VERY HARD LISTENING TEST 2023 | BC & IDP REAL IELTS LISTENING TEST 2023 #listening #ieltslistening

several different recordings and you 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 check your work. All recordings will be played once only the exam is ready. four parts at the end of the

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, you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet. Now move on to the first part, first you will hear a conversation between a representative whose name is Dawn and a potential member of a car club. you have some time to watch questions one through six 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 through six good morning my name is Don Buffett how can you?

I'll help you. Good morning, dawn. I would like to join the club. Wonderful, have you ever been a member before? Yes. I joined after leaving university and was a member for seven years before I let my membership lapse when I went abroad. You have your old membership card. I don't feel it. I threw it away when I moved. Do you have any other form of identification? I have my driver's license, my passport and a couple of bank cards. The license will be perfect. Here yo have, thanks. Oh, the photo doesn't look

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similar, does it? I shaved my beard and cut my hair since they took it.

I'm going to have to take note of some of these details and would like you to correct them. I, if any of them have changed, obviously the number here will be the same ay916310 look, you copied it wrong, it's ay196310 thank you, I'm glad you chose that name Emily and other names, Gavin Raymond, yes, and you were born in the January 22, 1973. That is correct. May I remind you that you will need to renew your license before May 19, 2012? You wouldn't believe the number of people who get stuck with an expired license. Thank you. I must admit that although I carry it in my wallet, I wasn't

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ly aware that there aren't many people.

They surprised me too. Now I can see that you are one of those who has chosen not to have a printed address on the wallet. and I can understand it personally. I think it's better for security to not have it in case your wallet is stolen, for example. I agree. Can you give me your current address for our records? Yes of course, I live at 29 Sunset Street Meadowbank. Thank you, actually, my uncle. I live on the same street, it's a

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nice area, right? Yes, pretty good. You now have three classes of license: car, motorcycle and heavy vehicle.

Want to be covered for all three? Oh, not anymore. I had a motorcycle when I was a student and then before I went abroad I worked as a truck driver for a while, but I never want to do that again nowadays, you will only find me behind the wheel of a car. Well, that's done. For one last question, what's going on? I need to ask you if you have ever had driving convictions or other convictions or endorsements on your license. Well, I've had a few parking tickets, we don't count them and I haven't had any endorsements, but I do have a dangerous driving conviction from 1993.

I was young and inexperienced and going too fast in wet weather and I slipped off the road and hit a power pole. Well, I have to make a note of that, but you're lucky because it's over 15 years. We won't hold it against you before you hear the rest of the conversation. You have some time to look at questions seven through ten. Now listen and answer questions seven to ten. We've changed quite a bit here at the Royal Car Club since then. you were last a member. We now have four different levels of membership, starting at Blue and then moving from Bronze to Gold.

What does that mean exactly? You will get a different level of service and different benefits depending on what you choose, of course that is reflected in the annual fee the more benefits the higher the fee I see. Standard Club care comes with a five percent discount at the bronze level and a 7.5 percent discount at the Silver and Gold level if you own more than one car. I would recommend the gold level because it only pays half the rate for your first vehicle. I'm not sure I need that. Bronze and Silver have a 10 and 20 discount on the insurance rate, but with Gold membership if you were in an accident and your car was severely damaged or left the road for any period of time you would be eligible for a car rental at no additional cost hmm that's good there's one more thing if you need to borrow money to buy a new car we offer personal loans with a reduction of the applicable general rate these start at point two five percent go up to half percent at the bronze level and increases to 0.75 at the next level; gold has a whopping 1.25 reduction in the applicable rate.

Wow, that's something I should consider maybe thanks for your help. I will think carefully and inform you that it is the end of the first part now you have a minute to check your answers to the first part second you will hear a guide at the Summerland tourist attraction talking to a group of visitors first you will have some time to see the questions 11 to 16. listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 16. welcome to summerland. I'm your guide Jackie and I'll tell you a little about what we do and have here before taking you on a tour of the facilities.

In our air-conditioned restaurant we can cater for anyone from individual diners to families and tour groups. We also host functions such as weddings, conferences, birthday parties, etc. We have a delicious modern menu offered in the restaurant or you may prefer to sit outside on the patio overlooking the lush tropical gardens and for those booking a function, we design an interesting set menu according to the type of celebration and budget customer, if you are not looking for a formal dinner, we operate a takeaway bar which has a range of light snacks and soft drinks, ideal if you are supervising the children in the play area, the play and picnic area is A great alternative to the beach if you've remembered to bring your swimsuit and a towel to cool off.

At the water park, parents can sit back, relax and enjoy a coffee while the kids have fun in our fully fenced Shady play and picnic area. What a way to make the most of the warmth and sunshine we have in abundance here. Older children will love it. Visit the historic cabin with your parents. This was the original farm on the property and is now preserved as a museum with an educational DVD and cinema room. Here you will also find the information center and can pick up some glossy brochures. to take it home and show it to your friends don't worry we have more than enough brochures for you to take home visit the gift shop and you will find a huge variety of local products Fine Foods and crafts for sale some say this is the best displayed store and with the best price in the region.

