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International English Language Testing System

Listening

Practice test 40 minutes




Time 40 minutes


Instructions to candidates
Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so.
Write your name and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully.
Anser all the questions.
While you are listening! rite your ansers on the question paper.
"ou ill ha#e $0 minutes at the end of the test to copy your ansers onto the separate
anser sheet. %se a pencil.
At the end of the test! hand in this question paper.

Information for candidates
&here are four parts to the test.
"ou ill hear each part once only.
&here are 40 questions.
'ach question carries one mar(.
)or each part of the test! there ill be time for you to loo( through the questions and time
for you to chec( your ansers.


Section 1 Questions 110
Questions 15
Complete the notes belo.
Write no more than to ords and*or a number for each anser.



Transport from ays!ater

'+ample Anser
Destination "ar#our $ity


'+press train lea#es at 1 ,,,,,,,,.
Nearest station is % ,,,,,,,,.
Number -0. bus goes to & ,,,,,,,,.
Number 4 ,,,,,,,,. bus goes to station
'arlier bus lea#es at 5 ,,,,,,,,.



Questions '10
Complete the table belo.
Write no more than one ord and*or a number for each anser.



Transport $ash fare $ard fare
/us ' 0 ,,,,, 0$.10
&rain 2pea(3 0$0 0$0
&rain 2off4pea(3
5 before 1pm or after ( ,,,,, pm3
0$0
) 0 ,,,,,
* ,,,,, ferry 04.10 06.11
&ourist ferry 210 ,,,,,3 061 5
&ourist ferry 2hole day3 0.1 5


Section % Questions 11%0
Questions 1114
Which counsellor should you see7
Write the correct letter! +! or $! ne+t to questions $$5$4.









11 if it is your first time seeing a counsellor
1% if you are unable to see a counsellor during normal office hours
1& if you do not ha#e an appointment
14 if your concerns are related to an+iety

+ Louise /agsha
&ony Denby
$ Naomi )lynn


Questions 15%0
Complete the table belo.
Write no more than to ords for each anser.

,or-shop $ontent Target group
Ad8usting hat you need to succeed
academically
15 ,,,,,,, students
9etting :rganised use time effecti#ely! find 1'
,,,,,,, beteen study
and leisure
all students
Communicating tal(ing ith staff! communicating
across cultures
all students! especially
1( ,,,,,,,
An+iety 1) ,,,,,,,! breathing
techniques! meditation! etc.
students about to sit e+ams
1* ,,,,,,, staying on trac( for long periods %0 ,,,,,,, students
only









Section & Questions %1&0
Questions %1&0

Complete the notes belo.

Write no more than three ords for each anser.

.o/el0 %1 ,,,,,,,
Protagonists0 ;ary Lenno+< Colin Cra#en
Time period0 'arly in %% ,,,,,,,
Plot0 ;ary %= 5 meets Colin ho thin(s he>ll ne#er be able to
%& ,,,,,,, . &hey become friends.
Point of /ie!0 ?:mniscient@ 5 narrator (nos all about characters> feelings!
opinions and %4 ,,,,,,,
+udience0 9ood for children 5 story simple to follo
Sym#ols 2physical items that represent %5 ,,,,,,,3A
the robin redbreast
%' ,,,,,,,
the portrait of ;istress Cra#en
1otifs 2patterns in the story3A
the 9arden of 'den
secrecy 5 metaphorical and literal transition from %( ,,,,,,,
ThemesA Connections beteen
%) ,,,,,,, and outloo(
%* ,,,,,,, and ell4being
indi#iduals and the need for &0 ,,,,,,,


Section 4 Questions &140
Questions &1&5
Complete the table belo.
Write one ord only for each anser.


Time Perspecti/es

Time 2one


3utloo-

4eatures 5 $onse6uences
Past Bositi#e Cemember good times! e.g. birthdays.
=eep family records! photo albums! etc.
&1
,,,,,..
)ocus on disappointments! failures! bad decisions.
Present Dedonistic Li#e for &% ,,,,,.. < see( sensation< a#oid pain.

)atalistic Life is go#erned by && ,,,,,.. ! religious beliefs!
social conditions. Life>s path can>t be changed.
4uture &4
,,,,,..
Brefer or( to play. Don>t gi#e in to temptation.
)atalistic Da#e a strong belief in life after death and importance of
&5 ,,,,,.. in life.





