IELTS Listening Actual Test 2024 with Answers | 13.01.2024

This is the IELTS

listening

comprehension

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. You will listen to several different recordings and 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 check your work on all recordings. will be played only once the

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consists of four parts at the end of the test you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your

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to the answer sheet now move on to the first part you will hear an interviewer ask an interviewee named Lee to take a quiz about residence in the North First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5 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 listen carefully and answer questions 1 to five Excuse me, yes, I was wondering if You could spend a few minutes taking a questionnaire about your residence here in the north.

It won't take long. Not well. name and age my name is Lee and I'm 19 now cool and could I ask you what your job is? You are a student? Actually, I will continue my studies in business administration next month, but for now I am a salesman. Your profession is fine and how long have you been living here in the north? Well, I've been in this city since I was 3, but my family and I had lived in the East for 7 years at first, now I'm 19, so I've spent about 9 years living here so far. Great, where in the northern area do you live?

I live in Spring Park, have you heard of it? Yes of course, what about your accommodation? Do you live in a house or an apartment or something similar? I used to live with my family in a big house and now I live in an apartment with two of my friends who are also my colleagues, okay, and one more question, what mode of transportation will you take when you need to go somewhere? If it is not too far I prefer to go on foot or by bike if there is a long way to go I take the train or sometimes a taxi I rarely take a bus because I think the most important thing to keep in mind is time and comfort thank you very much before listening the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10 now listen and answer questions 6 to 10 now let's move on to the second part of my questionnaire I would like you to tell me how do you often go out to dinner?

Is it once a week or several times a year? I'm afraid neither of those options suits me. I don't go out to dinner often, maybe once a month every week, it just seems too frequent. Okay, then where? Do you normally go for recreation? I often go places other people go. Sometimes I go clubbing after work. You know there are some great clubs nearby and if you don't have to work during the day, will you go see a show or something? I know there's a newly built movie theater that opened last month in Spring Park, but I rarely go there because it's too expensive.

I prefer to go to the cinema to see some of the latest movies. Do you like playing sports and what is your main form of exercise? I like to swim and go to the gym from time to time, but I spend most of my free time sailing. Well, last question, have you taken any part-time courses? Yes, because I really like cartoons. I'm doing a Japanese course on the weekends but I'm still a beginner. Wow, what a special language. Most people I know would like to learn Spanish or Latin. You must be brilliant. Thanks for your time.

No problem. Goodbye, that's the end of part one. Now you have 1 minute to check your

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to the first part second part you will listen to a talk about tourism in the mining community First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15 now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15 hello, I am delighted to I welcome you to our mining community and I am very pleased that you are interested in the AES and pits in this area. I think you will be pleasantly surprised with your special experience here. Now let me start by giving you some warnings about the safety rules and regulations rule number.

One always uses safety equipment. There is a litany of safety equipment that mine workers use for protection, from hard hats to safety glasses and gloves. It is essential that all workers wear the necessary safety equipment at all times. There have been countless stories of workers being saved. by helmets, which are the helmets you can see on the shelf next to you, so it is mandatory for visitors to wear helmets in the mining area, although you can take them off when in the mining museum and in the picnic area, no you will need them. To pay any deposits, you must return them to the counter once your visit is over.

Helmets are offered in all sizes, so choose a suitable one. Our mining community is currently being redeveloped in some of the main areas so take note of that and you will know what to look out for, so when you enter or exit the mine pay attention to the path as it has just been repaired due to the surface is rough and can be very slippery as it is still wet, the history and The process of extracting tin is complicated and involves a lot of special words, but here you will see how it was done and how it is still done after a short 5 to 10 minute walk. 10 minutes, visitors can follow a numbered route with clear explanations.

Most of the tour is outdoors so the good weather helps keep all areas clearly signposted, but if you have any trouble traveling or getting on and off, you can contact the staff here and we will be happy to help. help you if you are interested. Blue Hills Tin Stream operates a water-powered tin mill that gives visitors a very clear idea of ​​how difficult it is to get tin out of rock. I hope you enjoy the informative presentation inside and this self-guided tour, but you should keep one thing in mind: Smoking is prohibited throughout the community, although you are welcome to bring phones and, of course, use them.

You may also be surprised to know that there will be more than one place to go in the mine. The underground tunnel is being renovated and only relevant workers can do it. Access it, but it will be finished soon and I think it's a lovely place to explore. Don't forget to wear protective clothing. It is mandatory. Before you listen to the rest of the talk, you have time to read questions 16 to 20. now listen and answer questions 16 to 20 now let's start by seeing where you can go, as you can see on our map in the booklet that I gave you, we are here in the reception block we have a famous mill that is used to make and process materials such as steel and coal to visit it simply go straight north along the path in front of you and you will find it at the end of the path now heading east , follow the road from our starting point, turn left stop at the corner and then turn right, there is a parking lot at the east end of the westbound lane, there is a museum, pass the shop at the junction and you are located just at the west end of the road and, by the way, the store. specializes in selling a variety of related souvenirs including keychains, tin postcards made by Lewis Chestman and even Roman soldiers which are made from beautiful pyita.

If you are interested in the laboratory where scientific experiments, analyzes and research are carried out, it is located in the south. part of the park in front of the store. I bet you'll be happy to know that this laboratory is also used to refine gold and crystal, so don't miss it just because. I guess everyone needs something by now. Rest and refreshment so we have a great cafe serving delicious food and drinks just across the road next to the shop of course if you want to spend some time outside we have a perfect picnic area which is perfect. and to the northeast of the reception block, further east, there is a path leading to the northern part of the park and at the end is the toilet.

