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Home / Collection / IELTS General Training Volume 8 / Listening Practice Test 2

IELTS General Training Volume 8

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Part 1: Question 1 - 10

1 Classic
2 Jonathan
3 21st of January/21st January
4 Island House
5 one month

6 Queen Street
7 0204 675 1222
8 (a) tutor
9 mother
10 1,000

Part 2: Question 11 - 20

11 C
12 B
13 A
14 A
15 gardening arts

16 (the) pear (tree)
17 (the) watermill
18 refreshments
19 (the) River Cotton
20 grapes

Part 3: Question 21 - 30

21 (the)London Museum
22 telephone interviews
23 90/ninety
24 male and female
25 Peru

26 (the) surface
27 local clay
28 dried
29 sorting
30 the rich

Part 4: Question 31 - 40

31 15 %/percent
32 45%/percent
33 national green campaign
34 swap meet
35 information and marketing

36 one-fifth
37 old books
38 50 %/percent
39 Germany
40 Loving Paper

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Part 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

BANK ACCOUNT OPENING FORM
*Example*	*Answer*
*Type of account:*	*(A) deposit account*
Name of account decided on:	1
Customer's name:	2 Fox
Date of birth	3 , 1970
Current address:	10, 4 , South Quay
Duration of time living there:	about 5
Address (before):	Flat 3 Canada House, 6 , Edinburgh
Office number:	02072356735
Home number:	7
Occupation:	8
Identity (security):	Name of his 9 : Monica
The account opening sum:	£ 10

1 Answer: Classic

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The keyword concerned in Q1 must be “name of account decided on”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
The banker asks the customer to select a type of deposit account as shown on the leaflet. Then, the customer wants to go along with the “Classic” account. Therefore, the answer for Q1 must be “Classic”.

2 Answer: Jonathan

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The keyword concerned in Q2 must be “customer’s name”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a name.
The customer’s full name is Jonathan Fox. As candidates only need to fill in his first name, the answer for Q2 must be “Jonathan”.

3 Answer: 21st of January/21st January

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The keyword concerned in Q3 must be “date of birth”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a date.
Jonathan Fox was born on 21st January, 1970. Therefore, the answer for Q3 must be “21st of January/21st January”.

4 Answer: Island House

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The keyword concerned in Q4 must be “current address”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
Jonathan is currently living at 10, Island House, South Quay. As “10” and “South Quay” are already seen in the answer, “Island House” should be filled in the gap. Therefore, the answer for Q4 must be “Island House”.

5 Answer: one month

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The keyword concerned in Q5 must be “duration of time living there”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
The banker wants to know how long Jonathan has been living at his current address. It turns out that he has only been living there for around one month. Therefore, the answer for Q5 must be “one month”.

6 Answer: Queen Street

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The keywords concerned in Q6 must be “address before” and “Flat 3 Canada House”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
Before moving to his current address, Jonathan used to live at Flat 3 Canada House, Queen Street. Therefore, the answer for Q6 must be “Queen Street”.

7 Answer: 0204 675 1222

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The keyword concerned in Q7 must be “home number”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a series of numbers.
The banker needs Jonathan’s home phone number to fill in the form. His home number is 0204 675 1222. Therefore, the answer for Q7 must be “02046751222”.

Note: “0207 235 6735” is his office number. As this number has been filled in the office number cell above, candidates might not mistake it for his home number.

8 Answer: (a) tutor

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The keyword concerned in Q8 must be “occupation”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
In UK, Jonathan is currently working as a tutor at an English Language school in central London. Therefore, the answer for Q8 must be “(a) tutor”.

9 Answer: mother

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The keywords concerned in Q9 must be “identity (security)”, “name of his” and “Monica”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a person.
The banker utilizes Jonathan’s mother’s first name as his security information. Her name is Monica. In other words, Monica is Jonathan’s mother. Therefore, the answer for Q9 must be “mother”.

10 Answer: 1,000

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The keyword concerned in Q10 must be “the account opening sum”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
The banker allows Jonathan to freely choose the account opening sum. As he’s only brought £1,000, he turns it all to the opening sum. Therefore, the answer for Q10 must be “1000”.

