2021 IELTS RECENT EXAM LISTENING TEST || WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY || ACADEMIC & GT ||

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. All recordings will be played once. The

exam

consists of four sections. Write all your answers on the

listening

question booklet. At the end of the

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, you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Now turn to section one on page two of your question booklet. Section one. I will listen to a man asking about joining a

wildlife

conservation

society

first you have some time to look at questions one to six on page two listen carefully and answer questions one to six

wildlife

conservation

society

good afternoon can I help you oh hello yes I would like to join you please oh yes certainly you will give me some details.

Could you tell me your name, Michael Jones? Can I ask where you heard about us? Was it in an advertisement? Did a friend tell you or neither of you? It was actually a radio. program so I just got your number from the phone book oh right now I need some membership details it's michael jones and the address 21 beall street is okay and you know your zip code yeah it's uh ls 14 2 jw okay and you have a number daytime phone number where we can contact you yes you can call me at work the numbers oh double one seven three five eight six four two and I can give you my office email address if you want it would probably be helpful yes please it's mj at hennings dot co dot uk it's that he doubles n i n g s that's right thanks now I just need to ask you a few questions about what exactly you want firstly how long do you want the membership for?

We have two memberships of three and five years and we also do one for life. I think this time I will get the minimum duration and then the type of membership we do is single, joint or family, which covers up to four children. Well, we don't have children, but I think. I'll stick with the joint because my wife will probably want to do the activities with me. Yes, okay, let me see, it will be 49 pounds in total. So before you listen to the rest of the conversation, you have some time to review the questions. 7 to 10 on page 2.

Now listen and answer questions 7 10. How would you like to pay by direct debit? No problem. I just need your bank details. Can you give me the name first? It's the union bank and now I have your name but I need your account number uh 0 1 0 5 9 6 1 2. Okay when would you like to start the payment next month on October 1st or can you do it on the 15th? No problem, membership will start then too. Okay, okay, I'll just give you a reference number in case there's a problem. Do you have a pen? Yes, it's jyz337 and we will send you an information package within a few days.

Is there anything else? Oh yeah, could you send it? I have an additional one I have a friend who is very interested certainly no problem I take note of that there is also a video that we can send you if you wish there is no charge yes please it will be great. That's the end of section one. Now you have half a minute to check your answers. Now turn to section two of page three. Section two. First you will hear a woman speaking on a radio program about a festival that is about to take place. You have some time to look at questions 11 to 18 on page 3.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 18. I have Mary Smith from Yorktown Tourism in the studio with me, who is here to tell us about some of the events happening in our state capital over the next three weeks at the spring festival so mary what can we expect to see? Well, it's such an exciting time to be in Yorktown to kick off the spring festival. There will be a great fireworks show by the lake starting at nine pm this Saturday, September 4, at ten. A thousand fireworks will be launched, all choreographed to music and simulcast here on Yorkie radio.

You should arrive early if you want to get close to the action, so bring a picnic and a blanket, as it could get cold at night. What draws visitors to the festival from all over the country is the incredible collection of flowers on display in Central Park throughout the festival. Special buses will run from the city center to the show at twenty-minute intervals for those who prefer to travel in public. transportation If you're interested in seeing the la

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in cars, from the fas

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to the most expensive, head to the auto show at the exhibition center from September 10 to 15.

It will be open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. m. to 10:00 a.m. m. pm, so you can even stop by there after work. Do you like photography? So go and grow your imagination. An exhibition of photographs of famous gardens taking place at the art gallery from September 11 to 19. Come and be inspired by some of the most beautiful gardens in the world. I have had a preview of some of the photographs and they are magnificent. If music is your thing, then you should come and hear the Australian Philharmonic Orchestra perform Swinging Spring in the concert hall on Friday the 17th and Saturday. on September 18 is a celebration of dance music from the 1940s and 1950s.

There will be three performances both nights, beginning at 7 p.m. m. and a matinee performance at 2:30 on Saturday, so put on your dancing shoes and head there, you're guaranteed to have your feet tapping before you hear the rest of the show. You have some time to look at questions 19 and 20 on page four. Now listen and answer questions 19 and 20. Those are just some of the attractions on offer, but for something a little different. You could try ballooning in the area, which is the largest gathering of hot air balloons in the southern hemisphere. It's worth it because there will be over 25 balloons of all shapes and sizes, which is a truly amazing sight.

I am also pleased to announce that one lucky person will have the opportunity to ride one of these balloons absolutely free. That's the prize in our special Spring Festival competition. Normally it would cost you two hundred dollars, so it's not a bad prize. Hey, I'm sure you all want a chance. To win, you must complete the entry form in today's edition of the Yorktown News. Don't forget to include your phone number and send it to radio Yorkie. Make sure your registration reaches us before 5 p.m. m. on Thursday, September 9. So to see if you've won, head over to the festival website on Saturday 11 September where we'll publish the name of the lucky winner.

It's a fantastic prize, so hurry up and get your ticket, so there you have it. some of the special events that happen here in yorktown during the spring festival and if you want more details about the business that is the end of section two, now you have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section three on the page. section five and three you will hear a student called paul talking to a tutor about a course he is thinking of taking first you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25 on page five now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25 good morning come in , you are paul, yes, I spoke to you on the phone, yes, have a seat, you wanted to talk to me about the archeology course, yes, I have read the manual, but I would like to know some more details first.

