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IELTS General Training Volume 1

IELTS General Training Volume 1

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  • Published on: 06 Jan 2017
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Answer Keys:

Part 1: Question 1 - 10
  • 1 Janeson
  • 2 Forest Avenue
  • 3 13th of May
  • 4 6249 7152
  • 5 1 – 5/1 to 5
  • 6 4:30pm
  • 7 1 hour/one hour
  • 8 the cliffs
  • 9 2.00pm
  • 10 (a) sweater
Part 2: Question 11 - 20
  • 11 mean sea level
  • 12 concrete and granite
  • 13 (about) 79
  • 14 800/ eight hundred
  • 15 falling off
  • 16 (postage) stamps
  • 17 20 D,F,G,J
Part 3: Question 21 - 30
  • 21 chatting/ talking
  • 22 too expensive
  • 23 take too long
  • 24 1000/thousand people
  • 25 statistically significant
  • 26 500/five hundred
  • 27 5/five
  • 28 30 A,D,E
Part 4: Question 31 - 40
  • 31 E
  • 32 A
  • 33 D
  • 34 B
  • 35 A
  • 36 C
  • 37 B
  • 38 B
  • 39 A
  • 40 B

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Part 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-5

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR SOME NUMBERS for each answer.

BUS PASS APPLICATION FORM
Example: PASS APPLIED FOR Answer: 1 month
NAME Nathalie 1
ADDRESS 45 2 Newlands Adelaide
POSTCODE 8490
DATE OF BIRTH 3 , 1982
TEL NUMBER 4
UNIVERSITY CARD SHOWN Yes
ZONES REQUIRED 5
  • 1 Answer: Janeson
    • The keyword concerned in Q1 is “name”.

    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a name.

    • The answer for Q1 is quite noticeable as the woman directly tells and spell us her surname, which is Janeson.

    Note: The only obstacle is candidate’s personal.

  • 2 Answer: Forest Avenue
    • The keyword concerned in Q2 should be “address”.

    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be numbers or names.

    • The woman 2’s question “And what’s your address?” can be seen as a suggestion for the answer’s appearance.

    • The women 1 answer is “ins , Newlands, Adelaide” and the women2 asked:” Is that forest with 1 R or 2 Rs”  Since no more than three words and/or numbers are allowed in each question, the candidate may get baffled a little bit.

    However, candidates with good listening skills and average concentration can easily solve the trick.

  • 3 Answer: 13th of May
    • The keyword concerned in Q3 is “date of birth”.

    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a date.

    • The answer for Q3 is quite noticeable as the woman 1 directly tells us her birthday which is the 13th of May.

  • 4 Answer: 6249 7152

    The keyword concerned in Q4 is “your telephone number”.

    From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a group of number.

    The answer for Q4 is quite noticeable as the woman 1 directly spell us her telephone number, which is six two four nine seven one five two.

    Note: The only obstacle is candidate’s personal confusion because of the long, unexpected line. Nonetheless, the woman 1 has taken a break before moving on to the next sentence. For that reason, candidate is expected to pass Q4 with ease.

  • 5 Answer: 1 – 5/1 to 5
    • The keyword concerned in Q5 should be “zones”.

    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a range of numbers.

    • The woman 1’s answer predict that the woman 2’s decide is 1 to 5

    • The sentence “The nearest bus stop is in Zone 5. That’s lucky” is the first clue.

    • Zones 1 – 6 is the distracted detail that might make the listener wrongly think. However, candidates with good listening skills and average concentration can easily solve the trick by find out the difference between the voice of woman1 and the woman 2.

Questions 6-10

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR SOME NUMBERS from the audio for each answer.

Adelaide Day Trips on the Bus

The MacDonald Nature Park
Outward Journey Leaves 8.00am
Length of Journey 2 hours
Return Journey Leaves 6
Things to do/see Walk nature trails + MacDonald River
Bring A camera
Pearl Bay
Outward Journey Leaves 9.00am
Length of Journey 7
Return Journey Leaves 4.00pm
Things to do/see Walk along 8 + see view Lie on the beach + swim
Bring Swimming gear + a towel
The Huron Gold Mine
Outward Journey Leaves 9.30am
Length of Journey Half an hour
Return Journey Arrival time 9
Things to do/see Go round the museum and tunnels, find some gold!!
Bring 10
  • 6 Answer: 4:30pm
    • Before turn into the next section, listener has about 30s to take a quick scanning to the form.

    • You can see the similar between 3 different locations in the listening. Thank to that, we can assume that the answer must be a specific timeline.

    • The keywords concerned in Q6 are “leaves for the return”. The answer of the woman 1 is told in order and go straight to the point. Nonetheless, the candidate is expected to pass Q6 with ease.

    • Hence, the answer for Q6 is 4.30 in the afternoon or 4.30pm

  • 7 Answer: 1 hour/one hour
    • The keywords concerned in Q7 are “How far is that”.

    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be numbers or amount of time.

    • The answer of the woman 2 is went straight to the point: “It’s an hour”

    • Thus, the answer for Q7 should be “an hour”.

  • 8 Answer: the cliffs
    • The keyword concerned in Q8 should be “Things to do/see”.

    • From the hint in the question, we can assume that the answer must be locations.

