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Test four 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. only the test consists of four sections write all your

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question booklet at the end of the test you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your

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to an answer sheet now move on to section 1. section one you will listen to a conversation between two friends who are planning to visit a friend of theirs who just had a baby first you have some time to look at questions one to five you will see that there is an example that has been done for you on this occasion only the conversation related to this will be played first John I just got some good news Susan has had her baby do you know when she had it yesterday August 10th oh my father was born on August 10th the baby was born on August 10th?

So August 10 has been written on the form. Now we will begin. You

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answer the questions while

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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. I just received good news. Susan has had her baby. Do you know when she had it yesterday, August 10? Oh, my father was born on August 10. Give me the details and I'll make a note for everyone at work. Alright. It was a boy or a girl It's a boy and what are they going to call him Tom Tom Lightfoot That sounds pretty good, don't you think so? sounds pretty good you know he's a pretty big baby he weighed four and a quarter kilos when he was born, oh that sounds big, four and a quarter kilos and he's too 18 inches tall, hmm, tall parents, he'll grow to be over two meters tall, I would say, with a lot of black hair, curly black hair, you know?

I should go visit them at the hospital. How about tomorrow afternoon, around 1:00 p.m. m.? Yeah, okay, where should we meet? Oh, I could come pick you up at your house if you want. Yes, that would be wonderful. My car is still off the road. Just cool off. I remember uh what's the address? it's 15 chesterfield road paddington it's next to the library isn't it? not exactly next to a bank the state bank actually the library is in front of us in the corner on the right and there is a garage in the other corner Now I remember, so, you will pick me up at a quarter to one and we will be there at one easily before you hear the rest of the conversation.

You have some time to look at questions six through ten. Now listen and answer questions six. to ten now what should we bring we should bring them something I always think that flowers are good to take to someone in the hospital right? Not everyone always brings flowers and they don't last. I think it is much better to bring a pot. plant so you can take it home, yes, but then you have to remember to water it and how about a big box of chocolates? Okay, chocolate sounds good, we should get some for the baby too. What do you think?

Yes you're right. Are you thinking of something like baby shampoo or talcum powder or we could get a little hat or something? We don't know the correct size or color. Do I think we should buy something they wouldn't normally buy? How about a soft one? some kind of toy, yes, a stuffed animal, how about a teddy bear? I could get one early tomorrow at the market and I could probably get the chocolates there too, so you'll pick me up at a quarter to one at my house and I'll make sure I have the gifts. You have to remember how much you paid for the gifts so I can give you half back if they are going to be from the two of us.

I would like to share them. Well, I would say. the chocolates would be around 15 for something nice and not too small and the toy would be around 35 or so, i think that would be ok, about 25 each, then ok, i will pick you up and then sunday at 12 45, ok, see you. So, bye, that's the end of section one. Now you will have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section two. Section two. You will listen to a popular science radio program. Liz Shearer talks about some new gadgets to use around the home. some time to consider questions 11 to 16.

Now listen carefully to the radio program and answer questions 11 to 16. Good evening, tonight's program comes to you from the Good Home exhibition at Duke's Court, where we have been trying out some of the latest news. gadgets featured here and get our resident expert, Liz Shearer, to tell us which ones are worth buying and which ones will die. Well, hello, yes John, I've been researching four new home gadgets, weighing the pros and cons and then actually deciding what. what we should buy, what maybe we buy and what we never buy, let's start with this thermos to keep drinks warm.

I felt this had many advantages, most notably the fact that it is glass-free and therefore unbreakable for everyone. For all intents and purposes it is made of stainless steel which has a 20 year warranty, I hope that is long enough and it is true what the manufacturer claims that it keeps heat for 18 hours so it is pretty good but it has the disadvantage that it is actually quite expensive and a lot. The most surprising thing is that unfortunately it leaves a strange taste, you know when you drink it, so overall my recommendation would be that it has a lot of advantages, but it is quite expensive, so I would say that maybe you should buy it and move on to a natty. little device the whistle keychain basically this is where you whistle and the keychain makes a high pitched noise and flashes a light so you can find it.

An advantage of this model is that it also has a small light, you press the button and this means you can find the lock holes easily. I also felt the small size was a real advantage on the weaker side. I found the noise unpleasant, which I'm sure the designers could have done something about and found that it didn't work through metal, so it's mainly useful to find in coat pockets, cushions etc, but in its Overall I thought it was a masterpiece of design and would highly recommend it now that you have time to look at questions 17 to 20.

Now listen and answer questions 17 to 20. The third gadget is called an army flashlight because it was initially developed for military use . It works by squeezing the handle to generate power. Its advantages are that it can be used for outdoor activities and also, and this is one of the amazing features, it works underwater. However, my main objection was that although it worked in these conditions, this model gave off weak light, so my recommendation, I'm afraid, would be to avoid this one. The decoy camera was last on my list. This is a fake video camera. which is attached to the wall to scare away thieves the advantage of this model is something that makes it look very realistic it has a flashing light on the downside it was quite difficult to attach to the wall however theft is such a big problem today Nowadays it's worth the effort, so this one gets my strong recommendation.

Okay, thanks for that Liz. Now that it is the end of section two, you will now have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section three. Section three. She hears a student, Amina, talking to her. tutor dr bryson about his project at local amina has completed a first draft of the project first you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26 now listen carefully to the first part of the discussion and answer questions 21 to 26 okay amina thank you for letting I have your draft in due time. Oh, it's fine. I was very eager to hear what you think about it.

