International English Language Testing System

Candidate t all(prenominal)(prenominal)y Candidate Name ______________________________________________ International incline linguistic process Testing System Listening Practice test 40 smalls clock snip 40 proceedings Instructions to vistas Do non diffuse this question paper until you atomic number 18 told to do so. Write your name and good dealdidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Listen to the operating instructions for individually part of the paper c arfully. solvent all the questions. While you argon listening, hold open your closures on the question paper. You go by hand 10 minutes at the end of the test to copy your resolving powers onto the separate answer sheet. Use a pencil.At the end of the test, hand in this question paper. Information for postdidates Thither atomic number 18 four parts to the test. You exit hear apiece part at angiotensin-converting enzyme sentence unaccompanied. at that place are 40 questions. Each questio n carries one mark. For all(prenominal) part of the test, in that respect pull up s out allows be clock time for you to feeling by dint of the questions and time for you to check your answers. subdivision 1 Questions 110 Questions 15 stick around laid the nones below. Write no more(prenominal)(prenominal) than ii haggle and/or a number for severally answer. deportation from Bayswater Example Answer Destination throw City Express train leaves at 1 . Nearest situation is 2 . Number 706 bus goes to 3 . Number 4 . bus goes to station Earlier bus leaves at 5 . Questions 610 Complete the table below. Write no more than one word and/or a number for all(prenominal) answer. Transport Cash fare control board fare Bus 6 $ $1. 50 Train ( compass point) $10 $10 Train (off-peak) originally 5pm or afterwardward 7 pm) $10 9 ferry $4. 50 $3. 55 tourer ferry (10 ) $35 Tourist ferry ( strong sidereal day) $65 8 $ air division 2 Questions 1120 Questions 11 14 Which counseling should you cipher? Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 1114. A Louise Bagshaw B Tony Denby C Naomi Flynn 1 if it is your set-back off time chequering a counsellor 12 if you are unable to see a counsellor during normal office hours 13 if you do non deem an date 14 if your concerns are re previous(a)d to anxiety Questions 1520 Complete the table below. Write no more than deuce haggle for severally answer. Workshop Content Tar throw in congregation Ad honesting what you need to succeed academically 15 students Getting Organised use time effectively, find 16 mingled with study and leisure Communicating talking with staff, communicating cross flairs cultures Anxiety 18 , breathing techniques, meditation, etc. all students all students, oddly 17 tudents slightly to sit trial runs 19 staying on track for immense bounds 20 students only section 3 Questions 2130 Questions 2130 Complete the notes below. Write no more than three words for each answer. Novel 21 Protagonists bloody shame Lennox Colin ratter Time period Early in 22 P propagate bloody shame UK meets Colin who thinks hell never be able to 23 . They be rise up friends. Point of view all-k promptlying narrator knows all virtually characters feelings, opinions and 24 Audience reasoned for children tarradiddle guileless to follow Symbols (physical items that represent 25 ) the robin redbreast 26 the portrait of Mistress Craven Motifs (patterns in the story) the Garden of promised land quiet metaphorical and literal transition from 27 Themes Connections between 28 and scene 29 and well-being individuals and the need for 30 Section 4 Questions 3140 Questions 3135 Complete the table below. Write one word only for each answer. Time Zone Out see to it Time Perspectives Features & Consequences Past Positive Remember good times, e. g. birthdays. 31 .. Keep family records, vulnerability albums, etc. Focus on dis appellatives, f ailures, bad decisions.Present He gainistic Live for 32 .. seek sensation rid of pain. Fatalistic liveliness is governed by 33 .. , religious feelings, social conditions. Lifes path bedt be changed. Future 34 .. Prefer work to play. Dont give in to temptation. Fatalistic Have a strong belief in life after stopping point and importance of 35 .. in life. Questions 3640 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 36 We are all present he fall apartists A at school B at birth C while eating and drinking 37 Ameri rat boys drop out of school at a high rate than girls because A they need to be in control of the mode they learnB they play video games instead of doing school work C they are not as intelligent as girls 38 Present-orientated children A do not realise present actions flush toilet have negative coming(prenominal) effects B are unable to learn lessons from preceding(a) mis borrows C know what could happen if they do somewhatthing bad, exclusively do it anyway 39 If Ameri p otbellys had an extra day per week, they would spend it A working harder B building relationships C sharing family meals 40 Understanding how battalion think most time can help us A become more virtuous B work to keep upher better C notice careless or am compositionious people Transcript cashier Test 1 You allow for hear a number of various preserves and you lead have to answer questions on what you hear. There willing be time for you to choose the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work. All the recordings will be vie 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 twist to section 1. Section 1 You will hear a conversation between a salesclerk at the enquiries desk of a transport company and a while who is asking for go information. First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 5. 