IELTS Full test 1 - Listening
Questions 1-10

Complete the table below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

COOKERY CLASSES

Cookery Class

Focus

Other Information

Example

The Food Studio

how to 1 …………………………

and cook with seasonal products

·      small classes

·      also offers 2 ………………………… classes

·      clients who return get a 3 …………………… discount

Bond’s Cookery School

food that is 4 ……………………

·      includes recipes to strengthen your

5 …………………………

·      they have a free 6 ………………………… every Thursday

The

7 …………………… Centre

mainly 8 ………………………… food

·      located near the 9 ............................

·      a special course in skills with a

10 ............................. is sometimes available
1
- choose
2
- private
3
- 20//twenty percent
4
- healthy
5
- bones
6
- lecture
7
- Arretsa
8
- vegetarian
9
- market
10
- knife

Đáp án và giải thích

Official: Hello, Tourist Information Centre, Mike speaking, how can I help you?

Woman: Oh, hi. I wanted to find out about cookery classes. I believe there are some one-day classes for tourists?

Official: Well, they’re open to everyone, but tourists are always welcome. OK, let me give you some details of what’s available. There are several classes. One very popular one is at the Food studio.

Woman: OK.

Official: They focus on seasonal products, and as well as teaching you how to cook them, they also show you how to choose them.

Woman: Right, that sounds good. How big are the classes?

Official: I'm not sure exactly, but they’ll be quite small.

Woman: And could I get a private lesson there?

Official: I think so ... let me check, yes, they do offer those. Though in fact most of the people who attend the classes find it’s a nice way of getting to know one another

Woman: I suppose it must be, yes.

Official: And this company has a special deal for clients where they offer a discount of 20 percent if you return for a further class.

Woman: OK. But you said there were several classes?

Official: That’s right. Another one you might be interested in is Bond's Cookery School. They’re quite new, they just opened six months ago, but I’ve heard good things about them. They concentrate on teaching you to prepare healthy food, and they have quite a lot of specialist staff.

Woman: So is that food for people on a diet and things like that? I don’t know if I'd be interested in that.

Official: Well, I don't think they particularly focus on low calorie diets or weight loss. It’s more to do with recipes that look at specific needs, like including ingredients that will help build up your bones and make them stronger, that sort of thing.

Woman: I see. Well, I might be interested, I'm not sure. Do they have a website I could check?

Official: Yes, just key in the name of the school - it'll come up. And if you want to know more about them, every Thursday evening they have a lecture at the school. It's free and you don’t need to book or anything, just turn up at 7.30. And that might give you an idea of whether you want to go to an actual class.

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Official: OK, there's one more place you might be interested in. That’s got a rather strange name, it’s called The Arretsa Centre - that’s spelled A-R-R-E-T-S-A.

Woman: OK.

Official: They’ve got a very good reputation. They do a bit of meat and fish cookery but they mostly specialise in vegetarian dishes.

Woman: Right. That’s certainly an area I'd like to learn more about. I’ve got lots of friends who don’t eat meat. In fact. I think I might have seen that school today. Is it just by the market?

Official: That’s right. So they don't have any problem getting their ingredients. They’re right next door. And they also offer a special two-hour course in how to use a knife. They cover all the different skills – buying them, sharpening, chopping techniques. It gets booked up quickly though, so you’d need to check if it was available.

Woman: Right, well thank you very much. I’ll go and ...

Questions 11-20

Questions 11-12

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

11
Which TWO things will employees need to do during their first week in their new office space?

You will hear the manager of a factory talking to office staff about renovation work at the factory complex.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.

 

Manager: Good afternoon. First of all, I want to say thank you for your patience for the last six months. As you know, all the office staff had to move to temporary offices while the renovation work at the factory complex was taking place. But finally that work is finished, and everyone can return to the factory complex, and their new office space. We’re hoping everything will go smoothly but – there’s a couple of things we’ll need you to do during your first week back.

