# Regional Walks and Melby Mine: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 21, Test 2, Listening Part 2

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 21, Test 2, Listening Part 2. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | B, E | The castle's now just a pile of stones, but it's a great place to take photos |
| 12 | B, E | As there are clear signposts all along the way, you don't even need to take a map with you. |
| 13 | C, D | brings you back down to the starting point |
| 14 | C, D | climb the tower that's situated where there was once a seventeenth-century hunting lodge |
| 15 | F | Beyond that room is the exhibition. |
| 16 | B | directly to the north of the engine house |
| 17 | D | a small L-shaped building in the middle of the northern boundary of the site |
| 18 | A | is in the southwest corner of the site |
| 19 | H | on the north-eastern boundary of the site, not approached via a covered walkway |
| 20 | E | connected to the ticket office via a short section of covered walkway |

## Why these answers are right

**11. B, E.** One correct choice is B. The speaker describes a fifteenth-century castle that is now just a pile of stones but a great place for photos, with boards showing how it once looked. A pile of stones is a ruin, and recommending it is advice not to miss it.

**12. B, E.** The other correct choice is E. Because there are clear signposts all along the route, the speaker says you do not even need a map. Clear signposts and no need for a map together mean walkers need not worry about getting lost.

**13. C, D.** Option C is correct because the route continues along the hilltops and brings you back down to the starting point, the car park at Melby Coal Mine. A walk that ends where it began is a circular walk.

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## Transcript

**Announcer:** Part two.

**Announcer:** You will hear some recorded information for visitors to a region about history and nature walks there, and about a particular visitor attraction.

**Announcer:** First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.

**Announcer:** Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.

**Man:** Here is some information about history and nature walks in the region.

**Man:** They can be completed in less than a day, and also be combined with a visit to Melby, a former coal mine.

**Man:** Now open to the public.

**Man:** The Marsden Coastal Walk is suitable for all the family, as there are no strenuous climbs.

**Man:** The route begins at Marsden Harbour, where there are hourly ferries to and from the beautiful Hooker Island.

**Man:** A great place for fishing.

**Man:** The walk covers part of the coastal path trail.

**Man:** As there are clear signposts all along the way, you don't even need to take a map with you.

**Man:** At one point, the route goes inland slightly, and passes a castle built in the 1400s, near to a now vanished market town.

**Man:** The castle's now just a pile of stones, but it's a great place to take photos, and fascinating information boards show what it once looked like.

**Man:** If you set off early You can be back in time for midday.

**Man:** The Melby Heritage Walk is a great place to take photos, especially of the night sky.

**Man:** At certain times of the year, people come here from far and wide.

**Man:** They climb to the top of the valley and take pictures of the stars.

**Man:** In the daytime, it's completely different.

**Man:** As you hike through the dense woods in the valley bottom.

**Man:** The only things you'll hear are the sound of your own footsteps.

**Man:** At the highest point, you can stop to take in the views, and those with lots of energy can climb the tower that's situated where there was once a seventeenth-century hunting lodge.

**Man:** The route continues along the tops of the hills, and brings you back down to the starting point, the car park at Melby Coal Mine.

**Announcer:** Before you hear the rest of the recorded information, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.

**Announcer:** Now listen, and answer questions 15 to 20.

**Man:** Melby Coal Mine has been open to the public for twenty years, and has won awards for its visitor experience.

**Man:** Many of the buildings around the mine are still standing.

**Man:** And have been converted into display areas.

**Man:** Firstly, there's an exhibition showing the history of the mine, with many original black and white photos.

**Man:** To see that, you go from the car park via a covered walkway to the Main Visitor Centre.

**Man:** Go through the ticket office to an area where there are lockers to leave heavy bags in.

**Man:** And where you can borrow raincoats.

**Man:** Beyond that room is the exhibition.

**Man:** There is a small bathhouse where miners used to wash after their shift underground.

**Man:** You can see that in the building directly to the north of the engine house.

**Man:** The boiler is gone from there now, but there are lines of tin baths on the stone floor.

**Man:** There is a display of early mining tools from the days before mechanisation.

**Man:** You can find that in a small L-shaped building in the middle of the northern boundary of the site.

**Man:** It's incredible to think how miners were able to use hand implements to cut through rock.

**Man:** The vehicle shed, where you can find wagons of different sizes, along with some of the hi-tech cutting machines that were in use until the mine closed, is in the southwest corner of the site.

**Man:** And can be accessed via a covered walkway.

**Man:** There is a field with ponies which are always popular with children on the north-eastern boundary of the site, not approached via a covered walkway.

**Man:** The other building to mention is the education centre.

**Man:** This is where school groups go when they visit the mine, but it's also accessible to the public, as it contains a library and small gift shop.

**Man:** The centre is connected to the ticket office via a short section of covered walkway.

**Announcer:** That is the end of part two.

**Announcer:** You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two.

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