IELTS Listening Test { 6.06.2021 } with Answers | Must Solve

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consists of four parts. Let's start with the first part. First part. You will hear a telephone conversation between a lady and a salesperson in a computer store. First you will have some time to look at questions one through ten. Now listen carefully and answer questions one. a ten good morning computer solutions oh hi my printer is broken and I need to get a new one someone gave me your number and I was wondering if you could help me, no problem, we have printers suitable for both home and office, well I'm a student, I only need one for my coursework, how much do they cost?

An inkjet printer will probably be good enough for what you want. It will make text and images. They start at 80 pounds and go up to 250 pounds. So, a pretty good price range. I can spend around £150. Can I get a good one for that? Yes, I would choose the Treon i-860. It had good reviews and we have had no complaints about it. The i-860 I'll come in and have a Look, what time are you open? We normally close at 5:30, but today is Saturday, it's 8:30. And where exactly are you at Hollow Ridge 15 Park Lane? It is easy to park if I buy the printer.

I would take it home today. No problem. There is a parking lot close by, just behind the supermarket. Well, one more thing. I'm afraid only cash credit cards are accepted. It will be OK? Yes, but I

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not forget to go to the bank before coming. Oh, by the way, what's your name? Jack Stanway. That's s-t-a-n-w-a-y. There are two Jacks here, so when you ask for me, he gives my last name. It's ok, I'll do it. He works in the office but you need to go to the third floor where the printers are, just ask for me there and I will come out and see what I can do to help you.

See you later on the third floor. Great, thanks for your help, bye. At the end of the first part, you now have some time to check your

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. Go to the second part. In the second part, you will hear a manager from an engineering company giving a speech to his new students. First, you will have time to look at questions 11 to 15. Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 15. Oh, good morning everyone, my name is Jeremy Armstrong and I am in charge of your training program here at Coppersmith Engineering, manufacturers which we like to think are the best diesel engines in the world.

Start by giving you a brief description of the company at this time. Founder John Coppersmith was born locally in 1910. In 1932 he began making bicycles in a shed at the bottom of his garden. He was so successful that two years later he rented a small factory. unit and established boiler engineering, so we go back to 1934 and since then we have produced more than 10 million engines, as you probably know, the engines we make are not for cars but for vehicles used in industry and agriculture in recent years. years. We have also manufactured engines that are used to power watercraft, including police boats and lifeboats.

Another fairly new development is that ten years ago we created a joint venture with a Japanese manufacturer and, as a result, we are seeing a large increase in turnover while maintaining production. The costs are constant of course, this success gives us great confidence in the future, so we are currently in the middle of a five-year plan to improve the buildings we have here. We have just completed a new

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installation and as you walk in, you have probably noticed the site where we are building an office block. Our desk staff are currently in several buildings and will all move to the new one within six months.

Oh, and just one more point. I would like to mention that our goal has always been to achieve the highest quality in everything we do. When we received an award from the city council last month naming us the best employer, we were very proud before you heard the rest of what the manager has to tell you. You will have some time to discuss questions 16 to 20. Now listen carefully and answer questions 16 to 20. Okay, now I'm going to give you an idea of ​​what to expect in the next few days as you spend today and tomorrow. one of our staff shadows you, attends meetings, and generally learns about that particular activity.

This is how I assigned you. Carol, you said in your interview that you were interested in finances, so I matched you with a person who handles payments to staff, this is the busiest week in the monthly cycle as all overtime

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be calculated before the day paid, frank, I believe you have already received sales training and want to see the process from the beginning. On the other side, the shopping section is where you will start. You will be able to discover how we purchase goods and services from our suppliers. Next on the list is Philip. You said you hoped to work in advertising, so he had arranged it for you. work alongside our marketing manager, but I'm afraid she is on sick leave at the moment, so instead you will be with someone who deals with sales to other countries, since you speak two or three languages, you should find out that you can use them, Stephanie.

