IELTS General Training

Volume 6
Listening Practice Test 1

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Questions 1-5
Circle the correct letters A – C.

1 What is John’s job?

A Doctor

B Teacher

C Chemist

2 Which of the following continents did Frank not visit on his travels?

A Europe

B Africa

C North America

3 What’s Frank’s job?

A Journalist

B Travel writer

C College lecturer

4 How many children do Frank and Liz have?

A 0

B 2

C 3

5 When did John and Kate get married?

A the last year of college

B the year after graduation

C 2 years after graduation

Questions 6-9
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

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What time should Frank and Liz go to dinner?

What’s Frank’s mobile phone number?

What’s on the other side of the road from John and Kate’s flat?

What does Liz NOT like to eat?

Question 10
Circle the correct letter A – C.

10 Which bell button is the one for John and Kate’s flat?

A A

B B

C C

Questions 11-14
What FOUR sports facilities are currently NOT available at the Westley University
Sports Centre.

Write the correct answer on your answer sheet.

A football

B aerobic training

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 C swimming pool

D weight training

E running machines

F basketball

G trampolines

H badminton

I yoga

Questions 15-20
Complete the student’s notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Joining the Sports Centre

To be student member of Sports Centre you must be full time/part time at uni. + Students’
Union member. Come with NUS card to Sports Centre reception between 9.00am and
3.30pm from 15 to Saturday.

Present NUS card, fill out application form and pay subscription. Student subscription is £
16 Pay by cash or cheque; not credit cards.

No photos necessary; 17 at reception.

Members can use the facilities at any time. Because of 18 members must show
membership card every time they come in.

Replacement cards cost £ 19

Members can book courts, not by phone, with membership cards.

Opening Times (7 days a week)

Monday to Saturday: 20 to 10.00pm

Sunday: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm

Questions 21-25
Answer questions 21 – 25 below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A
NUMBER for each answer

What subject does Professor Cameron teach?

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21

How long will the next week’s seminar be delayed?

22

To what problem of Maggie’s does Professor Cameron refer?

23

Who has the students’ extended essays from the last semester?

24

How many extended essays need marking besides Maggie's work?

25

Questions 26-30
Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The students will have a choice of 26 titles for this semester’s extended
essay.

Professor Cameron says that she will look at 27 until the end of April.

This semester’s extended essay maximum number of words allowed is 28

The students extended essay for this semester will be based on research at the
university’s 29 .

Rob will be able to help students at 30

Questions 31-36
Complete the Megalodon description below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

THE MEGALODON (Carcharadon Megalodon) – the largest predator that ever

lived on Earth

Size

12 m + (possibly up to 15m or 31m)

About 3 X length of Great White Shark (estimates from fossilized teeth + vertebrae)

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Teeth

Size of 31
Very hard and fossilised well unlike all other parts of sharks’ cartilage skeletons
Bone-like material coated with 32
Like Great White Shark teeth but bigger, thicker + more finely serrated
Appearance

Possibly like a huge, streamlined Great White Shark

Jaws

Open 33 wide and 7 feet high; could swallow enormous objects

Loosely attached by ligaments and muscles to the skull
Teeth probably located in rotating rows
First two rows of teeth for 34 , others rotate into place as needed
Lost, broken or worn teeth replaced by new ones
Did not chew food; gulped whole large chunks

Diet

Mainly whales.
Sharks eat approx. 35 of body weight daily
Remains of whales with 36 indicate predator – prey relationship

Questions 37-40
Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE.

