Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

Unit 6: Listening Activity No. 9 
 
Listen to the second part of the lecture. As you listen, complete the notes below by writing 
no more than three words in the spaces provided.
 

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In 1849 Irish people were largely 1.__________ and living in the countryside. There was a 
2.__________ in the agricultural system. All crops were grown to pay the rent of the land and 
all that was grown to eat was 3.__________. A great famine struck the Irish people. From 
1845 to 1848 the crops failed so 4.__________ people died or left the country by 
5.__________. The population continued to 6.__________ until 1961. The people left their 
homes and went to England, 7.__________ or Australia. Ireland has the highest 8.__________ 
rate of any country in Europe for the 9.__________ centuries. Almost every family in Ireland 
has 10.__________ abroad. 
Unit 6: Listening Activity No. 10 
Listen to the last part of the lecture. As you listen, complete the notes below by writing no 
more than three words in the spaces provided. 
The emigrants experienced a lot of 1.__________ in their new countries. In England, there 
used to be signs for 2.__________ which read "Irish need not apply". The emigrants often 
experienced 3. __________ so they formed many organizations to 4.__________ their own 
fellow emigrants. In America, the Irish chose 5.__________ and some significant cities were 
controlled by 6.__________. President 7.__________'s grandparents came from Ireland and 
his election had a significant impact in 8.__________, helping the process of recovery of 
9.___________, which they have today. Today there are 10.__________ people of Irish 
descent living 11.__________ Ireland. In America there are 12.__________ who have 100% 
Irish background. Many emigrants who came back to live in Ireland often found it 
13.__________ to fit into Irish society, but they have always had 14.__________ in the old 
country.