0:03 test three this is the IELTS listening
0:06 test you will hear a number of different
0:08 recordings and you will have to answer
0:11 questions on what you hear there will be
0:13 time for you to read the instructions
0:15 and questions and you will have a chance
0:19 to check your work all the recordings
0:22 will be played once only the test is in
0:25 four parts at the end of the test you
0:27 will be given 10 minutes to transfer
0:30 your answers to the answer sheet
0:40 one part one you will hear a man called
0:43 Jack giving advice to a friend about surfing
0:44 surfing
0:47 holidays first you have some time to
1:22 now listen carefully and answer
1:30 six Jack I'm thinking of taking the kids
1:33 to the seaside on a surfing holiday this
1:37 summer and I wanted to ask your advice
1:39 as I know you're such an expert well I
1:42 don't know about that but yes I've done
1:44 a bit of Surfing over the years I'd
1:47 thoroughly recommend it I think it's the
1:50 kind of holiday all the family can enjoy
1:52 together the thing about surfing is that
1:55 it's great for all ages and all
1:57 abilities my youngest started when he
2:00 was only three wow
2:03 but it's quite physically demanding
2:05 isn't it I've heard you need to be
2:08 pretty fit yes you'll certainly learn
2:11 more quickly and won't Tire as easily
2:15 well that should be okay for us you've
2:17 been surfing a few times in Ireland
2:19 haven't you yes there's some great
2:22 surfing there which people don't always
2:26 realize and which locations would you
2:29 recommend there seem to be quite a few
2:30 yes there are a load
2:33 last year we went to County Donal there
2:36 are several great places to surf there
2:40 what about in County CLA I read that's
2:44 also really good for surfing yes it is
2:46 I've been there a few times most people
2:49 go to L hinch my kids love it there the
2:51 waves aren't too challenging and the
2:54 town is very Lively are there good
2:58 hotels there yes some very nice ones and
3:01 there are also a few BAS hosts and
3:04 campsites it's great if you need lessons
3:06 as the surf schools are excellent sounds
3:09 good yes and there's lots to see in the
3:13 area like those well-known Cliffs I
3:15 forgotten the name of them oh don't
3:18 worry I can look them up I've also been
3:21 surfing in County Mayo Which is less
3:23 well known for surfing but we had a
3:26 really good time that was a few years
3:28 ago when the kids were younger there's a
3:32 good surf school at karanis Beach how do
3:34 you spell that c
3:45 a r o w n i s k e y okay I put the kids
3:47 into the surf camp they run during the
3:52 summer for 10 to 16 year olds oh right
3:55 how long was that for 3 hours every day
3:58 for a week it was perfect they were so
4:00 tied out after that
4:03 I can imagine one thing we did while the
4:05 kids were surfing was to rent some
4:08 kayaks to have a look around the bay
4:11 which is nearby it's really beautiful oh
4:18 that before you hear the rest of the
4:20 conversation you have some time to look
4:52 10 now the only time I went to Ireland
4:55 it rained practically every day H yes
4:58 that can be a problem but you can surf
5:00 in the rain you know it doesn't have the
5:03 same appeal somehow well the weather's
5:05 been fine the last couple of years when
5:08 I've been there but actually it tends to
5:10 rain more in August than in the spring
5:14 or Autumn September is my favorite month
5:16 because the water is warmer then the
5:19 only problem is that the kids are back
5:22 to school then I know but one good thing
5:24 about Irish Summers is that it doesn't
5:27 get too hot the average temperature is
5:30 about 19°
5:32 and it usually doesn't go above
5:36 25° that sounds all right now what about
5:39 costs surfing is a pretty cheap holiday
5:42 really the only cost is the higher of
5:45 equipment you can expect to pay a daily
5:49 rate of about €30 for the hire of a wet
5:52 suit and board but you can save about
5:55 €40 if you hire by the week that's not
5:59 too bad no it's important to make sure
6:01 you get good good quality wet suits
6:04 you'll all get too cold if you don't and
6:07 make sure you also get boots they keep
6:10 your feet warm and it's easier to Surf
6:13 with them on too okay well thanks very
6:21 that that is the end of part one you now
6:24 have half a minute to check your answers
6:58 part two you will hear the manager of a
7:00 child care service at a Primary School
7:03 talking to parents at an open day about
7:06 the school's Child Care Service offered
7:09 before and after school first you have
7:49 now listen carefully and answer
7:58 15 good afternoon my name's Mrs Carter
8:00 and I run the before and after school
8:03 extended hours Child Care Service I hope
8:05 you've had a chance to have a good look
8:08 around the school and talk to staff and
8:10 pupils I know that many of you are
8:12 interested in using our child care
8:15 service when your child joins the school
8:17 and perhaps you already know something
