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IELTS listening Greek Island Holidayslistening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Multiple Choice.
MAN: Greek Island Holidays, can I help you?
WOMAN: Yes, I hope so. I have a friend who’s just come back from Corfu and she’s recommended some apartments in Arilas. She thought they might be on your list.
MAN: Arilas, Arilas, let me see. Can you give me the names?
WOMAN: Yes, the first’s Rose Garden Apartments. I’d like to go with another friend in the last week of October.
MAN: Well, we’ve got a lovely studio flat available at that time. I’m sure you’d enjoy the entertainment programme there too, with Greek dancing in the restaurant.
WOMAN: That sounds very reasonable! I’m just jotting down some notes. Now the second one she mentioned was called Blue Bay.
MAN: Blue Bay? Yes, in fact that’s very popular and it has some special features.
WOMAN: Really?
MAN: The main attraction is the large swimming pool with salt water.
WOMAN: Much healthier, I understand.
MAN: That’s right. And it isn’t far from the beach, either – only Q1300 metres, and only around half a kilometre to some shops, so you don’t have to be too energetic.
WOMAN: Is it much more expensive than the first one?
MAN: Let me just check. I think at the time you want to go it’s around ￡260 – no ￡275 to be exact.
WOMAN: Right, I’ve got that. Now there are just two more apartments to ask you about. Um, I can’t read my own writing! Something to do with sun… Sunshine, is it?
MAN: I think you meant the Q2Sunshade Apartments. They’re on a mountainside.
WOMAN: Any special features?
MAN: Yes, each room has its own sun terrace and there are shared barbecue facilities.
WOMAN: Sounds lovely!
MAN: Yes, it is rather well-equipped.It also provides water sports – it has its own beach. There are facilities for water-skiing.
WOMAN: Any kite-surfing? My friend’s quite keen.
MAN: Not at the hotel but I’m sure you’ll find some in Arilas. There’s also satellite TV in the apartments.
WOMAN: And how much is that one?
MAN: ￡490 with two sharing.
WOMAN: You mean ￡245 each?
MAN: I’m afraid not! Each person has to pay that amount and there must be at least two in an apartment.
WOMAN: I don’t think that would be within our budget, unfortunately. And the last one sounds a bit expensive too – the Grand!
MAN: Actually it’s quite reasonable. It’s an older style house with Greek paintings in every room, and a Q3 balcony outside.
WOMAN: Sound nice. What are the views like?
MAN: Well, there are Q4 forests all round and they hide a supermarket just dow the road, so that’s very useful for all your shopping needs. There’s a disco in the area too.
WOMAN: And the price?
MAN:Q5￡319 at that time, but if you leave it till November it goes down by 40%.
WOMAN: Too late, I’m afraid.
MAN: Well, why don’t i send you a brochure with full details, Ms…?
WOMAN: Nash. But don’t worry about that. I’m coming to Upminster soon and I’ll call and get one. I just wanted to get an idea first.
MAN: Well, that’s fine. We’ve got plenty here when you come.
WOMAN: If you’ve got a minute, could I just check a couple of points about insurance? I got one policy through the post but I’d like to see if yours is better.
MAN: Fine. What would you like to know?
WOMAN: Well, the one I’ve got has benefits and then the maximum amount you can claim. Is that like yours?
MAN: Yes, that’s how most of them are.
WOMAN: Well, the first thing is cancellation. If the holiday’s cancelled on the policy I’ve got, you can claim ￡8,000.
MAN: We can improve on that, Ms Nash. For Greek Island holidays, our maximum is Q6￡10,000
WOMAN: That’s good – of course our holiday won’t even cost ￡1,000 together!
MAN: It’s still sensible to have good cover. Now, if you go to hospital, we allow ￡600.
WOMAN: Yes, mine’s similar.
MAN: And we also allow a Q7 relative to travel to your holiday resort.
WOMAN: My policy just says their representative will help you.
MAN: You can see there’s another difference there. And what happens if you don’t get on the plane?
WOMAN: Nothing, as far as I can see on this form.
MAN: Don’t you have Q8 missed departure?
WOMAN: No, I’ll just jot that down.
MAN: We pay up to ￡1,000 for that, depending on the reason. And we’re particularly generous about loss of personal belongings – up to ￡3,000, but not more than ￡500 for a single Q9item.
WOMAN: Then I’d better not take my laptop!
MAN: Not unless you insure it separately.
