Listening mock test FEB KEYS

Man: Well, we’ve been asked by Leeds city council to come here today and find out more about what people think about the city centre, and in particular, to collect different views on th

Listening practice test 9 Answer Key

Section 1, Questions 1–10

1 Trickett

2 2PQ

3 manager / office manager

4 28202830

5-7 C, E, F (in any order)

8 speed cameras / cameras

9 morning

10 phone shops

Section 2, Questions 11–20

11 1857

12 lecture theatres

13 2 million / 2m

14 Australia

15 B

16 F

17 E

18 research

19 India

20 future

Section 3, Questions 21–30

21 B

22 C

23 C

24 B

25 A

26 C

27 B

28 A

29 C

30 B

Section 4, Questions 31–40

31 motivators

32 hygiene

33 independent

34 recognition

35 advancement

36 supervisor

37 complaints

38 inadequate

39 security

40 rewarding

Listening practice test 9 tapescripts

NARRATOR:

You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear There will be time 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 The test is in

4 sections At the end of the test you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet Now turn to section 1

Section 1

You will hear a conversation between a person carrying out a survey in a large U.K

city and a passer-by First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4

You will see that there is an example that has been done for you On this occasion only the conversation relating to this will be played first

Man: Excuse me, are you in a hurry? I wonder if I could have a few minutes of your

time?

Woman: No problem, I’m not in a rush

Man: OK, good Just to introduce myself, I’m Jim and I work for a company called

Survey UK As our name suggests, we carry out surveys all over the country asking people about their habits and lifestyle choices

Woman: Sounds interesting! So, what’s the topic for today?

Man: Well, we’ve been asked by Leeds city council to come here today and find

out more about what people think about the city centre, and in particular, to collect different views on the current range of facilities If you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to ask you a few questions It shouldn’t take up too much time

Woman: That’s fine, fire away

NARRATOR:

The survey is about the city centre, so city centre has been written in the space Now we shall begin You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4

Man: Excuse me, are you in a hurry? I wonder if I could have a few minutes of

your time?

Woman: No problem, I’m not in a rush

Man: OK, good Just to introduce myself, I’m Jim and I work for a company called

Survey UK As our name suggests, we carry out surveys all over the country asking people about their habits and lifestyle choices

Woman: Sounds interesting! So, what’s the topic for today?

Man: Well, we’ve been asked by Leeds city council to come here today and find

out more about what people think about the city centre, and in particular, to collect different views on the current range of facilities So if you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to ask you a few questions It shouldn’t take up too much time

Woman: That’s fine, fire away

Man: Right, to start I’ll need to take a few of your personal details if you don’t

mind

Woman: No, that’s fine

Man: And also, I’m pleased to say you’ll be entered into our monthly prize draw

with a chance to win 100 pounds!

Woman: Well, I should be so lucky! The name’s Mary Trickett, that’s

T-R-I-C-K-E-T-T

Man: Sorry Mary, was that one ‘T’ or two ‘T’s?

Woman: Two ‘T’s, three if you count the first one! I’ll say it again, T-R-I-C-K-E-T-T

Man: Thanks And your address?

Woman: That’s easier! It’s 14 Bay Road, Leeds, and the postcode is L11 2PQ

Man: Sorry, did you say L11 2PU?

Woman: No, 2PQ

Man: Ah And what do you? We just want to make sure we survey a wide range

of people, that’s all

Woman: I’m an office manager actually

Man: Oh, so you get to boss people around! Thanks, and do you have a contact

telephone number? Just in case of follow up

Woman: Erm…well I’d rather not give it to you if you don’t mind, I get enough phone

calls as it is! Er, well actually I suppose I could give you my work number –

28202830

Man: Oh, that’s easy to remember! 28202830 Thanks, and do you have an

email address? We’re going to be sending everyone the results of the survey

Woman: Yeah, it’s leedsmary1977@ukmail.com

Man: Great, thanks

NARRATOR:

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 5

to 10

Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10

Man: Right, now that we’ve got that out of the way, just a few quick questions

Woman: OK, sounds good

Man: So, firstly, how often do you come into the city centre?

