IELTS LISTENING – RIVENDEN CITY THEATRE S33T2

IELTS listening RIVENDEN CITY THEATRE listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Leisure & Entertainment subject.

MAN: And here on Radio Rivenden we have Lynne Rawley, the Public Relations Officer of our own Rivenden City Theatre. Hello, Lynne.

LYNNE: Hello.

MAN: Now, the theatre is reopening soon after its three-year redevelopment programme, isn’t it?

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LYNNE: That’s right, and there are a lot of improvements. The first thing people will see when they go in is that the foyer has been repainted in the original green and gold. Q₁₁ Then the box office has been reoriented, with its own access from the side of the building instead of through the foyer, which means it can be open longer hours  and has more space, too.
The shop that used to be in the foyer, which sold books and CDs, is the one part of the redevelopment which isn’t yet complete. The plan is to find new premises for it near the theatre, and we’ve had difficulty finding somewhere suitable. Q₁₂ We hope to reopen the shop in the next few months.

MAN: Will audiences find any difference in the auditorium?

LYNNE: Yes, we’ve increased the leg-room between the rows. Q₁₃ This means that there are now fewer seats but we’re sure audiences will be much happier. And we’ve installed air conditioning, so it won’t get so hot and stuffy.
Q₁₄ We already had a few seats which were suitable for wheelchair users, and now there are twice as many, which we hope will meet demand. Q₁₅ Something else that will benefit audiences is the new lifts. The two we used to have were very small and slow. They’ve now gone, and we’ve got much more efficient ones.

MAN: Anything for the performers?

LYNNE: Yes, we’ve made a number of improvements backstage. Q₁₆ The small, dark dressing rooms we used to have been converted into two large airy rooms, so they’re much more comfortable now. And the state-of-the-art electronic sound and lighting systems have been installed.

MAN: OK, so what’s the first play that audiences can see when the theatre reopens?

LYNNE: We’ve got a very exciting production of Peter Shaffer’s Royal Hunt of the Sun, which is currently touring the country. That starts on Q₁₇ October the 13th and runs till the 19th. We’re experimenting a bit with the time the curtain goes up.
We used to start all our performances at 7.30, but that made it difficult for people to go home by public transport, Q₁₈ so instead, we’re beginning at 7, because at 9.45, when it finishes, there are still buses running. Tickets are already selling fast. The Friday and Saturday performances sold out almost immediately and, in fact, now there are only tickets for Q₁₉ Monday and Thursday.

MAN: How much are they?

LYNNE: We’ve introduced a simpler price structure. Ticket prices used to range from £6 to £30 but now they’re all £ Q₂₀ 18. They’re available from the box office, in person, by phone, fax, or post, or online.

MAN: OK, Lynne, now if you’d like to give the contact details for the theatre…

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IELTS LISTENING – Notes on Sports Club S33T1

IELTS listening Notes on Sports Club listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Leisure & Sports subject.

WOMAN: Good morning, oh sorry, it’s gone 12, I’ll start again, good afternoon, Example Kingswell Sports Club, how can I help you?

MAN: Oh, good afternoon. I was wondering if you could give me some information about membership and facilities.

WOMAN: Of course. What would you like to know?

MAN: Do you have tennis courts, for example?

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WOMAN: No, I’m afraid we don’t. We’re primarily a golf club.

MAN: What about football? I heard you had a team.

WOMAN: No, I’m sorry. Perhaps you’re thinking about Fresham Sports Centre.

MAN: Oh, right. I know it. I’ve played badminton there.

WOMAN: Have you? They’ve got a lot of facilities we don’t have and vice versa.

We do have Q₁ a keep-fit studio, which is very popular with members, and then as well as that there’s Q₂ swimming, of course.

MAN: That’s good. I like to swim every day.

WOMAN: We have a range of classes too.

MAN: Do you have judo classes? I’m keen to learn.

WOMAN: Well, at the moment we offer kick-boxing. We’re planning to add judo and stretch classes soon. We’re currently running a range of Q₃ yoga classes, too.

MAN: What about relaxing after exercise? I assume you have a restaurant or something.

WOMAN: At the moment, we’ve got Q₄ a salad bar which is very popular. We’ll also have a fully-licensed restaurant by the end of the year.

MAN: Sounds good!

WOMAN: What kind of membership are you interested in?

MAN: Um I’m not really sure. What are the options?

WOMAN: Well, there are three different membership schemes.

MAN: I see. What’s the difference?

WOMAN: Well, the first one’s called Gold, and you can use all the facilities at any time of the day or week. You can also join in as many classes as you like for free.

MAN: That sounds good. Is it very expensive?

