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LISTENING EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1 (QUESTIONS 1-10. Listen to TRACK 1)
You will hear a woman asking for information over the phone.
Questions 1-5. Complete the chart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each
answer.
Plainfield Community center
Classes and Activities
Days Class/Activity Age group
Wednesday, Saturday (1) _algebra___________ Children, teens
(2)_________Sunday___ Tennis (3)__teens, adults_________
Tuesday, Thursday (4)______Yoga______ Children, teens, adults
Friday Book club (5)____adults________
Questions 6-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Membership fees (6) $_____75_______ (individual)
(7) $______225______ (family)
Located at 107 (8)_____Eliot_______ Street
Parking is located (9)___across the street_________ (in a garage)
The Center is closed on (10)____Monday________
EXERCISE 2
You will hear a conversation between a university student and a faculty advisor about the
requirements for the student teaching semester.
2A. Questions 1-4. Listen to TRACK 2A
Questions 1-4. Choose FOUR letters A-G. Which FOUR of the following are required of student
teachers?
A. weekly journal
B. sample lesson plans
C. meetings with other student teachers
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D. observing other teachers
E. evaluation from supervising teacher
F. portfolio
G. final exam
2B. Questions 5-10. Listen to TRACK 2B
Question 5. Who has to sign the agreement form? Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.
A. the student teacher
B. the supervising teacher
C. the advisor
Questions 6-10. Complete the schedule below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each answer.
First week (6) __________________ due
Fourth week (7) __________________ meeting
Seventh week (8) __________________
Fourteenth week (9) __________________ due Fifteenth week
(10) __________________
EXERCISE 3. Questions 1-5. Listen to TRACK 3
Complete the chart about the effects of color. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORS for each
answer.
Color Effect
(1) _________ Encourages people to spend money
Orange Makes restaurant customers (2) _________
Blue Conveys a sense of (3) _________
(4) _________, _________ colors Appeal to younger people
(5) _________, _________ colors Appeal to older people
EXERCISE 4
4A. Questions 1-3. Listen to TRACK 4A
Questions 1-3 Answer the questions below.
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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1. When is the research project due? __________________________
2. Where will the students conduct the interviews? __________________________
3. How many interviews will they complete all together? __________________________
4B. Questions 4-10. Listen to TRACK 4B
Questions 4-10 Complete the outline showing the steps the students will take to complete their
projects.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Read (4) ____________
(5) ____________
Get the professors (6) ____________
(7) ____________ on a Saturday
Get together to (8) ____________
Prepare some (9) ____________
Give (10) ____________
EXERCISE 5 (Listen to TRACK 5)
Duncan Gray is careers advisor who helps people find the right jobs. In his talk he describes five
steps for successful job seeking. Listen and complete the sentences.
You should find out what (1) _________ _________.
You should make a list of your skills and (2) _________.
You must (3) _________ _________ for a job.
Universities and colleges have careers (4) _________ where you can meet company
representatives and learn about career (5) _________.
You should look at national and local newspapers and specialist (6) _________.
And remember, temporary jobs are a good way to (7) _________ _________.
So my last (8) _________ _________ _________ is — you must (9) _________ _________!
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You should keep on improving your skills, your knowledge of the market, your CV, and your
(10) _________ _________. And then you will succeed.
EXERCISE 6 (Further practice) Listen to TRACK 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3
There are three candidates for the job. Listen to the candidates and make notes.
Source: BARRON’S IELTS PRACTICE EXAMS; ENGLISH FOR CAREERS
COMMERCE 1.
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Paulette [track 6.1]
Antonio [track 6.2]
Tareq [track 6.3]
experience
Skills and qualities
strengths
weaknesses

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lOMoARc PSD|36126207 LISTENING EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1 (QUESTIONS 1-10. Listen to TRACK 1)
You will hear a woman asking for information over the phone.
Questions 1-5. Complete the chart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Plainfield Community center Classes and Activities Days Class/Activity Age group Wednesday, Saturday (1) _algebra___________ Children, teens (2)_________Sunday___ Tennis (3)__teens, adults_________ Tuesday, Thursday (4)______Yoga______ Children, teens, adults Friday Book club (5)____adults________
Questions 6-10. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Membership fees
(6) $_____75_______ (individual) (7) $______225______ (family)
Located at 107 (8)_____Eliot_______ Street
Parking is located (9)___across the street_________ (in a garage)
The Center is closed on (10)____Monday________ EXERCISE 2
You will hear a conversation between a university student and a faculty advisor about the
requirements for the student teaching semester.
2A. Questions 1-4. Listen to TRACK 2A
Questions 1-4. Choose FOUR letters A-G. Which FOUR of the following are required of student teachers? A. weekly journal B. sample lesson plans
C. meetings with other student teachers lOMoARc PSD|36126207 D. observing other teachers
E. evaluation from supervising teacher F. portfolio G. final exam
2B. Questions 5-10. Listen to TRACK 2B
Question 5. Who has to sign the agreement form? Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C. A. the student teacher B. the supervising teacher C. the advisor
Questions 6-10. Complete the schedule below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. First week (6) __________________ due Fourth week
(7) __________________ meeting Seventh week (8) __________________ Fourteenth week
(9) __________________ due Fifteenth week (10) __________________
EXERCISE 3. Questions 1-5. Listen to TRACK 3
Complete the chart about the effects of color. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORS for each answer. Color Effect (1) _________
Encourages people to spend money Orange
Makes restaurant customers (2) _________ Blue
Conveys a sense of (3) _________
(4) _________, _________ colors Appeal to younger people
(5) _________, _________ colors Appeal to older people EXERCISE 4
4A. Questions 1-3. Listen to TRACK 4A
Questions 1-3 Answer the questions below. lOMoARc PSD|36126207
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1. When is the research project due? __________________________
2. Where will the students conduct the interviews? __________________________
3. How many interviews will they complete all together? __________________________
4B. Questions 4-10. Listen to TRACK 4B
Questions 4-10 Complete the outline showing the steps the students will take to complete their projects.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. • Read (4) ____________ • (5) ____________
• Get the professor’s (6) ____________
• (7) ____________ on a Saturday
• Get together to (8) ____________
• Prepare some (9) ____________ • Give (10) ____________
EXERCISE 5 (Listen to TRACK 5)
Duncan Gray is careers advisor who helps people find the right jobs. In his talk he describes five
steps for successful job seeking. Listen and complete the sentences.
You should find out what (1) _________ _________.
You should make a list of your skills and (2) _________.
You must (3) _________ _________ for a job.
Universities and colleges have careers (4) _________ where you can meet company
representatives and learn about career (5) _________.
You should look at national and local newspapers and specialist (6) _________.
And remember, temporary jobs are a good way to (7) _________ _________.
So my last (8) _________ _________ _________ is — you must (9) _________ _________! lOMoARc PSD|36126207
You should keep on improving your skills, your knowledge of the market, your CV, and your
(10) _________ _________. And then you will succeed.
EXERCISE 6 (Further practice) Listen to TRACK 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3
There are three candidates for the job. Listen to the candidates and make notes. Paulette [track 6.1] Antonio [track 6.2] Tareq [track 6.3] experience Skills and qualities strengths weaknesses
Source: BARRON’S IELTS PRACTICE EXAMS; ENGLISH FOR CAREERS – COMMERCE 1.
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