Woman: Well my company is just across from the main shopping mall so I’m there

every day, more or less But I suppose in terms of actually doing some

serious shopping, then generally only a couple of times a month I like to invite my gal pals, make a day of it, you know

Man: So, thinking about the city centre, what changes have you noticed recently?

Woman: Well, quite a few actually The council have obviously spent quite a bit in

recent years to make it more modern, and I like how they’ve added some new areas I especially like that food street with lots of trendy places to eat and coffee bars, that’s always full of people Of course, there’s still that link

to the old days with the cinema and the big department store Oh, and I’m also pleased they’ve got rid of that old amusement arcade as well

Man: Anything else?

Woman: Yes, well obviously I’m a mother, so I’m really happy that there’s more

places for my little one nowadays The main one that comes into my mind is that new day centre for kids that has just opened up It’s great, you can drop your kid off while you go shopping and there’s so much for them to do Oh, and I love that little garden behind the library as well, I think it’s something the council have been working on for a while now and now it’s finished we finally have the chance to use it I think it’s a lovely place to escape from the hustle and bustle of a busy city

Man: Great… um I don’t want to take up much more of your time, so just quickly,

what problems do you see in the city centre and what should be done about them?

Woman: Ha, that’s a good question! Let me see…well, there are quite a few boy

racers who drive really quickly There are lots of traffic lights but they don’t seem to slow them down so I think more speed cameras would be more effective

Man: Good suggestion Anything else?

Woman: Erm, oh yes, and I usually get the bus to work in the morning, but recently

there seems to be fewer of them, so more would be good, especially at around 7am They seem to have enough running in the evening Maybe the council could hire more drivers?

Man: Well that’s a nice idea…

Woman: Oh, and one more thing, it would be nice to have a bigger variety of different

shops like there were in the old days As an example, look around, how many phone shops do you see? Why not have more music shops or something else more interesting?

Man: OK, I’ve made a note of that… well, thanks very much for your time and for

your feedback today Mary, that’s great stuff Erm, have a good day… and good luck in the prize draw!

Woman: Thanks!

That is the end of section 1 You now have half a minute to check your answers

Now turn to Section 2

SECTION 2

NARRATOR:

You will hear a tutor greeting a group of students taking a bread-making course First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14

You will hear a museum director talking about his museum First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14

Listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14

Hello everyone, and thanks for coming on this very exciting day as we launch the U.K.’s first National Museum of Nursing here in London My name’s Mark Fisher and I’m the Director of the museum

As most of you will know, this building began life as the Royal Victoria Nursing College As you might have guessed from the name, it was officially opened during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century At that time, there was a strong

movement calling for increased professionalism in the field of nursing, so in 1855 the relevant government department granted permission for this institute of

education and research to be established, here in London on the bank of the River Thames It was officially opened two years later

At seven stories high, it was one of the tallest buildings in London at the time of construction It contained 85 individual rooms, including 25 classrooms, 4 lecture

theatres and 8 wards for nursing practice Most of the other rooms were used as offices and for storage space The construction of the building cost 2 million pounds, around

800 million pounds in today’s money, which shows that the development of the nursing profession was a top priority at the time

The golden age for this institute was between the two World Wars In the 1920s

it was considered the leading nursing college in the world Nurses from all over the

world came here to study, especially from India, Canada, Australia and New Zealand The U.S.A and some of our European neighbors like France also sent trainees, but not

in the same numbers

However, in the late 1990s it was felt that upgrading the building to meet the demands of 21st century nursing would cost too much It was decided instead to build a new state-of-the-art college in the Midlands, in Derby For a time, the survival of this place was in doubt, but in 2012 permission was granted to convert it into a National

Museum of Nursing, and that is why we are all here today!

