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Test 2.

This is the IELTS listening test.

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 four parts.

At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

Now turn to part one.

Part one.

You will hear a man asking about voluntary work in the village that he has just moved to.

First, you have some time to look at questions one to seven.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 7.

Hello, Jane Fairbank speaking.

Oh, good morning.

My name's Frank Pritchard.

I've just retired and moved to Southo.

I'd like to become a volunteer, and I gather you coordinate voluntary work in the village?

That's right.

What sort of thing could I do?

Well, we need help with the village library.

We borrow books from the town library, and individuals also donate them.

So, one thing you could do is get involved in collecting them, if you've got a car, that is.

Yes, that's no problem.

The times are pretty flexible, so we can arrange it to suit you.

Oh, another thing is the records that we keep of the books we're given, and those we borrow and need to return to the town library.

It would be very useful to have another person to help keep them up to date.

Right.

I'm used to working on a computer.

I presume they're computerised?

Oh, yes.

Is the library purpose -built?

I haven't noticed it when I've walked around the village.

No. We simply have the use of a room in the village hall.

The West Room.

It's on the left as you go in.

I must go and have a look inside the hall.

Yes.

It's a nice building.

Do you run a lunch club in the village for elderly people?

I know a lot of places do.

Yes, we have a very successful club.

I could help with transport, if that's of any use.

Oh, definitely.

People come to the club from neighbouring villages, and we're always in need of more drivers.

And does the club have groups that focus on a particular hobby too?

I could get involved in one or two, particularly if there are any art groups.

Excellent.

I'll find out where we need help and get back to you.

Fine.

What about help for individual residents?

Do you arrange that at all?

Yes, we do it as a one -off.

Oh, in fact, there's Mrs Carol.

She needs a lift to the hospital next week and we're struggling to find someone.

When's her appointment? On Tuesday.

It would take the whole morning.

I could do that.

Oh, that would be great.

Thank you.

And also next week, we're arranging to have some work done to Mr. Salisbury's house before he moves,

as he isn't healthy enough to do it himself.

We've got some people to decorate his kitchen.

But if you could do some weeding in his garden, that would be wonderful.

OK, I'd enjoy that.

And presumably the day and time are flexible?

Oh yes.

Just say when would suit you best and we'll let Mr. Selisbury know.

Good.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 8 to 10.

Now listen and answer questions 8 to 10.

The volunteers group also organises monthly social events, which is a great way to meet other people, of course.

Uh -huh.

So next month, on the 19th of October, we're holding a quiz.

A couple of residents are great at planning unusual ones, and we always fill the village hall.

That sounds like fun.

Can I do anything to help?

Well, because of the number of people, we need plenty of refreshments for halfway through.

So if you could provide any, we'd be grateful.

I'm sure I could.

I'll think about what to make and let you know.

Thank you.

Then on November the 18th, we're holding a dance, also in the village hall.

We've booked a band that specialises in music of the 1930s.

They've been before, and we've had a lot of requests to bring them back.

I'm not really a dancer, but I'd like to do something to help.

Well, we sell tickets in advance, and having an extra person to check them at the door as people arrive would be good.

It can be quite a bottleneck if everyone arrives at once.

OK, I'm happy with that.

We're also arranging a New Year's Eve party.

We're expecting that to be a really big event

So instead of the village hall,

it'll be held in the Mountfort Hotel The Mountfort M -O -U -N -T -F -O -R -T hotel

It isn't in Southo itself, but it's only a couple of miles away

The hotel will be providing dinner and we've booked a band

The one thing we haven't got yet is a poster.

That isn't something you could do by any chance, is it?

Well, actually, yes.

Before I retired, I was a graphic designer, so that's right up my street.

Oh, perfect.

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I'll give you the details, and then perhaps you could send me a draft? Of course.

101

That is the end of part one.

102

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

103

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “CAM17 TEST2 P1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: village, questions, answer, hall, library. This video has 103 sentences and 929 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:52. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
arrange verb	/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/	To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
arrive verb	/əˈɹaɪv/	To reach; to get to a certain place.
resident noun	/ˈɹɛzɪdənt/	A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
volunteer noun	/ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/	One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
flexible adjective	/ˈflɛk.sɪ.bəl/	Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
retire verb	/ɹəˈtaɪɹ/	To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
voluntary adjective	/ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/	Done, given, or acting of one's own free will.
borrow verb	/ˈbɑɹ.oʊ/	To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
bind verb	/ˈbaɪ̯nd/	To tie; to confine by any ligature.
carefully adverb	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	With care; attentively, circumspectly.
unusual adjective	/ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/	Not usual, out of the ordinary.
designer noun	/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/	A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
sheet noun	/ʃit/	A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
collect verb	/ˈkɑlɪkt/	To gather together; amass.
grateful adjective	/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/	Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
find out verb	To discover, as by asking or investigating.
get back to verb	Return to (an activity)
walk around verb	To walk with no planned destination; to meander.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

What sort of thing could I do?
I presume they're computerised?
Do you arrange that at all?
Can I do anything to help?
That isn't something you could do by any chance, is it?

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The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has just moved · I've just retired · haven't noticed
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	will be played · will be given · be held

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 35 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'm, we've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, sheet /ʃit/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, refreshment /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ.mənt/
Long words — get the stress right: voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, presumably /pɹɪˈzuːməbli/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like arrange, arrive, resident.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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