I ih Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for IELTS LISTENING ne Short = POWERED BY COBUILD Unit Title Topic Exam focus Introduction Page Friends abroad Travel, countries and nationalities Form completion, note completion, multiple-choice questions Food and cooking Food, cooking, Completing notes, tables and flow measures and weights charts, matching information 14 Presentations Academic subjects 20 Completing sentences and tables, diagram labelling, multiple-choice questions Review 26 Work Types of work, workplaces Note completion, short-answer questions, matching 28 On campus services University facilities Labelling maps and flow charts, shortanswer questions, sentence completion 34 Staying safe Crime, protection and safety Multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, table completion 40 Review 46 Studying, exams and Study habits revision Multiple-choice questions, completing flow charts 48 Shopping and spending Spending habits, products Completing notes, answering matching questions, short-answer questions 54 Hobbies, interests and sports Interests and pastimes Completing forms and tables, multiplechoice questions 60 Review 66 10 Work-life balance Time management Completing notes and sentences, labelling diagrams 68 11 Comparing cultures Food, dress, housing Matching sentences, short-answer questions, multiple-choice questions 74 12 Exploring the oceans Natural resources, ocean life Diagram and flow chart completion, note completion 80 Review 86 Practice test 88 Audio scripts 93 Answer key 118 Glossary 129 Get Ready for IELTS Listening has been w ritten for learners w ith a band score of or w ho w ant to achieve a higher score Using this book w ill help you improve your pre-intermediate listening skills for the IELTS Academic Listening test You can use Get Heady for IELTS Listening: • • as a self-study course W e recom mend that you w ork systematically through the 12 units in order to benefit from its progressive structure as a supplem entary listening skills course for IELTS preparation classes.The book provides enough material for approximately 50 hours of classroom activity Get Ready for IELTS Listening • This comprises a book and tw o CDs • The book contains 12 units Each unit focuses on a different topic and these topics are ones that often appear in the IELTS exam • After every three units, there is a Review unit which helps you to revise the language and skills covered in the previous units • At the end of the book the Practice test gives you the opportunity to take an lELTS-style test under test conditions • There is also a full answer key at the back of the book so you can check your answers Here you w ill find suggested answers for more open-ended questions and model answers for the exam practice questions in Part of the unit The glossary at the back of the book lists the useful words from each unit w ith their Cobuild dictionary definitions • • Two audio CDs accompany the book These contain the listening exercises W hen you see this icon ^ ))) please play the CD CD1 features language at a pre-intermediate level speed and CD2 features language that is a little faster This is to help you prepare for the speed that features in the IELTS test Each unit starts w ith the Aims of the unit They outline the key language and skills covered Part 1: Language development provides exercises on vocabulary related to the topic as well as key grammar related to the IELTS Task covered in the unit Clear structures are provided Part 2: Skills development provides step-by-step exercises and guidance on specific question types that appear in the test There are explanations and examples that show you how to approach each question type Useful tips are highlighted to help you develop successful test-taking strategies Part 3: Exam practice provides one exam practice question for eitherTask orTask in a form at that follow s the actual exam You can use this to check w hether or not you are ready for the test Finally, a checklist summarises the key points covered in the unit Exam information boxes in each unit provide key background inform ation about the IELTS Listening exam Exam tip boxes provide essential exam techniques and strategies Watch out! boxes highlight com m on errors in the exam • • • • Each unit contains approxim ately three hours of study material Try to answ er the questions w ith o u t looking at a dictionary to develop the skill of guessing the meaning of