Questions &'40
Choose the correct letter! +! or $.

&' We are all present hedonists
+ at school
at birth
$ hile eating and drin(ing

&( American boys drop out of school at a higher rate than girls because
+ they need to be in control of the ay they learn
they play #ideo games instead of doing school or(
$ they are not as intelligent as girls

&) Bresent4orientated children
+ do not realise present actions can ha#e negati#e future effects
are unable to learn lessons from past mista(es
$ (no hat could happen if they do something bad! but do it anyay

&* Ef Americans had an e+tra day per ee(! they ould spend it
+ or(ing harder
building relationships
$ sharing family meals

40 %nderstanding ho people thin( about time can help us
+ become more #irtuous
or( together better
$ identify careless or ambitious people


Transcript
NarratorA
&est $
"ou ill hear a number of different recordings and you ill ha#e to anser questions on
hat you hear. &here ill be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you
ill ha#e a chance to chec( your or(. All the recordings ill be played once only. &he
test is in 4 sections. At the end of the test you ill be gi#en $0 minutes to transfer your
ansers to an anser sheet. No turn to section $.

Section 1
"ou ill hear a con#ersation beteen a cler( at the enquiries des( of a transport
company and a man ho is as(ing for tra#el information. )irst you ha#e some time to
loo( at questions $ to 1.
FG0 secondsH
"ou ill see that there is an e+ample that has been done for you. :n this occasion only
the con#ersation relating to this ill be played first.


WomanA 9ood morning! &ra#el Lin(. Do can E help you7
;anA 9ood morning. E li#e in /aysater and E>d li(e to get to Darbour City
tomorro before $$am.
WomanA Well! to get to /aysater ,
;anA No! no. E li#e in /aysater 5 my destination is Darbour City.
WomanA Iorry. Cight< so that>s /aysater to Darbour City. Are you planning to
tra#el by bus or train7
NarratorA
&he man ants to go to Darbour City! so Darbour City has been ritten in the space.
No e shall begin. "ou should anser the questions as you listen because you ill not
hear the recording a second time. Listen carefully and anser questions $ to 1.

WomanA 9ood morning! &ra#el Lin(. Do can E help you7
;anA 9ood morning. E li#e in /aysater and E>d li(e to get to Darbour City
tomorro before $$am.
WomanA Well! to get to /aysater ,
;anA No! no. E li#e in /aysater 5 my destination is Darbour City.
WomanA Iorry. Cight< so that>s /aysater to Darbour City. Are you planning to
tra#el by bus or train7
;anA E don>t mind really! hiche#er option is faster! E suppose.
WomanA Well! if you catch a railay e+press! that>ll get you there in under
an hour , Let>s see 5 yes! if you can ma(e the J.60am e+press! E>d
recommend you do that.
;anA 9reat. Which station does that lea#e from7
WomanA Delendale is the nearest train station to you.
;anA Did you say Delens#ale7
omanA No! Delendale 5 that>s D4'4L4'4N4D4A4L4'
;anA What>s the best ay to get to the Delendale station then7
WomanA Well! hang on a minute hile E loo( into that , No! it seems to me that
you ha#e to options. :ption one ould be to ta(e the -0. bus from the
/aysater Ihopping Centre to Central Itreet. When you get there! you
transfer to another bus hich ill ta(e you to the station. :r! the second
option! if you don>t mind al(ing a couple of (ilometres! is to go directly
to Central Itreet and get straight on the bus going to the train station.
;anA :(ay. Which bus is that7
WomanA &he -JG ill ta(e you to the station.
;anA E guess the al( ill be good for me so that might be the better option.
What time do E catch the -JG7
WomanA &here are to buses that should get you to the station on timeA one 8ust
before nine o>cloc( and one 8ust after. /ut loo(! at that time of the
morning it might be better to ta(e the earlier one 8ust in case there>s a
traffic 8am or something. &he K.11 is probably safer than the J.01.
;anA "eah! E don>t ant to the miss the train! so E>ll be sure to get on the fi#e4
to4nine bus.




