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Narrator: I kn• arc me instructions rega rding these l,ract1n• Iistening Iests. I n t!Jch Pructi Listening Tl>:-.l on thl>st> two tapes you will hear a number of different rordings, and you will have to answer questions on what you hear. There "' ill be lime for vou lo rt>ad the inslruclion.<J and questions, and you will have a chance lo check your work. All the r1-. cordings will bl.' play1.'Cf onre only.
F.ach ll"'l is in four St?Ctfon-...\\'rile all ,·our an:>wers on the l i-..tening Module An-.." er ..hl At the end of the wal tC'.il you will bl:! gi\'Cn ten minutes to transfer your an-.wcr.- to an an-.wer '>ht.:et.
Preparl' for IELTS Practice Llstcning Tests.This is tarx- 1. Practice Lbtening Tl'st 1.Tum to Section 1of Practice l.btcning Test 1.
&-.cticlO 1. Listen to the conwrsalion lx--tween Bob
\\'ills, wh<l is a forcign -..tudenl advir al a language S<twol,.md Angela Tung, who is a -..tudent, and complete the form.
Fir.-t you ha, e 50me time to look at Questions 1to 8 ontht:> form now.
You "ill see that there i<> an example which has been dune for you. The ron\'crsalion relating to this will bc pla)'l'd first.
T1•lr111ro11t·rings
Bob: I lello, Foreign StU<.ll•nl Advi'>l'r's office. This is Bob Wills speaking. Can I help you?
Angela: It's Angela Tung here, Bob. I'd like to make a rcqul>st for special leave. Can I do that over the phone?
Bob: I lello Angela. You can make that request by phone - but I'll have lo fill Lhe form out. Let me get tlw special leave form. Okay.I !ere it is. Tell me your student number, please.
Angela: H's I I for llarry 5712
Bob: 11 'l712. Okay. Whn l's your add ress, Angela?
Narrator: Angeln' student n umber ls H57l2,so that has bt•cn wri lll.'n on the form. Now we shall begin.
You shoulu answer Lhc questions ns you listen because you wil l not hear Lhc recordi ng a second lime.
Now lblen carefu l ly and ;mswcr questions 1Lo8.
T1•lcplrtmt• ,.;11ss
Bob: l lello, Foreign Student Adviser's office. This is Rob Will<; spt>aking. Can Ihl'lp you?
Angela: It's Angela Tung ht•rt>, lk1b. I'd lik.e tomake a fl.'1.llll'"l f<lr sp..'\i.al leave. Can I Jo that over the phone?
Bob: 1 ll'llu Angela. You can make that request by phone - but I'll have to flII the form out. Let me get Lhl• spccial leave form. Okay.Herc il is. Tell me your student number, pleai:.e.
Angela:It's H for I Ian) 5712.
Bob: 11 .5712.Okay.What's your addr.Angela?
A ngela: I live at 10 Bridgl' Stri. l. I amworth.
Bob: 10 Bridt: 5trwt, Tamworth .And your phone number?
Angela: T1w ll'lephone number'.., 1'106745.
Bob: !'hanks. \.\'hat cuurst.' are )'OU doing?
Angela: I'm in the writing clas-...
Bob: Writing.\\'ho's }Our teacher thi-; term?
Angela: M"' Grl'en -"h'-' spells hl'r name like the colour.
Bob: Thanks. I I mm. When docs your student vic;a
Angela: Only three.
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be a\\'ay 0\Cr a weekend.I'll be back at my classes on June 5, so that'.., three days away.
Narrator: Look al queslions 9 to 12.
'\low listen lo more o( the conversation between Angela and Bob, and answer que'>tion.., 9 to 12.
Bob: Why do you want to lake lcaw. Angela?
Angela:I'm g<ling to \"i<. t mv aunt .\la\'.She's m\·
mother's -;i..,ter. She and her hu-..band a.re my guians while I'm here.
Bob: \\'hcrl' do they Ii' e?
Angela: About fifty kilomelrL>s from here, near Armidale.
Bob: Do vou have to take so long 1( they live nearby?
Angela: Nly motht>r is coming with me. She'scome for a holiday, o;<1 he \vants to have some time with May, and
I''
ant to spend some time with my mother, too.Bob: Aren't you going home soon?
Angela: I've applied to extend my time here. 1expect to go homL' in twelve months.
Narrator: That is tht' end of Section 1 You now have some time lo check your ans'er.>.
!'.ow turn to Section 2.
Section 2. You a rl'going to he<1r a tape recording of instructions and advice which a woman called Ma rthn has left for her friend John, who ls coming to stay nl hc1·house and take care of i l while she is away. Fi rst, look al questions l3 lo 18.
As you lislcn lo the fi rst part of the Lal k,.rnswer questions 13 tu 18.
