Listening 19 Test 1

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Section 1: Hinchingbrooke Country Park

Questions 1-10: Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The park

Area:1.    Hectares.

Habitats: wetland, grassland and woodland

Wetland: lakes, ponds and a  2.  .

Wildlife includes birds, insects and animals

Subjects studied in educational visits include

Science: Children look at  3.    about plants, etc.

Geography: includes learning to use a  4.   and compass.

History: changes in land use

Leisure and tourism: mostly concentrates on the park’s  5.   .

Music:Children make  6.   with natural materials, and experiment with rhythm and speed.

Benefits of outdoor educational visits

They give children a feeling of  7.   that they may not have elsewhere.

Children learn new  8.    and gain self-confidence.

Practical issues

Cost per child: 9. £   .
Adults, such as  10.   , free.

SECTION 2: Questions 11-15

Questions 11-15 Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

Stanthorpe Twinning Association









Questions 16-20:

Label the map below. Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 16-20. Map of Housing Complex
16.  Farm Shop 
17.  Disabled entry 
18.  Adventure playground 
19.  Kitchen gardens 
20.  The Temple of the Four Winds  


SECTION 3

Questions 21-22. Choose TWO letters, from A-E one for Question 21 and the other for 22.

Which TWO things did Colin find most satisfying about his bread reuse project?



Questions 23-24. Choose TWO letters, from A-E one for Question 23 and the other for 24.

Which TWO ways do the students agree that touch-sensitive sensors for food labels could be developed in future?



Questions 25-30. Choose ONE option each from the SIX options A-H, for Questions 25-30.

What is the students’ opinion about each of the following food trends?

Food trends








SECTION 4

Questions 31-40: Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for answers of 31-40.


Céide Fields

● an important Neolithic archaeological site in the northwest of Ireland


Discovery



● In the 1930s, a local teacher realised that stones beneath the bog surface were once 31.    .



● His 32.     became an archaeologist and undertook an investigation of the site:
– a traditional method used by local people to dig for 33.   was used to identify where stones were located. – carbon dating later proved the site was Neolithic. ● Items are well preserved in the bog because of a lack of 34.    

Neolithic farmers

● Houses were 35.     in shape and had a hole in the roof.
● Neolithic innovations include:
– cooking indoors
– pots used for storage and to make 36.    .
● Each field at Céide was large enough to support a big 37.    .
● The fields were probably used to restrict the grazing of animals – no evidence of structurers to house them during 38.    


Reasons for the decline in farming

● a decline in 39.     quality.
● an increase in 40.     as a contributor to GDP.



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