IELTS Listening Test 2 | 2017 Online Practice

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PART 1 Questions 1-10

Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER in each gap.

Events during Kenton Festival

Opening ceremony (first day)
In town centre, starting at
The mayor will make a speech
A will perform
Performance of a about Helen Tungate (a )
Evening fireworks display situated across the

Other events
Videos about relationships that children have with their
Venue: House
Performance of dances
Venue: the market in the town centre
Time: 2 and 5 pm every day except 1st day of festival
Several professional concerts and one by children
Venue: library
Time: 6.30 pm on the 18th
Tickets available online from festival box office and from shops which have the festival in their windows

PART 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11 - 15

Choose the correct answer.

Theatre trip to Munich

11 When the group meet at the airport they will have

breakfast.

coffee.

lunch.

12 The group will be met at Munich Airport by

an employee at the National Theatre.

a theatre manager.

a tour operator.

13 How much will they pay per night for a double room at the hotel?

110 euros

120 euros

150 euros

14 What type of restaurant will they go to on Tuesday evening?

an Italian restaurant

a Lebanese restaurant

a typical restaurant of the region

15 Who will they meet on Wednesday afternoon?

an actor

a playwright

a theatre director

Questions 16 - 20

What does the man say about the play on each of the following days?

Choose the correct letter, A–G.

Comments

A The playwright will be present.

B The play was written to celebrate an anniversary.

C The play will be performed inside a historic building.

D The play will be accompanied by live music.

E The play will be performed outdoors.

F The play will be performed for the first time.

G The performance will be attended by officials from the town.

Days

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Monday

PART 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21 - 25

Choose the correct answer.

Scandinavian Studies

21 James chose to take Scandinavian Studies because when he was a child

he was often taken to Denmark.

his mother spoke to him in Danish.

a number of Danish people visited his family.

22 When he graduates, James would like to

take a postgraduate course.

work in the media.

become a translator.

23 Which course will end this term?

Swedish cinema

Danish television programmes

Scandinavian literature

34 They agree that James's literature paper this term will be on

19th century playwrights.

the Icelandic sagas.

modern Scandinavian novels.

25 Beth recommends that James's paper should be

a historical overview of the genre.

an in-depth analysis of a single writer.

a study of the social background to the literature.

Questions 26 - 30

Label the flow-chart below. Choose the correct answers from the box. Choose the correct letter, A–G.

A bullet points

B film

C notes

D structure

E student paper

F textbook

G documentary

How James will write his paper on the Vikings

He'll read a and choose his topic.

He'll borrow a from Beth.

He'll plan the of the paper.

He'll read some source material and write .

He'll write the paper using .

He'll write the complete paper.

PART 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31 - 40

Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD ONLY in each gap.

Conflict at work

Conflict mostly consists of behaviour in the general category of
Often a result of people wanting to prove their
Also caused by differences in between people
' ' conflicts: people more concerned about own team than about company
Conflict-related stress can cause that may last for months

Chief Executives (CEOs)
Many have both and anxiety
May not like to have their decisions questioned
There may be conflict between people who have different

Other managers
A structure that is more may create a feeling of uncertainty about who staff should report to.

Minimising conflict
Bosses need to try hard to gain
Someone from outside the company may be given the role of in order to resolve conflicts.