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• Speaker 3 1:39
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• Speaker 8 3:41

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   Chapter 1: This is the IELTS Listening Test. 84s · Speaker 6

   This is the IELTS Listening Test. You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear. There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check y…

2. 1:31

   Chapter 2: You said to phone if I wanted to get more information about the job agency you mentioned. 130s · Speaker 4

   You said to phone if I wanted to get more information about the job agency you mentioned. Is now a good time? Hi, Amber. Yes, fine. So the agency I was talking about is called Bankside. They're based in Docklands. I can tell you the address…

3. 3:41

   Chapter 3: Right. I've heard the pay isn't too bad. 61s · Speaker 8

   Right. I've heard the pay isn't too bad. Better than working in a shop or a restaurant. Oh, yes, definitely. The hourly rate is about £10, £11 if you're lucky. That's pretty good. I was only expecting to get eight or nine pounds an hour. Be…

4. 4:43

   Chapter 4: Yes, please. 97s · Speaker 2

   Yes, please. I know you have to have an interview. The interview usually takes about an hour and you should arrange that about a week in advance. I suppose I should dress smartly if it's for office work. I can probably borrow a suit from Mu…

5. 6:20

   Chapter 5: Part two. 84s · Speaker 5

   Part two. you will hear a woman giving a presentation about a holiday on an island in britain that her company organizes first you have some time to look at questions eleven to fourteen now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to fo…

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   Chapter 6: Good morning. 131s · Speaker 2

   Good morning. My name's Erica Matthews, and I'm the owner of Matthews Island Holidays, a company set up by my parents. Thank you for coming to this presentation, in which I hope to interest you in what we have to offer. We're a small, famil…

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   Chapter 7: Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20. 278s · Speaker 4

   Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20. Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20. OK, so what does the holiday consist of? Well, on day one, you'll arrive in time for a short introduction by y…

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   Chapter 8: How are you getting on with the reading for our presentation next week? 72s · Speaker 2

   How are you getting on with the reading for our presentation next week? Well, OK, Ruth, but there's so much of it. I know. I hadn't realised birth order was such a popular area of research. But the stuff on birth order... Order and personal…

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   Chapter 9: Hmm, generally eager to please and helpful, although that's certainly not accurate as far as my family goes. 94s · Speaker 1

   Hmm, generally eager to please and helpful, although that's certainly not accurate as far as my family goes. My middle brother was a nightmare, always causing fights and envious of whatever I had. As I said, none of this seems to relate to …

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    Chapter 10: Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30. 66s · Speaker 3

    Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30. Now listen and answer questions 27 to 30. What was the problem with most of these studies, do you think? I think it was because, in a lot of cases…

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    Chapter 11: though. Performances in intelligence tests declined slightly from the eldest child to his or her younger siblings. 104s · Speaker 1

    though. Performances in intelligence tests declined slightly from the eldest child to his or her younger siblings. This has been proved in lots of recent studies. Yes, although what many of them didn't take into consideration was family siz…

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    Chapter 12: is the end of part three. 102s · Speaker 3

    is the end of part three. You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part three. Part four. You will hear a student giving a presentation about a type of tree known as the eucalyptus, which is common in Australia. First, you have some…

13. 22:06

    Chapter 13: I'm going to talk about the eucalyptus tree. 303s · Speaker 2

    I'm going to talk about the eucalyptus tree. This is a very common tree here in Australia, where it's also sometimes called the gum tree. First, I'm going to talk about why it's important. Then I'm going to describe some problems it faces a…

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    Chapter 14: burning of bushland for thousands of years before the arrival of the Europeans. 71s · Speaker 2

    burning of bushland for thousands of years before the arrival of the Europeans. But since Europeans arrived on the continent, the number of bushfires has been strictly controlled. Now, scientists believe that this reduced frequency of bushf…

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    Chapter 15: of part four. 6s · Speaker 3

    of part four. You now have one minute to check your answers to part four.