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IELTS Listening

Time: Approximately 30 minutes

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Audio for Part 1

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

South City Cycling Club

Example

Name of club secretary: Jim Hunter

Membership

Full membership costs $260; this covers cycling and 1 all over Australia.

Recreational membership costs $108.

Cost of membership includes the club fee and 2.

The club kit is made by a company called 3.

Training rides

Chance to improve cycling skills and fitness.

Level B: speed about 4 kph.

Weekly sessions:

Tuesdays at 5.30 am, meet at the 5

Thursdays at 5.30 am, meet at the entrance to the 6

Further information

Rides are about an hour and a half.

Members often have 7 together afterwards.

There is not always a 8 with the group on these rides.

Check and print the 9 on the website beforehand.

Bikes must have 10.

Audio for Part 2

Questions 11-16

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Information on Company Volunteering Projects

11. How much time for volunteering does the company allow per employee?

12. In feedback, almost all employees said that volunteering improved their

13. Last year some staff helped unemployed people with their

14. This year the company will start a new volunteering project with a local

15. Where will the Digital Inclusion Day be held?

16. What should staff do if they want to take part in the Digital Inclusion Day?

Questions 17 and 18

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

What TWO things are mentioned about the participants on the last Digital Inclusion Day?

Questions 19 and 20

Choose TWO letters, A-E.

What TWO activities on the last Digital Inclusion Day did participants describe as useful?

Audio for Part 3

Questions 21-25

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Planning a Presentation on Nanotechnology

21. Russ says that his difficulty in planning the presentation is due to

22. Russ and his tutor agree that his approach in the presentation will be

23. In connection with slides, the tutor advises Russ to

24. They both agree that the best way for Russ to start his presentation is

25. What does the tutor advise Russ to do next while preparing his presentation?

Questions 26-30

What comments do the speakers make about each of the following aspects of Russ’s previous presentation?

Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 26-30.

Comments

A. lacked a conclusion

B. useful in the future

C. not enough

D. sometimes distracting

E. showed originality

F. covered a wide range

G. not too technical

26. structure 26

27. eye contact 27

28. body language 28

29. choice of words 29

30. handouts 30

Audio for Part 4

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Episodic Memory

Episodic memory

The ability to recall details, e.g. the time and 31 of past events.

Different to semantic memory -- the ability to remember general information about the 32, which does not involve recalling 33 information.

Forming episodic memories involves three steps:

Encoding

Involves receiving and processing information.

The more 34 given to an event, the more successfully it can be encoded.

To remember a 35, it is useful to have a strategy for encoding such information.

Consolidation

How memories are strengthened and stored.

Most effective when memories can be added to a 36 of related information.

The 37 of retrieval affects the strength of memories.

Retrieval

Memory retrieval often depends on using a prompt, e.g. the 38 of an object near to the place where you left your car.

Episodic memory impairments

These affect people with a wide range of medical conditions.

Games which stimulate the 39 have been found to help people with schizophrenia.

Children with autism may have difficulty forming episodic memories -- possibly because their concept of the 40 may be absent.

Memory training may help autistic children develop social skills.

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