IELTS summary completion and sentence completion practice for listening about the topic of sport.
Tips
- Spend time reading through the questions for the summary and sentence completion because the audio will cover all questions.
- Pay attention to the title and key words in the questions.
- Predict the type of answer you will need to listen for (grammar will help you).
- Notice that the instructions (word count) changes as the type of question changes – pay attention to this.
- Be ready to move from one set of questions to another. Identify a key word that will help you to know when to move questions.
- Remember that some key words can be paraphrased.
Mongolian Sports Festival
Questions 1 – 3
Complete the summary using no more than one word and/or a number.
Naadam is a festival of three sports in Mongolia: (1)……………….. horse racing and archery. This festival is traditionally for men and takes place during (2)……………….. Previously, women were unable to (3)………………. in the festival but now they can take part in two out of the three sports.
Questions 4 – 6
Complete the sentences using no more than two words and/or numbers.
- 4) Historically, this festival was used to generate ………………….
- 5) People don ……………………………… for the festival.
- 6) Each year the celebration is held between ……. and ……………….
Answers & Vocabulary
Click below to see answers:
Answers- wrestling
- midsummer (one word)
- participate / compete (two possible options)
- warriors / skilful warriors (must be plural) / skilful men
- colourful clothes / traditional clothes/ distinctive clothes
- three possible options but no more than two words possible for the answer
- 11 13 July / 11th 13th July
- you must have both numbers and the month.
Naadam is a traditional games festival in Mongolia comprising of three sports: Mongolian wrestling, horse racing and archery. It is otherwise known as “the three games of men” because traditionally men were the only ones who could compete. It is held over midsummer throughout the country. Nowadays, women are able to participate in archery and horse racing but not wrestling. The name “Naadam” means “festival or feast of sports”.
In ancient times, the Mongolian great kings and military generals used to train their warriors and the warriors’ main battle tool, horses, through this competition. While competing and feasting, those three manly traditional sports have been used to create skilful men for centuries.
During the festival, Mongolians dress in colourful and distinctive traditional clothes and ride their most beautiful horses. Official festival celebrations take place throughout the country between 11th and 13th July annually. The Naadam celebration in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, is the most marvellous.
- comprising of = made up of / consisting of
- wrestling – a sport of holding and throwing an opponent to the ground
- archery – using a bow and arrow to hit a target
- compete = participate / take part in
- to be held / to take place
- in ancient times = historically
- manly = activities suited to a man
- generate = create
- to dress = to don (this is formal verb)
- marvelous = spectacular (this synonym is used only in this context)
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I hope you enjoyed this lesson. Let me know if there any special customs or celebrations in your country that you wish me to make a lesson for. Liz
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