37
The speaker gives another example of a fish that everyone
mistakenly thought was extinct.

38
In 1918, a giant shark attacked some Port Stephens fishermen
killing one of them.

39
The Port Stephens fishermen all agreed with each other on their
description of the shark that they saw.

40
The Megalodon sighting near Broughton Island happened again
the next day.

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 Solution:

21 agriculture 22 1/one hour

23 attendance (record) 24 (the) external examiner

25 19 26 10/ten

27 drafts 28 3500

29 facilities 30 the greenhouse complex

31 a man’s hand 32 (hard) enamel

33 6/six feet 34 obtaining prey

35 2%/2 percent 36 (large) bite marks

37 TRUE 38 FALSE

39 TRUE

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 40 FALSE 1 B

2 A 3 A

4 A 5 C

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14
C,E,G,I 15 Tuesday

16 15 17 (digital) camera

18 insurance agreement 19 5

20 8.00 am/8am 6 (about) 7.30/7.30pm/half past

seven

7 07623 963 957 8 a postbox

9 red meat 10 C

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Review and Explanations
21 Answer: agriculture
The keyword concerned in Q21 must be “subject Professor Cameron teaches”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
Professor Cameron explicitly states that in this semester, they will continue their
seminars on agriculture. In other words, Professor Cameron teaches agriculture.
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “agriculture”.

22 Answer: 1/one hour

The keyword concerned in Q22 must be “how long", "the next week’s seminar",
"be delayed"”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a time.
The professor said that they had had to change the time and needed to start "one hour
later"
than the usual time.
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “1 hour/one hour".

23 Answer: attendance (record)

T h e keyword concerned in Q23 must be “Maggie’s problem that Professor
Cameron refers”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
Professor Cameron refers to Maggie’s attendance record, which is a problem.
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “attendance (record)”.

24 Answer: (the) external examiner

The keyword concerned in Q24 must be “who has students’ extended essays”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
According to Professor Cameron, all of the students’ extended essays from the
last semester are now with the external examiner. Therefore, the answer for
this question must be “the external examiner”.

25 Answer: 19
The keyword concerned in Q25 must be “extended essay”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
From the conversation, the professor said that beside Maggie's essay, she had 5 other
groups: "That makes 19 extended essays that I and the external examiner
have to mark."

Therefore, the answer for this question must be “19”.

26 Answer: 10/ten

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The keyword concerned in Q26 must be “have a choice of titles”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
According to Professor Cameron, students will have to choose one from ten
available titles. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “10”.

27 Answer: drafts
The keyword concerned in Q27 must be “look at until the end of April”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
Professor Cameron states that she will look at drafts until the end of April.
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “drafts”.

28 Answer: 3500
The keyword concerned in Q28 must be “word limit range”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
The professor said that they had set the lower limit of 3000 words and and upper
one of 3500. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “3500”.

29 Answer: facilities
The keywords concerned in Q29 must be “the extended essay based on” and “at
the university’s facilities”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
According to Professor Cameron, the extended essay for this semester will be
based on the research conducted at the university’s facilities. Therefore, the
answer for this question must be “facilities”.

30 Answer: the greenhouse complex

The keyword concerned in Q30 must be “Rob will help students at”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
From the conversation, we are aware that Rob will be at the greenhouse complex
to help students. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “the greenhouse
complex”. ("Greenhouse" here is written as 1 word, so this answer does not exceed
the word limit)

31 Answer: a man’s hand

The keywords concerned in Q31 must be “teeth” and “size of”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
According to the lecturer, the Megalodon’s teeth are the size of a man’s hand.
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “a man’s hand”.

32 Answer: (hard) enamel

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The keyword concerned in Q32 must be “bone-like material coated with”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
According to the lecturer, the Megalodon’s teeth are bone-like material coated
with hard enamel. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “(hard)
enamel”.

33 Answer: 6/six feet

The keywords concerned in Q33 must be “open” and “wide”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
Megalodon’s jaws can open 6 feet wide. Therefore, the answer for this question
must be “6 feet”.

Note: Some students may mistakenly believe that 7 feet must be the correct
answer. However, the lecturer does emphasize that 7 feet is the height of the
Megalodon’s jaws, not the width. Therefore, 7 feet is an incorrect answer.

34 Answer: obtaining prey

The keyword concerned in Q34 must be “first two rows of teeth for ”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
From the conversation, it is implied that the Megalodon uses its first two rows
of teeth to obtain prey. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “obtaining
prey”.

