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IELTS HELP NOW listening practice tests. Test 5. In the IELTS test you hear some recordings

and you have to answer questions on them. You have time to read the instructions and

questions and check your work. All recordings are played only once. Now turn to Section 1.

Section 1. You will hear a conversation between two women as one of the women buys a

bus pass.

First you have some time to look at questions 1 – 5.

(20 second gap)

You will see that there is an example. This time only, the conversation relating to this will be

played irst.

Woman 1 Good morning. I’m here to get a student bus pas please.

Woman 2 Of course Madam. Do you want to buy a month pass, a 6 month pass or a year pass?

Woman 1 Oh, just a month pass please.

So, 1 month is the correct answer.

Now we begin. You should answer the questions as you listen, as the recording is not

played twice. Listen carefully to the conversation and answer questions 1 to 5.

Woman 1 Good morning. I’m here to get a student bus pas please.

Woman 2 Of course Madam. Do you want to buy a month pass, a 6 month pass or a year pass?

W 1 Oh, just a month pass please.

W 2 Right then. I’ll just have to take a few details.

W 1 Yes. Of course.

W 2 First of all, what’s your name?

W 1 Nathalie Jameson .

W 2 And how do you spell Jameson?

W 1 J-A-M-E-S-O-N .

W 2 Thank you. And what’s your address?

W 1 45 Forest Avenue , Newlands, Adelaide.

W 2 Is that Forest with 1 R or 2 Rs ?

W 1 Just 1 .

W 2 And what’s the postcode please?

W 1 Oh yes… It’s 8490 .

W 2 Thanks. Now what’s your date of birth … If you don’t mind me asking?

W 1 Not at all. It’s the 13 th May 1982.

W 2 I also need to know your telephone number here in Adelaide.

W 1 OK. I just need to check that as I only moved here last week. Now, where is it. Here

we are. It’s 6249 7152 . Do you need a code or anything?

W 2 Oh no, that’s OK thank you. Can I see your university card please?

W 1 Yes, here it is.

W 2 Good. That’s ine. Now, for which zone do you need a pass?

W 1 Well, I’m not sure. I was hoping you’d be able to help me as I don’t really know my

way around here yet. As you know, I live in Newlands and I have to get to the university campus in

the centre of town every day.

W 2 Well, the university is in Zone 1 and Newlands has 2 zones. The side nearer to the

town centre is Zone 5 but the far side is Zone 6. What road is it you live in again?

W 1 Forest Avenue.

W 2 Let’s see on this map. There it is. The nearest bus stop is in Zone 5. That’s lucky.

Zones 1 – 6 are $15 more expensive

W 1 Great! Make the pass out for Zones 1 – 5 then please .

Before the conversation continues, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.

(20 second gap)

Now listen carefully and answer questions 6 to 10.

W 1 I’ve got some other questions too if you don’t mind.

W 2 Sure. Go ahead.

W 1 Well, this weekend my friend and I aren’t doing anything so we thought we’d take a

trip out of town and visit somewhere new. Does the bus service run any trips like that?

W 2 Yes, we’ve got a selection of trips. I’ll tell you about some of them.

W 1 Thanks.

W 2 Right the irst one goes up to MacDonald Nature Park. The bus leaves at 8.00am

and takes about 2 hours to get there and leaves for the return at 4.30 in the afternoon . Once

there you can walk around the nature trails. It’s really nice and the Macdonald River runs through

there and that’s really beautiful so take a camera with you. Then there’s the Pearl Bay trip. The bus

leaves at 9.00am and goes up the coast to Pearl Bay.

W 1 How far is that?

W 2 It’s an hour away . Once there you can walk along the cliffs up to Rocky Point,

which has a famous view up the coast, or you can just lie on the beach and swim. Don’t forget

to take your swimming gear and a towel! The water’s pretty safe there and there are always

lifeguards. The bus arrives back in Adelaide at 5.00pm.

W 1 Mm. That sounds nice. What else?

W 2 Well there’s the Huron Gold Mine. It’s just a half-day trip leaving here at 9.30am and

arriving back at 2.00pm. It only takes half an hour to get there which is good. It’s an old worked

out mine that has been changed into a sort of museum. They have all the old equipment and a

guide takes you round some of the tunnels and shows you some of the techniques they used to

use. You might even ind some gold they missed.

W 1 Yeah. I could do with that.

W 2 It’s pretty interesting but the mines can be quite cold so take a sweater . So, how do

those three sound?

