1 00:00:00,330 --> 00:00:01,920 Are present here. 2 00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:07,350 All right, so our last practice is going to come from Cambridge. 3 00:00:07,350 --> 00:00:09,830 I'll trainer two academic. 4 00:00:09,830 --> 00:00:11,510 Like I say, it is the same. 5 00:00:11,540 --> 00:00:13,610 Okay, let's move on. 6 00:00:13,630 --> 00:00:17,720 Test six, section one right here. 7 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:20,660 We're dealing with more of a table situation. 8 00:00:21,750 --> 00:00:22,020 Right. 9 00:00:22,020 --> 00:00:23,310 And with a table. 10 00:00:23,820 --> 00:00:28,350 With a table, the language goes across. 11 00:00:28,350 --> 00:00:28,670 Right. 12 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:30,050 It goes across. 13 00:00:30,060 --> 00:00:33,270 One, two, three, four, five. 14 00:00:33,270 --> 00:00:36,750 Then across the six, seven, eight. 15 00:00:38,160 --> 00:00:40,260 Nine and then across the ten. 16 00:00:41,190 --> 00:00:44,130 So the the names of the tours on the left. 17 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:50,300 Are really important because then, you know, when they're switching from one tour to another tour. 18 00:00:50,750 --> 00:00:54,650 And keep in mind that they're going to go they're going to say everything you're going to hear. 19 00:00:54,650 --> 00:00:55,700 93. 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,910 Then you're going to hear number one and so forth and so on. 21 00:01:00,900 --> 00:01:01,710 Now, exactly. 22 00:01:02,910 --> 00:01:11,970 If I am if I am looking at keyword language, the language in yellow that you see here is the the keyword 23 00:01:11,970 --> 00:01:17,250 language that I will be listening for in terms of being connected to the answer choices. 24 00:01:20,270 --> 00:01:25,650 So please listen and write down the answers that you hear. 25 00:01:25,670 --> 00:01:27,470 I see some people have questions. 26 00:01:27,770 --> 00:01:30,920 I will address those questions after this practice. 27 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:42,880 Exam Practice Test six Listening Part one you will hear a number of different recordings and you will 28 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,190 have to answer questions on what you hear. 29 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:50,380 There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check 30 00:01:50,380 --> 00:01:51,160 your work. 31 00:01:51,460 --> 00:01:54,160 All the recordings will be played once only. 32 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,420 The test is in four parts. 33 00:01:57,810 --> 00:02:03,240 At the end of the test, you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet. 34 00:02:03,270 --> 00:02:09,300 You will hear a man who works in a tourist information office talking to a woman who wants information 35 00:02:09,300 --> 00:02:10,410 about tours. 36 00:02:10,860 --> 00:02:13,290 First, you have some time to look at questions. 37 00:02:13,290 --> 00:02:14,520 1 to 6. 38 00:02:44,890 --> 00:02:46,240 Now we shall begin. 39 00:02:46,270 --> 00:02:51,520 You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time. 40 00:02:51,700 --> 00:02:53,830 Listen carefully and answer questions. 41 00:02:53,830 --> 00:02:55,090 1 to 6. 42 00:02:58,170 --> 00:02:59,040 Morning. 43 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:00,950 Kingstown tourist information. 44 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:02,420 This is David speaking. 45 00:03:02,430 --> 00:03:03,850 How can I help you? 46 00:03:03,870 --> 00:03:04,680 Oh, hi. 47 00:03:04,710 --> 00:03:09,650 Look, I'm coming to Kingstown on holiday and wondered if you could give me some information about tours. 48 00:03:09,660 --> 00:03:10,950 Yes, of course. 49 00:03:10,980 --> 00:03:13,950 Is there anything particular you're interested in? 50 00:03:13,980 --> 00:03:16,310 Well, I heard there was a Glow Worm tour. 51 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:17,340 Yes, indeed. 52 00:03:17,340 --> 00:03:20,750 It's $93 and lasts for 3 hours. 53 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:22,470 And what are the main activities? 