Maritime Museum: listening answers and explanations
A guide welcomes visitors to the Maritime Museum. She gives some history, points out the facilities, explains tours of the old ship the Vampire, and then walks the group through the theatre and the galleries.
One block of eleven notes in order. Questions 13-18 come while the group stands in the foyer; 'Let's take a walk round the museum now' moves you to questions 19-23, which follow the rooms in the order she walks through them.
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Type what you wrote and hit mark. Hide the key first if you haven't done the part yet. Every question number jumps to its explanation.
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Questions 13-23 · Note completion (NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS)
How to attack this block: Each note is about a different place in the museum, and the guide names each room as you get there: theatre, Leisure Gallery, Picture Gallery, Members' Lounge, Passengers and the Sea. Use those names to keep your place, and keep answers short.
Question 13
Answer: November 1991First part of the history, after 'a very modern building'
When was the museum opened?
it was in fact opened by the Prime Minister of Australia in November 1991
Question says → You hear
Date the museum was openedopened by the Prime Minister of Australia in November 1991
Why: 'Opened ... in November 1991'. The note asks for a date, so give the month and the year.
The trap: The Prime Minister is who opened it, not when. And 1991 alone loses the month the key expects.
Question 14
Answer: shipsWhen she says the museum isn't only this building
Also accepted: historic ships
What does the museum consist of besides the building?
there are a number of historic ships docked outside in the harbour which form part of the museum
Question says → You hear
consists of a building andthe museum isn't only housed in this building, there are a number of historic ships
Why: 'Form part of the museum' matches 'consists of'. The other part is the ships (or historic ships).
The trap: 'Harbour' is where the ships are docked, not a part of the museum.
Question 15
Answer: green arrowsAfter she mentions the library in the Education Centre
How is the way to the Education Centre marked?
Follow the signs to the Education Centre - you'll see a lot of little green arrows on the wall. The green arrows will take you there.
Question says → You hear
signposted byFollow the signs … green arrows
Why: The signs are green arrows, and she says it twice. Write green arrows; the colour is part of the answer.
The trap: 'Library' is inside the Education Centre, so it's not what signposts it. 'Arrows' without 'green' is weaker than what you hear.
Question 16
Answer: information deskWhen she points out the information desk in the foyer
Also accepted: the information desk
Where should you go if you lose your friends?
if you get separated from your friends, I suggest you make your way back to the information desk
Question says → You hear
If you lose your friendsif you get separated from your friends
Why: 'Get separated from' matches 'lose', and 'make your way back to' leads into the answer: the information desk.
The trap: The foyer is where the desk is, and the cloakroom was mentioned earlier. The note wants the meeting point itself.
Question 17
Answer: stairs to climbWhen she says 'However a word of warning!'
Also accepted: lots of stairs
Why is there a warning about the Vampire tour?
I don't recommend it for the grandmas and grandpas because there are lots of stairs to climb
Question says → You hear
Warning about The VampireHowever a word of warning! I don't recommend it
Why: The reason comes after 'because': lots of stairs to climb. 'Stairs to climb' or 'lots of stairs' fits three words.
The trap: 'Meet outside on the quay' comes just before, but that's where to meet, not the warning.
Question 18
Answer: every hourWhen she says 'Oh, I almost forgot' after moving on
How often do tours of the Vampire run?
Now, tours of the Vampire run on the hour every hour.
Question says → You hear
How often are the tourstours of the Vampire run on the hour every hour
Why: The question is 'how often', and 'every hour' answers that.
The trap: 'Three quarters of an hour' at the end of the talk is when the group meets again. It has nothing to do with the ship tours.
Question 19
Answer: Captain CookIn the theatre, the first room on the walk
Who is today's video about?
There's a continuous video showing today about the voyages of Captain Cook
Question says → You hear
Person featured in today's videoa continuous video showing today about the voyages of Captain Cook
Why: The note asks for a person, so write Captain Cook (with capitals), not 'voyages'.
The trap: 'Lectures' are also given in the theatre, but they're not today's video.
Question 20
Answer: the seaWhen she says 'we're moving along the gallery known as the Leisure Gallery'
Also accepted: sea
What does the Leisure Gallery show has influenced Australian culture?
the many different ways in which Australians have enjoyed their time by the sea: surfing, swimming
Question says → You hear
Australian culture is influenced bythat's all very much a part of Australian culture
Why: Everything in the gallery is about time by the sea: surfing, swimming, lifesaving. The influence is the sea.
The trap: 'Surfing' or 'swimming' alone is only one example. The note wants the thing behind all of them.
Question 21
Answer: Australian artistsAt the end of the Leisure Gallery
Also accepted: Australian painters
Who painted the pictures in the Picture Gallery?
the Picture Gallery where we've got a marvellous collection of paintings all by Australian artists
Question says → You hear
contains pictures bya marvellous collection of paintings all by Australian artists
Why: 'Paintings all by' matches 'pictures by', so the gap is Australian artists. 'Australian painters' is also accepted.
The trap: 'Reproductions' in the museum shop come next. They're copies you can buy, not who made the pictures.
Question 22
Answer: $70In the Members' Lounge
Also accepted: 70 dollars / 70
How much is family membership?
Membership costs $50 a year or $70 for all the family.
Question says → You hear
Cost of family membership$70 for all the family
Why: 'For all the family' matches 'family membership': $70.
The trap: $50 comes first, but that's for one person.
Question 23
Answer: souvenirsWhen she reaches 'the far end of this floor'
What does the Passengers and the Sea section have a collection of?
we've gathered together a wonderful collection of souvenirs from the old days when people travelled by ship
Question says → You hear
includes a collection ofa wonderful collection of souvenirs
Why: 'A collection of' comes straight before the answer in both the note and the talk: souvenirs.
The trap: Suitcases, crockery and cabins follow, but they're examples of the souvenirs. One example alone doesn't answer the note.
The museum isn't only this building: it also includes historic ships docked in the harbour. Writing 'harbour' gives the place, not the part of the museum.
Words from this recording worth keeping
nautical(History of the museum)
to do with ships and the sea
docked(History of the museum)
tied up at a quay or harbour
cloakroom(Facilities)
a room where you can leave coats and bags
foyer(Facilities)
the entrance hall of a public building
quay(The Vampire)
a platform beside water where ships stop
permanent exhibitions(Leisure Gallery)
displays that stay in a museum all the time
reproductions(Picture Gallery)
copies of works of art
crockery(Passengers and the Sea)
plates, cups and dishes
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