HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION - REAL EXAM LISTENING TEST

This is the IELTS

listening

test

, 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. It will be played only once The

exam

consists of four parts At the end of the

exam

You will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet Now move on to the first part You will hear a telephone conversation between two friends named Julie and Nick about cheap

accommodation

in darwin city australia first you have some time to review questions one to six hi nick, it's julie, have you managed to find any information about

accommodation

in darwin?

Hello, I was just going to call you, I found something on the Internet, there were quite a few backpacker

hostel

s there, the first possibility I found was a

hostel

called high-end backpackers. Okay, it's pretty cheap. You can get a bed in a dormant tree for 19 per person. Private rooms cost a little more, but we'll be fine in the dorms, won't we be safe? So the hostel has parking, although we don't

real

ly care about that since we will be using public transportation. Yes, are there any reviews on the website from people who have been there? Well, yes, they are.

It's not that good, although some people said they didn't like the staff, they had an unfriendly attitude which is quite unusual for a hostel, generally all the staff are very welcoming, that's what I thought. People said they liked the pool and the fact that the rooms had air conditioning, but the problem with that was that it was too loud, so it kept them awake, but it was too hot if they turned it off, so they had to put up with it. Someone told me that there is another hostel called Gumtree, something Gumtree Lodge costs a little more 45 per person, oh no, that's for private rooms, 23.50 for dorms, that's more like it.

It seems to be in a pretty good location, a little out of the city and quiet, but with good transport and quite close to the beach. Pool, yes, and its own gardens, the reviews for that place are mostly okay except for one person who said he couldn't sleep because there were bugs flying in the bedrooms, not for me at the time and I'd rather be somewhere central,

real

ly true, there is a place called kangaroo lodge, they have bedrooms at number 22 and it's in the center, close to all the restaurants and clubs and everything, so that should be up your alley and it doesn't close at night, for there is always someone at reception who sounds nice, the only criticism I saw was that the rooms were a bit messy and untidy because people just left their clothes and things everywhere on the beds on the floor.

Hostels usually have lockers in the rooms where you can leave your things. Yes, they usually have them, but apparently not. Here still the hostels are never particularly tidy places so that doesn't bother me and the same person said the level of cleanliness was quite good and especially the bathrooms were excellent as far as that goes, yes I think Kangaroo Lodge sounds better for me. Also, many people who reviewed it said that it was a lot of fun there, since every night everyone who stayed there would get together and end up having a party, so it seems like there is a very good atmosphere, okay, let's go for that one before that you listen to the rest. the conversation you will have some time to look at questions seven to ten now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.

Did you receive the address of kangaroo lodge? Yes, it's on the Shad Forth line. Can you spell Shad Forth? It is close to the transit center where intercity buses and airport buses leave you great. I'm really looking forward to this. I had never stayed in a hostel before. They provide bedding, sheets and things like that. Yes, and you can usually bring your own towel or rent one there, but. They usually don't provide them for free, and what about meals? Well you don't have to pay extra for breakfast, it varies a lot in different places but overall it's okay and there's usually a cafe where you can buy a snack or a hot meal for lunch, but really if you're really traveling cheap Generally for every five or six rooms there is a kitchen where you can prepare a snack and that saves a lot of money.

Great, should I go ahead and book that? It's the end of the first part. Now you have a minute to check your answers to the first part. Second part. You'll hear a guide at an outdoor sculpture park talking to a group of visitors. First you will have some time to look at questions 11 to 16. Hello. Everyone and welcome to Anglia Sculpture Park. Well, the idea behind the sculpture park is that it is a place where works of art, such as large sculptures and carvings, can be displayed outdoors in a natural setting, as you may have noticed when you drove by.

Here most of the land around the park is farmland, the park itself belonged to a family called the de quinces who had made a lot of money manufacturing agricultural machinery and who also owned significant tracts of forest land to the north of the park, they built a house in the center of the park, not far from where we are now, but it burned down in 1980 and the fifteen sold the land. The Anglia sculpture park is not the only one in the country. Several of London's parks sometimes display contemporary sculptures and there are a couple of other permanent sculpture parks in England, but we are unique in that some of our sculptures were actually created for the sites they occupy here and we also display sculptures from a wider range of artists than anywhere else in the world.

