hello everyone in this video we'll complete the entire listening section together first you'll have the opportunity to complete each part of the section on your own and then we'll go over the correct answers and discuss the most difficult Parts at the beginning of each part you'll be given some time to look at the questions in front of you always pay close attention to the number of questions that you'll be given time to look at let's get started part one you will hear a man who works at an employe agency phoning a woman who is looking for a job first you have some time to look at questions 1 to five now listen carefully and answer questions one to five hello oh hello is that Julie Davidson yes this is Greg Preston from the employment agency we met last week when you came in to inquire about office work oh that's right now we've just had some details come in of a job which might interest you okay so this is a position for a receptionist I believe you've done that sort of work before yes I have I worked in a sports center for a couple of years before I got married and had the children right well this job's in forom so not too far away for you and it's at the medical center there okay so where exactly is that it's quite near the station on chast's Road sorry chast's Road that's c h a s t o NS okay thanks so what would the work involve dealing with inquiries from patients yes and you'd also be involved in making appointments whether face to face or on the phone and rescheduling them if necessary fine that shouldn't be a problem problem and another of your duties would be keeping the center's database up toate then you might have other General administrative duties as well but those would be the main ones okay before you hear the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at questions six to 10 e now listen and answer questions 6 to 10 now when the details came in I immediately thought of you because one thing they do require is someone with experience and you did mention your work at the sports center when you came in to see us yes in fact I enjoyed that job is there anything else they're looking for well they say it's quite a high press environment they're always very busy and patients are often under stress so they want someone who can cope with that and stay calm and at the same time be confident when interacting with the public well after dealing with three children all under five I reckon I can cope with that I'm sure you can and then another thing they mention is that they're looking for someone with good it skills not a problem so you'd be interested in following this up sure when would it start well they're looking for someone from the beginning of next month but I should tell you that this isn't a permanent job it's temporary so the contract would be just to the end of September but they do say that there could be further opportunities after after that okay and what would the hours be well they want someone who can start at A4 to 8 in the morning could you manage that yes my husband would have to get the kids up and off to my mother's she's going to be looking after them while I'm at work what time would I finish 1:15 that should work out all right I can pick the kids up on my way home and then I'll have the afternoon with them oh one thing is there parking available for staff at the center yes there is and it's also on a bus route right well I expect I'll have the car but it's good to know that okay so where do I go from here well if you're happy for me to do so I'll forward your CV and references and then the best thing would probably be for you to phone them so they can arrange for an interview great well thank you very much you're welcome bye now bye that is the end of part one you now have one minute to check your answers to part one the correct answers are one receptionist two medical three chastens four appointments five database six experience 7 confident 8 temporary 9 115 10 parking questions 1 to four were relatively easy the synonyms used in these questions are roll position to reorganize to reschedule question five was a little harder to answer then now would say maintaining the internal dot dot dot none of these words are in the audio the man says and another of your duties would be keeping the center's database up to date but look keep up to date is a synonym for maintain internal means inside in this particular sentence internal means inside the center so keeping the center's database up to dat means the same as maintaining the internal database if you answer this question incorrectly add these synonyms to your vocabul list the words you need to know to answer questions 6 to 10 are essential meaning very important and onsite meaning at the place where something is happening for example if a worker is onsite there at the construction site office or factory where their job is in the audio the synonyms for these words were essential one thing they do require is on S side at the enter question eight is a bit tricky the man says this isn't a permanent job it's temporary so those of you who got this question wrong may have heard the word permanent and thought that was the right answer but it isn't because the man says that the job is not permanent by the way temporary means lasting for a limited period of time while permanent means the opposite lasting for a long period of time or even forever in question nine the answer is time writing times may be a challenge if there is another time mentioned in the task feel free to use the same format in your answer for example 7:45 is written with a period not a colon also make sure you review another way of saying time as you may encounter it in the first part of the is listening test for example 3:15 p.m. A4 3 2:45 p.m. A4 to 3 3:30 p.m. halfast 3 consistent practice is one of the key aspects to AC the I test after completing each test be sure to analyze