There's more to admire and buy in the garden nursery, which stocks a wide range of pots, indoor and outdoor plants, statues and all manner of garden accessories to adorn any home or garden while we're at it. We're on the subject of gifts and things like that. I must mention the woodcraft shed and urge you to take a look at the amazing products the woodcraft team produce. There you can watch them work and buy anything they have made. The toys they produce are not only original, but they also feature the best craftsmanship you'll ever see. Take your little ones by the hand and keep an eye on them because they will want to play with them, but you can't play with them.

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s, Summerland's tourist attraction is actually a working farm with over 40 hectares of macadamia and avocado trees, macadamia nuts are harvested at machine from April to September, the avocados are grown by hand and packaged and marketed on site Before you listen to the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 17 to 20. Now listen and answer questions 17 to 20 Now, is everything ready for the tour? We will leave the parking lot and walk. Heading east towards the administration building with the parking spaces outside, we will not enter the administration building because there is not much to see there.

Instead, we'll walk northeast toward the museum, but before we get there, we'll turn right, walk past it, and enter that huge building to see how the avocados are sorted and packaged well. What do you think about it? Those packers have to work very fast, as you can see now as we leave this building. We will go to our left and turn around towards the cold room, of course this is where all the fruit is stored after packaging. There are a lot of fruit boxes there, nothing very interesting to see, but we will stop at the other one. build to see how they make cardboard boxes see how everything is mechanized so there is very little labor involved.

I'm intrigued by how those machines work like clockwork. It gets pretty hot in there though doesn't it, which makes me think Taking a look inside the cool room is pretty cool, but no, we'll skip it and head towards the building at the northeast end of the facility where they remove the macadamia nut shells. It's quite loud but absolutely fascinating. Now we'll take a look. shortcut west through the orc

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to the work room and carpenter's shop and I'll give you a few minutes to explore, make a note of where it is because I'm sure you'll want to come back here later this afternoon at your leisure.

Are they all still with us? Let's head south now and take a leisurely walk around the picnic and playground area with the water fountain, but we want to finish at the garden store at the north end of the parking lot. We will have to walk. First stop by the small gift shop to access the garden shop and I'm sure you won't be able to resist getting some nice little gifts for the people back home. Are you ready for lunch now? I know it's been a whirlwind tour, but the restaurant has us booked for 12:30 and then you're free to take your time wandering around until the bus leaves at 3:00 p.m. m., which is the end of the second part.

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to the second part. You will hear a conversation between a professor and two horticulture students who are preparing an exhibit for a science fair. First, you will have some time to look at questions 21 to 25. Listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25. Good morning, Annie Tony, how are you? thanks, well tell me what you have here, we thought of looking at different hydroponics methods, aha, in the

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hydroponics method, the roots are bathed with water and nutrient solution, while support for the plant must be provided on top of the container and, alternatively, plants.

They can grow with their roots in a substrate such as sand, vermiculite or leca granules. leca means lightweight expanded clay. Added and vermiculite, thanks Tony. I know what vermiculite is, but you should be prepared to provide details about all of these things to visitors. Can? explains what is the advantage of l e c a over traditional soil it is a natural product made from clay it is colorful lightweight and perfect for allergy sufferers that is now tell me why because it is clean and hygienic bacteria and diseases from the soil have no chance well , you could say that in this box it is ideal for houseplants and will point out that the growing medium itself does not contribute to the feeding that is provided in solution with water.

Well, now tell me what you have here. This is a simple version of the first method. Using a wide necked jar that we have filled with water and nutrients leaving space at the top as the roots need to be in the dark, we will then cover the sides of the glass with brown paper, how did you get the plant through the cork? We made a hole in the center and cut the cork in half so we could place it around the stem of the plant and patted the hole well with cotton. It is a good demonstration of the principle involved and ideal for a houseplant, but many people will want to do it.

See broader application. What about more plants? We haven't finished the preparation yet, but here you can see a larger container. In fact, any white container can be used with a nutrient solution in the lower air space above and then we have made a rigid lid and covered it with a layer of sand. What have you used for the sand? We have used untreated wood chips. That's definitely the most important thing. You can use a variety of materials for the litter, but obviously nothing toxic and treated. Wood contains some nasty chemicals. so if you are using sawdust or wood chips, they have to be natural wood.

A good point. Yes, we will take that into account when listing the possible ingredients for the sand. Be sure to explain the purpose of the hardcover. Therefore, a mesh. Isn't that right and why is the sand layer too important? The mash is just a platform to keep the sand out of the water and the main function of the sand is to exclude light from the space ofthe roots before you hear the rest of the conversation. You have some time to look at questions 26 to 30. Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30. Hmm, what you have so far is great for home or office, but what about business applications?