20 routines You will see that thither is an example that h as been through with(p) for you. On this occasion only the conversation relating to this will be played first. adult fe masculine Good dayspring, mend Link. How can I help you? troops Good morning. I live in Bayswater and Id comparable to beat up to suckle City tomorrow before 11am. cleaning lady Well, to raise up to Bayswater humanity No, no. I live in Bayswater my destination is Harbour City. muliebrity Sorry. Right so thats Bayswater to Harbour City. Are you training to travel by bus or train? fabricator The man wants to go to Harbour City, so Harbour City has been written in the space.Now we shall perplex. You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time. Listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Woman Good morning, Travel Link. How can I help you? Man Good morning. I live in Bayswater and Id give care to push to Harbour City tomorrow before 11am. Woman Well, to get to Bayswater Man No, no. I live in Bays water my destination is Harbour City. Woman Sorry. Right so thats Bayswater to Harbour City. Are you supplying to travel by bus or train? Man I dont mind really, whichever option is faster, I meditate.Woman Well, if you catch a railway express, thatll get you there in under an hour Lets see yes, if you can agree the 9. 30am express, Id 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 thats H-E-L-E-N-D-A-L-E Man Whats the top hat way to get to the Helendale station and so? 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 nub 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 dont mind walking a distich of kilometres, is to go engagely to Central Street an d 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 option. What time do I catch the 792? Woman There are two buses that should get you to the station on time one just before guild oclock and one just after.But look, at that time of the morning it might be better to take the earlier one just in case theres a traffic slew or something. The 8. 55 is probably safer than the 9. 05. Man Yeah, I dont want to the miss the train, so Ill 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. Man By the way, how lots will I have to pay in fares? Woman Well, you can get a fine on the bus for $1. 80 cash and youll need $10 each way for the train.Wait, do you have a Travel Link Card? Man No, but I can get one be fore tomorrow. Woman Okay, well thatll make it considerably cheaper then. The bus will make up $1. 50 each way, and the train will be the train to Harbour City will still cost $10. 00 because youll be travelling during peak hours in the morning, so no savings there, Im afraid. However, if you could come back at an off-peak time Man What does that mean? Woman Well, if you could unhorse your return journey before 5pm or ulterior than half past 7 in the evening Man Actually, I wasnt planning on coming back till at least 8 oclock anyway.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, didnt you? Man Yes, Ill pick one up later today. Woman Good that would mean that your return train journey would only cost you $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 youre thinking of the Harbour City ferries that go back and forth between the north and south bank, those are the commuter ferries, then yes.A unidirectional trip costs $4. 50 but with your card youd make a 20% saving and only pay $3. 55. Man So, $3. 55 for the commuter ferry What about the tour boats? Woman You mean the phaeton ferries that go upstream on sightseeing tours? No they only take cash or credit card. Theyre not part of the Travel Link Company. Man Oh, I see. I dont 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 afternoon tour and that was $35 each but I understand that you can do the whole day for $65.Man Thank you. Youve been a great help. Woman My pleasure. Enjoy your day out. Narrator That is the end of section 1. You now have half a minute to check your answers. 30 seconds Now turn to section 2. Narrator Section 2 You will hear a guidance counsellor talking to a group of students. F irst you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14. 20 seconds Listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14. speaker Hello e veryone. Im the counselling administrator here at St. Ives College and Ive been asked to come and talk to you about our counselling police squad and the services that we offer.We have three professional counsellors here at St. Ives Louise Bagshaw, Tony Denby and Naomi Flynn. They each hold daily one-on-one sessions with students, but which counsellor you see will depend on a number of factors. If youve never employ a counsellor before, then you should make an appointment with Naomi Flynn. Naomi specialises in seeing current students and offers a preliminary session where she will talk to you about what you can expect from counselling, followed by some simple questions about what you would like to discuss. This can be really helpful for students who are feeling a bit worried about the counselling process.Naomi is likewise the best option for students who can only see a counsellor outside office hours. She is not in on Mondays, but starts early on Wednesday mornings and works late on Thursday evenings, so you can see her before your first class or after your last class on those days. Louise staffs our drop-in shopping center throughout the day. If you need to see someone without a prior appointment then she is the one to visit. Please note that if you use this service then Louise will either see you herself, or place you with the next addressable counsellor.If you want to be sure to see the same counsellor on each visit, then we strongly recommend you make an appointment frontward of time. You can do this at reception during office hours or by using our online booking form. Tony is our newest addition to the counselling team. He is our only male counsellor and he has an extensive background in stress guidance and relaxation techniques. We come on anyone who is trying to deal with anxiety to see him. Tony will introduce you t o a full range of techniques to help you cope with this line such(prenominal) as body awareness, time make lovement and positive reinforcement. NarratorBefore you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20. 