IELTS Recent Mock Tests Volume 6

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Part 1: Question 1 - 10

1 (the) Animal Park
2 Cold and cloudy
3 10.15 am
4 Birds of prey
5 (the) reptile display

6 6.30 pm
7 Chinese
8 Japanese
9 Korean(s)
10 Thai

Part 2: Question 11 - 20

11 B
12 A
13 B
14 C
15 A

16 D
17 F
18 B
19 C
20 A

Part 3: Question 21 - 30

21 G
22 E
23 C
24 A
25 Header

26 16
27 12
28 Single
29 Work
30 Teacher

Part 4: Question 31 - 40

31 Regulations
32 Short grass
33 Development
34 Passive recreation
35 Get lost

36 Industrial Revolution
37 50,000
38 (central) lake
39 Refuge
40 Melbourne

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Part 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-6

Complete the notes.

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

School Excursion
Day: *Wednesday* (*Example) Destination: 1 Weather: 2 Arrival time: 3 Activities Planned* See: 4 Eat: Catered lunch Attend: 5 Return time: 6

1 Answer: (the) Animal Park

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Q1: The key word is “Destination”.

The sign of the keyword appears when Andrew said “And where are we going?”.
Right after that, Katie answered as “this time we’re going to the... Animal Park”.

So the answer for Q1 must be “Animal Park”.

Note: Katie also mentioned about Arthur Island in the conversation, yet they went there last month. So “Arthur Island” can’t be the answer.

2 Answer: Cold and cloudy

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Q2: The keyword is “weather”

The keyword appears as Andrew mentioned about the weather right after they decide where to go on their excursion.
Katie then mentioned about weather on the forecast as “Monday will be sunny”; “Tuesday we’ll have some showers” and “but by Wednesday, the day of our excursion, it will be... well, their words are ‘cold and cloudy’.
There are lot of information about the weather, we must be listen carefully. Since their excursion is on Wednesday,

The answer for Q2 have to be “cold and cloudy’”

3 Answer: 10.15 am

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Q3: The keyword is “Arrival time”.

The sentence that can lead us to the keyword is when Andrew asked that “And what time will we get there?”.
Katie then answered as “we arrive at 10 am”. This can make us assume that the answer for Q3 is “10 am”.
However, Katie quickly corrected her mistake as “sorry, with the 15 minutes break, that will actually be 10.15 am”.

Therefore, the answer for Q3 must be “10.15 am”.

4 Answer: Birds of prey

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Q4: The keywords are “Activities Planned” and “See”.

In the conversation, we hear all these keywords mentioned as “all our students can see the animals” by Andrew and “one fun event planned”.
As Katie said that “Well, one fun event planned that day is ‘Birds of Prey’

So obviously the answer for Q4 is ‘Birds of Prey’

5 Answer: (the) reptile display

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Q5: The keywords is “Attend”.

Between Q4 and Q5, the table mention that they would eat catered lunch which was said in the conversation by Katie as “There’s a catered lunch, at the park restaurant”. From here, we would expect to hear the answer for Q5.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be an event.
There were 2 events mentioned by Katie “Reptile Display” and “Koala Handling”. However, since the weather wouldn’t support “Koala Handling” as given by forecast. So Katie suggested that they better choose the reptile display.

Hence, “the reptile display” is correct answer for Q5

6 Answer: 6.30 pm

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Q6: The keyword is “Return time”.

We hear the sign when Andrew asked “then we get back. What time will that be?”

Katie then said that “so we won't get back until well after 6pm. It will most likely be 6.30”. This means that they would get back at 6.30pm.

So the answer for Q6 is ‘6.30’

Note: As listening to the conversation, we may confuse of “4.30” and “6pm”. But by listening carefully, obviously these can’t be the answer.

Questions 7-10

Complete the table.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Nationality	%
7	26
8	25
9	16
Indonesian	15
10	8
Saudi	7
Other	3

7 Answer: Chinese

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Q7: The keyword for Q7 is “26%”

The topic “Nationality” of their students started by Katie. From the table of Q7-10, we know that the focus is on nationality proportion of students’ number.
The needed information is from Andrew as “Chinese who constitute the majority, but only just…”. Although we don’t know exactly the breakdown, “26%” is the largest number of all in the table.

