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Questions 28-31 Write NO M ORE THAN TIIREE WORDS to complete the sentences.

28.

Stimu1ating music speeds u p our -

29.

Calming mu sic redu ces our --

30. 31.

music has very pred ictable rhythms. Research may show if people of differen t m usic differently.

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SECTION 4

Questions 32-40

Questions 32-36 Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS,a11swer the following questions. 32.

Who shou ld take charge of the pa tient'sheal th?

33.

Wha t, i n the speaker's opinion, is the single grcalcst threat to health?

34.

Which grou p in the stu dy was most at risk of early d eath?

35.

Whi ch en vironmental hazard does the speaker find mosl u nder-rated?

36.

What will be improved by an education campa ign?

Questions 37-40 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS to complete the se1Ltences. 37.

Statistics qu oted show that illnesses.

38.

Exercise shou ld be

wou ld prevent ma ny , so fi nd someone to joi n you i n

you r aclivi ty. 39.

One i m porlan l way of preventing sports inju ry is by adequate

40.

Inju ries can also be red u ced by using

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Listening Practice Test 3 SECTION 1

Questions 1-8

Questio11s 1-5

Listen to the conversatioll betwee/l the manager of the Stude11t Hostel a11d n student. Tick (.!) if tlze information is correct, or write in the changes.

STUDENT HOSTEL

Charges f or meals Example BREAKFAST

$2.00

"2.50

LUNCH

$3.00

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DlN N ER

$3.00

(1)

THREE MEAL PLAN

$-18.00 per week

(2)

TWO MEAL PLAN

$36.00 per \/\reek

(3)

Meal Times

BREAKFAST

7.00 - 9.30 am

LUNCJ_;I

noon - 2.00 pn1

DINNER

6.00 -7.30 pm

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Questions 6-8 Listen lo file co11versatio11 and 111afc'1 the places in questio11s 6-8 to the appropriate letters A-F 011 the map.

E:mmple

6.

Student Lounge

7.

Key Room

8.

Box Room

B

Ansuier

Fees Off ice

coffee vend ing mach ine

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store room

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library

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f emale WC B D

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SECTION 2

Questions 9-19

Questions 9-16

Liste11 while a teacher tells you how to complete this note. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer.

SCHOOL EXCURSION PERMISSION NOTE

S ig 11a / 11re of Cuarrlit111 I Gm1111 I.ender

Questions 17-19

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ORNUM BERS for each anslver. 17.

When will the bus get to the Blue Moun tain s?

18.

What special equ i pment is on the bus?

19.

What other class is going on lhe excursion?


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SECTION 3

Questions 20-30

Questions 20-22

Complete tlle tnble which shows when visitors may go to the differelll parts of the hospital. Intensive Care

Example Permitted visiting hours

Maternity (20)

Surgical (21 )

Emergency (22)

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Questions 23-25

Complete the table showing who is allowed to visit, n11d the number of visitors permitted. A Adults may visit E - Everyone may visit I Immediate family onJy

Intensive Care

Example

Visitors p ermitted

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Maternity (23)

Surgical (24)

Emergency (25)

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Questions 26-27 Circle TWO letters.

On Monday Andrew wm visit these

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On Tuesday A ndrew will be wilh

A B C D E F

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male surgical. female surgical children's surgical male geriatric fema)e gel'iaQ.'ic infectiotts diseases.

ds

Dr d1ang Dr Tho.mas Dr Gray Dr Robertson Dr Shay Dr Kom inski.

On Thursday and Friday Andrew will visit A B C D E F

the nursery the hospital gymnasium the i nistration office the school room the teenage ward the children's ward .

Questions 28-30 Write NO MORE THAN IBREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each answer. 28.

Wha t time on Wednesday morning will Andrew be in lectures?

29 . How many first year studen ts are there?

30.

What job d oes And rew's father do?



SECTION 4

Questions 31-38

Questions 31-35 Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS

to complete these entcnces.

31.

Sa m uel Wells

before Scholastic House opened i n 1903.

32.

Scholastic I louse became

33.

There were -------------original students.

34.

One of these students became a prominent ------------

35.

The college has a tradition of learning and --

-------------in

1963.

Questions 36-38 Circle the n11propriale h•tf er A -D.

36.

The college d icusscs controversial issues because it A B C D

37.

The princi pa l believes that A B

C D 38.

in forms the debate redu ces tension encou rages a rgument bri ngs posi tive publicity.

science is less adva nced than medicine philosophy is more usef ul than science science is ahead of philosophy science is more useful than philosophy.

The pri nci pa l u rges the students to A B C D

accept whal they are told ask questions at all times Lhi n k on ly abou l thei r studies think where progress will lead them.


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Q11estio11s 1-8

Listen to the conversation and comp lete the table. Write C for Cookery, S for Sport s and T for Travel.

C = Cookery S = Sports T = Tra vel

Name of author

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Bru no Murray

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R uby Lee

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Jim Wells

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Helen Yeung

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SECTION 2

Questions 9-18

Questions 9-14

Look at this invitatioll .Tick (.I) if tlze information is correct or write in tire changes.

Example

Answer

IN VITATION TO A W ELCOML G LUNCH

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AT BLACKWELL HOUSE

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ON FRIDAY JUNE 15 AT 8 PM

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THE PARTY WI LL ENO AT 10 PM

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FREE TRA'\ISPORT TO THE STUDENT HOSTEL lS AVAILA BLE LEAVlNG BLACKWELL UOUSE AT 10.30

(1 1 )

OTHER STUDENTS MAY ATTEND

(12)

PLEASE BR lf\iG YOlJR STUDENT lDB\'TTFICATT01 CARD

(13)

PLEASE RE PLY BY TU ESDAY IF YOU CAN COME

(14)

Questio11s 15-18

Complete the se11tences below. Write NO M ORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 15.

There is new road v.ork on

16.

Do not use Blackwell Street beca use workmen arc

17.

When you the roundabout, go aJong Brown Crescen t into

18.

It's wisc to use the

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SECTION 3

Questions 19-29

Q11estio11s 19-23 Label the parts of the lawn spri11kler. Choose words from the box below. There are more words in the box than you will need . Write the appro priate ·word s 011 the diagram.

holes

base

crank

spray tube

handle

gears

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hose pipe

water wheel

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Questions 24-29 Circle Ille ap?Jropriate letter A-D. 24.

The last examina tions will be held on A B C D

25.

Scoll is going to the United States A B C D

26.

C D

com plete her assignment do more research study go on hol id ay.

Comm u n ications and English '" illbe examined on A

B C D

29.

similar simple djfficul t different.

Linda has had an extension to A B

28.

to study to teach to travel to visit friends.

The general science course in the United States is A B C D

27.

November 26 November 29 Decembcr 2 December 4.

December 1 morning December 2 m.orn i ng December 1 af ternoon December 2 afternoon.

Mark f inds teach ing this class boring B tiring C depressing D stim ulating. A


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SECTION 4

Questions 30-39

Questions 30-39

Complete tile swnmanJ. Use words fr om the box. There are more words in tlte box tlm11 you 11eed. Some words may be used more than once.

rest

relaxed

angry

warm

stress

work

hunger

45 degrees

chew

exha ustion

desk

40 degrees

noise

tense

study

crowded

speak

sm oky

relaxati on

tired

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raised

The most usual cau se of headaches is (30) --------. Headaches can also come as a result of excessive (31) -------Some people say they get a headache when they (32) -------· This is probably because the}' get very (33)

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It may also be because lhey are working in poor light which makes them very (34)

. Jt is helpful if you r read i ng ma terial is on a bookrcsl at

(35)

to the desk. It is aJso im portant to be (36)

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in bed . You may even get a headache beca use you (37)

too ha rd.

The best advice is to try to cat regular meals, get enough (38) _ and avoid (39)

places.

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Questions 1-9

Questions 1-7

Listen to the conversation between Megan and Ken about how thetJ will spend the e-vening. Circle the appropriate letter. s

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A 97 ' 314322

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D 9340 2.367

What will Ken and Megan do this evening? A

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B is13 4562

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B

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When wi l l Ken leave? now in Len m inu les' time a t 10 o'clock in 30 mi n utes

A

B C D 4.

How \.\'ill Mega n travel to Entertai nmen t City? B

A

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How ma ny people will they meet there? A B

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How m uch '"'ill Lhc evening cost? A B C D

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D

nothi ng j usl the fares less tha n $40.00 more lhan $40.00

Whal Li me does Megan plan. to come home? A B C D

before mid n ight af lcr midnigh t on the last bus on lhc lasl tra in

Questions 8-9 Write ONE NUM BER for each nnswer. Which telephone bu tton will Ken press: Example:

If he wishes to order a cab now?

l

Which telephone bu tton will Ken press

8.

if he w ishes to order a cab for later?

9.

if he has losl something in a cab?



SECTION 2

Questions 10-20

Questions 10-15

Complete the 11otcs below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUM BERS Jor ench a nswer i11 the spaces provided . The plane will leave Gatwick Airport at (10)

i n the morning. The

lransport from Athens Airport will be by (11) for (12)

. The hotel is booked

nights. During our stay, the group will visit the National

Archaeologica l Museum in the morning.Group will then have free time on (13)

evening. The group will see the Greek Islands and will travel

by (14)

.Tradi tional (15)

will be part of the package.

Questions 16-18 Circle TWO let ters 16. The orga niser would like to thank A B C D

the Greek government the tra vel agent Bri tish Airways staff at the Bri tish Museum.

17. People should bring to the party A B C D

photographs food ca mera d ri n ks.

18. The mem bers of the group share an interest in A

B C D

Greek culture studying old societies fine food lraveJ.

Questions 19-20

Complete this baggage label. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in the spaces provided.


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19

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20

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SECTION 3

Questions 21-31

Questions 21-26

Write NO MORE THAN IBREE WORDS OR NUM BERS for eaclz answer. 21.

When did the Language Learning Centre enter its new build ing?

22. Which country do most of the students come from now? -------23. Wha t were the Indonesians studying at the La nguage Learning Centre?

24.

HO\'\

Jong should studen ts stay at the Language Learning Centre?

25. Wha t is the most common class size?

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26. Who does Dr Robinson consider to be the best promoters of the Centre?

Questions 27-31

Complete tlte table showi11g which activities are available. Tick (.I) i11 the col1L m11 if a11 activity is available. Activity

all students

Example

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Soccer dub

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beginners

advanced studen ts 1;

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Non-English language courses ._

(28)

Jaz.z dub (29)

Drama society ,

(30)

Choral group ._

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Special conversation group

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SECTION 4

Questions 32-40

Questions 32-37

Circle the np pro prin te letter A-D 32. Most postgradua lc stu den ts are studying A cou rses that fea ture vocat ional training B fu II-time courses C part-time cou rses D resea rch-based courses. 33. Postgraduate students are advised to A B C D

ta ke as many diverse subjects as possible accept an i n teJlectua l challenge be sure to have a defini te goal have already com pleted training.

34. The speaker says that where you study A B C D

is of minimal im portance must be somewhere you like must be reasonably priced should be based on you r course.

35. Choosing an insti tu tion should be mainly based on A B C D

the quality of the housi ng for postgradua te studen ts Lhc repu ta tion of the department they work in the ru lalion of the organisation they attend the qua l i ty of the supervision they receive.

36. These facil i ties a re the most important to the speaker: A B C D

l ibra ries and laborator ies computer facilities secretarial recreationa l orga nisations.

37. Postgra d uates can avoid feeling alone by A B C D

ing associa ti ons of their peers d evelopi ng outside in terests pa rtici patin g in the ou tside community maki ng friends outside the university.


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Questions 38-40

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. 38. Students should not forget to budget for their

39. Students should check all study costs carefully because i nstitutions may

40. Postgraduate students cannot get loans from

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Unit 3 The Reading test How to use this Unit This Un it con tai ns: • A pholocopiable masler of a Reading Pract ice Tests Answer Sheet which resembles the actual Answer Sheet you will use in an IELTS test. Ma ke a copy of this Answer Sheet to use for each Reading Practice Test. • Five General Trai n ing Reading Practice Tests. Each test, which is made u p of three sections, shouId take one hour. ln Un it 1of this book you will find general iniorma lion abou t the Reading Module and strategies to hel p you before you begin. You shou ld com plete each test under exam conditions. DO NOT u se a dictiona ry to help you unti l after you have com pleted each Pra ctice Test. Wri te your answer<.> on a copy of the Reading Practice Tests Answer Sheet (see the next page). Do not write your an5wers on the question pages, because in an lELTS test all answers in the Readi ng test are written on an Ansvver Sheet. The answers to each General Training Reading Practice Test can be found in Unit 6.

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Reading Practice Tests Answer Sheet You may pho tocopy this pnge. Lise om• Anc;wer Sheet for each Read ing Practice Test. 1

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General Training Reading Practice Test 1 SECTION 1

Questio11s 1-15

Questions 1-3

011 the f ollowing pnge i!> n Co11tc11ts page fr om a 111ngnzi11e. Answer questions 1-3 by writiJZg the nppropriate page 1111111ber or m11ubers where the i11formatio11 np penrs in the magazine, in boxes 1-3 011 your answer sheet.

Example

On what page is the main article in the magazine?

Answer

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What page wou ld you turn lo for advice abou t money?

2.

On wha t TWO pages can you read abou t art?

3.

On wha t page is the new sports stadium discussed?

Ques tion 4

Answer Question 4 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS 111 l1ox 4 011 your a11S'wer sheet. 4.

How often docs this magazine appear?



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WHY

MAGAZI NE

From the Editor

C O V E R

In this issue we publish some of the many letters we received on the new Sports Stadium, our cover story last month. Your reactions were certainly mixed! Read our exclusive interview with film-star Mike Mikeson and his plans to start a fast-food chain. But there's so much more... enough to keep you going for the rest of the month.

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Mike Mikeson: a new smash-hit movie, but plans for a dramatic career change

R E G U LA R

Until next time, The Editor

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S T O R Y

F EAT UR E S

Film Review

30

Crossword

31

Letters to the Editor

32

What's on Round Town

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Art, Music,Theatre

Getaway Holidays ;Some popular and some unusual

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Start Now Marissa Brown of EastBank sets out a sound investment and savings plan for young professionals

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Best Wheels Racing car driver Marco Leoni changes teams: will it be Ford or Ferrari?

The Met Metropolitan Art Museum hosts a new exhibition of post-modern paintings


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Questions 5-10 Read the ad vertisements for musical concerts below and answer the questions that follow.

SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC CONCERTS

/ o r J/ a n u a ry A.

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Sydney Youth Orchestra

Conservatorium High School students play a selection of Mozart concertos. Date: Sat. 4th and 11th January, 8.00 pm. $10 and $5

Let's Sing Together

8.

An afternoon for the young and the young-at-heart. Led by the Giggles Band, sing children's songs from your childhood and from all over the world. There will be a special appearance by Willy Wallaby, from the popular children's programme, Hoppy! Date: Sun. 5th January, 3.00 pm. $5

c.

One Romantic Evening Bring someone special with you and listen to some of the greatest love songs as you gaze at the stars together! Date: Sat. 25th January, 8.00 pm. $20 and $12 Note: This concert will be held in the Conservatorium Rose Garden, not in the Concert Hall.

D.

Rock n' Roll Bop a long 'til late to the rock hits of the last 10 years. Bands playing include The Hippies,The Hypers, and The Heroes.If you have a special request, write it down at the ticket counter when you come in. Date: Sat. 18th January, 8.00 pm. $1O and $5

E.

Flamenco! World-famous classical guitarist Rodrigo Paras will play a selection of traditional Spanish Flamenco pieces. Date: Sun. 19th and 26th January, 7.30 pm. $20 and $12

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Questions 5-10 Rend fht' atfoertise111e11tsfor musical events 011 tlze previous page.

Am,·wer t/Jc quesf icms below by writing the appropriate let ter or letters A-E in boxes 5-10 011 your n11swer slteef . Your answer may req uire 111ore thn11 011e letter.

Example

At which concert will a television character appear?

Answer

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5.

At which concert will young performers play?

6.

W hich concert will be held ou tdoors?

7.

Which concerts wiJ I happen m ore than once?

8.

Which concert will featu re only one performer ?

9.

\..Yhich concert is NOT being held at night?

10. At which concert can the audience choose what will be performed?

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Questions 11-15

Read the information below on treatment for snake bite, then answer Questions 11-15.

FIRST AID FOR SNAKE BITES Snakes are not normally aggressive and tend to bite only when they are threatened or mishandled . Some snakes, e.g. the carpet snake, are not poisonous. Others, e.g. the brown snake tiger snake and taipan, are very poisonous. 1

A

Prevention • leave snakes alone and do not collect snakes • do not put your hands in hollow logs, und er piles of wood, or in rubbish • be noisy when walking in the bush • look carefu1ly when walking through thick grass • use a torch around ca1nps at night

B

Symptoms and signs These do not appear immediately, but from about 15 minutes to 2 hours after the casualty is bitten. There are often no visible syn1ptoms or signs. Take seriously any information from a casualty concerning: • • • • • • • • •

strong emotional reaction headache or double vision drowsiness giddiness or faintness nausea and / or vomi ting and diarrhoea punctu re marks about 1centimetre apart at the site of the bite. Bites are usually on the limbs, especially the legs. reddening bruising sweating breathing diff iculties 1

C

Management • reassure the casualty • apply a pressure im1nobilisation bandage over the bitten area and around the limb • seek medical aid urgently

D

Snakebite Warnings • never wash the venom off the skin as this will help in later identification • never cut or squeeze the bitten area • never try to suck the venom out of the wound

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Questions 11-15

The age "First Aid for S11nke Bites " explains what to do in the event of a snake bite. Read t]Je add i t ional instructions below rwd choose the section A-D to which each

instruction belongs. Write the appropriate letter in boxes 11-15 on your nnswer sheet.

Examp1e

• nevet:use a tight bandage

A11swe,r

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11.

• hel p the casua lty to si t or lie down

12.

• wea r stout shoes, wal k-socks and jeans (or sin1i1ar clothing) in areas where snakes could be presen t

13.

• pain or tigh tness in the chest or abdomen

14.

• do not try to catch the snake

15.

• swelJing of the bitten area


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SECTION 2

Questions 16-25

Rend "St11de11t Accommodatio11 nt Northside University" below n11d answer the questions that follow.

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AT NORTHSIDE UNIVERSITY Si tuated abou t 20km from the city centre, Northside University is not easy to get to by public transport However, students have several different alterna tives for accom modation on or near the Universi ty campus. firstly, the Univcrsily ha several residential colleges; Burnside College, Boronia College and Helen Turner College. Each of Lhcsc colleges provides a si ngle ru l ly furnished room wi th shared bathroom facil i ties, and mcnls. Burnsi de College is Lhe most expensive, with 1996 fees ra ngi ng from $154 $165 per week. However, each student room is equi pped with a pri va te telephone and voice-mailing facilities, and within the next few months coJlege students will have access to E-MAIL,On-Line library, INTER NET and AARNEf via a network with the Universit). Boronia College has sim ilar room facili ties but docs not offer the same com puter access. It also offers only 17 mea ls per week, compared to Burnside's 21. Fees vary from $1.+7 - $157 per week. Helen Turner College is a college exclusively for women, with simila r fee!> to Boronia College. To attend classes, students ha,·e a short wal k from lhe residential Colleges to the main Universit) campus. The Universi ty also provides 23 self-contained furnished townhouses. These townhouses ha ve either 3, 4 or 6 bedrooms each and studen t residents are expected to be studying fuJJ-timc. Rents in 1996 ranged from $54 per week for a room i n a six bedroom flat to $68.50 per week for a room in a th ree-bedroom house. Students wanting to l ive i n u n i versity housing shou ld apply to the uni versi ty housing officer i n August of Lhc previous year, as it is i n high dema nd . Smoking is banned in U niversity housi ng. Off cam pus, there are ma ny fiats, townhouses and houses for ren t in the loca l area. These can be fou nd by looking in the local newspaper under ACCOMMODATIOI\i, or by checking notices pinned up on the boards arou nd the universi ty. There are always students ad \·ertising for houscma tes and you can e\·cn add a notice of you r own to the board. However, even sharing accommodation \\ ith others can be expensi ve; tenants arc usuall) req ui red to pay a rental bond, ren t in advance, and telephone clcctricit} 'gas bills in addition to food bills. Be sure tha t you knO\.'\ what you wilJ be req ui red to pay before }ou en ter into any wri tten agreement.


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Questio1ls 16-19

Clzoose the npproprinte letter A-C and write it in boxes 16-19 011 your a11swer sheet. 16. The U niversity Residential Colleges provide A B C 17.

a place to live and regular classec; regu lar classes onl} a pl ace to live only.

Smoki ng is A B

C 18.

U niversi ly town houses are ava ilable for A B

C 19.

allowed in Uni versity housing not allowed in University housing allowed only in certain areas in Uni versily housi ng.

fu l l -time stu den ts only parl-ti me studen ts only all students.

Accom modation in Lhe area su r round ing the u niversi ly is A B

C

sca rce plentiful scarce and expensive.

Questions 20-25 Complete the followi11g sentences with infon nntion fr om the age. Write your answers in boxes 20-25 011 your answer slzeet. A student l iving in a 3-bed room University townhouse wou ld pay

(20)

_

per week for a room; in com pa rison, the chea pest accommodation available at Bu rnside College is College includes (23)

per week. The fee charged at Bu rnside

(21)

(22)

meals per week, but at Bororua College only

meals per week are included in the fee. Helen Tu rner College has

a similar fee structu re to

(24)

College, bu t only

(25)

may

live there.

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SECTION 3

Questions 26-40

Rend the pnssnge below nnd n11swer qllestions 26-40 that foLLow.

Kormilda College Section A Kormilda College is a unique school situ ated nea r Da rwin in A ustralia's Northern Territory. For 20 years, Lo 1989, Kormilda College operated as a governmen t-run, live-in school for high school Aboriginal students. In 1989 it v. as bought from the Go\'crn mcnl by two Christia n church groups and since then it has expanded enormously, to include a da) school as well as boarder<; (residential students) in Years 8-12. Although 320 pupils of the College's total nu mber are Aborigi nal students, d rawn mai nly from isolated communities across the Northern Territory, Kormilda abo has a wa iting l ist of non-Aboriginal students. Wi th a curren t enrol men t of 600, student n umbers are expected to grow lo 860 by 1999. Section B Central to the mission of the school is the encouragemen t of individ ual excellence, wh ich has resulted in programs designed especially for the student population. Special ist programs allo·w traditional Aborigi nal students,'" ho arc often second language s, to u nderstand and succeed in the mainstream cu rricu lum. A Gif ted and Talented Program, includ ing a special A boriginal and Torres Stra it Islander Tert iary Aspi ra tions prog ram, has been introdu ced, as has an Adapti ve Ed u ca tion U n i t. Moreover, in Years 11and 12, studen ts may choose to follow the stand ard Northern Territory Courses, or those of the In terna tional Baccala ureate (l.B.). Section C To provide appropriate paslora l ca re, as weJl as a suitable academ ic stru ctu re, three disti nct su b-schools have been established. • Pre-Seconda ry: For Aborigi nal and Torres Stra i t Isl ander studen ts i n Yczi rs 8-10 who a rc of second ary school age but have difficu l ties read i ng and wr i ti ng. • ed Secondary: For Aborigi nal and Torres Strait lslandcr studen ts who a rc of seconda ry school age and operating at seconda ry school yea r levels 8-12 who need specific second language literacy and n u meracy . • Second ary: For mul ti-cu l tura l Years 8-12 students. Stu dents remai n in thei r sub-schools for classes in the ma in subject areas of Engl ish, Maths, Social Education and Science. This arrangement takes into accoun t bolh cLi verse levels of literacy and the styles of learning and cultu ral understandings appropriate to tradi tional Aborigi nal second-language s. In electi ve subjects chosen by the studcnlc; - wh ich i ncl ude Indonesian, Music, Art, Drama, Science for Life, Com merce, Geograph), Modem History,'Nood work, Metal Work, Economics and Legal Studies - students mix on the basis of subject interest.

