07:35 Narrator: That is the end of section one. You now have half a minute to check your answers.
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Narrator IELTS listening. Version 18144.
00:07 You will hear a number of different recordings.
00:10 And you will have to answer questions on what you hear.
00:14 There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions.
00:20 And you will have a chance to check your work.
00:23 All the recordings will be played once only.
00:28 The test is in four sections.
00:32 Write all your answers in the listening question booklet.
00:37 At the end of the test, you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
00:46 Now turn to section one on page two of your question booklet.
00:56 Section one.
00:58 You will hear a woman asking an agent about rented accommodation (chỗ ở).
01:04 First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6 on page two.
01:40 You will see that there is an example that has been done for you.
01:45 On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.
01:53Agent Good morning. How can I help you?
01:55Anna I'm interested in renting somewhere to live in town and was wondering what you had available.
02:00Agent Excellent. I'll just need to find out a bit more about what you're looking for, and then we can see what we've got.
02:07 So, your name is?
02:08Anna Anna Black.
02:10Agent Good, got that.
02:14Narrator The woman's name is Anna Black. So Anna Black has been written in the space.
02:23 Now we shall begin.
02:24 You should answer the questions as you listen because you will not hear the recording a second time.
02:32 Listen carefully and answer questions one to six.
02:39Agent Good morning. How can I help you?
02:41Anna I'm interested in renting somewhere to live in town and was wondering what you had available.
02:46Agent Excellent.
02:47 I'll just need to find out a bit more about what you're looking for, and then we can see what we've got.
02:53 So, your name is?
02:54Anna Anna Black.
02:55Agent Good, got that.
02:57 And what sort of accommodation (chỗ ở) are you looking for, ideally?
03:01Anna Well, I don't know if this is going to be possible, but ideally, a house.
03:07 I live in a flat at the moment, and I've got really noisy neighbours.
03:11 That's the reason I want to move.
03:13Agent Oh dear.
03:15 And I'm afraid most of the accommodation (chỗ ở) for rent in the city centre is flats.
03:21 Would you be prepared to look elsewhere?
03:23 There are a lot of nice properties in the southeast (đông nam).
03:26Anna Oh yes, that would be really convenient (thuận tiện) for me.
03:29 Quite a few of my friends are there, and it would be really close to my work.
03:33Agent And there's more chance of finding what you're after there.
03:36 I take it you'd be looking for a furnished (được trang bị nội thất) place, would you?
03:39Anna Yes.
03:40 And I know it's not always included, but I'd like to have a washing machine (máy giặt).
03:45 I hate going to laundrettes (tiệm giặt ủi), and if I'm a bit further out of the city, it might be a problem to find one.
03:51Agent I'll see what I can do.
03:54 Now, how long would you need the property for, bearing in mind that the minimum (tối thiểu) is six months?
03:59Anna One year.
04:00 I don't want to chop and change too often, and that'd give me the chance to see how things work out.
04:06 And then I could reassess (đánh giá lại) the situation after that.
04:09Agent Mm-hmm. And when would you like to move in?
04:12Anna I've got to be out of my present place by the 30th of April.
04:16 Then I'm going to visit my parents for a couple of weeks, so let's say 15th of May.
04:22Agent And what's your current address?
04:24 I'd better make a note of that for our files.
04:26 And I'll put that you're there only until the end of April.
04:30Anna 56, Stone Street.
04:33Agent Mm-hmm.
04:34 And is there a phone number I can get you on?
04:37Anna Yes, the best one to use is my mobile, and that's 07942 326584.
04:50Agent Now, of course, we'll need a reference (thư giới thiệu) before we're able to proceed (tiến hành) with any contract (hợp đồng).
04:55 Who would be able to supply you with a reference (thư giới thiệu)?
04:58Anna I'm pretty sure my employer will do that for me.
05:01 I don't really know my doctor or anyone like that here.
05:04Agent Good.
05:05 Now, let's see what we've got that might suit you.
05:09 Oh, first, how much are you looking to pay?
