IELTS LISTENING – Business Case Study S32T3

IELTS listening Business Case Study listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Business & Economics subject.

TUTOR: Right, Jason and Karin, now I asked you to look at the ease study for Box Telecom as part of your exam assessment. It’s interesting because they are in the middle of problems at the moment and I want you to track how they deal with them. Let’s start with you, Karin. Having read through the ease study, can you just summarise what the problems were that Box Telecom had to take on board?

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KARIN: Um, yeah … Well of course what first came to their attention was that, despite a new advertising campaign, they were suffering from falling Q₂₁ sales – and this is something that had many causes. On top of that immediate problem, what had also happened over the last two years was that, although they had invested in an expansion plan, they had to face up to increased Q₂₂ competition. And, before they had a chance to get to grips with the effects of that, they were stalled by a strike and it was just when they were thinking about making a colossal investment in new machinery for their plants. So they were really in trouble.

TUTOR: Yes, I think that’s fair. And Jason, you contacted the company, didn’t you? What did the company define as the reasons for these problems?

JASON: Well, I think they’ve hit on the right things – it would be easy to say they had invested too heavily, or at the wrong time, but in fact the signs were good and what they were set back by was high Q₂₃ interest rates. At the same time, their longer-term problems, which were affecting their market share, were eventually credited to poor  Q₂₄ training – and having looked at the details in their last report I think that’s right.

TUTOR: SO, onto the larger issues then. Karin, what do you think the company will do?

KARIN: Hmm … Well, obviously they have the choice of accepting the very favourable terms that another company – KMG Plc – have given them to buy them out. That would mean creating a new company with a new image. Or they could decide on a bolder move and offer some new shares if they wanted. But I think they’re much more cautious than that and expect they will start Q₂₅ trying to find individuals who’d be prepared to back them with some of the capital they need.

TUTOR: Well, you mustn’t always assume that dramatic problems require dramatic solutions. Sometimes there’s a simple fix such as changing the guy at the top. If they truly are cautious, then I suspect they will seek to shut down some of their shops. But a more ambitious approach, and one which I think would have more chance of success, would be to Q₂₆ alter how they’re running things – the management layers and the processes. So in your analysis try to think of all the options. Jason?

JASON: Yes. it’s interesting because I’ve found it a really useful company to study. Its problems cross all types of industries and it’s lucky it’s so big – a smaller or even medium-sized company would have gone under by now.

TUTOR: Ah well in fact, what I want you two to do is to go away when we’ve finished our discussion today and write a report. We’ve looked in general at the telecommunications market in the UK over the last few sessions and I want you to take Box Telecom as an example and Q₂₇ suggest some ways in which they might overcome their problems. And outline the reasons why you think as you do – but try and keep it intrinsic to the company rather than dragging in other examples. Is that OK, Karin?

KARIN: Yes, I think I can do that. Personally, I’ve got great hopes for it. Q₂₈ I think it will recover. That advertising campaign they did was very strong and they’re very innovative with their products – they set new trends. The company’s got to recover, don’t you think, Jason?

JASON: Hmmm – I’m not sure. I think it can but it’s not a foregone conclusion unless they manage Q₂₉ to attract the right level of investment. The company definitely needs a boost and to attract more highly skilled workers if their recovery is to be long-lasting. When I was talking to the marketing manager he said to me that he thinks the company had got a great management team – but he would say that, wouldn’t he? – but they are suffering from having to work with outdated production machinery and that could cost a lot to put right.

TUTOR: Well, personally I think the stock market is to blame. I think they were expecting too much of the company and then inevitably it looked bad when it didn’t perform. The market should have had more realistic expectations.

Q₃₀ And I disagree with you about the advertising campaign Karin. That’s where they could do with some innovation – to get sales kick-started. Anyway, let’s see what you come up with …

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IELTS LISTENING – A Local Football Club S32T2

IELTS listening A Local Football Club listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Sports & Recreation subject.

Official:

Good evening everyone and thank you for coming to the Soccer Club meeting. It’s good to see so many parents and children here tonight, and I know you are looking forward to a great football season. Now I’d like to take a few minutes to tell you about some changes to the Soccer Club for the coming season.

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Now, this season we’ll be playing all our matches for both the junior and senior competitions at King’s Park, instead of Royal Park, which was used last season.

Now for meetings, we’re going to use the clubhouse in King’s Park, and the next meeting will be held in the Q₁₁ clubhouse on the 2nd of July.

As usual, we hope to begin the season with a Q₁₂ picnic next Saturday at the clubhouse. Please try and come to the picnic as it’s always good fun. The last week of the season we usually have a dinner and presentation of Q₁₃ prizes to the players, and more information about this will be given to you later in the season.

