IELTS Cambridge Book 7.4

Welcome to your listening 7.4

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SECTION 1                     Questions 1–10

Questions 1–6

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

HOMESTAY APPLICATION

Surname: Yulchini
First name:                                                  1

Sex:                                                                female

Nationality:                                                  Japanese

Passport number:                                       2

Age:                                                                28 years
 
Present address:                                          Room 21C, Willow College

Length of homestay:                                   approx 3

Course enrolled in:                                      4

Family preferences:                                    no 5

                                                                        no objection to 6

Questions 7–10

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

7.  What does the student particularly like to eat?
8.  What sport does the student play?
9.  What mode of transport does the student prefer?
10.  When will the student find out her homestay address?

SECTION 2               Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

11.  What kind of tour is Sally leading?

12 The original buildings on the site were

13.  The local residents wanted to use the site for

14.  The Tower is at the centre of the

Questions 15–17

Label the plan below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

15..
16..
17...

Questions 18–20

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Nature Reserve

Area
Facility
Activity
The Mangroves
boardwalk
18
Frog Pond
outdoor classroom
19
The Waterbird Refuge
20
bird watching

SECTION 3              Questions 21-30

Questions 21 and 22

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The presentation will last 15 minutes.
There will be 21 minutes for questions.
The presentation will not be 22 

Questions 23-26

What do the students decide about each topic for the geography presentation?

They will definitely include this topic.
They might include this topic.
They will not include this topic.

Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 23-26.

23  Geographical Location
24  Economy
25  Overview of Education System
26  Role of English Language

Qmplete the table belouestions 27–30

Cow.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Information/visual aid
Where from?
Overhead projector
the 27
Map of West Africa
the 28
Map of the islands
a tourist brochure
Literacy figures
the 29
30 on school places
as above

SECTION 4            Questions 31–40

Questions 31–33

Choose the correct letter, AB or C.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

31.  The speaker says the main topic of the lecture is

32.  In 1908, scientists in Japan

33.  What change occurred in the manufacture of glutamate in 1956?

Questions 34-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

MSG contains
- glutamate (7.2%)
- sodium (12.2%)
- 34  (9.6%)
Glutamate is found in foods that contain protein such as 35 and 36
MSG is used in foods in many different parts of the world.
In 1908 Kikunae Ikeda discovered a 37
Our ability to detect glutamate makes sense because it is so 38  naturally.
John Prescott suggests that:
- sweetness tells us that a food contains carbohydrates.
- 39  tells us that a food contains toxins.
- sourness tells us that a food is spoiled.
- saltiness tells us that a food contains 40