W 1 Quite interesting. I really like the idea of going up the coast and spending a day on

the beach but my friend Karen will like the idea of the nature park. I’d better wait and check out

with her what she wants to do before booking.

W 2 No problem at all. You just need to pop in some time during the week and we’ll make

the booking.

W 1 Thanks very much. You’ve been very helpful.

W 2 No problem. See you later.

That is the end of section 1. You will now have half a minute to check your answers.

(30 second gap)

Now turn to section 2.

Section 2. You will hear a radio presenter interviewing a man about the Sydney Harbour

Bridge. First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 16.

(20 second gap)

Now listen carefully to the interview and answer questions 11 to 16.

Anne Well, good morning again everyone and welcome to “Perspectives”, the weekly New

South Wales Radio programme on subjects of general interest from our local area. Today I have in

the studio Mr. George Symonds. Good morning George.

George Good morning Anne.

Anne So, what are you going to talk to us about today George?

George Well, for people from New South Wales and particularly Sydney, this will be of great

interest – I hope. I’m going to tell you a little about Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Anne Wow. That’ll be so interesting.

George I think so. To start with I’d like to tell you a little about the size of the bridge. The arch

span is 503 metres and the weight of the steel arch is 39,000 tons. The summit is 134m above

mean sea level , though it can actually increase by as much as 18 cm on hot days as the result of

steel expanding in heat. The two pairs of pylons at each end are about 89 metres high and are

made of concrete and granite . The steel used for the bridge was largely imported. About 79%

came from the United Kingdom but the rest was Australian-made. The granite was quarried in

Moruya down the coast, and the concrete is also Australian.

Anne So, most of the steel used to make our great bridge actually came from England?

George Yes, I’m afraid so. However the work force were all Aussie!

Anne Thank God for that. When was the bridge actually built?

George The bridge was opened in 1932 but work irst began in 1924, with the construction

of the bridge approaches and spans, with two separate teams building the arch on each side

working towards each other. The arch was successfully joined on August 19, 1930. I’m afraid that

working practices weren’t very fair in those days and the local government demolished 438

homes which were in the way of the approaches, and as many as 800 families living there

were displaced without compensation. The standards of industrial safety were inadequate too. 16

workers died during its construction, mainly from falling off the bridge .

Anne I didn’t realise that.

George Yes. The bridge was formally opened on the 19 th March 1932 by the Premier of New

South Wales, Mr Jack Lang. When it was opened, it was the longest single span steel arch bridge

in the world and it was one of the greatest engineering masterpieces of its time. Several songs

were also composed in advance for the occasion but these have now been largely lost or forgotten.

However, three postage stamps were issued to commemmorate the opening of the bridge

and these still exist. One of these stamps, with a face value of ive shillings, is now worth

several hundred dollars today .

You now have some time to look at questions 17 to 20.

(20 second gap)

Now listen to the rest of the interview and answer questions 17 to 20.

Anne So, that’s the history of the bridge. Is the bridge still the same today as when it was

built?

George No, it’s quite different. The basic structure is the same of course. Originally the bridge

was constructed to carry a road, two sets of tram lines and railways. In 1957, the two tram lines

were removed when Sydney abolished its trams, thus giving the bridge two more trafic lanes.

Today it carries eight trafic lanes, two railroad lanes and a footpath along its eastern side. One of

the eastern trafic lanes is now a dedicated bus lane. The bridge is often crowded and in 1992 the

Harbour Tunnel was opened to help carry the trafic load. More than 160,000 vehicles cross the

bridge each day . Before the Harbour Tunnel was opened this igure was as high as 182,000

and would be much higher today if it were not for the Tunnel . Pedestrians, horses and

pushbikes are not allowed on the bridge anymore .

Anne Wow. The bridge actually carries that much?

George Oh yes. Actually, before the Harbour Bridge opened, it was completely packed with

railway carriages, trams and buses to stress test its load bearing capacity. While it has had many

trafic jams since and half a million people walked across it on its 50th anniversary, it has probably

never been asked to carry that much of a load since.

Anne Amazing. And I suppose the toll for crossing the bridge has changed a bit too?

George I’m afraid so!! The initial toll charged for a car was 6 pence while a horse and rider

was charged 3 pence. Today the toll costs $3.00 but is only charged when travelling to the

South as an eficiency measure to speed up trafic low .

That is the end of section 2. You will now have half a minute to check your answers.

(30 second gap)

Now turn to section 3.

Section 3. You will hear 3 students discussing a survey they are going to do. First you have

some time to look at questions 21 to 27.

(20 second gap)

Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 27.

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