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In this section, you'll hear a conversation between David and Claudia about their holiday trip.
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First, you have some time to read questions 1 to 5.
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Now listen to the conversation and answer questions 1 to 5.
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Well, Claudia, our first semester at university is almost over.
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I can't wait for the holidays.
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Oh, me too.
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Why don't we go somewhere far away and forget about lectures and essays and all that hard work?
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Sounds good to me.
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How about if we go to the coast?
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It would be great to do some swimming and surfing.
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The coast would be good, but let's look at our other options.
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There are the mountains.
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They're nice and cool at this time of year.
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There's also the desert, which I really enjoyed last year.
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What about going to Sydney?
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I've never been there, and they say it's a great city to visit.
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I agree.
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Sydney would be good, but there are too many tourists there at this time of year, and I'd rather get away from buildings and cars.
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I vote for the mountains.
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All right, then, let's do that.
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Now, we have to decide where we're going to stay and how we're going to get there.
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Any suggestions?
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Well, for places to stay, there are the usual places, motels, hotels and youth hostels.
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We can go camping too.
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I'm afraid I'm not a very good camper.
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I tend to feel a bit frightened sleeping outdoors.
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All right, we'll forget about camping.
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So, what do you prefer?
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Well, since neither of us has a lot of money, I don't think a hotel or motel would be possible.
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How about a youth hostel?
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Oh, I'd rather not go to a youth hostel.
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They're cramped and noisy, and the person in the bed next to you might be a snorer.
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No, I think we should find a small holiday house to rent,
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and if we get a few more friends to join us it will be really cheap.
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Okay.
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You know, it's the first time for me to travel to the mountains.
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What do you suggest to take?
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Mosquito net, I guess.
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Mosquito net is useful, but I don't want to add more weight to our luggage.
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So the insect repellent can do, I think.
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Besides, aspirins are necessary and some cold cure, in case we feel sick or something like this.
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Do you think we need binoculars and a camera?
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Well, it would be a good idea to take binoculars.
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As to a camera, I'm not very for it.
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I'd rather record the scenes in my mind.
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You're right.
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What about the money?
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How much do you think is enough and how we should take it?
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I've learned from a friend about the cost.
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He told me that they spent about $480 for one week's tour.
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So I think $500 would be enough.
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We may need over $300 for the house.
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Have you got any traveller's checks?
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No, I haven't.
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But I've got a credit card and a saving card.
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Then take the credit cards with us.
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It would be more convenient to pay the house fees with a credit card.
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Before the rest of the conversation, you have some time to read questions 6 to 10.
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Now listen carefully to the rest of the conversation and answer questions 6 to 10.
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Oh, I nearly forgot the date.
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How long will we have before we have to be back here on campus?
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Under a week, I think.
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We'll leave on the 14th of April and come back on the 21st, because you know we'll start to study on the 22nd.
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CAPTAIN DO YOU KNOW THE DEFINITE LOCATIONS OF SOME HOLIDAY HOUSES?
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I suppose it would be nice if we book in advance.
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LESLIE KENDRICK Yes.
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Look at this brochure here.
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It says that there are several holiday houses near the mountains.
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I prefer the one near the woods.
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It's situated right across the road from the Rainforest Park.
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CAPTAIN That sounds good.
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We can easily go to the Rainforest Park then.
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Do you know what else we can do there besides visiting the park?
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I know that many people go there for bushwalking, but you'd need a good pair of walking boots, of course.
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Are there any dangers in the bushes?
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I'm a little frightened.
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In fact, there's no need to be nervous of the bushes, provided that you treat it with respect and common sense.
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Most of the animals and wildlife are gentle and harmless.
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There are venomous snakes to be aware of, but really they're much more frightened of you than you are of them.
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The other thing is that certain plants can cause irritation if you touch them with bare skin.
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I see.
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Well, I can't wait for the coming holiday.
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That is the end of section one.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to section 2.
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Section 2.
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You are going to hear a student arranging to transfer between English classes.
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She is leaving a message on the language department's answering machine.
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The student's name is Mei Li.
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First look at questions 11 to 17.
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As you listen to the first part of the talk, answer questions 11 to 17.
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Hello, this is May Lee speaking.
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This message is for Mrs Brooks in Student Affairs.
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Mrs Brooks, I telephoned you last week and you told me to call back
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and put the details of my request to transfer on the answering machine.
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I hope you can hear me easily.
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I have the form here and I'll give you the information working from the top to the bottom.
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As you know, my family name is Lee, spelled L -E -E, and my first name is May.
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002312. That's 002312.
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I'm in Mr Anderson's class.
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You know, he's the one who helps out with the football team.
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The next part of the form asks for my address.
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I'll give it slowly.
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I live at Flat 5, 10 University Avenue.
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You probably know the building.
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It's just near the engineering school.
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The telephone number is 818 6074 and I share it with a lot of other people so it's often engaged.