You’ll be pleased to know that your files and folders have been placed at your desk, so there’s no need for you to go hunting around for any records. Um, a couple of people have asked whether their old pass will still work at the security gate – or will they need to get their photo done and update their personal details. I can assure you that the old pass will still get you through the gate. No problem. Once you’ve had a chance to settle in to the new offices, please take the time to view a training video for the operating system we’re now using. We think it’s going to manage all our programmes far more efficiently. Obviously, the sooner you can get this done, the better. Also for next week, because the renovations have meant a complete redesign of some of the company’s buildings, you’ll need to attend a session on things like – what to do if you hear the fire alarm go off, and where to meet if you have to evacuate the buildings. We’ll let you know as soon as we have a definite time for that. It’s going to be a busy week for everyone, but hopefully the kind of challenge that can help bring the team together. We’ll make a time for you to report back to me on Friday.
Questions 13-14

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

13
Which TWO steps have the company taken to improve the physical environment of employees’ offices?

All right, we’ve also taken some steps to improve the physical environment in your offices. Bigger windows mean that the offices are a lot brighter – and that’s better for your eyes. Inside we’ve replaced some dividing walls with coloured glass panels. They look great. We’ve also invested in some adjustable chairs. You can lower or raise them to whatever height feels right for you. What else? We’ve now got some quality insulation in the ceilings and walls that’ll make everything a lot warmer. Also – another thing – we’ve set aside several rooms for project work. That will allow a team to get together around the same table. We feel that more opportunities for face-to-face discussion will benefit the whole company. So, when you…
Questions 15-20

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter, A-I, next to Questions 15-20.

Q: Plan of the renovated factory complex

15
- I
Conference centre
16
- B
New office space
17
- F
Stores
18
- C
Finance
19
- E
Café
20
- D
IT department

Đáp án và giải thích

Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.

Manager: OK, so let’s look at a plan of the factory complex, and see how it’s changed. You can see that the main entrance is at the top of the map, Ellerslie Road is on the left-hand side, and the warehouse is at the bottom. OK, let’s start with one of the new buildings – the conference centre, perhaps. If you look at the lower half of your plan, on the right, there are two long buildings that are parallel to each other. The conference centre is the one with a view of the river. Hopefully that’s something visitors to the factory complex will appreciate – especially on a sunny day when it’s clear outside.

Now, what about the new office space? As you know, the offices used to be in that large building right alongside Ellerslie Road, and that could get a bit noisy at times. So what we’ve done is move the office space further away from the road – into the building that directly joins on to Reception. This should mean employees can benefit from a quieter working environment, as well as the other improvements I mentioned earlier. We also decided to move the Stores building, so it could be a lot closer to the warehouse.

So now, if you were going to enter the factory complex from the Ellerslie Road entrance, Stores would be the building immediately on your left. The warehouse staff have already commented that having the Stores here is much more convenient. Yes, I’m sure it’s going to save a lot of time.

Finance was another building that had to be relocated. They just didn’t have enough space before. So, you can see the main entrance on the plan, right? And below that is the roundabout. Then there’s the road that goes from the roundabout directly to reception. Well, the Finance building is about halfway along that road. On the plan, the factory’s just above it.

The café, just so you know, is in the same place as before. It’s not ideally located for the factory workers, that’s true, but it’s not too far if you’re heading down from Reception, or up from the warehouse. But what we’ve done is try to make the environment a bit more pleasant. So, whereas before you looked straight from the café onto the large car park, now there’s a line of trees separating them. I think you’ll agree that this was a good decision – putting in the trees, I mean.

It was also necessary to relocate the IT department. Of course, for some of their work, they can do it remotely, but from time to time, the IT people do need to visit the different buildings around the factory complex. For that reason, we’ve given the IT department a more central location. It’s that square building you see right in the centre of the plan – one of the closest buildings to the larger car park. Something I’d like to say about …

Questions 21-30

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Planning a presentation on nanotechnology

21
Russ says that his difficulty in planning the presentation is due to

Đáp án và giải thích

Tutor: Ah ... come in, Russ.

Russ: Thank you.

Tutor: Now you wanted to consult me about your class presentation on nanotechnology - you're due to give it in next week, aren’t you?

Russ: That s right. And I’m really struggling. I chose the topic because I didn’t know much about it and wanted to learn more, but now I’ve read so much about it, in a way there's too much to say - I could talk for much longer than the twenty minutes I’ve been allocated. Should I assume the other students don't know much, and give them a kind of general introduction, or should I try and make them share my fascination with a particular aspect?

