IELTS LISTENING – Hadley Park Community Gardens Project S8T2

IELTS LISTENING Hadley Park Community Gardens Project listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Community & Environment. subject.

Manager: Good morning. It’s great to see so many people here. Thank you all very much for coming. Well, as you know, the community gardens that Hadley Park are really not looking as good as they should. Quite bad, really and although the local council has a budget to deal with some of the problems, we do need volunteers for other tasks. If you don’t mind, I’m going to divide you into two groups. So everyone on this side of the room is Group A and the rest of you, are group B. So Group A there are a couple of things we’d like you to help. First of all, don’t worry about any litter or empty bottles you see lying about one-off. The local schools has offered to help out with that as part of their own environmental project.

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_Q11 The priority for you will be to give us a hand with the new wooden fencing it needs constructing along parts of the bicycle track as there are parts which have now fallen down or broken. As I’m sure you’ve seen, you probably also noticed that some of the pathways that come from the bicycle track are quite narrow, and there are plans to make them wider. But the council will be dealing with that later in the year and they’ve also promised to produce some informational signs about the plants in the gardens. Hopefully, they’ll be up in a few weeks time. The other thing _Q12 we’re doing is getting rid of some of the foreign species that are growing in the gardens on putting back from native plants and trees. So you’ll be doing some digging for us and getting those into the ground. So Group A, there’s some items you’ll need to bring along with you. I was going to say raincoats, but the forecast has changed so you can leave those at home. I definitely recommend a strong pair of _Q13 boots. Waterproof would be best. It’s quite muddy at the moment on your own. _Q14 Gloves would also be advisable. Tools will be available, spades and hammers, that kind of thing. You just need to make sure they go back in the trucks and oh, there’s no need to worry about food and drink as well. Be supplying sandwiches and coffee possibly some biscuits.

Even Okay, Group B, your turn. Does everyone have a copy of the plan? Oh, great. Okay, we’ll all be meeting in the car park that’s on the bottom of the plan see. Now, if you’ve been assigned to the vegetable beds to get there, you go out of the car park and go up the footpath until you reach the circle of trees. _Q15 There they are in the middle of the plan, and you see that the footpath goes all the way around them. Well, on the left-hand side of that circular footpath, there’s a short track which takes you directly to the vegetable beds. You could see a bamboo fence mark just above them. All right. Okay. If you’re helping out with the bee hives, pay attention. Look again at the circle of trees in the middle of the plan and the footpath that goes around them. On the right side of that circle, you can see that the footpath goes off in an easterly direction, heading towards the right-hand side of the plan. And then the party splits into two and you can either go up or down. _Q16 You want the path that heads down, and at the end of this, you see two areas divided by a bamboo fence. And as we’re looking at the plan, the bee hives are on the right of the fence. The smaller section, I mean, now, don’t worry. All these have been removed. You just need to transport the hives back to the car park. Okay for this eating, _Q17 look at the circular footpath at the top of it. There’s a path that goes from there on takes you up to the seating area alongside the bicycle track. And, with a good view of the island, has suppose. Okay, if you’re volunteering for the adventure playground area, _Q18 let’s start from the car park again and go up the footpath but then you want the first left hand. Go out there and then you see, there’s a short part that goes off to the right. Go down there. And that’s the adventure playground area above the bamboo fence. That fence does need repairing, I’m afraid. Right. What else? Oh, yes, the sand area. We’ve got that circular footpath in the middle. _Q19 Find the track that goes east towards the right-hand side of the plan. On where that track divides, you need the little path that goes up towards the bicycle track. The sand area is just above the bamboo fence there. And finally, _Q20 the pond area. So it’s on the left-hand side of your plan towards the top, just above the fruit bushes, and to the left of the little path. Okay. As I said already, hopefully, will be.

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IELTS LISTENING – Community Centre evening classes S8T1

IELTS Listening Community Centre evening classes listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Education & Community Services subject.

WOMEN: Hello Eastwood community center.

MEN: Hello. My name’s Andrew Dyson. I’m calling about the evening classes you offer.

WOMEN: Ok, Mr. Dyson, are there any classes in particular that you’re interested in?

MEN: Yes you’ve got a class called ‘Painting with watercolors’, I believe.

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WOMEN: That’s right it’s a popular class say this time it will be moving to the whole say they’ve got more rain.

MEN: Right. I know it’s on Tuesdays but what time exactly?

WOMEN: It was 6:30 last term, but let me just have a look at the details. Ok, it’ll be _Q1 seven thirty this time probably it suits more people.

MEN: Well it’s my wife is really interested and that’ll be good for her because she’s home from work by seven fifteen that’ll give had just enough time to get that what does she need to bring?

