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Cambridge 18 Listening Test 4.
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You will hear a number of different recordings.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four parts.
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You will have 10 minutes at the end of the test to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
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Now turn to Part 1.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.
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Hello?
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Oh, hello.
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Is that Julie Davison?
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Yes.
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This is Greg Preston from the Employment Agency.
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We met last week when you came in to inquire about office work.
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Oh, that's right.
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Now, we've just had some details come in of a job which might interest you.
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OK.
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So this is a position for a receptionist.
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I believe you've done that sort of work before.
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Yes, I have.
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I worked in a sports centre for a couple of years before I got married and had the children.
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Right.
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Well, this job's in Fordham.
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So not too far away for you, and it's at the medical centre there.
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OK.
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So where exactly is that?
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It's quite near the station on Chaston's Road.
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Sorry?
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Chaston's Road.
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That's C -H -A -S -T -O -N -S.
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OK, thanks.
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So what would the work involve?
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Dealing with inquiries from patients?
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Yes, and you'd also be involved in making appointments, whether face -to -face or on the phone,
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and rescheduling them if necessary.
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Fine, that shouldn't be a problem.
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And another of your duties would be keeping the Centre's database up to date.
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Then you might have other general administrative duties as well, but those would be the main ones.
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Okay.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
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Now, when the details came in, I immediately thought of you because one thing they do require is someone with experience.
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And you did mention your work at the sports centre when you came in to see us.
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Yes, in fact I enjoyed that job.
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Is there anything else they're looking for?
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Well, they say it's quite a high -pressure environment.
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They're always very busy and patients are often under stress.
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So they want someone who can cope with that and stay calm and,
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at the same time, be confident when interacting with the public.
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Well, after dealing with three children all under five, I reckon I can cope with that.
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I'm sure you can.
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And then another thing they mention is that they're looking for someone with good IT skills.
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Not a problem.
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So you'd be interested in following this up?
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Sure.
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When would it start?
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Well, they're looking for someone from the beginning of next month.
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But I should tell you that this isn't a permanent job.
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It's temporary, so the contract would be just to the end of September.
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But they do say that there could be further opportunities after that.
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OK.
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And what would the hours be?
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Well, they want someone who can start at a quarter to eight in the morning.
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Could you manage that?
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Yes, my husband would have to get the kids up and off to my mother's.
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She's going to be looking after them while I'm at work.
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What time would I finish?
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1 .15.
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That should work out all right.
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I can pick the kids up on my way home, and then I'll have the afternoon with them.
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Oh, one thing.
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Is there parking available for staff at the centre?
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Yes, there is.
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And it's also on a bus route.
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Right.
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Well, I expect I'll have the car, but it's good to know that.
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OK, so where do I go from here?
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Well, if you're happy for me to do so, I'll forward your CV and references.
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And then the best thing would probably be for you to phone them so they can arrange for an interview.
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Great.
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Well, thank you very much.
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You're welcome.
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Bye now.
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Bye.
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That is the end of part one.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to part two.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.
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Now listen and answer questions 11 to 14.
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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Museum of Farming Life.
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i understand it's your first visit here
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so i'd like to give you some background information about the museum
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and then explain a little about what you can see during your visit
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so where we're standing at the moment is the entrance to a large building
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that was constructed in 1880 as the home of a local
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businessman alfred palmer of the palmer biscuit factory It was later sold
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and became a Hall of Residence for Students in 1911 and a museum in 1951.
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In 2005, a modern extension was built to accommodate the museum's collections.
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The museum's owned by the university, and apart from two rooms that are our offices,
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the university uses the main part of the building.
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you may see students going into the building for lessons
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but it's not open to museum visitors i'm afraid it's a shame because the interior architectural features are outstanding
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especially the room
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that used to be the library luckily we've managed to keep
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entry to the museum free this includes access to all the galleries outdoor areas and the rooms for special exhibitions
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We run activities for children and students, such as the museum club, for which there's no charge.
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We do have a donation box just over there, so feel free to give whatever amount you consider appropriate.
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We do have a cloakroom, if you'd like to leave your coats and bags somewhere.
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Unlike other museums, photography is allowed here, so you might like to keep your cameras with you.
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You might be more comfortable not carrying around heavy rucksacks, though keep your coats and jackets on as it's quite cold in the museum garden today.
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Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.
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Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
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i'd like to tell you about the different areas of the museum just inside
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and outside the main gallery we have an area called four
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seasons here you can watch a four minute animation of a
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woodland scene it was designed especially for the museum by a group of young people on a film studies course
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and it's beautiful.
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Children absolutely love it, but then so do adults.
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The main gallery is called Town and Country.
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It includes a photographic collection of prize -winning sheep and shepherds.