your mistakes and learn the new words that prevented you from answering correctly if you've done all the official practice tests check out prep Haven AI platform it allows you to take tests that simulate the real is exam the platform also scores your written answers and gives you feedback I'll leave the link below so you can check it out and let me know what you think part two you will hear a guide at a farming Museum talking to a group of visitors first you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14 now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14 good morning everyone and welcome to the Museum of farming life I understand it's your first visit here so I'd like to give you some background information about the museum and then explain a little about what you can see during your visit so where we're standing at the moment is the entrance to a large building that was constructed in 1880 as the home of a local businessman Alfred Palmer of the Palmer biscuit Factory it was ler sold and became a hall of residents for students in 1911 and a museum in 1951 in 2005 a modern extension was built to accommodate the Museum's collections the museums owned by the university and apart from two rooms that are our offices the university uses the main part of the building you may see students going into the building for lessons but it's not open to museum visitors I'm afraid it's a shame because the interior architectural features are outstanding especially the room that used to be the library luckily we've managed to keep entry to the museum free this includes access to all the galleries outdoor areas and the rooms for special exhibitions we run activities for children and students such as the museum club for which there is no charge we do have a donation box just over there so feel free to give whatever amount you consider appropriate we do have a cloak room if you'd like to leave your coats and bags somewhere unlike other museums photography is allowed here so you might like to keep your cameras with you you might be more comfortable not carrying around heavy Ruck sacks though keep your coats and jackets on as it's quite cold in the museum Garden today before you hear the rest of the talk you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20 now listen and answer questions 15 to 20 I'd like to tell you about the difference areas of the museum just inside and outside the main Gallery we have an area called Four Seasons here you can watch a 4minute animation of a woodland Scene It was designed especially for the museum by a group of young people on a film studies course and it's beautiful children absolutely love it but then so do adults the main Gallery is called Town and Country it includes a photographic collection of prize-winning sheep and Shepherds leaving town and country you enter Farmhouse kitchen which is well self-explanatory here we have the oldest collection of equipment for making butter and cheese in the country and this morning a specialist cheese maker will be giving demonstrations of How It's produced you may even get to try some after that you can go in two directions to the right is a staircase that takes you up to a landing from where you can look down on the galleries to the left is a room called a year on the farm there is lots of seating here as sometimes we use the room for school visits so it's a good place to stop for a rest if you're feeling competitive you can take our memory test in which you answer answer questions about things you've seen in the museum the next area is called wagon walk this contains Farm carts from nearly every part of the country it's surprising how much Regional variation there was beside the carts are display boards with information about each one the carts are old and fragile so we ask you to keep your children close to you and ensure they don't climb on the the carts from wagon walk you can either make your way back to reception or go out into the Garden or even go back to take another look in the galleries in the far corner of the garden is bees our magic but we're redeveloping this area so you can't visit that at the moment you can still buy our honey in the shop though finally there is the pond which contains all kinds of interesting Wildlife there are baby ducks that are only a few days old as well as tiny frogs the pond isn't deep and there is a fence around it so it's perfectly safe for children that is the end of part two you now have 30 seconds to check your answers to part two the correct answers are 11 B 12 a 13 a 14 C 15 F 16 G 17 e 18 a 19 C 20 b question 11 is a little confusing the speaker says that the museum was constructed in 1880 as the home of a local businessman then became a hall of residents and then a museum however the question uses the word originally which means first or in the beginning so the correct answer is a private home question 15 is where many students make mistakes they pay too much attention to the animation that was created and missed the part where the speaker says who created it it was created by a group of young people on a film studies course so the correct answer is f finally question 20 is also often answered incorrectly the mentioned baby ducks and tiny frogs these are new things to see part three following instructions from their tutor you will hear two trainee teachers discussing the use of origami a paper folding activity in the classroom first you have some time to look at questions 21 to 27 now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 27 so now I want you to discuss the lesson we've just been watching on the video and think about the ways in which origami can be a useful educational tool can you all work with the person sitting next to you I had no idea that such a simple thing like folding squares of paper to make the shape of something like a bird could be such an amazing tool it's made