Hence, “Chinese” is the answer for Q7

Note:

“only just” here can be understood as “Chinese is the majority, but it proportion is not quite considerable compared to other nationality”.
Another information to support the answer “26%” can be seen when we hear Andrew stated the exactly number of Japanese, which was the second, as “a quarter of the whole” (25%)

8 Answer: Japanese

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Q8: The keywords for Q8 is “25%”.

In the conversation, Andrew said that “it’s actually the Japanese, quite close behind”. Since the table is sorted decreasingly from the top to bottom down, we may assume “Japanese” is the answer for Q8.
In addition, Andrew then stated “Japanese are a quarter of the whole, which is considerable”. “a quarter of the whole” is “25%”.

Therefore, Japanese is the answer for Q8

9 Answer: Korean(s)

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Q9: The keyword is “16%”.

The sign of the keyword appears when Andrew talked about Japanese as “Last year they were only 16%, so that market has grown nicely”. Japanese may be mistaken as an answer, but actually “16%” is the data from last year and it has grown. Therefore, we eliminate Japanese as an answer for Q9.
As Andrew kept saying, he mentioned about Indonesians and Koreans. Specifically, he said “Indonesians at 15%” (this fits the information on the table) and “Koreans are a little higher”. From here, we have enough data to deduce that Koreans are more than 15%. And 16% are the only number in the table left in the table that greater than 15.

Thus, the answer for Q9 is “Koreans”.

10 Answer: Thai

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Q10: The keywords for Q10 is “8%”.

From the table, we know the number of Saudi students is 7% and other nationalities is 3%.
In the conversation, Andrew stated that “like the Saudi and Thai student numbers, almost the same also - both just under 10” and “Thai students number just a fraction more”. We can deduce that Thai students must be more than 7%, but only just. Combining with the information left on the table, we conclude that Thai students must be 8%.

So the answer for Q10 is “Thai”.

Part 1

Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

The company deals mostly with:

A Big cities.
B Nature holidays.
C Nepal.

Answer: B

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Q11: The keyword is “deal mostly with”

The sign of the keyword appears when the representative stated that “We specialise in eco-travel, or holidays designed to get you amongst nature, ignoring the hustle and bustle of big cities”. In this sentence, “specialise in” has the same meaning as “mostly deal with” and “holidays designed to get you amongst nature” is another way of saying “Nature holidays”. So, we can eliminate option A and assume that option B could be an answer.
Continuingly, the representative mentioned about “Nepal” and “follow some jungle paths in the rainforests of Queensland” as examples to support in what her company specialize (eco-travel and nature holidays). So C is not the answer.

Therefore, the best answer for Q11 must be B

The overseas consultants deal mostly with:

A Asia.
B North America.
C Europe.

Answer: A

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Q12: The keywords must be noticed are “overseas consultants” and “deal mostly with:”.

No sooner did the representative mentioned about their overseas consultants than she listed their overseas as to Europe, to North America and then stated that “but primarily for the Asian market, which is generally more popular in this part of the world”. “Primarily” has the same meaning with “mostly”.

So the answer obviously is “A”.

For deserts and gorges, customers should come in the:

A Morning.
B Afternoon.
C Night.

Answer: B

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Q13: The keywords for Q13 are “Deserts”, “gorges” and “customers”

In the talk, the representative recommended us to talk to their domestic consultants to get arrangement for trips to deserts or some striking red-rock gorges.
The representative then stated that “they deal with the accounts in the morning”. “they” here implies “domestic consultants” not customers. So Option A is incorrect. However, the representative then claimed explicitly that “you’ll need to talk to them in the afternoon”. So, Option B is correct..
Option C is incorrect as the Travel Agency doesn’t open at night.

Therefore, the answer is Option B

Trips to regional locations are good because:

A The buses are comfortable.
B There is storage for suitcases.
C They can be seen quickly.

Answer: C

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Q14: The keyword for Q14 is “trips to regional locations”.

In the talk, “regional locations” is mentioned as “outskirts and outer regions” at first. Then the representative recommended that these places mostly are closer and could be done in a day. As continuing, she emphasized the advantage of being closer as “it’s fast and convenient”. Therefore, we deduce the answer should be Option C.
We may be tricked to choose Options B and C as when the representative stated “with none of those long-haul bus trips which often leave you cramped and uncomfortable, and stuffing heavy suitcases into luggage racks”. However, actually this phrase is just about long-haul bus trips to non-regional locations. There no information about the buses of trips to regional locations.