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I'll give it to you again.
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8186074 I think that's all I have to put on this part of the form.
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I know you were curious about my reason for requesting a transfer, so I'll explain that next.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 18 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 18 to 20.
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Now I'll tell you why I want to transfer between classes.
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Mrs Brooks, I really like my teacher and my classmates, but I find it very hard not to speak in my own language.
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I just begin to think in English when the class ends
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and I'm surrounded by other people from my country so it's natural that we all speak in our mother tongue
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I have been looking around for a class where there are very few other people from my country
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so I'll be forced to use English The best class I can find is the evening class which begins at 6pm
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Most of the students in that class come from countries which speak Spanish, and I can't speak a word, so I must use English.
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I have an Italian friend in the class, and she tells me there are two
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Hong Kong Chinese, six Spanish speakers, and one Japanese student.
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She says most people speak English at the break, although sometimes the Spanish slip into their own language.
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I check the class list, and two students have dropped out of the evening class, so there should be room for me.
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Could you please see if I can join the class?
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I'm not sure what the class number is, but the evening class I want is in room 305 of the Trotter Building.
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The class I'm in now is next door to the Trotter Building in Prince Tower,
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so it's very easy for me to find my way to the new class.
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I'm not going home until late today, so could you please leave a message for me at my friend Margaret's house?
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Her number is 812 7543 and she has an answering machine.
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I do hope you can transfer me, Mrs Brooks.
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If there is any more information you need, please call me.
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Thank you very much.
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That is the end of Section 2.
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You will now have some time to check your answers.
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Thank you.
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Now turn to section 3.
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Section 3.
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You will hear a female and a male student talking about the mock exams that they have just taken.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25.
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Thank you.
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So, what did you think of the practice exams last week?
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You mean the mock exams?
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Yeah.
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I thought some of them were tough.
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They were certainly hard and generally they were very long.
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Yeah, they were spread over a whole week, which made it impossible to relax.
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Exactly.
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But what did you think of each test?
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Of the seven exams we did, the least enjoyable for me were the two three -hour essay papers.
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Why didn't you like the essay papers?
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I'm not particularly good at writing things down like that in a short space of time.
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And I don't think it's a good way of testing our theoretical knowledge of medicine.
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I'm the opposite, I'm afraid.
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I'm much better in the written essay exams than the other types of tests.
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But what about the two multiple choice exam papers in basic science and anatomy?
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They weren't too bad.
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If you didn't know the answer, all you had to do was guess.
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Mmm, that's okay, but I never feel comfortable with guessing.
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And you know that there is research that shows that women are disadvantaged when doing multiple choice questions compared to men.
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You've mentioned this before, but I'm not sure I believe it.
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It's true.
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Multiple choice questions benefit men more than women.
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They are a male construct.
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If you say so.
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It's not if I say so.
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Anyway, you have to be careful with multiple choice questions because of the negative marking.
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That can really bring the score down if you keep guessing and get all of the guesses wrong.
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It's double negative.
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Yeah, that is a danger.
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What about the role play?
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Did you like that?
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Yeah, with the actors and actresses as simulated patients.
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Yeah, I thought that was by far the best part of the exam.
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Why was that?
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What I liked about it was during the 24 test stations,
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we had a chance to show what we know about communicating with patients and show our practical medical knowledge,
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etc. Yes, I think I agree with you there.
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I enjoyed all of the stations, but I can tell you I was tired at the end.
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I have done a practice exam with 12 test stations, but not 24.
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It was exhausting, but also exhilarating.
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I agree completely.
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It lasted nearly four hours in total with the break.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 26 to 30.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 26 to 30.
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What did you think of the other two exams?
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The two problem -solving tests.
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Hmm, I didn't think I was going to handle them very well.
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But in the end, I think they went better than I thought they would.
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What I liked most was the test where we had to work in groups of four
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And to solve a problem we had to prioritise actions
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That was very interesting I'm not sure I did very well in
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that though Did you feel comfortable being in a group of four
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And having four examiners watching you as you discussed the problem?
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We did practice it several times before
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You learn to forget that someone is watching you
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But some people are better at speaking in group situations like that and they get the best marks.
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The test doesn't just assess whether people can talk a lot.
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It's about showing you can listen, organise your thoughts and then show you can be part of a team, allowing other people to speak.
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Well, we'll have to see how it goes.
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When do the results of the marks come out?
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They said next week and then it's the finals two weeks later.
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Yeah, we've got that to look forward to.
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What is the policy on resits?
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Why?
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Are you planning to fail?
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No, but, well, you know what I mean
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The resits are held in September And if there is any problem after that, it goes to appeal
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We'll just have to make sure we don't fail any part of the whole examination
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I certainly wouldn't want to do any of it again
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Me neither It's hard when you are not allowed to fail any of the exams
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I bet they don't have that policy in any other subject.
