Cambridge 10 Listening Test 2 Transcript

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Part 1 audio script of Transport Survey

INTERVIEWER: Excuse me.

LUISA: Yes?

INTERVIEWER: I wonder if you could (1) _______________________________________

to do a survey on transport. It won’t take long.

LUISA: No, that’s fine.

INTERVIEWER: Lovely. The survey is on behalf of the local council. They’d like
to know about what transport you use any suggestions for
improvement. Can I start by asking you how you travelled to
town today?

LUISA: Sure. I came on the bus. (Example)

INTERVIEWER: Great. Now can I get a few details about yourself?

LUISA: OK.

INTERVIEWER: What’s your name?

LUISA: It’s Luisa …

INTERVIEWER: Yes.

LUISA: Hardie.

INTERVIEWER: Can you spell that, please?

LUISA: Yes, it’s H-A-R-D-I-E.

INTERVIEWER: Great. Thanks. And can I have your address?

LUISA: It’s 19, White Stone Road.

INTERVIEWER: Oh, right. I know that area. It’s Bradfield, isn’t it?

LUISA: That’s right.

INTERVIEWER: Is the postcode GT7?

LUISA: It’s actually G-T-8, 2-L-C.

INTERVIEWER: Great. And could I ask what your job is? Are you a student?

LUISA: I’ve actually just finished my training. I’m a hairdresser.

INTERVIEWER: Oh, right. And one more question in this section. What is the
reason for you coming into town today?

LUISA: Actually it’s not for shopping today, which would be my normal
reason, but to see the dentist.

INTERVIEWER: Right. Thanks.

INTERVIEWER: Now in this last section I’d like you to give us some ideas about
the (2) __________________________________________________________
in the city for getting to and from work, er, any suggestions you
have for improvements.

LUISA: Well, something I’ve thought about for some time is that when I
do walk and I’m doing a later shift, I think the lighting should
be better.

INTERVIEWER: Yes, good point.

LUISA: And of course, I think it’s a real shame (3) ______________________

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They should have more of those. Then people would walk
more.

INTERVIEWER: Yes, right.

LUISA: And, I don’t think there are enough trains. That’s why I don’t
use them – you have to wait so long.

INTERVIEWER: Thanks. And finally I’d like to (4) _______________________________

______ . As you may know, there’s a drive in the city to get more
people to cycle to work.

LUISA: Right.

INTERVIEWER: But we realise that there are things which the council, but also
employers, might do (5) ________________________________________
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LUISA: Yep. Well, I have thought about it and where I work there are
no safe places to leave your bikes.
INTERVIEWER: OK.

LUISA: And also, I’d have to cycle uphill and on a hot day I’d arrive at
work pretty sweaty so I think I’d need a shower somewhere at
work.

INTERVIEWER: Right.

LUISA: And I suppose the last thing is that I wouldn’t be all that
confident about cycling on such busy roads. I think I’d like to
see you offering training for that, you know. I’d feel a lot better
about starting if that was the case.

INTERVIEWER: Well, that’s very helpful. Thank you very much for your time.

LUISA: No problem. Bye.

Part 2 audio transcript of New city developments

Good morning. (6) ________________________________________________________________

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a little about two exciting new developments in the city: the Brackenside Open-
Air Swimming Pool and the children’s Adventure Playground in Central Park. As
many of you may know, the idea for these initiatives came from you, the public,
in the extensive consultation exercise which the City Council conducted last year.
And they have been realised using money from the SWRDC – the South West
Regional Development Commission.

First of all, Brackenside Pool. As many of the older members of the audience will
remember, there used to be (7) ___________________________________________________
__ front 30 years ago but it had to close when it was judged to be unsafe. For the
design of this new heated pool, we were very happy to secure the talents of
internationally renowned architect Ellen Wendon, who has managed to combine
a charming 1930s design, which fits is so well with many of the other buildings in
the area, with up-to-the-minute features such as a recycling system – the only one
of its kind in the world – (8) ______________________________________________________
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Now, (9) __________________________________________________________________________

in the local press about whether there would be enough room for the number of
visitors we’re hoping to attract, but the design is deceptive and there have been
rigorous checks about capacity. Also, just in case you were wondering, (10)______
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__ and well within budget: a testimony to the excellent work of local contractors
Hickman’s.

