Shadowing Practice: IELTS CAMBRIDGE LISTENING BOOK 18 TEST 3 WITH ANSWERS - Learn English Speaking with Video

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You will hear a new answer into the code meter of the security test.

Step 2 has been coming to look at questions known at the school.

Oh, hello, my name's Stan, and I'd like to join your club.

Oh, yes, thanks.

It's you, Dan D.

Yes, it's dan1068 at market .com.

Well, I'm about 10 miles away from your car in Peachtown.

I live in a house there.

It is fifty -two, narrow for you, feet.

That's right.

I usually do that, but this time, well, I was talking to a relative the other day, and he suggested it.

He belongs to another class, but we've heard good things about yours.

Well, one thing that really interests you is the competitions that you have.

I enjoy answering them.

Well, I also like to specialise with other photographers.

What are the options?

I think I'll go for the pool membership then.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions from Mm -hmm.

Now listen, I'm interested in the space of hair. Are you okay?

Are you still in the room?

Not yet, but I have entered three in the past.

How do you think about it?

Why do you think about it?

Well, the theme was entitled Domestic Life Yeah,

I chose to take a photo of a family sitting around the dinner table having a meal

and I didn't worry but I did get some feedback That it was too busy as a picture.

That's right.

And once they told me that, I could see my mistake.

Well, my university was on the coast, and that area got a lot of beautiful sunshine.

So that's just the thing that I would do.

yes the instructions were to capture the clouds as well it couldn't just be blue sky

and a setting sun sure because they give you all those amazing pinks

and purples yeah and i thought i'd done that well

but the feedback was

that i should have waited a bit longer to get the shot i see

so the timing wasn't right yes i took it too soon basically

and then the third competition i entered was called animal magic

well that's a difficult subject i know i had to take hundreds of shots i'm sure

because animals move all the time that's what we had to

show there had to be some movement in the scene i

got a great shot of a fox in the end

but i took it at night and well i suspected

that it was a bit dark

which is what i was told well dan you seem to be really keen

and we'd be delighted to have you in our club i'm sure we can help with all those areas that you've outlined.

Thanks, that's great.

That is the end of part one.

You now have one minute to check your answers to part one.

Part 2 You will hear an expert on picking wild mushrooms called Dan talking on the radio.

First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.

This evening we're delighted to welcome Dan Beagle, who's just written a book on looking for and finding food in the wild.

He's going to tell us everything we need to know about picking wild mushrooms.

Thank you very much.

Well, I need to start by talking about safety.

You really need to know what you're doing because some mushrooms are extremely poisonous.

Having said that, once you know what to look for, it's really worth doing for the amazing variety of mushrooms available

which you can't get in the shops

but of course you have to be very careful

and that's why I always say you should never consume mushrooms picked by friends

or neighbors always remember that some poisonous mushrooms look very similar to edible ones and it's easy for people to get confused.

The other thing to avoid is mushrooms growing beside busy roads, for obvious reasons.

But nothing beats the taste of freshly picked mushrooms.

Don't forget that the ones in the shops are often several days old and past their best.

There are certain ideas about wild mushrooms that it's important to be aware of.

Don't listen to people who tell you that it's only okay to eat mushrooms that are pale or dull.

This is completely untrue.

Some edible mushrooms are bright red, for example.

Personally, I prefer mushrooms cooked,

but it won't do you any harm to eat them uncooked in salads it's not necessary to peel them

Another thing you should remember is that you can't tell if a mushroom is safe to eat by its smell.

Some of the most deadly mushrooms have no smell and taste quite nice, apparently.

Finally, just because deer or squirrels eat a particular mushroom doesn't mean that you can.

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.

Of course, mushroom picking is associated with the countryside, but if you haven't got a car,

your local park can be a great place to start.

There are usually a range of habitats where mushrooms grow, such as playing fields and wooded areas.

But you need to be there first thing in the morning, as there's likely to be a lot of competition.

Not just from people, but wildlife too.

