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SECTION TEST - LISTENING
(Time: 30 minutes)

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Section 1

Script:

You will hear a man phoning a woman about an advertisement here see in a newspaper for some furniture.

Mrs Blake: Hello?

Conor: Oh, hello. I'm ringing about the advertisement in yesterday's newspaper... the one for the bookcases… can you tell me if they're still available?

Mrs Blake: We've sold one, but we still have two available.

Conor: Right. Er … can you tell me a bit about them?

Mrs Blake: Sure, er… what do you want to know?

Conor: Well, I'm looking for something to fit in my study, so, well, I’m not too worried about the height, but the width's quite important. Can you tell me how wide each of them is?

Mrs Blake: They're both exactly the same size … let me see. I’ve got the details written down somewhere. Yes, so they’re both 75 cm wide and 180 cm high.

Conor: OK, fine, that should fit in OK. And I don’t want anything that looks too severe … not made of metal, for example I was really looking for something made of wood?

Mrs Blake: That's all right, they are, both of them.

Conor: So, are they both the same price as well?

Mrs Blake: No, the first bookcase is quite a bit cheaper. It’s just £15,00. We paid £60.00 for it just five years ago. So it's very good value. It's in perfectly good condition, they're both in very good condition in fact, but the first one isn’t the same quality as the other one. It's a good sturdy bookcase, it used to be in my son's room, but it could do with a fresh coat of paint...

Conor: Oh, it's painted?

Mrs Blake: Yes. it’s cream at present, but as I say you could easily change that if you wanted to fit in with your colour scheme.

Conor: Yes. I’d probably paint it white if I got it. Let's see. What else ... how many shelves has it got?

Mrs Blake: Six two of them are fixed, and the other four are adjustable so you can shift them up and down according to the sizes of your books.

Conor: Right, fine. Well that certainly sounds like a possibility.

Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

ENQUIRY ABOUT BOOKCASES
Example	Answer
Number of bookcases available:	............two………..
Both bookcases
Width:	(1) ……………
Made of:	(2) ……………
First bookcases
Cost:	(3) ……………
Colour:	(4) ……………
Number of shelves:	Six (four are (5) …………)

£15.00/£15/fifteen pounds wood cream adjustable 75 cm/75 cms/75 centimetres

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Script:

Mrs Blake: But the second one's a lovely bookcase too. That’s not painted, it’s just the natural wood colour, a dark brown. It was my grandmother's, and I think she bought it sometime in the 1930s so I'd say it must be getting on for eighty years old, it's very good quality, they don't make them like that nowadays.

Conor: And you said it’s the same dimensions as the first one?

Mrs Blake: Yes, and it's got the six shelves, but it also has a cupboard at the bottom that’s really useful for keeping odds and ends in.

Conor: Right.

Mrs Blake: Oh, and I nearly forgot to say, the other thing about it is it's got glass doors, so the books are all kept out of the dust. So it's really good value for the money. I'm really sorry to be selling it but we just don't have the room for it.

Conor: Mmm. So what are you asking for that one?

Mrs Blake: £95.00. It's quite a bit more, but it’s a lovely piece of furniture - a real heirloom.

Conor: Yes … all the same, it’s a lot more than I wanted to pay ... I didn't really want to go above thirty or forty. Anyway, the first one sounds fine for what' need.

Mrs Blake: Just as you like.

Conor: So is it all right if I come round and have a look this evening, then if 't’s OK I can take it away with me?

Mrs Blake: Of course. So you'll be coming by car. Will you?

Conor: I‘ve got a friend with a van, so I'll get him to bring me round, if you can just give me the details of where you live.

Mrs Blake: Sure. I’m Mrs Blake...

Conor: B-L-A-K-E?

Mrs Blake: That's right, and the address is 41 Oak Rise, that's in Stanton.

Conor: OK so I'll be coming from the town centre, can you give me an idea of where you are?

Mrs Blake: Yes. You know the road that goes out towards the university?

Conor: Yes.

Mrs Blake: Well you take that road, and you go on till you get to a roundabout. Go straight on, then Oak Rise is the first road to the right.

Conor: Out towards the university, past the roundabout, first left?

Mrs Blake: first right. And we're at the end of the road.