You can see I decided to change the topic. I had been interested in seeing the bearing factory. Oh, I think the hospital was. In fact, it is a much better option. Well, I have to say, I thought it was good. Oh, there's still a lot of work to do. Oh yes, of course, but there are many good ideas. It opens well and the first chapter is okay, but the middle section really. It stood out to me as most interesting, that's amazing because it really wasn't easy for me to write how long did you work on everything?

Well, I spent about two or three weeks doing general reading and research and then I stopped writing. very fast, so about four weeks in total, that's normal for the course. You still have some time to make the changes. Oh, sure, no problem. Let's take a look at my notes here. Okay, starting with the section titles, so the general divisions are good. but you will have to redo the actual headers. I have made some suggestions in the margins. Okay thanks. Now this information about local housing I can see why you put it there, but it's not really relevant to the approach you've taken.

I think I understand what you mean, oh, what did I say about the interviews? I worked very

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on those, I really thought they were valuable, oh they are amine, but they are very complex and unclear at the moment, you will have to spend a little time to make the data much clearer, it's okay, as long as I don't have to delete them all together, no, don't worry, what about the chronology, the list of dates? I wasn't sure if I should rewrite them, hmm my advice. that is, eliminate them. I feel like it makes everything seem too simplistic.

Okay, if it helps, now you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30. Now listen to the rest of the discussion and answer questions 27 to 30. Now there are a couple more books that I would like you to look at. Do you have a pen? Approaches to local history by John Mervis. And then I think you need to think about ways to represent the interview data. Take a look at sight and sound by kate oakwell sight and sound and you know I'm going on holiday next week yeah so when you've made the changes I suggest you show the work to your support tutor support tutor right then do you make the revision correction aha when by Do you think it would point to June 29 and then you should print it with a laser?

But be careful because the computer center closes on July 10 and then I will deliver it to the faculty office, as always, okay. I think I'm ready now. Thank you so much for all your help. Nice to see you when I get back. Yes, thank you Dr. Bryson. Bye bye. This is the end of section three. Now you will have half a minute to check your answers. Now move on to section four section four you will listen to a talk given by a university professor on the impact of environmental noise on a proposed construction site before listening to the talk you will have some time to analyze questions 31 to 35. now listen carefully to the first part of the talk and I answer questions 31 to 35. good afternoon I'm Paula Bundle and I'm giving you the lectures on environmental noise this term today we're going to look at the effects of noise on a planned development in a particularly difficult part of the new Manchester Park area , this place is not as bad as some I have investigated in the past, Blacktown airport is closed from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. and this is a big plus for the site, the only noise after dark comes from the highway and traffic slows down a bit between 7:30 p.m. m. and 5:30 a.m. m., so the people most affected by the noise will be, I assume, housewives.

By the time most students and workers have returned home in the evenings during the week, the noise will have subsided. To a large extent weekends are still a problem of course but traffic is certainly greatly reduced on Saturdays and even more so on Sundays of course modifications to houses will be necessary on a site like this and they have a significant cost. cost for the developer and home buyer the modifications I am about to outline will add around 25,000 euros to the price of a newly built home, which will still mean a cheaper home than in a less noisy and more desirable area; a bit of history Don't go astray, I understand you are all familiar with the proposed development site at Manchester Park.

It is particularly difficult in terms of noise with the motorway along the eastern perimeter and Blacktown Airport, less than three kilometers to the north, of course the closest to the motorway. will be the most affected by the noise of heavy traffic as well as the noise of light aircraft overhead, as everyone knows, the normal noise threshold for private homes is 55 decibels on this site, levels as high as 67 decibels before the talk continues. You have some time to look at questions 36 to 40. Now, while the talk continues, answer questions 36 to 40. The construction of the houses has to be modified a little from the houses in most areas to the houses in the road and in the noisiest areas of On this site there will be a need for specialist double insulation and special acoustic seals will have to be fitted to the doors.

All exterior doors in this especially noisy location will need to be solid wood doors with hinges. All houses built on this site, not just those. adjacent to the highway or closer to the airport will require high-density insulating materials on the roof not only will all roofs need insulation the exterior walls will need to be double brick all roofswill require double thickness gypsum boards to be used in construction the noisiest areas mechanical ventilation will have to be installed on the exterior walls in those areas with sealed windows it will be necessary to install fans with absorbers to eliminate noise in those specific houses they could also be installed air conditioning units on the roofs of such houses, but this is substantially more expensive than fans and may not be necessary in this location.

Now coming back to the double glazing I mentioned earlier, specialized double glazing requires a larger air space between the inside and outside glass than regular double glazing. The space

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be greater. minimum seven centimeters the thickness of the glass is also a factor eight millimeters on the outside and six on the inside of the glass it is essential that the glass is thicker on the outside than on the inside and that the space between the panes is at least seven centimeters Obviously, the noise factor will have to be taken into account in the design of the houses, the living areas will have to be designed at the back of the houses, away from the road, the bedrooms and living rooms will have to be built towards the back and For those houses closest to the road, two layers of sheetrock will be needed for the interior bedroom walls.

The rooms built in front of the houses should be garages, laundry rooms, kitchens, bathrooms and dining rooms. I have come to the conclusion that this development must continue, but with several acoustic modifications depending on the position of the block in relation to the road and intersection, which is the end of section four, you will now have half a minute to verify your answers, which is the end. of the listening test in the IELTS exam that you would now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the listening answer sheet that