In the Listening Test 74, you will hear 4 audio recordings and answer questions 1-40.
Section 1 is a telephone conversation of a woman enquiring at the local museum about the children’s art and craft workshops.
Section 2 is a customer service officer giving information to a passenger at the railway station.
Section 3 is a conversation between a tutor and a student discussing the dissertation.
Section 4 is a lecture on the history of moving pictures.
Audio
Section 1
Questions 1-10
Questions 1-5
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CHILDREN’S ART AND CRAFT WORKSHOPS
| Example Answer Workshops organised every: Saturday |
• Adults must accompany children under 1…………………………..
• Cost: £2.50
• Workshops held in: Winter House, 2………………………………..Street
• Security device: must push the 3…………………………….to open door
• Should leave the car behind the 4…………………………………………………..
• Book workshops by phoning the 5……………………………(on 200765)
Questions 6-10
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Next two workshops
| Date | Workshop title | Children advised to wear | Please bring (if possible) |
| 16/11 | “Building 6…………………” | 7 ……………………………. | 8……………………………. |
| 23/11 | 9 “………………………….” | (Nothing special) | 10………………………….. |
Section 2
Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
TRAIN INFORMATION
11. Local services depart from……………………railway station.
12. National services depart from the……………………railway station.
13. Trains for London depart every…………………….each day during the week.
14. The price of a first-class ticket includes…………………….
Questions 15-17
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Type of ticket | Details |
| Standard open | no restrictions |
| Supersave | travel after 8.45 |
| Special | travel after 15…………………………. and at weekends |
| 16…………………………… | buy at least six days ahead limited numbers 17…………………………. essential |
Questions 18-20
Choose THREE letters, A-G.
Which THREE attractions can you visit at present by train from Trebirch?
A. a science museum
B. a theme park
C. a climbing wall
D. a mining museum
E. an aquarium
F. a castle
G. a zoo
Also check: IELTS Listening preparation tips
Section 3
Questions 21-30
Questions 21-30
Complete the tables below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Dissertation Tutorial Record (Education)
Name: Sandy Gibbons
| Targets previously agreed | Work completed | Further action suggested |
| Investigate suitable data analysis software | – Read IT 21……………………. – Spoken to Jane Prince, Head of the 22……………………. |
Sign up for some software practice sessions |
| Prepare a 23…………….. for survey | – Completed and sent for review | Add questions in section three on 24…………………………….. |
| Further reading about discipline | – Read Banerjee – N.B. Couldn’t find Ericsson’s essays on managing the 25………………………… |
Obtain from the library through special loans service |
| New Targets | Specific suggestions | Timing |
| Do further work on Chapter 1 (Give the title: Context 26…………………………… ) |
– Add statistics on the 27……………….. in various zones – Include more references to works dated after 28…………………….. |
By the 29…………………………… |
| Prepare a list of main sections for Chapter 2 | – Use index cards to help the organisation | Before starting the 30………………………. |
Section 4
Questions 31-40
Questions 31-37
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
The history of moving pictures
31. Some photographs of a horse running showed
A. all feet off the ground.
B. at least one foot on the ground.
C. two feet off the ground.
32. The Scotsman employed by Edison
A. designed a system to use the technology Edison had invented.
B. used available technology to make a new system.
C. was already an expert in motion picture technology.
33. One major problem with the first system was that
A. only one person could be filmed.
B. people could only see very short films.
C. the camera was very heavy.
34. Rival systems started to appear in Europe after people had
A. been told about the American system.
B. seen the American system.
C. used the American system.
35. In 1895, a famous new system was developed by
A. a French team working alone.
B. a French and German team working together.
C. a German team who invented the word ‘cinema’.
36. Longer films were not made at the time because of problems involving
A. the subject matter.
B. the camera.
C. the film projector.
37. The ‘Lantham Loop1 invention relied on
A. removing tension between the film reels.
B. adding three more film reels to the system.
C. making one of the film reels more effective.
Questions 38-40
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
38. The first motion picture was called the……………………………..
39. ……………………………were used for the first time on film in 1926.
40. Subtitles were added to The Lights of New York because of its …………………………………
Answers
Section 1
1. 8
2. (in/on) Tamer
3. green button
4. library
5. education department
6. castles
7. old clothes
8. bottle tops
9. Undersea Worlds
10. silver paper
Section 2
11. King Street
12. central
13. half hour/30 minutes
14. refreshments
15. 10.15
16. Advance
17. (seat) reservations
18. C, D, G (in any order)
19. C, D, G (in any order)
20. C, D, G (in any order)
Section 3
21. catalogue/catalogues
22. computer centre
23. checklist
24. teaching experience
25. classroom
26. review
27. schools
28. ((the) year) 2000
29. end of term
30. research
Section 4
31. A
32. B
33. C
34. A
35. A
36. C
37. A
38. Great Train Robbery
39. Sound effects
40. poor sound quality
Continue with… Test 75