Conor: Got it. So I’ll be round at about 7.00, if that's all right. Oh, and my name's Conor... Conor Field.

Mrs Blake: Fine I’ll see you then, Conor Goodbye.

Conor: Goodbye.

Complete the note below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Second bookcases
Colour:	dark brown
Other features:	- almost 80 years
	- has a (1) …………… at the bottom
	- has glass (2) …………
Cost:	(3) ……………
Detail of seller
Name:	Mrs (4) …………
Address:	41 Oak Rise, Stanton

Blake £95/£95.00/ninety-five pounds cupboard doors

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Section 2

Script:

Thank you for calling the phoneline for the Pacton-on-Sea bus tour. This is a recorded message lasting approximately four minutes and it provides general information on the town bus tour.

Pacton-on-Sea is a beautiful west coast town and has attracted tourists for many years. One of the best ways of getting to know the town is to take the bus tour, which provides a wonderful viewing experience from one of our open-top buses. The tour is a round-trip of the town and there are a total of 4 stops where passengers can get on and off the bus. A lot of people start at the first stop which is at the train station as this is where many tourists arrive in the town. The next stop after the station is the aquarium which is famous for its dolphin show and which has recently expanded to include sharks. This is well worth a visit and is very reasonably priced. Leaving the aquarium, the bus tour goes along the coast road and after a few kilometres comes to the Old Fishing Village where you can get off to stroll along the waterfront. There are some original buildings here but most of the area has been modernised and is now used as a harbour for all kinds of sea craft including yachts and some amazing power boats. The tour then heads off to the last stop and this is where most of the shops are. So for those of you keen to do a bit of shopping this is the place for you. Our advice is to go to this part of the town in the morning when it is relatively quiet. It does get very busy in the afternoons, especially at the height of the season. This area of the town includes an ancient water fountain where many people like to have their photograph taken - so do look out for this.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer complete the table below.

PACTON-ON-SEA BUS TOUR
Bus stops	Location	Things to see
Bus stop 1	train station	start of tour
Bus stop 2	the aquarium	dolphins and (1)…………
Bus stop 3	(2)…………	yachts and power boats
Bus stop 4	(3)………… centre	very old (4)…………

sharks old fishing village/ Old Fishing Village shopping water fountain/ fountain

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Script:

Now some details of the costs and timings. A family ticket, which includes two adults and up to three children, costs £30. An adult ticket costs £1 5, children under the age of fifteen are £5 and student tickets are £10 as long as you have a student card. All tickets are valid for 24 hours, which means that you can get on and off the bus as many times as you like within a 24-hour period. So you could, for example, start the tour in the afternoon and complete it the following morning. The first bus of the day leaves the station at 10 am and the last one of the day leaves at 6 pm. Buses leave every thirty minutes and each tour takes a total of fifty minutes. There are many attractions at each of the stops, so wherever you get off the bus there will be plenty to do. The bus tour tickets do not include entrance to any of these attractions apart from the museum which is located near the aquarium. Some buses have local guides, who will point out places of interest and will provide information on the town. However, we cannot guarantee that every bus will have a guide and so we also have an audio commentary that has been specially recorded for the bus tour by the tourist office. Headphones are available on the bus and these are easy to operate. There is no extra charge for these - just plug in, select the required language and adjust the volume.

Due to the winter months being rather cold and wet in Pacton- on-Sea, the bus tours only operate from March to September. The weather is usually warm and sunny during these months so remember to bring some sun protection, especially on hot days. And of course, it does occasionally rain here in the summer so if the weather looks bad, remember to bring some rainwear. The bus tours are available no matter what the weather.

At the height of the summer the tours can get very busy so you are advised to book. You can book tickets online, over the phone and also at the station and at any of the other tour stops. When booking over the phone you can collect your tickets at any of the stops at the start of your tour. When you do it online you can print your e-ticket which you must remember to bring with you.

Thank you for calling the Pacton-on-Sea phoneline and we look forward to seeing you soon on one of our tour buses.

