MUROD KAMILOV | IELTS
ACADEMIC LISTENING · MKL041
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PART 1 · QUESTIONS 1–13

East Coast Employment Agency

Questions 1–7

Complete the form below.

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

East Coast Employment Agency registration form

  • Contact person: Kevin Lock
  • Phone number:
  • Name of holiday park: Holiday Park
  • Address: 3 46 Road

Business details:

  • has been operating for years
  • target market:
  • holiday park has space for tents and twenty
  • located next to a

Questions 8–13

Complete the table below.

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

Jobs

Job Duties Other details
Manager
  • •  welcoming guests (check-in and check-out)
  • •  dealing with phone calls and emails
  • •  responding to
  • •  full-time position (some night work)
  • •  free use of large
  • •  salary based on experience
  • •  starts in November
Caretaker
  • •  repairs and
  • •  maintaining the near the entrance
  • •  part-time position (3–4 days a week)
  • •  starts in
  • •  starting pay: 13 $ per hour
PART 2 · QUESTIONS 14–23

Desert Holidays

Questions 14–16
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Desert Holidays

14 What first attracted Naomi to deserts?

15 What does Naomi advise about travelling in the desert?

16 Naomi thinks the best thing about travelling in the same group for a long time is

Questions 17–23

What can you do on holiday in the following deserts?

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D, next to questions 17–23.

A  stay in tented accommodation

B  go horseback riding

C  go mountain climbing

D  take trips to see wildlife

Deserts A B C D
17  Atacama
18  Skeleton Coast
19  Moroccan Sahara
20  Almeria
21  Gobi
22  Thar
23  Uluru-Kata
PART 3 · QUESTIONS 24–36

Eucalyptus Research

Questions 24 and 25

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO factors about eucalyptus do the students decide to mention in their introduction?

A  They are descended from a very old group of trees
B  They are a famous national symbol
C  They spread around the country with the help of fire
D  They have few other species to compete against
E  They are quick to adapt to new environments

Questions 26 and 27

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO issues with eucalyptus plantations in Australia are the students worried about?

A  the small number of species currently grown
B  the amount of support from the government
C  the need to use the land for other purposes
D  the amount of maintenance they require
E  the resulting loss of large amounts of soil

Questions 28 and 29

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO points do the students want to make about future plans to use eucalyptus oil as jet fuel?

A  Faster growing trees would be used
B  Very little processing would be required
C  The oil would need to be combined with other substances
D  The production of oil would become more efficient
E  High quality fuel would be produced

Questions 30–36

What reason is given by the students for the inclusion of each of the following species of eucalyptus trees in their presentation?

Choose SEVEN answers from the box and select the correct letter, A–I, next to questions 30–36.

Eucalyptus trees
30 Salmon Gum
31 Tasmanian Blue Gum
32 Coolabah
33 Stringybark
34 Yellow Box
35 Blue Mallee
36 Mountain Ash
Reasons
A its popularity around the world
B the environmental problems it causes
C its importance in dry areas
D its role in mineral exploration
E the quality and uses of its timber
F the reduction in its numbers
G its failure as a commercial product
H its benefits for people’s health
I the use of technology in its cultivation
PART 4 · QUESTIONS 37–49

The Conservation of Wombats

Questions 37–49

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

The conservation of wombats

Background

  • •  They are marsupials, related to the koala
  • •  They make burrows and tunnels underground
  • •  They feed on plants, which they do frequently during the
  • •  They prefer to live in wood

Sydney Rewilding Project

  • •  Wombats are raised by humans in a reserve just outside the city
  • •  The released wombats were rescued as
  • •  Foxes were excluded to prevent affecting the wombats
  • •  The conservation area was divided into sections to monitor the impact of wombats on

Results

  • •  92% of wombats established wild burrows within six months
  • •  Burrowing increased the amount of wildlife in the area, especially
  • •  Near the city, a surprising problem for the wombats was the high
  • •  The wombats in the project were popular with the public thanks to the

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat Project (North Queensland)

  • •  The study focuses on an area of in a national park
  • •  Predator attacks have been reduced with the use of a
  • •  Land management software is used to control

Results:

  • •  The wombats mainly burrow in soil that contains a lot of
  • •  New population monitoring method: using sticky tape to collect
  • •  To improve the breeding rate, scientists now supply extra