35 Answer: 2%/2 percent

The keywords concerned in Q35 must be “eat” and “body weight daily”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
According to the lecturer, sharks eat about 2 percent of their body weight every
day. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “2 percent”.

36 Answer: (large) bite marks

The keywords concerned in Q36 must be “remains of whales with” and “indicate
predator - prey relationship”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
From the conversation, we can learn that the remains of whales with large bite
marks indicate predator - prey relationship. Therefore, the answer for this
question must be “(large) bite marks”.

37 Answer: TRUE

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The keyword concerned in Q37 must be “example of a fish that are thought to be
extinct”.
From this conversation, we can say that this statement is TRUE because the
lecturer did mention another type of fish that are thought to be extinct. The
name of the fish is coelacanth, which thought to be extinct for 60 million
years. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “TRUE”.

38 Answer: FALSE
The keywords concerned in Q38 must be “giant shark attacked fishermen” and
“killing one of them”.
From the conversation, we can learn that in 1918, a giant shark appeared and
attacked pots of crayfish, not fishermen. Furthermore, the 1918 giant shark is
never said to kill any fisherman at all. Therefore, the answer for this question
must be “FALSE”.

39 Answer: TRUE
The keyword concerned in Q39 must be “fishermen all agreed with each other on
their description of the shark”.
It is implied that all the fishermen agreed with each other on their description
of the shark as they all said that the shark was as long as the wharf of their
harbor. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “TRUE”.

40 Answer: FALSE
The keyword concerned in Q40 must be “the Megalodon sighting happened again
the next day”.
We can say immediately that this statement is FALSE, as the lecturer does
emphasize that the sighting was never repeated. Therefore, the answer for this
question must be “FALSE”.

1 Answer: B
The keyword concerned in Q1 must be “John’s job”.
John explicitly states that he is a teacher. Therefore, the answer for this question
must be “B”.

Note: Some students may mistakenly believe that John’s job is doctor or chemist,
as John studied in medical school. However, John confirms that he left medical
school and went into teacher training college to become a teacher. Therefore,
option B and option C are incorrect answers.

2 Answer: A

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The keyword concerned in Q2 must be “continents Frank did not visit”.
According to Frank, he visited lots of places, except Europe. Therefore, the
answer for this question must be “A”.

3 Answer: A
The keyword concerned in Q3 must be “Frank’s job”.
Frank is now working for the local paper. In other words, he is a journalist.
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “A”.

Note: Some students may mistakenly believe that Frank is a travel writer, as he
travelled a lot. However, Frank thought that travel writing is too competitive .
Another reason why Frank became a journalist is because he fancied journalism.
Therefore, option B is an incorrect answer.

4 Answer: A
The keyword concerned in Q4 must be “how many children Frank and Liz have”.
Frank explicitly states that he and his wife haven’t had kids yet. Therefore, the
answer for this question must be “A”.

Note: Some students may mistakenly believe that option B and option C are
correct answers. However, those are their plan, not the reality. Therefore,
option B and option C are incorrect answers.

5 Answer: C
The keyword concerned in Q5 must be “when John and Kate married”.
John and Kate got married 2 years after graduation. Therefore, the answer for
this question must be “C”.

Note: Some students may mistakenly believe that option A and option B are
correct. However, John and Kate didn’t get married in their last year of college
because it was all too much. In addition, John and Kate didn’t get married the
year after graduation because they both were too busy. Therefore, these are
incorrect options.

11-14 Answer: C,E,G,I

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The keyword concerned in Q11 to Q14 must be “sport facilities not available at
Westley Univeristy Sports Centre”.
According to the speaker, the Sports Centre is planning to have trampolines in
the near future. In other words, there are no trampolines in the Sports Centre
at the moment. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “G”.

The speaker states that yoga classes are coming soon. In other words, yoga is
not currently taught at the Sports Centre. Therefore, the answer for this
question must be “I”.