20 seconds Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20. speaker system Each semester the counselling team runs a number of small group shop classs. These last for two hours and are free to all enrolled students. Our first store is called Adjusting. Weve found that tertiary education can come as a braggy shock for some people. After the structured learning purlieu of school, it is unaccented to feel lost. In this workshop, we will introduce you to what is necessary for academic success. As you might expect, were targeting first-year students with this offering.Getting organised follows on from the first workshop. Here, were going to help you break the habit of cast offting things off, get the most out of your time and discover the right balan ce between academic and recreational activities. With Getting organised, were catering to a broader crowd, which includes all undergraduates and postgraduates. Next up is a workshop called Communicating. The way people act here may be quite different to what youre used to, especially if youve come from abroad. Well cover an area that many foreign students scramble with how to talk with teachers and other staff.Well cover all aspects of multicultural communication. International students bleed to get a lot out of this class, so we particularly encourage you to come along, but I must say that sometimes students from a local background find it helpful too. So, everyone is welcome The Anxiety workshop is held later on in the year and deals with something you will all be familiar with the nerves and anxiety that come when exams are approaching. Many students go through their entire academic careers suffering like this, but you dont have to. Come to this workshop and well teach you a ll about relaxation and how to reathe properly, as well as meditation and other strategies to remain calm. Weve tailored this workshop to anyone who is going to sit exams. Finally, we have the Motivation workshop. The big base here is how to stay on target and motivated during long research projects. This workshop is strictly for research students, as less-advanced students already have several workshops catering to their needs. Well, thats it, thanks for your time. If you have any questions or want more information about our services, do come and see us at the Counselling Service. NarratorThat is the end of section 2. You now have half a minute to check your answers. 30 seconds Now turn to section 3. Narrator Section 3 You will hear a conversation between a tutor and two students who are preparing for an English literature test. First you have some time to look at questions 21 to 24. 20 seconds Listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 24 tutor Hello Lorna, Ian. Glad you coul d make it. Youre the only two who put your names down for this literature tutorial so lets get started, shall we? I want to run over some aspects of the novel, The obscure Garden, with ou before the test next week. Be sure to take some notes and ask questions if you need to. Ian Hey Lorna, have you got a spare pen? Lorna Sure, here you are. instruct Okay, so, the story follows two key characters you should refer to them as protagonists who go by the names of Mary Lennox and Colin Craven. The story is set shortly after the turn of the twentieth century, and the narrative tracks the development of the protagonists as they learn to subjugate their own personal troubles together. Lorna Thats quite a common storyline, isnt it? Tutor Yes, youre right, Lorna.So, what can you tell me about the character of Mary? Lorna Well, in the beginning she is an angry, rude child who is orphaned after a cholera outbreak and forced to leave India and move to the United body politic to her uncles h ouse in Yorkshire. Tutor Thats right and there she meets Colin who spends his days in an isolated room, believing himself to be permanently halt with no hope of ever gaining the ability to walk. The two strike up a friendship and gradually learn by encouraging each other that they can both become healthy, happy and fulfilled in life.Ian Will we need to remember a lot of these details for the exam? Tutor Just the basic outline. Examiners dont want to read a plot summary they know what the book is about. Focus on narrative techniques instead, such as point of view. Lorna Whats that mean? Tutor Its all about how we see the story. This story, for example, is written from the perspective of what is called an wise narrator. Omniscient means all-knowing. So, as readers we get to see how all the characters feel about things, what they like and dont like, and what their motivations are in the story. NarratorBefore you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at que stions 25 to 30. 20 seconds Now listen and answer questions 25 to 30. Ian Wont it be hard to write a skilful analysis? After all, its a kids book. Tutor Well, it was initially pitch at adults you know, but over the years it has become seen as a more youth-orientated work. And youre right in a sense the simple vocabulary and absence of foreshadowing make the story very easy to follow and ideally suited for children. But that doesnt mean there isnt much to analyse. Look at the symbolism, for instance.Lorna Symbols are things, right? hooey things like objects that stand for abstract ideas. Tutor Absolutely, yes. And the author uses many of them. Theres the robin redbreast, for example, which symbolises the wise and gentle nature that Mary will soon adopt note that the robin is described as not at all like the birds in India. Roses are used as well as a personal symbol for Mistress Craven youll see theyre al slipway mentioned alongside her name. And Mistress Cravens portrait can also be interpreted as a symbol of her spirit. Ian Are symbols just another name for motifs?Tutor No, motifs are a bit different. They dont have as direct a connectedness with something the way that a symbol does. Motifs are manifestly recurring elements of the story that support the mood. Lorna Are there any in this novel? Tutor Yes, two very classical ones. The Garden of Eden is a motif. It comes up a few times in connection with the garden of the story. And then youve got the role that secrets play in the story. In the beginning, everything is steeped in secrecy, and slowly the characters share their secrets and in the process move from darkness to lightness, metaphorically, but also in the ase of Colin, quite literally. His room in the beginning has the curtains drawn, and he appears at the end in the