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​Cambridge IELTS 11 - Test 4

A place where public events or meetings happen

venue

(n)

/ˈven.juː/

extra

additional

(adj)

/əˈdɪʃ.^ən.^əl/

a tube-shaped musical instrument, played by blowing through a double reed at the top

oboe

(n)

/ˈəʊ.bəʊ/

a tube-shaped musical instrument with a hole that you blow across at one end while holding the tube out horizontally to one side

flute

(n)

/fluːt/

a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor:

orchestra

(n)

/ˈɔː.kɪ.strə/

the winner of a competition

champion

(n)

/ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/

ready to be sold, available for people to buy

to be on sale

/ɒn seɪl/

a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place

stall

(n)

/stɔːl/

to give money or a prize

award

(v)

/əˈwɔːd/

making you feel fear

frightening

(adj)

/ˈfraɪ.tən.ɪŋ/

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Listening 1

Cambridge 11 - Test 4 - Part 1

Open Ended

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

Open Ended

ROB: Good morning. Stretton Festival box office. How can I (1)__________ you?

MELANIE: Oh, hello. My family and I are on (2)__________ in the area, and we’ve seen some posters about the festival this week. Could you tell me about some of the (3)__________, please?

ROB: Of course.

MELANIE: First of all, are there still (4)__________ available for the jazz band on Saturday?

ROB: There are, but only £18. The £12 seats have all been (5)__________.

MELANIE: OK. And the venue is the (6)__________, isn’t it?

ROB: Yes, that’s right, the secondary school. Make sure you don’t go to the primary school by (7)__________! And there’s an additional performer who isn’t mentioned on the posters – Carolyn Hart is going to play with the band.

MELANIE: Oh, I think I’ve heard her on the (8)__________. Doesn’t she play the oboe, or flute or something?

ROB: Yes the flute. She usually plays with symphony orchestras, and apparently this is her first time with a jazz band.

MELANIE: Well, I’d certainly like to (9)__________ her. Then the next thing I want to ask about is the duck races – I saw a poster beside a river. What are they, (10)__________?

ROB: Well, you buy a yellow plastic duck – or as many as you like – they’re a pound each. And you write your (11)__________ on each one. There’ll be several races, depending on the number of ducks taking part. And John Stevens, a champion swimmer who lives locally, is going to start the races. All the ducks will be launched into the river at the back of the cinema, then they’ll (12)__________ along the river for 500 metres, as far as the railway bridge.

MELANIE: And are there any (13)__________?

ROB: Yes, the first duck in each race to arrive at the finishing line wins its owner free tickets for the concert on the last night of the festival.

MELANIE: You said you can buy a duck? I’m sure my children will both want one.

ROB: They’re on sale at a stall in the (14)__________. You can’t miss it – it’s got an enormous sign showing a couple of ducks.

MELANIE: OK. I’ll go there this afternoon. I remember walking past there yesterday. Now could you tell me something about the flower show, please?

ROB: Well, admission is free, and the show is being held in Bythwaite Hall.

MELANIE: Sorry, how do you (15)__________ that?

ROB: B-Y-T-H-W-A-I-T-E. Bythwaite.

MELANIE: Is it easy to find? I’m no very familiar with the town yet.

ROB: Oh, you won’t have any problem. It’s right in the centre of Stretton. It’s the only old building in the town, so it’s easy to recognise.

MELANIE: I know it. I (16)__________ it’s open all day.

ROB: Yes, but if you’d like to see the prizes being awarded for the best flowers, you’ll need to be there at 5 o’clock. The prizes are being given by a famous actor, Kevin Shapless.

MELANIE: Gosh, I’ve seen him on TV. I’ll definitely go to the prize-giving.

ROB: Right.

Open Ended

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

Labelling

Who is each play suitable for?

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C. suitable for people of all ages

A. mainly for children

B. mainly for adults

Open Ended

MELANIE: I’ve seen a list of plays that are being performed this week, and I’d like to know which are (17)__________ for my children, and which ones my husband and I might go to.

ROB: How old are your children?

MELANIE: Five and seven. What about ‘The Mystery of Muldoon’?

ROB: That’s aimed at five to ten-year-olds.

MELANIE: So if I take my children, I can expect them to (18)__________ it more than I do?

ROB: I think so. If you’d like something for yourself and your husband and leave your children with a babysitter, you might like to see ‘Fire and Flood’ – it’s about events that really happened in Stretton two hundred years ago, and children might find it rather (19)__________.

MELANIE: Oh, thanks for the warning. And finally, what about ‘Silly Sailor’?

ROB: That’s a comedy, and it’s for young and old. In fact, it won an award in the Stretton Drama Festival a couple of months ago.

MELANIE: OK. Well, goodbye, and thanks for all the information. I’m looking forward to the festival!

ROB: Goodbye.

Labelling

Who is each play suitable for?

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A. mainly for children

C. suitable for people of all ages

B. mainly for adults

Listening 2

Cambridge 11 - Test 4 - Part 2

Labelling

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 17-20.

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Baby-changing facilities

Café

Restaurant

Cloarkroom

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OK, that was something about the collections, and now here’s some more practical information, in case you need it. Most of the museum facilities are downstairs, in the basement, so you go down the (1)​​

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here. When you reach the bottom of the stairs, you’ll find yourself in a sitting area, with comfortable chairs and sofas where you can have a (2)​

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before continuing your exploration of the museum.

We have a very good restaurant, which serves excellent food all day, in a relaxing atmosphere. To reach it, when you get to the bottom of the stairs, go straight ahead to the far side of the sitting area, then turn (3)​

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into the corridor. You’ll see the door on the restaurant facing you.

If you just want a (4)​

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, or if you’d like to eat somewhere with facilities for children, we also have a café. When you reach the bottom of the stairs, you’ll need to go straight ahead, turn right into the corridor, and the café is immediately on the right.

And talking about children, there are baby-changing facilities downstairs: cross the sitting area, continue straight ahead along the corridor on the left and you and your body will find the facilities on the left-hand side.

The cloarkroom where you should leave coats, umbrella and any large bags, is on the left hand side of the sitting area. It’s through the last door before you come to the corridor.

There are (5)​

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on every floor, but in the basement they’re the first rooms on the left when you get down there.OK, now if you’ve got anything to leave in the cloakroom, please do that now, and then we’ll start our tour.

Labelling

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 17-20.

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Restaurant

Cloarkroom

Café

Baby-changing facilities