WOMEN: Okay well trains are provided by the cheetah I know you that I’m the information says she’ll needs just a job offer water and some _Q2 pencils for drawing there are also lots of a prince he asks I she needn’t worry what she’s wearing and the cost for the full classes is forty-five dollars including pains as I said.

MEN: Ok, now we’re both quite keen on the Maori language class.

WOMEN: There are spaces on the next course, so you could join that.

MEN: Oh, good. Which room will that be in?

WOMEN: When you come in through the entrance of the community center building you’ll need to go straight up the stairs in front of you all the way to the _Q3 top and it’s the small ring you’ll find there.

MEN: I say all right and let me just check when it’s starting I heard from someone that the July course has been delayed until _Q4 august.

WOMEN: I’m afraid so. And went halfway through the June course at the moment so there’s not much point to taking that.

MEN: I guess we’ll have to wait, then.

WOMEN: Well when you do come the teacher recommends bringing a small record with you just so you can listen to gain lifetime and de Costa five classes is currently forty dollars.

MEN: Okay, useful information to not there’s one more class I’m interested in that’s the digital photography class.

WOMEN: I’ve taken that class myself the teacher is very good that’ll be in room nine any starting in two weeks time in the evening every Wednesday at six o’clock.

MEN: Obviously I need to bring the camera with me I suppose it’d be useful to have the _Q5 instructions that go with the camera too.

WOMEN: I would say so some people bring along a lot of accessories like extra lenses but there’s really no need for this class.

WOMEN: It’s mainly focusing on composition really and getting the most out of the basic camera.

MEN: That’s exactly what I need. And how much does it cost?

WOMEN: Let’s see for four classes it’s thirty-five dollars spot if you take eight it works out is _Q6 fifty-five dollars so you’re making a bit of a saving fifteen dollars that is.

MEN: I see.

MEN: Ok, now just another question for the watercolors class I’ve just remembered that my wife asked me to find out about the level – who’s it for?

WOMEN: Ok, well you don’t have to be very skilled or anything like that it’s designed to _Q7 began is actually people might see art as a hobby rather than as a professional opportunity.

MEN: That sounds like my wife. And who do I talk to if I want to find out some more about the Maori language classes?

WOMEN: Probably best to talk to the tutor directly. He’ll be in the office in about half an hour. His name is Jason Kahui. That’s _Q8 K. A. H. U. I.

MEN: Good I’ll give him a call.

WOMEN: If you do decide to come to the photography class don’t forget to look at your camera _Q9 battery and make sure it’s charged. I know it sounds obvious but I’ve seen a few people suddenly find the cameras stopped working right in the middle of class.

MEN: Yes I can imagine it’d be easy to forget that. Oh, that reminds me, in the final week of the photography course, is it right that there’s a visit to a _Q10 show in the local area? I work in the city, you see, so I might have to come home early for that one.

WOMEN: Yes. They’ll decides the date once the class has started. Is there anything else I can do?

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IELTS LISTENING – FACTS ABOUT HAIR S7T4

IELTS Listening FACTS ABOUT HAIR listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Biology / Human Body subject..

LECTURER :

Good morning, and welcome to this lecture on hair, which is a part of the human biology course. This lecture covers a number of facts about hair, its structure, and what can affect the general health of hair.

So, first of all, what is hair and why do we have it? If we look back at, our ancestors will see that they had a lot more hair on their bodies than we do now. And there are or were two main reasons for having hair.

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One is to provide warmth, but as humans have warm clothes for many years, body hair has significantly reduced. The other is for _Q31 protection, and again, this isn’t as significant as it was once. But hair does still benefit areas of the body, such as the head and around the eyes.

Now hair, whatever it is for and wherever it is on the human body is composed mainly of a protein called keratone. This, by the way, is also found in fingernails. In fact, it’s keratone, which makes them _Q32 flexible, and without it, they would be very rigid.

Another interesting fact about hair is that it is very strong, as strong as iron. In fact, one single strand can support a weight of up to 100 grams. This may not sound all that much, but a full head of hair can support up to 12 tons, which is the equivalent of a couple of _Q33 elephants, which is simply amazing, though I advise you not to put this to the test.

Humans lose up to 100 strands of hair a day, but we do have quite a lot of hair to start with. There’s some variation, depending on hair color, but for an average adult, the strand count is _Q34 100,000 . So losing 100 a day is not too bad, although this is the average people with red hair have around 80,000 strands, black or brown hair, 100,000 and blondes have about 120,000.

So hair used to be important for the reasons I mentioned earlier. But nowadays I’d say the main importance of hair is the fact that it is big business. Apart from the money involved in haircutting, shaving, trimming, etc. A fortune has spent just on hair _Q35 products. In the UK alone. Consumers spend over £5 billion each year on these.

