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IELTS Listening Test 3 | Advice On Surfing Holidays |New Listening 2025 | IELTS LISTENINGS | YouTubeToText
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This content is an excerpt from an IELTS listening test, featuring four distinct parts that cover advice on surfing holidays, details about a primary school's childcare service, a student's discussion about an event management work placement, and a presentation on bird migration.
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test three this is the IELTS listening
test you will hear a number of different
recordings and you will have to answer
questions on what you hear there will be
time for you to read the instructions
and questions and you will have a chance
to check your work all the recordings
will be played once only the test is in
four parts at the end of the test you
will be given 10 minutes to transfer
your answers to the answer sheet
one part one you will hear a man called
Jack giving advice to a friend about surfing
surfing
holidays first you have some time to
now listen carefully and answer
six Jack I'm thinking of taking the kids
to the seaside on a surfing holiday this
summer and I wanted to ask your advice
as I know you're such an expert well I
don't know about that but yes I've done
a bit of Surfing over the years I'd
thoroughly recommend it I think it's the
kind of holiday all the family can enjoy
together the thing about surfing is that
it's great for all ages and all
abilities my youngest started when he
was only three wow
but it's quite physically demanding
isn't it I've heard you need to be
pretty fit yes you'll certainly learn
more quickly and won't Tire as easily
well that should be okay for us you've
been surfing a few times in Ireland
haven't you yes there's some great
surfing there which people don't always
realize and which locations would you
recommend there seem to be quite a few
yes there are a load
last year we went to County Donal there
are several great places to surf there
what about in County CLA I read that's
also really good for surfing yes it is
I've been there a few times most people
go to L hinch my kids love it there the
waves aren't too challenging and the
town is very Lively are there good
hotels there yes some very nice ones and
there are also a few BAS hosts and
campsites it's great if you need lessons
as the surf schools are excellent sounds
good yes and there's lots to see in the
area like those well-known Cliffs I
forgotten the name of them oh don't
worry I can look them up I've also been
surfing in County Mayo Which is less
well known for surfing but we had a
really good time that was a few years
ago when the kids were younger there's a
good surf school at karanis Beach how do
you spell that c
a r o w n i s k e y okay I put the kids
into the surf camp they run during the
summer for 10 to 16 year olds oh right
how long was that for 3 hours every day
for a week it was perfect they were so
tied out after that
I can imagine one thing we did while the
kids were surfing was to rent some
kayaks to have a look around the bay
which is nearby it's really beautiful oh
that before you hear the rest of the
conversation you have some time to look
10 now the only time I went to Ireland
it rained practically every day H yes
that can be a problem but you can surf
in the rain you know it doesn't have the
same appeal somehow well the weather's
been fine the last couple of years when
I've been there but actually it tends to
rain more in August than in the spring
or Autumn September is my favorite month
because the water is warmer then the
only problem is that the kids are back
to school then I know but one good thing
about Irish Summers is that it doesn't
get too hot the average temperature is
about 19°
and it usually doesn't go above
25° that sounds all right now what about
costs surfing is a pretty cheap holiday
really the only cost is the higher of
equipment you can expect to pay a daily
rate of about €30 for the hire of a wet
suit and board but you can save about
€40 if you hire by the week that's not
too bad no it's important to make sure
you get good good quality wet suits
you'll all get too cold if you don't and
make sure you also get boots they keep
your feet warm and it's easier to Surf
with them on too okay well thanks very
that that is the end of part one you now
have half a minute to check your answers
part two you will hear the manager of a
child care service at a Primary School
talking to parents at an open day about
the school's Child Care Service offered
before and after school first you have
now listen carefully and answer
15 good afternoon my name's Mrs Carter
and I run the before and after school
extended hours Child Care Service I hope
you've had a chance to have a good look
around the school and talk to staff and
pupils I know that many of you are
interested in using our child care
service when your child joins the school
and perhaps you already know something
about it but for those that don't I'll
go through the main details now we offer
child care for children from the ages of
4 to 11 both before and after school I
know that many parents who work find
this service invaluable you can leave
your child with us safe in the knowledge
that they will be extremely well cared
for we are ensured to provide care for
up to 70 children although we rarely
have this many attending at any one
session I think we generally expect
around 50 to 60 children for the
afternoon sessions and about half that
number for for the breakfast
sessions although we currently do have
70 children registered with us not all
of these attend every day it's 10 years
since we began offering an extended
hours service and we've come a long way
during that time when we first opened we
only had about 20 children attending
regularly we tried to keep our costs as
low as we can and we think we provide
very good value for money for the