NarratorA

/efore you hear the rest of the con#ersation! you ha#e some time to loo( at questions .
to $0.
FG0 secondsH
No listen and anser questions . to $0.


;anA /y the ay! ho much ill E ha#e to pay in fares7
WomanA Well! you can get a tic(et on the bus for 0$.K0 cash and you>ll need 0$0
each ay for the train. Wait! do you ha#e a &ra#el Lin( Card7
;anA No! but E can get one before tomorro.
WomanA :(ay! ell that>ll ma(e it considerably cheaper then. &he bus ill cost
0$.10 each ay! and the train ill be 5 the train to Darbour City ill ,
still cost 0$0.00 because you>ll be tra#elling during pea( hours in the
morning! so no sa#ings there! E>m afraid. Doe#er! if you could come
bac( at an off4pea( time ,
;anA What does that mean7
WomanA Well! if you could start your return 8ourney before 1pm or later than half
past - in the e#ening ,
;anA Actually! E asn>t planning on coming bac( till at least K o>cloc( anyay.
WomanA En that case! you can ma(e quite a sa#ing if you use your &ra#el Lin(
Card. "ou did say you ere planning to purchase one! didn>t you7
;anA "es! E>ll pic( one up later today.
WomanA 9ood 5 that ould mean that your return train 8ourney ould only cost
you 0-.$1 ith your card.
;anA &han( you.
WomanA Es there anything else E can help you ith7
;anA Actually! there is. Do you (no if E can use the &ra#el Lin( Card on
ferries7
WomanA Ef you>re thin(ing of the Darbour City ferries that go bac( and forth
beteen the north and south ban(! those are the commuter ferries! then
yes. A one4ay trip costs 04.10 but ith your card you>d ma(e a G0L
sa#ing and only pay 06.11.
;anA Io! 06.11 for the commuter ferry ,What about the tour boats7

WomanA "ou mean the tourist ferries that go upri#er on sightseeing tours7 No 5
they only ta(e cash or credit card. &hey>re not part of the &ra#el Lin(
Company.
;anA :h! E see. E don>t suppose you (no the cost of a tour7
WomanA En actual fact! E do! because E too( a friend on the trip upri#er 8ust last
ee(. We decided on the afternoon tour and that as 061 each but E
understand that you can do the hole day for 0.1.
;anA &han( you. "ou>#e been a great help.
WomanA ;y pleasure. 'n8oy your day out.

NarratorA
&hat is the end of section $. "ou no ha#e half a minute to chec( your ansers.
F60 secondsH
No turn to section G.




.arrator0 Section %
"ou ill hear a guidance counsellor tal(ing to a group of students. )irst you ha#e some
time to loo( at questions $$ to $4.
FG0 secondsH
Listen carefully and anser questions $$ to $4.

Ipea(erA

Dello e#eryone. E>m the counselling administrator here at It. E#e>s College and
E>#e been as(ed to come and tal( to you about our counselling team and the ser#ices
that e offer.
We ha#e three professional counsellors here at It. E#esA Louise /agsha! &ony
Denby and Naomi )lynn. &hey each hold daily one4on4one sessions ith students! but
hich counsellor you see ill depend on a number of factors.
Ef you>#e ne#er used a counsellor before! then you should ma(e an appointment
ith Naomi )lynn. Naomi specialises in seeing ne students and offers a preliminary
session here she ill tal( to you about hat you can e+pect from counselling! folloed
by some simple questions about hat you ould li(e to discuss. &his can be really
helpful for students ho are feeling a bit orried about the counselling process. Naomi is
also the best option for students ho can only see a counsellor outside office hours. Ihe
is not in on ;ondays! but starts early on Wednesday mornings and or(s late on
&hursday e#enings! so you can see her before your first class or after your last class on
those days.
Louise staffs our drop4in centre throughout the day. Ef you need to see someone
ithout a prior appointment then she is the one to #isit. Blease note that if you use this
ser#ice then Louise ill either see you herself! or place you ith the ne+t a#ailable
counsellor. Ef you ant to be sure to see the same counsellor on each #isit! then e
strongly recommend you ma(e an appointment ahead of time. "ou can do this at
reception during office hours or by using our online boo(ing form.
&ony is our neest addition to the counselling team. De is our only male
counsellor and he has an e+tensi#e bac(ground in stress management and rela+ation
techniques. We encourage anyone ho is trying to deal ith an+iety to see him. &ony

ill introduce you to a full range of techniques to help you cope ith this problem such
as body aareness! time management and positi#e reinforcement.

