IELTS Listening Actual Test 2024 with Answers | 08.04.2024

This is the IELTS

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comprehension

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. 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. will be played only once the exam consists of four parts at the end of the exam you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your

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to the answer sheet now move on to the first part you will hear a woman who works in a furniture store take a telephone order of a man first you have some time to watch questions 1 to five 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 to five good afternoon Mega joke, this is Sally speaking, How can I help you?

Hello, I would like to order some items from your catalog. Yes, are you an existing customer? No, I just moved here from South Africa, but I bought your winter catalog. in the city center yesterday well, the winter catalog is our current one since you are a new customer. I need to take some details from you. I'm sure your name is Oscar Greening, that's Oscar with a k o s k a r yes, Greening and your address in York Terrace here in the city yes what number is a flat number 52 c c I have that and it would be the same address for delivery um no

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ly I'm out all day but my neighbor can take delivery And number five York Avenue is just around the corner okay good number five I have that and will you pay by debit or credit card?

Well, I don't have any cards yet. I will have some shortly but I want these things this week, if possible could you please go to the store and pay? cash in advance, well, I guess I'll take note. I'm afraid that payment method does not entitle you to a discount, no, I wasn't expecting one for that, but what about my address that it says on the cover of the catalog? Oh yes, you're right of course, York Terrace is within the city so you get free delivery and 5% off your order. Okay, before you listen to the rest of the conversation, you have some time to review questions 6 to 10.

Now listen. and answer questions 6 to 10 so what would you like to order? You have our current catalogue. It says yes. I need three things for the room where I study my office. I guess the most urgent thing is a desk lamp. Its catalog number is 664 in stock. 664 that's not a home office is in the life section of the catalog. I want a small one that clips onto the edge of the desk. Yes, no problem what color I would like the grayish color please. Oh, you mean the tone we have. called slate yes it's a nice color and I was wondering if I could get it when I come in to check out instead of waiting for delivery.

I really need to be able to read at night and the lights in this apartment are useless. Yes, I'm sure everything will be fine. I will note that the client will pick up what else he wanted. I need a chair that gives me good support when using my computer. I saw one in his home office section and I think it would come in handy. on page 45 item number oh um 129 yes and it's completely adjustable doesn't it let me see the height? yes, back yes, not sure about the arms, although that could be a problem. I am very tall.

How about 131 in it? page that has adjustable arms for everything, but can I get it in the same color? I mean the green one like the one shown. Oh, they all come in the whole range of colors. Well, then I'll choose 131 in green. So I think I'll like it if my brother is really tall and wears one. We can make sure there is one on the delivery van for you early next week. Oh, well, thank you. Lastly, I need a filing cabinet for my documents, a small filing cabinet with two drawers, okay, two. drawers do you want the normal one or the one that can be locked is 20 extra uh sorry, what is it?

You can have it with a lock which is more secure. Oh, yes, please, okay, so that's number 153, it doesn't happen to be small. Well, it's similar, but commercial office furniture doesn't come in as many shades, so it's gray. Okay, that will be enough now with the delivery. The two items will probably arrive at different times as we have the chair in stock here so our van will bring it as I said the binder will come direct from London so today is 29th September. Say no more than 4 days will be delivered on or before October 3D. You will have them both within 4 days.

Alright. I will stop by tomorrow morning to pay and pick up the lamp. Thank you for all of your help. Thank you for your request. Let me know if we can do anything else for you. Thank you. I leave. That's the end of the first part. have a minute to check your

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to the first part and to the second part you will hear a man leading a group of tourists around a museum site first you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14 now listen carefully and answer the questions 11am to 2pm no problem Welcome to the Brampton Museum.

First I'll tell you a little about the museum and then I'll show you around, as you can see. Brampton is an open-air museum. The first open museums were established in Scandinavia at the end of the 19th century. The concept soon spread across Europe and North America and there are several in Britain, all of which tell the story of a particular part of the country. Brampton focuses on life during the 19th century. The site was chosen because there were already some historic 19th century buildings here. and others have been dismantled in different parts of the region and rebuilt on site.

This hasn't been attempted before in these parts, so we're very, very proud of what we have here. All buildings are full of furniture, machinery and objects. You may be able to see them in other museums, but not in their original settings. What also sets Brumpton apart from other museums is that the story of the exhibits is told not by labels but by costumed staff like me. I care for sheep, cows and chickens that are very similar to the ones you see at Modern Farms, but I use traditional methods to care for them. You'll also be able to see a blacksmith and a printer, as well as other craftsmen.

If you talk to them, you can find out. what life was really like 150 years ago our program of activities during the year includes guided walks and agricultural cultural fair and all the other events you would expect a museum to have, but remember that here you experience them in the real environment, the site is divided into Different areas the main building contains our High Street which is a street of shops, offices and some 19th century houses. There is a stationery shop selling a range of specially selected card prints and Victorian stationery prints, all available for purchase by visitors upstairs in the same building.

