IELTS FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES TEST 2 (LISTENING) SECTION 1

IELTS FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

TEST 2 (LISTENING)

SECTION 1 (Questions 1-10)

Questions 1-3

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Example

How did Peter and Joan last communicate with each other?

__________on the phone________________

1	What is going to be closed down? ___________________________________________
2	What does Peter want to organise? ___________________________________________
3	What does Joan suggest they get people to do? ___________________________________________

Question 4-6

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

4	Which of the following might they need?
	A	an orchestra
	B	a caterer
	C	a telephonist
5	Where will they probably hold the meeting?
	A	the youth club
	B	somebody’s living room
	C	the village hall
6	When do they decide to hold the meeting?
	A	They haven’t decided yet
	B	at the weekend
	C	some time during the week

Questions 7-10

Complete the sentences below.

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

7	Dr Perkins is the best person to describe the ______________ at the clinic.
8	Joan often meets Mr Sims’ wife ______________.
9	The editor of the newspaper might let them advertise ______________.
10	______________ will be needed to go from door to door posting leaflets.

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ANSWER KEY

1	(the) local clinic
2	a charity event
3	hold a protest
4	B because Peter says: ‘we might need a caterer to provide refreshments’.
5	C because Peter says: ‘the village hall is a good idea. It’s more official than having it in someone’s living room.’
6	A because Peter says; ‘we’ll give them an alternative. Say, one evening in the week after everybody’s finished work. We’ll see which is the most acceptable to them, then book the hall’.
7	financial situation
8	socially
9	for free
10	Volunteers