As there are few accidents with the running machines, there are no running
machines at the Sports Centre at the moment. Therefore, the answer for this
question must be “E”.

According to the speaker, they hope that the swimming pool won’t be too
long in coming. In other words, there is no current swimming pool at the
Sports Centre. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “ C”.

15 Answer: Tuesday
The keyword concerned in Q15 must be “from to Saturday”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a date.
According to the speaker, students who want to join must come to the Sports
Hall reception between 9.00 am and 3.30 pm from Tuesday to Saturday .
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “Tuesday”.

16 Answer: 15
The keyword concerned in Q16 must be “student subscription”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
According to the speaker, student subscription for this year is 15 pounds .
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “15”.

17 Answer: (digital) camera

The keyword concerned in Q17 must be “at reception”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
In the past, students used to bring two passport photos. Nowadays, students do
not need to do this anymore as they can take photo themselves with digital
camera at reception. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “(digital)
camera”.

18 Answer: insurance agreement

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The keyword concerned in Q18 must be “students must show membership card
because of”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
According to the speaker, students must bring their membership card every time
they come in due to the Sports Centre’s insurance agreement. Therefore, the
answer for this question must be “insurance agreement”.

19 Answer: 5
The keyword concerned in Q19 must be “replacement cards cost”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
According to the speaker, students who need replacement cards will be charged
a replacement fee of 5 pounds. Therefore, the answer for this question must be
“5”.

Note: Some students may mistakenly believe that 15 pounds is the correct answer.
However, the speaker does clarify that students won’t need to pay the
subscription fee of 15 pounds again. Therefore, 15 pounds is an incorrect
answer.

20 Answer: 8.00 am/8am

T h e keyword concerned in Q20 must be “opening times from Monday to
Saturday”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a time.
The speaker informs that the Sports Centre will open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm .
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “8.00 am”.

6 Answer: (about) 7.30/7.30pm/half past seven

The keyword concerned in Q6 must be “what time Frank and Liz go to dinner”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
As John and Kate will be home at around 6:30,they suggest Frank and Liz to come
to dinner at half past 7:00. Therefore, the answer for this question must be
“(about) 7.30/half past seven".

7 Answer: 07623 963 957

The keyword concerned in Q7 must be “Frank’s mobile phone number”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be numbers.
Frank’s mobile phone number is 07623963957 . Therefore, the answer for this
question must be “07623 963 957”.

8 Answer: a postbox

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The keyword concerned in Q8 must be “on the other side of road from John and
Kate’s flat”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
From the conversation, we are aware that there is a postbox opposite John and
Kate’s flat. Therefore, the answer for this question must be “a postbox”.

9 Answer: red meat

The keyword concerned in Q9 must be “Liz don’t like to eat”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
Frank informs John that Liz doesn’t like to eat red meat . Therefore, the answer
for this question must be “red meat”.

Note: Some students may mistakenly believe that Liz doesn’t like to eat fish and
sea food. In fact, Frank is the one who hates fish and seafood, not Liz .
Therefore, fish and seafood is an incorrect answer.

10 Answer: C
The keyword concerned in Q10 must be “John and Kate’s flat’s bell button”.
The bell button of John and Kate’s flat is located second from the bottom .
Therefore, the answer for this question must be “C”.

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 Audio Script:

Section 1
You will hear a conversation between 2 old friends who meet each other by accident.

John: Hello Frank. How are you?

Frank: Wow John. Yeah I’m fine. How are you?

J: I’m great thanks. I haven’t seen you since we left school. How long ago is that now? It
must be 10 years , or is it 11?

F: It’s 9 years now. What are you doing with yourself? You were going to be a doctor,
weren’t you, or something medical, like a chiropractor ?

J: Well, I was going to be but that’s not what I did. I started medical school but I didn’t
really enjoy it and the idea of doing it for 5 or 6 yearsand then continuing to study for
years after that didn’t really appeal. So I left medical school and went into teacher
training college to be a science teacher.

F: And I thought for all these years that you were earning mega megabucks as a doctor or
working in a pharmaceutical company!