WOMAN: OK – thanks very much for your time – you’ve really been helpful. Can I get back to you? Your name is?
MAN: Ben – Q10Ludlow. That’s L-U-D-L-O-W. I’m the Assistant Manager here. I’ll give you my number. It’s 081260 543216.
WOMAN: But didn’t phone 08126 567294? That’s what I’ve got on the paper.
MAN: That’s the main switchboard. I’ve given you my direct line.
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IELTS listening Winridge Forest Railway Parklistening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Local Business.
WOMAN: For the second in our series about locally-run businesses, we meet Simon Winridge, co-founder of the hugely-successful Winridge Forest Railway Park. Welcome, Simon. Now, perhaps you can begin by telling us a little bit about how it all started.
MAN: Well, during the 1970s, my wife, Liz, and I had just acquired 80 acres of sheep-farming land, and we decided to settle down and have children. Pretty soon we had a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Duncan. The place was wonderful for the kids: they particularly loved trains and gradually built up an enormous network of miniature railway track. I began to develop larger-scale models of locomotives but we didn’t think anything more of it until I went on a Q11trip to a theme park near Birmingham and decided we could do a much better job! So we set up a small one ourselves based on the miniature railway and we opened to the public for just a month that year, 1984 – in July – our driest month – because our children said they Q12didn’t want our guests to have a miserable, wet visit. I dealt with Park business and Liz carried on with the farm work.
It soon became clear that we were onto a winner. We began to extend the railway track and lay it among more interesting landscape by planting trees, which in turn attracted more wildlife, and by making cuttings through the rock.
Nowadays, we’re open all year round and we’re pleased to say that Winridge is one of the most popular visitor attractions in the area – with 50,000 visitors a year – Q13a million and a half people have been through our doors since we opened.
All these visitors mean we have had to expand our operation and it’s now a truly family concern. I’m near to retirement age so I only concern myself with looking after the Q14mechanical side of things – keeping the trains going. Liz now devotes all her energies to recruiting and supporting the large Q15squadron of workers, which keep the place running smoothly. We’re really pleased that after some years away teaching, Sarah has now returned to the park and makes sure the visitors are kept Q16fed and watered, which keeps her pretty busy as you can imagine. Our son, Duncan, has been a stalwart of the park for the last ten years, taking over from me in the Q17area of construction – and I’ll say a little bit more about that in a moment – and his new wife. Judith, has also joined the team in Q18charge of retail. That’s becoming a tremendous growth area for us – a lot of people want to buy souvenirs.
WOMAN: So have you finished your development of the site for the moment?
MAN: Not at all! We’re constantly looking for ways to offer more to our visitors. The railway remains the central feature and there’s now 1.2 kilometres of the line laid but we’d like to lay more. Because of the geology of the area, our greatest problem is digging tunnels. But we’re gradually overcoming that. We’re also very pleased with a new installation of the Go-Kart arena which is Q19120 square metres in area. Again the problem is the geology; we had to level the mounds on the track for safety reasons. We wanted to enable Q205-12year olds to use the go-karts. And the main attraction here is the Formula 1 Kart. We’ve known fights to break out over who gets it! And then finally to our most recent development which is the landscaped…
IELTS listening Jobs People can get in Schoollistening practice test has 10 questions belong to the Academic & Education Context .
LECTURER:
Welcome to further education Information Week. This is the Physical Education Faculty’s session and I’m the Head of the Faculty. During the course of this morning we hope to give you a clear idea of what we offer in our training programs and we will look at the types of courses and the entry requirements, if any, for those courses. Some of these courses are open to school leavers, but for some, you need previous qualifications or relevant successful employment.
So firstly, the Physical Fitness Instructor’s course is offered as a six-month certificate course which includes an important component of personal fitness but there are no specific entry requirements.
For Sports Administrators, we provide a Q31four-month certificate course but you should be aware that this is designed for those who are in employment. This Q32employment must be current and related to sports administration. For the Sports Psychologist course, we offer a Q33one-year diploma course, but this diploma course is available only to those who already hold a degree in psychology, so you need to make sure you have that before you apply to do this course.
For the Sports Psychologist course, we offer a one-year diploma course, but this diploma course is available only to those who already hold a degree in psychology, so you need to make sure you have that before you apply to do this course.