05:13Anna I'm paying £650 a month at the moment, and the most I can go to is £675.
05:20 I really can't go over that.
05:22Agent That shouldn't be any problem. It's a realistic figure.
05:26 And can I ask what it is you do for a living?
05:29Anna Since I came here, I've been working for various bodies within the city as a translator (biên dịch viên).
05:34 You know, for the police and the hospital.
05:36Agent Okay, good.
05:40Narrator Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 7 to 10 on page two.
06:09 Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.
06:16Agent Now, if we do find something, we'll need to check your ID, so we'll need to see your passport (hộ chiếu).
06:22 And of course, to do the credit check (kiểm tra tín dụng), we'll need to see a bank statement (sao kê ngân hàng) in order to complete all the paperwork (giấy tờ).
06:28Anna No problem. I can bring those in tomorrow.
06:30Agent Good.
06:32 Now, we've got a small house to rent that I think might be just what you're looking for.
06:37 33, Ainsworth Street.
06:40 That's A-I-N-S-W-O-R-T-H street.
06:48 Here are the details.
06:50Anna This looks great. Right size, right price.
06:54Agent Well, I could arrange for you to view it on Saturday around 4 p.m. if that's convenient (thuận tiện).
07:00Anna Sounds good.
07:01 I can't see any mention of a telephone in the details though.
07:04 I'd need that.
07:06Agent Hmm, I'll look into that, and I can double-check when we're at the property.
07:11Anna And sorry, there's another thing.
07:13 Do you happen to know if there's a bus stop reasonably close to the house, so that I can get around easily?
07:18Agent Again, if I can't find out before Saturday, I'll check it out when we're there.
07:23Anna Okay. So I'll drop by tomorrow with those papers you need, and then see you at the property Saturday at 4 p.m.
07:31Agent Excellent.
Section 2
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08:17Narrator Section two.
08:19 You will hear a company manager talking to staff about procedures (quy trình) to follow if a fire breaks out at work.
08:29 First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14 on page three.
09:05 Now, listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.
09:14Manager Hello.
09:15 And thanks to everyone for being on time.
09:18 The meeting will be fairly short and we'll only be looking at fire procedures (quy trình).
09:22 I had a similar meeting with the senior fire officers earlier today, but you're all here because you've volunteered to act as fire wardens (người phụ trách phòng cháy chữa cháy) for your own particular department (phòng ban).
09:32 And for some of you, this will be your first time in the role.
09:35 Although you'll probably have taken part in several fire drills (buổi diễn tập chữa cháy) since you've been here.
09:40 But now the construction (công trình xây dựng) work's finished and we have a couple of new corridors (hành lang) and stairways (cầu thang bộ), we need the meeting to update everyone.
09:48 And before I forget, you might have noticed a bit of upgrading last week.
09:53 The hand-held fire extinguishers (bình chữa cháy cầm tay), the standard ones on the wall, the report says they're all working well.
10:00 As is the overhead sprinkler system (hệ thống phun nước chữa cháy trên cao).
10:03 But the old alarm system (hệ thống báo động) has been replaced and should be a lot more reliable (đáng tin cậy).
10:08 Anyway, as fire wardens (người phụ trách phòng cháy chữa cháy), you have a number of responsibilities (trách nhiệm).
10:13 Okay.
10:14 Those wardens responsible for the factory buildings, you'll remember we had a minor fire back in January.
10:23 Luckily, the fire doors around the room stopped most of the smoke from getting out, but the alarm should have been pressed a lot earlier.
10:31 From what I understand, staff felt somewhat reluctant (miễn cưỡng) to activate (kích hoạt) it themselves and were looking for someone senior.
10:38 So, please ensure (đảm bảo) that everyone knows it's their responsibility to take action immediately.
10:43 Can you also make sure that if anyone new has been hired since then, that they've read the fire notices.
10:49 And wardens for office departments, you'll also have to have a word with your staff.
10:56 When the fire alarm went off in January in that minor fire, people got out of the office building pretty quickly.