The answer for Q14 is Option C

SleekLine buses are particularly known for their:

A Service.
B Size.
C Comfort.

Answer: A

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Q15: The keywords for Q15 must be “SleekLine buses ”, “particularly known for”.

No sooner did the representative mentioned “SleekLine buses”, she claimed that the company was known as the very best for their big size and comfortable.
The woman then emphasized that “what makes them especially different is the personal attendant, who accompanies the driver, ready and willing to serve you,….”. In other words, this could be understood as “Sleek Line buses are particularly known for their good service”.

Thus, Option A is correct.

Questions 16-20

Identify the rooms in the office plan.

Write the correct letter, A-G, next to the questions.

16 Local Tours

17 Interstate Tours

18 International Tours

19 Asian Region

20 General Office

16 Answer: D

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Q16: The keyword is “Local Tours”.

In the talk, we hear that there are four travel consultants who sit side by side on the other side of the long counter. From the map, we may identify that positions for these four consultants are D, E, F, G.

The woman explicitly stated that “Firstly, the consultant on the left, next to the plant, is the ‘Local Tours’ consultant”. Comparing to the map, we can assume the answer for Q16 must be D.

17 Answer: F

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Q17: The keyword is “Interstate Tours”.

The representative stated that the consultant called “Regional Tours” was next to “the ‘Local Tours’ consultant”. So “Regional Tours” is at E.

As the talk keeps moving, we hear that “The Interstate-Tours” sat next to “the Regional Tours”. So the position of The Interstate-Tours is F.

18 Answer: B

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Q18: The keyword for Q18 must be “International Tours”.

The representative directly mentioned about “International Tours office” as “we can do international tours, and for that you need our big office, just through that door - the one between those two plants”. However, there’re not much information for us to choose the answer since there are 3 bigs room B, A, C.
As the talk keeps moving, we hear that Asian region tours is the one that in a separate room that opposite International Tours. In the map, A and C are separated from one room. So that, we can deduce the International room must be room B.

So the answer for Q18 is B

19 Answer: C

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Q19: The keyword for Q19 must be “Asian Region”.

In the talk, the Asian Region is said to be in separate room and not the corner one. It’s also has a door on the left – next to a cupboard. From here, we may assume that the answer is room C.

So the answer for Q18 is C

20 Answer: A

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Q20: The keyword for Q20 must be “General Office”.

Right after showing “the Asian Region”, the representative said that the door next to that (Asian Region) is “our General Office”.

So obviously, the answer for Q20 is A

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Part 2

Part 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Complete the timetable.

Write the correct letter, A-H, for each answer.

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	Opening Lecture	21
Tuesday	22	Study Skills
Wednesday	X	23
Thursday	X	X
Friday	X	24

A	BBQ
B	Careers lecture
C	Computer lab visit
D	Dance
E	Library tour
F	Student Union induction
G	University tour
H	Legal rights lecture

21 Answer: G

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Q21: The keywords for Q21 are “Monday”;” ; “Afternoon”.

In the conversation, we hear the sign of these keywords when Liz asked Sam about Sam’s activities on Monday afternoon. Sam answered that he considered two options of “Careers Lecture” and “Uni Tour”. So we focus on Options B and G
However, he then decided to choose “Uni Tour” since it was too early to be thinking of careers and he wanted to know what’s what at this new university. Hence, Option G is correct answer.

So the answer for Q21 is G

22 Answer: E

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Q22: The keywords for Q22 are “Tuesday”; “Morning”

When Sam talked about “Tuesday morning”, Liz brought up “Library Tour” and “Student Union Induction” for consideration. So we should focus on Options E and F.
As the conversation keeps moving, Sam claimed that they could go to “the student union” in the week after and took the library tour. Liz then agreed with him by saying “Library it is, then”

So the answer for Q22 must be E

23 Answer: C

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Q23: The keywords for Q23 are “Wednesday”; “afternoon”.

Liz said there was a choice of “visiting the computer lab” or “attending a lecture on our legal rights”. So, we should focus on Options H and C.
Sam then stated that he would visit the computer lab since its basis of everything these days.

Thus, the answer must be C.