unknown w ords from context This is im portant because dictionaries cannot be used during the actual exam Use a pencil to com plete the exercises, so that you can erase your first answers and the exercises again for revision Try to revise w h at you have learnt in Parts and before doing the practice IELTS questions in Part This w ill improve the quality of your answers, and using the new language w ill help you to rem em ber it • It's recom m ended that you try and com plete all questions in the unit as the skills needed to w ell at the IELTS te st can only be improved through extensive practice • Part contains exam practice questions You should try and com plete Part questions listening to th e a u d io only once, as this gives you the opportunity to practise under exam conditions Do not look at the audio script at the back of the book w h ile doing Part questions After you have finished listening, make sure the form at and spelling of your answers is correct Then, check your answers using the answ er key • Read the answ er key carefully as this provides inform ation on w h a t kind of answ er is awarded high marks • Reading the audio script at the back of the book at the same tim e as listening to the recording w ill help you to develop your listening skills and identify answers Remem ber that the answers are underlined in the audio scripts Also available in the Collins Get Ready for IELTS series: Heading, W riting and Speaking The International English Language Testing System (iELTS) Test IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, Cambridge ESOL Examinations and IDP Education, Australia There are two versions of the test: • Academic • General Training Academic is for students wishing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in an English-medium environment General Training is for people who wish to migrate to an English-speaking country This book is primarily for students taking the Academic version The Test There are four modules: Listening Reading Writing Speaking 30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for transferring answers to the answer sheet NB: the audio is heard only once Approx 10 questions per section Section 1: two speakers discuss a social situation Section 2: one speaker talks about a non-academic topic Section 3: up to four speakers discuss an educational project Section 4: one speaker gives a talk of general academic interest 60 minutes texts, taken from authentic sources, on general, academic topics They may contain diagrams, charts, etc 40 questions: may include multiple choice, sentence completion, completing a diagram, graph or chart, choosing headings, yes/no, true/false questions, classification and matching exercises Task 1: 20 minutes: description of a table, chart, graph or diagram (150 words minimum) Task 2: 40 minutes: an essay in response to an argument or problem (250 words minimum) 11-14 minutes A three-part face-to-face oral interview with an examiner The interview is recorded Part 1: introductions and general questions (4-5 mins) Part 2: individual long turn (3-4 mins) - the candidate is given a task, has one minute to prepare, then talks for 1-2 minutes, with some questions from the examiner Part 3: two-way discussion (4-5 mins): the examiner asks further questions on the topic from Part 2, and gives the candidate the opportunity to discuss more abstract issues or ideas Timetabling Listening, Reading and Writing must be taken on the same day, and in the order listed above Speaking can be taken up to days before or after the other modules Scoring Each section is given a band score The average of the four scores produces the Overall Band Score You not pass or fail IELTS; you receive a score IELTS and the Com m on European Fram ework of Reference The CEFR shows the level of the learner and is used for many English as a Foreign Language examinations The table below shows the approximate CEFR level and the equivalent IELTS Overall Band Score: CEFR description CEFR code IELTS Band Score P roficient user (Advanced) C2 C1 -8 Independent user (Interm ediate - Upper Interm ediate) B2 B1 -6 -5 This table contains the general descriptors for the band scores 1-9: IELTS Band Scores E xpert user Has fu lly operational c o m m a n d o f th e language: appropriate, accurate and flu e n t w ith c o m p le te u n d e rsta n d in g V ery good user Has fu lly operational co m m a n d o f th e language, w ith o n ly occasional u n sy ste