The deer often get the best mushrooms in my local park.

If you're a complete beginner, I wouldn't recommend going alone or relying on photos in a book,

even the one I've written.

There are some really good phone apps for identifying mushrooms, but you can't always rely on getting a good signal in the middle of a wood.

If possible, you should go with a group led by an expert.

You'll stay safe and learn a lot that way.

Conservation is a really important consideration and you must follow a few basic rules.

You should never pick all the mushrooms in one area.

Collect only enough for your own needs.

Be very careful that you don't trample on young mushrooms or other plants.

And make sure you don't pick any mushrooms that are endangered and protected by law.

There's been a decline in some varieties of wild mushrooms in this part of the country.

Restaurants are becoming more interested in locally sourced food like wild mushrooms, but the biggest problem is that

so many new houses have been built in this area in the last 10 years

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and more water is being taken from rivers and reservoirs because of this and mushroom habitats have been destroyed.

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Anyway, a word of advice on storing mushrooms mushrooms.

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Collect them in a brown paper bag, and as soon as you get home, put them in the fridge.

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They'll be fine for a couple of days, but it's best to cook them as soon as possible.

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After washing them really carefully first, of course.

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So, everybody knows what a mushroom tastes like, right?

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Well, you'll be surprised by the huge variety of wild mushrooms there are. Be adventurous.

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They're great in so many dishes.

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Stir fries, risottos, pasta.

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But just be aware that some people can react badly to certain varieties,

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so it's a good idea not to eat huge quantities to begin with.

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Okay, so now I'm going to show you a few examples of poisonous milk.

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That is the end of part two.

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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two.

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Part 3 You will hear two business students discussing automation and the future of work.

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First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 24.

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Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 24.

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That seminar yesterday on automation and the future of work was really good, wasn't it?

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Looking at the first industrial revolution in Britain in the 19th century

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and seeing how people reacted to massive change was a real eye -opener.

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Yes.

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It was interesting to hear how people felt about automation then and what challenges they faced.

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I didn't know that first started with workers in the textile industry.

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With those protesting workers called the Luddites destroying their knitting machines because they were so worried about losing their jobs.

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Yes, and ultimately they didn't achieve anything.

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And anyway, industrialisation created more jobs than it destroyed.

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Yes, that's true.

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But it probably didn't seem a positive thing at the time.

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I can see why the Luddites felt so threatened.

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I know.

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I'm sure I would have felt the same.

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The discussion about the future of work was really optimistic for a change.

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I like the idea that work won't involve doing boring, repetitive tasks, as robots will do all that.

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Normally, you only hear negative stuff about the future.

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Bit too optimistic, don't you think?

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For example, I can't see how people are about to have more leisure time, when all the evidence shows people are spending longer than ever at work.

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No, that's true.

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And what about lower unemployment?

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I'm not so sure about that.

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Perhaps in the long term.

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But not in the foreseeable future.

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And I expect most people will be expected to work until they're much older, as everyone's living much longer.

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That's already happening.

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Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 25 to 30.

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Now listen and answer questions 25 to 30.

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I enjoyed all that stuff on how technology has changed some jobs and how they're likely to change in the near future.

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Yeah, incredible.

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Like accountants.

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You might think all the technological innovations would have put them out of a job, but in fact there are more of them than ever.

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They're still really in demand and have become far more efficient.

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Right.

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That was amazing.

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Twenty times more accountants in this country compared to the 19th century.

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I know.

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I'd never have thought the demand for hairdressing would have gone up so much in the last hundred years.

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One hairdresser for every 287 people now, compared to one for over 1 ,500.

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Yeah, because people's earning power has gone up so they can afford to spend more on personal services like that.

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But technology hasn't changed the actual job that much.

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No, they've got hair dryers, etc. But it's one job where you don't depend on a computer.

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The kind of work that administrative staff do has changed enormously, thanks to technology.

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Even 20 years ago, there were secretaries doing dictation and typing.

