Ready for IELTS, Unit 11, Listening, Section 1

Questions 1-10

Ex. 1
Teacher’s note
- Without looking at the questions, ask students to think of things a school
secretary and a parent might discuss.
If they find this concept a bit alien, put a mixture of topics on the board and let
them suggest which ones might be appropriate and which ones not.
If you are teaching students who were not exposed in their shooling to such trips,
you might like to do a small brainstorming exercise on what they think such trips
include and their purpose.
A school secretary takes care of administrative details, schedules appointments
and handles school communication.
concept an idea or a principle that is connected with something abstract
concept (of something) the concept of social class
concept (that…) the concept that everyone should have equality of
opportunity
alien adj (disapproving) not usual or acceptable
alien to somebody/something The idea is alien to our religion.
A referendum is alien to the party’s concept of democracy.
mixture [countable, usually singular] a combination of different things
The city is a mixture of old and new buildings.
We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror.
expose somebody to something to let somebody find out about something by giving
them experience of it or showing them what it is like
We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible.
mountain communities that had not been exposed to tourism before
schooling [uncountable] (formal) the education you receive at school
secondary schooling He had very little schooling.
Who’s paying for her schooling?
brainstorming U a way of making a group of people all think about something at the
same time, often in order to solve a problem or to create good ideas
a brainstorming session
- Go over the ‘Don’t forget’ advice.
This should be automatic for them by this stage in the course.
Monitor those who may still not be doing this effectively.
go over sth to examine or check something carefully
Go over your work before you hand it in.
Possible answers
Cost, time, deposit, accommodation, numbers, teachers, registration, clothes
a deposit (on something) [usually singular] a sum of money that is given as the first
part of a larger payment
SYNONYM DOWN PAYMENT
 They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit.
All deposits are non-refundable.
registration [uncountable, countable] the act of making an official record of
something/somebody
the registration of letters and parcels
the registration of students for a course
registration fees vehicle registrations
Don’t forget
Questions 1-10
Teacher’s note
- Play the recording through once.
Give the students a chance to transfer their answers to an answer sheet or a piece
of paper.
If necessary, play the recording again and check as usual, pausing at the answers.
Questions 1-5
Answers
1 Peru 2 in pairs 3 15
duration [uncountable] (formal) the length of time that something lasts or continues
The school was used as a hospital for the duration of the war.
a contract of three years’ duration
4 spending money
exclude something (from something) to deliberately not include something in what
you are doing or considering
The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures.
Try excluding fat from your diet.
5 holidays
Script
administrator a person whose job is to manage and organize the public or business
affairs of a company or an institution, or a person who works in an office dealing with
records, accounts, etc.
a hospital administrator
For an application form, please contact our administrator.
S: ... Damian speaking ...
headmaster (usually North American English principal) a male teacher who is in
charge of a school, especially a private school
P: ... It’s Margaret Williams here.
S: ... we normally print a factsheet ... but that won’t be done ...
fact sheet a piece of paper or an electronic document giving information about a
subject, especially (in Britain) one discussed on a radio or television programme
For further details, write in for our free fact sheet.
S: The trip in the current school year will be to ...
specifically adv in a detailed and exact way
I specifically told you not to go near the water!
thrilling adj exciting and enjoyable
 a thrilling experience/finish
inclusive adj having the total cost, or the cost of something that is mentioned,
contained in the price
The fully inclusive fare for the trip is £52.
inclusive of something The rent is inclusive of water and heating
Opposite exclusive
host [countable] a person who invites guests to a meal, a party, etc. or who has people
staying at their house
Ian, our host, introduced us to the other guests.
bursary an amount of money that is given to somebody so that they can study,
usually at a college or university
Synonym grant, scholarship
come down if a price, a temperature, a rate, etc. comes down, it gets lower
The price of gas is coming down.
Gas is coming down in price.
fund [countable] an amount of money that has been saved or has been made available
for a particular purpose
a disaster relief fund the company’s pension fund
the International Monetary Fund
S: ... in the school hardship fund
hardship U C a situation that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have
enough money, food, clothes, etc.
economic/financial, etc. hardship
It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening.
Questions 6-10
Answers
6 29th September
release something to make something available to the public
Police have released no further details about the accident.
to release a movie/book/CD
new products released onto the market
7 interview 8 20/twenty 9 2/two 10 100/one hundred
a deposit (on something) [usually singular] a sum of money that is given as the first
part of a larger payment
SYNONYM DOWN PAYMENT
They normally ask you to pay $100 (as a) deposit.
All deposits are non-refundable.
Ex. 2
Teacher’s note
- Ask the students to discuss the questions in pairs.