A Conversation Between Two First Year University Students and an Officer IELTS Listening Answer

Dec 7, 2022

The IELTS Listening section comprises two monologues and conversations. Candidates need to answer 40 IELTS listening questions. This topic - A conversation between two first-year university students and an officer from the Student Union Employment Service is IELTS listening part One. Candidates need to answer the following IELTS Listening question types: Complete the form and Choose the correct answer. Candidates can get more IELTS Listening Practice tests online. These are available for them to practice and excel in the examination.

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A conversation between two first-year university students and an officer from the Student Union Employment Service

A: Hi Bill. This is my friend Charlotte. She’s doing first-year Science, too.

B: Pleased to meet you Charlotte. Annetta told me you want some part-time work. Now I just have to complete your details on the computer ... um... what’s your surname?

C: Johnstone.

B: With an ’e’?

C: Yes ... J-O-H-N-S-T-O-N-E.

B: I know that you live in the Heathfield street student residence, but I can’t remember the street number there.

C: It’s 126.

B: 1-2-6 ... good. And the phone number?

C: Well, actually I never give people that number because sometimes nobody answers or they forget to pass on the messages; so I bought a mobile phone yesterday, but I can’t remember the number. I think it’s 0414 847 748, I’ll just check, ... no, sorry, not 748, it’s 749.

B: 0-4-1-4 8-4-7 7-4-9?

C: Yes, that’s right, I must try and remember it.

B: And what sort of work are you looking for?

C: Well, anything really I suppose, though it depends when it is. I’d rather work during the day if that’s possible.

B: How many hours a week were you thinking of?

C: Oh, I’m not sure, maybe about ten. But I need to keep at least two days a week free for study.

B: Do you have any work experience?

C: Not much, though I used to help in my Uncle’s shop when I was at school.

B: OK. Well, I’ll put it in, but we don’t usually get shop work. What about gardening?

C: I’d rather not, everything I touch dies! What other kinds of work are there?

B: Well, there’s a lot of demand for house cleaning, fast food preparation and kitchen work and pizza delivery, if you’ve held a driving licence for twelve months.

C: I’m not sure. Can I have a look at the vacancies while you talk to Annetta?

(Pause)

Charlotte looks at the vacancies while Annetta talks to Bill.

A: Bill, I’d like to change my job.

B: You’re at the Hamburger Express on the High St., aren’t you? What’s the problem?

A: Well, I never know what hours I’m going to work. I start at 7 pm and I’m supposed to finish at 11 pm but sometimes they keep me until 2 or 3 am.

B: Yes, that is a bit late if you have to make a 9 am lecture the next day!

A: And the other thing is the pay. They’re supposed to pay me on Thursdays, but they never pay me on the correct day, often not until Friday or Saturday. A few weeks ago I had to wait until Sunday! They said their son was sick so they couldn’t get to the bank, but they’re always making excuses.

B: Yes, that doesn’t sound too good. Would you be interested in pizza delivery? You need to have a driving license.

A: Yes, I’ve got a license, but I think I’d like to change from working in the evening. Are there any day jobs available?

B: Well, as I told Charlotte there are several cleaning and gardening vacancies ... er... and this childcare job that just came in this morning. Do you like children?

A: Yes, I do actually. What’s the job?

B: Let’s have a look. 'Collect the boy aged four from kindergarten at three pm. Pick up the other two girls, who are aged six and nine,from the primary school at three fifteen.’ You take them home and look after them. The parents will be home by seven.

A: That sounds quite good. What about the pay?

B: It’s the same as you’re earning now, four hours a day, Monday to Friday, so twenty hours a week. You need to contact Mrs. Alicia Thompson. Her phone number is 9104 5629, and she lives in Springfield.

A: I’ve never been to Springfield. I hope I don’t get lost.

B: Don’t worry, it sounds quite straightforward. Let’s have a look at the street directory. The Thompsons live here in Tulip St., number 252, so you catch the 631 bus, get off here next to the Post Office in Daisy Terrace. Walk past the Post Office to the corner, and on the opposite corner is the kindergarten. Then walk down Daffodil Place and cross over to the Primary School. Then keep going down Daffodil Place to the corner and turn right into Tulip St.

Questions 1-5.

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Faculty:	Science (EXAMPLE)
Given name:	Charlotte
Surname:	1 _______
Address:	2 _______ Heathfield St., Maryland
Telephone numbers:	-
Home:	N/A
Mobile:	3 _______
Number of hours preferred:	4 _______ per week
Employment experience:	5 _______

Question 1.

Answer: Johnstone

Explanation: Annetta introduced Charlotte to Bill. Bill wanted to confirm her surname to fill in the details on the computer. She confirms that her surname is “Johnstone”, she even then spells her surname “J-O-H-N-S-T-O-N-E.” Therefore, the correct answer is “Johnstone”

Question 2.

Answer: 126

Explanation: After the surname, Bill asks Charlotte to tell him her street number. He mentioned her address which is Heathfield street student residence but could not remember the street number. She replies that “It’s 126”, which makes 126 the correct number.

Question 3.

Answer: 0414 847 749

Explanation: Bill asks for the phone number. Charlotte at first could not remember because she purchased it yesterday. Then remembers the number. Charlotte states her phone number “it’s 0414 847 748, I’ll just check, ... no, sorry, not 748, it’s 749.” So the answer must be 0414 847 749.

Question 4.

Answer: (about) 10

Explanation: Bill asks Charlotte about the nature and the number of hours she will be working. Charlotte says that she wishes to work in the daytime for 10 hours a week. Hence, 10 is the correct answer.

Question 5.

Answer: (Uncle’s) shop (work)

Explanation: After taking the number of hours, Bill asks if she has any experience. Charlotte mentioned in the conversation that she used to work in her uncle’s shop when she was in school. So the answer should be uncle’s shop.

Questions 6-8.

Circle the correct letter A-C.

Question 6. What time should Annetta finish work in the hamburger shop?

7:00 pm
3:00 am
11:00 pm

Answer: C

Explanation: Annetta says to Bill that she wants to change her job. She mentioned that she is supposed to finish at 11 pm. However, sometimes she has to work till 2-3 A.M. Hence, according to this, the answer should be C.

Question 7. What is the problem with Annetta’s pay at the hamburger shop?

the pay is too much
the pay is late
the pay isn’t correct

Answer: B

Explanation: Annetta also mentions that the other problem is with the payment. She is supposed to get the payment on Thursday but she does not get it until Friday or Saturday. Hence, the problem is with the late payment. This makes B the correct answer.

Question 8. How many children will Annetta have to look after?

two boys and a girl
two boys and two girls
two girls and a boy

Answer: C

Explanation: As pe the conversation, Bill states that “Collect the boy aged four ... Pick up the other two girls, who … three fifteen.”. According to this, Annetta has to look after 3 children consisting of two girls and a boy.

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