SECTION 1
1. Answer: hostel
2. Answer: Buckleigh
3. Answer: PE9 7QT
4. Answer: waiter
5. Answer: politics
6. Answer: cycling
7. Answer: cinema
8. Answer: disabled
9. Answer: 4.30 (pm)/ half past four
10. Answer: 07788136711
SECTION 2
11-12. Answer: A. Some rooms now have a different use., B. A different type of seating has been installed.
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- We try hard to involve members of the public in the theatre. One way is by organizing backstage tours, so people can be shown round the building and learn how a theatre operates. These are proving very popular.What we’re finding is that people want to have lunch or a cup of coffee while they’re here, so we’re looking into the possibility of opening a cafe in due course. We have a bookshop, which specialises in books about drama, and that attracts plenty of customers. Then there are two large rooms that will be decorated next month, and they’ll be available for hire, for conferences and private functions, such as parties. We’re also considering hiring out costumes to amateur drama clubs.
- Explanation: Remember that you are asked what facilities are currently offered to the public.
Rooms for hire “will be decorated next month” so they are not yet open, thus A is incorrect. Likewise, the speaker says they are “considering” hiring out costumes and “looking into” opening a café in the future, indicating that the two services are not yet available. Hence C and E are incorrect. Backstage tours “are proving very popular” meaning they are already in operation. In addition, they have a bookshop therefore “backstage tours” and “bookshop” are currently offered to the public. B and D are the correct answers.
13-14 Answer: B. backstage tours , D. a bookshop
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- …we’re carrying out a major refurbishment at the moment. The interior has just been repainted, and we’re about to start on the exterior of the building – that’ll be a big job. The work’s running over budget, so we’ve had to postpone installing an elevator. I hope you’re happy running up and down stairs! When the theatre was built, people were generally slimmer and shorter than now, and the seats were very close together. We’ve replaced them with larger seats, with more legroom. This means fewer seats in total, but we’ve taken the opportunity to install seats that can easily be moved, to create different acting spaces. We’ve also turned a few storerooms over to other purposes, like using them for meetings.
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answers (A&B):
- outside = exterior
- different = other
- use = purpose
- Explanation: An elevator has not yet been installed, because there is not enough money – the cost of refurbishment (modernisation) is ‘running over budget’. So that job has not been done. C is not correct.
Work on the outside – the exterior – of the building has not started. It is ‘about to start’, so D is not correct.
There will be fewer seats in total, not extra seats, so E is not correct.
Old seats have been replaced with new, larger ones, indicating that “A different type of seating has been installed” so Bis correct.
The speaker also mentions that some storerooms are now used for other “purposes”, which has the same meaning as “use”, so Ais also correct.
You need to pay attention to the question asking about changes that HAVE BEEN made, not will be made in the future, thus the exterior and the elevator is irrelevant. The correct answers are A and B.
15-16. Answer: C. making puppets, E. lighting
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- Now I want to tell you about our workshops. We recently started a programme of workshops that anyone can join. Eventually we intend to run courses in acting, but we’re waiting until we’ve got the right people in place as trainers. That’s proving more difficult than we’d expected! There’s a big demand to learn about the technical side of putting on a production, and our lighting workshop has already started, with great success. We’re going to start one on sound next month. A number of people have enquired about workshops on make-up, and that’s something we’re considering for the future. A surprise success is the workshop on making puppets – we happen to have someone working here who does it as a hobby, and she offered to run a workshop, it was so popular we’re now running them every month!
- Explanation: In the same way as for questions 13 and 14, you are asked what workshops are CURRENTLY offered by the theatre.
The speaker says that they want to open one in acting but are waiting for the right trainers, so that is not open yet. The theatre will start a workshop about sound next month and they are also considering one for make-up, which means these two are not available at the moment either. Thus, A, B and D are not correct, because they refer to future possibilities.
The speaker mentions that lighting and making puppets workshops are really “popular” with “great success” so C and E are the correct answers.