afternoon sessions which run from 3:30
until 6:00 p.m. it's
£720 but if you prefer you can pay for 1
hour only which costs
£350 or 2 hours which costs
£570 the cost of the child care includes
food and snacks they'll be given
breakfast in the morning and in the
afternoon a healthy snack as soon as
they finish school at 5:00 p.m. children
are given something more substantial
such as pasta or a
casserole please inform us of any
allergies that your child might have and
we'll make sure they're offered a suitable
suitable
alternative as you may know the child
care service runs through the school
holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. we
offer a really varied and exciting
program to keep the children entertained
we don't want them to feel as if they
are still at school
it will also feel different because
they'll get the chance to make new
friends with children from other schools
spaces are available for them because a
lot of our term time children don't
always attend during the
holiday in the past parents have asked
if children over the age of 11 are
allowed to come with their younger
brothers and sisters but I'm afraid
we're unable to do this because of the
before you hear the rest of the talk you
have some time to look at questions 16
20 so now let me tell you about some of
the activities that your child can do
during the after school
sessions as well as being able to use
the playground equipment computers and
the library there is usually at least
one special activity that children can
do each day for example Spanish
we have a specialist teacher coming in
every Thursday to give a basic
introduction to the language through
games and songs she does two sessions
one for the overes and one for the younger
younger
children this is the only activity which
we have to make an extra charge for but
it's well worth it once a week the
children have the opportunity to do some
music we're very lucky that one of our
staff is a member of a folk band
on Mondays she teaches singing and
percussion to groups of children we do
rely on Parental support for this so if
any of you sing or play an instrument
and would be prepared to help out at
these sessions we'd be
delighted painting continues to be one
of the most popular activities to begin
with we weren't keen on offering this
because of the extra mess involved but
children kept asking if they could do
some art and so we finally gave in art
is great for helping the children to
relax after working hard at school all
day yoga is something that we've been
meaning to introduce for some time but
haven't been able to find anyone
available to teach it until now that is
so we'll see how this goes hopefully
children will benefit in all sorts of
ways from this cooking is another
popular activity they make a different
sort of cake or pizza or bread each week
although the younger children love doing
it we found that the mess was just too
much so we've decided to restrict this
to the over Eights as they are better
themselves that is the end of part two
you now have half a minute to check your
part three you will hear Holly a student
on an event management course talking to
her tutor about her work
placement first you have some time to
now listen carefully and answer
24 hello Dr Green I'm here to talk to
you about my work placement oh yes it's
Holly isn't it yes so which work
placement have you chosen I decided to
go for the Orion Stadium placement the
event I'll be managing is one where I'm
helping to set up a sports competition
for primary school children y that's
always a popular placement even though
it can be tougher than you think working
with children I know but it's the fresh
air that attracts me organizing
something indoors doesn't have the same
appeal even though it might be fun okay
so obviously safety is going to be one
of your key concerns for this event yes
I've already thought about that I'll
need to make sure none of the
equipment's damaged ah well you'll be
working with schools so the equipment
will be their
responsibility however the grounds and
what goes on there will be yours oh I
see that'll include keeping everyone
within the boundary once they're in
their kit and on the field exactly
you'll need to inspect areas like
changing rooms as well for anything
someone can trip over but your main
priority will be not to lose anyone
right I'll need staff to help with that
and don't forget about the
spectators I was thinking that many of
them will be parents who could help run
the event I wouldn't rely on that
they'll be more interested in filming
their children than volunteering I'll
need to make sure they don't interfere
with events doing that and that's not
always easy especially when a proud
parent's trying to get a snap of their
child and you want them to move
elsewhere okay uh what about the
scheduling with sporting events there
are all sorts of things that can alter
the timetable like rain for instance
though so far we've always been lucky
with that yeah and I was thinking about
what to do if someone got hurt as well I
know that last year that caused a
terrible delay you have to be prepared
for such things oh what if a match ends
in a draw do you let the teams keep
going until someone wins that'll be up
right before you hear the rest of the
discussion you have some time to look at
now the aim of your work placement is to
give you the opportunity to develop the
skills that an events manager needs so
let's talk about those a bit well I
think my communication skills are pretty
good I can talk on the phone to people
and book venues and that kind of thing
good just remember it isn't only about
what you say if you meet someone face to
face and want to persuade them to be a
sponsor for example oh I'll dress up for
that sure good let's go on to think
about your organizational skills you're
working in a very people-based industry
and that means things won't always go to
plan I guess it's being prepared to make
