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Section 1 Practice Test

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Section 1: Focus on...

◉ Instructions ◉ Numbers - times and money ◉ Names - spelling ◉ Tricks

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Let’s look at the test - the introduction Before you open your question sheet... You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear. There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work. All the recordings will be played once only. The test is in 4 sections. At the end of the test you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Now turn to section 1.

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You will hear a conversation between a clerk at the enquiries desk

• f a transport company and a man who is asking for travel

information. First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5. [20 seconds] You will see that there is an example that has been done for you. On this occasion only the conversation relating to this will be played first.

• Woman: Good morning, Travel Link. How can I help you?

Man: Good morning. I live in Bayswater and I’d like to get to Harbour City tomorrow before 11am. Woman: Well, to get to Bayswater … Man: No, no. I live in Bayswater – my destination is Harbour City. Woman: Sorry. Right; so that’s Bayswater to Harbour City. Are you planning to travel by bus or train?

• The man wants to go to Harbour City, so Harbour City has been

written in the space. Now we shall begin. You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time.

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Man: I don’t mind really, whichever option is faster, I suppose. Woman: Well, if you catch a railway express, that’ll get you there in under an hour … Let’s see – yes, if you can make the 9.30am express, I’d recommend you do that. Man: Great. Which station does that leave from? Woman: Helendale is the nearest train station to you. Man: Did you say Helensvale? Woman: No, Helendale – that’s H-E-L-E-N-D-A-L-E Man: What’s the best way to get to the Helendale station then? Woman: Well, hang on a minute while I look into that … Now, it seems to me that you have two options. Option one would be to take the 706 bus from the Bayswater Shopping Centre to Central Street. When you get there, you transfer to another bus which will take you to the station. Or, the second option, if you don’t mind walking a couple

• f kilometres, is to go directly to Central Street and get straight on the

bus going to the train station. Man: Okay. Which bus is that? Woman: The 792 will take you to the station. Man: I guess the walk will be good for me so that might be the better

• ption. What time do I catch the 792?

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Woman: There are two buses that should get you to the station on time: one just before nine o’clock and one just after. But look, at that time of the morning it might be better to take the earlier one just in case there’s a traffic jam or something. The 8.55 is probably safer than the 9.05. Man: Yeah, I don’t want to the miss the train, so I’ll be sure to get on the five-to-nine bus.

• Narrator: Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have

some time to look at questions 6 to 10. [20 seconds] Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.

Now listen to questions 6 - 10

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Man: By the way, how much will I have to pay in fares? Woman: Well, you can get a ticket on the bus for (6) $1.80 cash and you’ll need $10 each way for the train. Wait, do you have a Travel Link Card? Man: No, but I can get one before tomorrow. Woman: Okay, well that’ll make it considerably cheaper

• then. The bus will cost $1.50 each way, and the train will

be – the train to Harbour City will … still cost $10.00 because you’ll be travelling during peak hours in the morning, so no savings there, I’m afraid. However, if you could come back at an off-peak time … Man: What does that mean? Woman: Well, if you could start your return journey before 5pm or later than (7) half past 7 in the evening … Man: Actually, I wasn’t planning on coming back till at least 8 o’clock anyway.

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Woman: In that case, you can make quite a saving if you use your Travel Link Card. You did say you were planning to purchase one, didn’t you? Man: Yes, I’ll pick one up later today. Woman: Good – that would mean that your return train journey would only cost you (8) $7.15 with your card. Man: Thank you. Woman: Is there anything else I can help you with? Man: Actually, there is. Do you know if I can use the Travel Link Card on ferries? Woman: If you’re thinking of the Harbour City ferries that go back and forth between the north and south bank, those are the (9) commuter ferries, then yes. A one-way trip costs $4.50 but with your card you’d make a 20% saving and only pay $3.55.

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Man: So, $3.55 for the commuter ferry …What about the tour boats? Woman: You mean the tourist ferries that go upriver on sightseeing tours? No – they only take cash or credit

• card. They’re not part of the Travel Link Company.