m a tic inaccuracies and inappropriacies M is u n d e rs ta n d in g s m ay o ccu r in u n fa m ilia r situations H andles c o m p le x d e ta iled a rg u m e n ta tio n w e ll G ood user Has operational co m m a n d o f th e language, th o u g h w ith occasional inaccuracies, inappropriacies and m is u n d e rsta n d in g s in s o m e situ a tio n s G enerally handles c o m p le x language w e ll and u n d e rsta n d s d e ta iled reasoning C o m p e te n t user Has generally e ffe c tiv e co m m a n d o f th e language d e s p ite so m e inaccuracies, inappropriacies and m isu n d e rsta n d in g s Can use and u n d e rsta n d fa irly c o m p le x language, particularly in fa m ilia r situations M o d e s t user Has partial c o m m a n d o f the language, coping w ith overall m e aning in m o s t s ituations, th o u g h is likely to m ake m any m ista ke s S hould be able to handle basic c o m m u n ic a tio n in o w n field Lim ite d user Basic c o m p e te n c e is lim ite d to fa m ilia r situations Has fre q u e n t p ro b le m s in u n d e rsta n d in g and e xpression Is n o t able to use co m p le x language E xtre m e ly lim ite d user Conveys and un d e rsta n d s o n ly general m e aning in v e ry fa m ilia r situations Frequent b re a kd o w n s in co m m u n ic a tio n occur In te rm itte n t user No real co m m u n ic a tio n is p o ssib le e xce p t fo r th e m o s t basic in fo rm a tio n using isolated w o rd s o r s h o rt fo rm u la e in fa m ilia r s itu a tio n s and to m e e t im m e d ia te needs Has great d iffic u lty u n d e rsta n d in g spoken and w ritte n English Non user E ssentially has no a b ility to use th e language beyond p o ssib ly a fe w isolated w o rd s Did not a tte m p t th e te s t No assessable in fo rm a tio n provided M arking The Listening and Reading papers have 40 items, each worth one mark if correctly answered Here are some examples of how marks are translated into band scores: Listening: 16 out of 40 correct answers: 23 out of 40 correct answers: 30 out of 40 correct answers: band score band score band score Reading 15 out of 40 correct answers: 23 out of 40 correct answers: 30 out of 40 correct answers: band score band score band score Writing andSpeaking are marked according to performance descriptors Writing: examiners award a band score for eachof four areas with equal weighting: • • • • Task achievement (Task 1) Task response (Task 2) Coherence and cohesion Lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy Speaking: examiners award a band score for each of four areas with equal weighting: • • • • Fluency and coherence Lexical resource Grammatical range Accuracy and pronunciation For full details of how the examination is scored and marked, go to: www.ielts.org A IM S : Language related to: travel, timetables, countries, nationalities • Predicting answers • Recognizing number formats and spellings • Form completion • Note completion • Multiple-choice questions Part 1: Vocabulary Nations and nationalities Quiz: Can you match these countries to the names in the box? Egypt Malaysia Portugal Japan United Arab Emirates (UAE) Nationalities are often formed by changing the endings of the names of countries Look at the examples in the table below Country Australia _n Nationality Australian Egypt _ian Egyptian Britain _ish British Japan _ese Japanese _i Pakistani Pakistan + ending Get Ready for IELTS: Listening Unit Complete the following sentences about national airlines with the correct nationality Japan Airlines is a airline Air China is a airline Egyptair is a n Emirates is a n .airline TAP Portugal is a airline Malaysia Airlines is a .airline Departure ^ Arrival —^ airline y Gaie (Gate \ ' 20 I 21 / |_/5( Customs control / ' - * Terminal —^ -ym T Gates 1-29 Gates 30-54 I f n i Check-in 71 P -^ o o n ro , 7* I I 'T I I T 'I Gates 55-79 Complete these notes with information from the flight arrivals board below SDflkusli -flu a lit arrived a t ( ± ) F li g h t C C A ± 5 from , iZ ) arrived at &>.oo Ew&ratL f l i g h t m F l l a h t A P 3 due 01 fro m ( ) From Airline Flight Terminal Status 05.00 Madrid Iberia IBE0567 50 Arrived 04.50 06.15 Beijing Air China CCA1550 15 Arrived 06.00 06.50 Dubai Emirates UAE1880 13 Delayed 07.30 Lisbon TAP TAP1330 16 Landed ime due ^ ))) — delayed (s ) Now listen to a taxi driver talking to a travel agent about the flight arrivals and check your answers Friends abroad Part 2: Skills development Exam