Cambridge IELTS 6 · Listening Test 4

Cambridge IELTS 6 · Academic · Practice paper

Booking a conference

Cambridge IELTS 6 · Listening Test 4

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Booking a conference

Questions 1–10 · A telephone booking enquiry

Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

  • Title of conference: Future directions in computing
  • Three day cost: £
  • Payment by or on arrival

Accommodation

  • Conference centre: £ per night · near to conference rooms
  • Guest house: £ per night · approximately walk from conference centre

Further documents to be sent

  • An application form

Location

  • Conference centre is on Park Road, next to
  • Taxi costs £ or take bus number from station
2

Travel Expo: temporary staff orientation

Questions 11–20 · A briefing for event staff

Which team will do each of the following jobs?
Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–D, next to questions 11–13.

Teams

  • Athe blue team
  • Bthe yellow team
  • Cthe green team
  • Dthe red team
  • 11checking entrance tickets
  • 12preparing refreshments
  • 13directing car park traffic

Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Travel Expo — temporary staff orientation programme
Time Event Details
9.30 am Talk by Anne Smith – information about pay
– will give out the forms
10.00 am Talk by Peter Chang – will discuss conference centre plan
– will explain about arrangements for and fire exits
10.30 am Coffee break – go to staff canteen on the
11.00 am Video presentation – go to
– video title:
12.00 Buffet lunch – go to the on 1st floor
1.00 pm Meet the –
3.00 pm Finish –
3

The school of education libraries

Questions 21–30 · A student induction talk and discussion

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

The school of education libraries The libraries on both sites provide internet access and have a variety of materials on education. The Castle Road library has books on sociology together with and other resources relevant to the majority of school subjects. The Fordham library includes resources for teaching in education and special needs. Current issues of periodicals are available at both libraries although issues are only available at Fordham.

Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

  1. 26Which books cannot be renewed by telephone or email?
  2. 27How much time is allowed to return recalled books?

Choose THREE letters, A–G.

Which THREE topics do this term’s study skills workshops cover?

Choose three — a fourth choice replaces your earliest one.

4

The Asiatic lion and the Gir Sanctuary

Questions 31–40 · A lecture on lion conservation

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

31When did Asiatic lions develop as a separate sub-species?

32Pictures of Asiatic lions can be seen on ancient coins from

33Asiatic lions disappeared from Europe

34Very few African lions have

Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The Gir Sanctuary

  1. 35The sanctuary has an area of approximately square kilometres.
  2. 36One threat to the lions in the sanctuary is .
  3. 37The ancestors of the Gir Sanctuary lions were protected by a .
  4. 38A large part of the lions’ consists of animals belonging to local farmers.
  5. 39The lions sometimes , especially when water is short.
  6. 40In ancient India a man would fight a lion as a test of .
Answer key & marking notes

Accept 75 or £75, 10 minutes or ten minutes, 21A or 21 A. Questions 28–30 count as one set of three. Band estimates use the published Academic Listening conversion and are indicative only.