WOMAN: Well, you pay a £250 joining fee and then it’s £450 – oh no, I’m sorry, it’s just gone up by £50, sorry about that – it’s now £ Q₅ 500 for the annual subscription fee.

MAN: Right, got that. And what’s the next type?

WOMAN: Well, that’s Silver – it’s the same as Gold except you have to pay a small fee of £ Q₆ 1.00 per lesson for any you do and you can only use the centre at certain times.

MAN: I see. So when exactly?

WOMAN: You can only use the facilities between Q₇ 10 am and 4.30 pm.

MAN: So I couldn’t use the pool at 8 in the morning or evening, then?

WOMAN: That’s right.

MAN: OK. And the price for that? Is the joining fee the same as for Gold?

WOMAN: Actually, it’s slightly less than the £250 – it’s £225, but the annual fee is only £300.

Does that sound more like what you want?

MAN: Well, it’s still rather more expensive than I thought.

I’m a student here in England and I’m only here for six months.

WOMAN: Ah, then the Bronze scheme would probably suit you best.

MAN: How is that different?

WOMAN: Well, some of the facilities have restricted use.

MAN: And do I have to pay for classes?

WOMAN: Yes, it’s £3 for each class you join.

MAN: I see. And what are the hours then?

WOMAN: Between 10.30 and 3.30 weekdays only and you pay a £50 joining fee. The annual fee is £ Q₈ 180 – it works out at £15 a month, so that would be quite a lot cheaper.

MAN: Oh, that should be all right. I could come in my free periods. What do I have to do if I want to join?

WOMAN: Well, we book you in for an Q₉ assessment with an instructor, who will show you how to use all the equipment.

If you want to organise a trial session and look around the centre, you’ll need to speak to David Q₁₀ Kynchley.

MAN: Could you spell that, please?

WOMAN: David K-Y-N-C-H-L-E-Y. I’ll give you his direct line number. It’s oh-four-five-eight-nine-five-three-double one.

MAN: Thanks.

WOMAN: Thank you for calling Kingswell Sports Club.

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IELTS LISTENING – Feedback Form S31T3

 

IELTS LISTENING Feedback Form listening practice test has 10 questions belong to the Education & Course Feedback.

ANNIE: Oh Ben – I just remembered I never filled in that form for Nick – did you do it?

BEN: The course feedback form?

ANNIE: Yes. If you want, we can do it together, I’ve got mine here.

BEN: Is that OK?

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ANNIE: Yeah.

BEN: OK, let’s have a look then. What do we have to do?

ANNIE: Let’s fill in the top first, let’s see, Course, Course code …

BEN: Er, it’s Communication in Business.

ANNIE: OK, Communication … in … Business, I do know that, but what’s the code?

BEN: CB16 something, CB162, isn’t it?

ANNIE: Mmm, that’s it, OK, and dates, when did we start? I remember, my birthday’s on May 4th and it was the day after, it must have been Q₂₁ May 5th.

BEN: Gosh, doesn’t seem that long ago, does it?

ANNIE: No, and we finish at the end of this week, on Friday, so that’s July 15th?

BEN: Er Q₂₂ 16th, Monday was the 12th. Right, that was the easy bit, now let’s have a look – “Please give your comments on the following aspects of the course”, OK, what’s the first one? Oh, course organisation. What do you think?

ANNIE: Er, clear? It was, wasn’t it?

BEN: Yes, I think the organisation Q₂₃ was clear. OK, anything else for course organisation?

ANNIE: It was a good thing he gave us Q₂₄ the course outline at the beginning, in the first session, that was useful, so I’ll put that down, shall I? Now, going on to suggestions for improvement, one thing that wasn’t so good, I think we could have done a bit more work at the beginning, I mean at the beginning it seemed dead easy.

BEN: Yeah.

ANNIE: I thought it was going to be really easy and then all of a sudden in the Q₂₅ second half of the course we got a whole load of work, reading to do, and essays and things.

BEN: Yes, it’d be better if it was more even. OK, now course delivery, does that mean teaching?

ANNIE: Yeah, I suppose so. Well, what I thought was really good on this course was the Q₂₆ standard of teaching. Actually – I mean some of the teachers were better than others – but the standard generally was fine. Much better than other courses I’ve been on.

BEN: Yeah, I agree. Let’s put that then. What about suggestions for improvement?

ANNIE: I … I didn’t think it was all that wonderful when we had great long group Q₂₇ discussion sessions that went on for hours and hours. I don’t mean we shouldn’t have group discussions, just that they shouldn’t go on too long.

ANNIE: Now, on to materials and equipment.

