LISTENING FORECAST NOVEMBER 2024
PART 1:
TEST 1: SAILING COURSES
TEST 7: ROOMS TO HIRE FOR PARTY
Questions 1-10 Complete the notes below
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Rooms to hire for parties
The Exchange Hotel
Number of seated guests possible: 45
Room on the 1………….floor large, bright room with a good 2………….
Cost £32 with buffet per person [minimum number of people: 3………….
Available any 4…………. In April
The 5………….Hotel
Large room [seats 75]
In the 6………….area of the city
Room on ground floor with a small 7………….for guests to use
cost : £36 with buffet per person
Available: 13th and 20th April
Booking information
Bookings held for a 8………….
Final payment of 9………….%required 10 days before booking
Need to confirm guests and menu 5 days in advance
To book, phone 10…………. On Monday
PART 2:
TEST 1: REGIONAL PARKS
Questions 11 - 14 What feature of each of the following walks does the speaker recommend?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions
11-14.
Recommended Features
A. picnic area
B. historic building
C. flat paths
D. seashore
E. art works
F. wildlife
G. views
Walks
11. Boundary Walk _______
12. Loop Track ________
13. Puriri Walk ________
14. North Head ________
Questions 15 - 20 Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-J, next to questions 15-20.
15. Bird colony ________
16. Safe swimming beach ________
17. Old ship ________
18. Stony Batter ________
19. Settlers' Monument ________
20. Kiosk ________
TEST 2: GRAMPIC ARTS CAMPUS
Questions 11 - 15 Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 11-15.
11. Bike sheds..................
12. Snack shop..................
13. Fitness rooms..................
14. Family rooms..................
15. TV room..................
Questions 16 - 20 Choose the correct letter, A, Bor C.
16. The drama option takes place
A. in the theatre.
B. in the sports hall.
C. in the lecture rooms.
17. The photography option is reserved for
A. people new to photography.
B. people with special equipment.
C. parents and children.
18. The writing option will focus on
A. poetry techniques.
B. short stories.
C. starting a novel.
19. The music option involves
A. singing classes.
B. going to a concert.
C. giving a performance.
20. What information is given about the creche?
A. it costs the same as last year.
B. lunch costs extra.
C. parents must pay in advance
TEST 5: ADVENTURELAND THEME PARK
Questions 11 - 15 Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-H, next to questions 11-15.
Adventureland theme park
11. Information office __________
12. Cash machines __________
13. Picnic area __________
14. Lockers __________
15. Gift shop __________
TEST 6: BRIDGE TO BRISBANE FUN RUN
Question 1-4 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Bridge to Brisbane Fun Run
1. On the day of the race the speaker recommends parking
A in the sports ground.
B by the river.
C in the shopping center.
2. The timing Chip should be attached to
A the shirt or singlet.
B a shoe.
C the wristband.
3. Which group will run first?
A yellow
B red
C purple
4. The race organizers still need to find volunteers to help with.
A giving first aid.
B handing out water,
C starting the race.
Question 5-10 Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-I, next to questions 5-10.
5. Stage ________
6. T-shirt Stand ________
7. Bag Collection Area ________
8. Information Centre ________
9. Prize Draw Box ________
10. Water Station ________
TEST 11: STANLEY ISLAND
PART 3:
TEST 2: THE MOA
Questions 21-26 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
21. What is the thing that makes the Moa similar to dinosaurs?
A. Both are of interest to the public.
B. Both are extinct at similar times.
C. Both left lots of fossil remains
22. What is the difference between Moa and other birds?
A. no wing bones
B. a long tail
C. a smaller head
23. What’s the special feature of their chicks?
A. They never return to the nests.
B. Most of them die within two months after birth.
C. They can find food by themselves.
24. What is the tutor’s opinion on male hatching the eggs?
A. He doubts whether it is true or possible.
B. He thinks it may be true.
C. He can say with certainty that it is true.
25. What is the male student’s response after hearing some people see a Moa recently
A. He is surprised.
B. He is worried.
C. He is amused.
26. Why did the Moa become extinct?
A. climate change
B. human interference
C. competitions with other animals
Questions 27-30 Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to
Questions 27-30.
A. the much taller female
B. less fossils left
C. the biggest eggs
D. feeding at night
E. better vocal sound
F. poor eyesight
27. the North Island Giant Moa
28. the Crested Moa
29. the Stout-legged Moa
30. the Eastern Moa
TEST 3: PACIFIC TAPA CLOTH
Questions 21- 24 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Pacific tapa cloth
21 Pacific tapa cloth is different from other types of tapa cloth because it is
A the only tapa made today
B better quality than others
C put to a wider range of uses
22 What does Helen say about the paper mulberry tree?
A It is also a source of food
B It is not native to the Pacific
C It can grow in any environment
23 Why did the Maori people of New Zealand stop making tapa?
A They could not find the right trees in New Zealand
B They were introduced to other fabrics by the Europeans
C They found a better material for making fabric
24 Large pieces of tapa are made from smaller pieces which are
A stuck together
B woven together
C sewn together
Questions 25 - 30 According to the speakers, what function has tapa cloth played in the
following countries? Write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, next to questions 25 - 30.
Functions
A recreational
B practical
C spiritual
D commercial
Countries
25 Samoa ......................................
26 Tonga ......................................
27 Cook Islands ......................................
28 Fiji ......................................
29 Tahiti ......................................
30 Tikopia ......................................
TEST 6: ORAL HISTORY
Questions 21-25 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C
Questions 26-30 What problems with the following aspects of the proposed interviews do
the speakers identify? Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H,
next to questions 26-30.
PART 4:
TEST 3: INVASIVE SPECIES
TEST 6: THE HISTORY OF UMBRELLAS
TEST 7: ANTARCTICA FIELD TRIP TO THE MERTZ GLACIER
(no listening audio file)
TEST 9: SOCIAL CONFORMITY
TEST 10: THE ADVERTISING EFFECT
