IELTS Cambridge Book 9 Listening Test 3

Cam IELTS 9 Official Listening Test 3

PART 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Apartments	Facilities	Other information	Cost
Rose Garden Apartments	studio flat	entertainment programme: Greek dancing	£ 219
Blue Bay Apartments	large salt water swimming pool	– just 1 meters from beach – near shops    £ 275	£ 275
2 Apartments	terrace	watersports	£ 490
The Grand	– Greek paintings – 3	– overlooking 4 – near a supermarket and disco	5 £

Questions 6-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

GREEK ISLAND HOLIDAYS

Insurance benefits	Maximum amount
Cancellation	6 £
Hospital	£ 600, additional benefit allows a 7 to travel to resort
8 departure	up to £ 1000 depends on reason
Personal belongings	up to £ 3000, £ 500 for one 9

Name of Assistant Manager: Ben 10

Direct phone line: 081260543216

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PART 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11-13

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Winridge Forest Railway Park

11. Simon’s idea for a theme park came from

1. his childhood hobby
2. his interest in landscape design
3. his visit to another park

12. When they started, the family decided to open the park only when

1. the weather was expected to be good
2. the children weren’t at school
3. there were fewer farming commitments

13. Since opening, the park has had

1. 50,000 visitors
2. 1,000,000 visitors
3. 1,500,000 visitors

Questions 14-18

What is currently the main area of work of each of the following people?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter A-H next to questions 14-18.

Area of work

1. advertising
2. animal care
3. building
4. educational links
5. engine maintenance
6. food and drink
7. sales
8. staffing

People

14. ABCDEFGH Simon (the speaker)
15. ABCDEFGH Liz
16. ABCDEFGH Sarah
17. ABCDEFGH Duncan
18. ABCDEFGH Judith

Questions 19 and 20

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Feature	Size	Biggest challenge	Target age group
Railway	1.2 km	making tunnels
Go-kart arema	19 m2	Removing mounds on the track	20 year olds

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PART 3 Questions 21-30

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

Study Skills Tutorial – Caroline Benning

Dissertation topic:

• the 21

Strengths:

• 22
• Computer modeling

Weaknesses:

• lack of background information
• Poor 23 skills

Possible strategy	Benefits	Problems
Peer group discussion	increase 24	dissertations tend to contain the same 25
Use the 26 service	provides structured programme	limited 27
Consult study skills books	are a good source of reference	can be too 28

Recommendations:

• use a card index
• Real all notes 29

Next tutorial date:

• 30 January

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PART 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31 and 32

31. The owners of the underground house

1. had no experience of living in a rural area
2. were interested in environmental issues
3. wanted a professional project manager

32. What does the speaker say about the site of the house?

1. The land was quite cheap
2. Stone was being extracted nearby
3. It was in a completely unspoilt area

Questions 33-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The Underground House

Design

• Built in the earth, with two floors
• The south-facing side was constructed of two layers of 33
• Photovoltaic tiles were attached
• A layer of foam was used to improve the 34 of the building

Special features

• To increase the light, the building has many internal mirrors and 35
• In future, the house may produce more 36 than it needs
• Recycled wood was used for the 37 of the house
• The system for processing domestic 38 is organic

Environmental issues

• The use of large quantities of 39 in construction was environmentally harmful
• But the house will have paid its ‘environmental debt’ within 40

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IELTS Official Cam 9 Listening 3 Answer Keys

Question	Answer
1	300
2	sunshade
3	balcony
4	forests
5	319
6	10,000
7	relative
8	missed
9	item
10	Ludlow
11	C
12	A
13	C
14	E
15	H
16	F
17	C
18	G
19	120
20	5 to 12
21	fishing industry
22	statistics
23	note-taking
24	confidence
25	ideas
26	student support
27	places
28	general
29	3 times
30	25
31	B
32	A
33	glass
34	insulation
35	windows
36	electricity
37	floors
38	waste
39	concrete
40	15 years

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