So next I’d like to just give you a quick overview of the structure of hair. As you can see along the length of the hair there are three main parts called the bulb, the route, and the shaft.

A single hair is fixed at one end, below the skin in the bulb. The bold acts rather like a _Q36 cap. It encloses the end of the hair in the head.

The next part of the hair is the root, and this is the part of the hair, which lies just beneath the skin. And in terms of hair, production is the most important. This could be considered the control center for each strand of hair and is where the glands are found. These produce _Q37 oil, which flows along the length of the hair, and the health of the route determines the overall health of the strand of hair.

The last part is the shaft, and this is the hair, which is above the skin and is, of course, what we can see. Fortunately, this is not _Q38 active, and I say fortunately because otherwise, it would be very painful to have your hair cut.

And finally, I just like to go over a few factors that impact on the overall health of hair. Like every other part of the body, are diet. That is, what we eat is extremely important to the condition of our hair. But whereas a change in your diet too, for example, eating unhealthy foods will soon be noticeable in your _Q39 skin, changes to your hair will take a lot longer. A change in diet today could take several months to have an effect on your hair.

And so what is the key to healthy hair? Well, eating a balanced diet is the most important thing. There are a number of vitamins that are vital for good hair health. The main ones being vitamins C, D, and E. And in a balanced diet. All these vitamins should be readily available. If you need a boost of vitamin C, For example, one of the best things to eat are _Q40 blueberries. For vitamin D. The best examples are fish, mushrooms, and eggs and for vitamin E, nuts and seeds. Right. So let’s go on to what……….

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IELTS LISTENING – THE FUTURE OF MANAGEMENT S15T4

IELTS Listening The Future of Management listening practice test has 10 questions belongs to the Business & Management subject.

Well, I’ve been talking to managers in a number of businesses and reading surveys about the future of management. And what I’m going to present in this seminar is a few ideas about how the activity is likely to change in the next ten years.

It isn’t a scientific, statistical analysis – just some ideas for us to discuss.

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One area I want to mention is business markets, and I’m sure a really significant development will be a major increase in _Q31 competition with the companies from all round the world trying to sell similar products. Consumers will have much more choice – for instance, food products sold in Australia might be manufactured in the USA, China, Finland, and dozens of other countries. At the same time, mergers and takeovers mean that governments are actually losing power to major _Q32 global corporations. We can probably all think of companies that exert a great deal of influence, which may be good for consumers. A third point I want to make about markets is that in the rapidly expanding economies. such as India, and China. Brazil and Russia _Q33 demand is growing very fast. This is putting pressure on resources all over the world.

I think businesses are becoming more open to external influences. In particular, companies are consulting _Q34 customers more and more before making their business decisions. Companies are finding out what they want and providing it, instead of making products and then trying to sell them, which is the model of years ago.

Another influence is that concerns about the environment will force manufacturers to extend product life cycle to reduce the amount of pollution and waste. And in some cases. _Q35 regulation will need to be strengthened.

Many societies are much more fluid and democratic. and the structure of companies is changing to reflect that. I think we’re going to see a greater emphasis within companies on teams created with a specific _Q36 project in mind. And when they’re completed, the teams will be disbanded and new ones formed.

More and more people see work as simply one part of their lifestyle. and not the most important one, and as the workforce is shrinking in some countries, businesses are having to compete for staff instead of being able to choose among a lot of applicants. Typical examples that will attract and retain staff are traditional ones like _Q37 flexible hours and something that has been made possible by advances in technology – remote working, with people based at their home, abroad, or almost anywhere they choose.

Management styles will almost certainly continue to change. Senior managers will require a lot more than the efficiency that they’ve always needed. Above all, they’ll need great skins in _Q38 leadership. so that their organisation can initiate and respond to change in a fast-moving world, where they face lots of competing requirements and potential conflicts.

In most of the world, the senior managers of large businesses are mainly men in their fifties and sixties. The predominant style of management will almost certainly become more consultative and collaborative. caused above all. by more _Q39 women moving into senior management positions.

Many of the changes are influenced by developments in the wider economy. The traditional emphasis of business was manufacturing, and of course, the service sector is very important. But we shouldn’t overlook the growing financial contribution of IP. that is, intellectual property. Some books and films generate enormous sums from the sale of related DVDs, music, games, clothes, and so on.

Another point I’d like to make is that although I’ve been talking about companies, one trend that they have to face is the move away from people working for the same employer for years. Instead. more and more people are becoming _Q40 self-employed to gain the freedom and control over their lives that they’re unlikely to get from being employed.

OK, well that’s all I want to say, so let’s open it up for discussion.

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