Shadowing Practice: Ielts Listening Test 2 Book 10 2018 , Answers British Council - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Test 2.
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You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.
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There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work.
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All the recordings will be played once only.
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The test is in four sections at the end of the test
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you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet
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now turn to section 1 section 1
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you will hear a man interviewing a woman in the street about her use of transport first
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you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5 Thank you.
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to this will be played first excuse me yes I wonder
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if you could spare a few minutes to do a survey on transport
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it won't take long no
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that's fine lovely the survey is on behalf of the local council they'd like to know about what transport
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you use
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and any suggestions for improvement can I start by asking
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you how you travel to town today sure I came on the bus
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The woman travelled to town by bus, so bus has been written in the space.
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Now we shall begin.
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You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time.
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Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.
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Excuse me?
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Yes?
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I wonder if you could spare a few minutes to do a survey on transport.
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It won't take long.
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No, that's fine.
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Oh, lovely.
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The survey is on behalf of the local council.
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They'd like to know about what transport you use and any suggestions for improvement.
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Can I start by asking you how you travelled to town today?
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Sure.
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I came on the bus.
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Great.
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Now, can I get a few details about yourself?
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OK.
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What's your name?
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It's Louisa.
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yes hardy can you spell
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that please yes it's h -a -r -d -i -e great thanks
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and can i have your address it's nineteen whitestone road oh right i know
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that area it's bradfield isn't it that's right is the postcode gt7 it's actually gt8 2lc great
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and could i ask what your job is Are you a student?
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I've actually just finished my training.
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I'm a hairdresser.
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Oh, right.
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And one more question in this section.
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What is the reason for you coming into town today?
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Actually, it's not for shopping today, which would be my normal reason, but to see the dentist.
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Right.
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Thanks.
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Before you hear the rest of the interview, you have some time to look at questions six to ten.
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Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.
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Now, in this last section,
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I'd like you to give us some ideas about the facilities and arrangements in the city for getting to and from work.
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Any suggestions you have for improvements?
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Well, something I've thought about for some time is that when I do walk and I'm doing a later shift,
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I think the lighting should be better.
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Yes, good point.
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And, of course, I think it's a real shame they've been cutting down on the number of footpaths.
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They should have more of those.
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then people would walk more.
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Yes, right.
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And I don't think there are enough trains.
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That's why I don't use them.
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You have to wait so long.
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Thanks.
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And finally, I'd like to ask your opinion on cycling.
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As you may know, there's a drive in the city to get more people to cycle to work.
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Right.
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But we realise that there are things which the council, but also employers, might do to help encourage workers to cycle to work.
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Yeah.
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Well, I have thought about it.
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And where I work, there are no safe places to leave your bikes.
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OK.
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And also, I'd have to cycle uphill.
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And on a hot day, I'd arrive at work pretty sweaty, so I think I'd need a shower somewhere at work.
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Right.
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And I suppose the last thing is that I wouldn't be all that confident about cycling on such busy roads.
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I think I'd like to see you offering training for that.
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You know, I'd feel a lot better about starting if that was the case.
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Well, that's very helpful.
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Thank you very much for your time.
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No problem.
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Bye.
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That is the end of Section 1.
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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 will hear a representative of a city council giving information about two new facilities which are opening soon in the city.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.
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Good morning.
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I am very pleased to have this opportunity to say a little about two exciting new developments in the city,
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the Brackenside Open Air Swimming Pool and the Children's Adventure Playground in Central Park.
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As many of you may know, the idea for these initiatives came from you,
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the public, in the extensive consultation exercise which the City Council conducted last year, and they have been realised using money from the SWRDC,
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the Southwest Regional Development Commission.
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First of all, Brackenside Pool.
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As many of the older members of the audience will remember, there used to be a wonderful open -air pool on the seafront 30 years ago,
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but it had to close when it was judged to be unsafe.
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For the design of this new heated pool, we were very happy to secure the talents of internationally renowned architect Ellen Wendon,
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who has managed to combine a charming 1930s design, which fits in so well with many of the other buildings in the area,
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with up -to -the -minute features such as a recycling system, the only one of its kind in the world,
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which enables seawater to be used in the pool.
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Now, there's been quite a bit of discussion in the local
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press about whether there would be enough room for the number of visitors we're hoping to attract, but the design is deceptive,
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and there have been rigorous checks about capacity.
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Also, just in case you were wondering, we're on schedule for a June 15th opening date,
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and well within budget, a testimony to the excellent work of local contractors Hickmans.
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We hope that as many people as possible will be there on June 15th.
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We have engaged award -winning actress
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Coral White to declare the pool open, and there'll be drinks and snacks available at the poolside.
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There'll also be a competition for the public to decide on the sculpture we plan to have at the entrance.
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You will decide which famous historical figure from the city we should have.
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Before you hear the rest of the talk, 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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Thank you.
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And now, moving on to the Central Park Playground, which we're pleased to announce has just won the Douglas Award for Safety.
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The news came through only last week.