54 00:03:22,500 --> 00:03:26,040 Well, the first thing is traveling to the other side of the lake. 55 00:03:26,070 --> 00:03:27,240 You mean by boat? 56 00:03:27,270 --> 00:03:27,870 No. 57 00:03:27,870 --> 00:03:31,080 It's the little train that runs along the shore, off the lake. 58 00:03:31,110 --> 00:03:32,550 It's very popular. 59 00:03:32,580 --> 00:03:35,100 Oh, my children will love that. 60 00:03:35,100 --> 00:03:37,640 And that's how you get round to the caves. 61 00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:39,910 This is where the glow worms live. 62 00:03:39,930 --> 00:03:45,510 So you spend some time exploring the caves and looking at the remarkable lights and patterns given off 63 00:03:45,510 --> 00:03:46,830 by the worms in the dark. 64 00:03:46,860 --> 00:03:48,900 That does sound interesting. 65 00:03:49,140 --> 00:03:51,060 And any other information? 66 00:03:51,090 --> 00:03:52,500 Oh, just one thing. 67 00:03:52,530 --> 00:03:54,900 How old are your children? 68 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,130 Seven and ten. 69 00:03:57,150 --> 00:03:57,900 Why? 70 00:03:57,930 --> 00:03:59,350 No, that's okay. 71 00:03:59,370 --> 00:04:03,300 It's just that children must be five or older to go in the caves. 72 00:04:03,330 --> 00:04:05,480 Otherwise they might get scared in the dark. 73 00:04:05,490 --> 00:04:06,960 But yours will be fine. 74 00:04:07,110 --> 00:04:09,360 Okay, well, that's one to think about. 75 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,050 And what about Silver Fjord that's so famous? 76 00:04:13,050 --> 00:04:14,370 We'd like to go there. 77 00:04:14,490 --> 00:04:17,900 Well, a day trip costs $220. 78 00:04:17,910 --> 00:04:20,140 And how do we travel down to the fjord? 79 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:21,030 Fly. 80 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,790 That's a lot more expensive, I'm afraid. 81 00:04:23,820 --> 00:04:26,490 On this tour, you go in a coach. 82 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,150 It's about a two hour drive through fantastic scenery. 83 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:31,530 Do we get a break? 84 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:33,960 I think my children might get a bit bored. 85 00:04:33,990 --> 00:04:34,620 Yes. 86 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:36,180 You stop at Easton. 87 00:04:36,420 --> 00:04:37,590 That's to take a walk. 88 00:04:37,590 --> 00:04:38,160 Is it? 89 00:04:38,190 --> 00:04:38,970 Yes. 90 00:04:38,970 --> 00:04:41,250 There is a nice path by the river. 91 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:45,270 You stop in Easton for half an hour, so there's plenty of time. 92 00:04:45,420 --> 00:04:46,940 That sounds nice. 93 00:04:46,950 --> 00:04:52,800 So then you get down to Silver Fjord and you really spend most of the day going for a cruise on the 94 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:53,430 fjord. 95 00:04:53,460 --> 00:04:56,310 It's spectacular mountain scenery. 96 00:04:56,310 --> 00:05:01,590 And you also cruise past a huge waterfall, which is another highlight of the day. 97 00:05:01,620 --> 00:05:04,040 Well, that does sound amazing. 98 00:05:04,050 --> 00:05:07,560 And should we bring our own food or his lunch provided? 99 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,400 No lunch is included. 100 00:05:09,420 --> 00:05:11,250 It's a barbecue on the boat. 101 00:05:11,340 --> 00:05:13,230 And what about marine life? 102 00:05:13,260 --> 00:05:15,060 Yes, you'll definitely see. 103 00:05:15,090 --> 00:05:17,140 SEALs, dolphins? 104 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,590 No, not in that part of the country. 105 00:05:19,590 --> 00:05:22,770 But if you're lucky, there will be whales as well. 106 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,280 Oh, well, my kids would absolutely love that. 107 00:05:29,730 --> 00:05:33,570 Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions. 108 00:05:33,570 --> 00:05:34,770 7 to 10. 109 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:57,590 Now listen and answer questions. 110 00:05:57,590 --> 00:05:59,240 7 to 10. 111 00:06:02,610 --> 00:06:06,030 Then another popular option is the high country tour. 112 00:06:06,060 --> 00:06:08,230 That's $105. 