IELTS Listening Test 2 | 2018 Online Practice

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PART 1 Questions 1-10

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

South City Cycling Club

Membership
Full membership costs $260; this covers cycling and all over Australia.
Recreational membership costs $108
Cost of membership includes the club fee and
The club kit is made by a company called

Training rides
Chance to improve cycling skills and fitness
Level B: speed about kph
Weekly sessions
– Tuesdays at 5.30 am, meet at the
– Thursdays at 5.30 am, meet at the entrance to the

Further information
Rides are about an hour and a half
Members often have together afterwards
There is not always a with the group on these rides
Check and print the on the website beforehand
Bikes must have

PART 2 Questions 11-20

Questions 11 - 16

Choose the correct answer.

Information on company volunteering projects

11 How much time for volunteering does the company allow per employee?

two hours per week

one day per month

8 hours per year

12 In feedback almost all employees said that volunteering improved their

chances of promotion.

job satisfaction.

relationships with colleagues.

13 Last year some staff helped unemployed people with their

literacy skills.

job applications.

communication skills.

14 This year the company will start a new volunteering project with a local

school.

park.

charity.

15 Where will the Digital Inclusion Day be held?

at the company's training facility

at a college

in a community centre

16 What should staff do if they want to take part in the Digital Inclusion Day?

fill in a form

attend a training workshop

get permission from their manager

PART 3 Questions 21-30

Questions 21 - 25

Choose the correct answer.

Planning a presentation on nanotechnology

21 Russ says that his difficulty in planning the presentation is due to

his lack of knowledge about the topic.

his uncertainty about what he should try to achieve.

the short time that he has for preparation.

22 Russ and his tutor agree that his approach in the presentation will be

to concentrate on how nanotechnology is used in one field.

to follow the chronological development of nanotechnology.

to show the range of applications of nanotechnology.

23 In connection with slides, the tutor advises Russ to

talk about things that he can find slides to illustrate.

look for slides to illustrate the points he makes.

consider omitting slides altogether.

24 They both agree that the best way for Russ to start his presentation is

to encourage the audience to talk.

to explain what Russ intends to do.

to provide an example.

25 What does the tutor advise Russ to do next while preparing his presentation?

summarise the main point he wants to make

read the notes he has already made

list the topics he wants to cover

Questions 26 - 30

What comments do the speakers make about each of the following aspects of Russ's previous presentation?

Choose the correct letter, A–G.

Comments

A lacked a conclusion

B useful in the future

C not enough

D sometimes distracting

E showed originality

F covered a wide range

G not too technical

Aspects of Russ's previous presentation

structure

eye contact

body language

choice of words

handouts

PART 4 Questions 31-40

Questions 31 - 40

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

Episodic memory
the ability to recall details, e.g. the time and of past events
different to semantic memory - the ability to remember general information about the , which does not involve recalling information

Forming episodic memories involves three steps:
Encoding
involves receiving and processing information
the more given to an event, the more successfully it can be encoded
to remember a , it is useful to have a strategy for encoding such information
Consolidation
how memories are strengthened and stored
most effective when memories can be added to a of related information
the of retrieval affects the strength of memories
Retrieval
memory retrieval often depends on using a prompt, e.g. the of an object near to the place where you left your car

Episodic memory impairments
these affect people with a wide range of medical conditions
games which stimulate the have been found to help people with schizophrenia
children with autism may have difficulty forming episodic memories – possibly because their concept of the may be absent
memory training may help autistic children develop social skills