I don't mention any preferences, so I put you with a warehouse manager. We buy products almost every day and make frequent deliveries, so you'll see how we handle all the products that arrive and not to mention the finished products waiting to be shipped to customers. and lastly, I understand that you have been working at an employment agency and would like to see the application process from an employer's point of view. We are about to announce the recruitment of new training staff to join my section, so you will be with the person responsible for recruiting them, you may have some good ideas on how they should do it.

It's okay, if you want to come this way. This is the end of the second part. Now you have some time to check your

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. Now let's get started. part three part three you will hear a psychology student, Joanna, talk to her supervisor about her research in music and her psychology. First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26. she Now she listens carefully and answers questions 21 to 26. Hello Joanna, nice to meet you. Now, before we talk about your new research project, I'd like to know something about the psychology study you did last year for your master's degree.

So how did you choose your subjects for that? Well, I had six subjects, all professional musicians and three women, three violinists. and there was also a cello, a pianist and a flutist, they were all very respected in the music world and had toured quite extensively across different continents and some had won prizes and competitions as well and they were quite young, right? Yes, between 25 and 29 years old, the average was 27.8. I wasn't specifically looking for artists who had produced recordings, but this is something that's taken for granted these days and everyone had it right now. You collected your data through telephone interviews, right?

Yes, I realized that if I was going to interview prominent musicians it would only be possible by phone because they are so busy that I recorded them using a phone recording adapter. I was worried about the quality but it worked out well I managed at least a 30 minute interview with each subject sometimes longer doing it on the phone made it more stressful I thought I could um although it was all pretty informal and they actually seemed very interested in talking and I don't think using the phone meant I got less rich data, quite the opposite, in fact it was interesting and you were seeing how artists dress for concerts.

That's right, my research investigated the way players view their role as musicians and how this relates to the type of clothing they choose to wear, but that focus didn't immediately emerge when I started. I was more interested in trying to investigate the impact of what was worn on those

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and also whether someone like a violinist might adopt a different style of clothing. For example, someone who plays the flute or trumpet, it is interesting that the choice of clothing depends on the individual, isn't it? Yes, hopefully there are rules about this in orchestras, but that's pretty rare before you listen to the rest of the recording.

You have some time to look at questions 27 to 30. Now listen carefully and answer questions 27 to 30. There were only female performers in your study. Because male musicians are less concerned with fashion, I think a lot of men are very concerned. influenced by fashion, but in social terms the options they have are more limited. They would really upset the public if they strayed from fairly narrow boundaries. Popular music now has quite different expectations. Did you read Mike Frost's article about the clothing of female artists in popular music? music not well, notes that many popular music singers and musicians tend to dress casually at performances and wear less feminine clothing, such as jeans instead of skirts, and suggests that this is because otherwise they would simply be dismissed as trivial, but one could argue that they are only using what is practical.

I mean, a pop music concert is usually a pretty energetic affair. Yeah, it doesn't say that, but I think you're probably right. I was interested in the effect of the audience on a musical performance. Regarding the choice of dress, the subject I interviewed felt that this was really important, it all has to do with what we understand by performance as a public event, they believed that the public had certain expectations and that it was up to them, as artists , fulfill them. To show a kind of esteem, they were not afraid to look as if they had made an effort to look good.

I think in the past the public would have had those expectations of each other too, but that's not really the case now, not in the UK anyway, and I also became interested in what sports scientists are doing regarding to clothes. Musicians are quite physically vulnerable, aren't they? because the movements they perform are very intense and repetitive, so I imagine that some features of sportswear could safeguard musicians from the potentially dangerous effects of this type of thing, yes, but musicians don't really consider it, they avoid the clothing that obviously restricts their movements, but that's as far as they go anyway, going back to your own investigation, do you have any idea where? you go from here i was thinking of doing a study using an audience that includes this is the end of part three now you have some time to check your answers now let's start with part four part 4 first you will hear a lecture about crocodiles have some time to look at questions 31-35 now listen carefully and answer questions 31-35 this week we will look at some creatures with a fierce reputation the crocodile the largest species of crocodile in the world is the saltwater or estuarine crocodile which can be found in the Southeast Asia and more especially in northern Australia.