Tutor: You could do either, but you'll need to have it clear in your own mind.

Russ: Then I think I’ll give an overview.

22
Russ and his tutor agree that his approach in the presentation will be

Đáp án và giải thích

Tutor: OK. Now, one way of approaching this is to work through developments in chronological order.

Russ: Uh-huh.

Tutor: On the other hand, you could talk about the numerous ways that nanotechnology is being applied.

Russ: You mean things like thin films on camera displays to make them water-repellent, and additives to make motorcycle helmets stronger and lighter.

Tutor: Exactly. Or another way would be to focus on its impact in one particular area, say medicine, or space exploration.

Russ: That would make it easier to focus. Perhaps I should do that.

Tutor: I think that would be a good idea.

23
In connection with slides, the tutor advises Russ to

Đáp án và giải thích

Russ: Right. How important is it to include slides in the presentation?

Tutor: They aren’t essential, by any means. And there’s a danger of tailoring what you say to fit whatever slides you can find. While it can be good to include slides, you could end up spending too long looking for suitable ones. You might find it better to leave them out.

24
They both agree that the best way for Russ to start his presentation is

Đáp án và giải thích

Russ: I see. Another thing I was wondering about was how to start. I know presentations often begin with ‘First I'm going to talk about this, and then I'll talk about that’, but I thought about asking the audience what they know about nanotechnology.

Tutor: That would be fine if you had an hour or two for the presentation, but you might find that you can't do anything with the answers you get, and it simply eats into the short time that's available.

Russ: So, maybe I should mention a particular way that nanotechnology is used, to focus people’s attention.

Tutor: That sounds sensible.

25
What does the tutor advise Russ to do next while preparing his presentation?

Đáp án và giải thích

Russ: What do you think I should do next? I really have to plan the presentation today and tomorrow.

Tutor: Well, initially I think you should ignore all the notes you've made, take a small piece of paper, and write a single short sentence that ties together the whole presentation: it can be something as simple as ‘Nanotechnology is already improving our lives’. Then start planning the content around that. You can always modify that sentence later, if you need to.

Russ: OK.

Questions 26-30

What comments do the speakers make about each of the following aspects of Russ’s previous presentation?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 26-30.

Comments

A   lacked a conclusion

B   useful in the future

C   not enough

D   sometimes distracting

E    showed originality

F    covered a wide range

G   not too technical

Q: Aspects of Russ’s previous presentation

26
- A
structure
27
- C
eye contact
28
- D
body language
29
- G
choice of words
30
- B
handouts

Đáp án và giải thích

Tutor: OK, now let's think about actually giving the presentation. You’ve only given one before, if I remember correctly, about an experiment you’d been involved in.

Russ: That's right. It was pretty rubbish!

Tutor: Let’s say it was better in some respects than in others. With regard to the structure, I felt that you ended rather abruptly, without rounding it off. Be careful not to do that in next week's presentation.

Russ: OK.

Tutor: And you made very little eye contact with the audience, because you were looking down at your notes most of the time. You need to be looking at the audience and only occasionally glancing at your notes.

Russ: Mmm.

Tutor: Your body language was a little odd. Every time you showed a slide, you turned your back on the audience so you could look at it - you should have been looking at your laptop. And you kept scratching your head, so I found myself wondering when you were next going to do that, instead of listening to what you were saying!

Russ: Oh dear. What did you think of the language? I knew that not everyone was familiar with the subject, so I tried to make it as simple as I could.

Tutor: Yes, that came across. You used a few words that are specific to the field. but you always explained what they meant, so the audience wouldn’t have had any difficulty understanding.

Russ: Uh-huh.

Tutor: I must say the handouts you prepared were well thought out. They were a good summary of your presentation, which people would be able to refer to later on. So well done on that.

Russ: Thank you.

Tutor: Well. I hope that helps you with next week's presentation.

Russ: Yes, it will. Thanks a lot.

Tutor: I’ll look forward to seeing a big improvement, then.

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Concerts in university arts festival

Concert 1

•        Australian composer: Liza Lim

•        studied piano and 31 ............................. before turning to composition

•        performers and festivals around the world have given her a lot of commissions

•        compositions show a great deal of 32 ............................ and are drawn from various cultural sources

•        her music is very expressive and also 33 ............................