17. Answer: G
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- Standing here in the foyer, you’re probably wondering why the box office isn’t here, where the public would expect to find it. Well, you might have noticed it on your way in – although it’s part of this building, it’s next door, with a separate entrance from the road.
- The separate entrance from the road is letter G. G is correct.
18. Answer: D
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- For the theatre manager’s office, you go across the foyer and through the double doors, turn right, and it’s the room at the end of the corridor, with the door on the left.
- Follow these instructions on the plan, and you will find the correct answer, D.
19. Answer: B
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- The lighting box is where the computerised stage lighting is operated, and it’s at the back of the building. When you’re through the double doors, turn left, turn right at the water cooler, and right again at the end. It’s the second room along that corridor.
- Following these instructions on the plan, we locate the correct answer, B.
20. Answer: F
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- The artistic director’s office is through the double doors, turn right, and it’s the first room you come to on the right-hand side. And finally, for the moment the room where I’ll take you next – the relaxation room.
- Follow these instructions on the plan, we locate the correct answer, F.
SECTION 3
21. Answer: A. factors affecting where organisms live
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- -But we need something about what causes different organisms to choose particular habitats.
-I agree. And something about finding out how to protect organisms in danger of dying out?
-In our aims? But we weren’t really looking at that.
-I suppose not.
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answer (A):
- affect = cause
- where organisms live = habitats
- Explanation: One speaker does talk about the protection of endangered species (“protect organisms in danger of dying out”) but she is talking about the solution, not the aim, to preserve them. Furthermore, the other speaker does not agree, so B is not correct.
C is irrelevant because there is no mention made of “classifying different organisms”.
What the speakers both agree to include in their aims is “what causes different organisms to choose particular habitats”. The meaning of “cause” is similar to “factors affecting” and “habitats” refers to where something lives, thus it can be understood that the students want to find out what affects where organisms live. Hence, A is the correct answer.
22. Answer: A. string
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- -What did they tell us to bring a ruler for?
-It was something about measuring the slope of the shore, but of course we didn’t need it because we were measuring wind direction, and we’d brought the compass for that…
-But not the piece of string to hold up in the air! Didn’t Mr Blake make a fuss about us leaving that behind.
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answer (A):
forget to take = leave behind
- Explanation: With regard to the ruler, one speaker says that they did not need it, but we can understand that they DID bring the ruler although it was not really useful.So C is incorrect.
In addition, they brought the compass to measure wind direction, so they definitely did not forget the compass at home. Therefore, B is also incorrect.
However, they were scolded by Mr. Blake because they left “the piece of string to hold up in the air” behind, so “string” isthe answer. A is correct.
23. Answer: C. the amount of information provided.
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- -Now, the next section’s the procedure. I sent you the draft of that.
-Yeah. It was clear, but I don’t think we need all these details of what time we left and what time we got back and how we divided up the different research tasks.
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answer (C):
- information = details
- Explanation: This conversation is really tricky because it can confuse you. If you do not listen carefully, the time they left and the time they got back can be mistaken as “the order of information”. And the word “divided” appears in both the recording and answer B but it turns out to be wrong.
What Colin really suggests is that they leave out some unnecessary information when he says ‘I don’t think we need all these details…..’ Therefore C is the correct answer.
24. Answer: B. It was simple to carry out.
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- -So let’s begin with how we measured wave speed. I was surprised how straightforward that was.
-I’d expected us to have some sort of high-tech device, not just stand there and count the number of waves per minute.Not very precise, but I suppose it was good enough.
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answer (B):
- the method = how
- accurate = precise
- simple = straightforward
- equipment = device
- Explanation: The speaker says that they “expected” to have some “high-tech device”, which can be understood as “special equipment”, meaning that they did not actually use it, so C is not correct.
In addition, their method was “not very precise” so the results CANNOT be accurate, thus A is wrong.
In fact, they “just stand there and count the number of waves per minute” so their method is quite simple. B is the correct answer.
