Cambridge IELTS 17 (update 2022) Academic with answers – Listening Test 4

IELTS 17 – TEST 4 – PART 1

Part 1 - Questions 1 - 10

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD for each answer

Easy Life Cleaning Services

Basic cleaning package offered

• Cleaning all surfaces
• Cleaning the 1 throughout the apartment
• Cleaning shower, sinks, toilet etc.

Additional services agreed

• Every week
− Cleaning the 2
− Ironing clothes – 3 only
• Every month
− Cleaning all the 4 from the inside
− Washing down the 5

Other possibilities

• They can organise a plumber or an 6 if necessary.
• A special cleaning service is available for customers who are allergic to 7

Information on the cleaners

• Before being hired, all cleaners have a background check carried out by the 8
• References are required.
• All cleaners are given 9 for two weeks.
• Customers send a 10 after each visit.
• Usually, each customer has one regular cleaner.




IELTS 17 – TEST 4 – PART 2

Part 2 - Questions 11 - 20

Questions 11 - 14
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11. Many hotel managers are unaware that their staff often leave because of

12. What is the impact of high staff turnover on managers?

13. What mistake should managers always avoid?

14. What unexpected benefit did Dunwich Hotel notice after improving staff retention rates?

Questions 15–20

Which way of reducing staff turnover was used in each of the following hotels?
Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to Questions 15–20.

Ways of reducing staff turnover

A    improving relationships and teamwork
B    offering incentives and financial benefits
C    providing career opportunities

Hotels
15    The Sun Club
16    The Portland
17    Bluewater Hotels
18    Pentlow Hotels
19    Green Planet
20    The Amesbury




IELTS 17 – TEST 4 – PART 3

Part 3 - Questions 21 - 30

Questions 21–22
Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO points do Thomas and Jeanne make about Thomas’s sporting activities at school?

Questions 23 and 24

Choose TWO letters, A–E.
Which TWO feelings did Thomas experience when he was in Kenya?

Questions 25–30

What comment do the students make about the development of each of the following items of sporting equipment?
Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A–H, next to Questions 25–30.

Comments about the development of the equipment

A    It could cause excessive sweating.
B    The material was being mass produced for another purpose.
C    People often needed to make their own.
D    It often had to be replaced.
E    The material was expensive.
F    It was unpopular among spectators.
G    It caused injuries.
H    No one using it liked it at first.

Items of sporting equipment
25    the table tennis bat
26    the cricket helmet
27    the cycle helmet
28    the golf club
29    the hockey stick
30    the football




IELTS 17 – TEST 4 – PART 4

Part 4 - Questions 31 - 40

Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Maple syrup

What is maple syrup?

• made from the sap of the maple tree
• colour described as 31
• added to food or used in cooking
• very 32  compared to refined sugar

The maple tree

• has many species
• needs sunny days and cool nights
• maple leaf has been on the Canadian flag since 1964
• needs moist soil but does not need fertiliser as well
• best growing conditions and 33  are in Canada and North America

Early maple sugar producers

• made holes in the tree trunks
• used hot 34  to heat the sap
• used tree bark to make containers for collection
• sweetened food and drink with sugar

Today’s maple syrup

The trees
• Tree trunks may not have the correct 35  until they have been growing for 40 years.
• The changing temperature and movement of water within the tree produces the sap.

The production
• A tap is drilled into the trunk and a 36  carries the sap into a bucket.
• Large pans of sap called evaporators are heated by means of a 37
• A lot of 38  is produced during the evaporation process.
• ‘Sugar sand’ is removed because it makes the syrup look 39  and affects the taste.
• The syrup is ready for use.
• A huge quantity of sap is needed to make a 40  of maple syrup




Listening IELTS 17 test 4