8:21 about it but for those that don't I'll
8:24 go through the main details now we offer
8:26 child care for children from the ages of
8:31 4 to 11 both before and after school I
8:33 know that many parents who work find
8:36 this service invaluable you can leave
8:38 your child with us safe in the knowledge
8:41 that they will be extremely well cared
8:44 for we are ensured to provide care for
8:47 up to 70 children although we rarely
8:50 have this many attending at any one
8:53 session I think we generally expect
8:55 around 50 to 60 children for the
8:58 afternoon sessions and about half that
9:01 number for for the breakfast
9:03 sessions although we currently do have
9:06 70 children registered with us not all
9:10 of these attend every day it's 10 years
9:12 since we began offering an extended
9:15 hours service and we've come a long way
9:18 during that time when we first opened we
9:21 only had about 20 children attending
9:24 regularly we tried to keep our costs as
9:27 low as we can and we think we provide
9:29 very good value for money for the
9:32 afternoon sessions which run from 3:30
9:35 until 6:00 p.m. it's
9:38 £720 but if you prefer you can pay for 1
9:41 hour only which costs
9:45 £350 or 2 hours which costs
9:48 £570 the cost of the child care includes
9:51 food and snacks they'll be given
9:53 breakfast in the morning and in the
9:56 afternoon a healthy snack as soon as
9:59 they finish school at 5:00 p.m. children
10:02 are given something more substantial
10:04 such as pasta or a
10:07 casserole please inform us of any
10:09 allergies that your child might have and
10:11 we'll make sure they're offered a suitable
10:13 suitable
10:15 alternative as you may know the child
10:17 care service runs through the school
10:21 holidays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. we
10:23 offer a really varied and exciting
10:26 program to keep the children entertained
10:28 we don't want them to feel as if they
10:30 are still at school
10:32 it will also feel different because
10:33 they'll get the chance to make new
10:36 friends with children from other schools
10:39 spaces are available for them because a
10:41 lot of our term time children don't
10:43 always attend during the
10:46 holiday in the past parents have asked
10:48 if children over the age of 11 are
10:50 allowed to come with their younger
10:53 brothers and sisters but I'm afraid
10:55 we're unable to do this because of the
11:03 before you hear the rest of the talk you
11:06 have some time to look at questions 16
11:41 20 so now let me tell you about some of
11:44 the activities that your child can do
11:45 during the after school
11:48 sessions as well as being able to use
11:51 the playground equipment computers and
11:53 the library there is usually at least
11:55 one special activity that children can
11:59 do each day for example Spanish
12:02 we have a specialist teacher coming in
12:04 every Thursday to give a basic
12:06 introduction to the language through
12:09 games and songs she does two sessions
12:12 one for the overes and one for the younger
12:12 younger
12:15 children this is the only activity which
12:18 we have to make an extra charge for but
12:21 it's well worth it once a week the
12:24 children have the opportunity to do some
12:26 music we're very lucky that one of our
12:29 staff is a member of a folk band
12:32 on Mondays she teaches singing and
12:35 percussion to groups of children we do
12:38 rely on Parental support for this so if
12:40 any of you sing or play an instrument
12:42 and would be prepared to help out at
12:45 these sessions we'd be
12:47 delighted painting continues to be one
12:50 of the most popular activities to begin
12:53 with we weren't keen on offering this
12:56 because of the extra mess involved but
12:58 children kept asking if they could do
13:02 some art and so we finally gave in art
13:04 is great for helping the children to
13:07 relax after working hard at school all
13:09 day yoga is something that we've been
13:12 meaning to introduce for some time but
13:13 haven't been able to find anyone
13:17 available to teach it until now that is
13:20 so we'll see how this goes hopefully
13:22 children will benefit in all sorts of
13:26 ways from this cooking is another
13:28 popular activity they make a different
13:32 sort of cake or pizza or bread each week
13:34 although the younger children love doing
13:36 it we found that the mess was just too
13:40 much so we've decided to restrict this
13:42 to the over Eights as they are better
13:50 themselves that is the end of part two
13:53 you now have half a minute to check your
14:28 part three you will hear Holly a student
14:31 on an event management course talking to
14:33 her tutor about her work
14:36 placement first you have some time to
15:11 now listen carefully and answer
15:20 24 hello Dr Green I'm here to talk to
15:23 you about my work placement oh yes it's
15:26 Holly isn't it yes so which work
15:29 placement have you chosen I decided to