Now most visitors would choose to use the mailbox and send beautiful postcards to their friends. He gets there, only it's the end of the second part. You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to the second part. Third, you will hear a university tutor and a new student named Paul talking about Paul's work experience and the Latin American studies course. First you have some time. To look at questions 21 to 26, now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26. I have been reading your personal statement. Paul, first let's talk about your work experience in South America. What brought you there?

Was it to gain more fluency in Spanish? I am combining Spanish with Latin American studies. My main idea was to discover more about the way people lived there. My spoken Spanish was already pretty good, in fact, so you didn't worry too much about language barriers. No, in fact, I ended up teaching English there. Although that wasn't my original choice of job. I see how you found out about all this. I found an agency that handles all types of volunteer projects in South America. What kind of job? Well, there were several possibilities. You mean construction engineering jobs.

Yes, get. getting involved in construction projects was an option, then there was tourism, taking tourists to walk around volcanoes, which I

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ly chose to do, and then there was working with local farmers H, but you didn't continue with that project, why no? Because I never really knew if it would be necessary or not. I thought it might be difficult physically, but it was certainly physical enough now. I wanted to do something that had a more proper structure. I guess I get discouraged, otherwise what do you think you learned? Your experience must have been a great opportunity to examine community life, yes, but at first it was difficult to be accepted by the locals, it was a very remote village and some of them were reluctant to talk to me although they were always interested in me. clothes. and how much I had to pay for them, that's understandable, yes, but things soon improved.

What struck me was that when people became more comfortable with me and less distrustful, we really connected with each other in a meaningful way, you made good friends, yes, with two of the families in particular well, what about the management? Did you have a project manager? Yes, and he gave me a lot of advice and guidance. Were you also good at managing? That was not his strong point. I think he was often more interested in the academic side of things rather than reporting he was a bit of a dreamer huh and did you have a contract?

I had to stay for a minimum of 3 months my parents were surprised when I asked to stay longer 6 months in the end I was very happy there and was there anything on the administrative side? You're surprised how simple the food and accommodation was but there was plenty to eat and I only paid $7 a day for it which was really amazing and they gave me all the equipment I needed including a laptop. you weren't expecting that, so no, I expect to hear more before you hear the rest of the discussion. You have some time to look at questions 27 to 30.

Now listen and answer questions 27 to 30, but now let's look at these. modules you will need to start thinking about which ones you will definitely want to study. The first one here is Gender Studies in Latin America. Analyzes how gender analysis is reconfiguring civil society. Society in Latin America, women are increasingly holding positions in government and other elected leadership positions in Latin America. I think you would find it interesting if it had to do with people in The Villages rather than people in the public sphere. That would be fine, what about second language acquisition? Do you think it would be useful to me?

Well, you've had some hands-on experience in the field. I think it would be. Had not thought of that. I'll leave it as final. So what happens to the lives of indigenous women? Sounds appropriate. I thought so too, but I looked. last year's exam questions and that made me change my mind. uh, don't judge the value of the course by that, maybe let's talk to other students first and we can talk about it again later, okay, yeah, and lastly, could you sign up for Portuguese lessons? My Spanish is Well, so, does that module seem easy to me?

Some people do not necessarily find that Spanish interferes with learning Portuguese. They also get the accent right. It is quite different in many ways. Well, I'd rather do something else. So, right now, what do we have to do? This is the end of the third part. You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part three. Fourth part you will hear the beginning of a conference on business cultures. First you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40. Now listen carefully and answer. questions 31-40 good morning everyone, whether you go to university to study business or some other subject, many of you will eventually end up working for a company of some kind.

Now when you start working somewhere you will realize that the organization you have joined has certain characteristics and we often refer to these social characteristics as the culture of the organization, this includes its unwritten ideas, beliefs, values ​​and things like that. A well-known writer has classified company culturesidentifying four main types: the first type is called the culture of power and is generally found in small organizations. It is the type of culture that needs a central source of power to be effective and since control is in the hands of only one or two people it does not There are many rules or procedures.

Another characteristic is that Communication usually takes the form of conversations rather than formal meetings or written memoranda. Now one of the benefits of this culture is that the organization has the ability to act quickly to respond well to threats or dangers, on the one hand, and to opportunities, on the other. but on the negative side this type of organization does not always act effectively because it depends too much on one or two people at the top and when these people make bad decisions there is no one else who can influence them and the type of person who does Well, In this type of company culture there are those who are willing to take risks. and for whom job security is a low priority, the next type is known as role culture, which by the way is role, not R, and this type is usually found In large companies that have many different levels, these organizations usually have separate departments that specialize in things like finance, sales, maintenance, or whatever, each one is coordinated from the top by a small group of senior managers, and usually Everyone's job is controlled by sets of rules and procedures, for example, there are specific job descriptions, discipline rules, etc.

The benefits of this type of culture, first of all, because they are found in large organizations, their fixed costs or overheads, as they are known, are low in relation to their production or what they produce; In other words, it can achieve economies of scale and, secondly, it is particularly successful in enterprise markets where technical expertise is important; On the other hand, this culture is usually very slow to recognize the need for change and even slower to react. What type of person is this type of culture well suited to? It suits employees who value safety and who don't particularly want to have responsibilities and move now to task cultures.

This type is found in project-oriented organizations. It is usually found where the market for the company's product is extremely competitive or where the products themselves have a short shelf life, usually top management. delegates projects, people and other resources and once they have been assigned, little daily control is exercised from the top because this would appear to break the rules. Now one of the main benefits of this culture is that it is flexible, but it does it. They also have some important disadvantages, for example, they cannot produce economies of scale or great experience. People who like to work in groups or teams prefer this type of culture and finally, the fourth category is called person culture.

This guy is quite unusual. at the end of the fourth part, you now have one minute to check your answers to the fourth part, which is the end of the listening comprehension test in the I Els test, you will now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.