Man: Oh, I see. I don’t suppose you know the cost of a tour? Woman: In actual fact, I do, because I took a friend on the trip upriver just last week. We decided on the (10) afternoon tour and that was $35 each but I understand that you can do the whole day for $65. Man: Thank you. You’ve been a great help. Woman: My pleasure. Enjoy your day out.

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Day 2: A spelling test

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Names and spelling:

◉ Prepare for tricks e.g. Did you say…?

Is that one word? Stephen - Is that with a p or a v?

◉ Conquer your weaknesses e.g. g/j, u/w, i/e ◉ Practise spelling... People Places - addresses, street names, postcodes Business names e.g. First Class Movers Website addresses?

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Let’s look at the previous example

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Man: Which station does that leave from? Woman: Helendale is the nearest train station to you. Man: Did you say Helensvale? Woman: No, Helendale – that’s H-E-L-E-N-D-A-L-E Man: What’s the best way to get to the Helendale station then?

Know your weaknesses:

◉ e.g. French ‘i’ = ‘ee’ ‘g = jay’ ‘j = gee’ ◉ i ◉ B/P Arabic Speakers ◉ V/W German and Indian Speakers ◉ Double l/m ◉ Double u? = w ◉ Z - zed/zee?

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Use your strengths:

◉ Everyday topics - bank, library, gym, job, hotel, uni First/Family names - Smith, Jenkins, Thomas, Stephen/Steven, Jon/John ◉ Place names - Road, Street, North/South/East/West Avenue, Lake View, Riverside Crescent ◉ Postcodes - CO3, IP3 ◉ Business/Hotel names - ‘First Class Movers’

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Day 3: Numbers

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Numbers: things to practice

◉ Dates of Birth ◉ Phone numbers ◉ Postcodes ◉ Addresses ◉ Reference numbers ◉ Times ◉ Prices ◉ Numbers in general

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Numbers: things to watch out for

◉ They do NOT care how you write dates/prices

• 10/02/71 is faster and quicker than writing ‘the tenth of the second 1971
• DO learn to recognize ordinals like the first/the fourth/ the fifth/the 13th/the 30th/ the

31st etc)

• avoid writing ‘the’ as it MIGHT take you over the word count

e.g. the first of March = 1 March or March 1 or March 1st or 1st March or 01/03 or 03/01

• r 1 Mar or Mar 1
• It’s fine to write 2.45 instead of a quarter to 3 (always check number of words allowed)
• it’s better to write ‘Wed’ than ‘Wednesday’ or ‘Feb’ than ‘February’ if you’re not sure

how to spell these words!

• they are especially relaxed about how you write prices: $2.50 = $2,50 = $2,5

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Numbers: more things to watch out for

◉ If they give you $/am/pm etc, don’t write it again on your answer sheet ◉ You may need to spell words like midday but you can still write 12.00. ◉ Numbers in general - they like to test you on 15/50 (fifteen/fifty) ◉ You don’t need to write numbers like fifteen - just write 15

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Numbers: more things to watch out for

◉ It takes 10 minutes = It’s a 10-minute walk ◉ They never use long and complex numbers like £3,459,271 but do be prepared for things like £245. ◉ 0 = zero or ‘oh’ ◉ Remember pluralS for things like 2 weeks/days/months/minutes but NOT 2 hundred/thousand/million. ◉ ALWAYS check the number of words and/or a number allowed. I found in some examples they say ‘No more than 2 words and/or a number’. This means for dates of birth, you CAN write 31 Jan 1989.

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IELTS Listening

Day 4: Simple examples

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Example 1

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Filling in a Form to Book Tickets

(Man is talking aloud as he fills in a form with his friend). No more than 2 words and/or a number.

Name: George O’Neill Address:

• 3. _____________, Westsea.

Postcode: 4. _____________ Telephone: 5. ______________

Name - George O’Neill. Address: 48 North Avenue, Westsea. Do you remember our new postcode? Just a minute - I’ve got it written down here - WS6 2YH. Do you need the phone number? Yes please. I’m terrible with

• numbers. It’s 01674 553 242.