Martha:Hl•llo, John. Welcome lo the house. I'm really pleased that you can be hl'rc Lo look after my hou-..e while I'm away. will be put back outside the hou.;c empty.It's a good idea to put it away quickly. Thb street can be quite windy. J once watched my ne:>.t door neighbour cha ht.>r bin the whole length of the slfl>et. Everv time shL' nearly caught up with il, it got away ag The \\ aste paper \\ illbe collecl1-.d this I uesda,-, that's Tuesday 19th. The's a plastic box full of pa?er in
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the front room: please put it ou t on Tuesday. The truck will come during the day. If you don't mind collecting old newspapers and otht?r paper and putting Lhem in Lhe box I'll put 1t out when I come home - the paper people only come monthly.
I ha\'C c;omc things lo give lo d'larit) in a box in the front room. Would you put it out on Monday the 25th pleaS(•? It'<> a box of old clothe'l and some bed linen 'vhich l'w collectt>. d, plus a fow other blls and pieces.
Be careful when you pick it up,becauo.;(.• it's heavier than you might expect. The charity truck \\ill come by during the day on the la.,t \fonday of the month.
If you want to U!'C the libraf), you'll find it on Darling Street. J',·e left my borrO\... l'r's card near the telephone.llhas a very good local reference section if you want to find ou t more abou t this city
I'sorr\" to sa\·we don't have a cleaner. Oh, ves!
Filte!Pica nluld you change tht.> filters o the wa-;hing machine on the last day of the month, which i.<; Sunda) the 31st.Wt.> find that the machine works much better iiwe change the filter., regularly.
The gas company reads the meter oul.,ide the house, so don't worry about that. I trunk that's all the intonnation about our calendar of events.
l\arrator: '\ow look at qm.-:.tions 19 to 2.J. Circle the corrl!<:t answer.
Martha :Well, John. I'm trying to think what else 1 should be telling you. A'> you !..now, I'm going to a conference in London. I hope to have a little time to look around ll's a great city! I do hope I manage to get lo at least some of the lhcalrcs and museums.
I'm looking forward to illl the things I have to do at the t'tmforenre,too. I'm giving a paper on Tuesday the 26th.md there arc a cou ple of really exciting events pla nned l.1ter in the conference program I hope to friend Martha, saying goodbvc.
Narrator: Thal is the end of St>. ction 2. You will now han wme time to check you r answers.
'\oo"" tum to St>. ction 3.
X-'\:lton .'.l.In this St'.Ction you " ll hl'ar a di5C'l.15Sion
bt.>h\ l't'n a college n>. ceplioni-.t, Ocni"C, and a student nam Vijay about learning a language.In the first part of the discussion they an.• t.:ilking about the course Vijay will stud}. Fir<it look at qutiorn;25 to 29. :\:otc
Lhc examples that have been done for you.
Using no more than three words (lr numbers, complete the table.
Denise: I lcllo. May I help you?
Vijay:1lcllo. Is this the right pl.lee for ml' to register to study foreign languages?
Denise: Yes, it is.May Ihave you r nanw plea?
Vijay: Vija) . \.1y family name is Parl"'h.
Denise:Vijay Paresh. Okay. Do you haw a telephone number?
Vija y: Yeh 909 2467.
Denise:Thank you. '-:ow. which lanuag1.•. would you hke lo learn? We offer French. Italian.
Canton. 1andarin. Spani<.h, Portuese •..
Vijay: Ah. I'd like to learn Spani-.h, plca"l!.
Denise:Okay. Our daSS<.w. ; arc conducted in lots of different plan.-s. We have clac;.-. .rooms in the city and here in this building ... lcs<;0ns? They g(l on fo three hour.;,and the) '>tart at J0.00 am. 4.00 pm and 6.{X) pm.
Vijay: I wish I could come to tht.' daytime 11?'"-0ns, but I can't, so b.00 pm plea.
Denise:That's our most popular time, ot course.
Umm. Ilave you ever studie<l 5p.inish before?
Vijay: t\o, Ihaven't.
Denise: We dl''icribc our classes by level clnd number. 'iour cla'!> is called "Elemcnl.iry One."
Vijay: Okay When will claS&.'S start?
Denise: Elementary One begins·ah - jus t a minute - ah - it begins on AuKtJst 10.
Anne: Didyou file those forms for me last night?
Denise: Ah. l\o. They're still on m} de'>k.
Anne: Oh, Dcni"C, that's l>imply not good enough!
Denise:I'm really sOff)'. Anne. It won't happen again.
Anne: All right Denise. Go back to your CU'>lome r.
But please Ix• more careful in fu lu rl'.
Narrator: Now h'>Lt•n to Lhc directions ,1nd match the places in quesh<m'> 33 to 36 lo the appropriate letters A lo l l on the plan.
Den ise:I'm :>0rry Vijay. What \\'t:'n.• you <>.1ying?
Vija y: I wanted to know what elSt.> I had lo do.
Denise:Oh. l'f 1".0u rse. Plea go to the building on the other -.1dc of Smith Street. Iwant you to go to the reception area hrLIt's iust m-.idc the door <in the left a..you enter tmm Smith Street. Give them this fonn.
