IELTS Listening Official Mock Exam Practice 1 Computer-Based

Buckworth Conservation Group

Regular activities

Beach
• making sure the beach does not have 1 ( ) on it

• no 2 ( )

Nature reserve

• maintaining paths
• nesting boxes for birds installed
• next task is taking action to attract 3 ( ) to the place
• identifying types of 4 ( )
• building a new 5 ( )

Forthcoming events

Saturday

• meet at Dunsmore Beach car park
• walk across the sands and reach the 6 ( )
• take a picnic
• wear appropriate 7 ( )

Woodwork session

• suitable for 8 ( ) to participate in
• making 9 ( ) out of wood
• 17th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• cost of session (no camping): 10 £ ( )

Labyrinths

Definition

• a winding spiral path leading to a central area

Labyrinths compared with mazes

• Mazes are a type of 31 ( )

−  32 ( ) is needed to navigate through a maze

−  the word ‘maze’ is derived from a word meaning a feeling of 33 ( )

• Labyrinths represent a journey through life

− they have frequently been used in 34 ( ) and prayer

Early examples of the labyrinth spiral

• Ancient carvings on 35 ( ) have been found across

many cultures

• The Pima, a Native American tribe, wove the symbol on baskets
• Ancient Greeks used the symbol on 36 ( )

Walking labyrinths

• The largest surviving example of a turf labyrinth once had a big 37 ( ) at its centre

Labyrinths nowadays

• Believed to have a beneficial impact on mental and physical health, e.g., walking a maze can reduce a person’s 38 ( ) rate
• Used in medical and health and fitness settings and also prisons
• Popular with patients, visitors and staff in hospitals

−  patients who can’t walk can use ‘finger labyrinths’ made from 39 ( )

−  research has shown that Alzheimer’s sufferers experience less 40 ( )