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Probably not.
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That is the end of Section 3.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Section 4 In this section, you will hear a report about crime and punishment in the UK.
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First read questions 31 to 40.
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Listen to the report and answer questions 31 to 40.
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Like many other countries, Britain has experienced a great increase in criminal activity of nearly every kind.
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Nearly five times as many acts of violence were reported to the police in 1997 as 20 years before.
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Although most burglars are not caught, those who are caught overload the courts and prisons.
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Although the courts try, in theory at least,
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to use probation, community service and other devices to avoid sentencing people to prison.
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The 50 ,000 people in prison are more in proportion to the population than in any other
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Western European countries.
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Vast sums are being spent on building new prisons, but the prisons are still overcrowded,
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and the humiliation suffered by their inmates makes rehabilitation difficult.
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Many prisoners are released early on parole.
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The prisons in England are run by the Home Office,
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though each prison has a local board of visitors who make reports about conditions and also deal with serious bad behaviour.
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Normally prisoners are released after serving two -thirds or less of the time for which they were sentenced,
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but an offence in prison may be punished by the loss of some days of remission.
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There are several kinds of prisons, including open ones, and some prisoners go out to work in groups outside.
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Prisoners who want to study for examinations are helped to do so, and there are training courses in prisons.
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But in practice, some spend little time outside their cells.
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Most crime is committed by young males, and is opportunist and is not planned by hardened professional criminals,
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although these do exist in most common people's view.
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Crime tends to be concentrated in large cities and urban areas.
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About 94 % of offences recorded by the police in England and Wales are directed against property, but only 5 % involve violence.
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Rising affluence has provided more opportunities for casual property crime.
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In 1977, for example, car crime was only one -tenth of total crime, but this has risen to about 28%.
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The demand for and supply of illegal drugs had been an increasing factor in the incidence of crime in recent years.
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Regular crime surveys are undertaken in England and Wales, Scotland and in Northern Ireland.
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In 1999, a survey in England and Wales asked respondents for information about how crime had affected them in 1998.
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It estimated a total of 15 million crimes in 1998, the majority of which were against property.
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Violent crime accounted for only 5 % of the total, while 36 % involved vehicles,
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9 % were burglaries, and 30 % other forms of theft.
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These surveys, the fifth of which is in progress, indicate that many crimes go unrecorded by the police,
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mainly because not all victims report them.
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That is the end of Section 4.
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You will have half a minute to check your answers.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “IELTS Listening Practice Test With Answers 2020”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: questions, crime, section, answer. Questo video contiene 256 frasi e 2646 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 25:06. Chi parla lo fa lentamente, circa 105 parole al minuto, quindi c’è tempo per imitare ogni suono. Il 87% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| examination sostantivo | /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ | esame, visita |
| essay sostantivo | /ˈɛs.eɪ/ | saggio, ricerca |
| prisoner sostantivo | /ˈpɹɪzənə/ | prigioniero, prigioniera |
| carefully avverbio | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | minuziosamente, accuratamente |
| solve verbo | /sɒlv/ | risolvere |
| telephone sostantivo | /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ | telefono |
| mock verbo | /mɑk/ | parodiare, imitare |
| mosquito sostantivo | /məsˈki.toʊ/ | zanzara |
| motel sostantivo | /moʊˈtɛl/ | motel, autostello |
| vast aggettivo | /væst/ | ampio, vasto |
| practical aggettivo | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | pratico |
| violent aggettivo | /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ | violento |
| actress sostantivo | /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ | attrice |
| curious aggettivo | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | curioso, interessato |
| suffer verbo | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | soffrire, penare |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| look forward to verbo | non vedere l'ora |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- How about if we go to the coast?
- What do you suggest to take?
- Do you think we need binoculars and a camera?
- Have you got any traveller's checks?
- Why didn't you like the essay papers?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa | be forced · were spread · are disadvantaged |
| Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso | I've never been · I've learned · have dropped |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | one who helps · those who are |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 58 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, I'll. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “th”: theft /θɛft/, theoretical /ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/, tenth /tɛnθ/
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, casual /ˈkæʒ(u)əl/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, proportion /pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, theoretical /ˌθi.əˈɹɛt.ɪ.kəl/, rehabilitation /ˌɹiː.əˌbɪl.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, anatomy /əˈnætəmi/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: harmless /ˈhɑɹmləs/, humiliation /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/, harden /ˈhɑɹdn̩/, hostel /ˈhɑstəl/
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: solve /sɒlv/, mock /mɑk/, vast /væst/, violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/, actress /ˈæk.tɹɪs/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: exam /ɪɡˈzæm/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, vast /væst/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, actress /ˈæk.tɹɪs/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Fai shadowing frase per frase a velocità normale, ripetendo ognuna finché il tuo ritmo coincide con quello di chi parla.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come examination, essay, prisoner.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.