IELTS Academic Preparation Course: Listening
Quiz tematico senza limite di tempo: 17 domande su Listening, con una spiegazione dopo ogni risposta. Domande e risposte vengono mescolate ogni volta.
Quiz tematico 2: Listening
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Domanda 1 di 17
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Risposta: B. No. Each recording is played once only
Each recording is played once only. If you miss an answer, move on, because the next answer comes later in the recording.
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Domanda 2 di 17
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Risposta: C. Plan, map or diagram labelling
Listening question types include multiple choice, matching, plan/map/diagram labelling, form/note/table/flow-chart completion, sentence completion and short answers. Matching headings is a Reading task.
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Domanda 3 di 17
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Risposta: C. British, Australian, New Zealand and North American
The official format page lists British, Australian, New Zealand and North American accents, so practise listening to all of them.
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Domanda 4 di 17
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Risposta: D. In the same order as the recording
The questions follow the order of the information in the recording, so if you miss one answer, move on to the next question.
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Domanda 5 di 17
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Risposta: B. Part 4
Part 1 is an everyday conversation, Part 2 is an everyday monologue, Part 3 is a conversation in an educational or training setting, and Part 4 is an academic talk by one speaker.
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Domanda 6 di 17
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Risposta: C. 23 May
"23 May" is one word and a number. The other answers add extra words such as "the", "of" or "on", so they break the limit and lose the mark.
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Domanda 7 di 17
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Risposta: D. Fairbairn
The caller spells the name letter by letter: F, A, I, R, B, A, I, R, N. Spelled names are common in Part 1, and a spelling mistake loses the mark.
Trascrizione
Clerk: Good afternoon, Westgate College enrolments. How can I help?
Caller: Hello. I'd like to enrol on the evening photography course.
Clerk: Certainly. What's your family name?
Caller: It's Fairbairn. That's F, A, I, R, B, A, I, R, N.
Clerk: Thank you. The course runs on Wednesday evenings. It was going to start on the fourth of March, but the start date has moved to the eleventh.
Caller: The eleventh is fine. What does it cost?
Clerk: The full fee is ninety pounds, but students and people over sixty pay sixty-five. -
Domanda 8 di 17
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Risposta: A. 11 March
The course "was going to start on the fourth of March", but the start date "has moved to the eleventh". The answer is the new date.
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Clerk: Good afternoon, Westgate College enrolments. How can I help?
Caller: Hello. I'd like to enrol on the evening photography course.
Clerk: Certainly. What's your family name?
Caller: It's Fairbairn. That's F, A, I, R, B, A, I, R, N.
Clerk: Thank you. The course runs on Wednesday evenings. It was going to start on the fourth of March, but the start date has moved to the eleventh.
Caller: The eleventh is fine. What does it cost?
Clerk: The full fee is ninety pounds, but students and people over sixty pay sixty-five. -
Domanda 9 di 17
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Risposta: C. £65
The full fee is £90, but students and people over sixty pay £65. £25 is the difference between the two prices, not a fee.
Trascrizione
Clerk: Good afternoon, Westgate College enrolments. How can I help?
Caller: Hello. I'd like to enrol on the evening photography course.
Clerk: Certainly. What's your family name?
Caller: It's Fairbairn. That's F, A, I, R, B, A, I, R, N.
Clerk: Thank you. The course runs on Wednesday evenings. It was going to start on the fourth of March, but the start date has moved to the eleventh.
Caller: The eleventh is fine. What does it cost?
Clerk: The full fee is ninety pounds, but students and people over sixty pay sixty-five. -
Domanda 10 di 17
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Risposta: D. On the second floor
The labs "used to be in the old library" but "are now on the second floor". Lecture Theatre A is on the ground floor.
Trascrizione
Guide: Welcome to the new Science Building. Lecture Theatre A is on the ground floor, just past the main entrance. The computer labs, which used to be in the old library, are now on the second floor. Students can borrow a laptop from the help desk for up to four hours. During term, the building is open from eight in the morning until ten at night, but in the holidays it closes at six in the evening.
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Domanda 11 di 17
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Risposta: B. Up to four hours
The guide says students can borrow a laptop from the help desk for up to four hours. Six and ten are about opening times.
Trascrizione
Guide: Welcome to the new Science Building. Lecture Theatre A is on the ground floor, just past the main entrance. The computer labs, which used to be in the old library, are now on the second floor. Students can borrow a laptop from the help desk for up to four hours. During term, the building is open from eight in the morning until ten at night, but in the holidays it closes at six in the evening.
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Domanda 12 di 17
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Risposta: B. 6 pm
During term it is open from 8 am until 10 pm, but in the holidays it closes at six in the evening. Listen for words like "but" that signal a change.
Trascrizione
Guide: Welcome to the new Science Building. Lecture Theatre A is on the ground floor, just past the main entrance. The computer labs, which used to be in the old library, are now on the second floor. Students can borrow a laptop from the help desk for up to four hours. During term, the building is open from eight in the morning until ten at night, but in the holidays it closes at six in the evening.
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Domanda 13 di 17
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Risposta: A. 120
Maya says they planned to interview 200 students but only managed 120. The first number you hear is often not the answer.
Trascrizione
Tutor: So, how is your survey on campus recycling going?
Maya: Well, we planned to interview two hundred students, but in the end we only managed a hundred and twenty.
Leo: The main problem was timing. We did it during exam week, so most people were too busy to stop.
Tutor: That's a fair point. And what did you find?
Maya: Most students told us they want to recycle, but they don't know which bins to use.
Leo: So in our report, we'll recommend clearer signs on the bins, rather than more bins. -
Domanda 14 di 17
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Risposta: C. The survey was done during exam week
Leo says the main problem was timing: the survey was done in exam week, so people were too busy. Most students said they do want to recycle.
Trascrizione
Tutor: So, how is your survey on campus recycling going?
Maya: Well, we planned to interview two hundred students, but in the end we only managed a hundred and twenty.
Leo: The main problem was timing. We did it during exam week, so most people were too busy to stop.
Tutor: That's a fair point. And what did you find?
Maya: Most students told us they want to recycle, but they don't know which bins to use.
Leo: So in our report, we'll recommend clearer signs on the bins, rather than more bins. -
Domanda 15 di 17
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Risposta: D. Clearer signs on the bins
Leo says they will recommend clearer signs on the bins, "rather than more bins". The words "rather than" show which option is rejected.
Trascrizione
Tutor: So, how is your survey on campus recycling going?
Maya: Well, we planned to interview two hundred students, but in the end we only managed a hundred and twenty.
Leo: The main problem was timing. We did it during exam week, so most people were too busy to stop.
Tutor: That's a fair point. And what did you find?
Maya: Most students told us they want to recycle, but they don't know which bins to use.
Leo: So in our report, we'll recommend clearer signs on the bins, rather than more bins. -
Domanda 16 di 17
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Risposta: C. Dark materials that absorb heat
The lecturer says "The first cause is building materials": dark roads and roofs absorb heat. The lack of plants is the second cause.
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Lecturer: Today I want to explain why cities are often warmer than the countryside around them. This is called the urban heat island effect. The first cause is building materials: dark roads and roofs absorb heat during the day and release it slowly at night. The second cause is the lack of plants, because plants cool the air as water evaporates from their leaves. Interestingly, the difference in temperature is usually greatest at night, not in the middle of the day.
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Risposta: A. At night
The lecturer says the difference is usually greatest at night, "not in the middle of the day". Words like "interestingly" often introduce a tested point.
Trascrizione
Lecturer: Today I want to explain why cities are often warmer than the countryside around them. This is called the urban heat island effect. The first cause is building materials: dark roads and roofs absorb heat during the day and release it slowly at night. The second cause is the lack of plants, because plants cool the air as water evaporates from their leaves. Interestingly, the difference in temperature is usually greatest at night, not in the middle of the day.
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