IELTS Cambridge Book 8.3 Welcome to your listening 8.3 audio SECTION 1 Questions 1–10 Questions 1–3 Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Rented Properties Customer's Requirements Name: Steven Godfrey Example No. of bedrooms: Answer four Preferred location: in the 1 .. area of town Maximum monthly rent: 2 £ Length of let required: 3 Starting: September 1st Questions 4–8 Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Address Rooms Monthly rent Problem Oakington Avenue living/dining room, separate kitchen £550 no 4 Mead Street large living room and kitchen, bathroom and a cloakroom £580 the 5 is too large Hamilton Road living room, kitchen-diner, and a 6 £550 too 7 Devon Close living room, dining room, small kitchen 8 £ none Questions 9 and 10 Choose TWO letters, A–E. Which TWO facilities in the district of Devon Close are open to the public at the moment? A museum B concert hall C cinema D sports centre E swimming pool SECTION 2 Questions 11–20 Questions 11–16 Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE Well known for: 11 Complex consists of: concert rooms theatres cinemas art galleries public library restaurants a 12 Historical background: 1940 – area destroyed by bombs 1960s–1970s – Centre was 13%BLANK and built in 14 .. – opened to public Managed by: the 15 Open: 16 days per year Questions 17–20 Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Day Time Event Venue Ticket price Monday and Tuesday 7.30 p.m. 'The Magic Flute' (opera by Mozart) 17 from £8.00 Wednesday 8.00 p.m. 18 '' (Canadian film) Cinema 2 19 £ Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 20 '' (art exhibition) Gallery 1 free SECTION 3 Questions 21–30 Questions 21–26 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Latin American studies 21. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted A to improve his Spanish. B to learn about Latin American life. C to teach English there. None 22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in? A construction B agriculture C tourism None 23. Why did Paul change from one project to another? A His first job was not well organised. B He found doing the routine work very boring. C The work was too physically demanding. None 24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to A respect family life. B develop trust. C use money wisely. None 25. What does Paul say about his project manager? A He let Paul do most of the work. B His plans were too ambitious. C He was very supportive of Paul. None 26. Paul was surprised to be given A a computer to use. B so little money to live on. C an extension to his contract. None Questions 27–30 What does Paul decide about each of the following modules? Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 27–30. Module 27 Gender Studies in Latin America Please select your answer A B C 28. Second Language Acquisition Please select your answer A B C 29. Indigenous Women's Lives Please select your answer A B C 30. Portuguese Language Studies Please select your answer A B C SECTION 4 Questions 31–40 Questions 31–34 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. Trying to repeat success 31. Compared to introducing new business processes, attempts to copy existing processes are A more attractive. B more frequent. C more straightforward. None 32. Most research into the repetition of success in business has A been done outside the United States. B produced consistent findings. C related to only a few contexts. None 33. What does the speaker say about consulting experts? A Too few managers ever do it. B It can be useful in certain circumstances. C Experts are sometimes unwilling to give advice. None 34. An expert's knowledge about a business system may be incomplete because A some details are difficult for workers to explain. B workers choose not to mention certain details. C details are sometimes altered by workers. None Questions 35–40 Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer. Setting up systems based on an existing process Two mistakes Manager tries to: improve on the original process create an ideal 35 from the best parts of several processes Cause of problems information was inaccurate comparison between the business settings was invalid disadvantages were overlooked, e.g. effect of changes on 36 Solution change 37 impose rigorous 38 copy original very closely: physical features of the 39 the 40 of original employees Time's up