Vijay:Oka.., Do Ipay my fees there?
Denise: '\jo, but the fees office is in lhl• ..amc building.
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(.;o past the escal,ltor.; nnd you'll see a games shop.
It's in the comer. Thl' k>t...., office is between the games ..,hop and the toilcl'i.
Vijay: fhanks. Er. Wht!re can Ibuy books'
Denise:TI1C booc;hop is t1pposite the lift!>. It's right ne't to the entrance from RobertStra?t.
Vi jay: Your offic'--.; arc spread out!
Denise:l\ot a... badly a.., they used to be. By the way, we offer ,·ery comtiti,·e overseas travel rates to our students.
Vijay: Oh, I'd like to loo!.. into that.
Denise: Of course. The travel agency is at the Smith Street end of the bui lt.l ing, in the corner next to the insu rance office.
Vijay: Thank you very much. Bye.
Narrator: This is the end of Section 3.You w1U now have some time to check you r answer5.l\ow turn to Section 4.
51.'.Ction 4.You will hcar an extract from a k'Cture on traffic management. Iistcn to what the ...peaker says, and answer questionc; 37 to 41. First you have c;ome timt! to look at the que..,tions. '\low listen carefully Jnd answer questions 37 and - nck all the relevant boxe. in each column.
Tom Fisher: Good afternoon. I'm Tom fisher, and I'll be lecturing you on traffic management this term.
Before we go any flt rlhcr, Ithought you should look at the sort of problems we've inherited - and
"inherited",or receiwd ns a legacy from those before us, is just the word for our situation. Many of our major cities were built long before the car "as thought of. and the road system evolved from the goat tracks followt.'CI by the early inhabitants. These we can refer to as old-structure problems, and you can take the expn...,ion "o)d-<;tructure" to refer to problems which were in pl<1ce before we saw the need to build efficicnl road systems.
Old-structure problems arc casil) demonstrated in London. New York, Sydney and Paris. l et's look at t!ach city in turn. Iondon has a most confusing road i..ystcm, which is forgi veable because it's a very old city. I'll talk more abou t the ring roads later. New York is laid oul on a grid which mn kcs ileasier to find your way around, but it's an enormous city and the sheer pressure of numbers strangles the roads.
Sydney has narrm' str\!cts in the centre of the city, and the new road '''orl..s are not keeping up. Paris has''ide -.trts, but it'-. -.till the victim of old- .,lructure problems, Iii..\.' Rome and Edinburgh.
rokyo Ls another city with old-structure problems compounded by a huge population, lik '\ew York.
Cities which do not have these old-c;tructure problems arc Houston, I.os Angeles and Dallas.
The thing which sJves .,onu• of these cities is an efk'Ctivc public transport system, usually below ground. London has cln old but effective
underground train system known as the tube, and a com prehensive bus and train system above ground . Ilong Kong has cheap, swi ft and effective public transport in the form of 'v1ass Transit Railway, buses and ferries. Paris has the Metro underground raihvay which carries tens of thousands of people daily, and
a large bussystem. New York has a comprt>hl'nsive underground train system, but many people feel that it's dangerous to ride on it - then' have bt!en some nasty attacks. Howe\'er, the trains themseh: are efficient, so we ha\-e to call it a good system. Sydney has a good public transport sy,tem, but onJy part of it is underground.
Narrator: :\m' an..wcr questions 39 to -ll. Write no more than three words for each answer.
Tom: Notably absent from this discussion of cities with good public transport arc the cities Inominated previously as not havi ng old structure problems:
ILouston, Los Angeles and Dallas. Let's start with Dallas, a very wealthy city i n rexas which has grown up in an era when cars were considered to be
essential to move abou t. Ilhas an excellent rm1d s')'stcm, as does Houston, another new city with wise city leaders'"ho insbt1.'.<i on good roads.However, the public transport sytcm 1n both Houston and Dallas is extremely poor. As a rcsuJt, travel in Dallas and Hou-.ton 1s easy except tor peak hour, when a twenty minute run can expand to more than an hour intraffic jams. Los Angck>s suffers from chronic h1ghway blockage., despite efforts to encourage people to use publ ic transport.
Cities with good road systems and no old-structu re problems can use other methods to reduce the number of vehicles travelling together at peak hour.
Flex1-time is one good method: offices open and close at different times so people are travelling to and from work at different tim. Vehicles carrying mon• than one person can use special priority lanes which means they can travel more quiclJy. There are even systems to make peak hour car use more expenc;ivc, ,,;th electronic chips recording the presence of a vehicle in a given high traffic area at a given timt!.
So,what can we do? The rest of this course will be dernted to looking at the conflicting demands of road use.and relating the use of the priva te car to other aspects of the economy. Over the next three weei..s we'll be djscussing this i n more detail ...
Narrator: Tha t s lhe end of Section 4. You now have some ti me to check your answers.
That is the end of Llslening Practice Test I.
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