Cambridge book 7 test 3 Listening Sponsored Walking Holidays Real Listening Cambridge Test 2020

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3 you will listen to several different recordings and will have to answer questions about what you hear there will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have the opportunity to verify your work. All recordings will be played once. Only the

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is divided into four sections. At the end of the test, you will have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Now turn. to section one section one you will listen to a conversation between a student and a career advisor first you will have some time to look at questions one to five you will see that there is an example that has been done for you on this occasion only the conversation related to this will be will play first good morning oh good morning is this uh uh room number 26 yes, that's right, so this is the student work center, it's certainly how I can help you.

Well, actually I'm looking for a job, a part-time job. Do you have anything available right now? The student is looking for a part-time job. So, part time has been written in space. Now we will begin. You must answer the questions while

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because you will not listen to the recording a second time. listen carefully and answer questions one to five good morning oh good morning is this uh uh room number 26 yes, that's right, so this is the student work center, it's certainly how I can help you. Well, actually I'm looking for a job. work time do you have anything available right now?

Yes, are you a registered student? I'm afraid this service is only available to full-time students. Yes I am. I am pursuing a degree in business studies. Here is my student card. In what year? Well, I've been in college for four years, but I'm in my third year because I took a break last year. Well, let's take a look at the positions available right now. There is a job at the reception. at the sports center three afternoons a week, that is, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Oh, that sounds fun, but unfortunately I have night classes, so that's not possible.

I'm afraid there is something during the day. Well, that doesn't help. So what about cleaning? There's a position for a cleaner at the childcare center, right, but you'd have to be there at six in the morning, does that sound appealing to you? Six in the morning, oh, it's too early for me, I'm afraid I'd never make it. That's early in the morning hmm, well, there was a position in the computer lab for three days a week that might be good. Ah, here it is, no, it's in the library, not in the laboratory. An administrative assistant is needed.

I think it's mainly about putting the

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s out. Back on shelves oh no wait it's for Wednesday and Friday nights again. No, I can't handle that because of conferences. Okay, I'm getting the idea now. Look, anyway I'll give you some details and then we can. Go through the list and see what comes up before

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to the rest of the conversation. You have some time to look at questions six through ten. Now listen and answer questions six to ten. We will first fill in the personal details in this application form if Okay, yes, okay, what is your name?

Anita Newman. Ah, that's new. And you address. Anita. I'm in one of the residence halls for graduate students. You already know the international house. Okay, it's easy. What's your room number? Room B five. six nine uh not sorry b six five nine I'm always wrong I haven't lived there for long do you have any other skills for writing languages ​​that kind of thing well I speak some Japanese right I'll make a note of that now? let's see what else is available uh what do you think of administrative work? There is a position for an office assistant in the English language center.

Oh, that sounds interesting. It is for three days a week, Monday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Interested. Oh, I was hoping to have Saturdays off. But I need the job, so can you tell me what the job is? Yes, it probably says here that you will have to answer students' questions and answer the phone. Oh, I'm sure I can handle that without any problems. Great, could you? I would like to arrange an interview for you, say on Friday morning around 10. Oh, could we arrive a little later? Unfortunately, I have something to do at 10. Would that be okay?

No problem. How about 11? 30. I hope it works for you too, cheers me up and thank you for all your help. This is the end of section one. Now you have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section two. In section two you will hear a talk given by a group offering a

walking

holiday to raise money. for charities, first you have some time to read questions 11 to 16. Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 16. Good morning, I am very pleased to have been invited to your club to talk about our

walking

holiday

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by educational aid charities I'll start by giving you a brief overview of what it entails, first of all let me explain what we mean by

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this is where people promise to donate money to the charity if they achieve their goal in this case of walking a certain number of miles, basically we are organizing a 10 day holiday from 6th to 16th November with 8 days of actual hiking in Samira mountains.