J: No. Q1 Just a teacher! I love it though. I’m so glad I did it instead of medicine. And what
are you doing Frank?

F: After school I didn’t really know what I wanted to do so I traveled for a couple of years
round the world.

J: Great. Where did you go?

F: Lots of places but nowhere in Q2 Europe. I wanted to travel long distance ! First of all I
travelled through India and Nepal. Then I moved into south east Asia for a few months.
Then I went through Australia and New Zealand. After that I went to Africa and went
around variouscountries there. After that it was south America, central America and north
America.

J: How on earth did you afford all that?

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F: I just settled down and worked for a few months in places where I could get a job and
save money. Then, when I had enough, I moved on. I wasn’t exactly staying
in luxurious places though!

J: And now what? You always wanted to work with computers, didn’t you?

F: Yes. I remember that. However, when I finished all the travelling I thought of going into
travel writing but it’s so competitive . Q3 I always fancied journalism as well so I got into
that and right now I’m working for the local paper.

J: Did you have to study for that?

F: Well some people don’t, but I went to college for a year to do a journalism course and
I’m glad I did as it gave me a bit of a head start and certainly helped me get my first job.

J: And are you married and kids or what?

F: I married a girl called Liz that I met whilst I was in Australia. Q4 We haven’t had kids
yet, though we’re planning on having at least 2 or 3. What about you?

J: Do you remember Kate who I dated whilst at school?

F: Of course. The prettiest girl in the school! You didn’t marry her, did you?

J: Yes. We managed to stay together all through college. She did teaching too so we were
at the same place for 3 years at college. We thought about getting married in our last year
at college but it was all too much and then we were too busy the year after graduation .
So Q5 we did it 2 years after we graduated.

F: Wow. I’m so happy that you guys stayed together. That’s great!

J: Where are you living now?

F: Oh, in Westley. In the high street actually. What about you?

J: In Westley too. We’ve got a flat near the secondary school. Obviously then it’s easier to
get into work.

F: Listen, why don’t you and Kate come over for dinner some time?

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J: That’s a great idea. When?

F: How about next Friday?

J: Can’t do Friday I’m afraid. Both Kate and I have a parent teacher afternoon on Friday
after school and then we’ll have to do the paperwork in the evening.

F: What about Saturday then?

J: That would normally be fine but our babysitter is away that night and we won’t be able
to find one at such short notice. Why don’t you and Liz come over for dinner at ours and
then we’ll be able to look after the kids? You’ll be able to meet them too.

F: OK. Let’s do that then. Liz will be happy. She won’t have to cook!

J: I’ll be doing the cooking when you come round. I love cooking.

F: So, what time shall we come round? 8 o’clock?

J: Well we’ll be home around 6:30 that night as we’re going out for the afternoon with the
kids. Q6 I’d say come at about half past 7:00 .
F: Are you sure that’s long enough to get things ready?

J: Well, that’ll be an hour. I don’t need more than that.

F: And what’s your phone number just in case?

J: oh 1 3 4 7 8 3 5 8 2 5 . That’s the home number. And the mobile is 07978 290 512.
What about you?

F: I’ve only got a mobile. It’s oh seven six two three nine six three nine five seven .

J: What was the last bit again?

F: I’ll say it all again. Q7 07623 963 957.

J: And I’d better give you the address.

F: Oh yes, that would help.

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J: We live at Flat 3, Evergreen Terrace. It’s just past the church on the right. Q8 We’ve got
a post box opposite us and a doctor’s surgery next door.

F: I should be able to find that.

J: Anything you don’t like to eat?

F: Well, I hate fish and sea food and Q9 Liz doesn’t care much for red meat. She likes
white meat though.

J: How about chicken?

F: That should be fine

J: Oh yes. When you arrive none of the bells are marked for security and there are four
buttons. Q10 You need to press the bell second from the bottom.

F: Second from the bottom. OK. Got that.

