IELTS Practice Tests Plus Volume 2 Listening Practice Test 3

Questions 1-10Listen from here

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Council Youth Scheme Application for Funding for Group Project
Example	Answer
Name	Ralph Pearson
Contact address	Drayton DR6 8AB
Telephone number	01453 586098
Name of group	Community Youth Theatre Group
Description of group	amateur theatre group ( members) involved in drama
Amount of money requested	(£)
Description of project	to produce a short play for young children
Money needed for	for scenery costumes cost of sundries
How source of funding will be credited	acknowledged in the given to audience
Other organisations approached for funding (and outcome)	National Youth Services - money was

Questions 21-23Listen from here

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS breach answer.

Effects of weather on mood

Phil and Stella's goal is to the hypothesis that weather has an effect on a person's mood.

They expect to find that 'good' weather (weather which is ) has a positive effect on a person's mood.

Stella defines effect on mood' as a in the way a person feels.

Questions 24-27 Listen from here

What information was given by each writer?

Choose your answers from the box and write the letters A-F next to Questions 24-27.

24. Vickers

25. Whiteboume

26. Haverton

27. Stanfield

A.	the benefits of moving to a warmer environment
B.	the type of weather with the worst effect on mood
C.	how past events affect attitudes to weather
D.	the important effect of stress on mood
E.	the important effect of hours of sunshine on mood
F.	psychological problems due to having to cope with bad weather

Questions 28-30 Listen from here

Choose THREE letters A-H.

Which THREE things do Phil and Stella still have to decide on?

A how to analyse their results

B their methods of presentation

C the design of their questionnaire

D the location of their survey

E weather variables to be measured

F the dates of their survey

G the size of their survey

H the source of data on weather variables

Questions 31-32 Listen from here

Choose TWO letters A-F

Which TWO of the following problems are causing concern to educational authorities in the USA?

A differences between rich and poor students

B high numbers dropping out of education

C falling standards of students

D poor results compared with other nationalities

E low scores of overseas students

F differences between rural and urban students

Questions 33-34 Listen from here

Choose TWO letters A-F

According to the speaker, what are two advantages of reducing class sizes?

A more employment for teachers

B improvement in general health of the population

C reduction in number of days taken off sick by teachers

D better use of existing buildings and resources

E better level of education of workforce

F availability of better qualified teachers

Questions 35-40Listen from here

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

USA RESEARCH PROJECTS INTO CLASS SIZES
State	Schools involved	Number of students participating	Key findings	Problems
Tennessee	about 70 schools	in total	significant benefit especially for pupils	• lack of agreement on implications of data
California	schools	1.8 million	very little benefit	• shortage of , especially in poorer areas • no proper method for of project
Wisconsin	14 schools (with pupils from families)		similar results to Tennessee project

A.	a flower market
B.	a chance to feed the fish
C.	good nightlife
D.	international arts and crafts
E.	good cheap international food
F.	a trip to catch fish
G.	shops and seafood restaurants
H.	a wide range of different plants

Notepad

Part 1

Questions 1-10Listen from here

Council Youth Scheme Application for Funding for Group Project

Part 2

Questions 11-15Listen from here

Questions 16-20 Listen from here

Part 3