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Leaving town and country, you enter farmhouse kitchen, which is, well, self -explanatory.
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Here, we have the oldest collection of equipment for making butter and cheese in the country.
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And this morning, a specialist cheesemaker will be giving demonstrations of how it's produced.
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You may even get to try some.
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After that, you can go in two directions.
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To the right is a staircase that takes you up to a landing from where you can look down on the galleries.
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To the left is a room called A Year on the Farm.
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There is lots of seating here as sometimes we use the room for school visits, so it's a good place to stop for a rest.
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If you're feeling competitive, you can take our memory test in which you answer questions about things you've seen in the museum.
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The next area is called Wagon Walk.
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This contains farm carts from nearly every part of the country.
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It's surprising how much regional variation there was.
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Beside the carts are display boards with information about each one.
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The carts are old and fragile, so we ask you to keep your children close to you and ensure they don't climb on the carts.
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From wagon walk, you can either make your way back to reception or go out into the garden,
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or even go back to take another look in the galleries.
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In the far corner of the garden is Bees Are Magic, but we're redeveloping this area, so you can't visit that at the moment.
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You can still buy our honey in the shop, though.
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Finally, there's the pond, which contains all kinds of interesting wildlife.
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There are baby ducks that are only a few days old, as well as tiny frogs.
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The pond isn't deep, and there is a fence around it, so it's perfectly safe for children.
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That is the end of part two.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to part three.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 27.
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Now listen and answer questions 21 to 27.
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So now I want you to discuss the lesson we've just been watching on the video
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and think about the ways in which origami can be a useful educational tool.
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Can you all work with the person sitting next to you?
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I had no idea
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that such a simple thing like folding squares of paper to
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make the shape of something like a bird could be such an amazing tool.
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It's made me see origami in a whole new light.
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I know.
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It was interesting to see the educational skills the children were developing by doing origami.
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On the video, you could see them really listening hard to make sure they
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did all the steps in the right order to make the bird.
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That's right.
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In this lesson, they were working individually, but it would also be interesting to see
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if the children could work out how to make something simple without being given any direction.
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That would help with building teamwork as well.
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Yes, but much more of a challenge.
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One thing that really stood out for me was that the children were all having fun while being taught something new.
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Which is a key aim of any lesson with this age group.
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And although these kids had no problems with folding the paper, with younger children you could do origami to help practice fine motor skills.
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Absolutely.
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Shall we talk about the individual children we saw on the video?
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I wrote all their names down and took some notes.
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Yes, I did too.
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OK, good.
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Let's start with Sid.
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he was interesting
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because before they started doing the origami he was being quite
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disruptive yes he really benefited from having to use his hands it helped him to settle down
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and start concentrating yes i noticed
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that too what about jack i noticed he seemed to want
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to work things out for himself you could see him trying
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out different things rather than asking the teacher for help what
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did you make of naomi she seemed to be losing interest at one point
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but then she decided she wanted her mouse to be the best and
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that motivated her to try harder she didn't seem satisfied with
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hers in the end though no anya was such a star she listened so carefully
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and then produced the perfect bird with very little effort hmm
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i think the teacher could have increased the level of difficulty
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for her maybe i think it was the first time zara had come across origami she looked as
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if she didn't really get what was going on she seemed unsure about what she was supposed to do
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but in the end hers didn't turn out too badly yeah
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i'm sure it was a positive learning experience for her before
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you hear the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at questions 28 to 30
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I think one reason why the origami activity worked so well in this class was that the teacher was well prepared.
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Right.
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I think it would have taken me ages to prepare examples
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showing each of the steps involved in making the bird but that was a really good idea.
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The children could see what they were aiming for
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and much better for them to be able to hold something rather than just looking at pictures.
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Those physical examples supported her verbal explanations really well.
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It's strange that origami isn't used more widely.
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Why do you think that is?
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Well, teachers may just feel it's not that appealing to children who are used to doing everything on computers, especially boys even
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if they're aware of the benefits oh i don't know it's
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no different to any other craft activity i bet it's because
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so many teachers are clumsy like me that's true too much effort required
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if you're not good with your hands well anyway i think
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we should try it out in our maths teaching practice with
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year three i can see using origami is a really engaging
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way of reinforcing children's knowledge of geometric shapes like they were doing in the video,
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but I think it would also work really well for presenting fractions, which is coming up soon.
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Good idea.
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That's something most of the kids in that class might struggle with.
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Origami would also be good practice for using symmetry, but I think they did that last term.
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Okay.
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Well, let's try and get some ideas together and plan the lesson next week.
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Now turn to part four.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Now listen and answer questions 31 to 40.
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The person I've chosen to talk about is the French writer Victor Hugo.
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Many people have heard of him because his novel Les Miserables, which he wrote in 1862, is famous around the world.
