Cambridge IELTS 15 · Listening · Test 4 · Part 2

Listening Test 4, Part 2: answers explained

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Questions 11–20

Plan, map or diagram labelling
11 café
12 toilets
13 formal gardens
14 outdoor gym
15 skateboard ramp
16 wild flowers
Multiple choice (several answers)
17 What do the speakers say about the adventure playground?
18 What do the speakers say about the adventure playground?
19 What does the speaker say about the glass houses?
20 What does the speaker say about the glass houses?

Answers explained

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Question 11

D

What you hear

looking out over the lake and next to the old museum

Why

Two landmarks fix the café: it looks over the lake and stands next to the old museum. On the map, D is the square between the museum and the lake. Nothing has moved, so there is no old-versus-new position to untangle, which makes the lakeside spot beside the museum the safe choice.
Question 12

C

What you hear

near the adventure playground, in the corner of your map

Why

The toilets are tucked away near the adventure playground, in the corner of the map. That is the north-east corner, C, to the right of the playground. B is also beside the playground but at its western end, nearer the north gate. The planned move towards the centre is a future change and is not the answer.
Question 13

G

What you hear

near the south gate – between the park boundary and the path that goes past the lake

Why

Two positions are given and only the second counts. The formal gardens used to be behind the old museum, but they now sit near the south gate, between the park boundary and the path past the lake. That is G, in the bottom left corner. D, by the museum, is the former site.
Question 14

H

What you hear

by the glass houses, just to the right of the path from the south gate

Why

Walk in from the south gate and keep to the path. The gym is by the glass houses, just to the right of it, hidden among the trees. On the map H lies among the trees below the glass houses label. F is also near the glass houses but above them, away from the trees and the path from the south gate.
Question 15

A

What you hear

at the end of a little path that leads off from the main path between the lake and the museum

Why

The skateboard ramp is by the old museum, at the end of a short path leading off the main path between the lake and the museum. Only A is at the end of a little spur, branching off the main path on the western side. D is also near the museum but is not at the end of any path.
Question 16

E

What you hear

on a bend in the path that goes round the east side of the lake, just south of the adventure playground

Why

Look at the path curving round the east of the lake and stop at the bend, south of the adventure playground. That bend is E. F lies further down the same eastern path, nearer the glass houses, so it fails the 'just south of the playground' clue. C and B are beside the playground itself.
Question 17

A

What you hear

we do ask adults not to leave them on their own there

Why

Children may choose any activities regardless of age, but the speaker asks adults not to leave them alone there, so children must be supervised, A. The age remark rules out C. Winter affects only closing time, not the cost.
Question 18

D

What you hear

entrance is completely free

Why

The playground is open all year and entrance is completely free, so no payment is required, D. B is wrong since only the hours shrink in winter. E fails because it is described as a completely new facility, not an expansion.
Question 19

A

What you hear

open from 10am to 3pm Mondays to Thursdays, and it’s hoped to extend this to the weekend soon

Why

The glass houses currently open from 10am to 3pm Monday to Thursday, with the weekend only a hope for later, so they are closed at weekends, A. The speaker thanks people who gave time and money, which doesn't mean volunteers are needed.
Question 20

C

What you hear

the disastrous fire that recently destroyed their western side

Why

A disastrous fire destroyed the western side, so they were badly damaged, C. Over £80,000 has already paid for the repairs, ruling out D, and the palm trees were too expensive to replace, so visitors cannot see them, ruling out E.

Part 2 audioscript

Part 2 · audioscript

As chair of the town council subcommittee on park facilities, I’d like to bring you up to date on some of the changes that have been made recently to the Croft Valley Park. So if you could just take a look at the map I handed out, let’s begin with a general overview. So the basic arrangement of the park hasn’t changed – it still has two gates, north and south, and a lake in the middle.

The café continues to serve an assortment of drinks and snacks and is still in the same place, looking out over the lake and next to the old museum.

We’re hoping to change the location of the toilets, and bring them nearer to the centre of the park as they’re a bit out of the way at present, near the adventure playground, in the corner of your map.

The formal gardens have been replanted and should be at their best in a month or two. They used to be behind the old museum, but we’re now used the space near the south gate – between the park boundary and the path that goes past the lake towards the old museum.

We have a new outdoor gym for adults and children, which is already proving very popular. It’s by the glass houses, just to the right of the path from the south gate. You have to look for it as it’s a bit hidden in the trees.

One very successful introduction has been our skateboard ramp. It’s in constant use during the evenings and holidays. It’s near the old museum, at the end of a little path that leads off from the main path between the lake and the museum.

We’ve also introduced a new area for wild flowers, to attract bees and butterflies. It’s on a bend in the path that goes round the east side of the lake, just south of the adventure playground.

Now let me tell you a bit more about some of the changes to Croft Valley Park.

One of our most exciting developments has been the adventure playground. We were aware that we had nowhere for children to let off steam, and decided to use our available funds to set up a completely new facility in a large space to the north of the park. It’s open year-round, though it close early in the winter months, and entrance is completely free. Children can choose whatever activities they want to do, irrespective of their age, but we do ask adults not to leave them on their own there. There are plenty of seats where parents can relax and keep an eye on their children at the same time.

Lastly, the glass houses. A huge amount of work has been done on them to repair the damage following the disastrous fire that recently destroyed their western side. Over £80,000 was spent on replacing the glass walls and the metal supports, as well as the plants that had been destroyed, although unfortunately the collection of tropical palm trees has proved too expensive to replace up to now. At present the glass houses are open from 10am to 3pm Mondays to Thursdays, and it’s hoped to extend this to the weekend soon. We’re grateful to all those who helped us by contributing their time and money to this achievement.

The gardens have …

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