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Yes, really boring compared to these days, when they're given much more responsibility and higher status.

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Hmm.

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A lot of graduates go in for this kind of work now.

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I'd expected there to be a much bigger change in the number of agricultural workers in the 19th century.

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But the 1871 census showed that roughly 25 % of the population worked on the land.

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Yeah, I'd have assumed it would be more than 50%.

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Now it's less than 0 .2%.

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What about care workers?

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They barely existed in the 19th century, as people's lifespan was so much shorter.

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But now, of course, this sector will see huge growth.

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Yeah, and it's hard enough to meet current demand.

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The future looks quite bleak for bank clerks.

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They've been in decline since ATMs were introduced in the 80s.

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And technology will certainly make most of the jobs they do now redundant, I think.

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I agree.

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Although the situation may change, it's very hard to predict what will happen.

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That is the end of part three.

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You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part 3.

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Part 4.

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You will hear part of a lecture for astronomy students about the need for a system to manage satellites

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and other objects orbiting the Earth.

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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.

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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.

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In today's astronomy lecture, I'm going to talk about the need for a system to manage the movement of satellites

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and other objects in orbit around the Earth.

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In other words, a space traffic management system.

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We already have effective air traffic control systems that are used internationally to ensure that planes navigate our skies safely.

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Well, space traffic management is a similar concept, but focusing on the control of satellites.

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The aim of such a system would be to prevent the

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danger of collisions in space between the objects in orbit around the Earth.

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In order to do this, we'd need to have a set of legal measures,

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and we'd also have to develop the technical systems to enable us to prevent such accidents.

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But unfortunately, at present, we don't actually have a space traffic management system that works.

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So, why not?

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What are the problems in developing such a system?

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Well, for one thing, satellites are relatively cheap these days, compared with how they were in the past,

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meaning that more people can afford to put them into space.

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So there's a lot more of them out there, and people aren't just launching single satellites,

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but whole constellations consisting of thousands of them designed to work together.

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So space is getting more crowded every day.

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But in spite of this, one thing you may be surprised to learn is that you can launch a satellite into space and once it's out there,

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it doesn't have to send back any information to Earth to allow its identification.

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So while we have international systems for ensuring we know where the planes in our skies are, and to prevent them from colliding with one another.

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When it comes to the safety of satellites, at present we don't have anything like enough proper ways of tracking them.

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And it isn't just entire satellites that we need to consider.

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A greater threat is the huge amount of space debris in orbit around the Earth,

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broken bits of satellite and junk from space stations and so on.

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And some of these are so small that they can be very hard to identify, but they can still be very dangerous.

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In addition, some operators may be unwilling to share information about the satellites they've launched. For example,

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a satellite may be designed for military purposes

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or it may have been launched for commercial reasons and the operators don't want competitors to have information about it.

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And even if the operators are willing to provide it, the information isn't easy to collect details are needed about the

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object itself as well as about its location at a particular time

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and remember that a satellite isn't very big

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and it's likely to be moving at thousands of kilometers an hour we don't have any sensors

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that can constantly follow something moving so fast so all

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that the scientists can do is to put forward a prediction concerning where the satellite is heading next.

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So those are some of the problems that we're facing.

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Let's consider now some of the solutions that have been suggested.

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One key issue is the way in which information is dealt with.

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We need more information, but it also needs to be accessible at a global level, so we We need to establish shared standards

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that we can all agree on for the way in which this information is presented.

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We already do this in other areas of science, so although this is a challenge, it's not an impossible task.

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Then as all this information is collected, it needs to be put together so it can be used,

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and that will involve creating a single database on which it can be entered.

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As we continue to push forward new developments, congestion of the space environment is only going to increase.

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To cope with this, we need to develop a system like the one I've described to coordinate the work of the numerous spacecraft operators.

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But it's also essential that this system is one that establishes trust in the people that use it,

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both nationally and at a global level one interesting development

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that I'll mention

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that is the end of part four you now have one minute to check your answers to part four

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