Let's take a look at some of the details. We request that you raise sponsorship money from at least. three thousand two hundred dollars paying two hundred and fifty dollars up front as a deposit and the rest in stages throughout the year, of this approximately 35 percent will go towards your expenses and that leaves 65 percent guaranteed to go to the charity you provides I'm going to the most important part. This walk is organized specifically to help education in the Samira region. Last year we helped train teachers for the disabled and this year we are focusing on students. The sponsorship money from each of the walkers will go towards helping one person. student with special needs in one of the mountain schools in the second part of the talk I will give you many more details, but let's go back to the basic information, age limits, this is the second time we have done this type of vacation and um.

In the first one we were even 80 years old, but we considered it prudent to set limits. This time you have to be at least 18 years old and the upper limit is now 70, although you must obtain a health certificate from your doctor if you are over 60 years old. The Samira Mountains have been among the highest in the world for years, but you should not be discouraged. We will hike primarily in the foothills, although there will be spectacular views even in the foothills. However, you will need to be extremely fit if you are not fit now and are interested in coming with us you have plenty of time to get fit you will sleep in tents so you will need to take plenty of equipment with you but the local attendants will help you with your clothing. bed and etc will be carried by them we ask that you walk alone with a small backpack with the needs of the day I don't think I have said enough about the wonderful area you will walk through, let's take a look at some of the sites you will see, in addition to these spectacular snow-capped peaks and valleys, there are wonderful historic towns.

The area has been famous for centuries for making beautiful rugs, although recently there has been a trend towards blanket weaving and wood carving. The people are extremely friendly and welcoming, we deliberately keep the party small to minimize disruption to people and scenery. Before you listen to the rest of the talk, you have some time to consider questions 17 to 20. Now listen and answer questions 17 to 20. I hope there are still some people interested. I will distribute leaflets at the end where you can find more information, but for now I will describe the itinerary, the main highlights of the holiday will obviously start flying.

To Kishba, the capital city, on the first day, after a couple of days to acclimatize, you will start the trek on the third day walking through the huge Kartiba forest, which will last all day. The fourth day will take us further up, passing through the foothills. several villages and visit a school for the disabled in sohan, then you will have a rest day, the fifth day before going to the spectacular kumi temple with carvings from the 12th century located in a small forest next to a lake and that is day six, which most notable for many.

Stay close to there during day seven because then comes the most difficult day walking through a very mountainous country but which culminates with a swim in the apartheid falls. This is the highest waterfall in the region. Day nine is much easier as part of the day is spent in a village where they make some of the beautiful red blankets, then return to kishbar and the journey home so you can see that it is quite a full schedule which is the end of section two. You now have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section three.

Section 3. listen to part of a seminar on ocean research given by a climate scientist first have some time to look at questions 21 to 25 now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25 thank you all for coming today to hear how floats the robot The project is helping with ocean research. First of all, we'll look at what a robotic float does and its use, so let's start with the device itself. It looks a bit like a cigar and is about five feet long. The most important thing is that it is full. of equipment designed to collect data that can help us create a profile of different factors working together within the world's oceans seems like a big project, isn't it too big for a single country to undertake?

That is quite true, but this project is a very good example of international cooperation in the last five years, scientists from 13 countries have been participating in the project and launching floats in its ocean control area and next year this number will increase to 14 when Indonesia joins the project. That's impressive, but let's move on to how the floats work, the operating cycle is as follows: each of the floats is dropped into the ocean from a ship at a certain point and activated from a satellite, then the float sinks immediately about two thousand meters, that is, two full kilometers in the water.

It remains at this depth for about ten days and is carried by the currents operating in the ocean at this level during this time. It may cover quite large distances, but the average is 50 kilometers, so what does it track

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ly well? At this stage, just as it rises to the surface, it collects all kinds of data, most importantly variations in salinity, that is, salt levels and temperature changes, a bit like underwater weather balloons, Then, when it returns to the surface, all the data collected is transmitted. to the satellite after about five hours on the surface, the float automatically synchronizes and starts the whole process again.

What happens with the data. The information is transferred directly to ground weather stations like ours in Hobart and within four hours the findings can be on the computers. and can be mapped and analyzed before listening to the rest of the seminar. You have some time to look at questions 26 to 30. Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30. You say you are building models of the world's ocean systems, but how? are going to be used and, more importantly, where some of the data has already helped complete projects, for example, our understanding of the underlying causes of El Niño events is being confirmed by floating data.