24 Answer: A

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Q24: The keywords for Q23 are “Friday”; “afternoon”.

The sign of these keywords appears by Sam. He brought up a choice between “a BBQ on the main lawn” and “the dance”. So, Options A and D should be put into our consideration.
After that, Liz and Sam both agreed to the BBQ on the main lawn as Liz said “I never pass up the chance to eat something” and Sam concurred “If I can get a free meal, I’ll take it any day, and I’m not good at dancing anyway”.

Hence, we take Option A as the correct answer for Q24.

Questions 25-30

Complete the labels.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

25 Answer: Header

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Q25: In the conversation, we hear Liz explicitly stated that “the header is at the very top. That’s why they call it a ‘header’”. By looking, we see that the label of Q25 is at the very top of the booklet fits what Liz called “header”.

Therefore, we should fill “header” in the label of Q25.

26 Answer: 16

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Q26: The keyword for Q26 is “heading”.

Q26 is about the format of the word “Heading” in the booklet. So that we may guess that the blank should be a number.
As when Liz mentioned about the heading, she said that “the heading on the page has to be a specific dimension. 16 points, and bold print, and underlined”. We see what Liz said fits the information of Q26 in the booklet.

So that the number to be fill in Q26 obviously “16”

Note:

We may make mistake by filling “14” as an answer. However, “14 points” is the size of subheadings.

27 Answer: 12

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Q27: The keyword for Q27 is “main text”.

To concur with Sam that the font has to be Arial for everything, Liz said that “Yes, the main text is Arial, too, as you said, and the size is 12 points”. Therefore, the answer for Q27 must be “12”.

Note:

We may make mistake by filling “10” as an answer. However, “10 points” is the size of the header and footer.

28 Answer: Single

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Q28: The keyword for Q28 is “header”.

Continuingly, Liz stated that “The header and footer are different. They’re only single-spaced.” Therefore, the answer for Q27 must be “single”.

Note:

We may make mistake by filling “1.5” as an answer. However, “1.5 points” is the space of the main text.

29 Answer: Work

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Q29: The keyword for Q29 must be “header”; “name of”.

We hear Sam mentioned about the header as “The header has the name of the work”. Then after Liz asked, Sam once again consist his statement. Hence, the information to fill in the blank for Q29 must be “work”.

Hence, the answer for Q29 is “work”

30 Answer: Teacher

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Q30: The keyword for Q29 must be “footer”; “name of”.

As the conversation keeps moving, Sam mentioned continually about the footer as “the teacher’s name must go somewhere. Ah, here it is. It goes in the footer.”

Therefore, the answer to fill Q30 obviously is “teacher”

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Part 3

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Questions 31-34

Complete the sentences.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Behavior in parks is controlled by 31

Insect numbers are reduced by having 32

A wilderness park does not have any 33

Observing trees and lying in the grass are examples of 34

31 Answer: Regulations

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Q31: The keywords for Q31 must be “Behavior in parks” and “controlled by”

After the defining about a park, the sign of keywords appears when we hear the lecturer stated in the listening test as “There are usually regulations about the sorts of behaviour that can take place within”. Because the word “regulations” is usually defined as “rules or directives made and maintained by an authority”. So that, in this context, we can conclude that “Behavior that take place in the the parks is controlled by regulations”

Therefore, “regulations” is the answer for Q31.

32 Answer: Short grass

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Q32: The keywords for Q32 must be “a wilderness park ”

In the listening test, because of keeping facilities for entertainment activities, the lecturer stated in the listening test as “if there is grass, it is kept short, and this also discourages the breeding of insect pests”. This can be understood as “the numbers of insect pests are reduced by having short grass”.

Hence, the answer to be fill in Q32 is “short grass”.

33 Answer: Development

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Q33: The keywords for Q33 must be “a wilderness park ”

“a wilderness park” is described as “big and remote enough”, “to be left alone and untouched, protected from all development”. Since the park is protected from all development, it can’t have any development. Therefore, the suitable word to be filled in Q33 is “development”

34 Answer: Passive recreation

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Q34: The keywords for Q35 must be “Observing trees”; “lying in the grass”; “example of”

The keywords appears when the lecturer talked about “the urban park” as “in other words, allowing people just to observe the trees, and lie in the grass, and such passive recreation is certainly needed”. In this statement, activities as “Observing trees” and “lying in the grass” are called “such passive recreation”. In other words, we could say that these activities are examples of “passive recreation”.