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

rain-wear/ rainwear e-ticket/ e ticket fifty minutes/ fifty mins/ 50 minutes/ 50 mins student card museum tourist office

You need to have a to buy a ticket for £10.
The bus tour lasts in total.
The cost of the bus ticket includes entrance to the
You can listen to an audio commentary which has been made by the
If the weather is wet, it is a good idea to bring
Don′t forget to bring your when you book online.

Section 3

Script:

You will hear a female and a male student talking to a male tutor about the self – evaluation form.

Tutor: Now, Mark, and Anna, I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed your joint presentation on the application of robotics in a non-industrial setting to the group on 2nd December and it is clear that you have both devoted quite a lot of time and effort to it. Have you had a chance to fill in the self- evaluation form for the session?

Mark: Yes, we have.

Tutor: So Mark, what do you think overall?

Mark: Well, generally, I felt the presentation worked very well; in fact, we seemed to hold the attention of the others throughout. And the pace of delivery was fairly even as were the range of activities we organized.

Anna: I agree with Mark, but I'm not sure we were comprehensive or academic enough.

Tutor: No comment really except that I don't think there was any question of it not being thorough.

Anna: I think we were a bit too chatty and too joky at times rather than formal.

Tutor: Okay. What do you think were the best areas and which do think can be improved on?

Mark: Everything could have been improved on. I felt very good about the hand-outs; we had spent a lot of time putting them together. They had a very professional appearance as we bound them into a booklet.

Anna: To me the hand-outs were the best part as we had a very extensive bibliography and the booklet seemed to go down well.

Tutor: The booklet you did for the hand-outs certainly showed you had done a lot of work. But I think that you put too much material into it and people got distracted by it. Perhaps, you could have cut the hand-outs by about a third.

Mark: I see. When I come to think about it, maybe you are right.

Anna: Okay.

Mark: But there were times in the middle of the presentation where things did go a bit astray. I think that was my fault when I got the power-point slides out of sequence and I had difficulty getting back on track.

Anna: Mmmm. I also think we rated our technical ability too highly especially when operating under pressure. I had never done a presentation with technical equipment before, so it was a steep learning curve for me in particular.

Tutor: Yes, I think you could have done with a bit more practice with the equipment beforehand.

Tutor: What about the next item on the feedback form? The aims and objectives?

Mark: I think they were very focused and we followed them through well, I think. We wanted to show how Europe was lagging behind other areas of the world.

Anna: Yeah, I think they were clearly set out.

Tutor: Yes. Agreed. No comment there.

Mark: The diagrams and charts were appropriate.

Anna: Yes. I have put that too.

Tutor: They did work well in helping to illustrate and break up the presentation by cutting down on the number of words and text on the screen.

Tutor: What about delivery?

Mark: Well, I think our performance was average.

Anna: It was difficult to coordinate speaking and presenting the material at the same time. I was quite self-conscious of what I was doing. It was down to a lack of experience.

Tutor: Unfortunately, both of you had the habit of standing in front of the projector so you kept blocking the image on the screen. To me this is the area that requires the most improvement.

Mark: The section on the predictions of the commercial application in the future, I think appeared a bit haphazard. To me it was a weak point of the presentation. And I think that some of the slides could have had fewer words.

Anna: And we could have done some fancy graphics with the words.

Tutor: If you had to give yourselves a mark overall how much would you give out of 10?

Mark: Six maybe. I would be happy with that, though bits were probably nearer a seven. So I'd say a six. Anna, what do you think?

Anna: I think for me it's perhaps a seven.

Tutor: Okay. Did you find the task and the evaluation useful?

Anna: I think...

Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

JOINT PRESENTATION Self-evaluation Form
Title: The application of robotics in a non-industrial setting Date: (1) ……… Insert your names and comments on the following aspects of the presentation.
	Mark	Anna	Suggestions: Tutor
General impression	worked well	not thorough or (2)………enough	no comment
Hand-outs	(3)……… looking	the best part	reduce by (4)………
Middle of presentation	power-point slides not in (5) ………	Overestimated (6)………	more practice with the equipment
Aims and objectives	very focused	clearly (7)………	no comment
Delivery	performance was (8) ………	difficult to coordinate speaking and presenting	needs the (9)………
Score	Six	(10)………

most improvement professional set out average academic 7/seven technical ability about a third sequence 2nd December

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Section 4

Script:

You will hear a university librarian giving a talk to new students.

