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PART 2 Questions 11 – 20
Questions 11 – 16

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Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
Well known for:11 …………………

Complex consists of:concert rooms
theatres
Cinemasart galleries
public library
restaurants
a 12 …………………

Historical background:1940 – area destroyed by bombs
1960s-1970s – Centre was 13 ………………… and built
In 14 ………………… – opened to public

Managed by:

the 15 …………………

Open:

16 ………………… days per year

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Questions 17 - 20

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Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

DayTimeEventVenue

Ticket priceMonday andTuesday

7.30 p.m.

‘The Magic Flute’(opera by Mozart)

17 ……………

from £8.00

Wednesday

8.00 p.m.

18 ‘……………’(Canadian film)

Cinema 2

19 £ ……………

Saturday andSunday

11 a.m. to10 p.m.

20‘……………’(art exhibition)

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Tapescript for IELTS Listening Recording
You will hear a man talking on the radio about a National Arts Centre.

Hello, and welcome to “Focus on the Arts”. I’m your host - Dave Green - and this is yourvery own local radio programme. Every Friday evening we put the spotlight on different artsand culture facilities, and look at the shows and events that are on offer in the coming week.
And today the focus is on The National Arts Centre. Now, if you don’t already know it
yourself, I’m sure you’ve all heard of it. It’s famous throughout the world as one of the major
venues for classical music.

But did you know that it’s actually much more than just a place to hear concerts? The
Centre itself is a huge complex that caters for a great range of arts. Under a single roof ithouses concert rooms, theatres, cinemas, art galleries and a wonderful public library, as well
as service facilities including 3 restaurants and a book shop. So, at any one time, the choiceof entertainment there is simply enormous.

So, how did they manage to build such a big arts complex right in the heart of the city? Well,
the area was completely destroyed by bombs during the war in 1940. So, the opportunity
was taken to create a cultural centre that would be, what they called: ‘the City’s gift to theNation’. Of course, it took a while for such a big project to get started, but it was planned in
the 60s, built in the 70s and eventually opened to the public in 1983. Ever since then it has
proved to be a great success. It’s not privately owned, like many arts centres, but is still in
public hands: - it’s run by the City Council. Both our National Symphony Orchestra andNational Theatre Company were involved in the planning of the project, and they are now
based there - giving regular performances every week - and as the Centre is open 363 daysof the year, there are plenty of performances to choose from.

Pause

So, to give you some idea of what’s on, and to help you choose from the many possibilities,
we’ve made a selection of the star attractions.
If you’re interested in classical music, then we recommend you go along to the National oneither Monday or Tuesday evening at 7.30 for a spectacular production of ‘The Magic Flute’ probably the most popular of all Mozart’s operas. It’s in the Garden Hall and tickets start at

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only £8.00, but you’ll have to be early if you want to get them that cheap! And remember, it’s
only on for those two evenings.

For those more interested in the cinema, you might like to see the new Canadian film whichis showing on Wednesday evening at 8pm in Cinema 2. And that’s called ‘Three Lives.’ It’s
had fantastic reviews and tickets cost just £4.50, which is a reduction on the usual price of£5.50. So it’s really good value, especially for such a great movie.
But you can see the centre’s main attraction at the weekend, because on Saturday andSunday, 11am to 10pm, they’re showing a wonderful new exhibition that hasn’t been seen
anywhere else in Europe yet. It’s a collection of Chinese Art called ‘Faces of China’ - that’sin Gallery 1 - and it has some really fascinating paintings and sculptures by leading artists
from all over China - and the good news is that it’s completely free, so don’t miss it!

So, why not go along to the National Arts Centre next week for one - or all - of these great
events - and you can always pick up a programme and check out all the other performancesand exhibitions on offer, or coming soon, on almost every day of the year.
Next week we’ll be looking at the new Museum of Science …

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Answers:
11 classical music ■ (classical/music) concerts
12 bookshop ■ bookstore
13 planned
14 (19)83 ■ (the) (19)80s
15 City Council
16 36317 (the) Garden Hall
18 3/Three Lives
19 (£)4.50
20 Faces of China