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It became a stage musical in the 1980s, and a film version was also released in 2012.
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So some of us, I'm sure, have a pretty general idea of the plot, but we know much less about the author.
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Today I'm going to provide a little more insight into this talented man,
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and I'm going to talk particularly about the home he had on the island of Guernsey in the British Channel Islands.
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But first, his early career.
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As I've said, he was a writer.
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He was at the height of his career in Paris, and he was very highly regarded by his colleagues.
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As far as literature was concerned, he was the leading figure of the Romantic movement.
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However, as well as being a literary genius, he also gave many speeches about issues like the level of poverty in his society.
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He felt very strongly about this and about other areas where change was needed, like education.
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This kind of outspoken criticism was not well liked by the rulers of France, and eventually the emperor, Napoleon III,
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told Victor Hugo to leave Paris and not return.
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In other words, he sent him into exile.
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So Victor Hugo was forced to reside in other parts of Europe.
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Guernsey was actually his third place of exile and he landed there in 1855.
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He produced a lot while on Guernsey, including Les Miserables,
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and to do this he had to spend a great deal of time in the home that he had there.
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This was a property
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that he bought using the money he'd made in France from the publication of a collection of his poetry.
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It was the only property he ever owned and he was very proud of it.
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The property Victor Hugo bought on Guernsey was a large five -storey house in the capital town of St Peterport
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and he lived there for 15 years, returning to France in 1870 when Napoleon's empire collapsed.
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He decorated and furnished each level or floor of the house in unique
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and wonderful ways and many people consider the inside of the house to be a work of art.
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Today it's a museum that attracts 200 ,000 visitors a year.
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He lived in the house with his family, and portraits of its members still hang in rooms on the ground floor,
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along with drawings that he did during his travels that he felt were important to him.
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In other ground floor rooms, there are huge tapestries that he would have designed and loved.
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The walls are covered in dark wood panelling that Victor Hugo created himself using wooden furniture that he bought in the market.
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The items were relatively inexpensive and he used them to create intricate carvings.
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They gave an atmosphere on the lower level that was shadowy and rather solemn.
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On the next level of the house, there are two impressive lounges where he entertained his guests.
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One lounge has entirely red furnishings, such as sofas and wall coverings, and the other, blue.
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There's a strong Chinese influence in these areas in things like the wallpaper pattern and the lamps,
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which he would have made himself by copying original versions.
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his library where he left many of his favorite books forms the hallway to the third floor
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and was a comfortable area where he could relax
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and enjoy his afternoons
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and then at the very top of the house there's a room called the lookout called
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that because it looks out over the harbor In contrast to the rather dark lower levels,
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it's full of light and was like a glass office where he would write until lunchtime, often at his desk.
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So, Victor Hugo was a man of many talents, but he was also true to his values.
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While living in his house on Guernsey, he entertained many other famous writers,
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but he also invited a large group of local children from the deprived areas of the island to dinner once a week.
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What's more, he served them their food, which was an extraordinary gesture for the time period.
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In 1927, the house was owned by his relatives, and they decided to donate it to the city of Paris.
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It has since been restored using photographs from the period, and, as I mentioned earlier,
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is now a museum that is open to the public.
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that is the end of part four you now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Cambridge 18 Listening Test 4 with answer”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: questions, museum, answer. This video has 267 sentences and 2977 words to shadow. The speech runs for 26:23. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| cart noun | /kɑɹt/ | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than… |
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| coat noun | /ˈkoʊ̯t/ | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| fold verb | /ˈfəʊld/ | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| palmer noun | /ˈpɑmɚ/ | A ferule used to punish schoolboys by striking their palms. |
| visitor noun | /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ | Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest. |
| pond noun | /pɑnd/ | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| lounge noun | /ˈlaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/ | The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining. |
| wagon noun | /ˈwæɡən/ | A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people). |
| exile noun | /ˈɛɡˌzaɪl/ | The state of being banished from one's home or country. |
| entertain verb | /ˌɛntəˈteɪn/ | To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably. |
| relative noun | /ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/ | Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family. |
| temporary adjective | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
| come across verb | To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. | |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. | |
| look down on verb | To regard or treat as inferior. | |
| settle down verb | To make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness. | |
| turn out verb | To end up; to result. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I believe you've done that sort of work before.
- Is there anything else they're looking for?
- So you'd be interested in following this up?
- What time would I finish?
- Why do you think that is?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | will be played · be involved · was constructed |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've just had · you've done · we've managed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who can · kitchen, which is · children who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 44 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, they're, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: sheet /ʃit/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, extension /ɪkˈstɛnʃən/, publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/, photography /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fi/, publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/
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 lesson, cart, carefully.
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.