me see origami in a whole new light I know it was interesting to see the educational skills the children were developing by doing origami on the video you could see them really listening hard to make sure they did all the steps in the right order to make the bird that's right in this lesson they were working individually but it would also be interesting to see if the children could work out how to make something simple without being given any direction that that would help with building teamwork as well yes but much more of a challenge one thing that really stood out for me was that the children were all having fun while being taught something new which is a key aim of any lesson with this age group and although these kids had no problems with folding the paper with younger children you could do origami to help practice fine motor skills absolutely shall we talk about the individual children we saw on the video I wrote all their names down and took some notes yes I did too okay good let's start with Sid he was interesting because before they started doing the origami he was being quite disruptive yes he really benefited from having to use his hands it helped him to settle down and start concentrating yes I noticed that too what about Jack I noticed he seemed to want to work things out for himself you could see him trying out different things rather than asking the teacher for help what did you make of Naomi she seemed to be losing interest at one point but then she decided she wanted her Mouse to be the best and that motivated her to try harder she didn't seem satisfied with hers in the end though no Anna was such a star she listened so carefully Y and then produced the perfect bird with very little effort H I think the teacher could have increased the level of difficulty for her maybe I think it was the first time Zara had come across origami she looked as if she didn't really get what was going on she seemed unsure about what she was supposed to do but in the end hers didn't turn out too badly yeah I'm sure it was a positive learning experience for her before you hear the rest of the discussion you have some time to look at questions 28 to 30 now listen and answer questions 28 to 30 I think one reason why the origami activity worked so well in this class was that the teacher was well prepared right I think it would have taken me ages to prepare examples showing each of the steps involved in making the bird but that was a really good idea the the children could see what they were aiming for and much better for them to be able to hold something rather than just looking at pictures those physical examples supported her verbal explanations really well it's strange that origami isn't used more widely why do you think that is well teachers may just feel it's not that appealing to children who are used to doing everything on computers especially boys even if they're aware of the benefits oh I don't know it's no different to any other craft activity I bet it's because so many teachers are clumsy like me that's true too much effort required if you're not good with your hands well anyway I think we should try it out in our maths teaching practice with year three I can see using origami is a really engaging way of reinforcing children's knowledge of geometric shapes like they were doing in the video but I think it would also work really well for presenting fractions which is coming up soon good idea that's something most of the kids in that class might struggle with origami would also be good practice for using symmetry but I think they did that last term okay well let's try and get some ideas together and plan the lesson next week okay if you could ALS that is the end of part three you now have have 30 seconds to check your answers to part three the correct answers are 21 b or d 22 b or d note that for this type of question the order in which you write the answer it doesn't matter it can be 21 d and 22b or 21 B and 22d 23 D 24 a 25 C 26 G 27 F 28 a 29 B 30 C for questions 23 to 27 there is a lot of information to process before the audio begins not every student will have time to read all the comments if you're that type of student and can't immediately match a child's name with a comment make sure you still listen carefully to understand what the speaker said about the child after the audio is over you can go back to the comments and use the elimination strategy to pick the right one part four you will hear a literature student giving a talk about Victor Hugo a famous 19th century French writer first you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40 e now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40 the person I've chosen to talk about is the French writer Victor Hugo many people have heard of him because his novel lay misera which he wrote in 1862 is famous around the world it became a stage musical in the 1980s and a film version was also released in 2012 so some of us I'm sure have a pretty general idea of the plot but we know much less about the author today I'm going to provide a little more insight into this talented man and I'm going to talk particularly about the home he had on the island of gery in the British Channel Islands but first his early career as I've said he was a writer he was at the height of his career in Paris and he was very highly regarded by his colleagues as far as literature was concerned he was the leading figure of the Romantic Movement however as well as being a literary genius he also gave many speeches about issues like the level of poverty in his Society he felt very strongly about this and about other areas where change was needed like education this kind of outspoken criticism was not well liked by the rulers of France and eventually the Emperor Napoleon III told Victor Hugo to leave Paris and not return in other words he sent him into exile so Victor Hugo was forced