information I Section one In Section One of the Listening test you will hear tw o people talking in an everyday or social situation You may have to com plete notes or a form w ith details of names, addresses, tim es or dates You w ill need to listen carefully for spellings and numbers Exam tip Before you listen, look at the information you have been given to com plete Predicting the kind of answers you need w ill help you to focus on w hat you are going to hear ^ ))) 02 You will hear a conversation between two friends planning a visit Predict the kind of information you will have to listen for (numbers, letters, time, name, etc.) Then listen and complete the notes k (a ,tc & O c o t/ It's easy to confuse certain numbers that sound similar, for example: fifteen and fifty Listen very carefully to hear which part of the w ord is spoken w ith more emphasis ^ ))) 03 Listen and circle the numbers you hear Then match them with their written forms 13 15 30 80 40 14 © fifteen ^ j)) 04 thirteen 10 fifty forty eighty thirty Listen to the following conversations and choose the correct letter a, b or c / a ii ^ ))) 07 fourteen Now listen to these sentences and write down the numbers you hear ^ ))) 15-06 eighteen 50 a b M cE w an M cKeon W e stb o rn e b W esterb orn e c MacKeon c W estbourne You will hear a telephone conversation in which Sam is booking a taxi First look at the form below and think about the kind of information you will need Then listen and complete the form Get Ready for IELTS: Listening Unit Exam tip You w ill be expected to know the spellings of com m on w ords and names Any usual names w ill be spelt out for you An answ er spelt w rongly w ill be marked incorrect, so get plenty of practice before the exam PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS Taxi Lv.v.v.v N A M E OF PASSENGER: PICK-UP DATE A N D T IM E : PICK-UP POINT: NO & STREET: TOW N: POSTCODE: M O B ILE N U M BER : DESTINATION: *» ) 08 ■SAM W IL L IA M S W id &thJ u l y ( ) (2) W IL L O W S It> E B A N K ( ) ( ) (5) o j- y z j H B A T H f^O W - T E R M IN A L You will hear a conversation between a flight attendant and a passenger completing a landing card before arriving in the UK Complete the form LAN DING CARD Please complete clearly in English and BLOCK CAPITALS immigration Act 1971 Family name UH First name(s) (1) Sex □ M (2) F Date of birth , D D M M, Y Y Y Y , I I I I I I I I I Town and country of birth SHENZHEN CH-INA Nationality Occupation CHINESE STUDENT Contact address in the UK (in full) (3) Friends abroad 11 Units 7-8 Part Skills development O n e a d v a n ta g e o f s e lf-s e r v ic e is t h a t y o u c a n c h o o s e y o u r o w n fo o d fr o m th e s h e lv e s E xe rc ise 1 b, d c, d a , c, d M a n y y o u n g p e o p le in b ig c itie s g o to s h o p p in g m a lls to m e e t t h e ir fr ie n d s F a rm e rs o fte n s e ll t h e ir f r u it a n d v e g e ta b le s fro m E xe rc ise IB 2D A m a rk e t s ta lls C T h e s h o p a s s is t a n t h e lp e d th e c u s to m e r to fin d a T s h ir t in th e c o lo u r th e y w a n te d E xe rc ise re v is io n tim e t a b le E x e rc is e in h is m in d I b o u g h t th is s h ir t in a s a le e a s ie r t o c o n c e n tr a te M y b r o th e r th in k s o n lin e s h o p p in g is m u c h q u ic k e r la s t-m in u te re v is io n th a n g o in g to th e s h o o s T h e g o o d th in g a b o u t s h o p p in g in a d e p a r tm e n t E xe rcise s to r e is t h a t yo u c a n g e t e v e ry th in g in o n e p la c e m o b ile (p h o n e ) in T h e la s t tim e I to o k s o m e th in g b a c k to a s h o p , th e in th e d o o rs c u s to m e r s e rv ic e s m a n a g e r w a s n ’t t h e r e t o th e s u p e r v is o r I lo s t m y c r e d it c a rd th e o th e r day I w a s re a lly e x a m in a tio n n u m b e r w o rrie d s o m e o n e e ls e w o u ld u s e it H a ve yo u e v e r b o u g h t a tr a in tic k e t w ith a s tu d e n t E xe rc is e s , IF A E C d is c o u n t? I t ’s s o m u c h c h e a p e r E x e rc is e Part Exam practice Id b e a c rig h t e x a m p a p e r y o u r e x a m in a tio n n u m b e r E x e rc is e th e in s tr u c tio n s g o s h o p p in g h o w lo n g (s h o p p in g ) lis t s e v e l tim e s s u p e rm a rk e t m o re d iffic u lt g o e s s h o p p in g k n o w b e tte r a re fu n d n u m b e r o f m a rk s (yo u r) m a in id e a s 10 Part a lo w m a rk Skills development E x e rc is e th e n , n e x t s e c