NarratorA
/efore you hear the rest of the tal(! you ha#e some time to loo( at questions $1 to G0.
FG0 secondsH
No listen and anser questions $1 to G0.

Ipea(erA

'ach semester the counselling team runs a number of small group or(shops.
&hese last for to hours and are free to all enrolled students.
:ur first or(shop is called Ad8usting. We>#e found that tertiary education can
come as a big shoc( for some people. After the structured learning en#ironment of
school! it is easy to feel lost. En this or(shop! e ill introduce you to hat is necessary
for academic success. As you might e+pect! e>re targeting first4year students ith this
offering.
9etting organised follos on from the first or(shop. Dere! e>re going to help
you brea( the habit of putting things off! get the most out of your time and disco#er the
right balance beteen academic and recreational acti#ities. With 9etting organised!
e>re catering to a broader crod! hich includes all undergraduates and
postgraduates.
Ne+t up is a or(shop called Communicating. &he ay people interact here may
be quite different to hat you>re used to! especially if you>#e come from abroad. We>ll
co#er an area that many foreign students struggle ith 5 ho to tal( ith teachers and
other staff. We>ll co#er all aspects of multicultural communication. Enternational students
tend to get a lot out of this class! so e particularly encourage you to come along! but E
must say that sometimes students from a local bac(ground find it helpful too. Io!
e#eryone is elcomeM
&he An+iety or(shop is held later on in the year and deals ith something you
ill all be familiar ith 5 the ner#es and an+iety that come hen e+ams are approaching.
;any students go through their entire academic careers suffering li(e this! but you don>t
ha#e to. Come to this or(shop and e>ll teach you all about rela+ation and ho to

breathe properly! as ell as meditation and other strategies to remain calm. We>#e
tailored this or(shop to anyone ho is going to sit e+ams.
)inally! e ha#e the ;oti#ation or(shop. &he big topic here is ho to stay on
target and moti#ated during long4term research pro8ects. &his or(shop is strictly for
research students! as less4ad#anced students already ha#e se#eral or(shops catering
to their needs.
Well! that>s it! than(s for your time. Ef you ha#e any questions or ant more
information about our ser#ices! do come and see us at the Counselling Ier#ice.

NarratorA
&hat is the end of section G. "ou no ha#e half a minute to chec( your ansers.
F60 secondsH
No turn to section 6.


.arrator0 Section &
"ou ill hear a con#ersation beteen a tutor and to students ho are preparing for an
'nglish literature test. )irst you ha#e some time to loo( at questions G$ to G4.
FG0 secondsH
Listen carefully and anser questions G$ to G4

&utorA Dello Lorna! Ean. 9lad you could ma(e it. "ou>re the only to ho put
your names don for this literature tutorial so let>s get started! shall e7 E
ant to run o#er some aspects of the no#el! &he Iecret 9arden! ith you
before the test ne+t ee(. /e sure to ta(e some notes and as( questions
if you need to.
EanA Dey Lorna! ha#e you got a spare pen7
LornaA Iure! here you are.
&utorA :(ay! so! the story follos to (ey characters 5 you should refer to them
as protagonists 5 ho go by the names of ;ary Lenno+ and Colin
Cra#en. &he story is set shortly after the turn of the tentieth century! and
the narrati#e trac(s the de#elopment of the protagonists as they learn to
o#ercome their on personal troubles together.
LornaA &hat>s quite a common storyline! isn>t it7
&utorA "es! you>re right! Lorna. Io! hat can you tell me about the character of
;ary7
LornaA Well! in the beginning she is an angry! rude child ho is orphaned after a
cholera outbrea( and forced to lea#e Endia and mo#e to the %nited
=ingdom to her uncle>s house in "or(shire.
&utorA &hat>s right 5 and there she meets Colin ho spends his days in an
isolated room! belie#ing himself to be permanently crippled ith no hope
of e#er gaining the ability to al(. &he to stri(e up a friendship and
gradually learn 5 by encouraging each other 5 that they can both become
healthy! happy and fulfilled in life.
EanA Will e need to remember a lot of these details for the e+am7
&utorA Nust the basic outline. '+aminers don>t ant to read a plot summary 5
they (no hat the boo( is about. )ocus on narrati#e techniques instead!
such as point of #ie.

