IELTS Listening Test 151

Part 1: Questions 1-3
Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

Rented Properties Customer’s Requirements
Name: Steven Godfrey
No. of bedrooms: 4
Preferred location: in the (1) ……………… area of town
Maximum monthly rent: (2) £ ………………
Length of let required: (3) ………………
Starting: September 1st

Questions 4-8
Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER.

(4) ………………                  (5) ………………
(6) ………………                  (7) ………………
(8) ………………

Questions 9 and 10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment?
A museum
B concert hall
C cinema
D sports centre
E swimming pool

Part 2: Questions 11-16
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER.

THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTER
Well known for: (11) ………………
Complex consists of: concert rooms, theatres, cinemas, art galleries, public library, restaurants and
a (12) ………………
Historical background: 1940-area destroyed by bombs
1960s-1970s – centre was (13) ……………… and built in (14) ……………… – opened to public
Managed by: the (15) ………………
Open: (16) ……………… days per year

Questions 17-20
Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER.

(17) ………………                (18) ………………
(19) ………………               (20) ………………

Part 3: Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Latin American Studies
21. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
A to teach English there
B to improve his Spanish
C to learn about Latin American life

22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
A construction
B agriculture
C tourism

23 Why did Paul change from one project to another?
A His first job was not well organized
B He found doing the routine work very boring
C The work was too physically demanding

24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
A respect family life
B develop trust
C use money wisely

25. What does Paul say about his project manager?
A He let Paul do most of the work
B His plans were too ambitious
C He was very supportive of Paul

26. Paul was surprised to be given
A a computer to use
B so little money to live on
C an extension to his contract

Questions 27-30

What does Paul decide about each of the following modules?

Write the correct letter A, B or C next to questions 27-30.

Module
27. Gender studies in Latin America ………………
28. Second language acquisition ………………
29. Indigenous women’s lives ………………
30. Portuguese language studies ………………

A He will do this.
B He might do this.
C He won’t do this.

Part 4: Questions 31-34
Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

Trying to repeat success
31. Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are
A more attractive
B more frequent
C more straightforward

32. Most research into the repetition of success in business has
A been done outside the United States
B produced consistent findings
C related to only a few contexts

33. What does the speaker say about consulting experts?
A Too few managers ever do it
B It can be useful in certain circumstances
C Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice

34. An expert’s knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because
A some details are difficult for workers to explain
B workers choose not to mention certain details
C details are sometimes altered by workers

Questions 35-40
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY.

Setting up systems based on an existing process
Two mistakes:
Manager tries to:
• Improve on the original process
• Create an ideal (35) ……………… from the best parts of several processes

Cause of problems
• Information was inaccurate
• Comparison between the business settings was invalid
• Disadvantages were overlooked e.g. effect of changes on (36) ………………

Solution
• Change (37) ………………
• Impose rigorous (38) ………………
• Copy original very closely:
o Physical features of the (39) ………………
o The (40) ……………… of original employees

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