11:02 That was fine.
11:03 But once they were out, they stood right in front of the doors.
11:06 So if the fire crews had needed to access the offices, they would have been prevented (bị ngăn cản).
11:12 Good to see that everyone had left their bags and stuff behind though.
11:17Narrator Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20 on page four.
11:55 Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
12:03Manager Okay, next on the agenda.
12:06 There's a few aspects of fire safety that we need to go through with all you wardens.
12:12 Firstly, we want to make sure that when we have the next fire drill, there's nothing blocking the way in the escape routes (lối thoát hiểm).
12:18 No obstacles (chướng ngại vật), I mean.
12:20 So please have a look at that as soon as possible.
12:23 We want to be able to get outside very quickly.
12:26 One thing that should definitely be on your to-do list is making sure no one's locked the fire doors and that it's easy enough to get through them.
12:34 Now, you might remember that last year we had a fire officer come and visit and show us what to do if we see a colleague starting to suffer from the effects of smoke inhalation (hít phải khói).
12:43 Well, the same officer is coming back to lead another session.
12:47 Another issue is how to handle the fire extinguishers.
12:50 Someone from the local fire department has booked in to teach people how to do that.
12:55 I think it would be a good idea if fire wardens and department staff attended those sessions.
13:01 Let's see, what else is on the list?
13:04 Oh yes, the evacuation (sơ tán) points.
13:06 The green area behind the main car park, the pavement on Hunter Street, and the unused area behind the factory car park.
13:14 Fire wardens need to make sure all staff are familiar with these locations for evacuation (sơ tán), so please send out emails directly after the meeting.
13:24 And the last point is to do with flammable liquids (chất lỏng dễ cháy).
13:27 I believe there have been a few concerns about where they were being stored in the warehouse, but that's been resolved now.
13:33 However, if anyone has anything else to report, do let me know.
13:38Narrator That is the end of Section 2. You now have half a minute to check your answers.
Section 3
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14:21Narrator Section 3.
14:23 You will hear two environmental studies students called Jennifer and Adam, comparing their research on pigeons.
14:33 First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25 on page 5.
15:10 Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25.
15:12Jennifer Hi Jennifer.
15:14Adam Hi Adam, are you ready to compare notes (so sánh ghi chú) for our presentation (bài thuyết trình) on pigeons for next week?
15:19Jennifer Yes, I think so.
15:20 I found some really good sources (nguồn tài liệu) describing all the different kinds of pigeons for the background section (phần nền tảng/giới thiệu).
15:26Adam Me too.
15:26 I knew they were a common (phổ biến) bird, but didn't realise there were so many types.
15:31 I found an interesting new study on the Australian crested pigeon (bồ câu mào).
15:36 It makes a special sound to warn the rest of the flock (bầy, đàn) of danger.
15:40Jennifer But a lot of birds use calls or songs to find a mate or to sound the alarm.
15:43 What's special about this one?
15:45Adam Well, it uses its wings.
15:46Jennifer Really?
15:47Adam Yes. If the pigeon is startled, it makes a whistling sound when it flies off.
15:52 This sound warns other pigeons in the flock (bầy, đàn) that there's danger.
15:56Jennifer Interesting.
15:57 I found a lot of stuff on the rock pigeons. They're the ones with the widest distribution (sự phân bố).
16:01Adam Of all the pigeon species (loài), they've been the most successful (thành công) at adapting (thích nghi) to different environments, haven't they?
16:08 In contrast to the rock pigeon, there's a pigeon in the north of Australia, the black-banded pigeon, which is restricted (bị giới hạn) to one very small patch of forest (mảnh rừng nhỏ).
16:18 Another interesting thing about it is that unlike the typical pigeons we see on pavements (vỉa hè) and roads, it stays way up in the trees in the rainforest (rừng nhiệt đới).
16:27Jennifer That's unusual.
16:28 They vary in terms of diet as well.