o n d ly , fin a lly Unit Part S hopping and spending a fte r, th ir d ly la s tly , p rio r to Vocabulary E x e rc is e s a, b E xe rcise 1 75% a c 60% b d 3 50% s u p e r m a r k e ts E xe rcise m a r k e ts In g rid c o m p la in e d to c u s to m e r s e r v ic e s a b o u t h e r s m a ll s h o p s n e w b o o ts b e c a u s e th e z ip w a s b ro k e n A lo t o f te e n a g e r s lik e e x p e n s iv e d e s ig n e r b n d s m o re th a n c h e a p c lo th e s E x e rc is e a, d , f Answer key 123 E xe rcise E xercise a f c e d b fly in g le a d in g p lay E xe rcise Part num ber Exam practice (m o re ) m a tu re p e o p le - f, a, d s p e n d in g p a tte rn s c a rs a n d c o m p u te rs u p to b e a u ty tr e a tm e n ts 10 young m en over 5 n a m e o f c o u n try d a te E xe rcise 1998 1967 U S A /U n ite d S ta te s B zil E xe rcise Unit Part Hobbies, interests and sports a d d re s s p e rs o n a l/m e d ic a l in fo rm a tio n n a m e / s p e llin g p e rs o n a l h is to ry phone num ber E xe rcise Vocabulary E xercise Sport Interest Hobby stamp collecting going to the cinem a/ movies cycling painting playing video games basketball E xe rcise Interests Hobbies Sports stamp collecting going to the cinema cycling painting playing chess basketball gardening travelling swimming cooking listening to music running going to art galleries football A n d re w M e tc a lfe 571324 21 som e 43A P a rt Exam practice ta b le te n n is - e, b, g 100 M a n d e v ille B u ry G a rd e n s 12 10 7 s tr e e t d a n c e Review E xe rcise E xercise A s w im m in g C tr a v e llin g ru n n in g D c y c lin g c o o k in g c o n c e rt E xercise to tw o to to o to o tw o Skills development E xe rcise 1 fry p la y pray re a d le a d fly b la d e p la ye d c o rr e c t to u g h e s t b e tte r w o rs t best g a rd e n in g B c in e m a P a rt e a s ie r lo n g e r c o lle c t E xe rcise 2 p re ttie r m o re d iffic u lt c le v e re r h e a lth ie r b e tte r n e a re r Get Ready for IELTS: Listening e a rlie r m o re b o rin g E xe rcise Shop Discount Fashion Goods store bargain style items supermarket deal design produce market reduction articles sale price E xe rcise young m en e a tin g o u t 124 h a rd e r im p ro v in g h o m e (s ) Units 9-10 E xe rcise E x e rc is e tw o p e o p le , w h e re , g o in g o n h o lid a y , c o m p le te th e jo b o ffic e s e n te n c e s , NO M O RE THAN TW O W O R D S OR A h o lid a y s ow ner NUMBER w o rry d e a d lin e h o w to jo in a c lu b , c o m p le te th e fo rm , TWO W O R D S tw o s tu d e n ts , h o b b ie s , c o m p le te th e n o te s , NO E x e rc is e N e w Y o rk is n o t th e c a p ita l o f th e U n ite d S ta te s o f M O R E TH AN THR EE W O R D S OR A N U M B E R A m e ric a w o m a n , fr ie n d , w e e k e n d , m a tc h th e w o m a n ’s In t h e U K , c h ild r e n w h o a re b o rn in J u ly u s u a lly o p in io n , a c tiv itie s s t a r t s c h o o l in S e p te m b e r , j u s t a f t e r th e y a re tw o p e o p le , fa v o u r ite film , c h o o s e c o r r e c t a n s w e r, fiv e lis t (A-C) O x fo rd U n iv e rs ity is o n e o f th e m o s t fa m o u s in th e w o rld E x e rc is e dates ages prices names phone numbers tim es addresses activities days sports comparisons activities days sports hobbies comparisons weather tim es activities days sports cities hotels hobbies comparisons stories actors names types o f film In s o m e c o u n tr ie s , m o s t c o m p a n ie s c lo s e on S u n d a y s , b u t in o th e r c o u n tr ie s th e y c lo s e on F rid a ys o r S a tu rd a y s T h e o ffic ia l la n g u a g e o f G re e c e is G re e k P a rt Skills development E x e rc is e ii T h e ir h o lid a y s s t a r t a t th e b e g in n in g o f July E x e rc is e i iv b a b E xe rc is e Unit 10 W ork-life balance n in e / , f i v e / c o m e in to Part d o n ’t h a ve Vocabulary On M o n d a y s E x e rc is e com e out S u g g e s te d a n s w e rs : s tr e s s re la x a tio n d e a d lin e e m p lo y e r E xe rc is e E x e rc is e hobby c o m fo rt w o rk beach s ta r t E C F G E x e rc is e B F E G A Noun and verb career rest job work hobby D B w o rk e r E x e rc is e Noun A stress P a rt Exam practice a n d m e n ta l jo b s h a rin g profession worry p riv a te 27% occupation com fort fle x ib le w o rk fr o m h o m e relaxation shop fr o m h o m e leisure boss a year difficulty tw o s m a ll c h ild re n 10 h e r s is t e r ’s start pressure Answer key 125 E xe rcise e f Unit 11 d Com paring cultures E xe rcise Part Vocabulary In tr a d itio n a l In d ia n fa m ilie s , w h e re d id th e b rid e a n d g ro o m u s e to m e e t fo r th e fir s t tim e ? E xercise Across: Down: In In d ia , w h a t d id th e fa th e r o f th e b rid e u s e to d o ? n a tio n a l C h in e s e W h a t h a s it b e c o m e p o p u la r fo r In d ia n fa m ilie s to h u ts Ita ly d o re c e n tly ? W h e re d o e s th e c o u p le live a fte r th e y a re m a rrie d ? 