IELTS Listening Mock Test 9

Part 1

Listen and answer questions 1–10.

Questions 1–10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Asia-Pacific Tours
Activity Holidays

Tour	Details	Cost
Example Vietnam	* a cookery course at a 5-star hotel * either lessons or a one-day trek in the * attend a performance	4 £
Hong Kong	* go to the hills to look at in a country park, followed by in a monastery * visit an factory with the chance to shop	£1,320
	* visit a museum of traditional * tour of a big market	£1,800

Part 2

Listen and answer questions 11–20.

Questions 11 and 12

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO items will participants on the dancing course receive when they check in?

A a class list B a face towel C a name tag D a shoe bag E a water bottle

Questions 13 and 14

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO activities will take place on the first afternoon and evening?

A costume making B a musical show C an informal dance D a talk on dance history E dancing tests

Questions 15–20

Label the plan below.

Choose the correct letter, A–I, next to questions 15–20.

The community centre

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
15 the bathrooms
16 the bunkrooms
17 the games room
18 the hall
19 the medical room
20 the reception office

Part 3

Listen and answer questions 21–30.

Questions 21–25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Innovative Environmental Solutions

Questions 26–30

Complete the flow-chart below.

Choose FIVE answers from the box and drag the correct letter, A–H, next to questions 26–30.

Aerial Reforestation Process

Choose a reforestation area with plenty of

26

↓

Take a lot of suitable

27

, appropriate to your purposes.

↓

Mix with long-lasting

28

↓

Press into lumps of

29

↓

Apply an outer coating, e.g. paper, to provide appropriate levels of

30

and protection.

↓

Just before dropping it from the plane, make sure it has enough water.

Options

A land

B plants

C seeds

D nutrients

E compost

F insecticide

G clay

H light

Part 4

Listen and answer questions 31–40.

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Canadian maple syrup

Description

• It is a sweet liquid poured over pancakes etc.
• The production of sap needs a climate where night and day temperatures are very

History

• Folk stories claim that maple syrup was first used to cook
• Sap collection in spring developed into a First Nations
• The sap was collected in buckets.
• The sap was concentrated into syrup by
- – using hot stones to produce
- – leaving it outside at night and then removing the layer of on top.

Uses

• First Nations people drank the fresh sap to give them energy.
• European settlers put the syrup in various types of
• They also used it for drinks and for candy.
• Its use for making sugar declined after 1880, when the on Caribbean sugar was removed.

Threats

• Natural
- – Harvests may be affected by storms and destructive
- – Climate change may also affect sap production.
• Social
- – Maple syrup is expensive and faces considerable
- – The obesity issue is affecting sales.

Reasons for optimism

• Maple syrup is an important export.
• It is quite compared with other sweeteners.
• Its taste is the main reason for its popularity.

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