to reside in other parts of Europe gery was actually his third place of Exile and he landed there in 1855 he produced a lot while on gery including lay miserabl and to do this he had to spend a great deal of time in the home that he had there this was a property that he bought using the money he'd made in France from the publication of a colle ction of his poetry it was the only property he ever owned and he was very proud of it the property Victor Hugo bought on gery was a large five story house in the capital town of St Peter Port and he lived there for 15 years returning to France in 1870 when Napoleon's Empire collapsed he decorated and furn finished each level or floor of the house in unique and wonderful ways and many people consider the inside of the house to be a work of art today it's a museum that attracts 200,000 visitors a year he lived in the house with his family and portraits of its members still hang in rooms on the ground floor along with drawings that he did during his travels the he felt were important to him in other ground floor rooms there are huge tapestries that he would have designed and loved the walls are covered in Darkwood paneling that Victor Hugo created himself using wooden furniture that he bought in the market the items were relatively inexpensive and he used them to create intricate carvings they gave an atmosphere on the lower level that was shadowy and rather solemn on the next level of the house there are two impressive lounges where he entertained his guests one Lounge has entirely red Furnishings such as sofas and wall coverings and the other blue there's a strong Chinese influence in these areas in things like the wallpaper pattern and the lamps which he would have made himself by copying original versions his Library where he left many of his favorite books forms the hallway to the third floor and was a comfortable area where he could relax and enjoy his afternoons and then at the very top of the house there's a room called the lookout called that because it looks out over the harbor in contrast to the rather dark lower lils it's full of light and was like a glass office where he would write until lunchtime often at his desk so Victor Hugo was a man of many talents but he was also true to his values while living in his house on gery he entertained many other famous writers but he also invited a large group of local children from the deprived areas of the island to dinner once a week what's more he served them their food which was an extraordinary gesture for the time period in 1927 the house was owned by his relatives and they decided to donate it to the City of Paris it has since been restored using photographs from the period And as I mentioned earlier is now a museum that is open to the public that is the end of part four you now have one minute to check your answers to part four the correct answers are 31 plot 32 poverty 33 Europe 34 poetry 35 drawings 36 Furniture 37 lamps 38 Harbor spelled with a u in British spelling or without a u in American spelling both options are acceptable 39 children 40 relatives although this is the last part it may seem the most difficult I personally find it easier than part three the key to success here is to find the key wordss that will help you find the right part of the audio and predict the right answers You can predict the word forms whether the missing word is is a verb noun adjective and so on and even tried to guess the word itself based on the context if you have time for example in question 31 the missing word is a noun two challenging questions in this part are questions 36 and 37 in question 36 the missing word is a noun it looks like it could be the name of a piece of furniture made of wood in the audio the speaker says the walls are covered with dark wood paneling Darkwood paneling is a collocation that confuses many students they believe that paneling is the correct answer but it's not the correct answer is at the end of the sentence the walls are covered with dark wood paneling that Victor Hugo made himself using wooden furniture that he bought at the market this sentence means the same as the one in question 37 but it's reversed look question 36 first says what Victor Hua bought and then what he created with what he bought the speaker in the audio on the other hand says first what Victor Hugo made and then what he made it from by the way the word paneling you hear in the audio is the material such as wood or plastic used to cover and decorate walls or ceilings and wall carvings from question 36 are designs or pictures made by cutting into the surface of a wall the same trick is used for question 37 the sentence you hear in the audio is also reversed from the one you see in the question the speaker says there is a strong Chinese influence in these areas in things like the wallpaper pattern and the lamps they first talk about the Chinese influence and then name the objects that are examples of that influence question 37 reads the first floor consists of furnished areas with wallpaper and lamps that have a Chinese design the sentence first gives the names of the objects and then mentions that they have a Chinese design a very common word you hear in the sentence from the audio is pattern it means a repeated design or shape it can be something like Stripes dots or any sequence that repeats in the same way a wallpaper pattern is a repeated design on wallpaper this design can be anything such as flowers stripes or shapes and it makes the wallpaper look interesting and attractive great job we've just finished the entire listening section thanks for watching let me know how many correct answers you got in the comments below don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more tips and tricks on how to Ace the Isles test and as always remember the scoring high on the Isles is not an impossible feat you can do it see you soon