In this country, for example, we currently have an exhibition by Joe Tremaine of what he calls burned sculptures. These are wood and stone sculptures that he has carved and fire-marked to illustrate the ferocity and intensity of the forces that have shaped our planet for millions of years. It looks really dramatic in this rural setting to see some of the sculptures, you will have to follow the trail along the lower lake. We had to renovate it after the lake overflowed a couple of months ago and flooded the area where the water level reached again. It's normal now and you shouldn't have any problems.

The roads are very level. You should be back at the visitor center around four. If you have time, the center is worth checking out. It is not possible to climb the stairs at this time. as builders are working there adding another floor, but the remains are worth seeing. The architect was Guy King. He was actually born in this part of England, but recently he designed a museum in Canada that won an award for innovation in public buildings if he wants to get it. something to eat when you get back, like a snack or a sandwich, the terrace room is currently closed, but you can go to the kiosk and buy something, then sit in one of the chairs overlooking the lower lake and enjoy the view while you eat before. you listen to the rest of the conversation you will have some time to look at questions 17 to 20. now listen and answer questions 17 to 20. now let me tell you a little about what you can see in the sculpture park if you look on your map you will see the visitor center where we are now at the bottom right next to the entrance since we only have an hour you may not be able to tour the park but you can choose to visit some of the highlights that you can.

I'd like to take a look at the Joe Tremaine sculptures on display on this side of Lake Superior, just behind the education center and near the bridge. They are really impressive, but remember not to let his children climb on them, one of the most popular. The exhibits are the bird sculptures of Giorgio Cataluci. They are just across the bridge on the north side of the lower lake. I love the way they are spread out in the tall grass by the lake, like they are about to take their place. alas, you can also go to the garden gallery, it is on this side of the upper lake from the visitor center, you go to the educational center, then continue along the path and you will see it on your right, there is an exhibition of animal carvings there that It's worth checking out, we also have the longhouse which is a good walk from here, you go to the bridge and then turn left on the other side, you will soon see a winding path leading up towards the northern boundary of the park.

Get up there. and you will find it at the top. They have some abstract metal sculptures that are worth seeing if you have the time. Well, now that it's the end of part two, you now have thirty seconds to check your answers to part two, part three. Listen to a first-year marketing student named Leo talking to a second-year student named Anna about her marketing report. First, you have some time to read questions 21 to 26. Anna. I wanted to ask you about my marketing report. I'm not sure. Okay Leo, so what do you have to do? Choose a product or service and then compare two organizations that produce it.

I'm making instant coffee, but don't you have a weekend job at a clothing store? Why didn't you choose clothes that were? My first thought was because I thought it would give me some practical examples, but when I searched for men's clothing on the Internet there were hardly any items, so I searched for coffee and found that there were tons, yes, there are so many brands on the market. Well, how much have you really written? I have done the first part on economic and technological factors. I found some good data on technological changes. How in Australia fewer people are buying instant coffee because of the cheap coffee makers they can use to make real coffee. at home, but there is also a movement that stops drinking coffee and switches to things like herbal teas because they think it's healthier, but that doesn't really have to do with technology, it's more cultural anyway, for part two I'm comparing two instant coffee companies, Coffee Now and Shaffers. and I have done this product table well, let's see, so you have the brands, the prices, the selling size and the descriptions.

Okay, the table looks good. You will earn grades for research. Where will it go in the marketing section? mixing under the product is not in the appendix is ​​not okay, but it is too factual on its own, some comment needs to be added in that section about the implications of the figures. I will now. I mean I think Shaffer's is more of a follower than a leader in the coffee industry now I'm putting it in the market share section okay? Let's see, so you've started by explaining what market share is important, but you need to be careful how you give that opinion.

Do you think it should go in another section? Well, it's fine where it is, but you have to back it up with some data or they'll say your report lacks weight. Well, one thing I'm worried about is finding something. It's original to say, well, since this is your first marketing report, you're not expected to go out and do interviews and things to collect your own data, you're just using published data, so the analysis you do may not yield nothing that people have thrown. I don't know before, but the focus is more on how you handle the data.

I mean, you can take something like a sales chart directly from a website, but what makes your work original is the perspective you give when interpreting it. Oh, you know, that's all. So different from business studies assignments at school, it really surprised me how much research you have to do. I expected it to be more. I knew exactly what I had to do to get a good grade in school and I knew what I was expected to do. I go into more depth here, but I have no information on how the professor will grade my work.