LornaA What>s that mean7
&utorA Et>s all about ho e see the story. &his story! for e+ample! is ritten from
the perspecti#e of hat is called an ?omniscient narrator@. :mniscient
means all4(noing. Io! as readers e get to see ho all the characters
feel about things! hat they li(e and don>t li(e! and hat their moti#ations
are in the story.


NarratorA
/efore you hear the rest of the con#ersation! you ha#e some time to loo( at questions G1
to 60.
FG0 secondsH
No listen and anser questions G1 to 60.

EanA Won>t it be hard to rite a technical analysis7 After all! it>s a (ids> boo(.
&utorA Well! it as initially pitched at adults you (no! but o#er the years it has
become seen as a more youth4orientated or(. And you>re right in a
sense 5 the simple #ocabulary and absence of foreshadoing ma(e the
story #ery easy to follo and ideally suited for children. /ut that doesn>t
mean there isn>t much to analyse. Loo( at the symbolism! for instance.
LornaA Iymbols are things! right7 ;aterial things 5 li(e ob8ects 5 that stand for
abstract ideas.
&utorA Absolutely! yes. And the author uses many of them. &here>s the robin
redbreast! for e+ample! hich symbolises the ise and gentle nature that
;ary ill soon adopt 5 note that the robin is described as ?not at all li(e
the birds in Endia@. Coses are used as ell 5 as a personal symbol for
;istress Cra#en 5 you>ll see they>re alays mentioned alongside her
name. And ;istress Cra#en>s portrait can also be interpreted as a symbol
of her spirit.
EanA Are symbols 8ust another name for motifs7
&utorA No! motifs are a bit different. &hey don>t ha#e as direct a connection ith
something the ay that a symbol does. ;otifs are simply recurring
elements of the story that support the mood.
LornaA Are there any in this no#el7

&utorA "es! to #ery important ones. &he 9arden of 'den is a motif. Et comes up
a fe times in connection ith the garden of the story. And then you>#e
got the role that secrets play in the story. En the beginning! e#erything is
steeped in secrecy! and sloly the characters share their secrets and in
the process mo#e from dar(ness to lightness! metaphorically! but also in
the case of Colin! quite literally. Dis room in the beginning has the
curtains dran! and he appears at the end in the brightness of the
garden.
EanA Anything else e need to (no about7
&utorA "es. Nearly all no#els e+plore uni#ersal concepts that e#eryone has
e+perienced 5 things li(e lo#e! family! loneliness! friendship. &hese are
called themes. &he Iecret 9arden has a fe themes that all centre on the
idea of connections. &he no#el e+plores! for e+ample! the ay that health
can determine and be determined by our outloo( on life. As Colin>s health
impro#es! so too do his perceptions of his strength and possibility. &he
author also e+amines the lin( beteen our en#ironment and our physical
and emotional prosperity. &he dar(! cramped rooms of the manor house
stifle the de#elopment of our protagonists< the garden and natural
en#ironments allo them to blossom! 8ust as the floers do. )inally! this
boo( loo(s at connections beteen indi#iduals! namely ;ary and Colin.
&his necessity of human companionship is the no#el>s most significant
theme 5 because none of their de#elopment as indi#iduals ould ha#e
occurred ithout their (noing each other. Well! that about sums it up! E
thin(.
LornaA &hat>s a great help! than(s.
EanA "es! than(s #ery much.
NarratorA
&hat is the end of section 6. "ou no ha#e half a minute to chec( your ansers.
F60 secondsH
No turn to section 4.


.arrator0 Section 4
"ou ill hear a tal( on the topic of time perspecti#es. )irst you ha#e some time to loo( at
questions 6$ to 40.
FG0 secondsH
Listen carefully and anser questions 6$ to 40.

Ipea(erA

&oday! E>m going to be tal(ing about time. Ipecifically E>ll be loo(ing at ho people thin(
about time! and ho these time perspecti#es structure our li#es. According to social
psychologists! there are si+ ays of thin(ing about time! hich are called personal time
Oones.