I decide whether to do it right. Yes, what would you like to know? First of all. Can I combine the archeology course with an anthropology course? Yes, you can combine it with any other subject apart from classical history. That's simply because there is some overlap in the conference. We couldn't coordinate the times for those two courses well. Could you tell me about the modules? Well, in the first semester there are three, they are all compulsory, we do not offer optional modules until next year, just the first one. It focuses on what can be learned from specific artifacts, such as pottery and stone tools, it is called important objects and is taught by dr. morris is how the module is presented, I mean if it is lectures we refer to the means of presentation as the learning method and in this case it is lectures integrated with practical sessions so it is a mix.

What about the content? I guess we'll look at different types of archaeological remains and how to date them, etc. to some extent, but the module is basically about processes, first and foremost. record the material, then classify, then interpret the data, this is how archaeologists draw conclusions about their findings and finally display them, okay, I think so, thank you, another thing, how is the module evaluated? There is an exam? No, it's all based on coursework before

listening

. the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 26 to 30 on page six. Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30.

Okay, and the second module, which is called towns and cities, is taught by our head of department, Professor Elliot, and as the name suggests the modules on the origins of the built environment and how they were developed, that's mainly factual, so I guess it really is and that's why assessments by exam, but you'll be pleased to know that it's an oral exam rather than a written one and it sounds a little scary, most of our Students find that they really enjoy it, so don't worry too much. The title of the third module is Method and Science and in it Dr.

Thompson will introduce you to the standard techniques used in archaeological fieldwork. and look at things like digging and dating what about the learning method for this module? Are there lectures or is all this lab work? Oh, it's half lab work and half seminars. There are no conferences. So right at the end of the module, take part in a site survey the date is the week starting March 10, but I can't tell you the location yet, which will be announced later, but I think you'll find it very useful. Yes, I know someone who attended. That's the end of section three.

Now you have half a minute to check your answers. Now turn to section four on page seven and four you will hear a talk about the effects of our digital world on young people. First you have some time to look. Questions 31 to 40 on pages seven and eight now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40. In this lecture series we analyze the changes that occurred due to the rapid spread of digital technology in the last decades of the 20th century by part of digital technology. Include any computer-related devices, such as email, Internet, cell phones, instant messaging, to name just a few.

Today's lecture focuses on the ideas of Mark Prensky and what he believes are the main effects that high exposure to digital technology has had on today's youth. Does Prensky think exactly? He maintains that because today's youth have been born into a digital world and spend hours simply playing with technology, they have changed fundamentally. He believes they are evolving differently and, as a result, process information differently than previous generations. It is even possible that the brains of these young people have physically changed, although it is not yet known whether this is literally true nor does Prensky go that far.

Prensky divides people into digital natives and digital immigrants. Today's young people are digital natives and belong to this new digital age because they were born in it and grew up as native speakers of the digital language of computer technology, while digital immigrants are those born in the generations prior to the digital age, at Just as those who learn a second language often retain their foreign accent. Typically, to varying degrees, they are not as effective at speaking the digital language as native speakers are, for example, they are more comfortable looking up phone numbers using a phone book or looking up information in an encyclopedia rather than using the Internet as main source of information.

Call this a digital accent, another example of a digital accent is scanning a manual for a computer program instead of assuming that the program itself will teach you how to use it. Basically, people with digital accents have never stopped trusting their original non-digital media. To obtain information, they prefer to do things as they have always done them without writing anything on a computer. Prensky predicts that because of all this, changes are coming mainly in the area of ​​education, but what are other educators and theorists like Thomas Allen Samuel James doing? and peter vander believe that samuel james of the university of sydney agrees with prensky's predictions. he believes educators are no longer successful in the way they teach;

However, it is not surprising that Prensky has been criticized by more traditional theorists such as Peter Vander and Thomas Allen. They disagree with many of Prensky's statements. vander maintains that a typical classroom is more varied than prensky realizes, with students coming from a variety of backgrounds, he maintains that a large percentage of these students are not necessarily technology fluent andNot all of today's students fit a stereotype and Alan adds that, although most of today's students have easy access to technology, some simply do not find the digital medium attractive. James disagrees, although he believes that all students today share the same basic interest and knowledge of digital technology.

However, James believes that our youngest students can communicate with their digital media. immigrant teachers and can still learn using methods that have proven successful in the past Allen takes James's theories a step further, recognizing that both digital immigrants and natives have to deal with large amounts of information in today's electronic society , Allen argues that while most young students master computer games and using the Web in fairly basic ways; They are not used to using the computer at advanced levels, for example, to perform complex information searches that are so necessary for today's university studies, regardless of Alan's experience.

James believes that it is possible that computer games play a role. important in making classroom learning more stimulating and cites many cases where this would be possible today; However, Vander states that instead of focusing on developing games we should think about better ways to help teachers because no computer program comes close to doing what a human teacher does every day that's the end of section four now you have half a minute to check your answers that is the end of the listening test now you have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the listening answer sheet you