September 1st

Questions 4-8

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Address	Rooms	Monthly Rent	Problem
Oakington Avenue	living/ dining room, separate kitchen	£ 550	no 4
Mead Street	large living room and kitchen,bathroom and a cloakroom	£ 580	the 5 is too large
Hamilton Road	living room, kitchen, diner and a 6	£ 550	too 7
Devon Close	living room, dining room, small kitchen	8 £	none

Questions 9 and 10

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?

1. museum
2. concert hall
3. cinema
4. sports centre
5. swimming pool

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PART 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11-16

Complete the notes below.

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

THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTER

Well known for:

Complex consists of:

• concert rooms
• theatres
• cinemas
• art galleries
• public library
• restaurants
• a 12

Historical background:

• 1940-area destroyed by bombs
• 1960s-1970s – Centre was 13 and built
• in 14 – opened to public

Managed by:

• the 15

Open:

• 16 days per year

Questions 17-20

Complete the table below.

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

Day	Time	Event	Venue	Ticket price
Monday and Tuesday	7.30 p.m.	‘The Magic Flute’ (opera by Mozart)	17	from £ 8.00
Wednesday	8.00 p.m.	18 ‘‘ (Canadian Film)	Cinema 2	19 £
Saturday and Sunday	11 a.m. to 10 p.m.	20 ‘‘ (art exhibition)	Gallery 1	free

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PART 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21-26

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Latin American Studies

21. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted

1. to teach English there
2. to improve his Spanish
3. to learn about Latin American life

22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?

1. construction
2. agriculture
3. tourism

23. Why did Paul change from one project to another?

1. His first job was not well organized
2. He found doing the routine work very boring
3. The work was too physically demanding

24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to

1. respect family life
2. develop trust
3. use money wisely

25. What does Paul say about his project manager?

1. He let Paul do most of the work
2. His plans were too ambitious
3. He was very supportive of Paul

26. Paul was surprised to be given

1. a computer to use
2. so little money to live on
3. an extension to his contract

Questions 27-30

What does Paul decide about each of the following modules?

Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 27-30.

1. He will do this.
2. He won’t do this.
3. He might do this.

Module

27. SelectABC Gender studies in Latin America
28. SelectABC Second language acquisition
29. SelectABC Indigenous women’s lives
30. SelectABCPortuguese language studies

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PART 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31-34

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Trying to repeat success

31. Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are

1. more attractive
2. more frequent
3. more straightforward

32. Most research into the repetition of success in business has

1. been done outside the United States
2. produced consistent findings
3. related to only a few contexts

33. What does the speaker say about consulting experts?

1. Too few managers ever do it
2. It can be useful in certain circumstances
3. Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice

34. An expert’s knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because

1. some details are difficult for workers to explain
2. workers choose not to mention certain details
3. details are sometimes altered by workers

Questions 35-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Setting up systems based on an existing process

Two mistakes

Manager tries to:

• Improve on the original process
• Create an ideal 35 from the best parts of several processes

Cause of problems

• Information was inaccurate
• Comparison between the business settings was invalid
• Disadvantages were overlooked e.g. effect of changes on 36

Solution

• Change 37
• Impose rigorous 38
• Copy original very closely:

– Physical features of the 39

– The 40 of original employees

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IELTS Cambridge Book 8 Listening Test 3 Answer Keys

Rented Properties Customer’s Requirements IELTS Listening Answers:

Question	Answer
1	central
2	600
3	2 years
4	garage
5	garden
6	study
7	noisy
8	595
9 & 10	IN EITHER ORDER B E
11	classical music concerts
12	bookshop
13	planned
14	1983
15	city council
16	363
17	garden hall
18	three lives
19	4.50
20	faces of china
21	C
22	C
23	A
24	B
25	C
26	A
27	C
28	A
29	B
30	C
31	B
32	B
33	B
34	A
35	combination
36	safety
37	attitudes
38	controls
39	factories
40	skills

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