J: I’ll be able to buzz you in and then come up to the first floor and the door will be open.

F: Great. Well it’s so good to see you again John. I’ll really look forward to seeing you
on saturday and meeting Kate again. And the kids of course.

J: Yes, and I’m looking forward to meeting Liz.

F: See you Saturday then. Goodbye.

J: Goodbye

Section 2
You will hear a man giving a short talk to new students about their university Sports
Centre.

Good morning to all you new students here at Westley University and thank you for
coming to this talk on the Sports Centre. My name is Mr. Mike Finn. Later I’ll take you
around the Centre on a tour but right now I’ll just let you know what we have to offer and
how you can become a member.

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We are at present in the main reception of the Sport Centre. Behind me we have the main
sports hall where a myriad of different sports take place. We have football, hockey ,
basketball, badminton, martial arts and netball to name but a few. We are also planning
cricket nets and Q11 trampolines in the very near future. aerobics , modern dance and
spinning are also held in the main sports hall and Q12 yoga classes are coming soon.
There is a large schedule up on the wall behind me detailing when each sport is on. It also
gives details of which sports you have to pay extra for in order to join in.

Above us and overlooking the main sports hall we have our fitness room which has all the
modern weight training machines and aerobic training machines that you could wish for.
At present there are no Q13 running machines as there have been a few accidents with
these and we are waiting for the university to work out its insurance as regards these
before we get them back again.

Round the back of the main sports hall are our squash courts. These can be reserved at
the reception. The one important thing with the squash courts is that you must not wear
outdoor or black marking soles on them. You will be fined and suspended from the Centre
if you do!

Next to that we have the provisional site of the Q14 swimming pool. Details of that are
posted on the Sports Centre newsletter which is always available on the notice board. We
hope that it won’t be too long in coming!

Outside the hall we have playing fields where you can play football, rugby , cricket and
hockey. You don’t need to be a member of the Sports Centre to enjoy these
playing fields but you might need to join the individual sports clubs. Membership dues for
these clubs are not usually very high and it always includes insurance cover so don’t
worry. You won’t need to take out a bank loan to join them all.

Now let me tell you how to become a student member of the Sports Centre. First of all any
student who wishes to be a student member of the wesley University Sports Centre must
be studying a course at the university, part time or full time, and be a member of the
Students’ Union. So if you wish to join you must bring your NUS card with you before we
can process your application . You must come to the Sports Hall receptionbetween
9.00am and 3.30pm from Q15 Tuesday to Saturday. The membership secretary does not
come in on Sundays and Mondays. You must present your NUS card, fill out the
application form and pay the subscription . The student subscription for this year
is Q16 15 pounds . There is usually a joining fee of £5 to join the Sports Centre but this
does not apply to student members. You can pay by cash or cheque but we don’t take
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digital now so we can Q17 take your photo ourselves with our camera at reception .
Once you have your Sports Centre membership card , you have the right to use
the facilities at any time that we are open. You will need to bring your membership card
every time you wish to use the facilities or you will not be allowed to enter. This is part of
our Q18 insurance agreement . If you need a replacement card at any time you will be
charged a replacement Q19 fee of £5 but you will not need to pay the subscription of 15
pounds again. You may book court for sports such as squash and badminton but you may
only do this in person, not on the phone and you will need the membership card number
on your membership card so don’t forget that card! We are open 7 days a week though
opening times vary. Monday through to Saturday we are open from Q20 8.00am to
10.00pm and Sunday we are open from 9.00am to 6.00pm.

Now, any questions so far?

Section 3
You will hear a university tutor and his seminar group of 3 students discussing their
extended essays.

Professor Cameron Hello everyone. Welcome back from your winter holidays. I hope you
had a good time and didn’t work too hard! Well, this semester we will continue our
seminars on Q21 agriculture . Today, like last semester, we are in the McCloud Room but
this will change.

Next week we are going to the Hardy Room on the second floor and we will remain there
for the duration of the semester. Q22 Also we will have to change the time as the Hardy
Room is not available at our usual time of three o’clock. So we’ll need to start one hour
later. Is that OK with everyone?