113 00:06:08,270 --> 00:06:10,650 Oh, I heard about this. 114 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:13,050 You visit a historic home, don't you? 115 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:14,220 Yes, that's right. 116 00:06:14,220 --> 00:06:15,870 And they serve you lunch. 117 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,570 Is that actually inside the house? 118 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:18,930 No. 119 00:06:18,930 --> 00:06:22,380 At this time of year, it will be the garden, which is really pretty. 120 00:06:22,410 --> 00:06:24,310 Oh, I like the sound of that. 121 00:06:24,330 --> 00:06:27,090 Yes, it's a really great meal, apparently. 122 00:06:27,210 --> 00:06:28,910 And what about in the afternoon? 123 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,270 You go up and have a look around the farm. 124 00:06:31,290 --> 00:06:33,270 It's just close to the house. 125 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:37,380 So if you're from the city, it's a chance to really see what life is like here. 126 00:06:37,410 --> 00:06:40,770 The high country tour gets excellent reviews from visitors. 127 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:41,820 Great. 128 00:06:42,270 --> 00:06:44,050 So then what about the zip line? 129 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:46,200 My children really want to do that. 130 00:06:46,230 --> 00:06:47,400 How much is it? 131 00:06:47,430 --> 00:06:49,710 The zip line is $75. 132 00:06:49,710 --> 00:06:51,030 And is it safe? 133 00:06:51,060 --> 00:06:52,170 Absolutely. 134 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:57,450 You are suspended from the wire in a special harness and then you just glide down the wire. 135 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:02,540 My friend said that below you, you've got this amazing ancient forest. 136 00:07:02,550 --> 00:07:03,510 That's right. 137 00:07:03,510 --> 00:07:06,060 And it's really special to see it from above. 138 00:07:06,150 --> 00:07:08,970 Not something we do very often, if you think about it. 139 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,400 No, I suppose that's true. 140 00:07:11,820 --> 00:07:14,550 And I mean, how fast do you go? 141 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:15,570 Hang on. 142 00:07:15,570 --> 00:07:17,370 I've got the information here. 143 00:07:17,730 --> 00:07:19,950 68 kilometers an hour. 144 00:07:20,190 --> 00:07:21,690 That doesn't mean much to me. 145 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,310 What's that in miles? 146 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,280 Oh, yes, it's here in miles per hour. 147 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:27,750 It's about 43. 148 00:07:27,990 --> 00:07:28,980 Wow. 149 00:07:29,010 --> 00:07:31,500 My kids will definitely want to do that. 150 00:07:31,830 --> 00:07:34,680 Okay, well, look, I'll just talk it over with my husband. 151 00:07:35,220 --> 00:07:38,730 Okay, so here are our answer choices. 152 00:07:38,730 --> 00:07:45,330 Number one is train two is five, three is coach or bus four is walk. 153 00:07:45,330 --> 00:07:47,010 Five is waterfall. 154 00:07:51,340 --> 00:07:53,620 Number six is Wales. 155 00:07:53,650 --> 00:07:55,120 Seven is Garden. 156 00:07:55,420 --> 00:07:56,860 Eight is farm. 157 00:07:56,890 --> 00:07:58,540 Nine is forest. 158 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,480 And ten is 43. 159 00:08:03,250 --> 00:08:03,610 All right. 160 00:08:03,610 --> 00:08:07,450 So those are the answers for practice at three. 161 00:08:08,140 --> 00:08:15,250 And on the right side, you can see very often, like with number six, they had distraction. 162 00:08:15,340 --> 00:08:20,260 Woman ask if they will see dolphins, but the man replies they won't. 163 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,500 Number seven You know you have distraction. 164 00:08:23,740 --> 00:08:27,880 The woman asks if lunch is inside the house, but the man says is in the garden. 165 00:08:28,810 --> 00:08:31,600 Number eight, again, they use distraction. 