
IELTS Listening Cam 18 – Test 1
PART 1: Transport survey
Name: Sadie Jones
Year of birth: 1991
Postcode: (1)
Travelling by bus
Date of bus journey: (2) April
Reason for trip: shopping and visit to the (3)
Travelled by bus because cost of (4) too high
Got on bus at (5) Street
Complaints about bus service:
– bus today was (6)
– frequency of buses in the (7)
(7) Đáp án: evening
Travelling by car
Goes to the (8) by car
Travelling by bicycle
Dislikes travelling by bike in the city centre because of the (9)
Doesn’t own a bike because of a lack of (10)
PART 2: Becoming a volunteer for ACE
11. Why does the speaker apologise about the seats?
12. What does the speaker say about the age of volunteers?
13. What does the speaker say about training?
Which TWO issues does the speaker ask the audience to consider before they apply to be volunteers?
Choose FIVE answers from the box (A-G).
A. experience on stage | B. original, new ideas | C. parenting skills | D. an understanding of food and diet | E. retail experience | F. a good memory | G. a good level of fitness
16. Fundraising:
17. Litter collection:
18. ‘Playmates’:
19. Story club:
20. First aid:
PART 3: Talk on jobs in fashion design
21. What problem did Chantal have at the start of the talk?
22. What were Hugo and Chantal surprised to hear about the job market?
23. Hugo and Chantal agree that the speaker’s message was
24. What do Hugo and Chantal criticise about their school careers advice?
25. When discussing their future, Hugo and Chantal disagree on
26. How does Hugo feel about being an unpaid assistant?
Which TWO mistakes did the speaker admit she made in her first job?
Which TWO pieces of retail information do Hugo and Chantal agree would be useful?
PART 4: Elephant translocation
Reasons for overpopulation at Majete National Park
– strict enforcement of anti-poaching laws
– successful breeding
Problems caused by elephant overpopulation
– greater competition, causing hunger for elephants
– damage to (31) in the park
The translocation process
– a suitable group of elephants from the same (32) was selected
– vets and park staff made use of (33) to help guide the elephants into an open plain
– elephants were immobilised with tranquillisers
– this process had to be completed quickly to reduce (34)
– elephants had to be turned on their (35) to avoid damage to their lungs
– elephants’ (36) had to be monitored constantly
– tracking devices were fitted to the matriarchs
– data including the size of their tusks and (37) was taken
– elephants were taken by truck to their new reserve
Advantages of translocation at Nkhotakota Wildlife Park
– (38) opportunities
– a reduction in the number of poachers and (39)
– an example of conservation that other parks can follow
– an increase in (40) as a contributor to GDP