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Section D To aid the developmen t of Lhc Aborigi nal Ed ucat ion program, a specia l ist curricul u m Unit has been set u p. One of its functions is to re-package school cou rses so that they can be taught in ways that suit the studen ts. The educa tion program offered to Aboriginal students uses an approach which begi ns with the studen ts' own experiences and grad ually bu ilds bi-cu ltura l understa nd i ng. ln one cou rse, 11Tn lroduci ng Western Eu ropea n Cu ltu re Through Trad itional Story-Telling", studen ts are helped to bu ild a common base for approaching the English literature curriculum. Dravd.ng on the oral culture of trad itiona l Aborigi nal commu nitie&, they are introduced to trad itional stories of other cultu res, both oral and lv ri tten. In a founda tional Year 10 cou rse, "Theory of Lea rn ing", concepts from Aborigi nal cultu re are placed side by side with Eu ropean concepts so lhat studcnls can use their own knowledge base lo hel p bridge the cu l lu rnl d ivide. A nother project of the Un it has been the publica lion of sevcrc:i l books, the moc;t popu la r, Kormildn Capers. The idea for Kormilda Capers came abou t when it became obvious tha t there was a lack of engaging materia l for the school's teenage readers. One of the stories i n the book, "The Bul ma n Mob hi ts the Big Smoke", recou nts the adventu res of Kormild a pupils on their first \ isit to S) dncy, Canberra and the sno\>\. cou ntr). Focussing on experiences "'hich have directly affected the lives of stu dents at the College, and on ideas and issues which arc of i m media te in terest to Aboriginal students, Kor111ildn Capers has earned enthusiastic supporl within and ou tsid e the school. Questions 26-27

Complete tltc followi11x sc11te11ces witlt a NUMBER OR DATE from the pnssnRe. Write your n11swers i11 boxes 26-27 011 your answer sheet. 26.

Kormi lda College opened as a school in

27.

At lhc li me of w riti ng Lhere were al Kormilda College.

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_ non-Aboriginal stud ents


Question 28 From the list below, choose the best head ing for Section B of the reading age. Write the appropriate letter A-D in box 28 on your answer sheet. A B C D

Specialist teaching and teachers at Korm ild a College Special Programmes at Kormilda College for Aboriginal students The new look Kormilda College Program mes a t Kormilda College to pron1ote individual excellence

Questions 29-33 Thefollowing diagram shows how Kormilda College is organised .Complete the diagram using information from the text. Use NO M ORE THAN TiiREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers i11 boxes 29-33 on your answer sheet.

KORMILDA COLLEGE

Sub-schools

I Courses studied in sub-schools

l,_

--<)"'

(29)

_

(30)

_

(31 )

_

(32)

Maths Social Education

(33)



_


Questions 34-40 Read the age about Kor111ildn College and look at the statements below. In boxes 34-40 011 your answer sheet write: TRUE FALSE

NOT GIVEN 34.

if the statement is true if the statement is not true if t he i11formn tio11 is not give11 i11 the age

Kormilda College ed ucatesboth Aboriginal and non-Aborigina l studen ts.

35. Some students travel from Arnhem Land to attend Kormilda College. 36. Students must study both the lntemational Bacca lau reate and Northern Territory cou rses. 37. The Pre-Secondary School attracts the best teachers. 38. The specialist curricul um Unit adapts school courses so the students can approach them more easily. 39. There are no oral trad itional stories inWestern commu nities. 40. The school helps the students make connections between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal cu l t u res.




Q11estio11s 1-20

Questions 1-6

There are 5 ments A-E on the next page. Answer the questions below by writing the letters of the appropriate ments in boxes 1-6 on your a nswer sheet. 1.

Which ment is not for a restaura n t?

2.

yvruch TWO ments offer facilities for parties?

3.

Which restau rant states tha t it serves breakfast?

4.

Which restau ran t will give you an extra serving if you present the coupon?

5.

Which restau ran t does not offer a takeaway service?

6.

Which restaurant will bring the food you order to you r house?



A

IT'S YOUR CHOICE Buy a Burger Get the same one FREE! You are invited to enjoy a special treat at Jaspar's Macquarie Pla7..a. Simply present this coupon''ith you r next order and when you pu rchase the burger of your choice it will be our pleasure to give you another burger of the same variety absolu tely FREE! Valid only at Macquarie and ONE voucher per customer per day.

']aspar's Macquarie Plaza North Richmond Eal in or Takeaway Level 3, next to the cinema complex

Expires 9th May, ]997. Cannot be used with any other J aspar's offer.

B

T R E L L I N I S R E S T A U R A NT

c

Fine Italian Food B.Y.O Eat In - Takeaway OPEN Lunch - Dinner

BYO

and licen.;cd

J nl.,,i1tn

Now: Better Menu - Food - Service Superb Winter Dishes and Dessert

lltvbnr

DNER 7 NIGHTS • • • •

Perfect for Parties Separate party rooms and choice of set menu available For 10-80 people and value for SSS Ph:271 8600

6932258 6932260

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10% d iscount on takeaways Free home delivery (local areas only) Banquet - only $16.50 per person Separate party room (up to 90 people)

12 Oxford St. EPPING Opp. PO. Ample parking

63-65 John Street, RYDE

D

E

writers cAfe Dante Trattoria,Shop 4, Spring Centre, Soldier's Road, Neutra l Bay. Ph: 953 1212 OPEN: Sam-midnight CUISINE: Italia n influence, menu changes every four months.Breakfast includes toast,pancakes,smoked salmon, scrambled eggs,gourmet sausages and fruit; light meals and lunch menu includes pasta,salad,crepes,seafood, soups,focaccia, burgers,desserts. PRICES: Breakfast $4.50 - $8.90 Lunch $6.90 - $13.90

VEG ETAR IAN COOKING CLASSES Are you looking for some healthy alternatives to your menu? our creative and nu tritious three week program conducted by qu alified professionals, includ ing delicious tastings and demonstrations. Starting Wednesday May 10

at 7.15 pm. Centre for Health Management

ATMOSP HERE: Relaxed and quiet. Patrons can dine inside or out.

SYDNEY DAY HOSPITA L BOOK NOW 748 9696

CREDIT CARDS: Yes



Questions 7-12

Tilefollowing text is n series of general instructions for using a nJicrowave oven. Part of eac11 instruction is underli11ed . l11 boxes 7-12 on your allswer sheet write: E R

if the underlined section gives an EX AMPLE of tile instruction if the underlined section gives a RE ASON for t'1e instruction if the underlined section is a CORRECT PROC E DU RE .

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF YOUR MICROWAVE

Example "" \0::not bojlin fh'flhell (unls otherwise statetl). ssure wtf-bu:ild up'W'.td the eggs will expl6Qe.

', Anstuer' , "

R

7.

Whilst heating liqu ids which contain air (e.g. m ilk or milk based fl uids),stir several ti mes during hea ting to avoid spillage of the l iqu id from the container.

8.

Potatoes, apples, egg yolks, whole squash and sausages are all foods with non-porous skins. This type of food must be pierced before cookin& to prevent bu rsting.

9.

Do not dry clothes or other materials in the oven. They may catch on fire.

10. Do not cook food directly on glass oven tray unless indica ted in recipes.Food should be placed in a suitable cooking uten sil. 11.

Do not hit control . Damage to controls may occur.

12. Clean the oven, the door and the seals with water and a mild detergen t at regular intervals.Never use an abrasive cleaner that may scratch the surfaces around the door.



Questions 13-20 Read tlze "Guided Walks and Nahtre Activities" infor111atio11 below, and answer Questions 13-20.

Kuringai Chase National Park Guided Walks and Nature Activities SUNDAY MAY 7

EASY

Early Morning Stroll in Upper Lane Cove Valley

with birdsong. Round trip:4 hours

Poetry around a mid-winter campfire

MEDIUM

Share your favourite poem or one of your own with a group around a gently crackling fire. Billy tea and damper to follow. Dress up warmly. Bring a mug and a rug (or a chair). Cost $4.00 per person.

Possum Prowl

Duration: 2.5 hours

Meet 7.30 pm at Seaforth Oval carpark. Enjoy the peace of the bush at night. Lovely water views. Bring torch and wear non-slip shoes as some rock clambering involved. Coffee and biscuits supplied.

SUNDAY JUNE 25

Duration: 2 hours SUNDAY JUNE 4

EASY

Meet 7.00 pm Kalkaari Visitor Centre.

Meet at 7.30 am at the end of Day Rd, Cheltenham while the bush is alive

FRIDAY MAY 12

FRIDAY JUNE 16

HARD

Bairne I Basin Track Meet 9.30 am Track #8,West Head Road. Magnificent Pittwater views. Visit Beechwood cottage. Bring lunch and drink. Some steep sections. Reasonable fitness required.

EASY

Morning Walk at Mitchell Parle Meet 8.30 am entrance to Mitchell Park, Mitchell Park Rd, Cattai for a pleasant walk wandering through rainforest, river flats and dry forest to swampland. Binoculars a must to bring as many birds live here. Finish with morning tea. Duration:3 hours.

GRADING EASY

suitable for ALL fitness levels

MEDIUM

for those who PER\00\CALL'< exercise

HARD

only if you REGULARLY exercise

Duration: approx. 6 hours.




Questions 13-20

Below is a chart containing some of tlze Kuringai Chase Park Nature Activities. Fill in the blanks using infonnatioll fr om f he brochure "Guided Walks and Nahtre Activities". Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS in boxes 13-20 Oil your answer sheet. ACTIVITY

WHAT IS SUPPLIED

WHAT TO BRING / WEAR

CHIEF ATTRACTION

EARLY MORNING STROLL

_(1 3)_

MORNING WALK

varied landscape, birds

POETRY

_ (1 7)_

_ (1 4)_

warm clothes, mug rug I chair, poem

_(1 5)_

_ (1 8)_

coffee, biscuits

_(1 6)_

_( 1 9)_


peace, _(20)_


SECTION 2

Quest ions 21-31

Below nre tl1e course descriptions for five courses offered by a local co1mnu11ity college. Read tile descriptiom; mid answer questions 21-31 .

Community College Courses COURSE A If you have no previous experience with compu ters, or you have some ga pe; in your know ledge of the ba<.ics, then this is an appropriate cou rse for }OU. This cou rse will give you a thorough groundi ng in the fundamental concepts of com pu ti ng com mon to all compu ters. Itis a practical "hands on" cou rse that looks at how a com pu ter opcrCltes and how the programs work. Usi ng three of the most widel y used programs in busi ness, you will lea rn the basics of word processing, spreadsheets and databases. By the completion of the cou rse you will be prod ucti\'e al a basic level and competent to progress to the elementary level of an} of the specialised programs. No previous compu ter skills assu med. 2 days

Fcc:$279 25045 Wed /Th u rs 12, 13 April 9.15 am-5.15 pm 25006 fues/ Wed 30, 31 May 9.15 am-5.15 pm COURSE B J n dealing with your customers you are in a posi tion of great importa nce. Your abilities di rectly in fluence the company's bottom line. This cou rse will look ut wClys lo revi tal ise the customer skills you al ready have and add many more. Lea rn ways lo i m prove you r com mun ication with customers, at all levels; techn iq ues to use wi th diff icult customers, how to confiden tly hand le com pl ai nts and kee p you r cool i n stressfu l situations. Most i mportantly, you will learn to bu ild good will a nd lrust with you r customers. Cou rse notes, lu nch and refresh mcn ls provi ded . Joshua Smi lh Fee: $145 25026 Sal 20 May 9.00 a m-4.00 pm COURSE C Every thi ng you need to know before purchasing or sla rti ng a coffee shop, tearooms or small restau rant. A usef ul course for all aspiring owners, managers, and employees of these small businesses to assist them in ensu ring they don't ma ke expensive mistakes and that their customer<> return agai n and agui n ... Bring lunch. '\lotes and ma nual available (if required ) for 5>25 from Tu tor. Sa rah Bridge rce: $5'; (no concec;sion) 25252 Sat 6 Ma} 10.00 a m- 3.00 pm


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COURSE D This course covers three areas of business communication:

• Interpersonal Communication • Telephone Skills • Business Wri ti ng Skills Leaming Outcomes: At the end of the course participants will be able to effectively: Pla n and wri te workplace documents in plain English; gather, record and convey i nformation using the telephone and in a face-to-face situation; interact with clients with in and external to the workplace abou t routine matters using the telephone and face-to-face . An excellen t cou rse for those entering or retu rning to the workf orce. A Statement of Competency is issued if the assessmen t req ui remen ts are successf ully completed. Doug]ass McDou gall Fee:$135 25021Wed 3 May-2J June 7.00-9.00 pm COURSE E Are you ha ting work, wa nti ng a different job, needing a change or wanti ng a promotion? Co1ne along to a new tvvo day program for women. We will explore your work goals and what holds you back, your fears in a work environmen t and how you handle them, your image and wha t it says to others, your communication style and what it says. You will develop more confidence to make changes, get clearer about what you want and have the cou rage to act. Itis a relaxed, informative and fun workshop with lots of practical tips!

Sophie Bradley Fee $199 25036 Su n 18,25 J une 9.30 arn-4.30 pm



Questions 21-25 Choose tile ti/ le whiclt best fits each course and write the number I to I X in boxes 21-25 on your answer sheet. Note: tltere are more titles than you ·will need . I. II.

MA AGING EXPANSION IN YOUR RESTAURANT MAKING CAREER CHANGES FOR WOME III. EFFECTIVE WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION IV. EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVJCE V. ADVANCED COMPUTING SKILLS VI. COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY VIL INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SKILLS VIII. RESTA URANT MANAGEMENT FOR NON-MANAGE RS IX. BUSINESS WRJTING COURSE

Course A:

(21)

Course B:

(22)

Course C:

(23)

Cou rse D:

(24)

Course E:

(25)

Questions 26-30 From the information about the courses, answer Questions 26-30 lnj writ ing the appro priate LETTER OR LETTERS A-E in boxes 26-30 on your answer sheet. 26.

Which course is not specifically related to people'sjobs?

27.

ln which course arc men not invited to pa rtidpate?

28.

Whi ch TWO cou rses have course notes to go with them?

29.

Which course will deaJ with writing skills?

30.

Which cou rse is on at nigh t?




Question 31

Three of tlte courses speci fically cover the same subject. Choose the subject from tlze list below and write its name in box 31 on your answer sheet. Writi ng skills Computers Commu nication Fina nce Work goals Ma nagement

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SECTION 3

Questions 32-42

Great Inventions There arc some things we use every day. Can you imagine a world withou t zippers to fasten clothing? Have you ever wondered abou t the layou t of the keyboa rd of a ty pewr i ter, v. hich we see every day on the compu ter? These are just two of the many inven tions which have made ou r lives easier. Maybe that's why ""c don't th i n k abou t them very much! The Zipper \.Yhatever did ""'c do before the invention of the zipper? In 1893 the world's first 7ipper was produced in Chicago. Allhough the i n ventor cla imed tha t i t was a reliable fastening for clothing, this was not the case. The Chicago zipper sprang open'vithout warning, or jam med shut, and i t swif tly lost populari ty. Twen ty yea rs later a Swed ish-born engineer called Sundback solved the problem. He a ttached tiny cups to the backs of the interlocki ng teeth, and this mean t tha t the teeth cou ld be enmeshed more firmly and reliably. Al first i:ippers were made of metal. They were heavy, and i f they got stuck it was d ifficult to free them. Then came nylon zippers which were lighter and easier to use, and had smaller teeth. The fashion ind ustry l iked the neV\ zippers far better because they did not distort the line of the garment or weigh down ligh t fabrics. They \Vere also easier for the machinists to fit into the garmen t.

Meanwhile a new fasten i ng agent made its appea rance at the end of Lhe hven tieth centu ry: vclcro. Velcro is another produ ct made from nylon. Nylon is a very tough synthetic fibre first d eveloped in the 1930s, and bea ri ng a na me lo remind the hearer of the two pl aces where it was developed: N Y for New York and LON for London. Velcro is made wi th very small nylon hooks on one side of Lhc fastening whi ch catch tin y looped whiskers on the other side of the fasten i ng. I t is st ron g and d u rn blc. Velcro is used on clothing, luggage and footwear. IL is q u ick and easy to fasten and u nfasten, and has ta ken a large part of the zipper's share of the market. 1t is also used in ways a zipper cannot be used - for instance as an easil y changed fastening on plaster casts, and to hol d furn ishi ng fabrics in position.

The Typewri ter and the Keyboard The keyboa rd of the modern typewriter is laid out i n a most odd fashion. Why wou Id anyone place the letters on the left side of the top row of the keyboard in the order Q W E R 1Y? The answer is simple: to slow the typist down. But first, let's consider the history of the typewriter itself.

70 Reading Pract1Ce Test 2

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Jn the 1860's a newspa per ed i tor called Christopher Sholes l i ved i n Mi l waukee, USA. Sholes i nven ted the first of the modern typewriters, althou gh there had been patents for typewriter-like machines as early as 1714, when Queen Anne of England gran ted a paten t to a man called Henry Mill for a machi ne which would make marks on paper "so neat and exact as not to be dislingu ishcd from print". In1829, across the A tl an ti c in Detroit USA,William A ustin Burt took ou t a patent on a typewri ter-li ke machine, four years before the French i n ven tor Xavier Projean prod uced his machine designed to record '\Vords at a speed comparabl e to someone w ri ting wi th a pen. So the typew ri ter was not a new idea, although there had not been a successful realisation of the idea before Christopher Sholes' machine. His typew riter became very popu la r, and soon people learned to type very quickly - so qu ickly, in fact, tha t the keys became tangled. On manual typewriters the cha racters were set on the end of ba rs w hich rose to strike the paper when the key was pressed. ln the first models, the keys were set alphabetically.When a quick typist tapped out a word like federal, it was very likely the adjacent e and d keys wou ld become entangled. Sholes therefore set abou t finding "'Tays to slow the typist down. He looked for the letters which were most often used in English, and then placed them far away from each other. For insta nce, q and u, which are almost al ways used together in Engl ish, arc sepa ra ted by five intervening letters.The pla n \l\.Orked, and the typist was slowed down a l ittle. When corn pu lcrs ca me i n to use in the latter part of the twen tielh cen tu ry it was suggested tha t the keyboard should be rationalised. After all, there was no longer any need to avoid cl ashing manual typewriter keys. One new boa rd induded keys which prod uced l cltcrs which frequently occur together in Engli sh, l ike ing and th and ed, so lhc word tlr iHg wou ld take two strokes to wri te i nstead of five. Although this mad e pcrfccl sense, people fou nd it very ha rd to learn lo u se a new keyboard, and the idea was d ropped. ft is u nlikely that the keyboa rd wi ll ever be changed: as we approach lhc Lw cn ty-first century the voice-acti vated com putc1 already in an advanced state of development, is becoming more and more accessible. lL is very likely lhal we will soon have machines which take dicta tion as we speak to them, and the keyboa rd w ill be u sed for corrections.



Questions 32-37

From the informatio11 in the read ing age, classiftJ tile following events as occurring: A - before the nineteenth cen lury B - during the nineteenth century C - in the first hall of the twentieth century OR D - at the end of the twentieth centu ry

Write the ap propriat e letters A-D i11 boxes 32-37 on your answer sheet. 32.

Sundback' s zipper

33.

the development of nylon

34.

the development of velcro

35.

the development of Lhe fust typewri ter-like machi ne

36.

the first appearance of Sholes' typewriter

37. the development of the voice-activated com puter Questio11s 38-42

Read the age about Great Inventions a11d look at tlze statements below. In boxes 38-42 on your aJLswer sheet write TRUE FALSE NOT GIVEN

if the statement is true if the statement is not true if the information is not given in the age

38. The first zi pper was successful as a fastener. 39.

Nylon was used a lot during the Second World War, 1939-1945.

40. The first typewriter' s keyboard was different to the modem keyboard. 41.

The keys of Sholes' first machine were likely to ja m.

42.

New compu ters will use the rationalised keyboard.





Questions 1-14

Questions 1-3

Use i11formnti o11 in the description below to answer Questions 1 to 3. Write your answer in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet.

Morpeth is today a small town about two hours' drive north of Sydney.The town of Morpeth grew from an original 2000 acres of land given to an English army officer, Lieutenant Edward Close (1790-1866), in 1821. During the 1830s and 1840s Morpeth became a major river port, due to its favourable location. Produce, hides and timber were brought to Morpeth from inland New South Wales and shipped down the Hunter river to the coast and then to Sydney . However, in 1870 a railway line reached the town, and the importance of river shipping began to decline. Today, Morpeth,with its beautiful old buildings,is a popular tourist destination.

1.

When \Vas Lieutenant Close given the land on which Morpeth grew?

2.

On what river is Mor peth situated?

3.

When did trains first get to Morpeth?



Questions 4-7

There are four ments on the next page for places to stay 11ear M orpeth. Answer the questions below by writing the letters of the appropriate nd vertisen1ents in boxes 4-7 011 your answer sheet . 4.

Which TWO places to stay have restauran ts?

5.

Which place claims to offer the cheapest rate?

6.

For more information, to which place can you telephone free of charge?

7.

At which place can the guests cook their own food?




WHERE TO STAY

Accommodation

B

A

Siesta Motel

Country Comfort Inn, Hunter Valley

''Spend a night - not a fortune" Tha t's the Budget Motel chain motto. The Siesta Motel, rated 3-star, is conveniently placed at the gateway to the winery district and nearby to the historic towns of Morpeth and Wollombi. The family-owned and operated Siesta offers airconditioned comfort and a friendly atmosphere. A free light breakfast is delivered to your suite and excellent meals are available at the Maitland City Bowling Club next door. Quality of accommodation is assured and the tariff is the lowest in the district.

The Country Comfort Inn, Hunter Valley, is a beau ti fu11.y restored 125-year-old building just 20 minutes from the vineyards. Formerly an orphanage, the Inn is set on 10acres of landscaped gardens complete with pool, sau na, tennis cou rt, spa, gym, billiard room, guest lounge, fireplace, cocktail bar, and two restaurants. Special packages available.

258 New England Highway, Maitland. Phone (049) 32 83 22

New England Highway, Maitland.

Call toll free 1800 065 064 or (049) 32 52 88

c Endeavour East Maitland Motel 28 modern, comfortable 3-star units which open onto the swimming pool and barbeque area. All units fea ture TV and videos, airconditioning, 2 with spas. Fully licensed restaurant wi th cocktail bar and lounge is open 7 nights. Close to all amenities.

