Cambridge IELTS Practice Tests 4, Test 2, Listening, Section 3

Questions 21-24
Answers
assignment [countable, uncountable] a task or piece of work that somebody is given
to do, usually as part of their job or studies
You will need to complete three written assignments per semester
She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers.
one of our reporters on assignment in China
assess to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something
assess somebody/something It's difficult to assess the effects of these
changes.
assess somebody/something as something The young men were assessed as
either safe or unsafe drivers.
assess whether, how, etc… The committee assesses whether a building is
worth preserving.
21 collecting data / gathering data / data collection
gather something to collect information from different sources
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
22 1,500 23 5
small-scale adj (of an organization, activity, etc.) not large in size or extent; limited in
what it does
small-scale farming
a small-scale study of couples in second marriages
24 3,000-4,000
Questions 25 and 26
Answers B, C
invalid adj not based on all the facts, and therefore not correct
an invalid argument
reveal to make something known to somebody
SYNONYM DISCLOSE
reveal something (to somebody) to reveal a secret
reveal (that)… The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20
million last year.
it is revealed that… It was revealed that important evidence had been
suppressed.
reveal how, what, etc… Officers could not reveal how he died.
reveal somebody/something to be/have something Salted peanuts were
recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack.
delay [countable] a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of
a problem that makes something slow or late
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.
Script
Rosa: ... Have you worked out how to deal with this assignment then?
work sth out (especially British English) to find the answer to something
SYNONYM SOLVE
to work out a problem
work out what, where, etc… Can you work out what these squiggles mean?
deal with sth to solve a problem, perform a task, etc.
to deal with enquiries/issues/complaints
He's good at dealing with pressure.
assignment [countable, uncountable] a task or piece of work that somebody is given
to do, usually as part of their job or studies
You will need to complete three written assignments per semester
She is in Greece on an assignment for one of the Sunday newspapers.
one of our reporters on assignment in China
Mick: ... we’ve only been here a couple ...?
Rosa: ... me what the task is exactly?
assess to make a judgement about the nature or quality of somebody/something
assess somebody/something It's difficult to assess the effects of these
changes.
assess somebody/something as something The young men were assessed as
either safe or unsafe drivers.
assess whether, how, etc… The committee assesses whether a building is
worth preserving.
Mick: ... words. That’s for the essay ... making appropriate use of the method chosen to
gather data from ...
small-scale adj (of an organization, activity, etc.) not large in size or extent; limited in
what it does
small-scale farming
a small-scale study of couples in second marriages
gather something to collect information from different sources
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
Pete: ... of three to four ...
Rosa: Did you get as far as discussing which form of data collection we should go for ...
get doing something to start doing something
I got talking to her.We need to get going soon.
far adv used when you are asking or talking about the degree to which something is
true or possible
How far can we trust him?
His parents supported him as far as they could.
go for sth to choose something
I think I'll go for the fruit salad.
Mick: ... use a questionnaire. It’ll be so much less time-consumingthan organizing the
interviews, I reckon. Once we’ve agreed on the wording of it, we only have ...
time-consuming adj taking or needing a lot of time
 a difficult and time-consuming process
It’s quite time-consuming having to check all the labels individually.
reckon (that)… (informal, especially British English) to think something or have an
opinion about something
I reckon (that) I’m going to get that job.He'll be famous one day.
What do you reckon (= do you agree)?
They'll never find out.’ ‘You reckon?’ (= I think you may be wrong about that)
wording [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the words that are used in a piece
of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen
The wording was deliberately ambiguous.
It was the standard form of wording for a consent letter.
Rosa: ... it probably would be quicker. But what did that article he gave us last week say
about ...?
Mick: I’m pretty sure ...
pretty adv (with adjectives and adverbs) (rather informal) to some extent; fairly
I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
The game was pretty good.
highly adv very
highly successful/skilled/intelligent
highly competitive/critical/sensitive
It is highly unlikely that she'll be late.
in the first place used to talk about the beginning of a situation, or the situation
before something happened
Why did you agree to meet her in the first place?
He wouldn’t have given you the job in the first place if he didn’t think you
could do it.
Rosa: ... Something about the response rate and the problems you get if it’s too low.
rate the number of times something happens, or the number of examples of
something within a certain period
birth/unemployment/crime etc rate Australia’s unemployment rate rose to
6.5% in February.
high/low rate of something areas with high rates of crime
Mick: ... need data from five subjects antway.
Rosa: ... it mentioned was that questionnaire data tends not to reveal anything
unexpected ... fixed in advance by the researcher.
reveal to make something known to somebody
SYNONYM DISCLOSE
reveal something (to somebody) to reveal a secret
reveal (that)… The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20
million last year.
it is revealed that… It was revealed that important evidence had been
suppressed.
reveal how, what, etc… Officers could not reveal how he died.
 reveal somebody/something to be/have something Salted peanuts were
recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack.
fix something to decide on a date, a time, an amount, etc. for something
SYNONYM SET
Has the date of the next meeting been fixed?
They fixed the rent at £100 a week.
researcher a person who studies something carefully and tries to discover new facts
about it
European researchers say olive oil could help prevent cancer.
Mick: ... It’s not meant to be real research ....
be meant to be something to be generally considered to be something
This restaurant is meant to be excellent.
Questions 25 and 26
Answers
invalid adj not based on all the facts, and therefore not correct
an invalid argument
reveal to make something known to somebody
SYNONYM DISCLOSE
reveal something (to somebody) to reveal a secret
reveal (that)… The report reveals (that) the company made a loss of £20
million last year.
it is revealed that… It was revealed that important evidence had been
suppressed.
reveal how, what, etc… Officers could not reveal how he died.
reveal somebody/something to be/have something Salted peanuts were
recently revealed to be the nation's favourite snack.
delay [countable] a period of time when somebody/something has to wait because of
a problem that makes something slow or late
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today.
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter.
Questions 27-30
Answers
publisher a person or company that prepares and prints books, magazines,
newspapers or electronic products and makes them available to the public
Several publishers are competing in the same market.
publication [uncountable, countable] the act of printing a book, a magazine, etc. and
making it available to the public; a book, a magazine, etc. that has been published
the publication date the publication of his first novel
specialist publications
27 Mehta
sample a number of people or things taken from a larger group and used in tests to
provide information about the group
The interviews were given to a random sample of students.
The survey covers a representative sample of schools.
 a sample survey
28 Survey Research 29 London University / London University Press
press [countable] a business that prints and publishes books
Oxford University Press
30 1988
Script
Rosa: Maybe I’d better go through ...
Mick: ... It’s in that series published by ...
Pete: ... a book in the departmental library that’ll be helpful ....
department (abbreviation Dept) a section of a large organization such as a
government, business, university, etc.
the Department of Health the Treasury Department
a government/university, etc. department
the marketing/sales, etc. department
tutorial a period of teaching in a university that involves discussion between an
individual student or a small group of students and a tutor
The total number of hours spent in lectures, tutorials and practicals varies
according to the course of study.
meet up (with sb) (rather informal) to meet somebody, especially by arrangement
They met up again later for a drink.
suit [no passive] (not used in the progressive tenses) to be convenient or useful for
somebody
suit somebody/something Choose a computer to suit your particular needs.
it suits somebody to do something It suits me to start work at a later time.
look through sth [no passive] to examine or read something quickly
She looked through her notes before the exam.