IELTS Listening: Solar Cooling Technology for World Cup Stadiums

Welcome to this IELTS Practice Listening Test.

This test is designed to help you prepare for the IELTS Listening module by providing realistic practice.

You will hear a recording about innovative cooling technology being developed for World Cup stadiums in Qatar and answer 9 questions.

The questions are arranged in the same order as the information in the recording.

You should write your answers while listening to the recording.

The recording will be played only once.

You will have time to read the questions before the recording begins.

Write your answers in the spaces provided.

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Section 1#

Questions 1-9#

SENTENCE COMPLETION

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

1. The 2022 Football World Cup will be held in Qatar during the months of _______________.
2. Engineers from Transsolar have been developing stadiums that operate on _______________ cooling.
3. According to the speaker, many people confuse _______________ with thermal comfort.
4. In Mexico City, the air temperature was between _______________ degrees Celsius during the sporting event.
5. When spectators sat in the _______________ in Orlando, they did not feel comfortable despite moderate air temperatures.
6. In Spain, tickets for seats in the _______________ are more expensive because they offer more comfort.
7. The speaker states that because of our metabolism, each person sitting in the audience is producing approximately _______________ of heat.
8. The goal for the Qatar stadiums is to achieve a perceived temperature of _______________ degrees Celsius.
9. Instead of using fossil fuels, the stadiums will harvest energy from _______________ installed on their roofs.

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1. 1June and July“it will be in the hot, very hot and sunny summer months of June and July”
2. 2100 percent solaralso: 100% solar, solar, 100 percent solar cooling“open-air stadia based on 100 percent solar power, on 100 percent solar cooling”
3. 3ambient temperature“many people are confusing ambient temperature with thermal comfort”
4. 415 and 30also: 15-30, 15 to 30, 15 30“air temperature has been something between 15, up to 30 degrees C”
5. 5strong sunalso: sun“People have been sitting in the strong sun, in the very high humidity … and they did not enjoy”
6. 6shade“if you … get a ticket for the shade, you pay more, because you’re in a more comfortable environment”
7. 7100 wattsalso: 100“It’s probably 100 watts each person is producing”
8. 832“a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius perceived temperature”
9. 9PV systemsalso: pv, photovoltaics, flexible photovoltaics“we cover the roofs of the stadia with PV systems”

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