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IELTS Listening Test 4
From Cambridge English; 1st edition (July 1, 2020)
PART 1 Questions 1 – 10
Questions 1-4
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Customer Satisfaction Survey
Customer details
Name: Sophie Bird
Occupation: 1……………..
Reason for travel today: 2……………..
Journey information
Name of station returning to: 3……………..
Type of ticket purchased: Standard 4……………… ticket
Cost of ticket: 5 £…………….
When ticket was purchased: Yesterday
Where ticket was bought: 6………………
Satisfaction with journey
Most satisfied with: the wifi
Least satisfied with: the 7…………….. this morning.
Satisfaction with station facilities
Most satisfied with: how much 8…………… was provided
Least satisfied with: lack of seats, particularly on the 9………………
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with: the 10……………… available
Questions 11-16
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16.
15 statue of Diane Gosforth
16 wooden sculptures
17 playground
18 maze
19 tennis courts
20 fitness area
Questions 17 and 18
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO groups of people is the display primarily intended for?
students from the English department
residents of the local area
the university's teaching staff
potential new students
students from other departments
Questions 19 and 20
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
What are Cathy and Graham's TWO reasons for choosing the novelist Charles Dickens?
His speeches inspired others to try to improve society
He used his publications to draw attention to social problems
His novels are well-known now
He was consulted on a number of social issues
His reputation has changed in recent times
PART 2 Questions 11-20
Questions 11-14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Minster Park
11 The park was originally established
as an amenity provided by the city council.
as land belonging to a private house.
as a shared area set up by the local community.
12 Why is there a statue of Diane Gosforth in the park?
She was a resident who helped to lead a campaign.
She was a council member responsible for giving the public access.
She was a senior worker at the park for many years.
13 During the First World War, the park was mainly used for
exercises by troops.
growing vegetables.
public meetings.
14 When did the physical transformation of the park begin?
2013
2015
2016
Questions 25 – 30
What topic do Cathy and Graham choose to illustrate with each novel?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 25-26.
Topics
A poverty
B education
C Dicken's travels
D entertainment
E crime and the law
F wealth
G medicine
H a woman's life
Novels by Dickens
25 The Pickwick Papers
26 Oliver Twist
27 Nicholas Nickleby
28 Martin Chuzzlewit
29 Bleak House
30 Little Dorrit
Part 4 Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
How the Industrial Revolution affected life in Britain
19th century
● For the first time, people’s possessions were used to measure Britain’s 31…………….. .
● Developments in production of goods and in 32……………… greatly changed lives.
MAIN AREAS OF CHANGE
Manufacturing
● The Industrial Revolution would not have happened without the new types of 33……………… that were used then.
● The leading industry was 34………………. (its products became widely available).
● New 35…………….. made factories necessary and so more people moved into towns.
Transport
● The railways took the place of canals.
● Because of the new transport:
– greater access to 36………………. Made people more aware of what they could buy in shops.
– when shopping, people were not limited to buying 37……………… goods.
Retailing
● The first department stores were opened.
● The displays of goods were more visible:
– inside stores because of better 38………………. .
– outside stores, because 39……………… were bigger.
● 40………………. that was persuasive became much more common.