Program of the activities for the first day Ielts Listening Test

In the second

test

you will listen to 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 only once The

test

consists of four sections Write all your answers on the

listening

question booklet At the end of the test You will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet Now move on to the section one section one you will hear a conversation between the receptionist of a language school and a student who has just arrived for the

first

morning of his English course

first

you have some time to look at questions one to five you will see that there is an example that has done for you in This time only the conversation related to this will be played first.

Sorry to keep you waiting. Well, first let me give you this pamphlet. It tells you a little more about the school, the courses and the social

activities

we offer. Now on the first page there is a summary. of this morning's

activities

there you see that the

program

starts at 10 o'clock try not to be late since it is a very full day the

program

starts at 10 o'clock so 10 o'clock has been written in the answer now we will start You must Answer the questions while

listening

because you will not listen to the recording a second time. Listen carefully to the first part of the conversation and answer questions one to five.

Sorry to keep you waiting. First let me give you this brochure that tells you a little. more about the school the courses and social activities we offer now on the first page there is a summary of this morning's activities there you will see that the program starts at 10 o'clock try not to be late as it is a very full day at 10 o'clock clock all the new students will gather in the main hall to meet the principal and the rest of the staff, in fact you spend most of the morning in the main hall, where is that?

I'll show you in a minute, let me go over this quickly. First the Events in the morning and then I will explain how to get there yes okay just where we were yes then the director's talk will last about 15 minutes and then the director of studies will talk to you for half an hour about the courses and the different requirements for each one afterwards From that the student advisor will inform you about the various services and activities that we offer to the students any questions so all this is in the main room that is on the right and then you will go to the next room five to eleven o'clock what happens there, you will have a test, I don't like the sound of that, what kind of test, oh, nothing to worry about, it's just a level test to help us find your level of English so we can put you in the right place. class, it won't last long, now you have some time to read questions six to ten.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 6 to 10. But how can I find the main hall correctly if you look at the back of the booklet I gave you? You will see a map of the school, let me show you look, you entered through the main entrance here and now we are here in the reception to get to the main hall, you walk to the end of this corridor in front of you and then turn left, go through the language laboratory and then pass the library that is next to the language laboratory on the same side and in front of you is the main room at the end of the corridor.

You can't miss it, so it's next to the library, in fact, yes, that's right, you should be able to find it and does it have a computer lab? Yes, we have it. Could you tell me where it is? Certainly, yes, go down to the end of this corridor again, but this time don't turn left. turn right away from the main hall, the computer lab is immediately on your right, okay? And where is the staff room in case you need to find a teacher at some point? The staff room is near the main entrance on the left, directly opposite the reception desk. in a day or two I'm sure you'll find your way easily oh one last thing, there is a common room for students oh yes, I forgot to mention it's this area here very close to where we are now to the right of the reception desk as you enter Through the main entrance there are tea and coffee making facilities.

Thanks a lot, you're welcome. This is the end of section one. You will now have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section 2. You will both listen to a talk given to new students about a university counseling service. First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15. Now listen carefully to the first part of the talk and answer questions 11 to 15. Hello everyone and welcome to this informal meeting about the university helpline, the helpline was created 10 years ago by the students' union and its aim is to provide new students at the university with a service that they can use if they need it. information about practical areas of student life that If you're not familiar with it, let me give you some examples of the kind of help we can offer.

We can provide you with information about financial matters, for example you may feel that your scholarship is insufficient to continue your university life or you may have some questions about fees. If you are paying if you are a foreign student, in both cases the helpline will be able to review things with you and see what the outcome might be. Another area we can help you with is what we generally call the domestic area, such as childcare. and the availability of nursery provision, for example, are factored into this, then academic problems may arise while you are in the early stages of your course and you may not know what to do.

You might want to know more about essay deadlines, for example, or how to use the library. There are all kinds of questions you'll find yourself asking and not knowing where to get quick answers from the helpline could provide them to you. The last example I have given here is simply called social and yes, there is a There is a lot of social life here, but you may have a particular interest that you want to pursue or that you want to participate in outings or trips, if you don't know many people in this moment, before you listen to the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 16 to 20.

Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20. Let me give you some details so you know where to go and who to turn to if you want to visit us. Generally you will see our helpline officer, Jackie. kuachi that's k-o-u-a-c-h-i Jackie is a full-time employee of the Student Union and works in the Student Welfare Office which is the office that deals with all matters related to student welfare and is located at 13 Marshall Road. I have some maps here for those of you. who have not been there yet if you want to call the office the number is 326-9940 that is 326-9940 the office is open between 9 30 and 6 o'clock Monday to Friday and from 10 to 4 on Saturdays and there will be There's usually someone there, Jackie or me, between those times.

If you would like to schedule an appointment, you can call or call the office in person. Keep in mind that no one may be able to see you right away, especially if it's a busy time, lunchtime, for example. and you may have to go on the waitlist and then come back later, good enough for me. Any questions are the end of section two. Now you will have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section three. You will hear section three. At the beginning of a tutorial on a business studies course the tutor is discussing job interviews with two students.