Maggie I’ve got a problem with that. I have a part time job in a restaurant in town and
finishing an hour later will stop me being on time.

Prof. Cameron Well Maggie, there are other seminar times for this particular subject but
you’ll need to get someone to swop with you as they’re all full. Come by my office
tomorrow lunchtime and I’ll show you the list. We should find someone willing to change.

Maggie What if we can’t though?

Prof. Cameron You’ll have to decide what’s more important for you! The degree or the job.
You know that attendance is compulsory at the seminars and you haven’t got a very

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good Q23 attendance record anyway.

Maggie I’ll sort something out I suppose.

Guy Professor Cameron. When do we find out about the extended essay for this
semester?

Prof. Cameron Today actually Guy. We’ll look at everything in a minute.

Guy Thanks.

What about last semester’s menses extended essay?

Prof. Cameron Well Monica. All your extended essays are now with
Q24 the external examiner getting their second assessment . I completed the marking in
early January and the external examiner should get them back to me by mid February.

Maggie: Mid February! For three essays!

Prof. Cameron: It’s not just your essays Maggie. There are three of you in this seminar
group but I have 5 other seminar groups on this subject in your year and they have four
students in each. That makes Q25 19 extended essays that I and the external examiner
have to mark.

Monica: How did we do Prof.?

Prof. Cameron: With one notable, the essays were of a pretty good standard. I can’t say
more than that at this stage but I was very happy.

Prof. Cameron: So, moving on to talk about the extended essay. What do you want to
know about?

Monica First of all, what do we have to write about?

Prof. Cameron Next week I’ll bring in a list of titles which will relate to the first ten
seminars that we have this semester. You have to choose Q26 one title from ten titles on
offer but you might want to think about choosing from the first five so that you’ll have
more post seminar time to prepare.

Guy What about the deadline?

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Prof. Cameron I’m afraid it’s not the 26th of may as we advertised at the start of the
academic year as that’s a bank holiday. It’s now the next day, the 27th. No extensions !
We won’t accept the 28th .

Guy: Can we let you see our work before we hand it in?

Prof. Cameron: Yes, though we have a deadline for that too in order to encourage you to
get organised and started early. So, we will continue to look at Q27 drafts until the last
day of April and then after that you’re on your own to produce your final product.

Maggie What’s the word limit Professor?

Prof. Cameron We want to have an upper and lower limit so we’ve set the lower limit
of Q28 3,000 words and an upper one of 3,500 . You’ll have to be in that range.

Monica Will we need to do any research for the essay?

Prof. Cameron I’m not really supposed to give you any details of the questions yet but,
yes, there is a research component for all the questions.

Monica Will the research be survey based or done on the farm or in greenhouses ?

Prof. Cameron Q29 The research that we want you to do will be practical work with
plants so it will be down at the university facilities , either at the university farm or the
greenhouses as you said.

Maggie What type of plants will we be studying?

Prof. Cameron The type of plant that you do your research on will depend on the question
you choose and I can’t tell you any more about the questions yet.

Monica Will we have any help with the growing procedures ?

Prof. Cameron A little. The farm staff and Dr. Johns will be on hand to help you at the farm
and Rob down at Q30 the greenhouse complex can assist you with everything down
there. Well, that’ll do for now. You can hang on until next week to get started. Today
we’re going to look at…

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You will hear part of a further education lecture on marine biology.

Good morning everyone and welcome to another further education lecture on marine
biology . Recently we looked at the coelacanth which people thought had become extinct
millions of years ago. Today we are looking at another inhabitant of the deep which we’re
pretty sure is extinct though some people still think it exists. I think most people would
hope it’s extinct as we are talking about the largest predator that ever lived on earth. It is
called Carcharadon Megalodon or just the Megalodon.

