Group 3: IELTS Questions

(Unit 1: Business Topic) Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 21-
25 on your answer sheet.

21. What is Chloe concerned about?

A. her knowledge of maths
B. her ability to write essays
C. her lack of business experience
22. Which of the following does Ivan feel he has improved?
A. his computer skills.
B. his presentation skills..
C. his time management
23. What does Chloe especially like about the course?
A. She won’t have to do a final examination.
B. She can spend time working in a business.
C. She can study a foreign language.
24. Ivan is pleased that the university is going to have _______
A. more lecture rooms.
B. a larger library.
C. more courses.
25. What does Ivan advise Chloe to do?
A. contact his tutor.
B. read about some other universities.
C. visit the university.
(Unit 1: Business Topic) Choose the correct answers A-C and write them next to 26-
30 on your answer sheet.

26. After Ivan told Chloe that course would help in marketing and advertising,
What course does Chloe think she should pursue?
A. public relations
B. statistical probability subject
C. Public speaking
27. Chloe decided to take up the course because Chloe was interested in
__________.
A. marketing
B. information systems
C. human resources
28. Why did Chloe pursue a course in taxation?
A. to help her run her own business
B. because she is interested in figures
C. to help her graduate
29. Which course Chloe thinks she isn’t suitable for?

A. Marketing

B. Human resources

C. Tax management

30. Which is compulsory course and the structure of business?

A. Information systems
B. Education system
C. Database management system

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Answer Table:

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

B C A C A C A A B C

Audio Transcript

You will hear two people called Chloe and Ivan talking about a business studies
course. First you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25 .

Pause the recording for 30 seconds.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25.

Chloe: Oh! Hi, Ivan!

Ivan: Hi, Chloe!

Chloe: I'm glad I bumped into you because I've been looking at this prospectus about
courses at the university. I'm thinking of doing a business studies degree. Isn't that what
you're doing?

Ivan: Yes, I'm about to start my third year. I think you'd enjoy it. Is there something on
the course that you're not sure about?

Chloe: Well, you know, I've been working for a publisher for the last four years as a
production assistant.

Ivan: That will be really valuable experience because a lot of people go to university
straight from school and don't have that kind of background.

Chloe: Yeah, I know and I'm used to dealing with figures and percentages and things but
it's been a while since I've sat down and put my ideas into an essay. I was never that good
at it. And I'm not sure I can do it now.

Ivan: But you did okay in school. So I'm sure you'll soon get into it again. I was worried
about different things when I started, like if I'd be able to use all the computer programs,
but you only really need the basics. You have to do a lot of presentations and I thought
that would be hard but we'd actually had such a lot of practice at school. It was fine.

Chloe: Did you find writing essays easy?

Ivan: It was okay but I was hopeless in getting them in by the deadline and I was always
like Fletcher's, so I had to work hard at that and I tend to be early now,

Chloe: It's good that you've sorted yourself out before you go and get a job or you might
not have it very long. I think the course looks really interesting.

Ivan: It is and it also gave me the chance to spend six months working in a local business
last year.

Chloe: That's not so important for me unless I can go abroad to use my language but that
doesn't seem to be on offer which is a shame. What really appeals to me though is the
idea of being assessed throughout the year. I think that's a much more productive way of
learning, instead of everything being decided in exam at the end.

Ivan: It's good for people like you who are hardworking all year round. You'll be
spending all your time in the library. They just expanded it too.

Chloe: That’s good.

Ivan: Well, yes, and no. They've made the study area bigger, but it means they've taken
some of the magazines and periodicals away. So I think it was better as it was. The
university is expanding all the time and there are lots of new courses coming next year.

Chloe: Well, that's great news, isn't it? It means the college will have a better reputation
as more people will hear about it. So that's good for us.

Ivan: I agree, but they really need to add more lecture rooms as we often have lectures in
tiny rooms.

Chloe: Well, you obviously think overall it's a good place to do a degree. I should
probably go and have a look round.

Ivan: Well, it's holidays now and there's not much going on there.

Chloe: Oh! So, it's probably not worth going in now,

Ivan: But you could email my tutor. I know he'd be happy to answer any questions and I
can give you his email address. I looked at quite a lot of other universities and read lots of
prospectuses, but I thought this one was the best.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions
26 to 30.

Pause the recording for 30 seconds.

Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30.

Chloe: I was a bit unsure about all the different subjects, you can choose on this course.

Ivan: Well, I can tell you a bit about them. There are some subjects you have to do and
some that you can choose. The most interesting course I've done, is public relations.

Chloe: From what I've read. It doesn't look very demanding. Some of it is really just
common sense.

Ivan: But it will be really useful if you want to go into marketing or advertising.

Chloe: That's true, but I need to find out a bit more about it first, before I decide, if it will
really help me. It's difficult to tell from the prospectus.

Ivan: But you are interested in marketing.

Chloe: Oh, yes.

Ivan: Well, you can choose a marketing course. I wasn't very impressed with that course,
actually. The tutor didn't make it very interesting.

Chloe: It's good to put on your CV that you've done a marketing course though. So that
would be a definite for me and maybe I'd get a different tutor. What other courses did you
choose?

Ivan: I'm doing taxation as I was thinking of training to be an accountant, but I'm not sure
now.

Chloe: Oh that will be a good option for me because I enjoy working with figures.
Although I don't want to be an accountant, it'll be good to have an understanding of
taxation, especially if I ever run my own business.

Ivan: Then there's the most popular course, which is human resources and a lot of people
seem to get jobs in that field.

Chloe: My friend works in human resources, and she's really good at it. But I don't think
I've got the right personality. So I'd give that one a mess. I'm more interested in how
businesses actually work, the structure.

Ivan: That's a compulsory course, the structure of business, but you might find
information systems helpful.

Chloe: Is that kind of computer programs?

Ivan: Some of it is, but also databases, project management and other things.

Chloe: Oh! sounds useful, but I'll have to look at some of the other possibilities first, you
know, Ivan this course sounds as though it would suit me. I'm going to apply.

Ivan: Great! If there's anything else you want to ask me, you've got my number.

Chloe: Thanks.