OK, are you all settled? Well, first of all, welcome to Cardiff University. I’m here to explain what we can offer you.

Now, as a new student at the university, you will probably need some sort of guidance to help you to use the library effectively to study and research. Some of you have asked about a guided tour but we find this rather muddles people. So, in this first week, we run a series of talks which focus on different aspects of the library and its resources. You'll also find that to get the most out of the library you really do need to be computer literate and so all this term we run small classes which will bring you up to speed on how to access the computer-loaded information.

OK, now let me give you an outline of what’s available to you. You'll find that the computers are increasingly used as a research tool. Many students do most of their research on the internet and the library computers are permanently online. Having found what you need, you'll find you can readily save texts on your personal computer space to print off when you need. You might think that it is the fastest way to get information but the links can be slow. Clearly you can find lots on there but much of it is useless information as it is from highly debatable sources - so be critical. You'll also find that the library' has loaded several CD-ROMS onto the computers from specialist reference sources such as the MLA. It means we can expand what we offer you at very little extra cost and saves us having to invest in more and more books. The CD-ROMS contain exactly the same information as the reference books as the two are updated together.

Now most of you will need to refer to journal articles in your work and you'll find you can also access these online and we encourage you to do so.

Clearly some of you will find the printed version more accessible as it sits on the shelves but I’m afraid the intention is to phase these out eventually. However, you will still be able to print off a version of the text rather than photocopying the journal pages. So you must get used to working online. Naturally we do still have the full range of classic reference books, additional to the CD-ROMS, for you to use and there are several copies of each one. This is because some of you may prefer to borrow a book rather than sit in the library. There is a restricted loan time on these so that they are not missing from the shelves for too long. Although there is a Section Manager for each part of the library, they are very busy and so, if you do get stuck looking for things, you should ask the relevant Cataloguing Assistant. As your Training Supervisor, I just oversee your induction and will not be around after this initial week.

Choose a correct answer choice for each question/to complete each sentence below.

1. During the first week of term, students are invited to

do an intensive course in the computer centre.

be shown round the library by the librarian.

listen to descriptions of library resources.

Explain:

2. The speaker warns the students that

downloaded information must be acknowledged.

computer access may be limited at times.

internet materials can be unreliable.

Explain:

3. The library is acquiring more CDs as a resource because

they take up very little space.

they are more up to date than the reference books.

they arc a cheap source of information.

Explain:

4. Students are encouraged to use journals online because

the stock of printed articles is to be reduced.

the articles do not need to be returned to the shelves.

reading online is cheaper than photocopying articles.

Explain:

5. Why might some students continue to use reference books?

they can be taken away from the library

they can be borrowed for an extended loan period

they provide information unavailable elsewhere

Explain:

6. What is the responsibility of the Training Supervisor?

to provide orientation to the library facilities

to identify needs and inform section managers

to supervise and support library staff

Explain:

Script:

Some of you may be interested to know that the library is offering specialised training sessions on writing a dissertation. Obviously this is not relevant to those of you who are undergraduates; it is just for postgraduates. Your department will discuss the planning stage of the dissertation - i.e. what you’re going to do - with you and we will focus on the structure of it. However, the training will also include some lime on the computers. I realise most of you know how to organise files but we can show you the different ways to run data programmes. Your tutors will tell you at the outset how to set out the chapters they require but you will need to ask them how they would like you to organise the bibliography because it varies depending on your subject area. When you’ve got something together the trainer here will look through the draft version for you to see if it’s OK. And. one final point, for those of you who have registered from abroad, we can offer individual sessions on dissertations if you feel you need them. If you require language lessons then they are available from the International Centre next to the Law Department.

Which section of the university will help postgraduate students with their dissertations in the following ways?

1. training in specialised computer programs

the postgraduate's own department or tutor

library staff

another section of the university

Explain:

2. advising on bibliography presentation

library staff

another section of the university

the postgraduate's own department or tutor

Explain:

3. checking the draft of the dissertation

library staff

another section of the university

the postgraduate's own department or tutor

Explain:

4. providing language support

the postgraduate's own department or tutor

another section of the university

library staff

Explain:

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