Part 1

Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

THE ELIZABETH HOUSE

Jonathan Owen bought the house in 1965 as it was built in the way of

A the standard European building style.
B the Asian style of Middle Ages in the U.K.
C the traditional Middle Ages of the Britain.

Answer: C

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The keywords concerned in Q11 must be “bought the house in 1965” and “it was built in the way of”.
The reason why Jonathan Owen bought the house in 1965 is because he was interested in the house’s style. In particular, the house was built in the way of the traditional Middle Ages in the UK. Therefore, the answer for Q11 must be “C”.

Jonathan Owen had been employed at the University of Canterbury as

A a head master of ceramic.
B a head carpenter.
C a supervisor of accounting.

Answer: B

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The keyword concerned in Q12 must be “employed at University of Canterbury as”.
At that time, Jonathan Owen had worked at the University of Canterbury as head carpenter. Therefore, the answer for Q12 must be “B”.

Jonathan Owen succeeded in his business so much, but he suffered from

A private household affairs.
B personal diseases.
C public relations.

Answer: A

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The keyword concerned in Q13 must be “suffered from”.
Even though Jonathan Owen’s professional life was successful, he suffered from his family life. In fact, his parents and his brother were all sick. As “family life” and “private household affairs” are interchangeable, the answer for Q13 must be “A”.

Where did he gather his building material from?

A the local area
B the garden
C the back yard

Answer: A

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The keywords concerned in Q14 must be “where” and “gather building material from”.
Jonathan Owen collected his building material from the local area. The back yard and the garden are mentioned once in the paragraph, however, those places are not implied to be the correct answers. Therefore, the answer for Q14 must be “A”.

Questions 15-16

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

What did Owen’s brother study in Paris?

What is the two hundred-year-old tree?

15 Answer: gardening arts

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The keywords concerned in Q15 must be “Owen’s brother” and “study in Paris”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
The Sun-Rainbow was designed by Dan, Jonathan’s brother. Jonathan’s brother had studied gardening arts in Paris. Therefore, the answer for Q15 must be “gardening arts”.

16 Answer: (the) pear (tree)

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The keywords concerned in Q16 must be “what” and “two hundred-year-old tree”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
The speaker mentioned a pear tree with 200-year-old branches. The actual meaning behind this statement is the pear tree is 200 years old. Therefore, the answer for Q16 must be “(the) pear (tree)”.

Questions 17-20

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

You can find the shop between the path and 17 .

In the snack bar, you will be able to rest and get 18

There is a beautiful walk leading to 19 .

Both strawberries and 20 are the local products that are promoted and marketed every year with a variety of events and festivals.

17 Answer: (the) watermill

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The keyword concerned in Q17 must be “find the shop between the path and”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
The shop located between the path and the watermill is the place where visitors can buy Jonathan’s handbooks and souvenirs. Therefore, the answer for Q17 must be “(the) watermill”.

18 Answer: refreshments

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The keywords concerned in Q18 must be “in the snack bar” and “rest and get”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
Visitors can rest and have some refreshments in the snack bar. Therefore, the answer for Q18 must be “refreshments”.

19 Answer: (the) River Cotton

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The keyword concerned in Q19 must be “beautiful walk leading to”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
For any visitors who want to take a break, they can enjoy the lovely walk towards the River Cotton. In other words, there is a beautiful walk leading to the River Cotton. Therefore, the answer for Q19 must be “(the) River Cotton”.

20 Answer: grapes

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The keywords concerned in Q20 must be “both strawberries and”, “local products promoted and marketed every year” and “events and festivals”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a fruit.
Along with strawberries, grapes are local products that are promoted and marketed. Residents even hold festivals for grapes and strawberries. Therefore, the answer for Q20 must be “grapes”.

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Part 2

Part 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

The place to get information about museums and galleries in England	at 21
Research methods	22 , questionnaires or emails
Total number of interviewees	23
The compared objects of ceramic fair	24

21 Answer: (the)London Museum

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The keyword concerned in Q21 must be “get information”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
As all guidebooks of museums and galleries in the UK are stored in the London Museum, it can be considered to be the place to get all the information. Therefore, the answer for Q21 must be “(the) London Museum”.

22 Answer: telephone interviews

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The keywords concerned in Q22 must be “research methods”, “questionnaires” and “emails”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
Research methods include telephone interviews, questionnaires and emails. As “telephone interviews” is the only missing information, the answer for Q22 must be “telephone interviews”.

