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Listening 
for IELTS

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Unit 11
Exam info rm atio n : M u ltip le choice (3)
In the IELTS Listening exam, some of the m ultiple-choice questions require you 
to choose the correct answer from a set of diagrams or pictures. For this type of 
m ultiple-choice question, it is im portant that you understand what the diagrams or 
pictures show and try to predict how they w ill be described before you listen.
Look at the pie ch art concerning m in o rity languages in the UK and a n s w e r the
questions \ - U .
Number of UK speakers 
1 
Does the pie chart show the num ber of speakers or the
in 
% 
in 2010 
percentage of speakers?
□
Welsh 
2
Which countries are shown in the pie chart?
0 
Gaelic 
3
Qoes the pie chart refer to the recent past, the distant
□ Cornish 
past, or both?
■ 
Irish 
u
Match the languages a-d to the proportions i-iv.
a W elsh______ 
i 
the sm allest
b 
G aelic______________ percentage
c C ornish______ 
ii 
around ten per cent
d 
Iris h ______ 
iii 
about a quarter
iv 
over half
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CD2
You are going to h ear a group of students discussing m inority languages in the UK. Listen
and a n sw er the question below.
Which pie chart, a, b, or c shows the correct percentage of speakers of UK m inority 
languages?
% of UK speakers
% of UK speakers
□ Welsh 
0 Gaelic
□ Cornish 
■ Irish
H Welsh 
0 Gaelic 
□ Cornish 
■ Irish