Practice Cam 17 Listening Test 03

PART 1

Questions 1 – 10

Complete the notes below.

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

Advice on surfing holidays

Jack’s advice

●   Recommends surfing for 1 …………………… holidays in the summer

●   Need to be quite 2 ……………………

Irish surfing locations

●   County Clare

        –  Lahinch has some good quality 3 …………………… and surf schools

        –  There are famous cliffs nearby

●   County Mayo

        –  Good surf school at 4 …………………… beach

        –  Surf camp lasts for one 5 ……………………

        –  Can also explore the local 6 …………………… by kayak

Weather

●   Best month to go: 7 ……………………

●   Average temperature in summer: approx. 8 …………………… degrees

Costs

●   Equipment

        –  Wetsuit and surfboard: 9 …………………… euros per day

        –  Also advisable to hire 10 …………………… for warmth

PART 2

Questions 11 – 14

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO facts are given about the school’s extended hours childcare service?

A   It started recently.

B   More children attend after school than before school.

C   An average of 50 children attend in the mornings.

D   A child cannot attend both the before and after school sessions.

E   The maximum number of children who can attend is 70.

Questions 13-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

13   How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child?

A   £3.50

B   £5.70

C   £7.20

14   What does the manager say about food?

A   Children with allergies should bring their own food.

B   Children may bring healthy snacks with them.

C   Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m.

15   What is different about arrangements in the school holidays?

A   Children from other schools can attend.

B   Older children can attend.

C   A greater number of children can attend.

Questions 16-20

What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 16-20.

Activities

16   Spanish         ………………

17   Music            ………………

18   Painting       ………………

19   Yoga             ………………

20   Cooking       ………………

PART 3

Questions 21-24

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Holly’s Work Placement Tutorial

21   Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because

A   it involves children.

B   it is outdoors.

C   it sounds like fun.

22   Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most?

A   ensuring children stay in the stadium

B   checking the equipment children will use

C   removing obstacles in changing rooms

23   What does Dr Green say about the spectators?

A   They can be hard to manage.

B   They make useful volunteers.

C   They shouldn’t take photographs.

24   What has affected the schedule in the past?

A   bad weather

B   an injury

C   extra time

Questions 25-30

What do Holly and her tutor agree is an important aspect of each of the following events management skills?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-30.

Events management skills

25   Communication        ……………….

26   Organisation             ……………….

27   Time management   ……………….

28   Creativity                    ……………….

29   Leadership                  ……………….

30   Networking                ……………….

PART 4

Questions 31 – 40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Bird Migration Theory

Most birds are believed to migrate seasonally.

Hibernation theory

●   It was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in 31 …………………… .

●   This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.

Transmutation theory

●   Aristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer and winter.

        –  In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32 …………………… and thought they then turned into robins.

        –  Aristotle’s assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar 33 …………………… .

17th century

●   Charles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the 34 …………………… in winter.

Scientific developments

●   In 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its 35 …………………… .

        –  previously there had been no 36 …………………… that storks migrate to Africa

●   Little was known about the 37 …………………… and journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.

        –  It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they were considered incapable of travelling across huge 38 …………………… .

        –  Ringing depended on what is called the 39 ‘……………………’ of dead birds.

●   In 1931, the first 40 …………………… to show the migration of European birds was printed.

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