Therefore, the answer to be fill in Q34 must be “passive recreation”.

Questions 35-40

Complete the notes.

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

PARKS
1000 years ago	sufficient wilderness large forests: people could 35 desire to preserve nature began with 36
Princes Park	land originally worth £ 37 designed by Joseph Paxton in the middle was a 38
Neighborhood Parks	now regarded as a 39 satisfy a natural desire can be famous, e.g. in 40

35 Answer: Get lost

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Q35: The keywords are “1000 years ago”; “wilderness large forests”

The lecturer mentioned about the park of a thousand years ago as “there were none” because of “extensive open spaces, forests, and wilderness surrounding most cities and towns”.
She then gave more details of the forest as “These dark dank forests were large and even dangerous, full of wild animals and with the potentially fatal result of getting lost”. In other words, when people came in the sufficient wilderness large forests, they could easily getting lost.

So, the answer should be fill for Q35 is “get lost”as to form the words in correct grammar.

36 Answer: Industrial Revolution

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Q36: The keywords must be “preserve nature”, “began with”

As stated in the lecture, “But it was only with the advent of the Industrial Revolution that people realised natural areas needed to be preserved”. This statement, in other words, should be understood as “the desire to preserve nature began with the Industrial revolution”.

So that, the answer we are looking for is “Industrial Revolution”

37 Answer: 50,000

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Q37: The keywords must be “Princes Park”, “originally worth”

Through the lecture, we learnt that “The first park, ..., is usually considered to be Princes Park”. And this park was a land donated by a rich iron merchant in 1841. Right after, the lecturer stated that “With such a generous donation (worth about £50,000)”. So that, we can deduce “such a generous donation” here is “the original donation of Princes Park and it worth about £50,000”.

Thus, the missing information to be filled in Q37 is “50,000”.

38 Answer: (central) lake

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Q38: The keywords must be “Joseph Paxton”, “in the middle”.

The name “Joseph Paxton” appears in the statement as “Consequently, they hired a landscape designer, Joseph Paxton, who designed twisting turning pathways among shade-giving trees, all based around a central lake”. This statement contains all the information for Q38 that we need. So that, the missing information to be filled in Q38 is “central lake”.

39 Answer: Refuge

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Q39: The keywords must be “Neighborhood Parks”, “now regarded as”.

“neighbourhood park” was described in the lecture as “These can be tiny, but, by being in the midst of extensive development and dense populations, they are increasingly seen as a refuge, where one can get a glimpse of true nature”. In other words, this statement could be understood as “Neighborhood Parks now regarded as a refuge”.

Therefore, the answer for Q39 is “refuge”

40 Answer: Melbourne

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Q40: The keywords must be “famous”; “e.g. in”.

As the lecture keeps talking about Neighborhood Parks, the lecturer then said that “some cities, such as Melbourne, are known all over the world for their abundance of carefully maintained parks, including a world famous botanic garden”. In other words, the statement implied that “in Melbourne, Neighborhood Parks can be famous”.

Therefore, the answer for Q39 is “Melbourne”

Part 4

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SECTION 1

You will hear two teachers, Andrew:and Katie, discussing the coming excursion of their language
class.

Andrew: Well, we have this school excursion planned, but when exactly is it? Is it this Tuesday or Wednesday?

Katie: Well it can’t be Tuesday, with the English tests taking place.

Andrew: Ah, right. Not Tuesday, but Wednesday.

Katie: That’s right - all day Wednesday - taking a bus outside the city.

Andrew: And where are we going?

Katie: Ah, last month we went to Arthur Island, so this time we’re going to the... Animal Park.

Andrew: Arthur Island was okay, but it was too cold. Let’s hope the weather for this week’s excursion is better. I don’t suppose animals care about bad weather, but I certainly do. Have you heard the forecast?

Katie: Yes, and it’s not too bad. Basically, they’re saying Monday will be sunny.

Andrew:Good...

Katie: But then the weather will change.

Andrew: Not so good.

Katie: Yes, Tuesday we’ll have some showers, but by Wednesday, the day of our excursion, it will be... well, their words are ‘cold and cloudy’.

