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Cambridge IELTS 17 Listening Test 2

Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1–10

Questions 1-7

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Opportunities for voluntary work in Southoe village

Library

  • Help with books (times to be arranged)
  • Help needed to keep of books up to date
  • Library is in the Room in the village hall

Lunch club

  • Help by providing
  • Help with hobbies such as

Help for individuals needed next week

  • Taking Mrs Carroll to
  • Work in the at Mr Selsbury’s house

Questions 8–10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Village social events
Date Event Location Help needed
19 Oct Village hall providing refreshments
18 Nov dance Village hall checking
31 Dec New Year’s Eve party Mountfort Hotel designing the

Part 2: Listen and answer questions 11–20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct answer.

Oniton Hall

11. Many past owners made changes to

12. Sir Edward Downes built Oniton Hall because he wanted

13. Visitors can learn about the work of servants in the past from

14. What is new for children at Oniton Hall?

Questions 15-20

Which activity is offered at each of the following locations on the farm?

Activities

  • shopping
  • watching cows being milked
  • seeing old farming equipment
  • eating and drinking
  • starting a trip
  • seeing rare breeds of animals
  • helping to look after animals
  • using farming tools

Locations on the farm

15. dairy
16. large barn
17. small barn
18. stables
19. shed
20. parkland

Part 3: Listen and answer questions 21–30

Questions 21-22

Choose TWO answers.

Which TWO things do the students agree they need to include in their review of Romeo and Juliet?

Questions 23-27

Which opinion do the speakers give about each of the following aspects of The Emporium’s production of Romeo and Juliet?

Opinions

  • They both expected this to be more traditional.
  • They both thought this was original.
  • They agree this created the right atmosphere.
  • They agree this was a major strength.
  • They were both disappointed by this.
  • They disagree about why this was an issue.
  • They disagree about how this could be improved.

Aspects of the production

23. the set
24. the lighting
25. the costume design
26. the music
27. the actors’ delivery

Questions 28-30

Choose the correct answer.

28. The students think the story of Romeo and Juliet is still relevant for young people today because

29. The students found watching Romeo and Juliet in another language

30. Why do the students think Shakespeare’s plays have such international appeal?

Part 4: Listen and answer questions 31–40

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The impact of digital technology on the Icelandic language

The Icelandic language

  • has approximately speakers
  • has a that is still growing
  • has not changed a lot over the last thousand years
  • has its own words for computer-based concepts, such as web browser and

Young speakers

  • are big users of digital technology, such as
  • are becoming very quickly
  • are having discussions using only English while they are in the at school
  • are better able to identify the content of a in English than Icelandic

Technology and internet companies

  • write very little in Icelandic because of the small number of speakers and because of how complicated its is

The Icelandic government

  • has set up a fund to support the production of more digital content in the language
  • believes that Icelandic has a secure future
  • is worried that young Icelanders may lose their as Icelanders
  • is worried about the consequences of children not being in either Icelandic or English

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