166 00:08:31,630 --> 00:08:36,820 The man mentions the city but is referring visitors to are from referring to visitors who are from the 167 00:08:36,820 --> 00:08:37,420 city. 168 00:08:38,830 --> 00:08:42,160 For number nine, you have synonym language, old and ancient. 169 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,230 You also have distractions. 170 00:08:44,230 --> 00:08:49,990 So, you know, you have to be able to handle and manage distraction. 171 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,900 You must be able to handle a distraction. 172 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:54,650 All right. 173 00:08:54,650 --> 00:08:55,910 So we had some questions. 174 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:58,400 I'll try to address some of those questions now. 175 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:01,930 You don't need to write the unit. 176 00:09:02,950 --> 00:09:04,060 You don't need to. 177 00:09:04,450 --> 00:09:05,400 You just write the number. 178 00:09:05,410 --> 00:09:07,900 They said 950, that's all. 179 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:12,370 Somebody else asked me our key words always verbs. 180 00:09:12,380 --> 00:09:13,790 Most of the time they are. 181 00:09:13,820 --> 00:09:19,070 So my final advice to you for today actually go through and analyze answers. 182 00:09:19,070 --> 00:09:23,870 Using the transcripts is really important that you analyze right? 183 00:09:23,870 --> 00:09:30,650 When you when you do a practice test, go back and analyze for the wrong answers and the right answers. 184 00:09:30,650 --> 00:09:32,480 Go back and do an analysis. 185 00:09:33,020 --> 00:09:35,120 What skills or were they testing? 186 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:36,050 What were they using? 187 00:09:36,050 --> 00:09:36,560 Distraction. 188 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:38,390 What distraction did they use? 189 00:09:38,780 --> 00:09:42,050 When you do that, you make yourself better. 190 00:09:43,010 --> 00:09:44,570 Practice the way that you saw me. 191 00:09:44,570 --> 00:09:45,680 Just practice. 192 00:09:45,980 --> 00:09:48,020 Work on your skills improvement. 193 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:52,460 Not just retesting yourself over and over and over in a mindless way. 194 00:09:53,540 --> 00:09:59,810 Very often you're not improving because you keep just doing the same thing over and over again, thinking 195 00:09:59,810 --> 00:10:01,190 that it's going to get better. 196 00:10:01,820 --> 00:10:03,320 But it's a skills test. 197 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:04,340 That's what it is. 198 00:10:04,340 --> 00:10:05,720 It's a skills test. 199 00:10:06,290 --> 00:10:15,020 And I hope that, you know, from this class today you've been able to take, you know, what what what 200 00:10:15,020 --> 00:10:17,000 am I looking at for section one? 201 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:21,200 What am I looking at in terms of what are they testing me on? 202 00:10:22,250 --> 00:10:24,320 What do I need to do to get better? 203 00:10:24,620 --> 00:10:27,410 What mistakes may I possibly be making? 204 00:10:28,130 --> 00:10:31,160 Because very often students say, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. 205 00:10:31,460 --> 00:10:35,120 And then my first question is, did you do an analysis? 206 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:39,800 Well, no, I just kept doing test after test after I don't know what I'm doing wrong. 207 00:10:40,460 --> 00:10:40,640 Right. 208 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:40,850 Yeah. 209 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,750 Go back and practice the way you see me teaching. 210 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:47,750 Practice that way and you're going to get better. 211 00:10:48,710 --> 00:10:49,280 All right. 212 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:54,500 So thank you very much for joining me today. 213 00:10:55,310 --> 00:10:57,890 Have a fantastic day. 214 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:07,670 And I hope that you were really able to learn today what really is required of you when approaching 215 00:11:07,670 --> 00:11:09,260 Section one of the listing tests.