Example 2

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Accommodation Form - Student Information (one word and/or a number) Type of accommodation - Hall of residence Name: Anu 1. _________________ Date of birth

• 2. ________________

So first of all can I take your name? It’s Anu Bhatt. Can you spell your name please? Yes ANU B-H-A-double T. (BHATT) Could I ask your date of birth? 31st March 1972.

Example 3

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West Bay Hotel - details of job (one word and/or a number) Starting Date: 7___________ Call Jane 8 ______________ (Service Manager) before 9 ____________ tomorrow.

When’s the starting date? Just a minute I think it’s some time around the end of June, Yes, the 28th, in time for summer. That’s great, I’m available from the 10th. (28 June) If you can call again, you need to speak to the Service Manager. Her name’s Jane Urwin, that’s U-R-W-I-N and she’ll probably arrange to meet you. (URWIN) Could you call tomorrow? She usually starts checking the rooms at midday, so before then if you can so she’ll have more time to chat.

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Day 5: More complex examples

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Example 4

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Dreamtime travel agency tour information - Whale Watch Experience.

(no more than 2 words and/or a number)

Maximum group size: 2. _____________ Next tour date:

• 3. _____________

Hotel name:

• 4. _____________
• 7. The tour costs $__________
• 8. Bookings must be made no later than ___ days

in advance.

• 9. A ______ deposit is required.

10 The customer’s reference number is ________

We like to keep our tours small and personal so we don’t take a whole coachload of people. In fact, we only take up to fifteen people on this tour, although we do run it with just twelve or thirteen. And when’s the next one going? Um, let me see. There’s one in 3 weeks’ time which is April the 18th. So how much is the basic tour price? At this time of year it’s usually around $300 but let me check. Oh it’s actually $280. Can I just mention that we require all bookings to be made at least fourteen days before you travel to avoid cancellations of

• tours. If you cancel within seven days of departure, you will

have to pay 50% of your total booking. You also need to pay a 20% deposit at the time of booking. Let me issue you with a customer reference number for when you call back. Do you have a pen? Ok it’s 39745T. That’s T for tango.

Example 5

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Opening a bank account (one word and/or a

number)

Full name of applicant : Pieter Henes Date of Birth:

• 2. _____________

Current address: 3_____________ Exeter Time at current address: 4 _____________ Telephone: work 5____________ home 796431 Opening sum 8 €_________ Statements: Every 9 _____________

What’s your date of birth please? The twenty-seventh of the first, 1973.(27 Jan or 27th Jan or 27/01 or…) And where are you living Mr Henes? 15 Riverside. Is that all one word? Yes. Exeter? Yes. How long have you been at your present address? Is it more than 2 years? Ah just 2 weeks actually. I only arrived in the country a month ago. Do you have a daytime telephone number? Yes I think the number at my office is 60(oh)6 295. Um just a minute, I’d better check. Oh no sorry 616. (616295). I’m not used to it yet. And how much would you like to open your account with? We usually ask for a minimum of £50. That’s about 75 euros. Well I’m going to transfer € 2000 from my Dutch account, just until I get paid. How often would you like to receive statements? Some people like them weekly. Oh not that’s too often. Can I have them sent

• nce a month?

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Day 6: Full Section 1 (with tips)

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Answers Book 9 Test 3 Section 1

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1. 300 2. Sunshade 3. balcony 4. forest/forests 5. 319 6. 10,000 7. relative 8. missed 9. item 10. Ludlow NB don’t worry about capital letters

Explanations Book 9 Test 3 Section 1

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Explanations Questions 3 - 5

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Explanations Questions 6 - 10

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Day 7: Full Section 1 (by yourself!)

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Answers Book 7 Test 2 Section 1

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1. 27 Bank Road 2. (a) dentist 3. Sable 4. Northern Star 5. stolen 6. PAYNTER 7. Brother-in-law 8. (travel/travelling) (to) work 9. Red Flag 10. 450

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