Muriel and Dave first look at questions 21 to 24. now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 24. good morning, good morning, good morning, so we've looked at various aspects of recruiting this quarter and I think at this point You should start to see how much more there is to do than simply subject applicants to a short interview or ask the right questions, yes, so I think you should be prepared for today's tutorial on how to match the person to the job, today we are going to talk about the importance of choosing the right person well in all aspects, so we have to put ourselves in the role of manager or supervisor, yes, and then let's imagine how the different applicants would fit into the team or group with which they They have to work.

We will see some examples later. At the moment it is only theoretical. Yes, the point is that you can select someone, even a friend, who has all the right qualifications. Degree certificates. whatever, you can also check that they have a lot of experience and that they have already done the type of tasks that you want them to do in your office in a similar environment, but if they start working and you realize that they just can't get it. Along with everyone else who claims to have very opposite views on how something works well with the best will in the world, you may be rooting for a loser, wouldn't it just be a matter of training in the company, although not always especially in a team? situation and I think it's important to think in terms of that type of work environment, people have to have faith in each other's ability to carry out the task given to them by their bosses, they have to trust that everyone will do their part of the work and you can't necessarily train people for this, but it's like trying to figure out what someone's personality is like in a job interview.

I mean, you can't do that, even if you try, you won't find out what it's really like until you In fact, you start working well in most interviews, you usually ask candidates questions about their hobbies and what they like to do in their free time, that sort of thing, so employers are already involved in the practice of doing some of the homework well, but they don't tell you that. Anything that doesn't tell you whether he's tolerant or hates smokers or whatever could well be said to give you a little insight into an applicant's character. Now look at questions 25 to 30.

Now, as the tutorial continues, listen and answer questions 25 to 30. Well, you could say that it gives a little insight into an applicant's character, but also more and more employers around the world use what are called personality questionnaires to help them select new staff and what is called a personality questionnaire they must have. Candidates filled them out at some point during the selection procedure, often just before an interview. The idea is quite old. Apparently the ancient Chinese used them to select Clarks and civil servants, and later the military used them to place people in the right positions. areas of work have gained a lot of ground since the hin and there are now around 80,000 different tests available and almost two thirds of large employers use them, which makes you think that there must be something in them that is correct, ask the types of questions what you might expect, such as whether you like to work under pressure or are good at meeting deadlines.

What if people could see them and simply type in what they think the employer wants to see? Well, that's always a possibility. I mean, it's human nature. lie, isn't it? That's the point, apparently it's not. These tests are compiled by experts and they believe that the answers can provide some simple indicators about roughly what kind of person you are, which people will generally be honest about. that situation and then you can move forward in some way to find out if someone says they are a forward-looking type of person or resistant to change, yes, and there are all kinds of other methods.

That's the end of section three, now you'll have half of it. Take a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section 4. In section four you will hear a talk given by a student to a tutor and a group of fellow students at a seminar. First, you will have some time to read questions 31 to 34. Now, as you listen to the beginning of the talk, answer questions 31 to 34. Right, we're all here? Well, as you know, today Vivian is going to give a presentation on the hat-making project she did with her class during her last teaching internship, so that's it.

To you Vivian, thank you. Mr. Yardley asked me to describe to you the project I did as a student teacher at a secondary school in London. I was at this school for six weeks and taught a range of subjects to a class of 14 year olds. Students, the project I chose to do was a hat making project and I think this project could easily be adapted to any age, so to explain the project, after we had done the research, we went back to the classroom to make two basic shapes of hats using old wallpaper papers, each of us first of all made a conical hat, well, if I show you now cutting a circle and then making a cut to the center and then, overlapping the cut like this, a conical hat that sits on his head.

The other hat we made was a little more complicated. First of all, we cut a circle again like this. Then you need a long piece with flaps. I already did that part that I have here.You fold the flaps and glue them. Glue them or glue them to the bottom of the circle like this again. I've prepared this so that I don't get glue everywhere, like the students do, of course, so you need lots of table covers and there you have a pillbox hat. As in the pill and the box, now variations and combinations of these two hat shapes form the basis of the student's final designs.

Now you have time to look at questions 35 to 40. Now listen and answer questions 35 to 40. The next stage of the project. was the design phase and this involved firstly using their research pages to draw a design of his hat on paper, that's the easy part, then they had to translate his two-dimensional design into a shape that fit his head . I encourage you to do it. First a small scale three dimensional hat so they could experiment with how to achieve the shape they needed and I imposed certain restrictions on them to keep things simple, for example they had to use paper, not cardstock, paper is more flexible and easier to handle.

They also had to limit their colors to shades of white, gray or brown paper that reflected the colors of the buildings they were using as a model for their hats and they had to make sure their glue didn't look right, it was a lot of fun and just for To give you an idea of ​​what they produced, I brought Three Hats to show you, this one here is based on a circular staircase in an old building in London, it uses three pillbox hats, one on top of the other, it was designed by Teresa. here's another one that has a simple strip going around the base of the hat, but then added strips of paper coming out of the base that gather at the top of the hat like a crown, making this a hat fairly tall. was made by Muriel and lastly there is a combination of the pillbox or simple strip around the base and then the conical hat shape on top to form a castle tower.

This was done by Fabrice and there are many more I could have brought, thanks Vivian. It was very interesting, now what we can learn from this is that this is the end of section four. Now you will have half a minute to check your answers.