D Eskdale Country Cottages Rustic cottages secluded amongst gum trees provide quietness and privacy on 200 acres. The cottages are located on the historic beef cattle property, "Eskdale", nestled in the Williams Valley. Each cottage is completely self-contained having 2 bedrooms, full kitchen facilities, and sitting rooms with TV and video, and offers comfortable rural accommodation to those who enjoy the delights of the country yet still retain access to the city. Situa ted close to the towns of Morpeth, Maitland, Port Stephens & rainforests around Dungog .

Nelson Plains Road, Seaham NSW 2324. Phone (049) 88 62 07, 88 62 09 Fax (049) 88 62 09

New England Highway, East Maitland. Phone (049) 33 54 88




Questions 8-14 Read the descriptio11 below of the toum of M orpeth and answer the quest io11s that follaw. The best way to see Morpeth is to take the Morpeth Heritage Walk. This covers abou t three ki lometres, and takes visitors past many beau tifu l h istorical buildings. Starling at foig Tree I t ill, which has picnic facilities, stroll past the Surgeon's Cottage, bu ilt in 1845, formerly home of the local doctor, now shops. From there you will come to Vlorpeth Bridge, erected in 1870, which replaced a ferry boat. Opposite it on the right is the Courlhouse, still in use today. Continue your walk past the historic Railway Station, then tu rn into George Street. Stroll past gracious houses until you come to the Church of the Immaculate Conception on your right, built of bricks made in Gosford. Continuing up George Street, you come to the shopping district; browse through the shops or stop for refreshment. Your tour of Morpeth \.vi ii fi nish at magnificen t Closebourne I l ou, bu ilt in 1826 by Lieutenant Edward Close. Tourist attractions

------

.. -

Fig Tree Hill Ferry Boat George Street Gosford Church of the Immaculate Concept on F Closebourne House G Morpeth Bridge H shopping district I Surgeon's Cottage J Railway Station K Courthouse

A B C D E

- ..- .. - - ..- ..III..- ...... s

Using informat ion from the text,fill in the names of the numbered tourist att rnctions on the map. Write yo11 r answers in boxes 8-14 on your answer sheet. The first one has been done for you ns an exarnp le. Note: t here are more names fhnn you will need .

[- : xai 8.

[!] =

9.

[!] =

10.

@] =

11.

-=

12.

=

13. 14.

d

,- I

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SECTION 2

Questions 15-27

Read the information about the Numeracy Centre below, and answer Questions 15-27.

Many business and marketing courses require a knowledge of introductory statistics, c01nputing or mathem.atics. If you feel inadequately prepared for your course, you can get help from the Numeracy Centre, which offers FREE elen1entary help inn1aths and statistics. Grab a timetable from the Centre and drop in when it suits you.

COURSE A The first course available to students is a Revision Course in Basic Maths. This 3-hour lecture will review mathematical concepts necessary for elementary statistics, such as fractions, area and percentages up to a Year 8 level of mathematics. Itis not necessary to book, so feel free to drop in. This session is FREE! COURSE B For those students doing marketing cou rses, and other courses requiring statistical analysis, there is the Bridging Course in Statistics for Marketing. This three-day course introduces ideas in elementary statistics to provide a starting point for further developments in statistical skills later on inother courses.The course is run in sessions of three hours, in the form of a one-hour lecture followed by a two-hour tutorial. Examples will be drawn from the reference books listed. The tutorials will be interactive where possible (eg. drawing random samples fron1 the population of numbered cards in class) wi th hands-on experience of data manipulation using MINITAB on a bank of PCs. COURSE C Statistics for the Practitioner is slightly different to the previous course, which must be co1npleted before this course. Thi s course is largely non-mathematical. Itwill instead concentrate on the interpretation and application of statistics rather than on computation. The statistical package MINITAB w.ill be used as a teaching tool. This course will be con ducted over two days in the form of workshops and srna11 group discussions, with a strong emphasis on hands-on experience of data manipulation using computers. COURSE D A further course of interest to many students is English for Computer Studies. Students with English as their second language who will be needing elemen tary computing for their courses are encouraged to enrol in this 8-hour course. Stu.dents will learn through workshops giving hands-on experience. The cost of the course is $15 which indudes notes and refreshments.



Questions 15-22 Below is a chart summarising information about the Numeracy Centre courses. Comple te the required details using information from the age. Writeyour answers in boxes 15-22 011 your answer sheet.

I

Course

Cost

Number of hours I days

A

_(1 5)_

3 hours

None

_ (1 6)_

_ (1 7)_

None

lecture and

B

Name of previous Teaching Method studies required

hours

c

2 days

--(18)-_ (1 9)_

_(20)_

and smaJJ groups

D

_.(21 )_

8 hours

None

_( 22) _

Questions 23-27 Courses A to D are each aimed at helping a specific group of shtdents. Below is a List of different students .M atch the stude1Lts to the course that would help them most. f n boxes 23-27 on your answer sheet write the letter A,B, C or D for the number of the course, or N if there is no course available for the student 's need s. 23.

Narelle, from Taiwan, has to use a com puter to do assignments in her business studies classes.

24.

Joe, who left high school 10 years ago, wants to brush up on his maths before he starts his stu dies for the year.

25.

Jenny needs an advanced cou rse on computer graphics for her studies in Graphic Design.

26.

Geoff, who has to read many articles containing statistics, needs to know how to interpret and apply the facts and figures.

27.

Bob needs to know how to perform some of the basic statistic eq uations for the assignments in his business cou rse.



SECTION 3

Questions 28-40

Read the age below and answer Questions 28-40 that follow.

Business Pl What is a Business plan ? It is probably best described as a summary and evaluation of your business idea, in wri ti ng. Preparation of a business plan is the first and most im portant task for the business starter.The plan should include details concerning the industry in which you operate, your product or service, marketing, production, personnel and financial strategies.

What purpose does it serve? A business plan allows you to think through all the factors of a business, and to solve potential problems before you come to them. It will identi fy strengths and wea knesses and hel p to assess whether the busi ness can succeed. Itis a blueprin t for starting, ma i n ta i ni ng or ex panding a busi ness. It is a \'\ orking plan to use in comparing your achievements to the goals you set. lt should provide information req u ired by financial institu tions when finance is c;ought. How to produce a Business plan

Step 1: Collect 111/ormation Gather as much relevan t informa tion as possible concerning the ind u stry in which you intend to operate (the number of businesses already opera ting, the size of thei r opera tions, where they are located ). Use books, ind ustry associa tions, and existing business owners to help you . Collect all possi ble i nforma tion regarding the market / s you are aim i ng for (who buys, why do they bu y, what are the key features the custom er l ooks for). Lea rn all you can abou t the produ ct/ s or services you in tend to produce, distribu te or offer.

Step 2: Anal ysis Read over all the material you have collected and decide what is releva nt to you r business idea. You may have to modify your idea depending on wha l your research shows. The key q uestion to ask is: "Ca n you design a business that will earn enou gh to cover costs a nd pay a wage and reasonable profit to you as proprietor?" When Steps 1 and 2 arc com pleted, you shou ld have decided if there is a market for you r prod u ct or service which is large enough and sufficien tly accessi ble to make your ne" business financially worthwhile. Now you are ready to commit you r plan to paper.


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Step 3: Strategy Formulation Decide how the busi ness will operate. You should describe how the business will be n1anaged, and the staff and organisational structure that will be in place. Diagrams may be useful to show how these areas will work. Don't forget to incl ude the areas of responsibility for each member of staff. This is especially importan t if some of your staff will be family . There are three further parts that go together to make a co.m.prehensive business plan: • A Marketing plan, which includ es location, method of selling, packaging, pricing and so on. In all these areas you must be aware of consumer trends to make sure that your business does not become outdated or irrelevan t. • An Operational plan, which describes the day-to-day running of the business. You should include supply sources, cost and quantities of materials, processes, equipment and methods of extending the services or products offered. • A Financial plan, which is a master budget for the operation and includes: - cash flow forecast - balance sheet - profit and loss statement - sources of finance - sales forecast and target. The financial aspects of the plan are most important and you should develop or access financial skills to make sure this part of your plan is accurate and realistic. Don't forget set-up costs and the money needed to see you through an initial period of low cash flow when calculating your first year's budget. Update your Business plan Nothing remains constant in business; circumstances change, markets change, fashions change, methods change. From time to time you m ust check your sources of information and reassess your business pla n. What is relevant when you start i.s not necessarily so in five years' time. You 1nay also need to revise targets and budgets if external factors (such as interest rates) vary. Keep your information up-to-date and be prepared to change as circumstances demand. A business plan should be thought of as flexible, not fixed. If you use these steps to develop a business plan1 changing it according to circumstances, you will be well on the way to a successf ul business.




Questions 28-34

Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in the age "Business Planning?" Tn boxes 28-34 011 your answer sheet write

YES NO NOT GIVEN

if the statemen t agrees with the writer if the statement does not agree with the writer if there is no information about this i11 the age

28.

A business plan m ust be written down.

29.

Creating a busi ness pla n is only necessary for a new business.

30. A business plan should include a diagram of your proposed office or shop layou t. 31.

A busi ness should generate enou gh money to pay salaries, and some profit to the owner.

32.

The roles of family inthe business must be dearly defined in the bu siness plan.

33.

You shoul d expect not to earn much money in the first year.

34. Once a business plan is finished, no further changes will need to be made to it.

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Questions 35-40

The text describes how to mnke a business plnn. Choose the correct word or phrase fr om the box to complete the follow ing flow chart of how to make a busi11ess plnn. Write its letter in boxes 35-40 on your answer sheet.

(35)

_

Sources:books, industry associations.other people

Analyse Information Ask:

(36)---

(37) _ Areas to describe:

•

(38)

• Marketing •

(39)

• Finance

(40)

A B C D E F G

H I

J

_

Advertising Keep your business up-to-date Find in formation Create a sample product Find a good location Organisational structure Can 1find good staff? Opera tions Crea te your business plan Can my business 1nake enough money?




Questions 1-13

Questions 1-3

There are 6 office messages A-F on tlze next page. Answer Questions 1-3 lnj writing the appropriate letter A-F in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet. 1.

Which message changes the time and place of a meeti ng?

2.

Which message is probably personaJ?

3.

Which message is from a company which is trying to sell something?

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B

A

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INTEROFFICE MEMO Meeting in the boa rd room on Friday, J uly 10 at 10 am has been changed to Monday, Ju ly 13. Same time, same place .

ifjd«

lfftJ>.s> h-e1" at h-olffe.

Please bring the notes of the previous meeting.

c You are invited to a demonstration of our new audio-visual office products

at 10 Barry Avenue Queenstown 5 pm,July 28. RSVP. Refreshments wfl/ be served.

E

Please note: 10.30 12,30 July 27 Websters Trading Company meeting, 30 Ba rrow Street.

12 Uo1tM R()arl D

MEMO TO: C. Gates Please confirm your fligh ts \vi.th Qantas. We have you booked to depart August 21at 10 am and to return a week later, arriving August 28 at 7 pm. The company will pay all expenses of this trip.

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F

MEMO TO: C. Gates Check amendments to the Li ng Kee conlracl. Do we really wan t to offer 10%? Please see me this morning at 10 i n my office.

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Questions 4-13

Rend tire Dnily Work Record form below. It records n week's work btj Ama11dn Lee, n te111pornry typist, who ltns been sent on a job by her employer, j & B Offic e Temps Pty Ltd . Some sections of the Daily Work Record fon11 are marked ·with the letters A-0 .

rzt

J & B Office Temps pty Ltd

Level4,356 Elizabeth Street, Elswick Telephone 390 5647 Facsimile 390 7733

Temporary Office Staff - no job too small

DAILY WORK RECORD COMPANY DETAILS

EMPLOYEE DETAILS Name:(BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)

Reporting to:

B

Kate Shea Office Removaflsts Pty Ltd 21 West Street

D

m Cl

D D

D

Week ending'.

1411 I 96

Sunday

Box Hill DAY

DATE

START

FINISH

(LESS) BREAK

TOTAL

MONDAY

811196

9:00

5:15

:45

7:30

TUESDAY

911196

8:30

5:00

:30

8:00

WEDNESDAY

10 I 1 I 96

8:45

5:30

:15

8:30

THURSDAY

11 11196

9:15

5:45

1:00

7:30

FRIDAY

9:00

5:00

:30

7:30

SATURDAY

12 I 1 I 96 131II 96

SUNDAY

14 I 1 I 96

-

: TOTAL

CLIENT SIGNATURE

l!I

m

AMANDA LEE

39:00

13

ASSIGNME NT DETAILS

Please sign and also print name

PLEASE TICK

(BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE)

Comp leted

t'ate cfiea

0

Continu ing

"7f

J & B TEMP SIGNATURE

K ATE SHEA Icrtofy that tht
Icertify that tht' above hour 1nclu worked.

m

INSTRUCTIONS 1 Complete this Dally Work Record using the format hh:mm (nine-fifteen in the morning "' 9.15 am). If you do not use this format your hours may not be entered properly and your pay may be delayed. Work to the nearest 15 minutes. 2. Sign the completed Daily Work Record as a correct record of your hours worked 3 When you have completed the Work Record.ask your Supervisor to check and sign. Your pay will not be processed untilthis 1s done. 4 Make a copy of the Daily Work Record for your own records. 5 Fax the Work Record bad.to J & B Pty Ltd • on 390 nJJ, by 10 00 am Monday.

TO PROCESS YOUR PAY WE REQUIRE: Your bank details to be completed on the enc:osed Banking Form

DETAILS REQUI RED ARE: Bank Code (BSB). Number. Name A completed Employment Declaration Form including

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your Tax NU'noer. to ensur e yo:.i are taxed cor•ec'.'y Tax Certificates are sent out al the end of the '1nanc1al year to your home address


Questions 4-7

Using tlte i11for111ntioll i11 flze daily work record form a11d tlzc i11structio11s, anszver the questions be/010 by writ i11g the Letter of the appropriate section A lo 0 in boxes 4-7 011 your answer c;heet. 4.

Which section has the address of the company to "-hich Amanda has been sent?

5.

Which daily lime record sho""·s the longest working day?

6.

Which daily lime record shm-.rs the longest break?

7.

In which section did Amanda indicate whether the job is still going on?

Questions 8-12

Using NO M ORE THAN THREE WORDS, answer the followh1g questions. Write your answers in boxes 8-12 on your answer sheet. 8.

Whal formal must be used to record the hou rs worked?

9.

Whal shou ld employees copy for thei r own records?

10.

Who m usl check and sign the work record before pay men t will be processed?

11.

Wha t day m ust the work record be received?

12.

What mu sl be w ritten on the Employment Dec\aralion form?

Question 13 UsiJ1g NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS, comp lete the fo llowiHR sentence. Write

your aH swcr ill l.Jox 13 on yott r a nswer sheet. 13. Ta x ccrli fi ca tcs arc sent to ---

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SECTION 2

Questions 14-27

Here and on the next page are several ages giving illformatiou for overseas stL1de11ts at tile Language and Culture Center in Houston in the USA. Informationfo st¥dents at the Language and Culture Centet Student information

Campus Activities LCC students can enjoy many sports at the u ni versity. You will find tennis and hand ball courts, gymnasiums, and indoor and outdoor swi mmi ng pools. At the Un iversi ty Center (UC), you can play pool or table tennis. LCC studen t tea ms compete in universi ty in tra mu ral sports. The LCC has one of the best soccer teams on cam pus! Please sign up and play. You can also sec films and plays, attend lectures, and go to concerts on campus. There are ma ny international clubs where you can meet other students &om yoUI home country. Emergencies

Weather Emergency If the Un iversi ty ofITouston closes because of emergency weather conditions, the LCC wi ll also close. ln the event of an emergency, all LCC studen ts arc advised to listen to major radio or television stations for announcements rega rd ing cancellation of classes or the closing of the cam pus. Teacher Emergency Al ways wail i n the classroom 15 minutes for you r teacher. If the teacher does nol come after 15 m i n utes, you may leave. Please go to your next schedu led class on time. Wiflrdrnwing from the LCC You may wi thd raw from Lhc LCC if you have a medical emergency, a fa mil y emergency, or if you wish lo return to yoUI home cou n try. If you withdraw for one of these reasons, you may receive a pa rtial refu nd of you r tui tion. The LCC cannot ref u nd you r a pplica tion fee, contract fee, insu rance fee, or late registra tion fee. A tui tion refund must be a pproved by the director and will be given according to the following schedu le: Time of Wi thd rawal Registration "' eek First week of classes Second week of classes Third week and after

Amount of Refund 90''o 75% SO"ti No refund

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Health Care If you arc ill,see a d octor at the University Health Cenlcr first. LCC students can visi t a doctor at the Hea l th Cen ter. Medici nes are available through the pharmacy. You shou ld use the Heal th Center as often as you need to. The Heal th Cen ter is located behi nd the Student Service Center. For some heal th problems, you may need to see an outside doctor.The I Icalth Center can hel p you find one. There are many clinics in Houston for mi nor emergencies. Some of them are open 24 hou rs a day. For big emergencies there are good hospi tals in Houston. All LCC studen ts must have hea1th insurance. You must buy heal th insu rance through the LCC u nless you have proof of another heal th insurance plan or fina ncial responsibili ty for at least $50,000. LCC policies

Attendance and Academic Progress The best way to lea rn English is to come to class regularly and to do you r homework. If you miss several days of classes, for any reason, you cannot keep up with the other students. The Language and Cu l ture Cen ter is a serious academi c progra m i n intensive English and wanl& all of its studen ts to succeed. Therefore, studen ts are expected to attend all classes regula rly, do all classroom assignments, meet all class requ irements, and make academic progress. Students who do not meet these sta ndards may be placed on academ ic proba tion. Students placed on academic proba tion will meet with Lheir lcachcr(s) and with either or both the associate d irector and foreign student advisor. Students will be informed in writi ng of the and length of their probation. Students who ha ve 30 hou rs of absencesare in danger of being placed on academic probation. Students failing to meet the of thei r probation will be term i na ted from the LCC for the remai nder of the sem.ester. Th is will also .likely resu lt i n Joss of stu dent status with the US Immigration and .Natu raliza tion Service. Students who have 50 hou rs of absences will nol receive a Certifica te of Successful Com plet ion and will be term inated from the prog ram. If a sludent is absent for ten consecu tive days wi lh no expla nation, the stu dent will be termina ted au tomatically from the program.



Questions 14-20 Complete the se11tences below with words taken fr om "I11formntioJL for StTtdents at the Lnngunge n11d Culture Center" 011 the previous pages. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 14-20 on your a11swer sheet. 14.

ln the UC stu den ts can play

15.

You can meet studen ts from your own country at

_ 16.

or

_

You shou ld go fi rst to the

if you are sick. 17. -· --must be held by every student. 18.

Cancella tion of classes due to ----is announced on radio and television .

19.

1f your teacher is la te you should wait for

20.

If you wi thd raw in the second week of classes you may recei ve _ of you r tu ition fees.

_



Questions 21-27

Comp lete the following flow-charts of actions and their consequences by choosing the appropriate consequence from the list in the box, and writing its Letter in boxes 21-27 on your answer sheet. N.B. You may use any consequence more than once.

A

terminated from the program

B

may lose student status with US Immigration and N aturalization Service

C

receives advice and counselling

D

may be put on academic probation

Student frequently fails to complete homework

(21)

_

(22)

Student does not respond to letter announci ng academic probation

(23)

_

(24)___

_

(27)

Student is absent for 30 hours

Student is absent for 50 hours


___(25)

(26)

_

_

_

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SECTION 3

Questions 28-41

Rend the age below and nnswer the questions that fo flow.

A.

Every autumn, when recruitment of new graduates and school leavers begins, major cities in Japan are flooded wi th students hunting for a job. Wearing suits for the first time, they run from one interview to another. The season is crucial for many students, as their whole lives may be determined during this period.

B.

Ln Japan, lifetime employment is commonly practised by large com panies.

While people working in small com panies and those working for subcon tractors do not in general enjoy the advantages conferred by Lhe la rge companies, there is a general expecta tion tha t employees will in facl remain more or less perma nently in the sam.e job. C.

Unlike in n1any Western countrieswhere com panies employ people whose skills can be effective immediately,J apanese companies select applicants with potential who can be trained to become suitable employees.For thisreason, recruiting employees is an important exercise for companies, as they invest a lot of time and money in training new staff. This is basically true bolh for factory V\70rkers and for professionals. Professionals who have studied subjects which are of immediate use in the workplace, such as industrial engineers, are very often placed in factories and transferred from one section to another. By gaining experience in several differen t areas and by working in close with workers, the engineers are believed,in the long run, to become more effective of the company. Workers too feel more involved by workin g with professiona ls and by bejng allowed to voice their opinions. Loyal ty is believed to be cultivated in this type of egalitarian working environment.

D.

Because of this system of tra i ning employees to be all-roun ders, mobility between companies is low. Wages are set according to educational background or initial field of employment, ordinary graduates being employed in istration, engineers in engineering and design departments and so on. Both promotions and wage increases tend to be tied to seniority, though some differences may arise later on as a result of ability and business performance. Wages are paid mon th Iand the net sum, after lhe deduction of tax, is usually paid directly into a bank . As well as salary, a bonus is usually paid twice a year.This isa custom that dates back to the time when employers gave special allowancesso that employees could properly celebrate bon, a Buddhist festival held in mid-July ill Tokyo, bu t on other dates i n other regions.The festival is held to appease the souls of ancestors.The second bonus is distribu ted at New Year. Recently, bon uses have also been offered as a way of allowing workers a share jn the profits that their hard work has gained.

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E.

any fema le gradua tes complain that they are not given equal training and equal opportu ni ty in com parison to male gradua tes.Japa nese companies genera lly believe thal female employees wi ll evenlua lly leave to get married and ha ve children. It is also true that, as well as Lhc still-existing belief among women themsel ves tha t nothing should stand in the way of child-rearin& the extended hou rs of work often do not allow women to contin ue their careers af ter marriage.

F.

Disa ppoin ted career-minded female graduates of ten opt to work for foreign finns. Since most ma le gradu ates prefer to Ja pa nese fi rms wilh their gua ranteed c;ecurity, foreign tirms arc often keen lo employ female grad uates as their poten tial tends to be greater than that of male applicants.

G.

Some men, however, do leave their companies in spite of fu ture prospects, one reason being to take over the family bu siness. The eldest sons in famil'i cs tha t own fami ly companies or businesses su ch as stores arc normally expected to take over the business when their parents retire. Tt is therefore quite common to see a businessman, on succeeding to his pa rents' business, com pletely cha nge his professional d irection by becoming, for exa m ple, a shopkeeper.

H.

On the job, working relationships tend to be very close beca use of the long hou rs of worb. and years of senrice i n common. Social life i n fact is frequently based on the work place. Restaurants and 1tomi-ya, "pubs", are ah'ays crowded at night "'ilh people enjoying an evening out wi th their colleagues. Many compa nies orga nise trips and sports days for Lheir employees. Senior staff of ten play the role of mentor. This may mean becom ing invol ved in the lives of ju nior staff in such things as marriage and the children's ed ucation.

I.

The average age of retiremen t is between 55 and 60. For most Westerners, retirement may be an eagerly awaited time to underlake such things as travel and hobbies. Many Japanese, however, si mpl y cannot get used to the freedom of rcli remen t and they look for ways of constructi vely usi ng thei r time. Many look for new jobs, feeling that i f they do not ·work they \\fill be aba ndoned by society.This has recen tly led to the development in some m unici pali ties of m u nicipal job centres which ca5ual work such as clea n ing and lawn mowing. Given that Japan is facing the probl em of an increasingly agei ng society, such activities may be vita l in the fu tu re.