16:30 The Galapagos pigeon, for example, gets all its nutrients (chất dinh dưỡng) from this one kind of cactus (cây xương rồng) that grows on the island where it lives.
16:36Adam Really? So is there anything that pigeons can't eat?
16:40Jennifer Yes, actually. They should stay away from meat because it contains bacteria that is dangerous to them.
16:45Adam All right.
16:46 You know, I thought pigeons all looked the same, but their plumage (bộ lông chim) is really variable (thay đổi, biến đổi) too.
16:52 The Nicobar pigeon from Indonesia is very attractive (hấp dẫn).
16:56 It has beautiful metallic (ánh kim) green feathers.
16:59Jennifer It's a wonder they're not hunted.
17:01Narrator Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 26 to 30 on page 6.
17:47 Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30.
17:55Jennifer Now, in the second part of our presentation, we plan to look at why pigeons are seen as pests (loài gây hại) nowadays and what is being done to control them.
18:04 A lot of people in the city like to feed pigeons, don't they?
18:07Adam Yes. Some people think that it's kind, but in fact, it's not a good idea.
18:12Jennifer I suppose human food isn't very healthy for birds, especially fast food.
18:16Adam Actually, because the pigeons don't have to spend time looking for food, they have more time to mate and reproduce.
18:22 And so it results in population explosion.
18:25Jennifer I see. So the city becomes absolutely overrun (tràn ngập) by pigeons.
18:29 That's bad for the city and for the pigeons.
18:33 Now, I read that here in Melbourne, we have a pigeon problem in the centre of the city, and the city council is trying to deal with it.
18:41Adam Yes. They've built some special nesting places (nơi làm tổ) in one of the parks in the city centre.
18:46 They're designed to house the pigeons so they stop creating nests on buildings.
18:50Jennifer But isn't that just changing the location of the problem?
18:53Adam Well, that's just the first step.
18:55 In the second stage of the council scheme, they exchange the pigeon eggs for dummy eggs (trứng giả).
19:00Jennifer It's like a form of birth control.
19:01Adam A very elaborate (tinh vi, phức tạp) one.
19:03 Someone would have to go in and replace those eggs by hand.
19:07Jennifer Well, yes. The program does work as a means of controlling the population, but the financial burden (gánh nặng tài chính) on the taxpayer (người nộp thuế) is quite high.
19:15Adam Yes, I imagine it would be.
19:16 The most successful pigeon control program in recent times was in Basel in Switzerland.
19:21Jennifer And what did they do?
19:22Adam Well, the city council found that teaching the public about the negative effects of feeding pigeons was more effective than trapping the pigeons or providing alternative nesting sites for them.
19:33 These were both methods they'd tried previously.
19:36Jennifer Really? We'll have to include that finding.
19:40 Do you think we've got enough for our presentation, or should we do more research?
19:44Adam Well, I was thinking that we should also make it clear to the audience why pigeons in cities are undesirable.
19:50Jennifer Yes, we haven't really done that yet.
19:52Adam Right. I've got some information on the damage their droppings do to buildings.
19:56Jennifer And I've got something related to that on how their feathers can block gutters (máng xối) and pipes (đường ống), causing water damage.
20:03Adam But I haven't found anything yet on the health risks to humans that urban pigeons pose.
20:07Jennifer Neither have I. Let's look for some information about that and add it.
20:11Adam Okay. Can we meet again tomorrow in the computer lab to...
20:15Narrator That is the end of Section 3. You now have half a minute to check your answers.
Section 4
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20:55Narrator Section 4.
21:03 You will hear a student presentation about a type of palm tree called the Lontar palm that grows on an island in Indonesia.
21:14 First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40 on page 7.
22:11 Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.
22:19Presenter As part of this semester's (học kỳ) geography project, I'm going to talk about a tall palm tree called the Lontar, which mainly grows on the island of Roti in the south of the Indonesian archipelago.
22:33 Now, the Lontar is a truly amazing example of how one tree can sustain (duy trì) human life.
