Practice Test 8 IELTS Listening

Practice Test 8

Question Paper

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

LIBRARY INFORMATION

For registration, must take
• two 1 ....................... and
• two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, 2 .......................

Cost to join per year (without current student card): 3 £ .......................

Number of items allowed: (members of public) 4 .......................

Fines start at 5 £ .......................

Computers can be booked up to 6 ....................... hours in advance

Library holds most national papers, all 7 ......................., and magazines Need 8 ....................... to use photocopier

Creative Writing class
• tutor is John 9 ....................... and
• held on 10 ....................... evenings

Transcript Solution

Librarian

Good morning, North College Library. How can I help you?

Man

I was wondering if it was possible to join the library.

Librarian

Are you a student at North College?

Man

No, I'm not, but someone told me it was possible to join, even if I wasn't.

Librarian

That's right, it is. Are you over 18? That's our minimum joining age.

Man

Yes, I am.

Librarian

That's no problem then.

Man

Could you tell me what I have to do to join?

Librarian

Well, you'll need to come in to the library and fill out some forms. You'll also need to bring two passport photosQ1 with you. We also need two documents for ID, so a driving licence would be fine.

Man

I've got that and what else? A credit card?

Librarian

No, it needs to have your address on it.

Man

Shall I bring a bank statementQ2,, would that do?

Librarian

That'll be fine.

Man

Good. Does it cost anything to join?

Librarian

Well, it's free for students here but otherwise it's £125Q3 per year or £25 if you've got a current student card from another college.

Man

I was at Westerly College until last year but now I've got a job at Jefferson's steel factory. Er, it's more expensive than I thought. My local library is free.

Librarian

But you'll find they don't have the range of reference books or facilities which we buy for our students. That's why you have to pay to be an external member.

Man

I see. How many books can I borrow?

Librarian

We allow twelve items borrowed at any one time if you're a student, and that includes CDs, DVDs and videos. However, it's only eightQ4 items for members of the public.

Man

Fine. And how long can I have them for?

Librarian

Well, you can have both fiction and reference books for four weeks which isn't bad really.

Man

And what happens if I return them late?

Librarian

Like all libraries there's a fine system in place. The minimum fine is £1.50Q5 but it can be much higher for some items - up to £5 per week.

We'll give you a booklet with all the details when you join. You can always renew items if they're not required by anyone else by telephoning or logging on to our website.

Man

What about the computers? Can I use them free of charge?

Librarian

For college students it's free, but for external members like yourself, the first hour is free and then we make a nominal charge of £ 1 per hour thereafter.

Man

Do I have to book in advance for them?

Librarian

Oh, yes, it's advisable. Most people tend to book twenty-four hours in advance although sometimes you can get one with only six hours' notice.
However, the earliest you can book a computer is forty-eightQ6 hours before you need it, and you can only book one hour at a time.
If no-one else has booked the computer out, then you may be able to have another hour if you want. We have a wide range of databases, so the computers are in great demand.

Man

I'm thinking of doing some writing and I might need to access national newspapers. Do you have them on these databases?

Librarian

We do indeed. We've got all the big nationals, The Guardian and The Observer, The Independent and The Times and Sunday Times.
We've also got all the local papersQ7 and a wide selection of magazines.

Man

Excellent. I assume you have photocopying facilities?

Librarian

Of course. 5p a sheet for both A4 and A3 black-and-white copies and 40p a sheet for colour.
You can get a cardQ8 from the counter here - it doesn't take coins.

Man

OK. Oh by the way, another thing I was wondering about was if you ran any writing classes through the library?

Librarian

We do, but you'll have to speak to John Grantingham about that. He's our resident author. He runs the creative writing classes.

Man

John ... Grant .... Could you spell that for me please?

Librarian

Certainly.G-R-A-N-T-I-N-G-H-A-M.Q9

Man

Are the classes here at the library?

Librarian

Yes - he's here on Thursday evenings, oh no sorry, FridayQ10 - he's just changed it. You can contact him by emailing the library.

Man

Okay. Right, well that's about all I need to know. Thank you. I'll be along later this week to join. Thanks. Bye.

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

LIBRARY INFORMATION

For registration, must take
• two 1 ........(passport) photos / (passport) photographs.......... and
• two forms of I.D. e.g. driving licence, 2 ..........bank statement.............

Cost to join per year (without current student card): 3 £ ..........125 (per year).............

Number of items allowed: (members of public) 4 ...........8............

Login times: four weeks

Fines start at 5 £ ..........1.50.............

Computers can be booked up to 6 ............48........... hours in advance

Library holds most national papers, all 7 ............local papers / local newspapers..........., and magazines Need 8 ..........card / cards............. to use photocopier

Creative Writing class
• tutor is John 9 ............Grantingham........... and
• held on 10 ..........Friday............. evenings