Questions 28-35 The rending age has 9 paragraphs marked A to I.Match each of the topics i to ix below with one of the paragraphs A-1and write the appropriate letter in boxes 28-35 011 your nnswer sheet.

Example

w :new employees are usedm a company

Topk,,

.Ans·wer '

'

28.

Topic ii: women and Japanese companies

29.

Topici i: why men sometimes resign from Japanese companies

30.

Topi c iv: permanency in employment inJapan

31.

Topic v: recruiting season: who, when and where

32.

Topic vi: the social aspect of work

33.

Topic vi i : the salary structure

34.

Topic viii: the recruitmenl strategy of foreign firms

35.

Topic ix: J apanese people after retirement

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Quest ions 36-38

Complete t/ze sentences be/aw with words taken from tile reading age. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Write your answers ill boxes 36-38 011 your am•wcr slreet. 36.

Japanese employers believe that moving professionals within companies and listeni ng to workers' dews leads to _

37.

Employees receive thei r wages monthly and a bonus

_

38. Japanese workers of ten form close personal relationships and older staff may even become a to junior staff. Questions 39-41

Choose the appro priate letter A-D and write it in boxes 39-41 on your answer shee f'. 39.

Company training in Japan A B C D

40.

is not importa nt is for factory workers only is for professionals only is for all staff.

Foreign firms are keen to employ Japa nese women because A B C D

the women are more intelligent than men the women tha t apply are more capable than the men that apply the women will be only short-term employees the women prefer guaranteed security.

41. Japa nese people con ti n ue to work af ter retirement because A B C D

they need the income they m iss work ing they assist in the family business they have no status outside employment.

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General Reading Practice Test 5 SECTION 1

Questio11s 1-15

Questions 1-6 Read the following not ice. Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS answer tlie questions

below. Write your a11su1ers in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet .

A RT GA LLERY The Art Gallery's mission is to bring diverse forms of art and craft to the people of this city New Year festivities: a multimedia exhibition from the four corners of the earth on show in the Hanson Theatre, Level 2. Main Building Free

Opens January 1,closes March 20.

The art of the early West: American art of the westward expansion is on show in the South Gallery, Level 3 $15 adults, $5.00 for , $4 50 for students. Opens March 13, closes June 30

Greek Olympic sculpture: a historical exhibit of work by ancient artists is in the North Gallery $10 adults, $8 00 for , $6.00 for students Opens July 1, closes August 7

Developmental art: work by gifted local school children on show in the East Gallery. $2 00 Donations may be left in the box at the exit, and will be gratefully received . Opens July 25,closes September 30 Headsets are avai able for the Greek Olympic Scu pture only A fee of S6 00 per adult, SS 00 tor and S4 SO for students willbe charged

1.

Example

How muchwill it COst a student to see the Greek Olympic Sculpture?

Answer

,f6,00

Wh i ch exhibi tion can you visit in late August? ------------



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2.

A studen t would like a headset for the Greek Olympic Sculpture. How m uch will it cost?

3.

Which exhibition shows the work of young people?

4.

How mud1m ust a member pay to see the exhibition of art from the United States?

5.

In which location would you find the oldest exhibits? _

6.

Which exhibit could a large gToup see most cheaply?

_

_ ___

___ __

Questions 7-11

Read the extract below from the service directory of a M otorists'Associa tion. Answer the questions by writ ing the appropriate extension numbers in boxes 7-11 on your answer sheet. Wha t extension should you ca ll if:

Example.

you "'rant to pay your bill by Visa card2

Answer

3#

7.

you want to find out about a baby's car seat?

8.

you feel cheated by a repair shop near you r home in Newcastle?

9.

you have trouble hearing and you need road service?

10. you are going on a road trip and want to find out ·what acti vitiesare available? 11. you wan t advice on purchasing a vehicle?



Call our main number 9292 9222 then call these extensions MEMBER SERVlCES, ROAD SERVlCE AND INSURANCE Allinsurance enquiries

133

Credit card payments 344 Visa. Mastercard for hip and insurance policies (open 24 hours, 7 days) Teledaims For motor vehide da1ms (open 24 hours. 7 days)

123

TECHNICAL ADVICE 443 (8 30 am TO 5 pm, Monday to Fnday,8.30 am to 11 Saturday) for road tests, car buying.advice and assistance on motoring problems. Local call charge Child restraint enquiries

632

Recorded road report for major highways

222

VEHICLE INSPECTIONS (7am - 10 pm) 1 30-0 362802

HELPLINE Road Service (open 24 hours, 7 days)

114

HOME SECURITY Alarm systems

553 554

FINANOAL SERVICES (8 30 am TO 5 pm.Monday to Friday,830 am to 11 Saturday) Home Loans UteInsurance Personal Loans

701

976 978

LEGAL ADVICE

(8 30 am TO 5 pm, Monday to Fnday) Sydney

191

Newcastle

132

Wollongong

132

Canberra

426

SMASH REPAIRS 900 Repairs guaranteed for life. (7.30 am TO 5 pm, Monday to Friday) Batteries

111

DRIVE TRAVEL Local tounng 1nformat10n and attraction tickets

122

SERVICE {HEARINGIMPAIRED) Road Service 317 Insurance enquiries 728

Questions 12-15 There are 9 parngrn phs i11 tlzis advice to motorists. Answer the questions below by writing the letter or letters of the appropriate paragra ph or paragraphs in boxes 12-15 on your answer sheet.

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A.

Al ways lock you r car and never leave your keys in the car. Sounds obviou s, bu t how often have you left your car u nlocked while you paid for fuel a t a servi ce station or dashed into a shop? A recently-ed law will ensure that you never forget again - heavy penal ties apply.

B.

AJways lock valuables in the boot. Most car crime is opportu nistic, so don't make it easy.And if somethi ng is too valuable to lose, the golden rule is take it with you.

C.

Thieves need little incentive. A lot of thefts from cars are carried out by youngsters af ter nothin g more than a few dollars, so don't leave coi n-ho l ders if they can be seen from outside. The cost of repairs of ten far outwei ghs the val ue of wha t is stolen.

D.

At nigh t, always try to park ina brightly-lit area where your vehicle can be seen by ers-by.Poorly-lit streets a re the thief's favourite hunting ground.

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E.

Never park where you can see broken glass from car windows on the ground. Thieves arc crea tures of habit and will return to the scene of past successes.

F.

Install a car alarm.

G.

Where available, use car parks that are well lit and have boom gates. Don't leave your pa rking ticket in the car.

H.

In high-risk areas leave your glove box and ashtray open to show thieves that there is nothing in the car worth stealing.

I.

Don't buy goods offered for sale if the price seems suspiciously low. Chances are the goods have been stolen. "'

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12. Which TWO paragraphs advise you how to show there is nothi ng to steal from the car?

13.

Which TWO paragraphs give advice about good places to park?

14.

Which pa ragraph warns about the effects of a new law?

15.

W hich paragra ph tells the reader how to protect va1uable items?



SECTION 2

Questions 16-28

Questions 16-20

Read the age below, and a11swer the questions that follow.

HOW TO USE THE LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTRE (LRC) General LRC rules \.\'t.> haw a number of simple rule:. to help you use the I RC. Please cooperate and enjoy your v1.,it wtlh us. • No eating or drinking • No copying of audio cassettes Plea work quietly. This is a library and many sludenls are studying for exams. Using the LRC • )'ou can use the IRCl'ither on your own du ring :.clf-acce:ss tlmtc'S or you may use it with your teacher as part of a le.son. • ff you u..e it as a self-accx-. ss !->ludent you must scan your borrower barcodc (issued by the library stafO when <mtt.>ring and leaving. The LRC is for US<' by Language Ccmtre students only. • All bc1gi:. must be put in the bag-rack. • Al wa) s work quietly. Photocopying We have a photocopier availnble. Please ask the library staff to help you. The cost is 20c for one A4 sheet.

Borrowing from the LRC Language C.enlre c.tudents are JX"rmitted to borrow materials from the library.Other schools' students must use the faciliti at their own schooh.. Full-time students: Give your photo-ID card to the librarian and you \\ ill get an LRC number. Part-Lime students:You wHI need lo bring your 550.00 depo'iil n> . re1pt from the cashit.>r. Whl•n your cou finishes, bring your library card back and your deposit wilJ be rdundL>d in ca5h. Loans Language <,tudents can borrow up to 4 itt?ms (of which no more than 2 can be kib) at one time. Kits arc bags containing book(s) plus cassettc(s). All teacher lra incc students may borrow up lo 3 item!>: • lELTS materials 1 week • Listening k.iLs 1week 2 • Most olhcr books weeks

Books marked RI I in red are reference boolG and cannot hi! taken out of the library. BoolG marked REF in green may be removed by staff only. Renewa ls Most i tems ca n be renewed nncc. IELTS materials cannot be renewed.

Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR N UMBERS from the pnssnge to n11swer the q11estions below. Write yo11r answers in boxes 16-20 on your answer sheet. 16.

Wh ich students may use the LRC?

17.

Wha t must full-time students show in order to receive an LRC nu mber?

18.

Hov. will part-time students' deposits be refunded?

19.

What mark shows a book cannot be removed from the library?

20.

Wha t ma terials m ust be retu rned after one borrowing period?


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Questions 21-28 Read the age below about tlze Buddy Peer Scheme, and answer the questions that fo ll<1W. International Business Institute - Buddy Peer Scheme Think back to you r first days and weeks in a new cou ntry. Were there times when you had questions tha t you wished you could ask a friend? Or when you wa n ted lo ha ve a chat abou t how you were feeling? To hel p new students, the I n ternational Business Institute (IBI) plans to set up a

buddy peer scheme. The scheme will help new studen ts meet current studen ts at IBI who can provide them "vith some friendly company during their first months i n Newcastle and help them with any small problems that they may have. Often, budd ies may not be able to solve the problem, bu t they may know who can help. What's in it f or you? We believe tha t bei ng a buddy wilJ be rewa rd i ng in severa l ways.As a volu nteer, it will be persona lly satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. However, it wi ll also help you to make s tha t may be val uable in your futu re academ ic and professional lives. l£ you arc an overseas studen t, it will give you another opportuni ty to practise speaking English. Lastly and most i m portantly, we hope that it will be enjoyable for you to be a buddy! Responsibilities of buddies 1. Telephone a nd a rrange to make with the new student. 2. Meet the student and show him / her arou nd the campu s and the local area. Meet for coffee, perhaps. Answer questions about Ji vi ng i n Newcastle and ad m i nistra lion procedures at IBI. (We will give you a check list of things to

men tion when we send you Lhe new student's na me and telephone number). 3. Arrange to meet the new student one morning or afternoon one weekend early

in the semester, and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle. 4. Be prepared to ta1'.e phone calls from the ne\v student to answer further

questions that he Ishe may have from time to time. Meet to explain information to the new student inperson, i f req uired. 5. You will be matched to an individual new student. However, if you have

friends who arc also bu ddies, you might prefer to form a su pport grou p together. Th is would mean tha t you meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one.




6. Being a buddy is vol u n ta ry.There is no "requirement" to provide assistance beyond Lhe help ou tl i ned above. However, we hope that the buddy and new stu den ts will enjo y each other's company and con ti nue to meet each other. Please note tha t if you agree to become a peer su pport buddy, you w ill be expected to fulfil you r role conscientiously and cheerfu lly. It will be important to be considerate and reliable so that our studen t can feel confid en t of your . 7. When you agree to act as a buddy for a parti cular term, your commitment covers that term only. For example, if you act as a buddy for Term 2, and would prefer to be free in the follo\ving term, there is no obliga tion to continue as a buddy in Term 3. Of course, we hope that you wi11 want to assist every term. Questious 21-28

Look nt the stntements be/010. In boxes 21-28 on your n11stvcr sheet write TRUE FALSE

NOT GIVEN

if the staternent is true if the statement isfalse if the infonnation is not given in tlle age

2l.

The main aim of the Bu ddy Peer Scheme is to help new stu den ts during exam periods.

22.

Students will be pu t in touch with others from thei r own language grou p.

23.

The pri nci pal rewa rd for the buddy is ma king new friends.

24.

The budd y is responsible for making the fi rsl m ove to meet the new stu dent.

25.

Budd ies need to work one on one with the studen t in thei r care.

26.

Budd ies w ill be pa id a small allowance.

27.

The buddy' s obligations finish at the end of each term.

28.

Buddies are required to attend two meetings per term.



SECTION 3

Questions 29-40

Read the pnssn c l1e/ow and write the answers to the questions whiclt follow in boxes 29-40 on your mz·wcr sheet. How Babies Learn Language Du ring the fi rsl year of a ch i ld's life, parents and carers arc concerned with its physical developmen t; d uring the second year, they watch the ba bys language developmen t very ca refully. lt is i nteresting just how easily child ren learn language. Children who arc just three or four years old, who cannot yet tic their shoelaces, are able to speak in fu ll sentences without any specific language training. The current view of child language developmen t is tha t it is an i nstinct something as na tural as eating or sleeping. According to experts in this area, this language i nsti nct is innate - something each of us is born wi th. Bu t this prevailing view has not always enjoyed widespread acceptance. ln the midd le of last centu ry, experts of the lime, includi ng a renowned professor al l la rva rd U niversity in the United States, regarded d1ild l a nguage developmen t as t he process of lea rni ng throu gh mere repetition. La nguage "habits" developed as young child ren were rewarded for repea ting language correctl y and ignored or pu nished when they used incorrect forms of language. Over lime, a child, according to this theory, would learn language much Like a dog might lea rn to behave properly through training. Yet even though the modern vie'" holds that language is i nsti nctive, experts like Assistant Professor Lise Eliot are convinced that the interaction a child has with its pa ren ts and ca regi vers is crucia l to i ts developmen ts.The language of the pa ren ts and caregivers acl as models for Lhc developing child. In facl, a baby's day-to-day experience is so i m portan t Lha l lhc child will lea rn to speak i n a manner very simi lar to Lhc model speakers i t hears. Gi ven that the models parents provide are so important, it is i n teresting to consider the role of "baby talk" i n the child's language development. Baby talk is the language produced by an adult speaker who is trying to exaggerate certain aspects of the la nguage to capture the attention of a young baby . Dr Roberta Golin koff believes that babies benefi t from bab) tal k. E>.perimcntc; show tha t immedia tely c:i fter birth babies respond more to infant-d i rected talk than they do to adult-d irected talk. When using baby talk,people e>.aggcrale their facial expressions, which helps the baby to begin to u nderstand wha l is being com mu nicated. She also notes tha l lhe exaggera ted natu re and repetition of baby tal k helps infa nts lo learn the difference between sounds. Since babies have a great deal of information to process, baby talk hel ps.Although there is concern that baby tal" may persist too long, Dr Golinkoff says that it stops bei ng used as the child

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gets older, that is, when the child is better able to comm unica te wi th the pa rents. Professor Jusczy k has made a particular study of babies' ability to recognise sounds, and says they recognise the sound of their O\\ n names as early as fou r and a half months. Babies know the meani ng of um.my and Daddy by abou\ ":.1. >.. n1tntl?r , \.\'hich is earl ier tha n was pre\'iously believed. By about nine months, babies begin recogniz ing freq uen t patterns in l anguage. A baby will listen longer to the sounds that occu r frequen tly, so it is good to frequen tly call the infant by its name. An experimen t al Johns Hopkins U niversity i n USA, in which resea rchers wen t to the homes of 16 ni ne-month-olds, confirms thjs view. The resea rchers arra nged thei r visi ts for ten days ou t of a two week period. During each visi t the researcher played an audio tape that i ncluded the same three stories.The stories included odd words such as "python" or "hombill", words that were unl ikely to be encou ntered in the babies' everyday experience. Af ter a cou ple of weeks during which nothing was done, the babies were brought to the research lab, where they listened to two recorded lists of words. The first list included words hea rd in the story.The second included simi l ar words, bu t not the exact ones that were used i n the stories. J usczyk found the babies listened longer to the words tha t had appeared i n the stories, wh ich i nd icated that the babies had extracted ind ivid u a l words from the story. When a control grou p of 16 nine-mon th-ol ds, who had not heard the stories, listened to the two groups of ·words, they showed no preference for either Jic;t. This does not mea n that the babies actually u nderstand the mea nings of the words, just the sou nd patterns. It s the idea that people are born to speak, and ha \ e the capacity to lea rn language from the day they a rc born. This ability is enhanced if they arc invoh·ed in conversation. And, significantly, Dr Eliot reminds parents tha t babies and toddlers need to feel they arc commu nicating. Clea rly, sitting in fron t of the television is not enough; the baby m ust be having an i n teraction wi th another speaker.

Questions 29-34

Complete the s11111111nry beloui. Choose no more thn11 THREE WOR DS AND/O R N UMBERS from the age a11d write tlzem i11 boxes 29-34 011 your n11sii'er sheet. The study of (29) in very young child ren has cha nged considerably in the last 50 years.fl has been established that child ren can speak i ndependently at age (30) and that this ability is innate. The child will, in fact, follow the speech pa tterns and linguistic behaviour of its carers and pa rents who act as (31)

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Questions 35-40

Do the follo wing statements agree with the views of the writer in the age "How babies learn language"? In boxes 35-40 on you r answer sheet write

YES NO NOT GIVEN 35.

if the statement agrees with the writer if the statement does not agree with the writer if there is 110 informati on about this in the age

Children can learn their first language withou t being taught.

36. From the ti1ne of thei r bi rlh, h umans seem lo ha ve an ability lo learn language. 37.

Accord i ng to experts i n the 1950s and '60s, language learning i s very similar to lhe training of an imals.

38.

Repetition in language learning isimportant, according to Dr Eliot.

39.

Dr Golinkoff is concerned that "baby talk" is spoken too much by some paren ts.

40. The first word a child learns to recognise is usua lly "Mummy" or "Daddy".



Unit 4 The Writing test How to use this Unit This Unit contains: • Global strategies for the General Training Module Writing Tasks. These strategies will show you how to analyse the Writing Tasks, and wha t you must do to give a satisfactory answer. • Five General Training Wr i ti ng Practice Tests. Each has two Writin g Tasks similar to the kind of tasks found i n the real IELTS test. To do these practice tests under exam conditions, you must complete each test in one hour. Keep to the suggested time of 20 minutes for Writing Task 1 and 40 minutes for Wri ting Task 2. Sit in a quiet place where you will not be disturbed, and DO NOT use a dictionary.

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GlobalStrategies for the General Training Module Writing Tasks

The General Training Writi ng test is challenging. ln one hour you must do two tasks of differen t ki nds, both of which require advanced language skills. This section describes the two writing tasks required for the examination and specific strategics which you might use for these tv.ro tasks. There are also five practice tests. Suggested a pproziches to Lhc tasks in the Praclice Tests are provided .in the Answer Key. Please do not read these un til you have ,a ttem pted the tasks. tha t these are suggestions only and tha t your a nswers may be equaUy valid. Tt is valuable to discuss your answers with other students. The Tasks

For the General Training Writing test you are requi red to answer two tasks, of different types and lengths. The types of tasks are summarised below. Task 1

Task 2

Suggested Time

20 minutes

40 minutes

Length

150+ words

250+ words

Type

letter

essay

Paragraphs

1-2

4 or more

Introduction

greeting, 1sentence

I 1 paragraph

Conclusion

1sentence + yours sincerely, etc

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Function

To: • complain • request information • seek assistance • make arrangements

1-2 paragraphs To describe To convince by: • giving reasons,examples • comparing • weighing up advantages and disadvantages

The word length for both tasks should be taken seriously; if your answer is too short you will lose marks. We "vill now look at each task i n more deta il. Writing Task 1

Your task is to \'\trite a letter.To help you u nderstand wha t you have to do, look at the example on the next page, and the strategies below.

Strategies 1. Who are you writing the letter to? Look through the tex t and you wiJ I find that you have to write to a particular person or group of people. You do not need to give them names. As you can see i n the example, the Writing Task i tself tells you who you should w rite to. The introduction to a letter isthe greeti ng, "Dear ", and the first sentence gives the reason you are writing the letter. 106

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2. What are you writing about? Once again, you will find the clues in the question. Check Lhe exam ple, and you will see how to fi nd the su bject matter of the letter. Be ca reful to answer each point in the letter. This is the body of your letter, and it should be one or two paragra phs. 3. At the end of you r letter you have a final sentence sum marising wha l you want the letter to achieve and perha ps thanking the person you arc wri t i ng lo. Finish a busi ness letter, or letter to someone you don'L knmv wi th "You rs sincerely" or "Yours faithfully", and then sign your name. Example of Writing Task 1

You are organising a trip to the Snowy M ouHtains ill NL'li.> South Wales for a group of st udents from Perth in Western Australia. Write to the manager of Student Hostel Services and explaill w/Je 11 you want to visit the Snowy M ountains, how long you will stay, lzou1 many students are ill your party, nlld what accommodation you will require. Who are you writing to? The answer is:the mauaer of the Shtdent Hostel Sentices, so you will wri te "Dt.?ar Manager" or "Dear Manager of Student Hostel Services".This pcon looks after accommodation and probably knows a lot about what is available in the area. What are you writing about?

... explain wizen you wa11t to visit the Snowy M ou11tai11s: give a ti me or limes when you will visil.

... how Long you will stay: make up a sensible period for students to visi t. A weekend? A week? It's a long way to go for a few days!

... flow 111n11y people nre in your part y: say how many people a re goin g wi th you. Fi ve? Ten? Thi rty?

... what you will req11 ire: think of all the things a grou p or studen ts migh t need. You could ask abou t hiring equipment for hiking or skii ng. Maybe the students arc all stud ying geology. You could ask abou t access to interesting geological sites. Think about the clues in the question, and use them to write you r answer. Enlarge u pon the cl ues given in the question. You are looking for accommodation, so you might ask how many people ca n sleep in each room, and whether you will require separate accom mod ation for any of the stu dents. You d on'L wa nl lo spend too m uch. You could consider, for insta nce, whether any studenl m ighl bring other family . lf they do, you may need di fferent accom modation for them. Use your imagination. How will you end your letter? Write a sentence sum ma rising what you want the manager to tell you and finish with "Yours sincerely " or "Yours faithfully". Then sign you r name.

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The Sample Answer thc:i t follows shows you one satisfactory way of a nswering the exa m ple Writing Task, bu t any letter that gives the information requested and asks the required questions would also be acceptable. Sample letter Dea r Manager of Student Hostel Services, I am wri ting to seek accommodation in the Snowy Mountains for a group of students from Perth. We expect to be in the Snowy Mountains between June 1and June 12. There are fourteen people in our group, five men and seven women, and a married couple. The five men will accept dormitory accommodation, and the women are happy to share rooms,bu t the n1arried cou ple would li ke a double room. We hope to keep our expenses as lo\Ar. as possible. Please tell me about recreational services in the area. The group wilJ bring their own boots for bushwalking, but we are hoping to hire equipment for other sports, like skii ng. Some of our group will want to hire geological picks and other equipment, if possible. We also need to know about access to caves and other interesting geological features in the area. Ia m looking forwa rd to receiving information about the Stud en t Hostel Services and other facilities. Yours si n cerely Ama nd a Ch a n

Writing Task 2 First of all, make sure you understand what you are bei ng asked to do. Identify the instruction, the top ic, and the way to answer the question.