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t o s t a r t a le g a l p ro c e s s a g a in s t s o m e o n e theft n - th e c rim e o f s te a lin g s o m e th in g watch out for v - to p a y a tte n tio n s o t h a t yo u w ill s e e s o m e o n e o r s o m e th in g o f f ic e s , a n d w h ic h u s u a lly a ls o h a s a b a r, s h o p s , e tc v adj v - to take out to b o rro w a b o o k fr o m a lib ry tough d iffic u lt upset Unit m a k e s o m e o n e fe e l u n h a p p y v - t o h a ve a p a r tic u la r v a lu e o r p ric e adj - If y o u r m in d g o e s b la n k , yo u c a n n o t be worth blank t h in k o f a n y th in g o r r e m e m b e r a n y th in g Unit calm down v - to b e g in to fe e l le s s w o rrie d , n e rv o u s , u p s e t, e tc abroad advise adv v - to download to o r in a fo re ig n c o u n tr y te ll s o m e o n e w h a t yo u t h in k th e y v - t o g o in to a h o u s e o r o th e r b u ild in g n - s o m e o n e w h o e n te r s a b u ild in g ille g a lly n - a m a c h in e w h e re y o u g o to g e t v - to fin d a n d s to p s o m e o n e w h o is tr y in g to n - an ille g a l a c tio n t h a t s o m e o n e c a n b e phrasal v - to be c o n n e c te d t o s o m e o n e o n th e te le p h o n e v - to ta k e s o m e th in g w ith fo rc e handbag n - a s m a ll c u p b o a rd w ith a lo c k t h a t yo u ca n p u t y o u r b a g s , v a lu a b le o b je c ts , e tc in a t revision n - th e p ro c e s s o f r e r e a d in g a s u b je c t n - a b a g t h a t a w o m a n c a rr ie s to h o ld h e r p u r s e , k e y s , e tc e x a m in a tio n adv - w it h o u t b e in g e x a c t determiner - m o re th a n a fe w software n - th e p ro g m s t h a t c a n b e roughly p u n is h e d fo r get through to (on the phone) grab - to b e a w a re o f th e o r n o te s o n it, e s p e c ia lly in p r e p a r a tio n f o r an escape crime v school m oney catch - e x tr e m e ly a n d u n u s u a lly s o m e th in g o n tim e locker in o r d e r t o s te a l th in g s cash machine adv keep your eye on the clock tim e s o t h a t y o u a re n o t la te o r s o t h a t y o u fin is h ille g a lly in o rd e r to s te a l s o m e th in g burglar - t o c o p y s o m e th in g to y o u r c o m p u te r extraordinarily s h o u ld d o break into v u s in g th e In te r n e t several u s e d by c o m p u te r s fo r d o in g p a r tic u la r jo b s try out v - to u s e a m e th o d to fin d o u t if it is s u c c e s s fu l Glossary 131 Unit Unit n boutique - a s h o p , e s p e c ia lly a s m a ll o n e s e llin g brand n - a p a r tic u la r p ro d u c t o r p ro d u c ts w ith a v - to s a y t h a t you a re n o t s a tis fie d w ith department store n - a la rg e s h o p d iv id e d in to d iffe r e n t p a r ts t h a t e a c h s e ll d iffe r e n t th in g s n - a re d u c tio n in th e u s u a l p ric e o f keen on a d j - If you a re ke e n on s o m e th in g , you like it lazy a d j - n o t w a n tin g to w o rk leisure n - th e tim e w h e n you a re n o t w o rk in g a n d c a n re la x a n d e n jo y y o u rs e lf s o m e th in g eat out v - to e a t a w a y fro m h o m e , e s p e c ia lly in a marathon n - a c e on f o o t o f m ile s y a rd s ( , k ilo m e tre s ) r e s ta u n t grocery shopping household goods n n - s h o p p in g fo r fo o d th e th in g s yo u u s e in y o u r membership fee n - a c h a rg e m a d e fo r b e in g a m e m b e r o f a n o rg a n iz a tio n parrot n - a b rig h tly c o lo u re d b ird t h a t ca n house mature adult n - an o ld p e rs o n , u s e d a s a w a y o f adv - If you d o s o m e th in g on th e s p u r o f th e m o m e n t, you s u d d e n ly d e c id e to d o it a n d d o n o t p la n it adj s o m e tim e s c o p y w h a t p e o p le sa y stamp n - th e th in g t h a t yo u s tic k on an e n v e lo p e o r a v o id in g s a y in g th e w o rd ‘o ld ’ o n the spur of the moment