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The unique design is based on the concept of the global village, with the playground being divided into six areas showing different parts of the world,
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each with a representative feature.
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For example, there is a section on Asia, and this is represented by rides and equipment in the shape of snakes, orangutans, tigers, and so on,
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fauna native to the forests of the region.
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Moving south to the Antarctic, we couldn't run to an ice rink, I'm afraid, but opted instead for climbing blocks in the shape of mountains.
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I thought they could have had slides for the glaciers, but the designers did want to avoid being too literal.
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Then on to South America, and here the theme is El Dorado, games replicating the search for mines full of precious stones.
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And then, moving up to North America, here there was considerable debate.
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I know the contribution of cinema and jazz was considered, but the designers finally opted for rockets and the International Space Station.
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Eastwards to Europe, then, and perhaps the most traditional choice of all the areas, medieval castles and other fortifications.
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Then last but not least moving south to Africa
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and a whole set of wonderful mosaics and trails to represent the great rivers of this fascinating and varied continent.
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Now the opening date for our global playground is the 10th of July and again we'd love to see you there.
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So make a date and come and see this magnificent original new amenity right in the heart of the city.
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That is the end of Section 2.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Now turn to Section 3.
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Section 3.
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You will hear two anthropology students,
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called Victor and Olivia, discussing their joint presentation about a Norwegian explorer called Tor Heyerdahl.
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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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Right, well, for our presentation, shall I start with the early life of Thor Heyerdahl?
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Sure.
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Why don't you begin with describing the type of boy he was, especially his passion for collecting things?
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That's right.
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He had his own little museum.
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And I think it's unusual for children to develop their own values and not join in their parents' hobbies.
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I'm thinking of how Hayardal wouldn't go hunting with his dad, for example.
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Yeah, he preferred to learn about nature by listening to his mother read to him.
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And quite early on, he knew he wanted to become an explorer when he grew up.
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That came from his camping trips he went on in Norway, I think.
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No, it was climbing that he spent his time on as a young man.
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Oh, right.
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After university, he married a classmate,
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and together they decided to experience living on a small island to find out how harsh weather conditions shaped people's lifestyles.
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As part of their preparation, before they left home, they learnt basic survival skills, like building a shelter.
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I guess they needed that knowledge in order to live wild in a remote location with few inhabitants, cut off by the sea,
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which is what they were aiming to do.
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An important part of your talk should be the radical theory Heyerdahl formed from examining mysterious ancient carvings
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that he happened to find on the island.
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I think you should finish with that.
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OK.
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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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Thank you.
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Now listen and answer questions 25 to 30.
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All right, Victor, so after your part, I'll talk about Thor Heyerdahl's adult life, continuing from the theory he had about Polynesian migration.
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Up until that time, of course, academics had believed that humans first migrated to the islands in Polynesia from Asia, in the West.
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Yes, they thought that travel from the East was impossible,
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because of the huge empty stretch of ocean that lies between the islands and the nearest inhabited land.
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Yes, but Hayardal spent ages studying the cloud movements, ocean currents, and wind patterns to find if it was actually possible.
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And another argument was that there was no tradition of large shipbuilding in the communities lying to the east of Polynesia.
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But Hayardal knew they made lots of coastal voyages in locally built canoes.
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Yes, or sailing on rafts, as was shown by the long voyage that Heyerdahl did next.
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It was an incredibly risky journey to undertake.
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Sometimes I wonder if he did that trip for private reasons, you know, to show others that he could have spectacular adventures.
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What do you think, Olivia?
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Well, I think it was more a matter of simply trying out his idea, to see if migration from the East was possible.
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Yes, that's probably it.
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And the poor guy suffered a bit at that time because the war forced him to stop his work for some years.
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Yes, when he got started again and planned his epic voyage,
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do you think it was important to him that he achieve it before anyone else did?
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Um, I haven't read anywhere that that was his motivation.
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The most important factor seems to have been that he used only ancient techniques and local materials to build his raft.
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Yes, I wonder how fast it went.
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Well, it took them ninety -seven days from South America to the Pacific Islands.
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And after that, Heidel went to Easter Island, didn't he?
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We should mention the purpose of that trip.
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I think he sailed there in a boat made out of reeds.
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No, that was later on in Egypt, Olivia.
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Oh, yes, that's right.
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But what he wanted to do was talk to the local people about their old stone carvings
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and then make one himself to learn more about the process.
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I see.
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Well, what a great life.
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Even though many of his theories have been disproven, he certainly left a lasting impression on many disciplines, didn't he?
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To my mind, he was the first person to establish what modern academics call practical archaeology.
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I mean that they try to recreate something from the past today, like he did with his raft trip.
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It's unfortunate that his ideas about where Polynesians originated from have been completely discredited.
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Yes.
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Right, well, I'll prepare a PowerPoint slide at the end that acknowledges our sources.
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I mainly used
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The Life and Work of Thor Heyerdahl by William Oliver.
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I thought the research methods he used were very sound, although I must say I found the overall tone somewhat old -fashioned.