25. Answer: B. She stood in the wrong place.
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- And I had to do it while the tide was low, well that was OK, but the place I started it from was down on the beach, then I realised I should have gone up higher to get better visibility,so I had to start all over again. But at least I’d got the squared paper or I’d have had problems drawing it all to scale.
- Explanation: Helen says that she had to draw the map while the tide was low and “that was OK” which means that the time was not wrong, so C is incorrect.
Additionally, she got the squared paper to draw the map, otherwise she would have had trouble “drawing it all to scale”. We can infer from this that the paper she had helped her to draw the map correctly scaled, thus A is also wrong.
The actual problem was the place where she stood at, and she wished she had “gone up higher to get better visibility”, which is her mistake. Therefore the answer is B.
26. Answer: B. check it using photographs
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- -We could get a map of the region off the internet and see if we need to make any changes.
-I had a look but I couldn’t find anything. But you took some pictures, didn’t you?
-Yeah. I’ll email you them if you want.
-OK.I’ll make my amendments using those, then I can scan it into our report.
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answer (B):
- check = make amendments
photograph = picture
- Explanation: You should be careful with answers with the exact same words as the recording. Colin suggests checking the “internet” for a map but Helen could not find anything, so C is incorrect.
A is also wrong because the students will scan the map into their report, NOT “onto a computer”.
They agree to make some “amendments” to the map they drew using the pictures, or photographs, that they have taken. It can be understood that they will “check” their map and compare it to the photos to make some change if necessary. Therefore, B is the correct answer.
27-28. Answer: A. lack of water, D. high temperatures
- Here’s what the speaker says about the shellfish in the ‘splash zone’:
- -But the shells prevent them from drying out because they’re in the open air for most of the time.
-Right. And since they’re exposed, they need to be able to find some sort of shelter, or cover themselves up, so they don’t get too hot. Then in the middle and lower zones, nearer the sea, we need to discuss the effects of wave action…
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answers (A&D):
- lack of water = drying out
- high temperatures = hot
- Explanation: One speaker says that “the shells prevent them from drying out because they’re in the open air for most of the time”. Because organisms can dry out if they do not have enough water in their body, it can be inferred that they may face a problem of lacking water. So A is correct.
In addition, the shells also protect the organisms from getting “too hot”, which means that the splash zone is really high in temperature, thus D is correct.
The other answers including winds, food and large waves are not mentioned as a threat to splash zone organisms, thus irrelevant. The correct answers are A and D.
29-30.Answer: C. incorrect identification of some organisms, E. missing some organisms when counting
- Here’s what the speaker says:
- – Right. OK, now I did a draft of the section of sources of possible error in our research, but I don’t know if you agree. For example, the size of the sample, and whether it’s big enough to make any general conclusions from. But I thought actually we did have quite a big sample.
– We did. And our general method of observation seemed quite reliable. But we might not be all that accurate as far as the actual numbers go.
-Yeah, we might have missed some organisms – if they were hiding under a rock, for example. I wasn’t sure about the way we described their habitats. I decided it was probably OK.
– Yeah, and the descriptions we gave of the smaller organisms, they weren’t very detailed, but they were adequate in this context. I’m not sure we identified all the species correctly though.
– OK, we’d better mention that.
- Here are some key words that help you to get the correct answers (C&E):
- generalization = general conclusion
- Explanation: The students fear that “generalizations” or “general conclusions” could not be drawn out from small samples, but they agree that they have quite a big sample, so generalization is not a problem for them, thus D is wrong.
Concerning the habitats, they think their work was OK, so A is also wrong.
There is no mention made of the relation between the behavior of organisms and the observer, hence B is irrelevant.
On the other hand, the students think that they could have missed some organisms when they counted the numbers, which proves that E is correct. And one speaker says “I’m not sure we identified all the species correctly” so a possible error could be “incorrect identification of some organisms”, or C. So we have C and E as the correct answers.
SECTION 4
31. Answer: social
32. Answer: factory
33. Answer: canal
34. Answer: bridge
35. Answer: box
36. Answer: screen
37. Answer: rubber
38. Answer: curved
39. Answer: curtains
40. Answer: international