This season we have more teams than ever. We hope to have Q₁₄ ten teams, instead of five, in the junior competition and they will play on Saturday mornings, beginning at 8.30 a.m.

Training sessions will be held in King’s Park on Q₁₅ Wednesday afternoons for the juniors and they will be wearing red shirts again this year.

In the senior competition, there’ll be Q₁₆ four teams, the same as last year, and their games will be played on Saturday afternoons starting at 2.30, no sorry, it will be a 2 o’clock start, and the training session for seniors is planned for Q₁₇ Sunday afternoons.

Now I’d like to introduce you to the new committee for the Soccer Club for this season. Firstly, let me welcome Robert Young, the new President, who will manage the meetings for the next two years. Robert’s son has been playing football with the club for over five years now, and many thanks to Robert for taking on the job of President.

Next, we have Gina Costello, she’s the treasurer, and she will Q₁₈ collect the fees from you for the season. Please try and give Gina your fees as early as possible in the season, as the club needs the money to buy some new equipment.

Then there’s David West who has volunteered to be the club secretary, and one of the many jobs he will have is to Q₁₉ send out newsletters to you regularly. If you have any information that may be useful, please let David know so that it can be included in these newsletters.

Also I’d like to introduce you to Jason Dokie who is the Head Coach. For all the new members here tonight, this is the third year that Jason has been with us as Head Coach, and we are very lucky to have such an experienced coach and former player at our club. He will continue to Q₂₀ supervise the teams, at training sessions and on match days.

Now before we finish and have some refreshments, does anyone have any questions they’d like to ask the new committee?

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IELTS LISTENING – HOST FAMILY APPLICATION S32T1

IELTS listening HOST FAMILY APPLICATION listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Accommodation & Student Housing.

ADVISER: Good morning, how can I help you?

STUDENT: Good morning. Umm, I understand you help fix up students with host families.

ADVISER: That’s right … are you interested in …?

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STUDENT: Yes …

ADVISER: Well please sit down and I’ll just take a few details.

STUDENT: Thank you.

ADVISER: Right now … what name is it?

STUDENT: Jenny Chan.

ADVISER: Can you spell that, please?

STUDENT: Yes … Example J-E-N-N-Y C-H-A-N.

ADVISER: Right … and what is your present address?

STUDENT: Sea View Guest House, Q₁ 14 Hill Road.

ADVISER: OK, and do you know the phone number there?

STUDENT: Yes … I have it here, Ummm … 2237676, but I’m only there after about 7 pm.

ADVISER: So when would be the best time to catch you?

STUDENT: I suppose Q₂ between 9 and, let me see, half past before I leave for the college.

ADVISER: Great … and can I ask you your age?

STUDENT: I’ve just had my nineteenth birthday.

ADVISER: And how long would you want to stay with the host family?

STUDENT: I’m planning on staying Q₃ a year but at the moment I’m definitely here for four months only. I have to get an extension to my permit.

ADVISER: You’re working on it? Fine … and what will be your occupation while you’re in the UK?

STUDENT: Studying English?

ADVISER: And what would you say your level of English is?

STUDENT: Umm. Good, I think I’d like to say ‘advanced’ but my written work is below the level of my spoken, so I suppose it’s Q₄ intermediate.

ADVISER: Certainly your spoken English is advanced. Anyway, which area do you think you would prefer?

STUDENT: Ummm, well I’m studying right in the centre but I’d really like to live in the Q₅ north-west.

ADVISER: That shouldn’t be a great problem … we usually have lots of families up there.

ADVISER: And do you have any particular requirements for diet?

STUDENT: Well, I’m nearly a Q₆ vegetarian … not quite.

ADVISER: Shall I say you are? It’s probably easier that way.

STUDENT: That would be best.

ADVISER: Anything about your actual room?

STUDENT: I would prefer my own facilities – ‘en suite’, is that right? And also if it’s possible a TV and I’d also like the house to have Q₇ a real garden rather than just a yard, somewhere I could sit and be peaceful.

ADVISER: Is that all?

STUDENT: Well … I’m really serious about improving my English so I’d prefer to be Q₈ the only guest if that’s possible?

ADVISER: No other guests … Yes, you get more practice that way. Anyway, obviously all this is partly dependent on how much you’re willing to pay. What did you have in mind?

STUDENT: I was thinking in terms of about £60-£80 a week, but I’d go up to Q₉ a hundred if it was something special.

ADVISER: Well I don’t think we’d have any problems finding something for you.