15:32 go for the Orion Stadium placement the
15:35 event I'll be managing is one where I'm
15:37 helping to set up a sports competition
15:40 for primary school children y that's
15:42 always a popular placement even though
15:44 it can be tougher than you think working
15:47 with children I know but it's the fresh
15:49 air that attracts me organizing
15:51 something indoors doesn't have the same
15:55 appeal even though it might be fun okay
15:57 so obviously safety is going to be one
16:01 of your key concerns for this event yes
16:03 I've already thought about that I'll
16:05 need to make sure none of the
16:08 equipment's damaged ah well you'll be
16:10 working with schools so the equipment
16:11 will be their
16:14 responsibility however the grounds and
16:17 what goes on there will be yours oh I
16:20 see that'll include keeping everyone
16:22 within the boundary once they're in
16:25 their kit and on the field exactly
16:27 you'll need to inspect areas like
16:29 changing rooms as well for anything
16:32 someone can trip over but your main
16:35 priority will be not to lose anyone
16:38 right I'll need staff to help with that
16:41 and don't forget about the
16:43 spectators I was thinking that many of
16:45 them will be parents who could help run
16:48 the event I wouldn't rely on that
16:50 they'll be more interested in filming
16:52 their children than volunteering I'll
16:54 need to make sure they don't interfere
16:57 with events doing that and that's not
16:59 always easy especially when a proud
17:01 parent's trying to get a snap of their
17:04 child and you want them to move
17:07 elsewhere okay uh what about the
17:10 scheduling with sporting events there
17:12 are all sorts of things that can alter
17:15 the timetable like rain for instance
17:18 though so far we've always been lucky
17:21 with that yeah and I was thinking about
17:24 what to do if someone got hurt as well I
17:26 know that last year that caused a
17:29 terrible delay you have to be prepared
17:32 for such things oh what if a match ends
17:35 in a draw do you let the teams keep
17:38 going until someone wins that'll be up
17:48 right before you hear the rest of the
17:51 discussion you have some time to look at
18:33 now the aim of your work placement is to
18:35 give you the opportunity to develop the
18:39 skills that an events manager needs so
18:41 let's talk about those a bit well I
18:44 think my communication skills are pretty
18:47 good I can talk on the phone to people
18:50 and book venues and that kind of thing
18:53 good just remember it isn't only about
18:56 what you say if you meet someone face to
18:58 face and want to persuade them to be a
19:01 sponsor for example oh I'll dress up for
19:04 that sure good let's go on to think
19:07 about your organizational skills you're
19:10 working in a very people-based industry
19:12 and that means things won't always go to
19:15 plan I guess it's being prepared to make
19:18 changes that matters that's right you
19:20 may have to make an on the spot change
19:22 to a timetable because of a problem you
19:27 hadn't anticipated just do it okay how's
19:29 your time management these days I'm
19:32 working on it I'm certainly better when
19:35 I have a deadline which is why this work
19:38 suits me yes but it's how you respond as
19:40 that deadline approaches I know I've got
19:44 to look calm even if I'm in a panic just
19:46 think to yourself no one must know I'm
19:49 under pressure yeah even though I'm
19:51 multitasking like
19:53 crazy another skill that events managers
19:55 need is
19:57 creativity often your client has what we
20:00 call the big picture idea but it's up to
20:03 the events manager to think of all the
20:05 fine points that go to making it work
20:08 right so I need to listen carefully to
20:11 that idea and then fill in all the gaps
20:14 that's right and you'll have a team
20:17 working under you so another key skill
20:20 is leadership your team may have lots of
20:23 ideas too but you've got to make the
20:26 ultimate choices do we have Refreshments
20:29 inside or out for example isn't it
20:33 better to be Democratic it's a nice idea
20:35 but you have the ultimate
20:38 responsibility so believe in what you
20:41 think best be prepared to say yes that's
20:45 a good idea but it won't work here I see
20:48 what you mean what about the networking
20:51 side of things I know it's an area that
20:54 a lot of students worry about because we
20:56 don't have much experience to offer
20:59 others but even without it you can still
21:02 be an interesting person with useful
21:05 ideas and the more people you impress
21:07 the better I guess that will help me
21:10 when I apply for a real job exactly
21:13 think ahead remember what your Ambitions
21:22 definitely that is the end of part three
21:24 you now have half a minute to check your
21:57 part four you will hear a zoology
21:59 student giving a present presentation on bird
22:00 bird
22:03 migration first you have some time to
