A Conversation Among Museum Director Talking to Several Student Interns - IELTS Listening Sample Answer

Nov 1, 2021

The IELTS Listening section comprises two conversations and two monologues. Candidates need to answer 40 IELTS listening questions. This topic - A museum director talking to several student interns, explaining their internship duties at the museum is IELTS Listening section Three. Candidates need to answer the following question types:

Multiple choice
Complete the notes

Audio Transcript

You will hear a museum director talking to several student interns, explaining their internship duties at the museum.

Dr. Johnson: Welcome to the City museum of Art. I’m Dr. Shirley Johnson, the director of the museum’s internship program. Today I’ll be giving you an orientation to the museum and our museum administrators internship program.

Student 1: Will we get a chance to tour the museum today?

Dr. Johnson: Yes. We’ll start right now with a tour of the building. We’ll skip the basement . Most of that part of the building is devoted to art conservation , which won’t be part of your internship . Let’s begin here on rhe ground floor with the museum offices.

Student 2: I guess this is where we’ll be spending most of our time, helping with the office work.

Dr. Johnson: You’ll spend some time working in here so you can learn what the administrative duties involve, but you’ll also get a chance to experience all aspects of museum work. This room in here is the Museum Tours Office.

Student 3: I’m interested in that. I’d really like to help out with the tours.

Dr. Johnson: That’s great because you’ll all have a chance to lead some tours and maybe even to develop a tour of your own, too. Let’s go up to the second floor now.

Student 1: This is the board room in here, isn’t it? Will we get to go to board meetings?

Dr. Johnson: Only members of the Board of Directors attend those. Now, back here behind the galleries are the classrooms. You’re all welcome to attend any class you want at no charge.

Student 2: But we won’t be teaching any, will we?

Dr. Johnson: No, the staff of the education department is responsible for that. Let’s move up to the third floor now and the Research Department. Each of you will spend some time working in here.

Student 3: Great. I’d like to help with the research .

Dr. Johnson: We’re working on some veiy interesting research projects right now. Also, as an extension of your research work, you’ll probably contribute to some of the museum’s gm's .

Student 1: I’m looking forward to that. I like writing about art. Another thing I‘ve been hoping to be able to do is meet some artists .

Dr. Johnson: You’re in luck, then. We’ve planned a reception for the first day of your internship, and you’ll have the chance to meet several local artists then.

Student 2: Could you give us a little background of the museum? I mean, when it was built and some information about the collections and things like that?

Dr. Johnson: Of course. The main part of the museum was built in 1895 , with a combination of public and private funds . The new wing was built 60 years later, with a donation from the Rhinebeck family.

Student 3: That part of the museum was built for the modern art collection, wasn’t it?

Dr. Johnson: Yes, it was. In the main part of the museum, we have a gallery devoted to works by local artists, our sculpture collection, and a small collection of classical European art.

Student 1: You mentioned classes earlier. What kinds of classes does the museum offer?

Dr. Johnson: In our Adult Education program, we offer a series of art history classes, and for children we have a program of arts and craftswork¬shops. You can get a brochure from the office that will give you more information.

Student 2: I saw a lot of chairs set up in the main hall. What are those for?

Dr. Johnson: Those are there for tonight’s musical performance . We offer a weekly concert series during the fall and winter, and, of course, all of you are welcome to attend. Now, if there are no more questions , let’s step into my office and I’ll show you your schedules.

Questions 21-25.

Choose FIVE letters, A—I. Write answers next to 21-25 on your answer sheet.

What FIVE things will the students do during their museum internship?

art conservation
administrative duties
guide tours
attend board meetings
give classes
research
write brochures
plan a reception
meet artists

Question 21.

Answer: B

Explanation: The first thing that students will do during their museum internship is ‘administrative duties’.It is explicitly stated in the conversation so the answer must be B.

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Question 22.

Answer: C

Explanation: Dr. Johnson mentions that ‘you’ll all have a chance to lead some tours and maybe even to develop a tour of your own, too. Therefore the answer is C.

Question 23.

Answer: F

Explanation: As stated by Dr. Johnson ‘Let’s move up to the third floor now and the Research Department. Each of you will spend some time working in here’. Thus the answer is F.

Question 24.

Answer: G

Explanation: The student mentions that ‘ I like writing about art’ so the fourth thing will be G ‘writing brochures’.

Question 25.

Answer: I

Explanation: The student states that ‘Another thing I‘ve been hoping to be able to do is to meet some artists’. Hence the answer must be I.

Questions 26-30.

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

City Art Museum

The main part of museum was built in 26______________

The27_________ was built sixty years later.

Collections: modern art, works by 28__________, sculpture, European art.

Classes: 29 ___________ classes for adults

Arts and crafts workshops for children

Weekly 30____________ in the fall and winter

Question 26.

Answer: 1895

Explanation: Dr. Johnson states ‘The main part of the museum was built in 1895’. Therefore, the answer must be 1895.

Question 27.

Answer: new wing

Explanation: As stated by Dr. Johnson ‘The new wing was built 60 years later,’ hence the answer is ‘new wing’.

Question 28.

Answer: local artists

Explanation: Following the conversation, we can hear Dr. Johnson said ‘we have a gallery devoted to works by local artists’ hence the answer must be ‘local artists’.

Question 29.

Answer: art history

Explanation: Dr. Johnson states ‘we offer a series of art history classes’. Thus, the answer is art history.

Question 30.

Answer: concerts/concert series

Explanation: Dr. Johnson states ‘We offer a weekly concert series during the fall and winter’. Therefore the answer must be a concert series.

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