The Instruction Often, Writing Task 2 begins with a statement like this: As part of a class assignment you have to write ... Who is your au dience iJ you are writing for a class assignment? A teacher? Another studen t? The general public? Although other students may read your work, it is pri maril y add ressed to a teacher, and so your answer to this Writing Task shoul d have the tone of an essay for a teacher. How w ill this i nfl uence the language you use? Will you r l a nguage be Jonna/ or casual? Will your language be intimate or distant? The language of the classroom assignmen t is formal and a little distant.

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Tile Topic What is the topic that you mu st write about? The first part of Task 2 usually introduces the topic or subject matter of the question. It is usually in the form of a staten1ent although it is sometimes a question. For example, look at the statement,Many people believe that ed ucation will solve the problem of poverty in the world . You can see that the subject matter of the statement, the topic, is education as it relates to poverty. To explore the topic, you should ask yourself q u estions like these:How do the ideas relate to each other? Ar e bad ly ed ucated people l ikely to be poor? Are well educated people likely to be better paid? What do you know about poverty?

Are there any words in the statement you do not understand? Look at the whole sentence. For example, you may not know wha t solve means. If you know what problem means, you ca n guess that solve is something to do with fixing or overcmning a problem. T/1e way to answer the question The second part of the task usually asks you to consider the topic of the first part of the task in a special way.Here are four djfferent ways of developing the topic in the statement,Many people believe that education wm solve the problem of poverty in tire world . 1. Do you agree? Give examples to your argument.

2. Explain how your cou11fnJ uses education to overcome poverhJ. 3. Other people, however, believe that only the richest peopl e should be ed ucated .

Write an argument to suppo rt either of these ideas. 4. How would yo11 use ed ucation to solve the problem of poverty? Look at the four endings n u mbered 1to 4 above, and match them to these tasks: A B C D

provide general factual information outline a problem and present a solution present and possibly justify an opinion,assessment or hypothesis present and possibly evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence and argument (These task t) pes come from the JELTS Ha11dbook, 2000, page 22)

The tasks match in this way: A

Provide general factual information Explain how your comi tnJ uses ed ucation to overcome poverhj. This task asks you to give an explanation of how something is done. When you explain you could: • • • •

give examples of the education your country offers: is it free? for how many years? describe what is taught in the schools describe any program s which are specifica1ly d esigned for poor people describe any scholarships which are offered to poor people.

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to relate what you write back to the topic of education and its relation to poverty. To recognise information and explanation questions, look for words and phrases like: describe ... B

explain ...

what are ...? e.g. What are the features ...?

Outline a problem and present a solution

How can we use education to solve the problem of poverty? This task asks you to suggest solutions to a problem. When you set out to consider and solve the problem you could: • give examples of training programs which help people to find work,e.g. literacy programs, language teaching programs, programs which help people update or change their skills so they can do new jobs, e.g. teach people dilierent ways of farmi ng.You could also talk about governmen t planning for future employment needs and matching education to the skilJs tha t will be required. When you are w riti ng, think of how these things can be done. to rela te what you write back to the topic of education and its relation to poverty. To recogn ise problem solving questions, look for words and phrases like: How can ...?

How would ...?

How should ...?

S uggest ways to ...

C Present and possibly justify an opinion, assessment or hypothesis Do you agree? Give examples to your argument.

This task asks you to say whether you agree or disagree with a statemen t, in this case with the i ni tic:il statement, Many people believe that education will solve the problen-1 of povert y iu the world . In an opin ion question you are expected to say what you thin k or feel about somethin g. An assessment question asks you to say how importan t or valuable someth_i ng is, and a question about a hypothesis asks you to consider a theory. If you agree with the statemen t in the exam ple, you could start by stating that you agree tha t educa t]on will solve the problem of poverty i n the world. Then explain why. You cou ld say that education will help people to get better jobs and to contribute more to society, that education helps people use natu ral resources better ... ;in short, you can give your opinjon of the value of education as a weapon against poverty.

U you disagree, say so, and then say why.You could say that money spent on education will have no direct relationship to reducing poverty, that poverty has economic causes that education "'rill not change, that there will always be poverty, tha t educa tion is not going to change very much ...

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to relate what you write back to the topic of ed ucation and its rela tion to poverty. To recognise questions where you must present or justify an opinion, assessment or hypothesis, look for words and phrases like:

What do you think ...? how do you tlzi11k ... ? To what extent do you agree/believe/ tlrink/fee l ...? Present and possibly evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence and argument Other people, hou1euer,believe that only the richest people should be ed ucated . Write an argument to either of tltese ideas. D

This Lask is like the opinion question above bu t you do not have lo originate the idea. Instead, you look at somebody else's i d ea and evaluate it. Choose the idea you prefer. If you believe that ed ucation will solve the problem of poverty in the world say why you believe this.Your ideas migh t include that educa ti on wi ll help people learn new skills, move from job to job and even cou n try to cou n try, lean1 how lo use na tural resources better ... lf you bel ieve that 011/y t/ze richest people s1wuld be educated say why you believe this. For example, if the rich arc educated their knowledge will give them power, they will be able to afford the very best of education, they will have the time and resou rces to study deeply, the poor won't really mind because there are other \.vays of solving the problem of poverty ...

to relate wha t you write back to the topic of education and its relation to poverty. To recognise questions which ask you to evaluate other people's argumen ts, look for words and phrases like:

Discuss ...

Towhnt extent is/are ...?

(Statemen t) -1 ls this true?

These phrases may a lso appear in the statemen t:

However ...

On the other ha11d ...

Be careful to look at the whole question.Read all parts of Lhe question. 1L is possible that there will simply be one statement containing both topic and instruction. The words and phrases that contain the task type and the topic need to be found. You may like to write rough notes.You·will not use all of them. 01oose the ideas you'"'ant to use. Organise these ideas i n to a age of abou t 250 words. Wri te:

• an i n trod uction which ma kes a general statemen t of what you think • Lhe body of the essay which gives reasons for you r opinion, or the description or explana tion asked for, and evidence to wha t you say • a concl usi on whjch sums up what you have said.


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General Training Writing Practice Test 1 Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minu tes on this task.

You have a penfriend living in another country and he/ she is curious to know aboltt the major news items in your country. Briefly describe ONE news stonJ that has been on Tv, on the radio, or in the newspapers in your countnJ, and explain why people are interested in it. You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to wri te you r own address. Begin your letter as follows:

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Writing Task 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic.

A healthy person is often described as someone who has a good d iet, gets lots of exercise, and avoids stress. What do people do to stay healthy in your country? You should write at least 250 words.



General Training Writing Practice Test 2 Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 mi n u tes on this task.

You are n member of an organisation which meets regularly at a particular restaurant. The most recent tneal you had there was not satisfac ton11 and you were very disappointed with the quality of the food and tl1e behaviour of the staff . Write a letter to tlte manager of the restaurant. Explain wlrat was wrong witll the meal and tlze seruice, and suggest wha t he/ sire should do to ensure that you atzd your group retunt to the restaurant. You should wri te at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write you r own address. Begi n your letter as follows: Dear Sir/ Ma da m,

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Writing Task 2 You shou ld spend abou t 40 min u tes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write abou t the following topic.

111 some countries clzild re11 lzave ven1strict nil es of behaviour, in other cou11tries they are allowed to do almost a11ythillg they want.

To what extent should clzildre11 have tofollow rules? You shou ld write at least 250 words.


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General Training Writing Practice Test 3 Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Although you have never studied computing,you have always been interested in computers - you buy magaz ines about them, and you have taught yourself many skills 011 your co1nputer at home. Yon have ju st read about a computer course that really interests you, but it is only for peopl e who have studied computing at college or 1miversihJ. Write a letter to the Enrolment Officer asking if you can enrol, explaining your circumstances and asking if he/ she will make a special exception for you. You should write at least 150 word s. You do NOT need to write your own address.

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Writing Task 2 You should spend about 40 mi nutes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write about the folJow i ng topic.

What difficulties will fa ce y our country in the next ten years? How can these p roblems be overcome? You shou Id write at least 250 words.

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General Training Writing Practice Test 4 Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Yesterday you lost your student identification card . You need it to get discounts 011 public transport a1ld for the ci11e11ia, and to use the college libran1.Even more importantly,you need it as proof of identity to withdraw money at the bank. Write to the Director of Student Services explaining the situation and requesting a new card as soon as possible. You should write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write you r own address. Begin your letter as follows:

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Writing Task 2 You should spend about 40 minu tes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topi c.

Even} co1mtn1has poor p eopl e and even1countnJ has differ ent way s of dealing with the poor. What are some of tlte reasons for world po verty? What can we do to help the poor? You should write at least 250 words.

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General Training Writing Practice Test 5 Writing Task 1 You shou ld spend about 20 mi nu tes on this task. You travel by bus even} weekday moniing, and y ou always use the same bus route. Recently the bus has 11ot been reliable. It sometimes comes late, and fo r the last few nwrnings it has not stopped when y ou hailed it. No change of schedule has been d. You have also noticed that the bus is fa r d irtier than it used to be. Write to the bus company. Explain the situation and tell them what you want them to do.

You shoul d write al least J 50 words. You do NOT need to write your own address. Begi n your letter as follows: Dea r SirI Madam,

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Writing Task 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task As part of a class assignmen t you have to write about the following topic:

Everr1country should have a free health service, even if this means t11at the latest medical treatments may not be available through tlte service because they are too expensive. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer. You should write at least 250 words.


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Unit 5 The Speaking test How to use this Unit This Unit contains: • An introduction to the new IELTS Speaking test. • A description of the th ree parts of the IELTS interview and suggestions on how to prepare for ead1. parl, including practice topics.

Information and strategies for the new Speaking test Description of the Speaking test

The Speaking test consists of an oral interview between you, the candidate, and an exami ner. It will last between 11 and 14 minu tes, and is clivided into three parts which are described below. The aim of the test is to assess the cand idate's ability to communicate effectively in English, and the examiner will consider your: Fl uency and Coherence; Lexical Resou rce: Grammatical Range and Accuracy; and Pronunciation. These criteria will be cliscussed below. Revision of the IELTS Speaking Test in 2001 Introduction to the IELTS Interview

Like the Li stening test, the Speakin g test is taken by all candidates, whether they are taking the Academic or General Training modules. Itis a one-to-one interview of 11 to 14 minutes and may be done on the day of the examinat ion, or up to two days later, at the discretion of the examination centre. Your examiner is a qualified teacher who has been appointed by the test centre and approved by the British Council or IELTS Australia. He or she is likely to be very experienced in dealing with students. There are three main parts to the interview. The examiner has been trained to guide candidates through the interview, and will help you to feel comfortable. The interview V\rill be recorded. The examiner will have to follow a script, or frame, during the interview.This frame means that everyone doing the Speaking test will receive the same instructions and informa tion in the same ma n ner. Your exa1niner will be more constrained in Part 1


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and Pa rt 2 of the test. In Part 3, the two-way discussion, the examiner will have a less restrictive frame, but will still have very firm rules to follow. Description of the three parts of the interview Part l ln this pa rt you wil l answer general questions. The exa miner will ask you abou t things which are close to you and which should be easy for you to answer. The examiner may ask you abou t yourself, your home and you r family, what sort of job you have, wha t you are studying, or he or she may want to know abou t your pa rticular in terests. This part will last betv. een four and five minu tes. 1

Part 2 In Part 2 the examiner will give you a verbal prompt on a card and will ask you to talk on a pa rticular topic. You will have one min u te to prepa re you r answer before spea king at length for between one or two minu tes. After you have spoken the examiner will ask some questions which arise from what you have said. These questions \'\ ill bring Pa rt 2 to a conclusion. The "' hole of Part 2 lasts between three and fou r minu tes, hich includes the one min u te spent preparing the answer. Pa rt 3 In Pa rt 3 the examiner will get you to develop the ideas on the topic you have been discussing in Pa rt 2. The discussion will contin ue between four and f ive mi n utes. How to approach the test

Part 1 The exa m iner will in troduce him or herself and ask for you r iden ti fica tion. The exa m i ner may also ask you how to pronounce you r name correctly. This pa rt of the in tervi ew takes four to five m inutes, and shou ld a l low you to settle down and feel com fortable. Part J is con cerned with familiar topics of general i n terest.

Preparing for Part 1 Make su re you know the English vocabulary you might use to speak abou t fa miliar topics, so you can talk abou t topics like your home, your family, you r course of study or your job. It is a good idea to think about the sort of things your examiner migh t ask you about. If you are studying with other students, be ready to question each other abou t you r homes and families, jobs and stud ies and you r i nterests. You will notice that it is a very wide list, and it is im possible to guess the specific topic you will be asked to discuss. If,for instance, you r exam iner wants you to talk about your interests, he or she might ask you ·what sport / hobby I pasti me you are interested in, and "hen, where and ""Thy you became interested. Or he or she might ask if that particular hobby is popular in you r cou nt:T) or if you r paren ts share you r interest, or if your hobby is expensive ...

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Please do not th ink you can prepare a talk on any topic and take it in to the examinat i on. The examiner will be in control of the interaction, and may prompt you with questions or change the direction of the conversa tion . The exa miner will not permit a prepared speech. Develop the topic as fully as you can, and offer your own ideas and give explanations if necessary. Do not simply answer "Yes" or "No" to the exanliner 's questions. If possible, practise asking and answering questions with another person. Do not let the person you are talking to correct you or prompt you while you are speaking. If you want to be corrected, record your conversation and then listen to it and see how you migh t improve it

Part 2 In Part 2 the candjdate is given a verbal prompt on a card and is asked to talk on a particular topic. The candidate has one minute to prepare before speaking at length, for between one or two minutes. The examiner then asks one or two follow-up questions.

Describe the thing you most like to do when you have some free time.

You should say: what it is what you do wha t makes you enjoy the activity and explain why this activity is important to you.

You will have to talk about this topic for one to two minu tes. You have one m i nute to th i nk about what you are going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish .

Preparing for Part 2 It is a good idea to practise talking on a topic for one or two minu tes, and to practise ma ki ng notes to help you. Do not write too much, and do not allow more than one mi nu lc for preparation tin1e. Practise with the topic above.The first instruction is to Describe the thing you most like to do when you have some free time. Wha t do you like to do? When you describe something, you say whal il is, and you should you make a word picture which tells the Ustencr abou t what you like to do inyour free time. For example, you might like to go to the movies. Describe

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the sort of movies you enjoy, and when you get to see them. Maybe you have favourite actors. You might talk about them. Describe the sort of movie theatre you like to visi t, and how you get there. You could talk abou t who you go with, and what you both enjoy, or whether you have differing tastes. After that, you should explain why going to the movies is important to you. Think of reasons . It cou ld be because you like to be able to talk to other people about what you have seen, or you enjoy having stories told to you, or you think that movies are an important part of our culture. Explain your reasons as fully as you can. Your examiner wiJl ask you some questions just to round off the topic. If you talk about a particular actor you r examiner inight ask if you know something more about him or her. Or you might be asked more about the movie theatre you attend, and why you go there. Here is another topic you might like to practise:

Tell the examiner about your f avourite f estival. You should say: where it is what it is celebrating what makes you enjoy the things that happen and explain why this festival is important to you.

Your examiner wil1 ask you some questions about the festival you have chosen. Tilne you rself making notes for up to a minute and talking for a minute or two. Talk on any topic you know well. It is a good idea to use a ti1ner, and a small piece of paper so you cannot write too m uch. Your prompts should only be one or two words long. Itis also a good idea to record yourself and then play back the recording so you can think of ways you could improve your talk. Here are some questions you could ask yourself:

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Did 1answer the question? Did lgive enough details? Could Idevelop the ideas more? Did I keep using the same vocabulary? What other words could 1use? Was my grammar correct? Was my pronunciation clear? How could Imake n1y notes more helpful? Did T talk for at least one minute? Did l take more than two minutes?

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Timing is important. You must speak for at least one min ute so the exam i ner can get a good sam ple of your speaki ng to listen to. On the other hand, if you take more than two minu tes in the examination, the examiner will have to stop you so you can go on w i th the rest of the Speaking Test. Do not be u pset by this. The test has to be fitted into the 14 m i nu tes allotted, so the examiner can not let you go on over time. Part 3 f n Part 3 the exa m iner and ca nd idate develop the discussion which began in Pa rt 2. The discussion lasts between four and five m in u tes. The examiner will get the candida te to enla rge upon things wh ich were discussed in the second pa rt of the test.

Preparing for Part 3 Practise discussing topics at length with another person. For instance, take a topic which you have discussed in level 2 and enlarge u pon it. lf possible, work wi th another person and take it in tu rns to be exam iner and cand idate. The person pl aying the role of examiner shou ld ask questions and give the person playi ng the pa rt of the ca nd idate plen ty of time to answer. Perha ps you have been LaJ king about entertai n men t where you live. You should be ready to ta lk abou t other possibilities:wha t if your favourite movie house closed down? Do you foci disillusioned wi th the behaviou r of some of the actors? J low do you think the pressu re of fame can be managed? Factors in your assessment: Candidates arc assessed on Fl uency and Coherence; Lexica l Resource; Gram ma tical Range and Accuracy; and Pronuncia tion. Fluency is the qua lity of being able to speak withoul too ma ny pauses and hesi tations.

Coherence refers lo the way you stay on the topic and argue ilclearly, so lhc listener can follow your ideas easily. Lexical Resource refers to you r use of words, the ra nge and accuracy of you r vocabulary and ho\v well you use it. You should keep in m ind that this is a fairly formal situation, and your language and you r manner should not be too casual. Grammatical Range and Accuracy refers to the number of gra m matical forms which you can use, and how well you can use them. Itis better to be able to use many different constructions, and not to be limited to subject I verb I object sen tences like Tire cat ca ught a rat. Accuracy refers to the appropriate use of l a ngu age, for insta nce correctly using the different tenses of English. Pron unciation refers to whole sentences and not just single words. It is irnportant tha t the exami ner is able to understand what you are saying. You are not expected to sound like a na tive speaker of English.

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The examiner will assess you on each of these factors and will give you an overall Bandscore of 1to 9. Bandscores were discussed in U nit 1. How you can help yourself to do well

Practise speaking English wi th your friends. If they arc preparing for the IELTS test you m ight l i ke to in tervie"v each other. If you are tal king wi th people who are not studyi ng for the IELTS test, the practice you get in using English will be va luable. You m igh t like to taperecord you r conversations and listen to them again later. It is better to consider how you could improve you r grammar and pronunciation after you have listened to the ta pe; if you worry abou t you r gram mar while you are speaki ng you will be less fl uen t. It is better not to let people correcl you while you arc spea king, bu t to wa it until you have finished speaking. Du ring Lhe exa mina tion, the examiner will gu ide you. The exam iner has to keep control of the progress and timi ng of the diff eren t parts of the i n terview and so you should take you r cues from him / her. A nswer the questions as well as you can, and the exa mi ner i s there to help you achieve your best level. Finally, please this is a speaking test, and the only way to prepare for it is to c;peak.

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Unit 6 Answers and tapescripts The reading, writing and listening practice tests in this book have bee11 designed to resemble tire format of the lCLTS test as closely as possible. They are not, however, real IE LTS tests; they simply give practice i/1 the type of question sf udents may have to answer in the real test.For / his reason, there is no system of marking or scori11g Ihe practice tests in this book,so the tests cannot be used to assess or predict band scores. These pra ctice tests are designed f o practise exam technique to ltelp students to f ace the I ELTS test with co11fi de11ce and to pe1jor111 to the best of their ability.

Part 1: General Training Practice Listening Tests Cassette 1 Side A Narrator: Here are some instructions regarding these Pract i ce Listening Tcsls. In each Practi ce Li stening Test on these two ta pes you will hear a n u mber of d i fferen t recordings, and you will ha ve to answer questions on what you hear. There will be ti me for you to read the instructions and questions, and you will have a chance to check your work. All the recordings will be played once only. Each test is in four sections. Wri te all your answer on the Listening Module Answer sheet. At the end of the real test you be given ten m i nutes to transf er your answers to an answer sheet.

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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 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•llrtmt• ,.;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
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Bob: Thanks. I I mm . When docs your student vic;a expire? Angela: I el me look. Ju ly 15. Bob: Ju ly 15. Okay. \!\hlch term do you want to take leave? Angela: Do you want dates? Bob: Fi r..,l, I have lo write a term numbt!r. When do you want to lake leave? Angela: In term one. Bob: Okav. Term one. l\ow can you l1•. ll me what are the l'.,.act datt>.<,? Angela: I'd like to beaway May 31llJune 4. Bob: Okay.I'\ e got that. You 'll miss four working day:-. bl.:h\ ecn fay 31 and June 4.Is that right? Angela: Only three. 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
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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 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. Here Ml' some things you nt'l'<.l to kno\\ about the hou<;e. I mportant tu ff like when the garbage is collccll'd. In fact, let's start with the garbage, which is .:ollcctcd on Friday. Just wri te "GJrbagc" on the ca lendar on the days they takt• 1l a\\ ay. l'ut i t out on Friday every week, that'll be Friday 22nd, r:riday 29th and Friday Sth. It's a really g0<xl ..;ervice. The truck.s arc quiet and the service is dficicnl. The bin 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 \\ ill be 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, pl us 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 meet up with an old teacher of m 11w at Lhc conference. She taught English Literature at ffi) old high school and we've kept in touch through letters over the years. She leaches now al Lhc Universily of Durham, and I'm real l y looking forwnrd Lo seeing her again. By the way, Iexpect you're hu ngry aflcr you r trip. I 've left a mea l in th e refrigerator for you . Ihope you li ke cheese •mtl oni on pi e. Would you do me a favour please? Ihaven't had time to cancel an clppoi ntment. It was made a long time ago and Iforgot about it until this moming.It's ..'ith m y dentist, for , check-up on Thursda} the 28th. Cou ld you please call Lhe denlist on 816 2525 and cancel the appointment for me? Thanks a lot, John. One last thing. When you leave the hou, make sure the windows and doors arc shu t, and set Lhe burglar alarm. The alarm code number i., 9-1-2-0 enter. Have fun! I'll .we you "" hen I gd back This 1s your 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
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 to study foreign languages? Den ise: 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 ... Vijay:What'., this building call? Denise:This is Building A. Vi jay :I work near here, so it'd l:>e Ix-st tl1 study in Building A Denise:What lime do vou want to t\) (Orne t\l 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 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. Vijay: C..rcal! Now \\ hat el se do I h.wc lo do? Narrator:J\ow look al quet:.tions 30 lo 32. Ch oose the a ppropria te letters A to D ,md w ri te them in boxl'S 30 Lo 32 on you r answer sheet. I.1stcn caref u lly lo !he conversation between Dl'ni sc n nd V ijay .md Anne. Denise: Wel l, l et's se1.•. First, you h av e to go lo ... Anne: May Ihave a m inu te plc<1sc Denise? Denise: Of cou rse, Anne. Excuse me for a minu te, please, Vijay. 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! Den ise: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. Deni se: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
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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. Vijay: Your offic'--.; arc spread ou t! 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'sa very old city. I'll talk more abou t the ring roads l ater. 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 . Il ong 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

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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 Da llas, 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.'. 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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13. May I Mai I Mei 14. 002312 15. (Mr) Anderson I Anderi.en 16. Flat 5/ 10 or 5/10 Univerity Avenue I Ave 17. 8186074

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32. (the) patient I himsel f 33. smoking 34. young men 35. (the) sun 36. public health (standards) 37. healthy lifestyle choices 38. fun I a pleasure 39. warm-up (lime) I stretching (e)(crcic;es) 40. cross training

A (to the/ her ) off ice (his) brother (by) 8 pm I 8 o'clock City Square l'<'.Ople arc funny I0.(the) new office) I Newtown I l\ew Town

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Tapescript: Practice Listening Test 2 Cas'it'll<' 1 Side A Listr11i11& Test 2 SectiollS 7, 2 and 3. St'ctio11 4 is on Cassel It' 1,Side 8 Narrator: Prepare for I ELTS Practice Listening Tesb.Practice Listening Test 2. Tum to Section I tlf Practice listening Tt 2. Section 1.Thi!. conversation is between two people, fom and Mary, who ilre choosing radio-;, televisions and telephones in an t>ll'Ctronics shop. Lien to the ron, crsation and didc which of the items in the picture, A, B, C, or D they are going to buy. First you havl! some time to look at Questions 1to 4 now. You ,., ill >e that there is an example ,..,,hich has been done for you. lht• conversation relating Lo this will be played fi rst. Tom: Well, here we <1rc.lhere's certai n l y plenty to choose from. Mary: I'm find ing i t h;ird lo know where to starl. W1)uld you li ke lo look. at the answering machines? Tom: Let'sstart there. I like this one. Mary: We have a lot to buy, Tom. We can't afford to pa) $129 for an answl.'ring machine. And we can't afford to pay 5127.50 for the dual tape answering machine, either. Tom: Alright We'll buy a cheaper one then. There's this one for $89 or the mailer one for $59.95. Mary: r like the square shape of the !.mailer one. lt'll fit neatl) on my de'>k. Tom: And it's the chcapt"'il. Okay. We'll buy that one. Narrator: Tom and Mary choose the small, c;quare answering machine costing $59.95, the cheapest avai lable, so letter 13 has been circled. Now we shall begin. You should answt'r the questions as you listen becau1>e you will not hcnr the recording a second time. No,., listen carefu lly.md answer questions 1to 4. Tom:Well, here we arc.There's certainly plenty to ch from.

