A Conversation between Two Students deciding on a Course - IELTS Listening Sample Answer

Oct 8, 2021

IELTS Listening section examines a candidate’s listening skills through conversations and monologues. This topic - A conversation between two students deciding on a course they want to take this semester is IELTS listening part 3 topic. The candidates need to properly listen to the audio, then understand the questions, and answer them. The following are the IELTS listening question types:

Answer in only one word
No more than two words

Topic- A conversation between two students deciding on a course they want to take this semester.

Audio Transcript:

Section 3 is a conversation between two students deciding on a course they want to take this semester.

Jack: Hi Mary, you got time for a coffee. I look to discuss what courses I should take. I’m so confused.

Mary: So am I. Maybe we can work something out together Jack. Should really talk about this with our academic supervisor but she’s away until Thursday which might make it a bit late to register for some of the more popular courses.

Jack: That’s my worry. It’s lucky we are doing the same major. So, some of the courses will be the same and we can cycle in together. What did your parents say when you told them you will be an English major?

Mary: Dad thinks I’m crazy. You will never find a decent job when you graduate. Teacher or secretary. That’s about all you will be good for. But he is an Engineer, so what would he know?

Jack: What about your mum?

Mary: Oh, she loves reading and has dreams of me becoming a great writer or something. So she’s all for it. What about your parents?

Jack: Actually they agree. They are both teachers and are always moaning about the terrible English most of their students speak. They blame it on computers and computer games. To be exact, very few of their students ever read novels.

Mary: Anyway, let’s have a look at some of these courses. I thought of taking Latin. People say it will train my brain and help with French and Spanish as well as English.

Jack: I think that’s nonsense. It’s a dead language. If you want to learn Spanish or Italian or something, then learn it directly. I did Latin at High School and apart from helping me guess the meaning of some of the new words in the Latin root, it was a waste of time. Leave Latin to archeologists and theologians.

Mary: Guess you’re right. Okay, no Latin. Actually, I’m playing with the idea of doing journalism later. Foreign languages are always useful for a journalist. Maybe I’d take oral French.

Pause

Jack: That’s exactly what I was thinking. What are the lecture times?

Mary: Let me see. French 100, 9 to 12 Monday Mornings in Language Lab No.2 and 2 till 5pm Thursdays afternoons in Lecture Hall A5. I think they are both in the Arts Faculty Building.

Jack: They are. I checked the language Lab out yesterday. Very modern and not too big. Room for about 30 so the teacher will have time for the individuals. Not like that 50 seat place in my old school.

Jack: Okay. French 100 it is. What next? I was thinking about creative writing 201.What do you think?

Mary: That’s one of our set courses stupid. We have to take it along with History of English, Earlier American Literature and Sociology 100.

Jack: Damn, I forgot. So including French, we’ll be doing 5 courses this term.

How many classroom hours is that all together?

Mary: Let’s see. History of English 3hours every Tuesday Morning. American Lit. 2 till 5pm Tuesday afternoons. Creative Writing 9 till 12 Wednesday Mornings. Sociology 2 till 5 Friday Afternoons. That makes 18 including 3 hours in the Language lab.

Jack: Sounds enough to me, especially in our first term. And the times won’t interfere with my swimming team training. All work, no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Mary: You certainly need that creative writing course. Let’s drink our coffee.

Question 21-30

Answer the question.
Write ONE WORD ONLY.

When will their academic supervisor return?_________________

Answer: Thursday

Explanation: Mary says “Maybe we can work something out together Jack. Should really talk about this with our academic supervisor but she’s away until Thursday which might make it a bit late to register for some of the more popular courses.”

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22-25

Choose the correct answers A-D and write them next to 22-25 on your answer sheet.

Mary’s mother probably wanted her to be a(an)

Teacher
engineer
secretary
writer

Answer: D

Explanation: Mary says “ she loves reading and has dreams of me becoming a great writer or something.”

What do Jack’s parents blame for their students’ poor English?

Computers
Computer games
Games
Their parent

Answer: C

Explanation: Jack says “They are both teachers and are always moaning about the terrible English most of their students speak. They blame it on computers and computer games. To be exact, very few of their students ever read novels.”

How many of Jack’s parents’ students read novels?

None
Few
Very few
many

Answer: B

Will Jack and Mary take the Latin course?

Maybe
Yes
No
Can’t tell

Answer: B

Explanation: Both Jack and Mary explains “I did Latin at High School and apart from helping me guess the meaning of some of the new words in the Latin root, it was a waste of time. Leave Latin to archeologists and theologians.”

Answer the question.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

What does Mary say are useful for a journalist?___________

Answer: Foreign languages

Explanation: Mary says “Guess you’re right. Okay, no Latin. Actually, I’m playing with the idea of doing journalism later. Foreign languages are always useful for a journalist. Maybe I’d take oral French”

27-29

Complete Jack and Mary’s course timetable.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

-	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-12 a.m	French 100	History of English	28______	-	-
2-5 p.m	-	27 ______	-	French 100	29____

Answer 27: American literature

Explanation: Mary says “That’s one of our set courses stupid. We have to take it along with History of English, Earlier American Literature and Sociology 100.”

Answer 28: Creative learning

Explanation: Jack was asking Mary about “I was thinking about creative writing 201.What do you think?”

Answer 29: Sociology

Explanation: Mary says “That’s one of our set courses stupid. We have to take it along with History of English, Earlier American Literature and Sociology 100.”

Write ONE WORD ONLY for your answer.

Name one sport that Jack practices.__________

Answer: Swimming

Explanation: In the conversation, Jack says “Sounds enough to me, especially in our first term. And the times won’t interfere with my swimming team training. All work, no play makes Jack a dull

boy.”

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