# UK Football Stadium Tour and Football History Introduction: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 20, Test 4, Listening Part 2

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 20, Test 4, 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, C | children are invited to do a football themed drawing ... We'll pick the best one at the end of the afternoon |
| 12 | B, C | Please don't let your children wander off on their own, even for a minute. |
| 13 | A, C | you might like to book one of our VIP tours ... We've only just started offering these. |
| 14 | A, C | please collect headphones from the reception ... We've only just introduced this feature. |
| 15 | D | football teams started to include a player whose role it was to guard the goal |
| 16 | F | referees were allowed to send players off if they committed certain offenses |
| 17 | B | that tape was replaced with the solid crossbar |
| 18 | H | all the clubs decided to set a limit of 90 minutes for each match |
| 19 | C | And electric lamps were installed on certain pitches. |
| 20 | G | clubs began to charge fans for admission to games, even though players were still amateurs |

## Why these answers are right

**11. B, C.** Children are invited to do a football-themed drawing in the cafe, and the best one will be picked at the end of the afternoon, with a prize sent if needed. Picking a winner and giving a prize makes it a competition for children today, B.

**12. B, C.** Because of the many stairs and the dark players' tunnel, the guide asks parents not to let children wander off on their own, even for a minute. Never leaving children alone means parents must stay with them at all times, C.

**13. A, C.** For a future visit, the guide suggests booking a VIP tour and says the stadium has only just started offering these. Only just started means the VIP tour is a new feature this year, option A.

The why and the trap for questions 14 onwards are free with an account on the [answers page](https://testmigo.com/ielts/listening/uk-football-stadium-tour-and-football-history-introduction/answers).

## Transcript

**Announcer:** Part 2, you will hear a guide talking to members of the public who are visiting a football stadium in the UK.

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

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

**Speaker:** Good morning and welcome to City Football Club.

**Speaker:** I'd like to give you some useful information about your visit to the stadium today.

**Speaker:** And then we'll start the tour of the areas of the stadium that are open to visitors.

**Speaker:** I can see lots of children here today, so just to let mums and dads know a few things before we start.

**Speaker:** The stadium has lots of stairs, and the players' tunnel is very dark.

**Speaker:** Please don't let your children wander off on their own, even for a minute.

**Speaker:** We don't want any accidents or anyone getting frightened.

**Speaker:** Cameras are permitted everywhere, and you can take pictures of your child shooting a penalty.

**Speaker:** Assistants are helping to organize this, and hopefully the queue won't be too long.

**Speaker:** It's very hot and sunny out on the pitch today.

**Speaker:** You can get food and drink at the cafe, and I really recommend the healthy lunch boxes for children.

**Speaker:** Also in the cafe, children are invited to do a football themed drawing.

**Speaker:** We'll pick the best one at the end of the afternoon, so don't forget to put your name and contact details on the back.

**Speaker:** That way, if you've left the stadium before then, we'll send your prize, but sadly we can't return drawings.

**Speaker:** I'd like to mention some features of the tour.

**Speaker:** We'll start with the three-sixty cinema experience, which has been very popular over the years.

**Speaker:** And then I'll take you to the players' dressing rooms, before going outside to the seating area and the pitch.

**Speaker:** I should say if you'd prefer your visit to be self-guided, please collect headphones from the reception, and then you can listen to the pre-recorded information at your own speed.

**Speaker:** We've only just introduced this feature.

**Speaker:** And would appreciate your feedback.

**Speaker:** We're thinking of offering tours in other languages in future, so if you have any thoughts on that, we'd welcome those too.

**Speaker:** If you plan to return another time, you might like to book one of our VIP tours.

**Speaker:** We've only just started offering these.

**Speaker:** And they can be booked online.

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

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

**Speaker:** Now, the stadium you see today was built in 1989, as part of a three-year redevelopment project.

**Speaker:** While that project was going on the team had to play its matches at the ground of another club.

**Speaker:** Apart from that, the club has been here on this site since 1870.

**Speaker:** As some of you may know, that was the start of a really important decade in the history of football in this country.

**Speaker:** For example, 1870 was also the year that football teams started to include a player whose role it was to guard the goal.

**Speaker:** It's hard to imagine what the game must have been like without someone in that position, isn't it?

**Speaker:** In 1872 and 73, many other clubs were established, both here and abroad, and the following year, in 1874, referees were allowed to send players off if they committed certain offenses, and also in that year, teams started having to swap ends at half-time.

**Speaker:** One fact I was interested to discover was that in early football games, the aim was for the scorer to get the ball between two flag posts, and later between sticks joined at the top with a piece of tape.

**Speaker:** In 1875, that tape was replaced with the solid crossbar that we're familiar with today.

**Speaker:** 1877 saw the founding of further new clubs, and the history books tell us that in the same year, all the clubs decided to set a limit of 90 minutes for each match.

**Speaker:** Before that, it was a more casual arrangement, and this sometimes caused huge arguments.

**Speaker:** And sometimes fights during matches, when one team called the end of the game, and the other team wanted to play on to try and score a winning goal.

**Speaker:** By 1878 the number of teams in the Football League increased again.

**Speaker:** In addition, referees started using whistles.

**Speaker:** And electric lamps were installed on certain pitches.

**Speaker:** This was a significant change, as games could then be played in the evenings all year round.

**Speaker:** In 1880, clubs began to charge fans for admission to games, even though players were still amateurs, and had other proper jobs.

**Speaker:** That's hard to imagine in the modern professional game, where top players earn significant sums of money from both playing and commercial activities.

**Announcer:** That is the end of part 2.

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

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