Well, let's demonstrate the nutrient film technique. Which is popular with some commercial growers, particularly for growing crops like green beans and tomatoes. Growers would also like to see some innovation in growing potatoes and yams, but obviously this technique is only suitable for those crops that grow above ground. As for the peas, we found that peas were very difficult to grow using this method, although we are still not sure why the display is there. I don't see it anywhere, that's because we haven't finished it yet because we are going to have to get some mature plants first, we don't think ahead enough to start them earlier and when we do get them we will have to handle them carefully yes because when our model is finished you will see how the plants are held in position by a plastic tube that almost completely encloses them and is quite loose around the stems yes and the feeding or the irrigation system, well, it is a little different on a large scale like this.

The food solution needs to drip through the tubes, yes, but the solution also needs to be oxygen-rich and just bathes the roots, that's one way to do it. Otherwise you can have the solution moisten a rock wool substrate at the bottom of the container. rock wool is the same as mineral wool, you know, a light fibrous material of the type used for insulation or you can use a layer of paper fiber. Oh yes, something that has the ability to absorb the solution well, you need to experiment a little, for example, we tried coconut fiber, but it just didn't have the properties we were looking for.

I see on our screen that you will only see the basics are the type of things that can be done at home, in the backyard, but commercial companies need a lot more equipment and the media used in the substrates are constantly changing as new ones are made. developments, the cost of upgrading is ongoing and there is always the potential for failure when changing a system from one you know and understand to an innovative one, of course there is no room for guesswork in business, you should try to get everything right the first time . That's the end of part three.

You now have 30 seconds to check your answers. part three part four you will listen to a talk given by a guest lecturer in the continuing education department you will first have some time to look at questions 31 to 40. listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40. good evening. I would like to thank the Continuing Education Department for organizing this lecture series about the people behind the names I thought were fiction. Welcome to this talk about the Grand Duke of York. I'm sure you're all familiar with the old nursery rhyme, The Grand Duke of York. He had 10,000 men. He took them to the top of the hill and made them down again and so on, but did you know that the Duke of York immortalized in this folk song was actually Frederick Augustus, second son of King George III of England and Queen Charlotte reached The fame in this way for the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the French during the Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th century Frederick was born on August 16, 1763 and from the age of 17 he had been trained as a soldier when the war between England and France broke out. in 1793. his father, the king, insisted that he should command the British contingent that was being sent to Flanders to cooperate with the Austrians and the Dutch.

The Duke was a brave soldier, but remember that he was only 30 years old at the time. Not only was he young but he also lacked battle experience and could not stand up to the enthusiastic French Revolutionary Army; His allies also disappointed him and, despite the arrival of ten thousand fresh troops from England, his campaigns were a disaster and he was expelled from Dunkirk in September 1793, Flanders in May 1794 and Belgium in July 1794. Finally, During the winter of 1794 to 1795, his army retreated to the Hanoverian border and, with his unsuccessful campaigns on the Duke, returned to England. It was after this military fiasco that the Duke of York came to be satirized quite cruelly in song.

Do you believe that despite all this King George III organized the promotion of his son to the position of commander-in-chief of the army in 1798 and in the following year he was appointed to command an army sent to invade Holland again. He was not successful and this confirmed the general opinion that he was not capable of commanding an army in the field, however the rhyme is a bit cruel and harsh because it is not necessary. Considering the nature of the soldiers who served with Frederick, all The blame for the lack of success should not have fallen solely on the duke because the army under his command was made up of what is commonly described as the scum of the Earth at this time.

It is a somewhat offensive term used to refer to a group of people considered despicable and worthless. Who were these ordinary soldiers? Well, they were mostly brutal and vicious ex-cons or rookie recruits and older men. The officers who commanded them were not trained as soldiers. in fact, they were anyone who could afford to buy a commission, eh, but the really good thing is that unfortunately the Duke of York is not remembered because he realized that this was a kind of hopeless army and said about improving the conditions to be able to recruit superior personnel. quality soldiers that you presented Fathers, are you familiar with the term?

No, let me explain, you will see that members of the British armed forces are generally Christians of one denomination or another and, uh, the Father is a Christian clergyman or chaplain who ministers to the soldiers and tends to their spiritual needs without belonging to any group. particular within the Christian faith now where was I yes Frederick introduced the doctors and veterinarians of the Fathers to the battlefield why events to care for the horses, of course, remember that we are talking about battlefields of the late 18th century , he was also the founder of the Royal Military College for officer training at Sandhurst, yes, the same one where princes and other members of the royal family received their military training.

Today Frederick also founded the Duke of York's School in London for the children of soldiers killed in battle. Perhaps his name is better commemorated in this Chelsea school than on the column that stands at the top of the Waterloo steps in Saint James's Park. In 1807, the duke became involved in a scandal with a woman and, as a result, he resigned as commander-in-chief. but he was reinstated in 1811 by his elder brother, the Prince Regent, who later became George IV of England. He continued in this position until his death in 1827. This is the end of part four. Now you have a minute to check your answers to part four. thank you thank you foreigner