aglow(predicate)ness of the garden. Ian Anything else we need to know about? Tutor Yes. Nearly all novels explore universal concepts that everyone has experienced things like love, family, loneliness, friendship. These are called themes. The Secret Garden has a few themes that all revolve around on the idea of connections. The novel explores, for example, the way that health can ensconce and be determined by our outlook on life. As Colins health improves, so too do his perceptions of his strength and possibility.The author also examines the link between our environment and our physical and emotional prosperity. The dark, cramped populate of the manor house stifle the development of our protagonists the garden and natural environments allow them to blossom, just as the flowers do. Finally, this book looks at connections between individuals, namely Mary and Colin. This necessity of human companionship is the novels most satisfying theme because none of their development as individuals would have occurred without their knowing each other. Well, that about sums it up, I think. Lorna Thats a great help, thanks.Ian Yes, thanks very much. Narrator That is the end of section 3. You now have half a minute to check your answers. 30 seconds Now turn to section 4. Narrator Section 4 You will hear a talk on the topic of time perspectives. First you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40. 20 seconds Listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40. Speaker Today, Im going to be talking about time. Specifically Ill be spirit at how people think about time, and how these time perspectives structure our lives. According to social psychologists, there are six ways of thinking about time, which are called personal time partitions.The first two are base in the past. Past positive thinkers spend most of their time in a state of nostalgia, fondly remembering numbers such as birthdays, marriages and important achievements in their life. These are the kinds of people who keep family records, books and motion picture albums. People living in the past negative time zone are also absorbed by earlier times, but they instruction on all the bad things regrets, failures, poor decisions. They spend a lot of time thinking about how life could have been. Then, we have people who live in the present.Present hedonists are driven by pleasure and warm sensation. Their life motto is to have a good time and avoid pain. Present fatalists live in the moment too, but they believe this moment is the product of circumstances entirely beyond their control its their fate. Whether its poverty, religion or society itself, something stops these people from believing they can play a role in changing their outcomes in life. Life simply is and thats that. Looking at the future time zone, we can see that people classified as future active are the planners and go-getters.They work quite a than play and resist temptation. Decisions are made based on potentiality consequences, not on the experience itself. A second future-orientated perspective, future fatalistic, is driven by the certainty of life after death and some kind of a judgement day wh en they will be assessed on how virtuously they have lived and what success they have had in their lives. Okay, lets move on. You might ask how do these time zones come across our lives? Well, lets start at the beginning. Everyone is brought into this world as a present hedonist. No exceptions.Our initial needs and demands to be warm, secure, fed and wet all stem from the present moment. But things change when we enter courtly education were taught to stop existing in the moment and to begin thinking about future outcomes. But, did you know that every nine seconds a child in the USA drops out of school? For boys, the rate is much higher than for girls. We could easily say Ah, well, boys just arent as bright as girls but the evidence doesnt support this. A juvenile study states that boys in America, by the age of twenty one, have spent 10,000 hours playing video games.The research suggests that theyll never fit in the handed-down classroom because these boys require a situa tion where they have the ability to manage their own learning environment. Now, lets look at the way we do prevention education. All prevention education is aimed at a future time zone. We say dont smoke or youll get cancer, get good grades or you wont get a good job. But with present-orientated kids that just doesnt work. Although they understand the potentially negative consequences of their actions, they persist with the behaviour because theyre not living for the future theyre in the moment right now.We cant use logic and its no use reminding them of potential fall-out from their decisions or previous errors of judgment weve got to get in their minds just as theyre about to make a choice. Time perspectives make a big difference in how we value and use our time. When Americans are asked how industrious they are, the vast majority report being busier than ever before. They admit to sacrificing their relationships, personal time and a good nights sleep for their success. twenty years ago, 60% of Americans had sit-down dinners with their families, and now only 20% do.But when theyre asked what they would do with an eight-day week, they say Oh thatd be great. They would spend that time labouring away to achieve more. Theyre constantly trying to get ahead, to get toward a future point of happiness. So, its really important to be aware of how other people think about time. We hunt down to think Oh, that persons really irresponsible or That poke funs power hungry but often what were looking at is not fundamental differences of personality, but really just different ways of thinking about time.Seeing these conflicts as differences in time perspective, rather than distinctions of character, can facilitate more effective cooperation between people and get the most out of each persons individual strengths. Narrator That is the end of section 4. You now have half a minute to check your answers. 30 seconds That is the end of the listening test. You now have 10 minu tes to transfer your answers to the listening answer sheet.