Andrew: Cold and cloudy. Well, as long as it isn’t ‘wet and rainy’, I’m happy enough. We won’t need umbrellas, just warm clothing. And what time will we get there?

Katie: Let’s see. The bus picks us up at 8.30 am, and then it’s an hour and a half on the road, so we
arrive at 10 am... sorry, with the 15 minutes break, that will actually be 10.15 am.

Andrew: That’s early enough. Then all our students can see the animals, have their fun, and do whatever they want to do.

Katie: Well, one fun event planned that day is ‘Birds of Prey’.

Andrew: What’s that?

Katie: That’s when they bring out several birds of prey: eagles, falcons, kites, those sorts of birds, and throw pieces of meat into the air, and the birds swoop down and eat them. It’s quite impressive.

Andrew: Sounds great. ‘Birds of Prey’. Are there any other activities?

Katie: There’s a catered lunch, at the park restaurant. We’ve already paid for that, and in the afternoon there’s... well, I had a choice between the ‘Reptile Display’ and the ‘Koala Handling’. In the reptile display, the students can handle live pythons and various other snakes.

Andrew:Surely they’d rather hold koalas?

Katie: I’m sure, but the koalas can’t be handled unless the weather’s sunny, and given the forecast, I thought it better to choose the reptile display.

Andrew:Ummm, that’s a shame. These Asian students would love the ‘Koala Handling’.

Katie: Yes, I know, but we can’t control the weather. Andrew:And, then we get back. What time will that be?

Katie: We leave the park at 4.30, but then we face traffic, so wo won't get back until well after 6pm. It will most likely be 6.30. But that’s better than the last trip: we didn’t get home until 8.30 that time.

Andrew:Yes, that was a bit too late, wasn’t it?

Katie: Andrew, I understand you’ve been doing some research regarding the breakdown, by nationality of our student body. That must have produced some interesting results.

Andrew: You’re right. I got some statistics from head office.

Katie: I would imagine that most of our students are either Japanese or Chinese.

Andrew: You imagine right. But it’s the Chinese who constitute the majority , but only just. I had thought Koreans might be second, but it’s actually the Japanese, quite close behind. It’s somewhat surprising, but obviously all those Study Tours that our university markets in Japan are bringing in students.

Katie: What’s the breakdown exactly?

Andrew: Japanese are a quarter of the whole, which is considerable. Last year they were only 16%, so that market has grown nicely. Ah, the only other proportions of some weight are the Indonesians and Koreans - about the same. Indonesians at 15%, and... ah... the Koreans are a little higher -not like last year when they were less than 10%.

Katie: I thought we’d have more Indonesians than Koreans?

Andrew: Well, as I said, they’re about the same - just like the Saudi and Thai student numbers, almost the same also - both just under 10.

Katie: Which one is bigger?

Andrew: Ah, Thai students number just a fraction more. As for the other nationalities, collectively they’re only 3%, so it wasn’t worth giving each of them a separate category. I just grouped them under ‘other’ - that’s Vietnamese, South American, a couple of Russians, and so on.

SECTION 2

You will hear a representative from EasyTravel Travel Agency explaining to some customers the benefits of her company.

Hello everyone. Now, you’re here because you’re interested in travel, right? And you’re in the right place, for at EasyTravel, we have the best deals for the best locations. We specialise in eco-travel, or holidays designed to get you amongst nature, ignoring the hustle and bustle of big cities. So, whether you want to hike in Nepal, as many people do, or follow some jungle paths in the rainforests of Queensland, we can give you the best deal.

If you look at our office here, you’ll see our overseas consultants. That’s for trips overseas, obviously, to Europe, to North America, but primarily for the Asian market, which is generally more popular in this part of the world. Most people like that touch of the orient, right? But they also like the domestic market, since this country offers its fair share of beautiful natural vistas. What about the deserts, anyone? What about some striking red-rock gorges? Then, talk to our domestic consultants, who can arrange anything you want. But they deal with the accounts in the morning, so you’ll need to talk to them in the afternoon. And remember, our office doesn’t open at night, sorry to say.

Now, around the outskirts and outer regions of this city, there are many beautiful places that you might not be aware of. And the advantages of these regional locations are many. Mostly, by being closer, some of them can be done in a day tour. Yes, it’s fast and convenient, with none of those long-haul bus trips which often leave you cramped and uncomfortable, and stuffing heavy suitcases into luggage racks.