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I think they need to do a new revised edition.
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Yeah, I agree.
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What about the subject matter?
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I found it really challenging.
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Well, it's a complex issue.
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I thought the book had lots of good points.
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What did you think of the illustration?
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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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Now turn to section 4.
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Thank you.
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Section 4.
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You will hear a business student predicting how management might change in the next few years.
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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.
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Thank you.
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Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
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Well, I've been talking to managers in a number of businesses and reading surveys about the future of management.
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And what I'm going to present in this seminar is a
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few ideas about how the activity is likely to change in the next 10 years.
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It isn't a scientific statistical analysis, just some ideas for us to discuss.
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One area I want to mention is business markets, and I'm sure a really significant development will be a major increase in competition,
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with companies from all around the world trying to sell similar products.
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Consumers will have much more choice.
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For instance, food products sold in Australia might be manufactured in the USA.
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China, Finland, and dozens of other countries.
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At the same time, mergers and takeovers mean that governments are actually losing power to major global corporations.
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We can probably all think of companies that exert a great deal of influence, which may be good for consumers.
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A third point I want to make about markets is that in the rapidly expanding economies such as India,
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China, Brazil, and Russia, demand is growing very fast.
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This is putting pressure on resources all over the world.
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I think businesses are becoming more open to external influences.
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In particular, companies are consulting customers more and more before making their business decisions.
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Companies are finding out what they want and providing it, instead of making products and then trying to sell them,
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which is the model of years ago.
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Another influence is
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that concerns about the environment will force manufacturers to extend product life cycles to reduce the amount of pollution and waste.
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And, in some cases, regulation will need to be strengthened.
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Many societies are much more fluid and democratic, and the structure of companies is changing to reflect that.
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I think we're going to see a greater emphasis within companies on teams created with a specific project in mind.
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And when they're completed, the teams will be disbanded and new ones formed.
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More and more people see work as simply one part of their lifestyle, and not the most important one.
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And as the workforce is shrinking in some countries,
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businesses are having to compete for staff instead of being able to choose among a lot of applicants.
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Typical examples that will attract and retain staff are traditional ones like flexible hours and,
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something that has been made possible by advances in technology, remote working, with people based at their home,
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abroad, or almost anywhere they choose.
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Management styles will almost certainly continue to change.
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Senior managers will require a lot more than the efficiency that they've always needed.
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Above all, they'll need great skills and leadership so
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that their organization can initiate
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and respond to change in a fast -moving world where they face lots of competing requirements and potential conflicts.
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In most of the world, the senior managers of large businesses are mainly men in their 50s and 60s.
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The predominant style of management will almost certainly become more consultative and collaborative,
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caused, above all, by more women moving into senior management positions.
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Many of the changes are influenced by developments in the wider economy.
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The traditional emphasis of business was manufacturing, and of course the service sector is very important.
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But we shouldn't overlook the growing financial contribution of IP, that is, intellectual property.
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Some books and films generate enormous sums from the sale of related DVDs, music, games, clothes, and so on.
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Another point I'd like to make is that although I've been talking about companies,
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one trend that they have to face is the move away from people working for the same employer for years.
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Instead, more and more people are becoming self -employed to gain the freedom
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and control over their lives that they're unlikely to get from being employed.
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Okay, well, that's all I want to say, so let's open it up for discussion.
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That is the end of Section 4.
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You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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That is the end of the listening test.
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In the IELTS test, you would now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Ielts Listening Test 2 Book 10 2018 , Answers British Council”. This video has 277 sentences and 3086 words to shadow. The speech runs for 30:37. The speaker talks slowly, about 101 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 84% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| carefully adverb | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | With care; attentively, circumspectly. |
| playground noun | /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ | A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). |
| suggestion noun | /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ | Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for) |
| behalf noun | /bɪˈhæf/ | The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something. |
| designer noun | /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ | A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession. |
| remote adjective | /ɹəˈməʊt̞/ | At a distance; disconnected. |
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| compete verb | /kəmˈpiːt/ | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend. |
| contribution noun | /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/ | Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. |
| presentation noun | /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/ | The act of presenting, or something presented. |
| slide noun | /ˈslaɪ̯d/ | An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. |
| spare adjective | /spɛɚ/ | Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous. |
| realise verb | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. | |
| climb verb | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). |
| employer noun | /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ | A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| cut off verb | /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] | To remove by cutting. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| make out of verb | To construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance). | |
| try out verb | To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I start by asking you how you travelled to town today?
- I've actually just finished my training.
- What is the reason for you coming into town today?
- Any suggestions you have for improvements?
- What did you think of the illustration?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | they've been cutting · I've been talking |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has been written · I've actually just finished · I've thought |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | will be played · will be given · has been written |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 48 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/, anthropology /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, sheet /ʃit/, contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
- Long words — get the stress right: contribution /ˌkɑntɹɪˈbjuʃən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, regulation /ˌɹɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən/
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 carefully, playground, suggestion.
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.