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IELTS Practice Listening: Match Headings ID: #57420 Medium Spanish information
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What information is given about each of the following activities on offer?

Activities

Spanish -  1

Music -  2

Painting -   3

Yoga -  4

Cooking -   5


You will hear a talk by a school staff member about the after-school activities available for children. Now listen carefully and answer the questions. So now let me tell you about some of the activities that your child can do during the after-school sessions. As well as being able to use the playground equipment, computers, and the library, there is usually at least one special activity that children can do each day. For example, Spanish. We have a specialist teacher coming in every Thursday to give a basic introduction to the language through games and songs. She does two sessions, one for the over eights and one for the younger children. This is the only activity which we have to make an extra charge for, but it's well worth it. Once a week, the children have the opportunity to do some music. We're very lucky that one of our staff is a member of a folk band. On Mondays, she teaches singing and percussion to groups of children. We do rely on parental support for this, so if any of you sing or play an instrument and would be prepared to help out at these sessions, we'd be delighted. Painting continues to be one of the most popular activities. To begin with, we weren't keen on offering this because of the extra mess involved, but children kept asking if they could do some art, and so we finally gave in. Art is great for helping the children to relax after working hard at school all day. Yoga is something that we've been meaning to introduce for some time, but haven't been able to find anyone available to teach it, until now that is, so we'll see how this goes. Hopefully, children will benefit in all sorts of ways from this. Cooking is another popular activity. They make a different sort of cake or pizza or bread each week. Although the younger children love doing it, we found that the mess was just too much. So, we've decided to restrict this to the over eight, as they are better able to clean up after themselves.
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Options
has limited availability
is no longer available
is for over 8s only
requires help from parents
involves an additional fee
is a new activity
was requested by children
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Question Focus: Identifying what special condition applies to the Spanish activity

Why this is correct: The answer is involves an additional fee because the speaker clearly says Spanish is the only activity that costs extra. This directly matches the idea of paying more money.

Passage Reference: This is the only activity which we have to make an extra charge for, but it's well worth it.

Tips: Listen for money words like cost, charge, fee when matching activities.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • has limited availability: Spanish happens every Thursday with two sessions, so it is regular. This is a partial truth trap because days are mentioned but not limitation.
  • is a new activity: Spanish is described as an example, not something newly introduced. This is a context shift trap.

Key Vocabulary:

  • extra charge = additional fee
  • specialist teacher = expert teacher

Question Focus: Understanding support needed for the music activity

Passage Reference: We do rely on parental support for this, so if any of you sing or play an instrument and would be prepared to help out at these sessions, we'd be delighted.

Why this is correct: The answer is requires help from parents because the speaker explains they depend on parents to assist. She even invites parents who sing or play instruments.

Tips: Listen carefully for who is responsible - staff, parents, or outside teachers.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • was requested by children: Children asking is mentioned in painting, not music. This is a wrong activity trap.
  • is a new activity: Music is described as something they already do weekly. This is a distractor trap.

Key Vocabulary:

  • rely on = depend on
  • help out = assist

Question Focus: Why painting was added as an activity

Passage Reference: children kept asking if they could do some art, and so we finally gave in.

Why this is correct: The answer is was requested by children because the speaker says the children kept asking for art. That pressure made the school offer painting.

Tips: When you hear reasons like asking or requesting, think about motivation.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • is a new activity: Painting has continued and is popular, not newly introduced. This is a paraphrase trap.
  • has limited availability: Nothing suggests painting is restricted. This is a distractor trap.

Key Vocabulary:

  • gave in = finally agreed
  • keen = eager

Question Focus: Recognising recently introduced activities

Passage Reference: haven't been able to find anyone available to teach it, until now that is, so we'll see how this goes.

Why this is correct: The answer is is a new activity because the speaker says they could not find a teacher until now. This shows yoga has just started.

Tips: Words like now, finally, until now often signal something new.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • has limited availability: Availability problems were in the past, not now. This is a sequence trap.
  • requires help from parents: No parents are mentioned for yoga. This is a wrong detail trap.

Key Vocabulary:

  • introduce = start
  • benefit = help

Question Focus: Understanding age restrictions

Passage Reference: we've decided to restrict this to the over eight, as they are better able to clean up after themselves

Why this is correct: The answer is is for over 8s only because the speaker clearly states the activity is restricted to older children. The reason is the mess involved.

Tips: Listen carefully for age words like over, under, only.

Why the other options are wrong:

  • was requested by children: Younger children liking it is mentioned, but this is not why it is limited. This is a partial truth trap.
  • has limited availability: The limit is age, not time or places. This is a paraphrase trap.

Key Vocabulary:

  • restrict = limit
  • over eight = older than eight

General Tips:

  • Questions follow the order of the recording, so use one answer to predict the next.
  • Match the main idea of each activity, not just one word you hear.
  • Listen for signpost words like but, so, until now - the answer often comes after.
  • Eliminate options as you use them because each one is used only once.
  • Stay focused because you hear the recording only once.

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