22:41 The locals call it 'the tree of life', and with good reason, because the tree provides them with virtually (hầu như) everything they need in the way of food, drink, utensils (dụng cụ) and shelter (nơi trú ẩn).
22:53 The Lontar juice is the most amazingly refreshing (sảng khoái) juice you'll ever taste.
22:59 The juice is collected from high in the tree in a process known as tapping (lấy nhựa cây).
23:04 Basically, a slice is cut into part of the tree and the sap (nhựa cây) flows slowly from it into a container (vật chứa).
23:11 It's then collected twice daily.
23:14 Male and female Lontar trees are different.
23:18 Male Lontars can be tapped all their lives, so they are preferred (được ưa chuộng hơn).
23:22 If the female tree is left untapped (chưa được khai thác), a large fruit develops, like a coconut in appearance (vẻ bề ngoài).
23:29 The watery interior (phần bên trong chứa nước) of the fruit can be drunk, but these fruits are often left to fall to the ground as animal feed.
23:39 Men and older boys climb to the tops of the trees to do the tapping.
23:44 They don't use safety equipment (thiết bị an toàn), but make things easier for themselves by tying stones to the trunk.
23:51 What is amazing is that so much of the equipment they use in the tapping process is actually made from the tree itself.
24:00 The men attach all the tools they need to a belt that they wear when climbing the tree.
24:06 In most cases, climbers own particular trees within their family.
24:12 Ownership (quyền sở hữu) involves not only care of the trees themselves, but also a share in the maintenance (sự bảo trì) of the fence (hàng rào) which belongs to the local communal (chung, của cộng đồng).
24:23 Anyway, more about this incredible juice.
24:26 Tapping reaches a peak at the end of the dry season (mùa khô), which runs from September to October, as villagers work frantically (một cách điên cuồng) to get their harvest (thu hoạch) in before the rains come and it gets too wet and windy to climb.
24:41 Whatever juice isn't drunk immediately has to be processed (được xử lý) as quickly as possible as it turns sour very rapidly.
24:51 In the rainy season when no fresh juice is available, the locals drink a concentrated form (dạng cô đặc) with water added.
24:59 The locals also use this rainy season version of the drink in other ways.
25:04 For example, it can be used to make biscuits of brown sugar.
25:13 But the Lontar palm supplies much more than sustenance for the Rotinese.
25:19 The broad Lontar leaves are woven (được dệt, đan) into a huge number of things.
25:25 Containers for watering the garden, and bags for transporting chickens to market.
25:31 People also use them to cover the roofs (mái nhà) of their homes.
25:36 When the leaves are replaced every five years or so, the old ones are burned on the garden as a fertilizer (phân bón).
25:43 So you see, the leaves are never wasted.
25:47 The Rotinese also make a distinctive (đặc biệt) hat out of the leaf.
25:52 Design-wise, they were inspired (được truyền cảm hứng) by 16th-century Portuguese helmets (mũ bảo hiểm).
25:57 There are many for different occasions, ranging from simple ones for everyday use to larger and more elaborate (cầu kỳ, công phu) hats used for a celebration, which are painted in bright colours.
26:10 The Lontar leaf even provides the Rotinese people with a unique (độc đáo) musical instrument (nhạc cụ) known as the Sasando.
26:19 The leaf is made into a sounding board (hộp cộng hưởng) and has strings attached which are plucked (được gảy) in the manner of a harp (đàn hạc), and the sound produced is also similar.
26:30 But even that isn't all.
26:33 The stalks (thân, cuống) of the Lontar leaves can also be used.
26:37 They are really strong and grow up to 1.5 metres long, and local people produce ropes (dây thừng) from them.
26:45 Even when a Lontar tree becomes old and unproductive (không còn năng suất) and no longer can be used for tapping, the whole tree is cut down and the thick trunk is utilized (được tận dụng) for building houses.
26:56 Their immense (to lớn, bao la) strength means that they are highly valued for this purpose.
27:02 Now one thing I haven't spoken about is...
27:08Narrator That is the end of Section 4. You now have half a minute to check your answers.