But, I should tell you about our buses, those that are needed for the somewhat more distant holiday destinations. They definitely do not suffer from those problems I just mentioned. We use the services of the famous Sleek Line Company, whose buses are known as the very best. Yes, they are big, yes, they are comfortable, but what makes them especially different is the personal attendant, who accompanies the driver, ready and willing to serve you , and ensure that your trip is the very best. So, whether it’s overseas or local, we can certainly give you what you want. Now, do you have any questions?

Right, let me orient you to our main EasyTravel office here. On this table right beside us are travel magazines for you to browse through, and on the wall next to that are many more, for all parts of the world. Our four travel consultants sit over there, on the other side of that long counter. That’s right, four of them, side by side, all serving various regions.

Now, let me tell you their specific functions. Firstly, the consultant on the left, next to the plant, is the Q16 ‘Local Tours’ consultant, serving tours in the immediate vicinity of this city. Next to her is what we call ‘Regional Tours’, targeting the state-wide options. -Next- to her is the ‘Interstate- Tours’, and that can involve either buses or planes, in the former case, utilising the SleekLine Bus service, as you know. And finally, next to her, in the corner, is ‘General Enquiries’, which is self-explanatory. If you have questions of a general nature, rather than one relating to specific destinations, you can go there.

Now, as I said, we can do international tours, and for that you need our big office, just through that door - the one between those two plants. However, if your international tour is in the Asian region, which is generally our most popular option, then we deal with that in a separate room the one opposite International Tours, but not; the corner one. Just go through that door on the left - the one next to that cupboard. The door next to that is, in fact, our General Office, so please don’t go through there. That’s reserved for staff members only.

SECTION 3

You will hear two students, Sam: and Liz, discussing their university orientation program.

Sam: Hi Liz. How do you feel about starting university here?

Liz: A little bit nervous, but I’m confident I can handle it. This orientation program seems like it will help us a lot.

Sam: Sure. I’m looking at the timetable here myself. It seems that there are choices available.

Liz: I can see. So, what are you going to do Monday afternoon? In the morning we all have the opening lecture, but it looks like we have a choice later that day, as you said.

Sam: Well, the ‘Careers Lecture’ might be helpful, but I am interested in the ‘Uni Tour’. It’s probably too early to be thinking of careers now, anyway, and I want to know what’s what at this new university, so. I’m doing the tour.

Liz: Alright. I’ll come along with you. Might learn something interesting. After all, we haven’t seen much of this place yet, and we will be spending four years here.

Sam: Tuesday is another full day, too. In the afternoon there’s a lecture about study skills, but that morning offers another choice.

Liz: ‘Library Tour’ or ‘Student Union Induction’. What do you think?

Sam: I think the student union is very important, but we can go there any time, right, so we should take advantage of the library tour while it’s being offered. Maybe the week after, you and I can go to the student union.

Liz: Library it is, then. Now, Wednesday has a free session in the morning, but after lunch there’s a choice between visiting the computer lab, or attending a lecture on our legal rights.

Sam: Well, law and rights are important, but computers are the basis of everything these days, so I’m going to the computer lab.

Liz: Don’t you think knowing our legal rights is equally, if not more, important? We live in a very litigious and complex society now.

Sam: Sure, but it’s something we can pick up later, so let’s leave that one out.

Liz: Okay.

Sam: Let me see the timetable. Thursday is a free day, and the week winds up with some celebrations on Friday afternoon. It looks like a fun choice, too. There’s either a BBQ on the main lawn, or the dance.

Liz: I never pass up the chance to eat something. What about you?

Sam: If I can get a free meal, I’ll take it any day, and I’m not good at dancing anyway.

Liz: Well, that’s that decided. Right?

Sam: Right!

Sam: Guess what Liz? There’s another interesting thing in this orientation booklet, and it looks important -about a ‘style guide’.

Liz: What’s that?

Sam: Take a look yourself. It seems to be a set of rules regarding how to present written work - essays, and that sort of thing - to the lecturers. They want a uniform style of presentation.

Liz: I can see. So, everything we hand in must have a header and a footer.

Sam: A what?

Liz: A header and a footer. The footer is at the bottom of the page, and the header is at the very top. That’s why they call it a ‘header’, you know, that little bit of writing giving details about the work. And they also want the word count. Why do they need that?