Megalodon was an ancient shark that may have been 12 meters long or even more. There
are a few scientists who estimate that it could have been up to 50 or 100 feet which is 15
or 31m long! This is about three times as long as the Great White Shark but this is only an
estimate made from many fossilized teeth and a few fossilized vertebrae that have been
found. These giant teeth are the size of Q31 a man’s hand! No other parts of this ancient
shark are found as shark fossils are extremely rare because sharks have no bones,
only cartilage , which does not fossilize well. Their teeth, however, are very hard. They are
made of a bone-like material coated with Q32 hard enamel and they fossilize very well.
So we can only guess at what it looked like. Since Megalodon’s teeth are very similar to
the teeth of the Great White Shark, it is thought that megalodon may have looked like a
huge, streamlined version of the Great White Shark. Megalodon teeth are similar to those
of the Great White Shark but are much bigger, thicker, and with ner serrations
megalodon . Megalodon’s jaws could open Q33 6 feet wide and 7 feet high. The jaws
were loosely attached by ligaments and muscles to the skull, opening extremely wide in
order to swallow enormous objects. It could easily swallow a large Great White Shark
whole! Unlike most sharks, Megalodon’s teeth were probably located in rows
which rotated into use as they were needed. Most sharks have about three to ve rows of
teeth at any time. The front set does most of the work. The rst two rows are used
for Q34 obtainingprey, the other rows rotate into place as they are needed. As teeth are
lost, broken, or worn down, they are replaced by new teeth. megalodonmay have had
hundreds of teeth at one time. It did not chew its food like we do, but gulped it down
whole in very large chunks megalodons .

Megalodon’s diet probably consisted mostly of whales. Sharks eat about Q35 2 percent
of their body weight each day which is a bit less than a human being eats. Since most
sharks are cold-blooded , they don’t have to eat as much proportionally as we eat. It was
during the Miocene Era that the mammalian order Cetacea, whales, reached its
highest diversity and abundance. Almost every known family of toothed and baleen whale
is known from the end of the Miocene. Large whale vertebrae and flipper bones have been
found with Q36 large bite marks made by serratedteeth that match the teeth of
Megalodon. From such evidence, paleontologists have surmised a predator-prey

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relationship of the Megalodon with large whales.

Megalodon lived from roughly 25 to 1.6 million years ago, during the Miocene and
Pliocene epochs. It is now extinct, but the exact time of its extinction is hotly debated as
some people believe that this enormous shark could still exist today. Almost everyone
who has investigated the possible existence of the great Megalodon realises that if it is
extinct, it has only recently occurred in the geological record; as close as 10,000 years
ago. Zoological history has proved that very large animals can remain hidden from
modern science, especially in our planet’s under-explored ocean depths. So, Q37 if the
famous coelacanth , the sh thought to be extinct for 60 million years, can be found alive
and well as it was last century, why not push our giant white shark up a mere 10,000?

Has Megalodon died out or has one already appeared? There is a well known sighting
report from Australia. In the year 1918 cray sh men at Port Stephens refused to go to sea
to their regular shing grounds in the vicinity of Braton island for several days. The men
had been at work on the deep water shing grounds when Q38 an immense shark of
almost unbelievable proportions put in an appearance, attacking pot after pot containing
many cray sh, and taking pots, mooring lines and all. On returning unscathed , the men
were all unanimous that this shark was something the like of which they had never
dreamed of. And bare in mind that these were men who were used to the sea and all sorts
of weather, and all sorts of sharks as well. Q39 They all said the shark was as long as the
wharf of their harbor , about 115 feet! They were all familiar with whales, which they had
often seen passing at sea, but this was a vast shark. They had seen its terrible head which
was at least as long as the roof on the wharf shed at Nelson’s Bay. Q40 The sighting
was never repeated and it is impossible to say whether it was a hoax or not.

Putting child-like dreaming aside however, leaves us with the fact that whether or not the
huge Megalodon is alive today is debatable only on theoretical grounds. Despite
thousands of giant, fossilized teeth, no matter how fresh they might be, and this sighting,
there is not much to go on.

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