NARRATOR:

Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20 Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20

So, that’s some information about the history of the building and why it was so important to continue its legacy Now I’d like to move on to introduce some of our new department managers who will be in charge of the day-to-day running of this museum, and explain what their roles will be

First, please welcome Susan Jones, who will be responsible for media relations Her degree was in Marketing but she has spent most of her career working for some of our most prestigious national newspapers as an Arts correspondent Susan has a deep knowledge of the museum world and will be making sure that our institution maintains a high profile and hopefully draws in the crowds

Next up, where’s Vanessa? Oh, there she is Well, Vanessa Redmond has had

a long and colourful career in a number of fields, starting off in Sales and eventually

going back to university to get a postgraduate degree As our Director of H.R., she will

be ensuring that we attract the most dynamic people to work in our museum and

contribute to our success

Last but by no means least, I’d like to introduce Gordon Timms…well, as such a well-known figure in the U.K arts world, Gordon really needs no introduction Having worked in museum maintenance for most of his career, I am very glad that he has now decided to join us as our exhibitions manager This will be an important focus for our museum, especially during the initial period as we try to get as many people through the door as possible and spread the word We already have a number of exciting

projects in the pipeline and Gordon will be telling you more about those in due course

Before I finish today, I’d just like to point you in the direction of our new monthly lecture event Starting from next month we will be inviting prominent speakers to give talks on a nursing-related topic, always beginning at 7pm To kick things off, I will be giving a talk on the college’s achievements in nursing research, dating back to the 19th century That will be held next month, September the 15th The following month on the

10th Mrs Margaret Hall, who has spent most of her career in Singapore, will be

reporting to us on a fascinating year she recently spent in the Indian countryside And

on November the 12th, Mrs Nigella Smith, who has written a number of well-known

books on nursing, will be giving us her views on nursing’s future, which is also the topic

of her new publication Do come along, tickets are free on a first come first served

basis

Well, that’s all I’d like to say today As I said, thanks very much for coming today and I hope you will continue to support the museum in the future Now, before we

finish, does anyone have any questions?

That is the end of section 2 You now have half a minute to check your answers

Now turn to section 3

SECTION 3

NARRATOR:

You will hear a conversation between a tutor and two students who are discussing an

exchange year spent at an overseas university First you have some time to look at

questions 21 to 25

Listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25

Tutor: Hi Freya, Tom, thanks for coming today You both spent the last academic

year on exchange programs at overseas universities Now, at the start of this new semester I’d like to get some feedback from you to help us to provide more support to our exchange students in the future Does that sound OK?

Tom: Sounds fine to me

Freya: Me too By the way, where were you Tom? I was in Germany

Tom: Oh, are you a languages student too? I was in Beijing studying Chinese

Freya: Wow, cool! Actually, I was studying management All my lectures were in

English, and my father’s German, so I felt very much at home

Tutor: I actually wanted to get started by talking about day-to-day challenges Seems

like you were able to adapt quite smoothly, Freya How about you Tom, did you feel that the university provided enough support?

Tom: Well, yes and no really I mean, I did have a meeting with my course tutor

which was quite useful, and I also remember reading some travel guides and the university’s own preparation booklet However, it was my first time to travel independently to another country, and I don’t really think there is any program that can completely prepare someone for having to deal with living in a new country

Tutor: That’s true, and in our booklet, it does mention the stages of culture shock,

especially coping with the most difficult stage, stage 2, which sets in after two

or three months

Tom: Yes, the negotiation stage isn’t it? Well, I’d been studying Chinese for a year

before I went over to China and was considered one of the best students in the class, but suddenly I was in China and still using English all the time except in the classroom, It just made me feel really frustrated that my Chinese skills were still pretty limited and that I was too lazy to improve Like you say, that period around three months was really hard It just seemed like even the simplest things like going

to the shops were incredibly difficult

Tutor: But you managed to get through it?

Tom: Well I didn’t have much choice! Yes, it was a pretty steep learning curve It was