IELTS Cambridge Book 17.2

PART 1.  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 1 ..... books (times to be arranged)
  • Help needed to keep 2 ....... of books up to date
  • Library is in the 3 ..... Room in the village hall
Lunch club
  • Help by providing 4 ...
  • Help with hobbies such as 5 ....
Help for individuals needed next week
  • Taking Mrs Carroll to 6 .....
  • Work in the 7 ...... 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
8 ......
Village hall
providing refreshments
18 Nov
dance
Village hall
checking 9 ....
31 Dec
New Year's Eve party
Mountfort Hotel
designing the 10 .....

PART 2.   Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

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?

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 15-20.

Locations on the farm

15.  Dairy

16.  large barn

17.  small barn

18.  stables

19.  shed

20.  parkland

PART 3.            Questions 21-30

Questions 21 and 22

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

Which TWO things do the students agree they need to include in their reviews 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?
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct I letter, A-G, next to  Questions 23-27.

Aspects of the production

23.   the set

24.  the lighting

25.  The costume design 

26.  the music

27.   the actor delivery

Questions 28-30

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

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.              Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

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

The impact of digital technology on the Icelandic language

The Icelandic language
  • has approximately 31 .... speakers
  • has a 32 ........ 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 33 ....
Young speakers
  • are big users of digital technology, such as 34 .....
  • are becoming 35 ...... very quickly
  • are having discussions using only English while they are in the 36 ..... at school
  • are better able to identify the content of a 37 ....... 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 38 .......... 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 39 ..... as Icelanders
  • is worried about the consequences of children not being 40 ... in either Icelandic or English