Another way we use float data is to help. understand the mechanisms of climate change, such as global warming and ozone layer depletion, that is part of an ongoing variability study, but the results are still a long way off, however, this is not the case with our forecast of the oceanic climate because we know from the floats what the predominant climate is. The weather conditions will be in certain parts of the ocean, we can advise the navy on the search and rescue missions that are taking place right now and many sailors owe their lives to the success of this project, in addition, the float data can help us look at the biological implications. of ocean processes would help preserve fish populations, yes, and advise governments on fisheries legislation.

We are on track to complete a project on this. We hope it helps achieve more sustainable fishing practices. We will see the results that very soon it seems that float data has many applications, yes it does, it is also a powerful agricultural tool. If we knew what the weather would be like, say next year, we could ensure that farmers planted appropriate grain varieties for production. the best rain performance available that sounds a bit like science fiction,especially when now we can't even tell you when the drought will end. I agree that this concept is still very far in the future but it will eventually arrive and the flow the data will have made a contribution which is the end of section three now you have half a minute to check your answers now move on to section four section four you will listen to part of a lecture on hotels and the tourism industry first you will have some time to look at questions 31 to 40. now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40. good morning everyone, today's lecture is part of the module of hospitality and tourism last week, I discussed the economic end of the hotel business this week, I am going to discuss the luxury end of the market, let's consider the following scenario: you wake up in the middle of the night in a strange hotel miles away from your house, disoriented probably due to jet lag when even the most expensive surroundings can seem empty and discouraging;

He has paid a great price. money to stay at this first-class hotel with its contemporary technology, but according to recent research by an international travel and public relations company all is not well. Research suggests that even the most opulent luxury hotels appear to have underestimated the most basic needs. Among them, clients, whether traveling for work or pleasure, need to feel at home in an environment that is both familiar and welcoming. These findings, however, apply only to hotels located in particular areas. Is it possible that the external environment can affect the well-being of a guest? The research covered a wide range of different types of hotels, both independent hotels and those that are part of large chains.

They investigated so-called posh boutique hotels in the heart of downtown business districts, stately mansions nestled deep in beautiful countryside, and luxurious hotels built on the edge of tropical beaches surrounded by palm trees and an idyllic blue ocean, and the research concluded that What was outside the hotel building just didn't matter. This is a fascinating revelation and those of you hoping to advance a career in the travel and leisure industry would be advised to analyze the findings in more detail by returning to the main point of this conference, the need to feel at home, what you can do the hotel industry about it and the idea itself is so subjective that it is impossible to do anything about it on a global level.

However, nothing stands still in this world. A company has come up with the slogan "take your home with you" and aims to provide customers with luxury serviced apartments. Those in the business travel industry maintain that these service departments dispense with all expensive and unwanted hotel services. that business travelers don't want while maximizing the facilities they do want, for example not only sleeping and living accommodation, but also a stylish modern kitchen that allows guests to cook and entertain if they wish at no additional cost . The attractions of such facilities are obvious and it will be interesting to see if the company manages to set a trend around the world and make a lasting impact on the luxury accommodation market.

Now, finally, I want to consider the psychology that underpins the traditional vacation hospitality industry as a hotelier. How's it going? It is about luring people to give up the security of their own home and trust themselves to stay in a completely strange place and sleep in an unfamiliar bed. Firstly, hotels exploit people's need to escape from the predictability of their daily lives for a few days, people can pretend that they are free of responsibilities and can indulge themselves Secondly there is something very powerful about our need to be pampered and cared for it is almost as if we are a baby again when everything It was done for us and we felt safe and not far from this is the pleasure of being pampered and given little gifts like the tiny bottles of shampoo and the tiny bars of soap, the chocolate on the pillow at night and, of course, In fact, we forget that we will pay for everything next week.

I'm going to look at eco-friendly hotels. a fairly new but increasingly popular phenomenon, particularly, is the end of section four, you now have half a minute to check your answers, it is the end of the listening test in the IELTS exam, you will now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the listening comprehension test. answer sheet you