Review Test 5 Audio Script

You will hear a college employee talking to a student who is Female: There’s a course called Photography and Digital
making enquiries about doing some courses there. Imaging and it’s taught at various levels, so you
could start with the Beginner level and take it
Female: Good afternoon. Hightown College. Alice
from there.
speaking, how can I help?
Male: Sounds good. Is it a long course?
Male: Hello. I’m calling because I’d like some
information about your courses. Female: It’s one of our shorter ones, at ten weeks, and
occasionally you’ll go out with the teacher and
Female: Sure … is there any course in particular that
your classmates to photograph things in various
you’re interested in?
places … weather permitting of course.
Male: Well, I’ve just been looking through your
Male: OK, well having this chat has been very
brochure and the problem is that there are
informative and you’ve convinced me! I
several courses I’m keen on, but I guess it’ll all
definitely want to sign up for the Creative Media
come down to time. I did some journalism and
Production course and I’ll have to figure out
Media Studies at school and really enjoyed it.
which of the other three to go for as well. I can
Unfortunately, I couldn’t go to university, so I’m
look them up online when I have a minute. Can
looking for a course that would help me pick up
I enrol right now over the phone? I can pay you
where I left off. I’ve got the basics, you see.
today as well.
Female: OK. We have a course that would be perfect
Female: Certainly. I’ll just need to get some personal
for you then. It’s the Creative Media Production
details from you. What’s your full name please?
course. It takes half a year to do, and then you
can move to a higher level course once you’ve Male: It’s Luca Savoretti.
completed this one satisfactorily. You’d be based
Female: Oh, I’ve got cousins in Italy with the same
here at Hightown College for the entire course.
surname! I take it you are Italian?
Male: That’s interesting and a definite option I’d say.
Male: Well, of Italian orign yes. But I’m Swiss actually.
I also read something about a Film Making
course. Female: Could I please take a contact phone number,
Luca?
Female: Ah yes … that’ll be our Documentary Film
Making course then. There’s a huge demand Male: Sure. My mobile, or my home phone number?
for this one actually, so we’re going to have two My home number is 01189 360 97
classes … one mid-week, although it’s not clear Female: Thanks.
exactly which day yet, and the other will be on
Saturday mornings. On this course you get the Male: I’d better give you my mobile number, too. It’s
chance to travel to different places with the 07891 3665.
teacher and you’ll have lessons onsite. Female: Great. And could I have your email address too?
Male: That’s cool! I’ll have think about this course, too. Male: Yes, that’s [email protected]. You could
A friend of mine mentioned that he’d done your also note down [email protected] but, to
Music Video Production course and that it was be honest, I never use that email address now
really enjoyable. How long does that course last that I’ve left Switzerland.
and when is it taught?
Female: Now regarding your first language, I’m sure I can
Female: That’s one of our most popular courses actually. guess that but it’s best to check with you.
The course is twelve weeks long and is all
day every Saturday. It’s all done here at the Male: Most people assume it’s Italian when they hear
Hightown campus and there’ll be some experts my name but as I’m from a part of Switzerland
from the field coming to give talks and share that’s so close to the German border, that’s the
inside knowledge. language we’ve always spoken at home.

Male: Great! This is another one I can think about. Female: Oh I see. Right … we’re almost there. Just another
And on a slightly different note, I’m really into few pieces of information needed. Now, what’s
photography too, so was wondering if you had your preferred method of communication … by
a course that would help me improve my skills a email or letter?
bit. I’ve got a fantatstic new digital camera.

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 Review Test 5 Audio Script

Male: Well I would say email normally … it’s just so

much faster, isn’t it? The thing is, I’ve been
having some serious issues with my internet
connection since I moved into my new place, so
I’d better say letter for now. I can always update
you once everything’s been sorted out.
Female: Yes, of course. That’s fine, Luca.
Male: Actually, there’s something I must tell you before
I forget. I have a wheelchair so I need special
access to be able to come and go.
Female: That’s no problem. All internal and external
doors at Hightown College have been specially
designed to allow ease of movement and there
are plenty of lifts as well, so you’ll be able to
move around easily.
Male: Perfect!
Female: And finally, I’ll need to take a deposit from you
today and the balance will then be payable on
the first day of the course. Is that OK?
Male: Sure. I’ve got my card here, so I’m ready when
you are.
Female: OK, the course fee is £450. I’ll have to take £135
today and that’ll leave a payment of £315 for
you to make on the day. Could I have the long
number on the front of your card please?
Male: Sure. The number on the card is ….

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Review Test 5 Answer Key
Listening Writing
1 C Sample answer
2 B
3 A The chart illustrates the use of various electronic devices
4 B by people aged between 12 years old to over 75 years
5 07891 3665 old in Australia in the year 2008.
6 email.com Smartphones, tablets and laptops are the most
7 German commonly used devices among the under 75s, while
8 letter the most popular device among the over-75s is the
9 wheelchair e-reader. Among the 12–24 year olds, at 65 percent the
10 135 smartphone was the most popular device. 42 percent
of the 25–50 age group and 33 percent of the 51–75
Reading age group also used the smartphone most frequently.
1 (an) adventure In contrast, only 7 percent of the over 75s used a
2 workplace culture smartphone.
3 counselling service People aged 25–50 used smartphones and tablets in
4 honeymoon period almost equal numbers – around 40 percent. Tablet use
5 Yes among the 51–75 year age group was noticeably lower at
6 Yes just 21 percent. E-readers were used by 62 percent of the
7 Not Given over-75s. In contrast, they were not used at all by people
8 No aged 12–24 and by fewer than 10 percent of the other
9 Yes two age groups.
10 Not Given
Speaking
Please use the IELTS assessment criteria to mark your
students.

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