changes that matters that's right you
may have to make an on the spot change
to a timetable because of a problem you
hadn't anticipated just do it okay how's
your time management these days I'm
working on it I'm certainly better when
I have a deadline which is why this work
suits me yes but it's how you respond as
that deadline approaches I know I've got
to look calm even if I'm in a panic just
think to yourself no one must know I'm
under pressure yeah even though I'm
multitasking like
crazy another skill that events managers
need is
creativity often your client has what we
call the big picture idea but it's up to
the events manager to think of all the
fine points that go to making it work
right so I need to listen carefully to
that idea and then fill in all the gaps
that's right and you'll have a team
working under you so another key skill
is leadership your team may have lots of
ideas too but you've got to make the
ultimate choices do we have Refreshments
inside or out for example isn't it
better to be Democratic it's a nice idea
but you have the ultimate
responsibility so believe in what you
think best be prepared to say yes that's
a good idea but it won't work here I see
what you mean what about the networking
side of things I know it's an area that
a lot of students worry about because we
don't have much experience to offer
others but even without it you can still
be an interesting person with useful
ideas and the more people you impress
the better I guess that will help me
when I apply for a real job exactly
think ahead remember what your Ambitions
definitely that is the end of part three
you now have half a minute to check your
part four you will hear a zoology
student giving a present presentation on bird
bird
migration first you have some time to
now listen carefully and answer
40 scientists believe that a majority of
the Earth's bird population migrate in
some fashion or other some travel
seasonally for relatively short
distances such as birds that move from
their winter habitats in lowlands to
mountaintops for the Summers others like
the Arctic turn travel more than 25,000
miles season
between the northern and southern
poles bird migration has been studied
over many centuries through a variety of
observations but until relatively
recently where Birds went to in the
winter was considered something of a
mystery the lack of modern science and
technology led to many theories that we
now recognize as eror filled and even somewhat
somewhat
amusing take hibernation theory for
example 2,000 years ago it was commonly
believed that when Birds left an area
they went underwater to hibernate in the
seas and
oceans another theory for the regular
appearance and disappearance of birds
was that they spent winter hidden in mud
till the weather changed and food became
abundant again the theory that some
birds hibernate persisted until
experiments were done on caged birds in the
the
1940s which demonstrated that birds have
no hibernation
Instinct one of the earliest naturalists
and philosophers from ancient Greece was
Aristotle who was the first writer to
discuss The Disappearance and
reappearance of some bird species at
certain times of
year he developed the theory of
transmutation the seasonal change of one
species into another by observing red
starts and
Robins he observed that in the Autumn
small birds called red starts began to
lose their feathers which convinced
Aristotle that they changed into Robins
for the winter and back into red starts
in the
summer these assumptions are
understandable given that this pair of
species are similar in shape but are a
classic example of an incorrect
interpretation based on correct
observations the most bizarre theory was
put forward by an English amateur
scientist Charles Morton in the 17th
century he wrote a surprisingly well
regarded paper claiming that birds
migrate to the moon and back every year
he came to this conclusion as the only
logical explanation for the total
one of the key moments in the
development of migration Theory came in
1822 when a white stalk was shot in
Germany this particular stalk made
history because of the long spear in its
neck which incredibly had not killed it
everyone immediately realized this spear
was definitely not European
it turned out to be a spear from a tribe
in central Africa this was a truly
defining moment in the history of
ornithology because it was the first
evidence that stalks spend their Winters
in subsaharan
Africa you can still see the Aros stalk
in the Zoological collection of the
University of rostock in
Germany people gradually became aware
that European birds mooved moved South
in Autumn and north in summer but didn't
know much about it until the practice of
catching birds and putting rings on
their legs became
established before this very little
information was available about the
actual destinations of particular
species and how they traveled there
people speculated that larger Birds
provided a kind of taxi service for
smaller birds by carrying them on their backs
backs
this idea came about because it seemed
impossible that small birds weighing
only a few grams could fly over vast
oceans this idea was supported by
observations of bird Behavior such as
the harassment of larger Birds by smaller
smaller
birds the development of bird ringing by
a Danish school teacher Hans Christian
Cornelius mortensson made many
discoveries possible
this is still common practice today and
relies upon what is known as
recovery this is when ringed birds are
found dead in the place they have
migrated to and
identified huge amounts of data were
gathered in the early part of the 20th
century and for the first time in
history people understood where birds
actually went to in
winter in
1931 an atlas was published showing
where the most common species of
European birds migrated to more recent
why that is the end of part four you now
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