The printer shows the production of posters, business cards and advertising materials. Across the street from the stationery stores is a clothing store and there is a bakery where you can see a demonstration of someone making bread. Cakes and pastries. We also have a suite store that has vintage costumes. Vintage trams are sold that travel from one end of the street to the other taking visitors on their journey to the past. We will also visit the farm and take a ride on a steam train, of course the main form of transport in those days was the horse and you can see the horses being exercised in the old stables.

This part of Britain was famous for coal mining and on site we have part of a mine which opened in 1860 and was worked for over 100 years before closing in 1963. Visitors can put on a helmet and take a guided tour underground to see how coal was worked and experience working conditions in the early 1900s. Before listening to the rest of the talk, you will have some time to discuss questions 15 to 20. Now listen and answer the questions. 15 to 20 now if you want to look at your map we will begin our tour. The site is a bit like a circle with the railway surrounding the edge.

You can see where we are now at the entrance and we go. To start walking towards High Street, we will go to the junction in the middle of the map and continue straight between two buildings on either side of the road. The largest is an exhibition center, but unfortunately it is not open today. the other building is the offices, the path leads directly to the High Street building which is on the opposite side of the site to the entrance. Here you can walk and hop on and off by tram. We will then take the path that follows the railway line and crosses it to the farm, if you wish you can have tea at The Farmhouse and there will be time to observe the animals and machinery, then we will cross the railway line again and visit our attraction special that is the coal mine is right in front of us here at the entrance we will return to the junction and walk through a small wooded area to the manor house.

This is one of the original buildings on the site and belongs to a wealthy farmer. Around the house and gardens and we will talk to our guides who will be able to tell you what it was like to live there. Then we will follow a path that passes through the pond and will take us to the train station that is located between the path and the train track. finally we will take the steam train back around the site passing by the High Street and the colliery back to the entrance, so if you want to follow me that's the end of part two, you now have 30 seconds to check your answers In the second part, part three, you will hear a conversation between Creser, a Journalism student, and her tutor, Dr.

Erskin, about a work internship she has recently done. First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26. Now, listen carefully and answer questions 21. at 26 Well, creser, it was an interesting presentation you gave yesterday about your placement at the TV News Center, thank you Dr. Eskin, I worked hard on it, yes, and it entertained the class, they enjoyed your humor, but He also informed them, but I felt there. it was a little backstory, you know something you weren't telling us so what was it really like? Yeah, well, I learned a lot like I said mhm, but I think some of the lessons weren't ones I wanted to share with the whole group.

I mean my expectations of what it would be like were too high. I had been fantasizing a little about what I would be doing. I mean, everything worked out in the end, but I got off to a bad start. Yes, I heard something similar from Ansley Web's producer who reviewed your performance was quite negative about some of the things you did and your initial attitude. I'm afraid you'd like to give me your version. I didn't prepare properly as the main thing on my first morning. I hadn't properly checked my commute route and didn't realize that it says the buses don't leave until 6.

I had to get to the studio, but I was still late and looking much better by now. your career that later to be honest I made the same kind of mistakes when I was your age but anyway as I say I think yesterday's presentation went extremely well and I will take that into account when I rate your overall work experience thank you for being So, I understand, right now, have you completed your diary of what you did there? Professor Jenkins hasn't received it and says, "Yeah, I finished it, but I wanted to tidy it up a bit." hurry up, I'll email it to him this afternoon, okay, but I'm afraid he says this will have to be the last time you send out late journalism.

It's all about deadlines and if you can't meet them in your course, he can't give you. You have a diploma that says you are competent. Can? Oh yeah. I'll do it right after this. I did not realize. It can be a little abrupt if you keep waiting. It's the only thing he really doesn't like, I'm sure. everything is going to be fine, you are getting very good grades in your work, so as long as you remember that yes, now you managed well, in general, you think so, okay, I think well, it took me a while to get familiar with All the team.

Some of it was quite old, not as fast as what we have here at the university and at first I kept thinking it was my fault that I wasn't pressing the right buttons or something, no one from the TV center staff asked me if I wanted Instructions: yes I would ask them how to do a particular operation, they would be perfectly civil and show me and even thank me for what I did, but I felt uncomfortable asking further before you heard the rest of the conversation. You have some time to look. For questions 27 to 30, now listen and answer questions 27 to 30.

Okay, let's review where your writing is and what it will include in the next quarter. First of all, did you feel like you were given enough in the end? The first few days were Manic, the production team was understaffed and I was running around the building carrying messages to various people and picking up things, of course I didn't know how to get around so I kept ending up in some store. room or somewhere instead of the student study where I was supposed to be or I looked for some important visitor for a colleague because I didn't know who anyone was, then things calmed down a bit, so sometimes I would wait until someone decided give me a task but I was lucky at the end of the week because they got a new team that was the same one we have here at theediting suite and I knew how to use it, which none of them did.