We hope that (11) ________________________________________________________________

will be there on June 15th. We have engaged award-winning actress Coral White
to declare the pool open and there’ll be drinks and snacks available at the pool
side. There’ll also be (12) _________________________________________________________
to decide on the sculpture we plan to have at the entrance: you will decide which
famous historical figure from the city we should have.

And now, moving on the Central Park Playground, which we’re pleased to
announce has just won the Douglas Award for safety: the news came through
only last week. The unique design is based on the concept of the Global Village,
with (13) _________________________________________________________________________
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– each with a representative feature. For example, there is a section on Asia, and
this is represented by rides and equipment in the shape of snakes, orang-utans,
tigers and so on – fauna native to the forests of the region.

Moving south to the Antarctic – we couldn’t run to an ice rink I’m afraid but
opted instead for climbing blocks in the shape of mountains – I thought they
could have had slides for the glaciers, but the designers did want to avoid being
too literal! Then on to South America – and here the theme is El Dorado – games
replicating (14) ___________________________________________________________________

And then moving up to North America, here (15) _________________________________

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_ – I know the contribution of cinema and jazz was considered but the designers
finally opted for rockets and the international Space Station. Eastwards to
Europe then, and perhaps (16)____________________________________________________
_______________________________________ : medieval castles and other fortifications.

Then last, but not least, moving south to Africa and a whole set of wonderful
mosaics and trails to represent the great rivers of this fascinating and varied
continent.

Now, the opening date for our Global Playground is 10th July. And again we’d
love to see you there – so make a date and come and see this magnificent,
original new amenity right in the heart of the city.
Part 3 audio transcript of Thor Heyerdahl

VICTOR: Right, well, for our presentation shall I start with the early life of Thor
Heyerdahl?

OLIVIA: Sure. Why don’t you begin with describing the type of boy he was,
especially his passion for collecting things.

VICTOR: That’s right, (17) _______________________________________________________

And I think it’s unusual for children to develop their own values and
not join in their parents’ hobbies; I’m thinking of how Heyerdahl
wouldn’t go hunting with his dad, for example.

OLIVIA: Yeah, (18) _____________________________________________________________

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And quite early on he knew he wanted to become an explorer when
he grew up. That came from his camping trips he went on in Norway I
think …

VICTOR: No, it was climbing that he spent his time on as a young man.

OLIVIA: Oh, right … After university he married a classmate and together, they
(19)_________________________________________ living on a small island, to
find out (20) ________________________________ __________________________
_________________ shaped people’s lifestyles.

VICTOR: As part of their preparation before they left home, they learnt basic
survival skills like building a shelter. I guess they needed that
knowledge (21) ________________________________________________________
_____with few inhabitants, cut of by the sea, which is what they were
aiming to do.

OLIVIA: An important part of your talk should be the radical theory Heyerdahl
formed from examining mysterious ancient carvings that he
happened to find on the island. I think you should finish with
that.

VICTOR: OK.

OLIVIA: All right, Victor, so after your part I’ll talk about Thor Heyerdahl’s
adult life, continuing from the theory he had about Polynesian
migration: Up until that time of course, academics had believed that
humans first migrated to the islands in Polynesia from Asia, in the
west.
VICTOR: Yes, they thought that travel from the east was impossible, because of
the huge, empty stretch of ocean that lies between the islands and the
nearest inhabited land.

OLIVIA: Yes, but Heyerdahl (22) _______________________________________________

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, ocean currents and wind patterns to find if it was actually possible.
And another argument was that there was no tradition of large ship-
building in the communities lying to the east of Polynesia. But
Heyerdahl knew they made lots of coastal voyages in locally built
canoes.

VICTOR: __Yes, or sailing on rafts, as was shown by the long voyage that
Heyerdahl did next. It was (23) ________________________________________
____ to undertake – sometimes I wonder if he did that trip for private
reasons, you know? To show others that he could have (24) __________
__________________________________________ . What do you think, Olivia?

OLIVIA: Well, I think it was more a matter of simply trying out his idea, to see
if migration from the east was possible.

VICTOR: Yes, that’s probably it. And the poor guy suffered a bit at that time
because (25) ___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________ for some years …

OLIVIA: Yes. When he got started again and planned his epic voyage, do you
think it was important to him that he achieve it before anyone else
did?

VICTOR: Um, I haven’t read anywhere that that was (26) _______________________
____ . The most important factor seems to have been that he use only
ancient techniques and local materials to build his raft.

