MUROD KAMILOV | IELTS
ACADEMIC LISTENING · MKL030
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PART 1 · QUESTIONS 1–10

Asia-Pacific Tours

Questions 1–10

Complete the table below.

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

Asia-Pacific Tours
Activity Holidays

Tour Details Cost
Example

Vietnam
  • *  a cookery course at a 5-star hotel
  • *  either lessons
       or a one-day trek in the
  • *  attend a performance
 4  £
Hong Kong
  • *  go to the hills to look at in a country park, followed by in a monastery
  • *  visit an factory with the chance to shop
 £1,320
  • *  visit a museum of traditional
  • *  tour of a big market
 £1,800
PART 2 · QUESTIONS 11–20

Dancing Course and Community Centre

Questions 11 and 12

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO items will participants on the dancing course receive when they check in?

A  a class list
B  a face towel
C  a name tag
D  a shoe bag
E  a water bottle

Questions 13 and 14

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO activities will take place on the first afternoon and evening?

A  costume making
B  a musical show
C  an informal dance
D  a talk on dance history
E  dancing tests

Questions 15–20

Label the plan below.

Choose the correct letter, A–I, next to questions 15–20.

The community centre

Plan of the community centre
A B C D E F G H I
15  the bathrooms
16  the bunkrooms
17  the games room
18  the hall
19  the medical room
20  the reception office
PART 3 · QUESTIONS 21–30

Innovative Environmental Solutions

Questions 21–25
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Innovative Environmental Solutions

21 According to Dominic, what is surprising about the supermarket garden project?

22 What do the speakers identify as a possible problem with the solar carpark idea?

23 According to the speakers, the unexpected benefit of wildlife crossings is that

24 What is impressive about the 100% renewable energy campaign?

25 What positive point about “carrot-mobbing” does Ella describe?

Questions 26–30

Complete the flow-chart below.

Choose FIVE answers from the box and select the correct letter, A–H, next to questions 26–30.

Aerial Reforestation Process

Choose a reforestation area with plenty of
↓
Take a lot of suitable , appropriate to your purposes.
↓
Mix with long-lasting
↓
Press into lumps of
↓
Apply an outer coating, e.g. paper, to provide appropriate levels of and protection.
↓
Just before dropping it from the plane, make sure it has enough water.
Options
A land
B plants
C seeds
D nutrients
E compost
F insecticide
G clay
H light
PART 4 · QUESTIONS 31–40

Canadian Maple Syrup

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Canadian maple syrup

Description

  • •  It is a sweet liquid poured over pancakes etc.
  • •  The production of sap needs a climate where night and day temperatures are very

History

  • •  Folk stories claim that maple syrup was first used to cook
  • •  Sap collection in spring developed into a First Nations
  • •  The sap was collected in buckets.
  • •  The sap was concentrated into syrup by
    • – using hot stones to produce
    • – leaving it outside at night and then removing the layer of on top.

Uses

  • •  First Nations people drank the fresh sap to give them energy.
  • •  European settlers put the syrup in various types of
  • •  They also used it for drinks and for candy.
  • •  Its use for making sugar declined after 1880, when the on Caribbean sugar was removed.

Threats

  • •  Natural
    • – Harvests may be affected by storms and destructive
    • – Climate change may also affect sap production.
  • •  Social
    • – Maple syrup is expensive and faces considerable
    • – The obesity issue is affecting sales.

Reasons for optimism

  • •  Maple syrup is an important export.
  • •  It is quite compared with other sweeteners.
  • •  Its taste is the main reason for its popularity.