Children's Art and Craft Workshops: listening answers and explanations
A mother phones Synmouth Museum about its Saturday art and craft workshops for children. A museum employee explains the age rules, cost, address, how to get in and where to park, then describes the next two workshops and what the children should wear and bring.
All ten answers come from the man at the museum, in order. Questions 1-5 cover the practical details (age, address, door, parking, booking). 'I'm very happy to give you information about the next two workshops' moves you to the table: questions 6-8 are the first workshop on the 16th, questions 9-10 the second on the 23rd.
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Questions 1-5 · Note completion (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER)
Note completion (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER)
Questions 1-5
How to attack this block: Each line of the notes is a practical detail, and most come with a second option that's wrong: a different age, a different button, the main museum number. Write the detail the man actually tells her to use.
Question 1
Answer: 8When the woman asks about ages
Also accepted: eight
Below what age must children come with an adult?
all ages from five upwards are welcome, though we do ask that children below eight years of age are accompanied by an adult
Question says → You hear
Adults must accompany children underchildren below eight years of age are accompanied by an adult
Why: 'Below eight' matches 'under', and 'accompanied by an adult' matches 'adults must accompany'. 8 or eight are both accepted.
The trap: Five is the minimum age to attend at all, said first. It's not the age limit for coming with an adult.
Question 2
Answer: TamerRight after he gives the building name, Winter House
Also accepted: in Tamer / on Tamer
What street is Winter House in?
And that's in Tamer Street. … Could you spell that please? … T-A--M--E-R Street.
Question says → You hear
Winter House, ... StreetWinter House … And that's in Tamer Street
Why: The street name is spelled out, so copy it exactly: Tamer, with a capital T. 'Street' is already printed.
The trap: Spelling. It sounds a lot like 'Tamar' or 'Tamah', but the letters given are T-A-M-E-R.
Question 3
Answer: green buttonAfter the address, when he mentions the security entrance
What must you press to get in?
you need to press the green button for someone to … Don't press the red button please
Question says → You hear
Security device: must push theyou need to press the green button
Why: 'Press' is 'push' in the notes, and the thing you press is the green button. Two words: colour plus button.
The trap: The red button is mentioned right after, but as the one not to press.
Question 4
Answer: libraryWhen she asks if there's parking nearby
Also accepted: the library
Where should she leave the car?
Your best bet is to leave your car at the back of the library
Question says → You hear
Should leave car behind theleave your car at the back of the library
Why: 'At the back of' becomes 'behind'. The gap is the building: library.
The trap: 'It's right next door to the museum' follows, so museum is tempting. But the car goes behind the library, which happens to be next to the museum.
Question 5
Answer: education departmentWhen she asks about booking places
Who should she phone to book?
you really should book by calling the education department here
Question says → You hear
Book workshops by phoning thebook by calling the education department
Why: 'Calling' matches 'phoning'. The man then gives the department's direct number, the one already in brackets.
The trap: She has rung the main museum number, and asks if she should have rung them instead. The booking line is the education department, not the main museum.
Table completion (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS)
Questions 6-10
How to attack this block: Read the table across: title, clothes, things to bring, first for the 16th, then for the 23rd. The second workshop needs no special clothes, so after the title you jump straight to what to bring.
Question 6
Answer: castlesWhen he moves on to the next two workshops
What is the first workshop called?
On Saturday the 16th there's Building Castles.
Question says → You hear
16/11On Saturday the 16th
Why: 'Building' is printed, so the gap is the second word: castles. Keep the plural.
The trap: Castle without the s loses the mark. The title is 'Building Castles'.
Question 7
Answer: old clothesWhen he says the workshop uses a lot of glue
What should children wear for the first workshop?
This involves quite a bit of glue, so just make sure the kids are in old … ones I don't mind getting mucky
Question says → You hear
Children need to wearmake sure the kids are in old
Why: Glue gets messy, so the children need old clothes. The mother agrees: ones she doesn't mind getting dirty.
The trap: 'Mucky' is how the mother describes the clothes, not what they are. The gap is a two-word noun phrase.
Question 8
Answer: bottle topsStraight after the old clothes
What should they bring to the first workshop?
could you bring along bottle tops which the children might be able to use in the models
Question says → You hear
Things to bring (if possible)if possible, could you bring along bottle tops
Why: 'If possible' is in both the table and the recording. Bottle tops are for decorating the castles.
The trap: Models and decoration come up in the same sentence, but they're what the tops are used for, not what you bring.
Question 9
Answer: Undersea WorldsWhen the woman checks it's the 23rd
What is the second workshop called?
On that day, it's what we call Undersea Worlds.
Question says → You hear
23/11That'll be the 23rd, won't it? … Yes, that's right
Why: 'What we call' introduces the title. Both words are needed, and capitals help because it's a name.
The trap: Underground caverns are part of the description that follows, not the title. Undersea World without the s loses the mark.
Question 10
Answer: silver paperAfter she asks if it'll be messy
What should they bring to the second workshop?
But if you could search out some silver paper to bring along
Question says → You hear
Things to bring (if possible)if you could search out some silver paper to bring along
Why: Silver paper is shiny and looks like water in the sea scenes. Two words, exactly as said.
The trap: 'Shiny' and 'water' follow straight after, but they describe why it's useful, not what it is.
The key needs both words, old clothes. 'Old' alone doesn't say what they wear, and 'clothes' alone misses the point.
Words from this recording worth keeping
accompanied(Ages)
went somewhere with someone
reasonable(Cost)
fair, not too expensive
security entrance(Getting in)
a door you need permission to go through
clearly labelled(Getting in)
with easy-to-read signs
your best bet(Parking)
the best thing to do
for future reference(Booking)
so you know next time
mucky(Building Castles)
dirty (informal)
caverns(Undersea Worlds)
large caves
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