22:58 now listen carefully and answer
23:06 40 scientists believe that a majority of
23:09 the Earth's bird population migrate in
23:12 some fashion or other some travel
23:14 seasonally for relatively short
23:17 distances such as birds that move from
23:20 their winter habitats in lowlands to
23:23 mountaintops for the Summers others like
23:27 the Arctic turn travel more than 25,000
23:29 miles season
23:32 between the northern and southern
23:35 poles bird migration has been studied
23:38 over many centuries through a variety of
23:40 observations but until relatively
23:43 recently where Birds went to in the
23:46 winter was considered something of a
23:49 mystery the lack of modern science and
23:52 technology led to many theories that we
23:55 now recognize as eror filled and even somewhat
23:56 somewhat
24:00 amusing take hibernation theory for
24:03 example 2,000 years ago it was commonly
24:06 believed that when Birds left an area
24:09 they went underwater to hibernate in the
24:11 seas and
24:14 oceans another theory for the regular
24:17 appearance and disappearance of birds
24:19 was that they spent winter hidden in mud
24:22 till the weather changed and food became
24:25 abundant again the theory that some
24:28 birds hibernate persisted until
24:30 experiments were done on caged birds in the
24:31 the
24:34 1940s which demonstrated that birds have
24:37 no hibernation
24:40 Instinct one of the earliest naturalists
24:43 and philosophers from ancient Greece was
24:46 Aristotle who was the first writer to
24:48 discuss The Disappearance and
24:51 reappearance of some bird species at
24:52 certain times of
24:55 year he developed the theory of
24:58 transmutation the seasonal change of one
25:01 species into another by observing red
25:03 starts and
25:06 Robins he observed that in the Autumn
25:08 small birds called red starts began to
25:11 lose their feathers which convinced
25:14 Aristotle that they changed into Robins
25:17 for the winter and back into red starts
25:18 in the
25:21 summer these assumptions are
25:23 understandable given that this pair of
25:26 species are similar in shape but are a
25:29 classic example of an incorrect
25:33 interpretation based on correct
25:35 observations the most bizarre theory was
25:37 put forward by an English amateur
25:41 scientist Charles Morton in the 17th
25:44 century he wrote a surprisingly well
25:47 regarded paper claiming that birds
25:50 migrate to the moon and back every year
25:53 he came to this conclusion as the only
25:55 logical explanation for the total
26:04 one of the key moments in the
26:08 development of migration Theory came in
26:12 1822 when a white stalk was shot in
26:15 Germany this particular stalk made
26:18 history because of the long spear in its
26:22 neck which incredibly had not killed it
26:25 everyone immediately realized this spear
26:28 was definitely not European
26:31 it turned out to be a spear from a tribe
26:34 in central Africa this was a truly
26:37 defining moment in the history of
26:39 ornithology because it was the first
26:42 evidence that stalks spend their Winters
26:44 in subsaharan
26:48 Africa you can still see the Aros stalk
26:50 in the Zoological collection of the
26:54 University of rostock in
26:56 Germany people gradually became aware
26:59 that European birds mooved moved South
27:02 in Autumn and north in summer but didn't
27:05 know much about it until the practice of
27:07 catching birds and putting rings on
27:08 their legs became
27:11 established before this very little
27:13 information was available about the
27:16 actual destinations of particular
27:19 species and how they traveled there
27:22 people speculated that larger Birds
27:24 provided a kind of taxi service for
27:27 smaller birds by carrying them on their backs
27:29 backs
27:31 this idea came about because it seemed
27:34 impossible that small birds weighing
27:37 only a few grams could fly over vast
27:40 oceans this idea was supported by
27:43 observations of bird Behavior such as
27:45 the harassment of larger Birds by smaller
27:48 smaller
27:51 birds the development of bird ringing by
27:54 a Danish school teacher Hans Christian
27:57 Cornelius mortensson made many
27:59 discoveries possible
28:02 this is still common practice today and
28:04 relies upon what is known as
28:07 recovery this is when ringed birds are
28:09 found dead in the place they have
28:11 migrated to and
28:14 identified huge amounts of data were
28:16 gathered in the early part of the 20th
28:19 century and for the first time in
28:22 history people understood where birds
28:23 actually went to in
28:25 winter in
28:28 1931 an atlas was published showing
28:30 where the most common species of
28:33 European birds migrated to more recent
28:42 why that is the end of part four you now
28:45 have one minute to check your answers to part
29:48 that is the end of the listening
29:51 test in the IELTS test you would now
29:54 have 10 minutes to transfer your answers
29:57 to the answer sheet