23 Answer: 90/ninety

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The keyword concerned in Q23 must be “total number of interviewees”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
The interviewees are split into three groups with thirty people for each group. Thus, the total number of interviewees should be ninety. Therefore, the answer for Q23 must be “90/ninety”.

24 Answer: male and female

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The keyword concerned in Q24 must be “the compared objects of ceramic fair”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be nouns or noun phrases.
As they want to hold a ceramic exhibition, the two groups selected to compare and contrast are male and female. Therefore, the answer for Q24 must be “male and female”.

Questions 25-30

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Of the countries chosen, ceramic of 25 is a unique kind that the researchers are interested in. On 26 of ceramic, the decoration is compared with artwork of the present time.

The natives made the ceramic from 27 , like mountain, basement, and the bottom of the lake. From 28 plants, the natives made various colours through a process of 29 . The tones of ceramic were used by 30 .

25 Answer: Peru

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The keywords concerned in Q25 must be “countries” and “ceramic of”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a country.
Besides Asia, Europe, Africa, Peru is nominated for its special and unique kind of ceramic that attracts many people’s attention. Therefore, the answer for Q25 must be “Peru”.

26 Answer: (the) surface

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The keywords concerned in Q26 must be “on” and “of ceramic”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
The decoration embedded on the surface of the ceramic is compared with the artwork of the present time. Therefore, the answer for Q26 must be “(the) surface”.

27 Answer: local clay

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The keyword concerned in Q27 must be “made ceramic from”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
The material used to make ceramic was local clay, just like mountain, lake and basement. Therefore, the answer for Q27 must be “local clay”.

28 Answer: dried

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The keywords concerned in Q28 must be “from” and “plants”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be an adjective.
The tone of color on the bottle was made from dried plants. Therefore, the answer for Q28 must be “dried”.

29 Answer: sorting

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The keywords concerned in Q29 must be “made various colors” and “through a process of”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a V-ing.
With dried plants, local natives dried and sorted the materials to get the tone they wanted. In other words, the natives made various colors through a process of sorting. Therefore, the answer for Q29 must be “sorting”.

30 Answer: the rich

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The keyword concerned in Q30 must be “used by”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
According to David, the colors at that time were enjoyed by the rich. Therefore, the answer for Q30 must be “the rich”.

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Part 3

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Questions 31-36

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Only 31 of people collect waste.

By 2012, waste emissions need to be dwindled is 32 lower than in 2000.

Local councils are able to aid achievements with two solutions involving the 33 and local flea markets.

A flea market, sometimes referred to as 34 , is a local small market where people can buy and sell cheap or second-hand products.

One critical problem of carrying out questionnaires is that they are deficient in both 35 .

In England, 36 of waste (e.g. electronic and furniture goods) is recycled in the flea markets each year.

31 Answer: 15 %/percent

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The keywords concerned in Q31 must be “only” and “of people”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a percentage.
The surprising fact mentioned here is that only 15% of British people collect waste. Therefore, the answer for Q31 must be “15%/ 15 percent”.

32 Answer: 45%/percent

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The keyword concerned in Q32 must be “waste emissions need to be dwindled”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a percentage.
Due to this low percentage, the UK government insists that by 2012 the waste emission should be reduced by 45% compared with 2000. In other words, by 2012 the waste emissions need to be dwindled is 45% lower than in 2000. Therefore, the answer for Q32 must be “45%/ 45 percent”.

33 Answer: national green campaign

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The keywords concerned in Q33 must be “two solutions” and “involving the”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
The abovementioned target is achieved via two means: the national green campaign and local flea markets. Therefore, the answer for Q33 must be “national green campaign”.

34 Answer: swap meet

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The keywords concerned in Q34 must be “flea market” and “referred to as”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
The flea market is also known as the swap meet. As the question only concerns the alternative name of the flea market, candidates do not need to care about the information that follows. Therefore, the answer for Q34 must be “swap meet”.

35 Answer: information and marketing

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The keywords concerned in Q35 must be “problem of carrying out questionnaires” and “deficient in both”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be noun phrases.
Even though the team carried out a questionnaire with local people, they were still confronted with the lack of information and marketing. In other words, one critical problem of carrying out questionnaires is that they are deficient in both information and marketing. Therefore, the answer for Q35 must be “information and marketing”.