Sam: I guess because the lecturers will specify the number of words they want for their assignment, and they want to be sure students follow this.

Liz: And even the heading on the page has to be a specific dimension. 16 points, and bold print, and underlined.

Sam: And subheadings are 14 points, and the font has to be Arial for everything.

Liz: Yes, the main text is Arial, too, as you said, and the size is 12 points, with the header and footer being slightly smaller, at 10 points each. Well, it seems logical. The size of everything is in proportion to its importance, but why do they need the spacing of the main text to be one and a half?The header and footer are different. They’re only single-spaced.

Sam: Probably to allow the teacher to insert comments, or corrections, or just to make it all more readable, I suppose.

Liz: And we need wide margins on the left, right, top, and bottom, probably for the same reason. Lots of space to allow the addition of comments. That’s a bit scary, actually. It seems to assume we will be making mistakes.

Sam: And look what they want in the header and footer. The header has the name of the work.

Liz: Not the name of the teacher?

Sam: No, the work, but surely the teacher’s name must go somewhere. Ah, here it is. It goes in the footer.

Liz: Okay, I’d say this is all logical. If a page is lost, say, falls to the floor, then with all this information, it can always be traced back to the teacher involved.

Sam: Right - as you say, all very logical.

SECTION 4

You will hear a lecturer discussing public parks.

Most of us are familiar with a local park. We spend time there, play there, and have some of our best memories in these places. But what is a park? Basically, it can be defined as a natural, or at least semi-natural, piece of land, planted with a variety of trees, bushes, and flowers, protected and reserved for the enjoyment of all citizens. There are usually regulations about the sorts of behaviour that can take place within. And sometimes there are facilities such as children’s playgrounds, or fields for ball games and other sorts of activities. For this reason, if there is grass, it is kept short, and this also discourages the breeding of insect pests. A well-maintained park actually needs a lot of people to look after it, and more so if the park showcases special plants, flowers, or trees, in which ease it is called a ‘botanic garden’. In complete contrast, if the park is big and remote enough, it is sometimes designated as a wilderness park, to be left completely alone and untouched, protected from all development in order to allow wild species, both plant and animal, to live undisturbed.

But it is the urban park - the sort of park that most people are familiar with, that I want to talk about now. These preserve natural landscapes for the pleasure of the urban population, most commonly just for passive recreation - in other words, allowing people just to observe the trees, and lie in the grass, and such passive recreation is certainly needed.

Continuing on the subject of parks, it might surprise you to know that once there were none. A thousand years ago, there was no need, since there were already extensive open spaces, forests, and wilderness surrounding most cities and towns - for example, in Europe. These dark dank forests were large and even dangerous, full of wild animals and with the potentially fatal result of getting lost. Hence, fairy tales evolved about witches living in these areas, and the wolves and bears, which could threaten young children.

However, with the rapidly increasing human population, the original wilderness and natural open spaces were intruded upon. Forests were cut down as populations spread, and with them, urban pollution and further deforestation. But it was only with the advent of the Industrial Revolution that people realised natural areas needed to be preserved, to give the populace access to the sort of nature that was fast disappearing due to the uncontrolled development and demand for resources.

The first park, expressly designed for that purpose, is usually considered to be Princes Park in Liverpool. This was in 1841, on land donated to the public by a rich iron merchant. With such a generous donation (worth about £50,000), the council decided to invest £5,000 of its own money in making it look good. Consequently, they hired a landscape designer, Joseph Paxton, who designed twisting turning pathways among shade-giving trees, all based around a central lake. In many ways, it became the prototype for all later large parks, including the famous Central Park in New York.

But, if we were to pick the park that most people are familiar with, it would be the much smaller neighbourhood park. These can be tiny, but, by being in the midst of extensive development and dense populations, they are increasingly seen as a refuge, where one can get a glimpse of true nature. Many psychologists now maintain that this glimpse is necessary, for ultimately, as a species, we have an innate affinity for nature, and the concrete urban zoo clashes with our inner being. This has seen the rejuvenation of many urban parks that were once left to decay, for example, in New York or London, and indeed, some cities, such as Melbourne, are known all over the world for their abundance of carefully maintained parks, including a world famous botanic garden.

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