A student, Anita, visits the university's Student Job Centre looking for part-time work. The agent checks her course, offers three jobs that don't suit her timetable, takes her details and finally finds her an office job with an interview.
Questions 1-10 · 10 marks · 3 question blocks
Three blocks in order. Questions 1-2 are about her studies at the start. Questions 3-5 come as the agent offers three jobs and Anita turns each one down. Questions 6-10 start when the agent says 'We'll fill in the personal details on this application form', ending with the interview time.
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.
| Q | Your answer | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Questions 1-2 · Note completion (NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER) | ||
| 1 | business | |
| 2 | thirdAlso accepted: 3rd | |
| Questions 3-5 · Table completion (NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS) | ||
| 3 | Sports CentreAlso accepted: Sport Centre / Sports Center / Sport Center | |
| 4 | cleanerAlso accepted: a cleaner | |
| 5 | Library | |
| Questions 6-10 · Form completion (NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER) | ||
| 6 | International House | |
| 7 | B659 | |
| 8 | office assistantAlso accepted: an office assistant | |
| 9 | answer phoneAlso accepted: answer the phone / answer phones / answer the phones | |
| 10 | 11.30Also accepted: 11:30 | |
How to attack this block: Two quick facts about her course. The second one has a classic trap: two numbers come close together, and only one is the year of the course.
What is the student studying?
I'm doing a degree in Business Studies. Here's my student card.
Question says → You hear
Why: 'Doing a degree in' matches 'studying', and the subject is Business Studies. The key gives the core word: business.
The trap: Later she lives in a hall for post-graduate students and speaks some Japanese, but neither is her subject.
Also accepted: 3rd
Which year of the course is she in?
I've been at uni for four years but I'm in the Third Year because I took last year off.
Question says → You hear
Why: She's in the third year of the course because she took last year off. Third or 3rd is accepted.
The trap: Four years is said first, but that's how long she's been at university, not her year of the course.
How to attack this block: Three rejected jobs in a row, each with a place and a problem. The problems are printed, so use them to follow: evening lectures, too early, evening lectures again. Watch for the agent correcting herself on the third job.
Also accepted: Sport Centre / Sports Center / Sport Center
Where is the receptionist job?
There's a job working at the reception desk at the Sports Centre, for three evenings a week
Question says → You hear
Why: 'Reception desk' gives you the receptionist row, and the place is the Sports Centre. Both spellings of centre are accepted.
The trap: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays follow straight after, but the table asks where, not when.
Also accepted: a cleaner
What is the job at the Child Care Centre?
What about cleaning? There's a position for a cleaner at the Child Care Centre.
Question says → You hear
Why: The table's first column lists job titles (Receptionist, Clerical Assistant), so the gap needs the person: cleaner.
The trap: 'Cleaning' is said first, but it's the activity, not the job title. The column needs a person, like 'Receptionist'.
Where is the Clerical Assistant job?
there was a position going in the Computer Lab, for three days a week that might be OK. Ah, here it is! No, it's in the Library, not the Lab., Clerical Assistant required
Question says → You hear
Why: The agent corrects herself: the Clerical Assistant job is in the Library. Putting books back on shelves confirms it.
The trap: Computer Lab is said first and with confidence, then taken back. It's a classic Part 1 correction.
How to attack this block: A standard details form. Expect a self-correction on the room number and a changed interview time at the end. Copy names and codes exactly.
What is her address?
I'm in one of the Halls of Residence for post-graduate students, you know, International House.
Question says → You hear
Why: Her address is the name of the hall: International House. Two words, both capitalised.
The trap: 'Halls of Residence' is a type of building, not the address. And the room number is a separate line on the form.
What is her room number?
Room B569 - no sorry B659. I always get that wrong.
Question says → You hear
Why: She corrects herself, and 'I always get that wrong' confirms the second version: B659.
The trap: B569 comes first. It's the wrong number she corrects.
Also accepted: an office assistant
What position is available at the English Language Centre?
There is a position for an Office Assistant at the English Language Centre.
Question says → You hear
Why: The job title comes just before the place, which is printed: Office Assistant.
The trap: 'Administrative work' is the type of work, not the title. Japanese is her skill, not the job.
Also accepted: answer the phone / answer phones / answer the phones
Besides enquiries, what does the job involve?
you'll be required to deal with student enquiries and answer the phone.
Question says → You hear
Why: 'Deal with' becomes 'respond to', and the second duty follows 'and': answer the phone (answer phones is also fine).
The trap: 'Phone' alone or 'the phone' without the verb isn't a duty. Keep 'answer'.
Also accepted: 11:30
What time is the interview on Friday?
Say. Friday morning, around ten? … Could we make it a bit later? … How about eleven thirty?
Question says → You hear
Why: She can't make ten, so the agent offers eleven thirty, and she accepts. Write 11.30, since a.m. is printed.
The trap: Ten is offered first, but Anita has something to do then.
The agent says the Computer Lab first, then corrects herself: 'No, it's in the Library, not the Lab.' The job is in the Library.
She says B569 first, then corrects it to B659. The second number is the right one.
She's been at university for four years, but she's in the third year because she took a year off. The note asks which year of the course, so third.
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