Note: The green words represent the forecast answers in the upcoming exam. The Italics words represent the talk script in the listening test.
PART 1 Questions 1 - 10
Questions 1 - 10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Notes for Accommodation Reservation
1. Type of room: Garden Room
2. Room available: double room ($118)
3. Check out time: 1.30 PM
4. Basic price: $10.25
5. Gym for adults only
6. Both include lunch as dessert, salads with dessert for vegetarian
7. All prices include coffee
8. Guests gather at hotel's Sunset lounge
9. Contact event manager: Mandy Stannighton
10. Telephone number of another hotel: 94521 5733
PART 2 Questions 11 - 20
Questions 11 - 20
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Public Transportation System
For cars:
11. there is a traffic jam at Junction 6
12. the road traffic jam between Newton to Polkeith
13. repairing will be finished by midmorning
For trains:
14. main delay on express trains
(which are affected: local train stops at every station, but the express train only stops at chief stations. Therefore, the express train is much faster and more expensive than the local train. Reservations of local trains would not be available next Friday because there would be a strike that time next week, while express trains would not be affected)
15. the railway problem was caused by a strike
16. causes are traffic lights failure and computer breakdowns
(The traffic lights at the next crossroad were broken and the computer that controls those lights have broken down)
For ferries:
17. the problem took place at the cross-river
18. high wind cause English channel closed
19. more information about weather, please dial:
Sea Watch hotline can call number: 08456 56543
20. calling price: 45 pence every minute
PART 3 Questions 21 - 30
Questions 21 - 25
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
An investigation of dolphins
21. watch time (the time of watch should be carefully chosen)
22. the state of sea: calm or choppy
23. and state of weather
24. visibility: 100 meters
25. then talked details: the presence of fishing boats
Questions 26 - 30
Which type of whales is suitable with the features below?
Choose FIVE answers from the list, A-D, and write it next to Questions 26-30 on your answer sheet.
Features
A with hump back fins which are wavy
B with wavy fins on the back
C without fins
D the largest one in the ocean
26. Blue whale: D
27. Northen Right whale: C
28. Sperm whale: B
29. Mink whale: A
30. Play whale: C
PART 4 Questions 31 - 40
Questions 31 - 40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
History of cubic house design
31. design idea: as a function of village
(Piet Blom has developed a couple of these cubic houses. His design represents a village within a city)
32. each cube building's shape like a tree
(the concept behind these houses is that he tries to create a forest by each cube representing an abstract tree, therefore, the whole village becomes a forest)
33. houses on the top of bridge in central city
(the city of Rotterdam asked him to design housing on top of a pedestrian)
34. in 1982 because of project's finance, the plan delayed to 1984
Cube houses layout:
35. inside the house, three pillars made of concrete
(the structure of the pole consists of three pillars that have concrete block filling the space in between)
36. one building developed into fashion stores and a school in level-2
The houses contain three floors:
37. the lower level and top level: triangle-shaped
(the cubes are tilted and sit on hexagon-shaped pole structures)
- ground floor entrance - the first floor with and open kitchen; a study room
- the medium level (second floor) is with two bedrooms and bathroom
38. and business hall to top
39. top floor which is sometimes used as a small garden
40. making a showroom for people to visit inside the house