Mary: I'm finding it hard lo know where lo start. Would you like to look al the answering machines? Tom: Let's start there. Ilike this one. Mary: We have a lot to buy, Tom. We can't afford to pay $129 for an answering machine. And we can't afford to pa) $127.50 for the dual tape answering machine, either. Tom: \!right. We'll buy a cheaper one then. There's this one for $89 or the smaller one for $59.95. Mary:l like the square ...ha of the !.mailer one. It'll fit neatly onto my dl,..,k. Tom: And it's the chea()\."-t Okay, we'll buy that one. Mary:Good. \low, we nl>t!d to buy a telephone for the office. To1111: I'd like to get a portable phone. You know, one o( those cordless ones. Mary: Arc you su re? Tom: I thi nk it's a good idea. We don't need another telephone answering machi ne, so we can look for a small one. Mary: Ireally like the one with the hinge in the middle. Tom:A folding telephone' Yl , that's a good idea. So we'll take that one. Are \'OU readv to look at the other things we need? ' Mary:Yes.Let me look at the !isl We n a couple of radios. Tom:I\\ ant one lcan lic;ten to while I'm walking. Mary: Iknow. They're juc;t O\ er here. Idon't think you c;hould buy the really cheap one. Tom: You mean this one? $17 1s a very good price. Mary: Ah, lhat's true, bu l l believe they give a very bad sound quality. And what if you want lo use a cassette? It doesn't havt! any space for a cassette. Tom: You're right. II mm. Well, r really hate the ones where you have lo put the small earphones into your ear. Mary: 1lere's one with big earphones you put over your cars.

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Tom: Ooh. I L'" l'>qwnsi ve ... Mary:ll's only $20 more than the one with the little earphom•1.;. Iakl• ill Tom:Okay.What's next? Mary:Wc have lo choo il tl'levision. Tom: We nt'l.'J one''hich j., - ah - big enough to ... Mary:But not llXl big. Idon't want an}thing larger than -18 cm. Tom: I rcalh· think 3-t c:m jc; too small for our room. That's onlv b cn and a half inches. Mary: O) .Let's lake the sizc bigger than 3-t cm. Tom:Wh.il <Jooul anolhl'r radio? Mary: rkw. would you ti."I ab<1ut a clock radio instead of just a r.1dio? Tom:I don't want a clock radio. I'm very fond of my alarm clock! But 1 l ikc this radio with the curved earn handlt! Mary: So do I. I t's a good pric.:-, loo.So, now we've chosen an an..\\ crin mad1ine, a cord IC$ telephone, a radio for you lo use when you go for a walk, another radio and.1 ldl•vi.,ion . Tom:Anything l'b.. ? Mary:No.Let''gci and hcl\'e a cu p of coffee! Narrator. fom and Mary o for their cup of coffee. Listen to their con\'crsation, and be ready to aJlS\\.'er questi(lns 5 to 10. '\low Ji.,tcn tu the c:onvcr...1tion bctwa.>11 Tom and "\1ary,and an...\n'r <1ueslion'> 5 lo Ill. Write no more than th rec words for l'ach answer. Mary:Shopping's hard work! Tom : I'm glad it's on•r. Mary:Do vou w.mt to go home now' Tom:Yt>:., I think I'll tai...e the things we bought home. Mary:Oi...dy. I'll go to the office.I've got lots to do. I'll comt' bilci... lilter, straight from the office. Tom:Oi...ay. l'J bctlN hurry. M} brother's wai ting at the hoL1sc lo hel p carry thl• tl'lev1sion m. Mary: Good. 1 hopl' hl•'tl still be there when l get h ome ·1 hawn 'l ;,l•en you r brother for ages.{\;o, wait, I forgot lo lcll you . I'll be l , loo.13y the way, are you going to watch Pt.'Oplc a rc Fu nny on TV tonight? Tom:Whal did 'nu 1y? Wha t TV show? Oh, People ar<' I unny? Of cour..c I am. I'll tell you what happened when you get home.I nl"t'.Cl something lo laugh at I'm going to the nl'\\' officc al Newtown tomorrow, and I m not looking l<.'rward lo it. Mary:I'd better go.Takt.• C1.1 !. I'll you later. Bye bye_ Narrat or. rhat j., thl• cnd of Section 1. You now have some time to dwck your answer.;. '\ow tum ll> St.·tion 2. Section 2.You arl.' going to hear a "tudcnt arranging to transtcr bl.'t\\ l'\.'n Engfi.,h cla ...::.e:,. Sh is lea,ing a message cm thl• l.1nguagc dartmt:>nt' s answering machine. The studl•nt's nanw i" May L. First look

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at questions 1 1 Lo 17. As you listen lo the first part of the La lk, answer questions 11 to 17. May: l lcllo. This is M,1y ll'C :.pcclking. This message is for \'1r.:, Brooks, in sludi:nt affairs. M rs Brooks, Itclephon<.'d you la<;t W('l'k <md you told me to call back and put the dt.•taib of my rl.-que-.t to transfer on the answering machine I hope you can hear me easily. [ have the form here and I'll gl\'C you the information working from the lop lo the bottom. As } ou know. my lamily namc is l..L>e, spelled L-E-E. and my first name is :'v1.1y. My st udent number is 002312, that's 002312. I'm in M r Anderson'sclas.s you kno\\. hl•'s the ont• who hl'IP" out with the football team . The next part of the form a'>k- for my addresc;. I'll give it:.lowly. I livl.' o:it Fl,1t 5, 10 University Avenue you probably kmw• the building. it'sjust near the engineering school. The telephone number is 818 607-l, and I share it with a lot of olhl'r J".'Opll.' c;o ii'" ofll'n l'ngaged. I'll give it to you again, 81l{ 607-l. I think that's all I have to put on this part of tht! form. I know you''ere curious about my rea<;(m for n.>quc..ting a transfer, so I'U explain that next. Narrator: '\'o\\ look at qul.,..lions 18 lo 22 Ac; Ma} lee continUl'S her ml "Clgc, answer questions 18 to 22. May:'\low I'll tell you why I want a transfer between classes. M r" Brooks, I n•.:illy hke my teacher and my daates, but I find it very hard not to speak in my own language. I just begin lo thini... in English when the class ends, dnd I 'm surrounded b} other people from my country so it's natural that we aU speak in our mother tongue. 1 havc bl'l'n looking around for a class where there arc very fcw other people from my country so I wi ll be forced to use English. The best class I can fin d ,.., thl' even i ng class which begins at 6 pm . Nlos l of lhL• students in that class come from mu n tri l•s which spen "Spanish, and r can't speak 1 word so I mu st ui,c Engl ish. I have an Ital ian friend i n the cl Ms, n nd she Lelis me there are two Hong Kong Chi n ese,si x Spa nish speakers and one Japanese sludenl. She silys mosl people speak English al the bre.:iJ..., n l lhough M) ml!limes the Spanish sl ip inlo lhl•i r own language. l checked lhc dass l bt,.1nd lwo i:.ludenU; have droppl'd (lUl of the l'\'l'ning class so there should be room for me. Could you plea"'4! SL>t.> 1f I can joi n the clasc;? I'm not sure what the da...., nu mber is, bu t the evening cla"s I want i... m Room 30 of the Trotter Building. The class I'm m no" ;., next door to the Trotter building in Prinre To\\ er, it's very ea5} for me lo find my WJ)" lo the nl'W class. I'm not going homl' until late today, !>O cou ld you please lca' l'a ml':'-.agc for me at my friend \1argaret'<> hou? Hl.'r numbN is 812 7543.and she has an answering machine. I do hope you can tr.m...fcr ml,Mr.> Brooks. If there is any more information you net.>d ple<Jse call me. Thank you 'ery much. Narrat or. That i;, the end of Section 2. You will no\\'

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have some time to chc<.:k your answers. Now turn lo Section 3. Section 3. In Lh1s section you wi ll hear a discussion between a tutor, Dr Ll.'Slcr, ond two students, Greg and Ale\andra. at the end of , talk about music. In the first part of the discu.,sion they arc talking about some of thl' studl•ntc;' f,wouritc instruments, and favou rite o.;tyil-.s of music. Complt.>te thl' t.ible .,howin the .students' opinions. Choe>'-e your ans\\ ers from the box. There are more words than spac..-. s so }OU \'l.·ill not use them all. You may use any of the words mon.• than once. First look at qul'Slion., 23 to 27 "oh.• the example that has been done for vou. l\o" li'>ten to tilt' fir..t p.lrt and answrr que>tions 23 toll. Dr lester: Ithink it's timt> we look al the results of our surve}. Ah. What did you find out, Alexandra? Alexandra: \\'e'n.• J group with very diverse tastes, Dr lester. De Lester: IIm . I'm not surprised. What were the favourite instruments? Alexandra :\\'di, Grl'g lows drums. He told me he played drumc; wht.>n hl• was at primary school, and now he pl.iys drums with his friends at weekends. The) haw .i b.md. Dr Leslee: Hm. Good. Ah. \\'h.it do you like to play, Alexand ra? Alexandra :My fi"l\'ourih.' is th'-• guitar. Howe,•er, 1hawn't pla}l'd for )l'ar., so I keep hoping to start agai n. Will I go on with the 0thcrs? Dr Lester: Hm. Ye-., plt•aw. Alexandra : K.ltJcl i-. likl' Grl'g. She lcl\'cs to listen to drums. She says she's not a player, just a listener. Rachel, as you know, is a violinist, so of course it's n.itu ral lh,1t she should favour the violin. Dr Lester:I lm. Sn w0 have two people who love the sound of the d ru m and two who like strings - ah, the violin for Rachel and the gu itar for Alex. Whal does I lany l ike? Alexa ndra: Harry sayo.; the best instrument of them a ll i s th e pi ano. I l e claims it's more versa tile than any other i nst 1°L1mcnl. Emi ko plays the piano, but her favourite i nstru ment is the n llte. Dr Lester: I he fl u lt•? Alexand ra:Yes. Em iko plays lhc flute loo, of course. Dr Lester: I-I m. !"hank yc1u, Alexandra. Ah, Greg, will you tcll u., thL• ..tudents' fovou rite style of music? Greg: Wl''rc re illy very rnnst•rvative. My favourite is cla.•.;.s1c.:il mu.,1c, and th.1t's Alt>xandra's choice too. Katja claims to likl• rod:. Dr lester: So that's a votl' from Greg, Alexandra and Katja. D ling! What's Harry'schoire? Greg:Harry likt'S to listl'n to opera, and lov to go to a pt>rtormance. lle says opera ha" everything, wlour and spt?Clacll' and theatre and great muic. Dr lester. And Emiko? Greg: Emikl) say:-. j.:in is her favourite mu-.ic. She goes t0 listen to jan. every Fridt1y evening. She also likes

opera, heavy metal, cl.:issical ... bul jazz is the best. Dr Lester: Than!-. you, Cr<.•g. Iwanted lo sec what you all l iked so I cou ld u ndt•rsland your musical taste5 more, and I w.:int to move from this to a discu.<.;.s. ion uf the physiologic.:il dfocts of music. Narrator. In the c1md p.Hl of thl• dission Dr Lester w1ll talk <1bout the way music affects our bodil."S. Look at qul'.Slions 28 tl' 31 first. As vou listen to the di'Uso.;ion. complete the sentences. Dr Lester: For the purposes of this discus.-.ion, I'm gomg to divide music roughly into two l} pes:music which stimulat U!-> 1nd mu-.i1·. which calms us. lt seems that music \\ hich stimulah.'S u" giv1'.S rise to actual chang in our b('.1c.fo.-s. We Ii-.ten to exciting music and our hearts beat fa.,tcr, tiur blood pressure rises, and our blood flows more quickly. In short, we' re stimulated. Soothing music. ho\\ ever, has the oppo:;ite eftcct. We rdax, and let the world go by. Ou r heart beats more gently. our blood pressure drops, and we fet.>I calm. Um Ale\andra. can you think of lhings which ht.>lp us to relax? Alexandra: Lim. Gt.?nlle rh\'thms? Dr Lester. Yes, in part. Th·mdodiL>s which hdp us to relax are smooth flowing and often have repeated rhythm. 1hcsc rhythms arc constant and dynam ic. a little like the crash of tht•-.ca on the beach. Their \"ery p ictability i., Sl'l.iating, rda:-.ing. By contrast very loud, discordant mu.,ic with unprl' aker says,.md answer qul'!>lions 32 to 40. Fin.t you have soml' timt.• to look at the questions. '-O\\ lbten carefully and answer qutions 32 to 36. Parker: Good morning. I'm Dr Pal Parker.and I'm here to talk t0 you about prt•n>nlative medicine in its widest and most pcrmal asi"'-cts. In other words, I'm here lo tell you how lhl' p.lti\.'nt should wTest conlrol oi their health away from the practitioners of medicinl' and take charge of their l)Wn medical destiny. I want to talk alxlut staying out of the hands of the doctor. When the patient takl..., rl'sponsibilty for her or hie; own health - and ll•t's dl.'Cidc the patient is male for nm' - men.ue in fact mtirl' at risk than women

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anyv·ay - \\-hen the patient takes over his own health regime he must decide what he wants to do.The first thing, of course, is to give up the demon nicotine. Smoking is the worst threat to health, and it'c; elfinflicted damage. Ihave colleagu es who are reluctant to treat smokers. lf you want Lo stay well,stay off tobacco and smoking in all its manifestations. Our department has recently completed a survey of men's health. \Ve looked at men in different age groups and occupatfons,and we came up with a disturbing insight. Young men, particularly working class men, are at considerable risk of premature death because of their life style. As a group, they have high risk factors: they drink too much a lcohol, they smoke more heavily than a ny other grou p, their diet is freq uently hea vy in saturated fats, and they don't get enough exercise. We then did a smaller survey in which we looked at environmental factors which affect health. 1had privately expected to find air or water pollution to be the biggest h.uards,and the) must not be ignored. However, the effects of the sun emerged as a threat which people simply do not take su fficiently serious ly. Please that loo mu ch sunlight can cause permanent damage. Gi:ven this information, and the self-destructive things which people,particularly young men,are doing to themselves,one could be excused for feeling very depressed. However, Ibelieve that a well-funded education campaign will help us improve public health standards and will be particularly valuable for yow1g men. I'm an optimist. 1sec things improving, bu l only if we work very hard. ln the second part of the talk Iwant to consider d ifferent things that you as students can do lo improve your fitness. Narrator: Now answer questions 37 to 40. Parker: So now J 'd like to issue a qualification to everything I say. People will still get sick, and they wilJ still need doctors. This advice isjust to reduce the iJ1cidence of sickness - il would be great if disease were preventable, but i t'snot. However, we ha ve power. In the la Le 80's the Su rgeon-Genera l o( the Uni ted States said Lhat 53 percent of our illnesses could be avoided by healthy lifestyle choices. I nmv want to discuss these choices wHh you. You should try to make keeping fit fun! lt's very hard to go out and do exercises by yourself,:.<> it's wi lo find a sport that you like and play it with other people.Ifyou swim, you can consider scuba diving or snorkelling. I f you jog, try to find a friend to go wilh. 1£ you wa l k, d10ose prelty places to walk or have a reason for wa lking. You r exercise regime should be a pleasure,not a penance. The university is an excellent place to find other people who share sporting interests \, th you, and there are many sports teams you can . This, unfortunately, raises the issue of sports injuries, and different sports have characteristic injuries. As well as accidental inju ries, we find repetitive strain injuries occurring i n sports where the same motion is frequently performed, like row ing and squash. The parallel in working liJe is repetitive strain injury

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which may be suffered by typists or other people ""·ho perform the same action hour after hour, day after day. In this context, therefore, the most important thing to before any sport is Lo wa rm up adequately. Do streld1lng ex.erciscs, and aim at all times lo increase you r flexibility. I3e gentle with yourself, and allow time to prepare for the game you have chosen to play. Don't be fooled by the term "warm up",by the way. It's every bit as important to do your warm up exercises on a hot day as on a cool one. I think one of the most sensible and exciting developments in the red uction of injury is the recognition Lhat all sports can borrow from each olher. Many sports programmes arc now encouraging players to use cross training techniques, that is, to borrow training techniques from other sports. Boxers ha\ e been using cross training for years: building up stamina by doing road work and weight training, while honing their skills and reflexes.Other sports which require a high level of eye-hand coordinalion are following th.is trend, so you see table tennis players runni ng .and jogging lo improve their performance, and footballers doing flexibility exercises which can help them control the ball better. All of these results are good, but the general sense of well-being is best, and isaccessible to us all, from trained athletes to people who will never run a 100 metres in less than 15 seconds. Good health is not only for those who will achieve athletic greatness!

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Manager: I t's unchang('(i • '>llll $3.00. Student: Does dinner '>till cost $3.00? M anager: Yes, it d0t>s. Wc'w managed to keep tJ1c prices down this yl'ar But the best deal is the three meal plan for 548.00 per week. We give you vouchers to present when you coml' into the cafeteria, and you get twenty one meab for your $48.That works out to a liltlc more than $2 a meal. The two meal plan is al'-0 at last year's rates of 4';16.00 per week. We gi\'e you \'Ouchers for that, too. Student \ih sister was in this hostel before me. f'm sure the hours for breakfast used to be longer. Manager: \ ec;, they 'ere. They used to be 7 to 9..30, but lo kp our exptmc;es down we made them 7 to 9. Student Lunch is the way it was, though. Ilold on! Dinner 6 to 7.30? l<;n'l that a change? Manager: Yes, it i'i, and in foct the form is \\ rong. It u sed to be 5.30 to 7.30, but now it's 6 to 8 pm. Student:6 to 8 pm .That':;good. Manager: So which pion wou ld you like? Studen t: I'd l ike to thi nk L1boul il, please. I 1wcd to check my lecture schedu le. Narrator: '\low look ell quc!-.tions 6 to 8.Listen to the conversation bcnwcn the c;tudenl and the manager and match the places in questions 6 to 8 to the appropriate letters \ to F tm the map. Student Can you tell ml' how to gt.>t to my room. please? Manager. Of course You're in the new wing. which b \'t'f} frhly painlt'd and pleasant. But I'm afraid you're going to ha\ e to go to a couple of other offices before you can ha\'c the kt•y.You're in tht• isions Office now. LeJ\·e thic; office and tum right and go to the end of thc hall. The l<1st office is the fees office, where )'OU can pay the balance of your room deposit. They'll give you a receipt. Student: Okay. Manager: After you've bt'Cn lo the fees office come back past issions. You'll 'lee a very large room at the north western comer oi the buil ding. You can't miss it. That's the student lounge, and if you go in there you can meet soml' of the other students Jnd

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sec who'll have,1 room 1w.ir you. Student: That's good. Can I get a clip of coffee lhere? Manager: Y1.•. s, therl•'s a v1..•nd111g machine i n the corner. rhen go t1l the Kev Room, which is opposite the lift and next to th1..• library, o.,how them you r receipt, and you can pirk up you r key there. Stud ent:\I} luggag1.•. was sent on ahead.Do you know wher1..• I should cull1..-"Cl it? Manager: The box mom is ne't to the women's toilet. You'll ha\'e to get th1..• k1.. y ln>m tht.' ke}' room. Student: Thank vou. Narrator: Th.Jt i;the 1.•. nd of &'Ction I You will now have some time to chcck your ans\\ ers. i\ow tu m to &>ction 2. Section 2. Yuu .Jrc going tu he.ir a teacher helping high ..,chuol studcnb \'io.,iting £rom an overseas school to fill in a sch<x1l cxnar...ion rwrmi..,sion note. First look at questions 9 tu I h. LLc;ten whilc a t1..•aclwr tl'lls you how to complete the school i.'>.cur..,1on f)'•m1i.....,inn note.Write no more than thrt!e words or numrs for each answer. Mrs Brown :Good morning studl'nl'>. f\.ly name is \fr.., Brown,.md I'm in charge of thc school excur:ion next \\1..>ek Ple.lSl' lake out your School Excur..,ion Permi,,ion 'J<;ll' > \'Ou can fill it in. For insurance purp1 . this nott..• ust be signed by your guardian or the group k•adl'r. Fir...t of all, fill in the name of you r cl.l';c.:.. Everyone hen·is in 3A, aren't they? So writ1..• 3A w hl'rl' it says "da..s". \'\'e're going to the Blu1..• Mountain..,, which is gmat, so this is the school excursion to lhl• Blul' Mountains.The day we leave i., Mondav th.it's !'v'londav June 10. We arc tra\·clling l} bus illl Lhc wy, .so we don't have to worry .ibout ch.rnging trains or anything like that. The bus will IL•aw from thc front gale at 8 am. lknow we usually use the side gale, bu t because of the roadwork.., we wi ll be usi ng the iront gate when we leave. J lowevcr, when w1..• rclu m Lhe roadwork will be complett• so Wi.•'11 u'lc the side gate. We expect to be back at 6 pm. It's going lo be o lowly day. Ym1,. teachers will give you tasks to do when Wl'orriw. We'l l provide fruil and fru i t ju kc rni lhl' b11s, bu lyou must bring your own lunch. While we're on Llw 1..•xcu rsion we'll be movi ng around a lot in some fJ1rly rough cou ntry. Be very careful to wcM strong shoos. ll's very important that you look. artcr your fe1..•l very wel l. Now does anyone have any question"> thcv \.\ ant to ask? Narrator: !'\ow louk at qul'slions 17 to 19. k,lhc talk. conlinu1.-. s, .insw1..•r quL>stion<> 17 to 19. Write no mOn'! than thr1..'e W\>rds \)r numbers for each answer. Mrs Brown : l\; should arrive in the Blue fountains al 1 1 am. We'll havl.' time to do the fir..t of our tao.,k.., b.:forc lunrh.The bus is not a new one, but it dl>l"i carry one pieC\.' \lf special equipment - a first aid kit. lcl!rtainly hope we won't have to use it, but it's nin• to know it's thl.'rc in case we have a medical emergcnry. The other class on thb c.\cu ion i 3B, so I know it'll .1good dcly .'Ihe last ti me JA and 3B went out logethcr was a thoroughly sucres,ful excursion.