OLIVIA: Yes. I wonder how fast it went.

VICTOR: Well, it took them 97 days from South America to the Pacific Island.

OLIVIA: Mm. And after that, Heyerdahl went to Easter Island, didn’t he? We
should mention the purpose of that trip. I think he sailed there in a
boat made out of reeds.

VICTOR: No, that was later on in Egypt, Olivia.

OLIVIA: Oh, yes, that’s right.

VICTOR: But what he wanted to do was talk to the local people about their old
stone carvings and then make one himself to learn more about the
process.

OLIVIA: I see. Well, what a great life. Even though (27) ________________________
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___ , he certainly left a lasting impression on many disciplines, didn’t
he? To my mind, he was first person to establish what modern
academics call practical archaeology. I mean, that they try to recreate
something from the past today, like he did with his raft trip. It’s
unfortunate that his ideas about where Polynesians originated from
have been completely discredited.

VICTOR: Yes. Right, well, I’ll prepare a PowerPoint slide at the end that
acknowledges our sources. I mainly used The Life and Work of Thor
Heyerdahl by William Oliver. The research methods he used were
very sound, although I must say I found the overall tone somewhat
old-fashioned. I think they need to do a new, revised edition.

OLIVIA: Yeah, I agree. What about the subject matter – I found it really
challenging!

VICTOR: Well, it’s a complex issue …

OLIVIA: I thought the book had lots of good points. What did you think of …

Part 4 audio transcript of The future of Management

Well, I’ve been talking to managers in a number of businesses, and reading

surveys about the (28) _________________________________________________ And
what I’m going to present in this seminar is a few ideas about how the activity is
likely to change in the next ten years. It isn’t a scientific, statistical analysis – just
some ideas for us to discuss.

One area I want to mention is business markets, and I’m sure a really significant
development will be (29) _________________________________________________________
_______ , with companies from all round the world trying to sell similar products.
Consumers will have much more choice – for instance, (30) ______________________
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_________________________________________________________ , China, Finland and (31)
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_ . At the same time, mergers and takeovers mean that governments are actually
losing power to major global corporations.
We can probably all think of companies that exert a great deal of influence,
which may be good for consumers. A third point I want to make about markets is
that (32) __________________________________________________________________________
___ , such as India, China, Brazil and Russia, demand is growing very fast. This is
putting pressure on resources all over the world.

I think businesses are (33) ________________________________________________________

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_____ . In particular, companies are consulting customers more and more before
making their business decisions. Companies are finding out what they want and
providing it, instead of making products and then trying to sell them, which is
the model of years ago.

Another influence is that concerns about the environment will force

manufacturers to (34) ____________________________________________________________
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____________________ . And in some cases, regulation will need to be strengthened.

Many societies are much more fluid and democratic, and the structure of
companies is changing to reflect that. I think we’re going to see a greater
emphasis within companies on teams created with a specific project in mind.
And when they’re completed, (36) ________________________________________________
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More and more people see work as simply one part of their lifestyle, and not the
most important one, and as the workforce is shrinking in some countries,
businesses are having to compete for staff instead of being about to choose
among a lot of applicants. (37) ____________________________________________________
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____ are traditional ones like flexible hours and – something that has been made
possible by advances in technology – remote working, with people based at their
home, abroad, or almost anywhere they choose.

Management styles will almost certainly continue to change. (38) ________________

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__ that they’ve always needed. Above all they’ll need great skills in leadership, so
that their organisation can initiate and respond to change in a fast-moving
world, where they face lots of competing requirements and potential conflicts.
In most of the world, the senior managers of large businesses are mainly men in
their fifties and sixties. The predominant style of management will almost
certainly become more consultative and collaborative, caused above all, by more
women moving into senior management positions.

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____. The traditional emphasis of business was manufacturing, and of course the
service sector is very important. But we shouldn’t overlook the growing financial
contribution of IP, that is, intellectual property. Some books and films generate
enormous sums from the sale of related DVDs, music, games, clothes, and so on.

Another point I’d like to make is that although I’ve been talking about
companies, one trend that they have to face is the move away from people
working for the same employer for years. Instead, more and more people are
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________________ over their lives that they’re unlikely to get from being employed.

OK, well that’s all I want to say, so let’s open it up for discussion.