Answers, Audio & Listening Practice Test 1 for IELTS Academic and General Training Cam 17

PART 1: Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Buckworth Conservation Group

Regular activities

Beach

  • making sure the beach does not have on it
  • no

Nature reserve

  • maintaining paths
  • nesting boxes for birds installed
  • The next task is taking action to attract to the place.
  • identifying types of
  • building a new

Forthcoming events

Saturday

  • meet at Dunsmore Beach car park
  • walk across the sands and reach the
  • take a picnic
  • wear appropriate

Woodwork session

  • suitable for to participate in
  • making out of wood
  • 17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • cost of session (no camping): £

PART 2: Questions 11–20

Questions 11-14: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Boat trip round Tasmania

11
What is the maximum number of people who can stand on each side of the boat?
12
What colour are the tour boats?
13
Which lunchbox is suitable for someone who doesn’t eat meat or fish?
14
What should people do with their litter?
Questions 15 and 16: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
15 & 16
Which TWO features of the lighthouse does Lou mention?
Questions 17 and 18: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
17 & 18
Which TWO types of creature might come close to the boat?
Questions 19 and 20: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
19 & 20
Which TWO points does Lou make about the caves?

PART 3: Questions 21–30

Questions 21–26: Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Work experience for veterinary science students

21
What problem did both Diana and Tim have when arranging their work experience?
22
Tim was pleased to be able to help
23
Diana says the sheep on her farm
24
What did the students learn about adding supplements to chicken feed?
25
What happened when Diana was working with dairy cows?
26
What did both farmers mention about vets and farming?
Questions 27–30: What opinion do the students give about each of the following modules on their veterinary science course? Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–F, next to questions 27–30.
Opinions
A. Tim found this easier than expected.
B. Tim thought this was not very clearly organised.
C. Diana may do some further study on this.
D. They both found the reading required for this was difficult.
E. Tim was shocked at something he learned on this module.
F. They were both surprised how little is known about some aspects of this.

Modules on Veterinary Science course

27 Medical terminology
28 Diet and nutrition
29 Animal disease
30 Wildlife medication

PART 4: Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Labyrinths

Definition

  • a winding spiral path leading to a central area

Labyrinths compared with mazes

  • Mazes are a type of
  • is needed to navigate through a maze
  • the word ‘maze’ is derived from a word meaning a feeling of

Labyrinths represent a journey through life

  • they have frequently been used in and prayer

Early examples of the labyrinth spiral

  • Ancient carvings on have been found across many cultures
  • The Pima, a Native American tribe, wove the symbol on baskets
  • Ancient Greeks used the symbol on

Walking labyrinths

  • The largest surviving example of a turf labyrinth once had a big at its centre

Labyrinths nowadays

  • Believed to have a beneficial impact on mental and physical health, e.g., walking a maze can reduce a person’s rate
  • Used in medical and health and fitness settings and also prisons
  • Popular with patients, visitors and staff in hospitals
    • patients who can’t walk can use ‘finger labyrinths’ made from
    • research has shown that Alzheimer’s sufferers experience less .