BEN: Oh, now what was good about some sessions was the Q₂₈ handouts.

ANNIE: Yes, I thought all the handouts were good actually, and some were great, with website addresses and everything.

BEN: One problem though with materials was the key texts.

ANNIE: Yes! There just weren’t enough copies on reserve in the library. And if you can’t get the key texts before the session, how are you supposed to do the reading?

And not enough computers. You have to wait ages to get one.

BEN: OK, testing and evaluation – well, I don’t know, it’s hard to say until we’ve got our written assignments back.

ANNIE: Don’t talk about it, I only. got mine in yesterday, it was a real struggle. I hate to think what mark I’ll get.

BEN: Yes, but at least we’ve done the oral presentation – I thought that was good, the way I got my feedback really quickly.

ANNIE: Yes, it was. And I liked the way we knew what we’d be evaluated on, we knew the criteria, so we knew we had to think about clarity, organisation, and so on.

BEN: Yeah, but I’m not so sure about the Q₂₉ written work. One thing I think is that there’s just too much, it’s really stressful.

ANNIE: Yes, I’d agree and I don’t see why they can’t let us know the criteria they use for marking.

BEN: The written assignments? But he told us.

ANNIE: No, for the final exams. What are they looking for – what are the criteria? What makes a pass or a fail?

BEN: Yeah, I never thought of that. It’d be really useful.

ANNIE: OK, any other comments?

BEN: I thought Q₃₀ student support, was excellent.

ANNIE: Yeah, me too. OK, excellent. Other comments?

BEN: No, I can’t think of anything else.

ANNIE: Nor me. OK, so that’s done. Thanks, Ben.

BEN: No, thank you.

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IELTS LISTENING – University Librarian S32T4

IELTS listening University Librarian listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Education & Study subject.

OK, are you all settled? Well, first of all, welcome to Cardiff University. I’m here to explain what we can offer you.

Now, as a new student at the university, you will probably need some sort of guidance to help you to use the library effectively to study and research. some of you have asked about a guided tour but we find this rather muddles people. So, Q₃₁ in this first week, we run a series of talks which focus on different aspects of the library and its resources. You’ll also find that to get the most out of the library you really do need to be computer literate and so all this term we run small classes which will bring you up to speed on how to access the computer-loaded information.

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OK, now let me give you an outline of what’s available to you You’ll find that the computers are increasingly used as a research tool. Many students do most of their research on the Internet and the library computers are permanently online. Having found what you need, you’ll find you can readily save texts on your personal computer space to print off when you need. You might think that it is the fastest way to get information but the links can be slow. Q₃₂ Clearly, you can find lots on there but much of it is useless information as it is from highly debatable sources – so be critical. Q₃₃ You’ll also find that the library has loaded several CD-ROMs onto the computers from specialist reference sources such as MLA. It means we can expand what we offer you at very little extra cost and saves us having to invest in more and more books. The CD-ROMs contain exactly the same information as the reference books as the two are updated together.

Now, most of you will need to refer to journal articles in your work and you’ll find you can also access these online and we encourage you to do so.

Q₃₄ Clearly, some of you will find the printed version more accessible as it sits on the shelves but I’m afraid the intention is to phase these out eventually. However, you will still be able to print off a version of the text rather than photocopying the journal pages. So you must get used to working online. Naturally, we do still have the full range of classic reference books, additional to the CD-ROMs, for you to use and there are several copies of each one. This is because Q₃₅ some of you may prefer to borrow a book rather than sit in the library. There is a restricted loan time on these so that they are not missing from the shelves for too long. Although there is a Section Manager for each part of the library, they are very busy and so, if you do get stuck looking for things, you should ask the relevant Cataloguing Assistant. As your Training supervisor, Q₃₆ I just oversee your induction and will not be around after this initial week.

Some of you may be interested to know that the library is offering specialised training sessions on writing a dissertation. Obviously, this is not relevant to those of you who are undergraduates; it is just for postgraduates. Your department will discuss the planning stage of the dissertation – i.e. what you’re going to do – with you and we will focus on the structure of it. However, Q₃₇ the training will also include some time on the computers.

I realise most of you know how to organise files but we can show you the different ways to run data programmes. Your tutors will tell you at the outset how to set out the chapters they require but you will need to Q₃₈ ask them how they would like you to organise the bibliography because it varies depending on your subject area. Q₃₉ When you’ve got something together the trainer here will look through the draft version for you to see if it’s OK. And, one final point, for those of you who have registered from abroad, we can offer individual sessions on dissertations if you feel you need them. Q₄₀ If you require language lessons then they are available from the International Centre next to the Law Department.

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