That gave me a bit of status, unfortunately it meant I spent the next 3 days stuck in the editing suite, but in the end I proved I wasn't just a dumb student, then when the main reporter needed someone to date. When he went to interview a junior minister, I had to accompany him because I knew he could handle the technical aspect well, that's good, yes, well, I know I need to learn from my mistakes. I mean, basically, I need to think more about advance planning, but on the other hand, I feel a lot more confident now. I survived.

I didn't ruin anything. I

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ly made a contribution according to the producer. Ah, one thing yes. Although I want to continue with my final task, they are some reflections on ethics. Yes, I had a little argument with one of the main presenters. He was editing part of an interview and just changed something someone said. Oh, when I asked him, he just snubbed it. me and I mean this wasn't a public relations expert or a professional government spokesperson, he was like a member of the public, but he said, oh, they never remember what they said anyway. If you want to develop this as part of your final assignment, that would be a very positive line.

I can give you some references no thanks, that would be great. This is the end of the third part. You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part three. The fourth part you will hear a speaker talking about the history of the electric guitar. first you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40 now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40 during today's lecture in this series on the history of popular music. I'm going to look at the different stages that the electric guitar went through before it ended up with the instrument we know so well today, the driving force behind the invention of the electric guitar was simply the search for a louder late sound.

Orville Gibson, founder of the Gibson mandolin guitar Manufacturing Company, designed a guitar with an arched or curved shape. The top, like that found on a violin, made it louder and louder than earlier designs, but it was still difficult to hear among louder instruments during the 1920s, with the beginnings of commercial music radio. big band and the rise of the recording industry, the need to increase the volume of the guitar became even more important around 1925. John Dapier came up with a solution: he designed a guitar known as the national guitar with a metal body that It had metal resonant cones built into the top.

It produced a bold tone that became popular with guitarists who played blues but were not suited to many other types of music so another way to increase the volume was thought of. In the 1930s, the CF Martin company became known for its fearsome knot, a large flat-top acoustic guitar that used steel strings instead of traditional gut. those that were widely imitated by other manufacturers, these mechanical solutions helped, but only to a certain extent, so guitarists began to analyze the possibilities offered by the new field of electronic amplification, what guitarists needed was a way to separate the sound of the guitar and enhance it.

Isolated from the rest of the band or environment, guitarists and guitarists began experimenting with electric pickups, which are the primary means of amplification used today. The first one that was successful was invented in 1931 by George Beum. He introduced to the market a guitar known as a frying pan because the playing area consisted of a small round disc the guitar was hollow and made of aluminum and steel. He amplified the sound using a pair of horseshoe-shaped magnets. It was the first commercially successful electric guitar, so in the mid-1930s a new type of sound was born, but along with its benefits, the new technology brought problems caused by the traditional hollow body of a guitar.

Distortion and feedback when combined with electromagnetic pickups. Musicians and manufacturers realized that a new type of guitar had to be designed from scratch with amplification. In 1935 Adolf Rickenbacker produced a guitar that took his name, the Rickenbacker Electro Española. It was the first guitar produced in plastic that, due to its weight, vibrated less easily than wood. It eliminated the problems of previous versions that were plagued by acoustic feedback. The Spanish electros However, it had its own problems because it was very heavy, smaller than other guitars of the time and was quite uncomfortable to play. Developments continued and in 1941 Les Paul made a guitar that he called the log and true to his name, it was totally solid. guitars had been hollow or partially hollow, it seemed a bit strange, but the next step had been taken towards the modern electric guitar.

The first guitar successfully produced in large quantities was manufactured in 1950 by Leo Fender. His Spanish-style electric guitar known as the Fender Broadcaster had a bolt-on neck and was initially criticized by competitors for being too simple and lacking craftsmanship, but it was an immediate success and was particularly suitable for mass production, prompting others. guitar companies to follow Fender's example in 1951. Leo Fender revolutionized the music world once again when he produced an electric bass, this was the first commercially successful bass model that played like a guitar, it was easier for players to play. instrumentalists play an exact note, that's why it was called Precision, although there were already electric bases, it was much more portable.

It is now a standard in the formation of any rock band and some historians suggest that entire musical genres such as reggae and funk could not exist without it. In 1952, the Gibson company became Fender's first major competitor when Ted McCardy created the Gibson Les Paul guitar. distinctive because it was gold in color, the reason for this was to disguise the fact that it was made of two different types of wood. In 1954 Leo Fender responded to this successful instrument by introducing the Fender Stratocaster. Easily identified by its double cutaway design and three pickups, this model may be the most influential electric guitar ever produced by the modern guitar, as we know it is here to stay, that's the end of the fourth part.

You now have one minute to check your answers to the fourth part, which is the end of the listening

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. In the IELTS exam you will now have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet and