IELTS Academic Preparation Course: Listening
Themaquiz zonder tijdslimiet: 17 vragen over Listening, met een uitleg na elk antwoord. Vragen en antwoorden worden elke keer gehusseld.
Themaquiz 2: Listening
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Vraag 1 van 17
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Antwoord: 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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Vraag 2 van 17
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Antwoord: 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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Vraag 3 van 17
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Antwoord: 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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Vraag 4 van 17
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Antwoord: 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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Vraag 5 van 17
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Antwoord: 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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Vraag 6 van 17
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Antwoord: 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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Vraag 7 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
Transcript
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. -
Vraag 8 van 17
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Antwoord: 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. -
Vraag 9 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
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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. -
Vraag 10 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
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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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Vraag 11 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
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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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Vraag 12 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
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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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Vraag 13 van 17
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Antwoord: A. 120
Maya says they planned to interview 200 students but only managed 120. The first number you hear is often not the answer.
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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. -
Vraag 14 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
Transcript
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. -
Vraag 15 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
Transcript
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. -
Vraag 16 van 17
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Antwoord: 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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Vraag 17 van 17
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Antwoord: 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.
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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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