organic join v - to b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f a c lu b , o rg a n iz a tio n , e tc s o m e th in g discount cross country a d j - g o in g a c ro s s c o u n tr y s id e , a s o p p o s e d to tr a c k s o r ro a d s tr a d e n a m e o r tr a d e m a rk complain climb v - to u s e y o u r h a n d s a n d fe e t to g o u p ro c k s a s a s p o rt fa s h io n a b le c lo th e s - g ro w n w ith o u t th e u s e o f p a rc e l to s h o w th a t yo u h a ve p a id to p o s t it street dance n - a d a n c e s ty le t h a t s ta r te d o u ts id e o f d a n c e s tu d io s in an y o p e n s p a c e s s u c h a s s tr e e ts , p a rk s , s c h o o l y a rd s , e tc c h e m ic a ls n refund n outing a s h o r t tr ip to a p la c e an a m o u n t o f m o n e y t h a t a s h o p g iv e s b a c k to yo u b e c a u s e you h a ve b o u g h t s o m e th in g Unit 10 t h a t yo u a re n o t s a tis fie d w ith sale n - a tim e w h e n a s h o p s e lls th in g s a t le s s th a n th e ir u s u a l p ric e self-service adj fin a n c ia l a c c o u n ts - A s e lf-s e rv ic e re s ta u n t, s h o p , m a c h in e , e tc is o n e w h e re yo u g e t alert v - to te ll s o m e o n e a b o u t s o m e th in g o r re m in d th e m a b o u t s o m e th in g s o m e th in g fo r y o u r s e lf a n d p e o p le d o n o t b rin g deadline n - a tim e lim it fo r a n y a c tiv ity it to yo u draft n - a n e a rly v e rs io n o f a le tte r, re p o rt, e tc th a t shelves n - th e fla t p ie c e s o f w o o d , m e ta l o r g la s s t h a t th in g s a re d is p la y e d o n in a s h o p spending habits n - Y o u r s p e n d in g h a b its a re th e ty p e s o f th in g s t h a t yo u u s u a lly buy, w h e re yo u bu y th e m , h o w m u c h yo u s p e n d , e tc survey n - a s e t o f q u e s tio n s t h a t you a s k a la rg e n u m b e r o f p e o p le o r o rg a n iz a tio n s take something back v - to re tu rn g o o d s to a trip zip n n - y o u m ig h t c h a n g e la te r draw the line v - to m a k e a d is tin c tio n b e tw e e n tw o th in g s a n d c o n s id e r th e m a s b e in g s e p a te enter (data) v - to w rite o r ke y in fo rm a tio n in a c o m p u te r hum an resource manager n - th e p e rs o n in c h a rg e o f th e d e p a r tm e n t t h a t in te rv ie w s , a p p o in ts o r k e e p s re c o rd s o f e m p lo y e e s in a n o rg a n iz a tio n m anage your money v - to s p e n d y o u r m o n e y shop a jo u rn e y o r v is it to a p la c e s o m e th in g t h a t o p e n s a n d c lo s e s c lo th e s a n d b a g s It h a s tw o ro w s o f m e ta l o r p la s tic te e th a n d yo u p u ll s o m e th in g a lo n g th e m 132 accounting n - th e d e p a r tm e n t in c h a rg e o f k e e p in g Get Ready for IELTS: Listening c a re fu lly s o t h a t yo u d o n o t w a s te it a n d s o th a t y o u h a ve e n o u g h fo r th e th in g s you n e e d milestone n - a s ig n ific a n t e v e n t t h a t m a rk s an im p o r ta n t s ta g e in a p ro c e s s Units -1 nursery n - a s c h o o l fo r y o u n g c h ild re n , u s u a lly fr o m th r e e to fiv e y e a rs o ld m o v e y o u r h a n d s a n d f e e t in w a te r s o t h a t th e o th e r p e rs o n g e ts w a te r o n th e m s e lv e s on the dot p h r - a t e x a c tly th e a rra n g e d tim e outline n - a g e n e l p la n o r d e s c r ip tio n o f s o m e th in g , w it h o u t th e e x a c t d e ta ils adj part-time - P a rt-tim e w o rk is w o rk in w h ic h yo u Unit 12 o n ly w o rk fo r p a r t o f e a c h d a y o r w e e k phase n - a p a rtic u la r s ta g e in a p ro c e s s , p ro je c t, e tc pick up v - to c o lle c t s o m e o n e a n d ta k e th e m s o m e w h e re n pressure is lik e ly to h a p p e n behaviour - a w o rrie d fe e lin g t h a t y o u g e t b e c a u s e yo u h a ve t o d o a lo t o f th in g s in a s h o r t tim e o r b e c a u s e p e o p le e x p e c t a lo t fr o m you questionnaire n - a s e t o f w r itte n q u e s tio n s t h a t a re s e n t t o a lo t o f p e o p le in o rd e r to g e t in fo rm a tio n n n - at risk - If s o m e th in g b a d is a t r is k o f h a p p e n in g , it n - th e w a y t h a t s o m e o n e b e h a v e s cham ber n - a ro o m e q u ip p e d fo r a p a r tic u la r p u rp o s e crane n - a d e v ic e fo r liftin g a n d m o v in g h e a vy o b je c ts current n - a s te a d y , flo w in g m o v e m e n t o f w a te r stress - a