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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 11-15
Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Vienna architecture tour — pre-trip briefing

Travel and arrival

• Group meets at the airport at 6.30 to have (11) together at the airport restaurant before the flight.

• In Vienna the group will be met by Anna Berger, a museum (12) at the Architecture Centre.

Costs and meals

• The negotiated single-room hotel rate is (13) euros a night.

• The dinner booking was chosen after the speaker asked about the group's (14).

Wednesday afternoon talk

• A private talk at the National Library will be given by an art (15) whose new book on twentieth-century Vienna has just come out.

The correct answer is breakfast because the speaker says the group will meet early enough to sit down to breakfast at the airport restaurant before leaving.

Associated Text:
That gives us time to check in, drop the bags and sit down to a proper breakfast together at the airport restaurant before we leave.

The correct answer is curator because Anna Berger is identified as a museum curator at the Architecture Centre in Vienna.

Associated Text:
Anna is a museum curator at the Architecture Centre in Vienna,

The correct answer is 160 because the speaker says the best hotel rate he negotiated is 160 euros a night.

Associated Text:
the best price I've been able to negotiate is 160 euros.

The correct answer is preferences because the speaker says he talked to the group about what they preferred before deciding where to book dinner.

Associated Text:
From talking to you all about your preferences, it was clear that some of you wanted something authentic.

The correct answer is historian because the private talk will be given by an art historian whose new book has just come out.

Associated Text:
the art historian whose new book on twentieth century Vienna has just come out will give us a private talk at the National Library.

Questions 16-20
What does the man say is special about the building scheduled on each of the following days?
  1. The original architect will be present
  2. The building was opened to mark an anniversary
  3. The building lies within a historic palace garden
  4. The visit will be accompanied by live music
  5. The visit will take place mainly outdoors
  6. The building will be open to the public for the first time
  7. The visit will be attended by officials of the district

Write the correct letter A-G next to questions 16-20.

16. Wednesday

17. Thursday

18. Friday

19. Saturday

20. Monday

The correct answer is A because on Wednesday the building's architect will be present to introduce his work and answer questions. The other options do not describe the special point made about Wednesday.

Associated Text:
the building's architect will himself be on site to introduce his work and answer our questions.

The correct answer is B because Thursday's building was commissioned and opened to mark the 800th anniversary of Vienna as an imperial capital. The other options are incorrect for Thursday.

Associated Text:
it was commissioned to mark 800 years since the founding of Vienna as an imperial capital.

The correct answer is D because Friday's concert hall visit includes a short performance by a chamber-music quartet. The other options do not match Friday's scheduled visit.

Associated Text:
a private guided tour, followed by a short performance by a chamber music quartet specially arranged for our group.

The correct answer is G because Saturday's visit will be attended by the mayor and other district dignitaries. The other options are incorrect for Saturday.

Associated Text:
This will be the official opening of the season, and the mayor and the other district dignitaries will be attending.

The correct answer is E because Monday's visit will be mostly outdoors in the grounds of Schönbrunn Garden Palace. The other options do not match Monday's visit.

Associated Text:
Most of our visit will be entirely outdoors, so do bring something warm and waterproof in case the weather turns.

Note: After the instruction audio, you will have 20 seconds to look at questions before listening to the talk.
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