36 Answer: one-fifth

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The keywords concerned in Q36 must be “waste” and “recycled in flea markets”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number or a percentage.
According to the speaker, in 500,000 pieces of furniture that are disposed of, one-fifth is collected and recycled through local flea markets. In other words, in England, one-fifth of waste is recycled in the flea markets. Therefore, the answer for Q36 must be “one-fifth”.

Questions 37-40

Complete the summary below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Less than 15% of 37 are collected in England, whereas Europe collects 38 and 39 collects 80% of paper.

To protect the quality of the office paper, a union, called 40 , sells waste paper that has been through sorting process to farmers or gardeners as soil conditioners.

37 Answer: old books

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The keywords concerned in Q37 must be “less than 15% of” and “are collected”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
Under 15% of old books are collected in the UK. Therefore, the answer for Q37 must be “old books”.

38 Answer: 50 %/percent

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The keywords concerned in Q38 must be “Europe collects” and “collects 80% of paper”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a percentage.
Compared to UK, the percentage of recycled paper in Europe and Germany are 50% and 80%, respectively. In particular, Europe collects 50% of paper. Therefore, the answer for Q38 must be “50%/ 50 percent”.

39 Answer: Germany

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The keyword concerned in Q39 must be “collects 80% of paper”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a country.
From this piece of information, we are aware that the country that recycles 80% of its paper must be Germany. Therefore, the answer for Q39 must be “Germany”.

40 Answer: Loving Paper

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The keywords concerned in Q40 must be “the union called” and “sells waste paper that has been through a sorting process to farmers or gardeners”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a name of an organization.
The union called “LOVING PAPER” is currently selling waste paper to farmers or gardeners as fertilizer. Therefore, the answer for Q40 must be “Loving Paper”.

Part 4

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SECTION 1

CUSTOMER: Hi. Can I open a bank account, please?

BANKER: Sure. Come on in. Make yourself at home. I’ll just get some details for you. It won’t take long.

CUSTOMER: OK. Right.

BANKER: What kind of account do you want?

CUSTOMER: A deposit account.

BANKER: OK. I’ve got the application form here then. Have a look at this leaflet. We have several types.

CUSTOMER: I’ve decided on the one called “Classic.”

BANKER: Good, that’s fine. Can I have your full name, please?

CUSTOMER: Yes, it’s Jonathan Fox. That’s J-O-N-A-T-H-A-N.

BANKER: Oh, right. Thank you. And what’s your date of birth, please?

CUSTOMER: The twenty-first of January, 1970.

BANKER: Right. Do you have another bank account in the UK?

CUSTOMER: No, not yet. This is the first one.

BANKER: OK, fine. And what is your address in the UK, sir?

CUSTOMER: 10, Island House, South Quay.

BANKER: That’s East London, isn’t it?

CUSTOMER: Yes.

BANKER: Near Canary Wharf, right?

CUSTOMER: Yes. That’s right.

BANKER: How long have you been at your current address?

CUSTOMER: Ah, just around one month actually.

BANKER: OK, that’s fine. Can I ask for a previous address?

CUSTOMER: Sure. It’s Flat 3 Canada House, Queen Street.

BANKER: Is that all?

CUSTOMER: Yes.

BANKER: That’s Edinburgh, isn’t it?

CUSTOMER: Yes.

BANKER: Edinburgh. OK. Thank you. Do you have a daytime telephone or mobile phone number?

CUSTOMER: Yes, I think the number at my office is 0207 235 6735. Would you like my home phone number, too?

BANKER: Yes, please.

CUSTOMER: It’s 0204 675 1222.

BANKER: Lovely. Right. What do you do for a living in the UK, sir?

CUSTOMER: I am working at an English Language school in central London as a tutor. It’s my main job.

BANKER: OK. Now we usually ask for a piece of information for checking your identity, for security reasons if you phone us.

CUSTOMER: Sure.

BANKER: What name is your mother’s first name? Because it’s less likely to be known.

CUSTOMER: OK. It’s Monica.

BANKER: Thank you.

CUSTOMER: Yes, M-O-N-l-C-A. It’s Russian.

BANKER: OK, good. And how much would you like to open your account with?

