Cambridge IELTS 16 Listening Test 2 with Answers

Cambridge IELTS 16 Listening Test 2

Part 1

Questions 1 – 10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Copying photos to digital format

Name of company: Picturerep

Requirements
● Maximum size of photos is 30 cm, minimum size 4 cm.
● Photos must not be in a 1 ……………… or an album.

Cost
● The cost for 360 photos is 2 £……………… (including one disk).
● Before the complete order is sent, 3 ……………… is required.

Services included in the price
● Photos can be placed in a folder, e.g. with the name 4 ……………… .
● The 5 ……………… and contrast can be improved if necessary.
● Photos which are very fragile will be scanned by 6 ……………… .

Special restore service (costs extra)
● It may be possible to remove an object from a photo, or change the 7 ……………… .
● A photo which is not correctly in 8 ……………… cannot be fixed.

Other information
● Orders are completed within 9 ……………… .
● Send the photos in a box (not 10 ………………).

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Part 2

Questions 11 – 15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Minster Park

11 Dartfield House school used to be

A a tourist information centre.
B a private home.
C a local council building.

12 What is planned with regard to the lower school?

A All buildings on the main site will be improved.
B The lower school site will be used for new homes.
C Additional school buildings will be constructed on the lower school site.

13 The catering has been changed because of

A long queuing times.
B changes to the school timetable.
C dissatisfaction with the menus.

14 Parents are asked to

A help their children to decide in advance which serving point to use.
B make sure their children have enough money for food.
C advise their children on healthy food to eat.

15 What does the speaker say about the existing canteen?

A Food will still be served there.
B Only staff will have access to it.
C Pupils can take their food into it.

Questions 16-18
What comment does the speaker make about each of the following serving points in the Food Hall?
Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-D, next to Questions 16-18.

Comments

A pupils help to plan menus
B only vegetarian food
C different food every week
D daily change in menu

Food available at serving points in Food Hall

16 World Adventures
17 Street Life
18 Speedy Italian

Questions 19 and 20
Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO optional after-school lessons are new?

A swimming
B piano
C acting
D cycling
E theatre sound and lighting

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PART 3

Questions 21-24
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Assignment on sleep and dreams

21 Luke read that one reason why we often forget dreams is that

A our memories cannot cope with too much information.
B we might other wise be confused about what is real.
C we do not think they are important.

22 What do Luke and Susie agree about dreams predicting the future?

A It may just be due to chance.
B It only happens with certain types of event.
C It happens more often than some people think.

23 Susie says that a study on pre-school children having a short nap in the day

A had controversial results.
B used faulty research methodology.
C failed to reach any clear conclusions.

24 In their last assignment, both students had problems with

A statistical analysis.
B making an action plan.
C self-assessment

Questions 25-30
Complete the flow chart below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Assignment plan

Decide on research question:
Is there a relationship between hours of sleep and number of dreams?
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Decide on sample:
Twelve students from the 25 ……………… department
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Decide on methodology:
Self-reporting
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Decide on procedure:
Answers on 26 ………………
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Check ethical guidelines for working with 27 ………………
Ensure that risk is assessed and 28 ……………… is kept to a minimum
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Analyse the results

Calculate the correlation and make a 29 ………………
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30 ……………… the research

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Part 4

Questions 31 – 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Health benefits of dance

Recent findings:
●   All forms of dance produce various hormones associated with feelings of happiness.
●   Dancing with others has a more positive impact than dancing alone.
●   An experiment on university students suggested that dance increases 31 ……………… .
●   For those with mental illness, dance could be used as a form of 32 ……………… .

Benefits of dance for older people:
●   accessible for people with low levels of 33 ………………
●   reduces the risk of heart disease
●   better 34 ……………… reduces the risk of accidents
●   improves 35 ……………… function by making it work faster
●   improves participants’ general well-being
●   gives people more 36 ……………… to take exercise
●   can lessen the feeling of 37 ………………, very common in older people

Benefits of Zumba:
●   A study at The University of Wisconsin showed that doing Zumba for 40 minutes uses up as many 38 ……………… as other quite intense forms of exercise.
●   The American Journal of Health Behavior study showed that:
–  women suffering from 39 ……………… benefited from doing Zumba.
–  Zumba became a 40 ……………… for the participants.

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Audio Transcript

Cambridge IELTS 16 Listening Test 2 Audio Transcript

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Cambridge IELTS 16 Listening Test 2 Answers

1 frame
2 195
3 payment
4 Grandparents
5 colour / color
6 hand
7 background
8 focus
9 ten / 10 days
10 plastic
11 C
12 B
13 A
14 A
15 C
16 D
17 A
18 B
19&20 B, C

21 B
22 A
23 C
24 C
25 history
26 paper
27 humans / people
28 stress
29 graph
30 evaluate
31 creativity
32 therapy
33 fitness
34 balance
35 brain
36 motivation
37 isolation
38 calories
39 obesity
40 habit

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