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Narrator: That is the end of Section 2. You will now have some time lo chl.'ck. your answers. Now turn to Section 1 Section 3. lnthis section you will hear a conversation between M rs I .am, a m1..•mtx•r oi the staff in a large hospital, and Andrl'w, who is a student in the nursing school. \llrs I am b explaining the rules about visiting hours in thl' hospital. Iook at questions 20 to 25. Listen to the first part of thl' C\lllVl.'rsation and answer questions 20 to 22.Complete lhe table sho\, ng when visitor<; may go to lhc d ifferent parts of the hospital. M.rs Lam:Hello, Andrew.I bl'lil've vou want to know about visiting hou rs? • Andrew: )cs, Ido lrs Lam . I ha\ e to 1111 lhL<> form out, and I'd like to havl' >me idl•1 , why the different parts of the h pllal have different times for \'isiting. Mrs Lam:I set' W<.'11, let's start with an ob\'ious one. Intensive Care Peoplt.> in intcnsi\ c care are very sick indeed, and for that rca<;0n we sw . that \'isitors can come between 6 am and midnight. Andrew:Ican understand that. Mrs Lam:At the other end of thi.• -;call', our maternity patients are usually quite well, but \'\ C re.trict their • visiting hou rs from 8 am ll18 pm . We find lhey get vet) tired if we permit vi...itors all the time. Andrev.-: Isec.What about the urgical wards? M.rs Lam: The dt>etl1r.<. prdl•r t1> do thl-ir round.., early in surgical, so visiting hours are 9 am to 9 pm. Surgical patients are often on vt.•l)·lwavy painkillers, and they aren't really very good compan} for their vi">itors! Andrew:Bul !>Urdy the visitor.; come lo cheer up the patient, not the other wa> rou nd? Mrs Lam: Of course.And olten lhe visitors are able to help the patient a l()l. hat's why we a llow visitors all day, the f ull 24 hou rs, 111 thl' emergency ward. They help com rorL LhL• pa li1..•nl while they're waiting to be diagnosl!d. Narrator: In Lhe second part of lht.! d iscussion And rew will ask Mrs Ln m abou l tlw people who arc al lowed lo visil palienls. Look al tjllCslions 23 to 25 first. Complete th1..• table show i n g who is a l l owed to visit, and the nu mber or visitors pcrmi llcd. Use the letter A tu show tha l Ad u lts m.1y vii;il, E lo shmv that Everyone may visit ,inc.I Ilo .,how tha t only Immediate family may v isi t. M rs Lam : Of course, i t's nol JllSl l'veryone who can visit a sick patient. Pcoplt.! i n inlt•nsi ve ca re can only be vii;ited by lht.!ir immcdialc family. What's more, we only allow two pt.'(.>plL• in at m} time. We let children of the immL' eS, that's okay. Andrew:What about childrl.'n in maternity? M.rs Lam :Of course we ll't thl.'m in! Thev're ,·erv pleased to see thei r mothl.•rs.Thi.' nile in.matemlty is evervone may visit, up to -,ix p..". 'Ople at a time. The maternity ward is tjuilc '-OCiablc, after all. Andrew:The surgical ward muo;t be difforenl. Mrs lam:It IS indL'\.'Ci. W1.•. dlln't all\l\\ cruldren in



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and.1s you know we restrict Lhe hours.There arc a lot of proce1.hm-s which must be carried out on surgical pabento.;, and we onl} let two visitor.. rome m at a time. Andrew:And in Emergency, f>l'.Oplc arc allowed to \'isit all the time? Mrs Lam:Oh yes. We rely on patient< relati\'es to be thl re for tht'm, and \.,e permit C\'Cl)'tmc to \'ic:it the emergency department at all hour... However, we rtrict it to thr v1...itors for each patient. Othem;se tht' room ju.,t gets totally crowdl>d. Narrator: \;ow listen to Mrs Lam eplaining where \ndn.•w \\ ill spend the first m .•ek ot his training. Circle two letters. An example ha.... lx. n done for you. Look al qm !-.tions 26 and 27. Cirde two letters in each answer. Mrs lam: Nm.. Ihave you r schedu le for thl' next we1.'k'<. observation sessions. A rc you ready? Andrew: Ye&. Wht.?re do I start? Mrs La m :011 Monday you'll be i n mole surgical in the morni ng, and i n fema l e surgical i n U1.e afternoon. You' ll Lx• fol l owi ng Dr Shay on ht•r round s. And rew :Th.ink you. And on Tuesday? Mrs Lam: On Iue:-.day you will be with Dr Thomas 111 th1.• mom1ng and Dr Robertson in the a fternoon. No, that can't be right ... you're \Hth Dr Thomas in the aftl:'moon and Dr Robcrbon in Lht> morning. Andrew : Do Icver get to Dr Kim ? Mrs Lam:YL..,, you'll be with Dr l\.1m on lhursday and Friday. She'll take you through the children's ward and through our new teenage ward for 12 to 15 \'l:'ar old.,. Andrew:C..n.-at! l'w read a lot about that new ward. \\'ill I ._, the school room? Mrs Lun: \1aybc another time. Narrator: t\ow look at questions 28 to '30. t\ow answer qul>stions 28 lo 30. \.\ rill:' no more than three words or numbers for each answer. A ndrew: And what wi ll Ido on Wt>d nesday? Mrs Lam: On Wed nesday you'll the other sludt•nt for lectu res. You' l l be i n the Rcdm ore Icctu re Room bctwt..•cn 8 and 10 om and later bclwt•c112 nnd 3 pm. Andrew: Thnnk you. l)o yoi..r know how big my class.is? Mrs Lam:'I he i ntake this Lcrrn is two hundred fi rst y<.•,1r students. I'm pleased Lo say about one third are men, which is good. i':u rsi ng used to be an almost cnlircl) fomall' occupation. Andrew: I know. My father trained as a nurse, and he wa.., considered very unusual. 1\1.rs Lam: 1... he "till working as a nu? Andrew:Yt... ... He'c; working in a hospital in the country. Igul..,., Ijust wanted to tollow his C\ample. Narrator: That is the end of <>ection 3.You will now ha\'C somc time to check your ans\' ers. :\m... tum to ion 4. Section 4. You will hear an extract from an introductory talk given to a group ot students who han.' just entert..>d a univer-.ity ridcntial college. The spc.:ikcr is the principal o( the colll-gc. I isten to \Yhat the speaker says, .ind .in..,wer questions 31 lo 38. Fi r&t you have some lime to look al questions 31 to 35.



Nm.. listen caref Lilly and answer quest ion., 31 to 35. Principal: GOl.ld morning, and welcom1.• to Scholastic House. Iam delighted to sec you here. It is my d uty lo ex . plain lo you <-0me of lhe history of our collc.-. ge and some of the tr.lditions. which Ihope you will u phold. The idea for Scholastic House was expoundt>d by Samuel Welt .. in 1898 \\ ells was a vi-.ionar., whili.e ideas were well ahead of hlS time. He want>d a college which would CnCtlUragc menJ..,hip behH£n people ot different races and n.1tionaliti . Wells died in 1900 before he could the college in action . Scholastic Hou finally began operating in 1903 \·dth ten sludl•nt -. fhosc student-. came from Asia, Europe, and tht> Americas. At that time &holastic House accepted only male studenb, although it has been co-education.ii since 1963. f\ine of the-;e foundati()n studenb went on to lead i llustrious li ves; the only exception dit•d tragiC'a lly on hi.., wny home from Scholastic 1 louse to Sarawak. r le had on ly recently grad uated wilh an honou rs dcg1·1.•t1 i n La w, and he was robbed of a brilliant futu re. The other ni ne sludenls, as J said, led wry fu l fi l l ing lives. Ihrl'C became political leaders, Lhrt>e became doctors. Perhaps Lhe most famous gradualt• became a univer'>i ty teacher and was responsiblt• for the introduction of modem teaching training methods in his country. Two of the original grl1up tx•c.:ime senior enginl't!rs and went on to deeply influence the way the water systems of their country wen.- 1 :xploited. The rullegl.' ran into hard times during the p...•riod of the Great War, 1914 to 1918, when the charter of the college wa-. int ·rpreh.>d to mean that m•ither students nor staff could take part in the "ar effort. Many p.. ple foll that thio; indicated a lack of national spirit. and the \., allo.; of the college were frequently marked with graffiti. Meantime, outside the collegc, lenc:; of thousands of young men went away to fight in Europe, never to return. The collcgl' \..as building a reputation for learning and for tolerance of opposi ng vicv. s. Schola-.lic L Louse debate and d iscussion ni ghts were.' orerwd to the public in 1927, n nd have been available lo n nycme who wishes to allcnd t?vcr since. IL is a proLtd trad i tion of the college thnt any view may be expressed provided that it can be defended intellectua l ly. Ovl'I' Lhe yea rs topics which were controversia l at the ti ml' have been discussed and debated. Narrator: NO\.'\ look at queslions 36 lo :l8. Principal:As I s.iid, the college hac:; a proud history of publich. examining controvcr.-ial issue-..Why should WI.! do this? The publicity we recei\'e i.., often sensational. and there bno joy in encouraing argument for it-. own sake; in fact that .lrt of di.s-l u...itm juo.;t inm.a-.es tenc;ion .The only 1"-gitimate rea n for our l:>eha\.'iour is that it casts light upon the topic in quL'Stion and informs the debate. And contnwer,ial topic; are the one. \\ hich most need informed alll:'ntion. As tht> world forgL"" ahead we often find our entists ha\ e outstripf>1.>d our philosophers. We frcquenll) dcvelop sci1. nlific marvels wi thou t realising their full 1mplic.:il10ns. Nowhere is this more obvious than i n med icine. We arc now c'.l blc lo keep people nl iw fo r longer than 1

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before, but this medical ability must be measured in relation to the quality of those lives. Iu rge you to c;pend you r lime al Scholastic House wic;ely. You are the heirs of an t' l.Cellent academic tradition nf which we can all be justly proud. rt is your responsibility to continue this tradition of qul•rying where our world ii; going. Progress is nol always upwards. I wish you every joy in your hme here, and l hope that I will hear much \.\ Cll informed debate from you. Narrator. That lS the end of St?ct1on 4. '\JO\\ you have some time to check your answer... That is the end of Listening Prilctice Tc:.l 3. This ta is now complete. Practice Li'\l'eTUng Test 4 starts on Cas.:.ctlc 2 Side A

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You will S'lC that there is an example \\ hich has been done for you. The conversation relating to this will be playt.•d fi rst. Joh n:This is a great collection of books, isn'l il? Carol: Very i mpressive. Wlw gave them Lo us? John:A ppa rentl y the donor was a book 1-evi ewer. There a rc a lot of books about sport. J lere's one.

My life i11 cricket. Carol:That's certainly sports. Who's the author? John: Peter Adams. Ci'lrol: I le also wrote /oumeys lliro11gli S11t1m. John:Did he? '\arratur· Peter Adams writes on both sports and travel. o.;() S T is written against his name. No" Wt' shall begin. You should i'lnswcr the lJUl>stionc; as you listen because you will not hear the record1n a second time.NO\\ listen c&i rcfully and answer questions 1to 8. John:This is a great co11ection of book.c;, i•m't it? Carol:Verv impressive. Who gave them to us? Joh n:Apparentlv the donor was a book l'l!v1ewer.

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Spn111, Livi11g n11d cooking in Chinn, Uvi11g n11d cook111g in Brazil. l lc's been everywhere. Carol: I've gol a specialist here. Sal ly I nnes on Lennis. Herc arc some of her titles: TmprOVI' your St'rTJe, Te1111is

for t>veryo11e, Te1111is forever! John: Meg Jorgensen has three books, one i n each category: C<'10ki11g for health, Sport 1s good f<>r yo11' and Trnr'1:ll111g 111 Australia. Carol:A varil>d talenl Who's next? John :Bruno Mu rray. He \\.Tote child ren's book.-. a wholt> ries called A child 'sguide to ...and then the name of the city. Carol:Oh. You mean like A child\g11idt·lo Lo11do11? John : '\ es, that's right He seems to havL' stayl'Cl in Europe. Ruby Lee, however, has ju l onc book. lt' rallL'Cl Tlte emernld isle and rt'sall about Jrdand. Apparently !-he went around Ireland on foot. Carol:Jim Wells wouldn't like that! Hi., books are all about motor racing. Hmm. ice photos of old racing car;.Don't you love the goggles on lhc driver? John:They do look trange, don't they? I think we're nearly finio;hed. What did Helen Yeung write? Carol:S11111111er 111e1111s: food for tho11glit. She also did a book of Chinese recipes - Cantonese, I Lhink.

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Joh n : Ok,1y. That's dealt with the fi rst box. Let's stop for a m inute Narra tor: l11at is the end of "'--ction 1. You now have "llml' llnw to chcck your an'>wl'rs. l\!o\\ tum to &•ction 2. S..> . etion 2.You are going to hear a taU.. by a student ad\'i'>('r who i., inviting nC\\ student-. lo a welcoming party. Ll> ugh time to print m•w invi tations, S(l I'll h.iw lo.1sk you lo makl'chclnge:-.. To slnrt w ith, this isn't a welcomi ng l u nch: i t's a d<1nce pnrly. I l owcvcr, the 1wx l l i n e i s true. The party wi ll ht• lwl d .J l Bl.Jckwd l I Ioust'. Is everybody rom forlablc with that? The next li ne tells you when the p : tlw party wi ll end al I l pm. As a resu lt ol Lhis l.ill'r l'nd to the part) tlw bw; will go later, too, <: Sll1l i-. av.iilablc leaving Blackwell I louse at 11.30". And of wur:-.c other students ma\·attend, and all ...rudt.'Jlt" must ha\'e their studl•nl ID card with lhem. I ho(X' you l".lln come to the "tc'koming party. It's a reall)'glv ; to travel h} c.:i r to tht.• p.1rty. First look al que.;tions 15 to 18. Write no mort• th.:i n thl"l.'<.' words for e a detou r and avoid Blackwell StT't'l't altogether. I he bl,.,l lhing to do is to p . ... . the round-about and take the first road on your ldt which i-. Brown Cnt. Brown Cn.. nt \\iU lead you into the collegt? ground.;, so th.1t'!> ca!>y. I hop..' l'\'Cryonc hasa great time.Bring yt.,ur friends, and \\'l''ll '<·vou on Fridav. Oh, one final reminder: it'-. bt_,..t to u the side dc.x r.'I he trnnt door may be ll·h•J lt 7.00, so come to thl' side. you on Friday. Narrator: That is the end of &•ction 2 't ou will nm\ h.wc soml' time to check you r answers. \Im" tu rn to Section 3. !-Jcclion 3. In this S<•. ction you wi ll hear a discussion

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between two students who have lo describe a lawn sprinkler for part of their general i-.cicnce course. (A lawn sprinkler is a machine dl •gnl'<.l to water gardens and lawns). In the first part of thl' di<.russion the students arl' talking about the Jifforent parts of the sprinkfor.Fir-t look at qut?Stions 19 to 23. '\lote the example 1h,1t ha., n done for you. ;\.ow listen to the com ersation and larel the parts of the sprinkler on the diagram. Choose lrom the box. There are more words in the bo'\ than yt)U will nt!ed. Linda:Hello, Scott! I relicw you're going to be my partm.•r for thi.-. practical sessiun .• lave you got the model .;ct up? Scott: Yes. Uh. It's right here.lhc in.,tructions say we have to dt> . scribe it first, and label the d1agrilm. I've started from where the water enters the machine.Um. The water l'ntt•rs through a hose pipe and then it turns a watc•r wht-el. You can see where Lhe wheel is marked by an arrow poi nting L1pwards. It's c.J llcd a waler whet'! b{'cm1st:' it'sdesigned so the Wfllcr wi ll catch against the wheel. This action spins a series of gears ... Linda: How arc you goi ng lo describe !he gea rs? Scott:There arc lwo worm gears, one vertical and one horizontal 1he hori7onta1 worm gear drives a circular gc;ir.That gear is connected to a crank. which changes the motion. The crank. is alreadv labelled. Do vou sec the two white arrows? Linda: I 'it."C Okav, the water has pasd across the '"att.'r \\ hl Then \\'hat? Scott: Ok.ly. Umm. Then you could !'ilY the watt.>r pa-..., through the spray tube. Linda:'t es, I "t>.e. Scott: And the waler i., then <.pread onr the lawn through holes al the top of the spray tube. Linda: How arc you going to dt?Scribe the ba..;c? Scott: I low about thL . rembcr the 1-.t. • Mark: Thl• schedule'., gone to the printer There can bc no chilngcs. It'-; dt?finitt?I) Derember 2nd. Scott rhat's a relief. I'm going to the US tm D<.>. cember thl'4th. Mark:A rl' you ont? of the exchange !-.ludcnts?



Scott: Yeah. Yeah. I'm really looking forward to studying there. Do you know if their general science courses are anything like ours? Linda: It's not very likely. Mark: ActualJy, all basic genera l science courses are fairly similar. You'll find you're behind in some things and ahead in others.1 wouldn't worry too much about the course. You've been doing well on this one. Linda, have you finished your assignment yet? Linda: I'm nearly there. 1should be able to give it to you on Monday. Mark: That's good.lcan't let you have another extension. Linda: lwas really gra teful for the extra time you gave me.That was a really big assignment. Mark: Well, I'll expect i t next week. Now, would you li ke to hear the details of the timetable? Scott: Oh. Yes, please. Mark: I've just finished putting it on the noticeboard downstairs. Basically, you'll have four examinations. General mechanics is in the morning of December 1st, physics and maths are on the afternoon of the same day. Comn:n.mications and English are on the morning of December 2nd, and Earth Sciences in the afternoon. Linda: A11 over in two days! Mark: Yes. 'll miss teaching this class. You're all good at expressing your views, which makes for an interesting class. Some of the other first year class<:!S won't talk, and they're .rather boring to teach. Narrator: That is the end of Section 3. You will now have some time to check your answers. Now turn to Section 4. Seclion 4. You wilJ hear an extract from a talk about student health, and specifically about ways to avoid headaches. Listen to what the speaker says, and complete the summary. First look at questions 30 to 39. As you listen to the talk, answer questions 30 to 39. Complete the summary. Use words from the box. There are more words in the box than you need. Some words may be used more than once. Broadcaster: Hello. Welcome to the student orientation program. Today's session is on health issues, and this talk is about headaches, and how to avoid them. It may surprise you to hear that headaches are often caused by hunger! lnfact one study suggested that 70% of headaches are related to hunger, which makes it the principal cause. The advice is simple: eat three meals a day and try lo keep to a fairly regular schedule of meals. People associate noise with headaches, and for most of us excessive noise creates the condi tions for a headache. Very loud noise is unpleasant, and people usually remove th.emselves from it. Having said that, younger people tend to tolerate noise better than thei r elders, so Imay be leaving noisy places far earlier than you. Just that exposure to too much noise may predispose you to a headache. Of course, we all associate headaches ·with studying! In fact the headache probably doesn't come from the studying so much as from being tense. When we study ha.rd, we often hunch over our work. Try

raising you r shoulders and tensing them - now relax. Can you feel how much more comfortable a relaxed stance is? Another thing - it's very important to check that you are working in a good ligbt. ltwill not actually hurt your eyes to work in a bad light, but it will make you tired very quickly and is very likely to give you a headache. What's more, if you have the book flat on a desk in front of you ilwill be harder to read, and you will have t-o hold your head at an odd angle. Itis wise to have a bookrest which ra ises the ma terial you are read ing 45 degrees to the desk. This will help reduce your chance of a headache. Try to relax before bed so that you 'l.Vill be relaxed when you try to sleep - a soak in a hot bath may be hel pfu I. It's also important to really sleep \·vhen you go to bed: a good mattress is a wise investment for people who want to avoid headaches. This talk seems to keep coming back to tension. Tension may cause you to chew too forcefully, clench your jaw, or grind your teeth, and tbis i n turn may lead to headaches. It is very easy to say that you shouldn't grind your teeth, and very hard to stop, particularly if you grind your teeth in your sleep. Try to avoid situations which will make you tense, particularly just before bed. If you do compulsively grind your teeth in your sleep, ask your dentist about a soft mouthguard. .l general, try to eat regular meals and avoid tense situations. Be sure you gl:!t plenty of l:!xe.rcise. Hopefully your headaches will be greatly reduced. One other thingIshould point out - avoid smoky rooms and cars. Such places certainly encourage headaches, and the smoke may be doing you quite serious long-term damage. Narrator: Thal is the end of Sect.ion 4. Now you have some time to check your ans\vers. That is the end of Test 4.Test 5 is on Cassette 2 Side B.



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Answer Key: General Training Practice Listening Test 5 Section 1 Questions 1 7

Section 2 Questions 1()...20

Section 3 Questions 21 31

Section 4 Questi on s 3240

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21. 1987 22. Turkey 23. English for forming 24. 16 weeks I 4 month.. 25. 1-l (students) 26. former I previou I old student-. 27. ad\:anred (students) 28. all (stut.ltmts) 28. advanred (studcnh,) 30. a11 (students) 31. beginners

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38.Social life 39. I fide (extra) fees 40.The government

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Tapescript:Practice Listening Test 5 Cas5ellt' 2

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Narrator: Prepare for lEl TS Practice Listening tests. Practice l.i<.tcning Te:.t 5. f urn to St.'.Ction 1of Practice Listening Tt. t 5. 5''.Ction 1. Megan.ind Ken are deciding ho,.,·they will -pend the ewning.Look at section 1of you r listening te;t. You have some timt.' lo look at Questions 1to 7 now. You \viii !'iCt' th th at h is office num ber or his home number? Megan: I can gi ve you both . t I ii- new home number is 9452 3456. Wou ld y(1u li ke his office number? Ken: I thi nk I havt• i t. Docs 9731 4322 sound right? Megan :Thnt's i t. But Lhc home number is 9452 3456. J le moved i n last wt•ck. Ken:Good. l'vt• got thJt. Now, what wouJd you like lo do? Narrat or: Thomas'<. home tcll.'phonc number is 9452 3456 so letter C ha<> been cirdcd. 'Jow we shall begin. You -.hould answer Lhc questions as you Jjsten becau'-C you will not hear the quhons a second time. First, you have another chance to look at questions 1 lo 7. !\m.. li!-.ll'n can>fully and answer question-.; I to Trfrylicm1• ri11. Megan: Hello. fog<1n '>peaking . Ken :Hdlo M1.•g.m Megan: Hello Ken. I'm glad you called. Thomas a!-.ked me to give \'OU his telephone number. Ken: rs that his 0Hic1.• numbt.>r or his home number? Megan: I can giH'you both.I lis new home number is 9-152 3456. Would you likl.' hi.; office number?