What you're looking for now listen and answer questions 27 to 30. Well, one thing to remember is that in a marketing report you have to have what they call an executive summary at the beginning. I forgot and wrote it down. Yes, I have written it. I have an overview. Do you have anything on the background? Yes ok. So I just made a summary of the main points I wasn't sure whether or not I should have my objectives there no that's too personal the executive summary is like what a manager would read to get a general idea of ​​their report if they were in a hurry at that point I'm fine for the first main part, all the macro environment stuff, but when I get to the problems section, I listed all the problems that Coffee Now and Shaffers are facing, but then what do you have to prioritize?

So it indicates the main one. problems and then you analyze each one connecting it to a theory, that's where your reading comes in, have you done the implementation section yet? I've thought about it, so that's where I write about what could be done about the problems, yes, and it has to be practical, so don't forget to specify things like who would be involved and the cost and order in which things would be done correctly. That shouldn't take long. You'd be surprised, in fact, that's the part that tends to go wrong. done because people run out of time on the conclusion, oh any suggestions for that, well you should extract the pointsmain points of your report, so it should be quite general, you should avoid introducing new things here, you should summarize what I already said before.

Okay, thanks Anna, it's been a great help. This is the end of the third part. You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part three. In the fourth part you will hear part of a lecture on the history of fireworks in Europe. some time to look at questions 31 to 40. Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40. An interesting aspect of fireworks is that their history tells us a lot about the changing roles of scientists and technicians in Europe. Fireworks were introduced from China in the From the 13th century to the 16th century, they were generally used for military purposes, launching rockets and fire tubes at the enemy, but sometimes they were also part of plays and festivals where their main objective was related With religion in the 17th century, Europe's rulers had begun using fireworks as a way to mark royal occasions.

Technicians were employed to put on spectacular shows showing aspects of nature with representations of the sun, snow and rain. These shows were designed for the enjoyment of the nobility and to impress the common people, but fireworks also piqued the interest of scientists, who began to think of new uses for them after seeing a fireworks show in which a dragon model was propelled along a rope using rockets, scientists thought that in a similar way humans could achieve flight, a dream of many scientists at the time, other scientists, such as chemist Robert Boyle, noted how in the exhibits one firework could light another, and it occurred to him that fireworks might provide an effective way to demonstrate how stars form.

Scientists of the time were often dependent on the patronage of royal courts, but there was considerable variation in the relationships between courts and scientists in different countries, reflected in attitudes towards fireworks and the purposes for which they were used. They were used in London in the mid-19th century. In the 17th century there was widespread distrust among scientists towards fireworks; However, later in the century, scientists and technicians began to examine the practical purposes for which fireworks could be employed, such as using rockets to help sailors establish their position at sea. In Russia, it was a different story. where the st petersburg academy of sciences played a key role in creating fireworks displays for the court here those in power viewed fireworks as an important element in the education of the masses and the displays often included a scientific message, members of the academy hoped that this might encourage the royal family to keep the academy open at a time when many in the government were considering closing it in Paris the situation was different again the Paris academy of sciences did not play any role in staging fireworks, but the task fell to members of the royal academy of painting and sculpture as in Russia the work of the technicians who created the fireworks received little attention instead the fireworks and the spectacle They created were designed to encourage the public to believe in the supreme authority of the king.

However, science was also enormously popular among the French nobility and elegant society who flocked to demonstrations such as Nicola Lemery's exhibition depicting an erupting volcano. The purpose of scientists was basically to provide entertainment to fashionable society and academics delighted astonishing audiences with demonstrations of the universal laws of nature. In the course of the 18th century the circulation of knowledge and technical exchange led to further development Fireworks specialists from Italy began to travel around Europe putting on shows for many of the European courts. The architect and set designer Giovanni Cervandoni composed great shows in Paris with colorfully painted temples and triumphal arches.

A fireworks show organized by Cervandoni would be structured as follows: same way as an opera and would even be divided into separate acts. Italian fireworks specialists were also invited to perform in London, St Petersburg and Moscow, as these specialists circulated across Europe, seeking to exploit the appeal of fireworks to a wider audience, including the growing middle classes, as in the previous century. , fireworks provided resources to demonstrate scientific laws and theories, as well as new discoveries and exhibits that now showed a fascinated public the curious phenomenon of electricity in the mid-18th century. It is sold for private consumption, so the history of fireworks shows us the various relationships that existed between scientists, technicians and the rest of society.

This is the end of part four. Now you have a minute to check your answers to part four.