•        festival will include her 34 ............................ called The Oresteia

•        Lim described the sounds in The Oresteia as 35 ............................

•        British composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius

Concert 2

•        British composers: Benjamin Britten, Judith Weir

•        Australian composer: Ross Edwards

•        festival will include The Tower of Remoteness, inspired by nature

•        The Tower of Remoteness is performed by piano and 36 ............................

•        compositions include music for children

•        celebrates Australia’s cultural 37 ............................

Concert 3

•        Australian composer: Carl Vine

•        played cornet then piano

•        studied 38 ........................... before studying music

•        worked in Sydney as a pianist and composer

•        became well known as composer of music for 39 ............................

•        festival will include his music for the 1996 40 ............................

•        British composers: Edward Elgar, Thomas Adès
31
- violin
32
- energy
33
- complex
34
- opera
35
- disturbing
36
- clarinet
37
- diversity
38
- physics
39
- dance
40
- Olympics

Đáp án và giải thích

As you all know, the university is planning an arts festival for later this year, and here in the music department we’ve planned three concerts. These will be public performances, and the programme has just been finalised. The theme of the festival is links between the UK and Australia, and this is reflected in the music: each concert will feature both British and Australian composers. I'll tell you briefly about the Australian music, as you probably won’t be familiar with that.

The first concert will include music by Liza Lim, who was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1966. As a child, Lim originally learned to play the piano - like so many children - and also the violin, but when she was 11 her teachers encouraged her to start composing. She found this was her real strength, and she studied and later taught composition, both in Australia and in other countries. As a composer, she has received commissions from numerous orchestras, other performers and festivals in several countries.

Liza Lim’s compositions are vibrant and full of energy, and she often explores Asian and Australian Aboriginal cultural sources, including the native instrument, the didgeridoo: this is featured in a work called The Compass. Her music is very expressive, so although it is complex, it has the power of connecting with audiences and performers alike.

In the festival we’re going to give a semi-staged performance of The Oresteia. This is an opera in seven parts, based on the trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies by Aeschylus. Lim composed this when she was in her mid-20s, and she also wrote the text, along with Barrie Kosky. It’s performed by six singers, a dancer, and an orchestra that, as well as standard orchestral instruments, includes electric guitar, and a traditional Turkish stringed instrument.

Lim wrote that because the stories in the tragedies are not easy to tell, the sounds she creates are also disturbing, and they include breathing, sobbing, laughing and whistling. The work lasts around 75 minutes, and the rest of the concert will consist of orchestral works by the British composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and Frederick Delius.

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Moving on now to our second concert, this will begin with instrumental music by British composers - Benjamin Britten and Judith Weir. After the interval we’ll go to Australia for a piece by Ross Edwards: The Tower of Remoteness. According to Edwards, the inspiration for this piece came from nature, when he was sitting alone in the dry bed of a creek, overshadowed by the leaves of palm trees, listening to the birds and insects. The Tower of Remoteness is scored for piano and clarinet. Edwards says he realised years after writing the piece that he had subconsciously modelled its opening phrase on a bird call.

Ross Edwards was born in 1943 in Sydney, Australia, and studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the universities of Adelaide and Sydney. He’s well known in Australia, and in fact he’s one of the country’s most performed composers. He’s written a wide range of music, from symphonies and concertos to some composed specifically for children. Edwards’s music has been described as being ‘deeply connected to Australia’, and it can be regarded as a celebration of the diversity of cultures that Australia can be proud of.

The last of the three Australian composers to be represented in our festival is Carl Vine. Born in 1954, Vine, like Liza Lim, comes from Perth, Western Australia. He took up the cornet at the age of five, switching to the piano five years later. However, he went to university to study physics, before changing to composition. After graduating he moved to Sydney and worked as a freelance pianist and composer. Before long he had become prominent in Australia as a composer for dance, and in fact has written 25 scores of that type.

In our third concert, Vine will be represented by his music for the flag hand-over ceremony of the Olympics held in 1996. This seven-minute orchestral piece was of course heard by millions of people worldwide, and we’ll hear it alongside works written by British composers Edward Elgar and, more recently, Thomas Adès.

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