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This listening practice simulates the second section of the IELTS Listening test. Listen to the audio and answer questions 11-20.

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Questions 11-14

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Larkspur Heritage Farm

Advice about visiting the farm

Visitors should

• Unlatched barriers may send animals into another (11)

• Visitor snacks could disrupt planned (12)

• Muddy areas require footwear with reliable (13)

• Food in pens may attract attention, even a (14)

The correct answer is field because the guide explains that open gates could allow animals to move into the wrong area.

Associated Text:
the animals know exactly which gate to push at if it's been left open, and we don't want anyone wandering into the wrong field.

The correct answer is diets because the guide says many animals are on specific feeding plans, so outside food could make them ill.

Associated Text:
a lot of them are on very specific diets, and feeding them anything from outside their pens could make them seriously ill.

The correct answer is grip because the guide warns that ordinary footwear may not hold well on the wet ground.

Associated Text:
flat shoes or trainers will get filthy and may not give you enough grip on the wet bits.

The correct answer is sandwich because the guide jokes that the animals are quick to notice food taken into the pens.

Associated Text:
please don't take anything edible inside the pens. The animals are quite quick to spot a sandwich.

Questions 15-20

Label the map below.

Choose Write the correct letter A-I, next to questions 15-20. for each answer.

15 Scarecrow

16 Maze

17 Bridge

18 Cafe

19 Black Barn

20 Larkspur House

The correct answer is B because the scarecrow is in the corner of the car park in the north-western part of the site, which matches location B.

Associated Text:
the car park where you parked is over to the west, on the other side of the new barn. What you'll notice there as you arrive is our old wooden scarecrow, which has been on the farm since the nineteen twenties and is part of our heritage collection.

The correct answer is H because the maze is east of the main path after the fish pool and before the farmyard, which matches location H.

Associated Text:
From the new barn, keep following the main path south past the fish pool, and just before you reach the farmyard, the maze sits to the east of the path.

The correct answer is E because the bridge crosses the fish pool where the main path runs through it, which matches location E.

Associated Text:
That fish pool is one of the older features, and the small wooden bridge crosses it exactly where the main path runs through, which makes it a popular spot for photographs of the koi we keep down there.

The correct answer is I because the cafe is on the lower west-side path just above the picnic field, before the path reaches the outer wall, which matches location I.

Associated Text:
If you'd like a sit down and a cup of tea, the cafe has been set up in our restored Victorian schoolhouse. From near the farmyard, look over to the lower path on the west side, just above the picnic field; the cafe is along that path, before it reaches the outer wall.

The correct answer is F because the black barn is near the far end of the east side path before it reaches the eastern wall, which matches location F.

Associated Text:
Over on the other side of the main path, take the side path heading east, and you'll find the black barn near the far end of that path, before it reaches the eastern wall.

The correct answer is G because Larkspur House is at the far south-eastern corner of the farm, which matches location G.

Associated Text:
If you keep going towards the far end of the farm, Larkspur House itself is the original Georgian farmhouse, which the founder built in 1820. It's right at the far south eastern corner of the farm, looking out over the pasture

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