&he first to are based in the past. Bast positi#e thin(ers spend most of their time in a
state of nostalgia! fondly remembering moments such as birthdays! marriages and
important achie#ements in their life. &hese are the (inds of people ho (eep family
records! boo(s and photo albums. Beople li#ing in the past negati#e time Oone are also
absorbed by earlier times! but they focus on all the bad things 5 regrets! failures! poor
decisions. &hey spend a lot of time thin(ing about ho life could ha#e been.

&hen! e ha#e people ho li#e in the present. Bresent hedonists are dri#en by pleasure
and immediate sensation. &heir life motto is to ha#e a good time and a#oid pain. Bresent
fatalists li#e in the moment too! but they belie#e this moment is the product of
circumstances entirely beyond their control< it>s their fate. Whether it>s po#erty! religion or
society itself! something stops these people from belie#ing they can play a role in
changing their outcomes in life. Life simply ?is@ and that>s that.

Loo(ing at the future time Oone! e can see that people classified as future acti#e are
the planners and go4getters. &hey or( rather than play and resist temptation. Decisions
are made based on potential consequences! not on the e+perience itself. A second
future4orientated perspecti#e! future fatalistic! is dri#en by the certainty of life after death

and some (ind of a 8udgement day hen they ill be assessed on ho #irtuously they
ha#e li#ed and hat success they ha#e had in their li#es.

:(ay! let>s mo#e on. "ou might as( ?ho do these time Oones affect our li#es7@ Well!
let>s start at the beginning. '#eryone is brought into this orld as a present hedonist. No
e+ceptions. :ur initial needs and demands 5 to be arm! secure! fed and atered 5 all
stem from the present moment. /ut things change hen e enter formal education 5
e>re taught to stop e+isting in the moment and to begin thin(ing about future outcomes.

/ut! did you (no that e#ery nine seconds a child in the %IA drops out of school7 )or
boys! the rate is much higher than for girls. We could easily say ?Ah! ell! boys 8ust
aren>t as bright as girls@ but the e#idence doesn>t support this. A recent study states that
boys in America! by the age of tenty one! ha#e spent $0!000 hours playing #ideo
games. &he research suggests that they>ll ne#er fit in the traditional classroom because
these boys require a situation here they ha#e the ability to manage their on learning
en#ironment.

No! let>s loo( at the ay e do pre#ention education. All pre#ention education is aimed
at a future time Oone. We say ?don>t smo(e or you>ll get cancer@! ?get good grades or you
on>t get a good 8ob@. /ut ith present4orientated (ids that 8ust doesn>t or(. Although
they understand the potentially negati#e consequences of their actions! they persist ith
the beha#iour because they>re not li#ing for the future< they>re in the moment right no.
We can>t use logic and it>s no use reminding them of potential fall4out from their
decisions or pre#ious errors of 8udgment 5 e>#e got to get in their minds 8ust as they>re
about to ma(e a choice.

&ime perspecti#es ma(e a big difference in ho e #alue and use our time. When
Americans are as(ed ho busy they are! the #ast ma8ority report being busier than e#er
before. &hey admit to sacrificing their relationships! personal time and a good night>s
sleep for their success. &enty years ago! .0L of Americans had sit4don dinners ith
their families! and no only G0L do. /ut hen they>re as(ed hat they ould do ith an
eight4day ee(! they say ?:h that>d be great@. &hey ould spend that time labouring
aay to achie#e more. &hey>re constantly trying to get ahead! to get toard a future
point of happiness.


Io! it>s really important to be aare of ho other people thin( about time. We tend to
thin(A ?:h! that person>s really irresponsible@ or ?&hat guy>s poer hungry@ but often hat
e>re loo(ing at is not fundamental differences of personality! but really 8ust different
ays of thin(ing about time. Ieeing these conflicts as differences in time perspecti#e!
rather than distinctions of character! can facilitate more effecti#e cooperation beteen
people and get the most out of each person>s indi#idual strengths.

NarratorA
&hat is the end of section 4. "ou no ha#e half a minute to chec( your ansers.
F60 secondsH
&hat is the end of the listening test. "ou no ha#e $0 minutes to transfer your ansers
to the listening anser sheet.