CUSTOMER: I’ve only brought £1,000.

BANKER: OK, fine. How often would you like to receive bank statements?

CUSTOMER: I won’t be needing bank statements. What about an online banking service?

BANKER: OK. Just a moment, please. Can I check in the box on the screen?

CUSTOMER: Sure. I was also wondering about a mortgage service.

BANKER: Sure. Can you just wait a moment? I’ll introduce you to a mortgage marketing manager.

CUSTOMER: Thank you.

SECTION 2

Hi, everybody, good to see you again. This morning I’ll tell you about the Elizabeth House in Canterbury, once home of the famous carpenter, Jonathan Owen. He bought the house in 1965 although he had first seen it five /ears earlier. Actually, he was interested in the house as a traditional flat in England, and he paid £5,000 for It without a second thought because of it having standard and regulation building methods during the Middle Ages in the UK.

At that time, he had worked at the University of Canterbury as a head carpenter who managed with a small building company. His professional success was abundant, but his family life wasn’t so successful. His parents had suffered from diabetes and mental disease and his brother, Dan, was ill with pneumonia.

Moving to Elizabeth House, he started his new life. Jonathan considered the home a pure example of a traditional East England country house and did some of his successful building structure work here. The back yard and garden of the house became calm and peaceful. The materials used to make the wall, chimney and roof were collected from the local area. Most of all, oak trees were in the front of the main gate.

As you go up the path, there’s the rose garden on your right and you will find, to your left, an area which has interesting types of sunflower as well as some lovely carnation. It is known as the Sun-Rainbow and was designed by his brother, Dan, who had studied gardening art in Paris.

The next destination is the Japanese foot bridge with exotic Asian mountain plants and fruits growing on it. Follow the path round to the second corner and on your left you will see the entrance to the pear tree with its 200-year-old branches, go through the path until you reach the front of the house. Now, I’ll give you a couple of hours to wander around this lovely building. Your tour guide will introduce and explain about its history and viewpoints to you.

If you need to buy any of Jonathan’s handbooks or other souvenirs, you can enter the house, where you will find the shop, which is located between the path and the watermill. I expect by this time you may also be in need of a rest and some refreshments from the snack bar.

If you have a break, there is a lovely walk down towards the River Cotton. This is the best view for visitors. You can cross the field which spreads along the path close to the windmill. In autumn, this area will open a small event or festival which is definitely worth a visit. It is familiar a good place for growing strawberries. Every season most of the residents are ready to make local produce. Also, the local council helps to improve the grape festival by promoting and marketing it through online and offline methods. Last year around 100 tons of grapes were harvested and sold at the city mall.

We’ll now have a good chance to see an orchard behind the house.

SECTION 3

DAVID: Ann, we really need to get working on this gallery marketing assignment. We’ve only got two weeks left until the end of the month to set up.

ANN: Right, so... how about getting started now? We need to work through the instructions.

DAVID: Well, we must search for one area from tourism industries, like the museum or gallery. There are lots of sites online.

ANN: What are they about?

DAVID: The National science museum, the History museum, the War museum, the Tate Modern Art Gallery, and so on.

ANN: You got more?

DAVID: We’ve got plenty.

ANN: I’ve got an idea to find out the best comment. Coming this Friday, we’ll get more information at the London Museum because it shows all the visitors guidebooks of museums or galleries in the UK. It also runs a small workshop about non-profit tourism industries’ marketing.

DAVID: Great.

ANN: So, after visiting there, we have to use research methods, such as telephone interviews, questionnaires on the street or sending out emails.

DAVID: Actually, we don’t have a choice. We have to send the email.

ANN: Right, we don’t have to waste time deciding among them. By the way, how do we get the responses?

DAVID: Umm. Let’s contact the London Museum’s Information centre. Actually, it may be helpful to US to collect data through our head course leader.

ANN: How many people do we have to interview?

DAVID: Well, we have to split into three groups... and It looks like we have to interview thirty people for each group.

ANN: So, ninety altogether then. It depends on the ages too, right?

DAVID: That’s right.

ANN: So... are they all the requirements?

DAVID: Yes, looks like it.

ANN: Umm... firstly, which part are we going to choose? My preference would be a modern art gallery, since that’s where I spend most of the time.