    • The woman 2’s introduction line :“walk along” can be seen as a suggestion for the answer’s appearance.

    • The student’s answer is “the cliffs” and it’s the “ s “ in the answer.The candidates with good listening skills and average concentration can easily solve the trick.

  • 9 Answer: 2.00pm
    • The keyword concerned in Q9 is “Return Journey Leaves”.

    • From the sample of the previous locations, we can assume that the answer must be a specific time.

    • The woman 2’s introduction has paraphrased the word “ return ” to “ arriving back

    • The answer is 2.00pm. Since the trip has started at 9.30 am, and it’s a half day trip so obviously the ending time must be in the afternoon.

  • 10 Answer: (a) sweater
    • The keyword concerned in Q10 is “Bring”.

    • From the sample of the previous locations, we can assume that the answer must be nouns.

    • This is a thing that suggested to bring, so the person who provide the informations must be the woman 2. For that reason, be focusing on the woman 2’s lines.

    • By catching the woman 2’s advice “the mines can be quite cold ”, the candidates can predict the answer will revolve around clothes, scarf, etc.

    • The answer is a sweater.

Part 1
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Section 1 

You will hear a conversation between two women as one of the women buys a bus pass.

Woman 1: Good morning. I’m here to get a student passport please.

Woman 2: Of course Madam. Do you want to buy a month passport , a six-month passport or a year pass?

Woman  1: Oh, just a month passport please.

Woman  2: Right then. I’ll just have to take a few details .

Woman 1: Yes. Of course.

Woman 2: First of all, what’s your name?

Woman 1: Nathalie Janeson .

Woman 2: And how do you spell Janeson?

Woman 1: J-A-N-E-S-O-N.

Woman 2: Thank you. And what’s your address?

Woman 1: 45 Forest Avenue, Newlands, Adelaide.

Woman 2: Is that Forest with 1 R or 2 Rs?

Woman 1: Just 1.

Woman 2: And what’s the postcode please?

Woman 1: Oh yes… It’s eight four nine oh.

Woman 2: Thanks. Now what’s your date of birth … If you don’t mind me asking?

Woman 1: Not at all. It’s the 13th of May, 1982.

Woman 2: I also need to know your telephone number here in Adelaide.

Woman 1: OK. I just need to check that as I only moved here last week. Now, where is it. Here we are. It’s six two four nine seven one five two Do you need a code or anything?

Woman 2: Oh no, that’s OK thank you. Can I see your university card please?

Woman 1: Yes, here it is.

Woman 2: Good. That’s fine. Now, for which zone do you need a pass?

Woman 1: Well, I’m not sure. I was hoping you’d be able to help me as I don’t really know my way around here yet. As you know, I live in newlands and I have to get to the university campus ir the centre of town every day.

Woman 2: Well, the university is in Zone 1 and Newlands has 2 zones. The side nearer to the town centre is owned five but the far side is owned six . What road is it you live in again?

Woman 1: Forest Avenue.

Woman 2: Let’s see on this map. There it is. The nearest bus stop is in Zone 5. That’s lucky. Zones 1 – 6 are six or fifteen dollars more expensive

Woman 1: Great! Make the pass out for Zones 1 – 5 then please.

Woman 1: I’ve got some other questions too if you don’t mind.

Woman 2: Sure. Go ahead.

Woman 1: Well, this weekend my friend and I aren’t doing anything so we thought we’d take a trip out of town and visit somewhere new. Does the bus service run any trips like that?

Woman 2: Yes, we’ve got a selection of trips. I’ll tell you about some of them.

Woman 1: Thanks.

Woman 2: Right the first one goes up to MacDonald Nature Park. The bus leaves at 8 o'clock and takes about 2 hours to get there and leaves for the return at 4.30 in the afternoon. Once there you can walk around the nature trails . It’s really nice and the Macdonald River runs through there and that’s really beautiful so take a camera with you. Then there’s the Pearl Bay trip. The bus leaves at 9:00 a.m. and goes up the coast to Pearl Bay.

Woman 1: How far is that?

Woman 2: It’s an hour away. Once there you can walk along the cliffs up to Rocky Point, which has a famous view up the coast, or you can just lie on the beach and swim. Don’t forget to take your swimming gear and a towel! The water’s pretty safe there and there are always lifeguards . The bus arrives back in Adelaide at 5:00 .

Woman 1: Mm. That sounds nice. What else?

Woman 2: Well there’s the Huron Gold Mine. It’s just a half-day trip leaving here at 9.30am and arriving back at 2.00pm. It only takes half an hour to get there which is good. It’s an old worked out mine that has been changed into a sort of museum . They have all the old equipment and a guide takes you round some of the tunnels and shows you some of the techniques they used to use. You might even find some gold they missed .

Woman 1: Yeah. I could do with that.

Woman 2: It’s pretty interesting but the mines can be quite cold so take a sweater . So, how do those three sound?

Woman 1: Quite interesting. I really like the idea of going up the coast and spending a day on the beach but my friend Karen will like the idea of the nature park. I’d better wait and check outwith her what she wants to do before booking.

Woman 2: No problem at all. You just need to pop in some time during the week and we’ll make the booking.

Woman 1: Thanks very much. You’ve been very helpful .

Woman 2: No problem. See you later.

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