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Ken: Ithink I hav(' 1t. 9731 4322 sound right? Megan:That's it. But thl.' home nu mber is 9452 3456. He moved in last Wl'Ck Ken :GtlOd .l'n.• got that. l\Jo\\, \\'hat would you like to do? Narrator. Thoma.<;'s hom tdhone number is 9-152 3-t% c;o letter C has been circled. 1'.ow we shall begin. You <;hould answer the recording as you listen because you will not hear Lhc qucslions a second time. First, vou haw
Megan : Hello. Megan "pl'aking. Ken: Hello Megan. Megan: Hel lo Ken. I 'm glad you called. Thomas asked me to give you hi& telephone number. Ken: Ts that his office nu mber or his home number? Megan:Ican give you both. I fis new home number is 9452 3456. Wou ld you l i ke h i s office n umber? Ken: Ithi nk I h avl' it. Docs 9731 4322 sound right? Megan:Tha t's it. But !he honw nu mber is 9452 3456. He moved .in last wt-ck. Ken:Good. l'w got that. Now, what would you l ike to do? Megan:Well, I'd like to go dancing, bu t J ane'shurt her ankle c;o !'.he'd rather not. Ken :That'c; a pity. Igues.c; it mcanc; c;he doesn't want to play Lennie;, either. Megan :That's right Sht> says it'<; okay to go bowling if we don't expect her to do wel l. Ken:Okay, let'sdo 1t! Igul"•s we can go dancing another timl.'. Megan:Well, 1 bll0k1..... U!-. <; .t?l, down'near the university? Megan:That's nght. I t'son the comer of Smith Street and Bridge Road. Ken:What time did you book for? Megan:The first booking 1 could get was 8o'clock.



Ken: Okay. It's 7 now. What dti you wa nt to do fi rst? Megan: Well, J thi nb. we hould leave now. We can meet at the bowli ng a lley. Ken:I can't be that quick. 1 have to call Thomas, to start with, and Ineed to get changed. Megan: Okay. 1 think I'll leave in ten minutes and meet you in there. Ken:Thal makessense. I'll take my car, so I'Ube quite quick. I'll be oul of here in half an hour. Megan :Okay. You're so lucky to have a earl You can get around so easily. Ken:Well, yes and no. I often spend ages driving around tryingto find a park. The traffic c.an be very bad. Megan:Well, that won't be a problem for me, because I'll take the bus. rt goes right past my door, and l'll have plenty of Lime. Ken: Sounds good. Who else is coming? Megan :J think nearly everyone from lhe afternoon dass will be lhcrc. Ken: Which class? l'he big maths class,or the afternoon tutorial? Megan:The maths cla::;s. What's more, we get a conion for large numbers! Ken:That's good. I'm trying to keep my expenses down this month. Megan:So am I. l expect tonight'U cost about $20. Ken: You must be good with money. I expect itto come lo ... um ...nearly $40! So how are you going to manage that? Megan: Well, the bus is cheap, and if I come home early I won't have time to spend too much!ln any case, I have to be u p early tomorrow morning, so T'd really better Lry to get home by about 1l. Ken: That reminds me. I have to phone the taxi company for my mother. Goodbye, Megan. T'll see you Later. Megan:Goodbye, Ken. So111nf of plro11e lrn11gi11g up. Narrator:Ken ca lls the taxi company. Listen and be ready to answer questions 8 and 9. Now listen to the telephone ca ll and be ready to answer questions 8 and 9. Sound of somebody d ialli11g, pho11e ringing Man's voice: Hello, this is Acme Cabs. Please follow the instructions on Lhe Lape. If you wish to order a cab now, press 1. lf you ha ve placed an ord er previously, press 2. Ifyou wish lo make a n advance order, Press 3. Please be ready to tell us your slreet number and name. lf you wish to speak to the radio room supervisor, press 4. Jf you want to enquirt? about lost property, press 5. If you want to order a taxi equipped to carry wheelchairs, prec;s 6. Your call is very important. Please stay on the line for the next available order taker. Clic.k lo mdimle a real perso11 is tliere. Ken: IJello. I think I left something in one of your cabs on Thursday. lt was a brown paper package with an addres:. written on it in green ink. Has anyone handed it in? Narrator: That b the end of Section 1.You now have



some time to check you r answers. Now tum to Section 2. Section 2. You a re going Lo hear some announcements made to a group of people who are planning a trip to Greece. Pirst look at questions 10 to 15.As you listen to the first part of the talk arnwer questions JO to 15. Write no more than three words or numbers for each answer. Tour organiser. Good morning everyone.f'm getting very excited about this trip to Greece,and I'm sure you are too. As you know, we didn't have all the details at our la'lt meeting, but l can give them to you now. We'll leave London Gatwick Airport on British Airways next Wednday. Please sure lo be at the airport by 6.30.I know it's early, but our departure time is 8.25 AM. We're quite a large group, and we don't want to ha'e any hassles.Please be sure to have allyour Lravel documents ready. We'll arrive in Athens al 2.25in the afternoon, and there'll be a vehicle there to meet us. It'll be a full sized coach so everyone can travel together. We'll spend three full days in our hotel in Alhens, although we're only being charged for two nights' accommodation, which is good news. lne second day we'll go to the National Archaeological Museum to see the enonnou<; collection of ancient Greek works of art, antiques, statues-a brilliant display. We'IJ eat out at a typical Greek restau rant on Thursday night. Irs going to be a very busy time in Athens!Friday morning and afternoon we'll visit historic sites,but ,... .e have nothing planned for the rest of the day. On Saturday we're off to the islands, the Greek islands of ancient myth and mcidern romance. Now, the big news!At first we thought we'd lake the ferry, bul we've been very lucky to secure a sailing boat which is big enough for all of us. I'm really excited about this part of the trip, because we'll see the islands to the best advantage, and we'll be able to cru ise around and sleep on board. Wc'l 1 gel off at different islands and for one part of the Lrip we'll have people playing Greek traditional music actually on board with us. Now I'll out a brochu re wil·h all the details. Narrator: Now look a t questions 1.6 lo l8. As the talk continues answer questi ons 16 to 18. Tour organiser:A lot of work ha::; gone into organisi ng this tou r, and l 'c.J l ike to thank in particular the travel agent who got us a rea lly good deal and the people at the Bri tish Museum who offerec.l us such good advice. Trips like this only happen because of the hard work of really expert people. As you know,we have planned a gathering for when we return. 1 have a list of things which the committee would like you lo bring to the party. They are: your pictures and something to cal for everyone to share. You are almost bound to have people ask what we have in common, and why we are Lravelling as a group. I su ppose the answer is that we are interested inlearning about old societies and vanished cultures, and we all enjoy travelling. Of course, we enjoy fine food too, but that's not as important! Narrator. No\\ look at questions l9 and 20. As the talk continues answer questions 19 and 20.

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Tour organiser: J nearly forgot the l<1sl piece of inform.tlinn. You wi ll SCI! then• an labels whidi 1 ha\'e ed around for you to pul on all your luggage. Could you fill them in, please? On the top line ple,1-.c w rite "Gn.-ck tou r" <1nd on the lower line, write, in block letters, I mean upper Ci!"
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ScctiCln 3. You an• going t,,he.u Dr Joanne Robinson, th'-• wu dirhlf of a l.anguilge Leaming Center, an.,wering'lutions fwm reporters from the student m•w:-p.ipcr. First look at qm. lion-. 21 to 26. A.5 you liskn to the first part of the talk. cJnswer questions 21 to 2o. Write no more thnn thn>t.• words or numbers for l'.:tch anc.\\ er. Cou rse Director. \\'c.-lrome t,,theIanguage Leaming C'-•nh:r. I'm jvanne Robinm. You must be the reporters from 771e £'fami11er. Ple.:ic;e come in and sit down. Cheryl: Hl•llo Dr Robinson. Yl"', we're from TI1c faamiller. I'm Chcrvl Perkin-. and thb ic. Don KJjm. M .1y I sl lUdl nts? Course Director. ll did. The I anguagt.> Leaming Center wns founded in 1985 lo look ,11ler a group of studl•nts from Bra.t.il who wanted to o,;tudy here. I hos'-' hwnty students soon grew lo 60, and, as you can im.iginl', we had Sl?\'Cn accommodation problems. Don: C,omcbo tauranh; in our advertising section. Course Director: Well, 40% of our students come from Turkey, by for the l<1rge"l singlt.> national group, and I believe thert.>'sbt?en iln inOux to the rest of the uni\'l'rsi ty. 1here are a lot of Turkish students study ing hn..pitalit)Cheryl: Q ,> y<)U offer anything spcci<1l to the students? Course Director: Yl'S, we do. 'J hl•re arc several things which malo..c us rather differt>nt from otht!r language schoc.,ls. Engli'>h is certainly not rt"tricted to English for ac:1demic pufP\ here! Sometime-. we have i.•. :1.tra cla'"'-"for -.tudenb "hn have particular cou in mind, and we ha\'t.' ju.,,t 5.lid goodbye to a group ol thirty lndone;ian -.tudcnh; who were

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preparing for a uni versity cou rse in agriculture. They came to u s for English for farmi ng, and they vvere \\ ith us for a long time. We mic;s them! Cheryl :Ilow long do studen ts usually st<1y al the Language Iearning Center? Course Director: lt varies, so I'll talk about the average. \!lost of our coun.es last for five week!>,but to make any real progress a student nds to be here for at least thr term, that's fifteen weeks. lhe students do better if thev have a litUe time to c;cttle in at the beginning of the course, and \\ e ofter an orientation rour.;(> that lasts a week. lost students take it. ll helps them to settle down. and it giH'S us plenty of L me to test them and plare them al th"• right lc\'cl. Don t lo\\ many people are in each cl;is-.? Course Director: We sometimt.'." go up to HI,but our average da-;-. -.ize is 14 tudents, and some classes have a' fo\'1. a' ..even participants. It depends on the need'> ot tht! group. Cheryl·You \\ ere .saying that you missyou r students \\ hen they go. I low do you attract students? I mean, how do thcv hear about the Language learning Center n the fi rc;t place? Course Director We're included in the univer:-ity adn:rt1smg and marketing. and we have ou r own website. I hle' thin \\'hich worb bt!st for us, though. is word of mouth. Studenb who lecJvc U'> often .send us thcir friends. In fact, a student wh) arri\.ed toda\· \\'ac; carrying a photograph for mt' ot a former • student <1nd his baby! Cheryl: ll sounds like a nice place lo he! Course Director: It is!A lol of ou r stu dents make lasting fril•ndships while they're herl' Narrator: '-ltl\' look at lJUtions 27 to 31. As the talk continul>s, an-.wer questions 27 to 31. Cheryl: Making friend<; with other studenh sounds special enough! I'd like to emphasi that in the student newspaper. Course Director:We do try lo get our students lo be part of lhe wider u niversi ty. Don: I.low do you do lhat? Do you cncou rogc them lo joi n llw Sporb Cen ter, for instunce? Course Director: I ndeed we do! l'hc Sports Center is al way-, l noki n g for ,lclive partici pa nL'>, parti cul arly in soccer. Oh, and somethi ng else. You m ight l ike to mention that we don't teach j ust English here.I mean, we're a language center, not an English language center. You may learn Spanish, Mandarin, and Ru c;si.:in here, and we can sometimes offer other languages. This means we Ciln have some students who arc native speakers of those l,1nguageo,; as conversation partnt:>rs for English-spc.:iking students. Cheryl·Who can do those courses? Course Director: At this time, any natiw speaker of English. Cheryl:What about the people who are learning Engli!'h? Cln they do a non-English languagt.> course? Course Director. At this time, only if thcy'\'e almost finished lJi, ·1r English language course. You see, we try very hard to involve students who arc native spea!...ers of English as conversation leaders and we encourage our students to groups on the


cam pus. Por instance, if they enioy music, lhere is an act1vc> jazz group available lo everyrnw .md that's a lot of fun. On the other hand, elementary .,tudents can't go lo the drama group, their Engli...h 1ust isn't ready for th.1t rt of acti\'ily, but the uni\'el">it)' choir welcoml-.. all the singers it can find. They often do larg'-' production., that nl'\'.Ci a lot of voices. Cheryl: I imagine the '>pt.>cial com l'rsalion groups are open k'l all your student'> ... Cour..e Director: Iwish they \\ ere. I'm sorry to say the\ 'rl' a sJX'Cial n·ice "'-' provide for elt.>m.mtary studmts only. Is there anythin cl Ican tdl you? (/lillN'} I'd really plea'Ci if you wuld w rite about the ct)UN. we offer in iorcign langu.1gcs. Cheryl: I thint... ou r readers would bl! very intert:!Sted m that. Thank you for your time, Dr Robinson. Don : YL'S, thant... you very m uch. Cou rse Director: Goodbye. I h.mk you for giving me Ll1c opporlL111i ly to ta l k about!ht' cenll..'1" ll'b al ways good lo k•t lhc rest of Ll1e studentsot thc un i versi ty know what gtws on in ou r classmoms, and ou tside Lhernl Afll'r all, many of ou r students leave us and then study for degrs in various disciplines on this campus. Narrator: rhat is the end of Section 3. You will nm.. have '>Orne time to check your answer:; !\ow tum to Scclil)n -l Section -l You will hear a talk .ibout the pitfalls and pleasures of bdng a po:;tgraduate ...tudcnl. look al qut-....tionc; 32 lo 37.u..ten to the ...peaker's advie · and an-.\h'r question<. 32 tt137.Circle the corret.i letter. Speaker: Po...t.iduates arc al-out as l!ay to define as catching steam in a buclct. Cou...., c.in bt? vocational, for training, as rarch. as a preparation for n.':>('an:h, or a combinatim of tlw ·.. Also you can choose between full-time and part time.Increasing!), the appro.1ch to postgradu.:ite study i" bl•rnming modular. llw vast maioril) of postgraduatt>S arc doing short, taught courses, m stand al just und er 400,000. P<.•oplt• u ndcrt ctual cha llengt', development of knowlcd};e), vocational (traininH for a specific c d on much more than th ct1u r··ou want to do.Ft1r somt.> a>urse:. you art.' likl'ly tl;bt? there for '>C\ era Iyear-, and it is important that you are happy living there. Cht:ek also "hat ty of accommodation i<. available and \ ht.?lhl•r the institution pro\'idL'S any housing I spccil icall for postgraduatl's. Choosing an insti tution and dl•parlmcnl is a difficult pmccs . To determine quali ty. do not rt'ly on the


Unrt 6 Answers and tapescripts

reputation ot an institution, bu t find ou t what ratings are from tht.> mo,,t rt.>ccnl assessment t.>wrciSl's. find out about the staff, their reputation, compl'lence, enthusia..,m and friendlincsc;. Vi<.it the dcJrlment if pos.-;iblc and talk to existing postgraduJte.., about their c'pcricnL-e, thfaction, commenb and complaint.,, Be vcry careful to ch'-"Ck ho" they ft.>el about their -.uf"!rvisor.-. Abo,check what facilities are a\'ailablc, both at an institutional lc\'cl (for example librarit...;, laboratory and computing facilities) and in the department (for example study room, desk. photocopying. -.ccrclarial etc). Everyone will ha\'!! their own priori lies here: Iam always anxiou.,; to check the wmputl•r J\ atlable, and regard i t as slightly more imporl Ludy, independence of working, intensi ty ot thc cou rse, the demands on vou r ti me, and of ten Lhc fad Lh,1t vou are oldl'r tha the majority of th!! slud!!nls. ' Th facttlr" can contribute to m.:iking }'OU foci isolated. Howc\'er, there are \'era I \\ a\·s \ ou can make '>urc that thic; is either ..,hurt-lin.'CI r dr1t_ .,, not happt?n at all. Many <.tudent uniol'b have lgraduatc socicli that organise soda! C\'t'nt:; and ffill) also provide reprt. ntation for postgraduall>s lo bt1th th"• student union and the in!>titution. Departments c-m abo help to create a scn!>C of identity and community,.md t1ftcn haw discu'>sion grou ps <1vailablc. Don't · afraid to t found that tht! bcsl.1dvice comes lrom lci lkrng lo other poslgrau ualcs who may .have faced sim i lar d i fficu lties. Narrator: Look al qucblions 38 lo .JO. W ri lc no more than th ree words or m1mbcrs for each 011:-;wcr. Spea ker: Fi nancia l planni ng is c1>scnli,1l, since the govemml•n t cxcludcc; postgraduates from student loans, and i l c s. Do not underestimate your lh'ing costs. indudin food, accomml>dation and travel• •md be c.1reful not lo budget for C\ crything except a sodal lift.>. Funding a couN.> i-. ont·o( the m )· pay (ofttc>n wry large) fees to the in...titution and rech e no maintl'nanc1.: income tu their study. Make sure you know t.>xactl) what you r CO!>b will be institution.., 1\tt·n hide extra flike l.1bt1r,1torv c0<-ts behind the heaJli1w fee rate ad\'Crti"ot'tl. • runding can l'Omt' from various sourn•s. l{L':'>l'arch councils, chilrillcs, trust fund-., insliluliun.il scholar;;hips, loc.:il t.>ducation authorilic" ,ind prnfPssional bod ies and organi.,;alion" u ll nffor

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various levels of funding. As I said before, the government excludes postgraduates £rom student loans,so i t is essential you look to other sources. Career development loans are available from high street banks. The best advice on funding is to be proactive, persistent and patient. The postgraduate community inBritain is mLtltinalional, has a wide range of experience of life and work and an exciting mix of goals,both career and academ ic. Being a postgraduate student should be a productive and fulfilling thing to do,and you will become part of a diverse and motivated social group. Narra tor: That is the end of Section 4. You now have some time to check your answers. That is the end of Listening Practice Test 5.

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Sedion1 1. 18

2. 28, 33 (must ha\ C both anwers;the que!>tiOn says utwo pages"; page 30 is not C
13. B

14. D (note the importance of the artide "the"i.e. "the snake" that has bitlt.•n you, not snakes in general ) 15.B

Section 2 Student Accom.modation at Norfhside Univenity 16. c

17.B 18. A 19. B 20. $68.50

21. $154 (the ans..,,·cr requires "the cheapest'' not the range. 22. 21

23.17 24. Boronia 25. women

26.1969 27. 280 28. D

29.pre-secondary 30. ed conda ry 31. secondary 32. English 33. science 3-l. T 35. NG 36. F 37.NG 38.T 39. NG 40.T

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Answer Key: General Training Reading Practice Test 2

Sedion l 1. E 2. B & C 3. D .J. ,\ 5. D

6.

c

7. R 8. E

9. R 10. 1l. R

12. CJ> 13. bi rdsong

14. binocu lnrs 15. {bi l l y) Lc.:a L6. damper l7. Possum Prowl

18. torch 19. non-slip shoes 20. (lovely) (water) view

21. vu

22. IV

:.!3. I 24. Ill

".!5. II 26.A 27. E 28. B & C 29. D

30. D 3J. communicalion

32. c 33. c 34. D

35. A 36. B 36. D 37. D 38. r: 39.NG 40. T 41. T .J2 F

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Section l t.

um

2. (The) Hunter (Ri\"er)

3. 1870 4. A & C 5. B 6. ,\ 7. I) 8. I 9. (, 10. K 11. J 12. E 13. 1 1 14. Ii

Section 2 Numeracy centre 15. free 16. lecture 17.9 18. tutorial 19. Cour....- B I Statistics for tarkcting 20. workshops 21.$15 22. workshop 23. D 24. \ 25. I\ 26. c 27. B

Section S Bess Planning 28. YES

29. \JO 30. \JOT GIVEN (even though th plan is comprehensive, it cannot be argued that by implic.ition the ansv.•er would be 1\0) 31. YES ("the kc) question to ask") 32 YES

33 'r ES .it. "\O 35. c 36. J 37.1 38. F 39. H

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1. E 2. A 3. c 4. 5. H

c

6. I 7. M 8. hh:mm 9. (Daily) Work Rl"COrd IO. (your I thehuper. ir 11. Monday 12. (your) Tax 'lumber 13. your I the employl't."'- home address

Section 2 Language and Culture C nter 14. pool. t;ibl<.> tennis (muc;l have both answers) 15. international club<. 16. Un.i\·er.-ity Ht.>alth Center 17. H<.>alth ln-.urance 18. (a \\eatht.>r) emergenC)' I emergency weather conditions 19. 15 minutes 20.<;()',, 21. D 22. c

23. A 24. B

25. D 26. A 27. B

28. E

29. c 30. B 31. A

32. H 33. D

34. F 35. J 36. loyalty 37. twice \·early / I\, ice a year 38. mentor 39. D 40. 8 -11. B

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1. Developmental art 2. $-l.50 3. Dcvclopmcnt<1l <1rl 4. S'l.00 5. 'forth Gilllery 6. "lew Year fe;tivitics 7. 632 8. 132

9. 317 10. 122 11 +13

12. C; I I

13. 0;G 14. A 15. B

Section 2 International Business Institute 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

Language Centre studt?nls Photo-lD card (in) cash REF in red CELTS (materials)

FALSE. 22. f ALSI 23. '\JOf l.IVF'\J 24. rRUI.: 25. IAl.SL

26. NOf C..I VFN 27. TRUE

28. NOT GI VEN

29. langu age dcvclopmcnl 30. 3 or 4; 3-4 Yl'a rs 31. models 32. exaggcratt• 33. recognt 34. conversation I int•lractl\)n I communication 35. YFS 36. YES 37. )ES 38. '\OT GI\ EN

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THE NEW PREPARE FOR IELTS: General Training Modules Unit 6 Answers and tapescripts

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Part 3: General Training Writing Practice Tests - Suggestions General Training Writing Test Practice Test 1 Task 1The answer should describe an event which is in the news, and explain why people are interested. You do not need to worry if your information about the news is not accurate. You are being assessed on the way you write your answer, not on whether what you write is true. Task 2 The answer should explain clearly what people do to stay healthy in your coun try. Relate to diet, exercise and the a voidance of stress. General Training Writing Test Practice Test 2 Task 1The answer should explain why you are dissatisfied, and what you expect the restauran t to do. Task 2 The answer should talk about acceptable behaviou r for children in different cultu res, and explain what factors help adults to decide what is acceptable behaviour. General Training Writing Test Practice Test 3 Task 1The answer should exp]ain your specia1 circu mstances. Itshould give reasons why the Enrolment Officer should make an exception for you. Task 2 The answer should identify the diff iculties of a particular country (the one the writer is in now, or the one the writer came from). The answer should describe the problem(s) and suggest how it / they can be overcome. General Training Writing Test Practice Test 4 Task 1The answer should explain how you lost your card yesterday, so the explanation will be in the past tense. Itshould incl ude a req uest for a new card, and an explanation of why the card is important to you. Task 2 The answer should give sensible arguments for why there is poverty, and offer suggestions on ways to help the poor. General Training Writing Test Practice Test 5 Task 1The answer should complain about the bus service and give details of the bad pa rts of the service. The answer should tell the bus company what you expect them. to do about the problem. Task 2 The answer should give suggestions on how a heaJ th service should be organised.

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