STUDENT: Oh, good.

ADVISER: And when would you want it for?

STUDENT: I’d like to move in approximately two weeks.

ADVISER: Let me see, it’s the 10th today … so if we go for the Q₁₀ Monday it’s the 23rd March…

STUDENT: Yes.

ADVISER: Right … good, and if I could ask one last question …

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IELTS LISTENING – An Admission Officer From a UK University S31T2

 

IELTS LISTENING An Admission Officer From a UK University  listening practice test has 10 questions belong to the Education & University Admission.

MAN: As I said earlier, there is I think at Rexford an excellent combination of physical and geographical advantages – as well as having a rural setting and still being close to central London, something that will certainly be of interest to you is that Q₁₁ Rexford is just 35 minutes from London Airport. At Rexford, we have a strong research capability. We came 7th out of 101 universities in last year’s research assessment, carried out by a government body, and did particularly well in your particular subjects, engineering, and science. Actually, we got a top research grade of five for engineering, geography, and computer sciences.

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One further point – and I know from talking to you individually that a number of you may be looking for some experience in industry after the course – Q₁₂ is that all our science and engineering research departments have unusually close relationships with industry in the area.

Anyway that’s enough sales talk from me … I’ll just take a sip of this coffee that’s just arrived, thank you, and then I’ll say something about what actually happens when you apply.

Right … Now if you do decide to make an application, what you do is send it directly to me in my department. I will then immediately send confirmation and the application process begins. Er … I’d like to say at this point that you shouldn’t worry if this process doesn’t work all that quickly – I mean occasionally there are postal problems, but most often Q₁₃ the hold-up is caused by references – the people you give as referees, shall we say, take their time to reply. Anyway, it’s absolutely normal for this process to take three to four months. What I do in this period is keep in touch with you and reassure you that things are moving along.

One of the ways we’ve devised to help you decide about applying as well as later when you’ve been accepted … hopefully … is to put you in contact with, if possible, a student from your own Q₁₄ country who is at present studying with us. What you can do is phone them up – we will, of course, liaise between you – and discuss your concerns with them. That way you can get an objective opinion of what you can expect if you come to live and study at Rexford – not only the academic atmosphere but important details like what the leisure facilities are like and whether the English Q₁₅ weather and food are really as awful as everybody says!

If you decide you can face it, the contact can also help you just before you leave, with tips on what to pack and that sort of thing. At the moment I think we’ve got two second-year students and one postgraduate from this country.

Now to move on to the other concerns you expressed earlier. Q₁₆ At a UK university – as I’m sure you know – you will be in an environment where independent learning is the norm, which takes most students a while to adjust to, and at a time when you will be separated from your normal surroundings and, in most eases, your family. This can be a difficult time. But remember that something like 25% of our student body are international students like yourselves and that there are several organisations in the university and city whose main purpose is to offer help and ensure that your time with us is enjoyable and useful.

One or two of you touched on the subject of accommodation earlier. Q₁₇ So I’ll just add a few points: it is the University’s policy to give priority in the allocation of residence places to three categories, and those are: visiting students, exchange students, and new postgraduate students. However, demand exceeds supply, so there is still a need to put your name down early for campus accommodation, particularly if your family is accompanying you. This means that the earlier you decide whether you want to study with us … and so get the procedure moving, the better it will be for everybody. Yes?

WOMAN: What if you would prefer to live outside the university?

MAN: Q₁₈ If you’re planning to live off-campus, you’ve got to sort things out even earlier.

As with everything in short supply, the good accommodation gets snapped up months before the beginning of term – in other words, if you’re starting in October you need to be thinking about it in June or at the very latest July. So you do need to think very carefully about what you need, how much you can afford to pay, well in advance. What you can’t do is leave it until a few days before the start of term. Q₁₉ The agencies in town are pretty good – it’s just a matter of contacting them in good time. Of course, we have a full-time accommodation officer available to help all students. She’ll get in touch with you when you’re accepted – she’s got plenty of contacts in the town and will deal with the agencies on your behalf.

One or two of you asked me earlier about your level of spoken English. Obviously, most of you have already achieved a lot – I wish I could speak your language half as well. Having said that though, I’m afraid the lecturers will make little or no allowance for the presence of non-native speakers in the audience. Q₂₀ So anything you can do to improve your spoken English – even beyond the pretty high levels most of you have already reached – will help make your stay with us that bit more fun for you. Some extra practice before you arrive is worth more than … for example private lessons afterward when you won’t really have time. Oh … and one last thing before I invite further questions: it’s very important that you…

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