fe e lin g o f b e in g w o rrie d o r te n s e decrease v - to b e c o m e le s s task an a c tiv ity o r p ie c e o f w o rk t h a t y o u h a v e descend v - to m o v e d o w n w a rd s t o n - a lis t o f y o u r le s s o n s a n d w h e n th e y w ill h a p p e n worry adj drill turbine n destructive timetable n - c a u s in g d a m a g e a m a c h in e w ith a ro ta tin g to o l fo r b o rin g c y lin d ric a l h o le s - a fe e lin g o f b e in g a n x io u s b e c a u s e o f p ro b le m s yo u h a v e o r b e c a u s e o f w h a t m ig h t happen fall v - to b e c o m e le s s o r lo w e r in n u m b e r, q u a lity , p ric e , e tc fin n a th in , fla t p a r t o u t t h a t s tic k s o u t o f a ro c k e t, s u b m a r in e , e tc a n d h e lp s to c o n tr o l its m o v e m e n t float v - If s o m e th in g flo a ts , it s ta y s o n th e s u rfa c e o f w a te r a n d d o e s n o t s in k Unit 11 fuel n - a n y s u b s ta n c e b u rn e d a s a s o u rc e o f h e a t o r p o w e r, s u c h a s c o a l o r p e tro l arrange v - to m a k e p la n s o r p re p a r a tio n s fo r s o m e th in g to h a p p e n block of flats n - a b u ild in g t h a t c o n ta in s n - a w o m a n w h o h a s ju s t b e e n o r is a b o u t to chat v - to h a ve a n in fo rm a l c o n v e rs a tio n cotton n - c lo th m a d e fr o m fib re fr o m a c o tto n p la n t dam age v - to c a u s e p h y s ic a l h a rm to s o m e th in g n - a d a y o r p e rio d w h e n p e o p le in a p la c e c e le b r a te a s p e c ia l e v e n t global warming - a lo n g p ip e , e s p e c ia lly lo n g d is ta n c e s globe n - th e w o rld adj gradual b e m a rrie d festival n u n d e rg ro u n d , u s e d to tr a n s p o r t n a tu r a l g a s o v e r generate v - to p ro d u c e a fo r m o f e n e rg y o r p o w e r a p a r tm e n ts bride gas pipeline n - a n in c re a s e in th e a v e g e te m p e r a tu r e w o rld w id e b e lie v e d to b e c a u s e d by th e g re e n h o u s e e ffe c t groom n - a m a n w h o h a s ju s t b e e n o r is a b o u t to be m a rrie d lentils n - s m a ll s e e d s fr o m a le n til p la n t w h ic h c a n b e c o o k e d a n d e a te n in s o u p s a n d s te w s m ake progress v - to a d v a n c e , to g e t r e s u lts origins n - T h e o rig in s o f s o m e th in g a re w h e re it c a m e fr o m a n d h o w it s ta r te d to e x is t splash v - If yo u s p la s h s o m e o n e w ith w a te r, yo u - h a p p e n in g s lo w ly helicopter pad n - a p la c e fo r h e lic o p te r s to la n d a n d ta k e o f f ice-cap n - a th ic k la y e r o f ic e t h a t c o v e rs th e N o rth a n d S o u th P o le s increase v - to b e c o m e b ig g e r in s iz e o r n u m b e r m an ned adj - A m a n n e d s h ip , s p a c e c r a ft, e tc h a s p e o p le in it w h o a re o p e tin g its c o n tr o ls melt v - If s o m e th in g s o lid m e lts , it b e c o m e s a liq u id b e c a u s e o f h e a t off-shore adj - d o n e o r h a p p e n in g in th e s e a oil platform n - a la rg e s tr u c tu r e t h a t s ta n d s o n th e s e a b e d , u s e d fo r g e ttin g o il fr o m u n d e r th e s e a oil rig n - a s tr u c tu r e o n la n d o r in th e s e a , t h a t is u s e d fo r g e ttin g o il o r g a s fr o m u n d e r th e g ro u n d pilot n - a p e rs o n w h o is s te e r in g a s h ip o r s u b m a r in e Glossary 133 power prawn n n - a p a r tic u la r fo rm o f e n e rg y - a s m a ll s h e llfis h w ith a lo n g ta il a n d a lo t o f le g s , w h ic h you c a n e a t renewable adj - R e n e w a b le e n e rg y fo r m s a re n a tu l o n e s w h ic h w ill a lw a y s be a v a ila b le , e g w in d resource n - s o m e th in g s u c h a s a m a te ria l o r m o n e y t h a t a c o u n tr y o r o rg a n iz a tio n h a s a n d ca n use reveal v - to s h o w t h a t s o m e th in g e x is ts rise v - to in c re a s e in h e ig h t o r level sample n - a s m a ll a m o u n t o f s o m e th in g t h a t is ta k e n a n d te s te d s c ie n tific a lly n - th e g ro u n d a t th e b o tto m o f th e s e a adj - S h a llo w w a te r is n o t v e ry d e e p significant adj - b ig e n o u g h to be im p o r ta n t stable adj - n o t c h a n g in g storm n - an o c c a s io n w h e n th e re is v e ry h e a v y in sea bed shallow a n d s tr o n g w in d s , a n d s o m e tim e s th u n d e r a n d lig h tn in g structure n - 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