IELTS Cambridge Book 17.3 DisclaimerIELTS Collection is not affiliated with Cambridge, British Council, IDP, or IELTS. All materials remain the property of their respective copyright owners and are used here for educational practice only https://ieltscollection.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Cambridge-17.3-with-answers-Advice-on-surfing-holidays-listening-audio.mp3PART 1 Questions 1–10Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Advice on surfing holidaysJack's adviceRecommends surfing for 1 ....... holidays in the summerNeed to be quite 2 .....Irish surfing locationsCounty Clare- Lahinch has some good quality 3 ..... and surf schools- There are famous cliffs nearbyCounty MayoGood surf school at 4 ..... beachSurf camp lasts for one 5 ......Can also explore the local 6 .... by kayakWeatherBest month to go: 7 .......Average temperature in summer: approx. 8 ...... degreesCostsEquipmentWetsuit and surfboard: 9 ..... euros per dayAlso advisable to hire 10 ..... for warmthPART 2. Questions 11 and 12Choose TWO letters. A-Ewhich TWO facts are given about the school's extended hours childcare service? A. it started recently. B. more children attend schools than before school C. An average of 50 children attend in the mornings D. A child cannot attend both the before and after school sessions E. the maximum number of children who can attend 70 Questions 13-15Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.13. How much does childcare cost for a complete afternoon session per child? A. £3.50 B. £5.70 C. £7.20 None 14. What does the manager say about food? A. Children with allergies should bring their own food B. Children may bring healthy snacks with them. C. Children are given a proper meal at 5 p.m. None 15. What is different about arrangements in the school holidays? A. Children from other schools can attend. B. Older children can attend. C. A greater number of children can attend. None Questions 16–20What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–G, next to Questions 16–20.Activites16. Spanish Please select your answerABCDEFG 17. Music Please select your answerABCDEFG 18. Painting Please select your answerABCDEFG 19. Yoga Please select your answerABCDEFG 20. Cooking Please select your answerABCDEFG PART 3. Questions 21-24Questions 21-30Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.Holly's Work Placement Tutorial21. Holly has chosen the Orion Stadium placement because A. it involves children. B. it is outdoors. C. it sounds like fun. None 22. Which aspect of safety does Dr Green emphasise most? A. ensuring children stay in the stadium B. checking the equipment children will use C. removing obstacles in changing rooms None 23. What does Dr Green say about the spectators? A. They can be hard to manage B. They make useful volunteers. C. They shouldn't take photographs None 24. What has affected the schedule in the past? A. bad weather B. an injury C. extra time None Questions 25-30What do Holly and her tutor agree is an important aspect of each of the following events Management skills?Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-H, next toQuestions 25-30.Events management skills25. Communication Please select your answerABCDEFGH 26. Organisation Please select your answerABCDEFGH 27. Time management Please select your answerABCDEFGH 28. Creativity Please select your answerABCDEFGH 29. Leadership Please select your answerABCDEFGH 30. Networking Please select your answerABCDEFGH PART 4. Questions 31–40Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.Bird Migration TheoryMost birds are believed to migrate seasonally.Hibernation theoryIt was believed that birds hibernated underwater or buried themselves in 31 ....This theory was later disproved by experiments on caged birds.Transmutation theoryAristotle believed birds changed from one species into another in summer and winter.In autumn he observed that redstarts experience the loss of 32 ...... and thought they then turned into robins.Aristotle's assumptions were logical because the two species of birds had a similar 33 .....17th centuryCharles Morton popularised the idea that birds fly to the 34 ...... in winter.Scientific developmentsIn 1822, a stork was killed in Germany which had an African spear in its 35 ....previously there had been no 36 ....... that storks migrate to AfricaLittle was known about the 37 ...... and journeys of migrating birds until the practice of ringing was established.It was thought large birds carried small birds on some journeys because they were considered incapable of travelling across huge 38 ...Ringing depended on what is called the 39 ...... of dead birds.In 1931, the first 40 .... to show the migration of European birds was printed. Time's up