DAVID: I think you’ve got something wrong. I don’t think there are abundant differences In the exhibitions there. I mean you get young and old, man and woman, amateur and professional all going to the galleries.

ANN: Right, so, let’s make it a ceramic exhibition then.

DAVID: So, basically, what two groups will we compare and contrast for that?

ANN: Male and female?

DAVID: Absolutely, also, most of my respondents like the same ceramics as me. Also, I think different age groups could be changed to highlight differences.

ANN: I think you’re right. I’ll take some comment. The age groups are teenagers, twenties, thirties, forties and over. What do you think about this?

DAVID: Great. That will give US more detail.

ANN: So, how about the kind of ceramic they like - let’s give them some options and then we can just tick boxes.

DAVID: OK. Let’s have Aslan, European, African... What else... something special?

ANN: Well, we should Include the Incas in Peru. Some people like this style, you know.

DAVID: OK. And then we should know about their understanding of ceramics.

ANN: They can learn about that thanks to a gallery curator who can inform them about the patterns and markings through picture and local clay.

DAVID: I’m curious about how they were made. I mean a process with painting and things embedded on the surface. At that time, the equipment and materials were not good... compared with the present day.

ANN: I agree, we should also include an earthen vessel, of course.

DAVID: Right, the next step could be about where they were actually from.

ANN: They were made from local clay, weren’t they? Things such as mountain, lake, basement, and so forth.

DAVID: I think so. One more thing Is the colour on the bottle. How did the ancients get the tone?

ANN: On the Internet, it said they got it through dried plants. They were working again to make a tone... drying and sorting.

DAVID: OK. I see.

ANN: To get more hard tone, they included other strong herbs or something.

DAVID: At that time, the colours were used by the rich with property.

ANN: Great, you’ve got plenty of data, David.

DAVID: No... no... it’s just beginning. We have to look for something special with more details and history for the presentation next week.

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Hi, everyone! This morning I’m going to talk to you about flea markets in England.

At first, we were surprised to learn that only 15% of people here in England make an effort to collect waste. That is lower than other European countries. Also, it might be falling within a couple of year time unless the government make a severe regulations for industries and local residences.

The UK government’s target means that by 2012 we must decrease our waste emissions by 45%, compared with 2000. Local councils can offer support to meet that target by taking part in the national green campaign and investing in local flea markets. Most of all, these markets reduce waste emissions from landfill sites.

A flea market or “swap meet” is a type of bazaar where very cheap or second-hand goods are sold or bartered for. It may be indoors, like in a warehouse or school gymnasium; or it may be outdoors, like in a field or under a tent. The flea market vendors display the goods used on the table for selling, such as a few unwanted household items to operate commerce including a variety of used living products. Many flea markets in European countries have food vendors who sell snacks and drinks to the visitors, and may be part of a small event such as carnivals or concerts.

As part of our research, our team carried out a questionnaire with people in the local area. The results said we need to open more second-hand shops. However, one problem is that there is a lack of information and marketing. To solve the problems, local councils should invest and support in flea markets, by doing things like creating parking space, organising security, public promotions using the Internet and other resources.

We were also surprised to discover how waste, such as furniture, computers, kitchen tools, and other such things are reused, And wooden furniture or electronic products are easy to recycle because they can be reused over and over again without becoming weaker. Around three million electronic goods are thrown away per year. Also, around 500,000 pieces of furniture are also disposed of. one-fifth is collected and fortunately recycled through many local flea markets. In 2009 there were around 3,000 flea markets in England. The number is increasing... steadily... so far.

Surprisingly, by collecting under 15% of old books, lots of paper is imported, so more paper can be recycled in the UK. Europe recycles 50% of Its paper and Germany recycles 80% of its paper. When recycling launched, there were quality problems, so it was so hard to reuse paper in office sheets. However, these problems have now been solved, and Union of the flea markets based in East London produces high-quality recycled paper. Another union, “LOVING PAPER,” currently sells the paper that has been through a sorting process to farmers or gardeners as fertilizer.

So, to sum up, there seems to be a number of activities that enable people to reuse waste but the substantial problem is encouraging people to think twice about taking their waste to a flea market instead of throwing it away. I think the recycling programme will make us save materials and protect the environment in future. And next, I’ll show the plan for promoting it.

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