This crocodile is the largest living reptile in the world. It can weigh up to 900 kilos and, in terms of length, the average maximum size for males is around 5 meters. However, the largest crocodile ever recorded was 6.2 meters and this crocodile was killed by poachers in Papua New Guinea in 1983. It used to be thought that crocodiles would grow indefinitely until they died, thus producing very large crocodiles. and very old, however, there is now some doubt about this and the maximum size is likely to be influenced by inherited characteristics and by the environment. Few individuals seem predisposed to very large sizes, even if all conditions are correct.

Crocodiles are very sophisticated creatures that can float or sink at will, precisely adjusting their buoyancy in this way they resemble. In a submarine, the liver is compressed backward to make more room for the expanded lungs. While submerged, they can stay below for up to two hours. A protective membrane closes over their eyes like swimming goggles. Crocodiles feed on a wide variety of prey, such as small mammals, birds and even domestic cattle have very strong jaws but they do not chew their food, they swallow it in large pieces and it breaks down in the stomach. Crocodiles can go long periods without eating.

In fact, there are numerous examples of animals not feeding for long periods of time. For an entire year they become extremely thin but remain active and are perfectly capable of feeding when food appears. Some crocodile species can even tolerate sub-zero temperatures. This is because a crocodile has a very sophisticated circulatory system with a heart more like that of a mammal than a mammal. to reptiles before

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to the next part of the lecture, you will have some time to take a look at questions 36 to 40. Now listen carefully and answer questions 36 to 40. Because crocodiles look like logs of wood, people It is wrongly assumed that they will behave in the same way, however, studies have shown that crocodiles are quite socially complex.

Individuals meet other individuals and have long-term relationships with each other. They also learn very quickly howavoid dangerous situations. Some species can also become quite tame, as described by crocodile biologist Frederico Madem. A doctor in Colombia who had an Orinoco crocodile had raised it since it was a baby. This crocodile was a female about three meters long and played with the children and the family dog. Crocodiles of all species are threatened by many human activities in the past trade about -Exploitation by fur collectors and indiscriminate killing by frightened villagers have resulted in many species suffering a drastic decline in numbers, but no species has become extinct due to human exploitation.

However, what threatens the crocodile the most is the destruction of its habitat because they are quite large animals. They require areas that are large and diverse and this puts them in conflict with local farmers and fishermen. One conservation project that is doing well is that of the Nile crocodiles in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, although the Nile crocodile is not included on the list of endangered species, research suggests, it should be included. the number of nesting sites has decreased by a third in the last 15 years fishermen destroy the crocodiles' nests livestock farmers take their eggs and don't lay them either Return enough juveniles to nature and now only a small part of the delta remains where the crocodiles They can lay their eggs to obtain data on the crocodiles in the area.

Researchers have measured, tagged and taken blood samples from more than 1,500 crocodiles, all without drugging the animals. They catch the crocodile by throwing a wet towel over its head. This is important as a dry towel would come off too easily, giving the crocodile time to escape and tying its jaw with rubber bands. The animal is then released. Countries experiencing a decline in their crocodile population include Bangladesh, China and Madagascar. Some other countries, such as Australia, have already taken steps to improve or create new habitats with positive effects. However, this has not always been the case elsewhere. The creation of dams and a new lake shore has had little effect in Honduras. and india due to drought or increased water use for agriculture, although zimbabwe has seen an increase in crocodile numbers due to too rapid habitat expansion, we have cast crocodiles as ruthless predators feared that They were misunderstood, attacked and exploited, but they are great survivors. dating back more than 70 million years we must do everything we can to ensure that crocodiles continue to live and behave the same way they do today.

This is the end of part four. Now you have some time to check your answers. That's the End of this listening test, if you enjoyed solving this test and want to practice more like this, like this test and subscribe to the best iells tests, okay, I hear you.