Cambridge IELTS 19 Listening Test 3

Part 1: Listen and answer questions 1–10

Questions 1-6

Complete the notes below.

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

Local food shops

Where to go

– Kite Place – near the

Fish market

– cross the and turn right

– best to go before pm, earlier than closing time

Organic shop

– called

– below a restaurant in the large, grey building

– look for the large outside

Supermarket

take a minibus, number 289

Questions 7-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Shopping
To buy
Fish market	a dozen prawns	a handful of (type of seaweed)
Organic shop	beans and a for dessert	spices and
Bakery	a brown loaf	a tart

Part 2: Listen and answer questions 11–20

Questions 11-16

What information is given about each of the following festival workshops?

involves painting and drawing
will be led by a prize-winning author
is aimed at children with a disability
involves a drama activity
focuses on new relationships
is aimed at a specific age group
explores an unhappy feeling
raises awareness of a particular culture

11. Superheroes

12. Just do it

13. Count on me

14. Speak up

15. Jump for joy

16. Sticks and stones

Questions 17-18

Choose TWO answers.

Which TWO reasons does the speaker give for recommending Alive and Kicking?

It will appeal to both boys and girls.

The author is well known.

It has colourful illustrations.

It is funny.

It deals with an important topic.

Questions 19-20

Choose TWO answers.

Which TWO pieces of advice does the speaker give to parents about reading?

Encourage children to write down new vocabulary.

Allow children to listen to audio books.

Get recommendations from librarians.

Give children a choice about what they read.

Only read aloud to children until they can read independently.

Part 3: Listen and answer questions 21–30

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct answer.

Science experiment for Year 12 students

21. How does Clare feel about the students in her Year 12 science class?

worried that they are not making progress

challenged by their poor behaviour in class

frustrated at their lack of interest in the subject

22. How does Jake react to Clare’s suggestion about an experiment based on children’s diet?

He is concerned that the results might not be meaningful.

He feels some of the data might be difficult to obtain.

He suspects that the conclusions might be upsetting.

23. What problem do they agree may be involved in an experiment involving animals?

Any results may not apply to humans.

It may be complicated to get permission.

Students may not be happy about animal experiments.

24. What question do they decide the experiment should address?

Are mice capable of controlling their food intake?

Does an increase in sugar lead to health problems?

How much do supplements of different kinds affect health?

25. Clare might also consider doing another experiment involving

other types of food supplement.

different genetic strains of mice.

varying amounts of exercise.

Questions 26-30

Complete the flowchart below.

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H in the gaps.

A size

B escape

C age

D water

E cereal

F calculations

G changes

H colour

Choose mice which are all the same

↓

Divide the mice into two groups, each with a different

↓

Put each group in a separate cage.

Feed group A commercial mouse food.

Feed group B the same, but also sugar contained in

↓

Take measurements using an electronic scale.

Place them in a weighing chamber to prevent

↓

Do all necessary

Part 4: Listen and answer questions 31–40

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Microplastics

Where microplastics come from

fibres from some during washing
the breakdown of large pieces of plastic waste from industry
the action of vehicle tyres on roads

Effects of microplastics

They cause injuries to the of wildlife and affect their digestive systems.
They enter the food chain, e.g., in bottled and tap water, and seafood.
They may not affect human health, but they are already banned in skin cleaning products and in some countries.
Microplastics enter the soil through the air, rain and .

Microplastics in the soil – a study by Anglia Ruskin University

Earthworms are important because they add to the soil.
The study aimed to find whether microplastics in earthworms affect the of plants.

The study found that microplastics caused:

loss in earthworms
fewer seeds to germinate
a rise in the level of in the soil.

The study concluded:

soil should be seen as an important natural process.
changes to soil damage both ecosystems and

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