Now . . . for Physical Education Teachers we offer a four-year degree in education. This degree course is designed for preparing students to teach in primary and secondary Schools and needs Q34no prior qualifications as it is entered directly by school leavers. And lastly, for the Recreation Officer’s course we offer a Q35six-month certificate. Entry to this course normally includes applicants of a wide range of ages and experiences, but we do not insist on any prerequisites for this course.
Remember that this is a vocational training institute. We train you so that you can take up a particular kind of job. So it is important that you know the main roles of the jobs – what the work is like and what kind of qualities you need to succeed at them.
Q36A Physical Fitness Instructor works in health and fitness centres preparing individual programs for ordinary members of the public. Physical Fitness Instructors prepare routines of exercises to suit the individual client’s age and level of fitness.
Q37Sports Administrators run clubs and sporting associations. Their duties include such things as booking playing fields with local councils and organising the schedule of games or events for the club, so they need good organisational skills.
Q38Sports Psychologists spend time with professional athletes helping them approach competition with a positive mental attitude to enable them to achieve their personal best. They do this by improving motivation and concentration or assisting with stress management.
Q39Physical Education or PE Teachers instruct young students in how to exercise, play sports, and do other recreational activities correctly and safely. PE teachers help the development of coordination, balance, posture, and flexibility with things like simple catching and throwing skills. They are not expected to be experts in all sports but must be able to show students the basic techniques involved in a wide range of activities.
Q40Recreation Officers often find themselves working for local government authorities and local groups. Their aim is to raise people’s awareness of healthy lifestyles and improved general fitness through arranging recreational activities for groups of all ages from the very young to the elderly.
There are many other job opportunities which our graduates can look forward to. If you are interested in any of these …
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JANE: I got here a few days ago, on Saturday. No – wait a minute, what’s today? – Sorry Q21Friday, not Saturday.
TIM: But we didn’t have to be here till today.
JANE: Yes, I know, but I wanted to get my things moved into my room, and just take a look around. So, did you decide to do English in the end?
TIM: No, I changed my mind and opted for history instead. And you’re doing Q22biology if I remember correctly.
JANE: Yes, although to start with I couldn’t decide between that and geography.
TIM: How much reading have you got? I was given an amazingly long list of books to read. See!
JANE: Wow, it does look pretty long.
TIM: Well, I counted Q2357. I could hardly believe it! What’s your list like?
JANE: Well, it’s not as long as yours, but it’s still pretty big. There are Q2443. I don’t know how I’m going to get through them all.
TIM: Well you don’t have to read them all this week! You just have to stay ahead of the lectures and seminars. Have you got your class schedule yet?
JANE: Yep. It came with the reading list. When’s your first lecture?
TIM: Q25Tuesday. How about you?
JANE: The day after. It’s my busiest day; I’ve got two lectures in the morning and one in the afternoon.
JANE: It’s going to be different from school, isn’t it?
TIM: Yeah, particularly the lectures. Have you got any special strategy for listening to lectures?
JANE: Well I’m going to Q26use a cassette recorder and record them all.
TIM: What! Are you allowed to?
JANE: Sure. Lots of people do it nowadays. It means you can listen to the lectures all over
again later, and make really good notes.
TIM: I couldn’t do that. I like to take notes as I’m listening. I usually find I get all the important points. Reading is different of course. My approach is to Q27skim the book first to see what’s important and what isn’t. It saves hours of time.
JANE: But what if you miss something?
TIM: You don’t mean you’re going to read every word, do you?
JANE: Well, that’s what I usually do.
TIM: Well, that’s up to you, but I think you’re crazy!
JANE: What’s your first lecture on, anyway?
TIM: Oh, it’s a lecture on Q28the French Revolution.
JANE: The French Revolution! How boring!
TIM: It’s not boring at all! It was an amazing period of history. It changed everything in
Europe. So what’s your first lecture about?
JANE: It’s about animal behaviour. It sounds really interesting.
TIM: Look, I was on my way to the library. I’m going to get some of these books out and start reading for the first essay I’ve got to write.
JANE: And what have you got to write about?
TIM: Well, you’ll never believe it, I think our professor must have a sense of humour. He’s given us the title “Q29Why study history?“
JANE: That’s a good one. When you find the answer, let me know!
TIM: I’m going to enjoy writing it. Have you been given any writing assignments yet?
JANE: Yes, I’ve got to write about Q30animal language.
TIM: Hmm! That sounds a challenge. I suppose you’ll be off to the zoo to do field research.
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