IELTS Listening Exercise #11
Listening Tip
It is easy to lose marks in the IELTS Listening test because of simple spelling mistakes. Make sure you know how to correctly spell the days of the week and the months of the year.
Questions 1-10
Complete the form below, using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
World Care Volunteering
Location: Africa
Name: Hannah
Date of birth: 9th 1987
Address: Garden Flat, 15 Hotwell Road, Bristol,
Tel:
When available:
Package interested in:
Current job:
Experience: years
Prices:
1 week: from £300
2 weeks: from £
1 month: £
- Agent:
- Good morning ... World Care Volunteering ... can I help you?
- Volunteer:
- Yes. I was wondering if you have any volunteering opportunities available?
- Agent:
- Absolutely. Where are you interested in going?
- Volunteer:
- Well, I’m particularly keen on Africa, but I also like the sound of China and Brazil. I’ve always wanted to go to China.
- Agent:
- Hmmm, well, we were running projects in China last year, and our Brazilian projects are all fully booked, I’m afraid. We do have a number available in Africa though?
- Volunteer:
- OK, Africa it is! I’ll have to visit China another time.
- Agent:
- Excellent. I just need to take some details so I can send you an information pack. [pause] Right. So, what’s your full name?
- Volunteer:
- It’s Hannah Browne.
- Agent:
- Brown as in the colour?
- Volunteer:
- No. Browne with an e.
- Agent:
- Date of birth?
- Volunteer:
- It’s the 9th of December 1987.
- Agent:
- Right, and your address?
- Volunteer:
- Garden Flat, 15 Hotwell Road.
- Agent:
- Is Hot Well two words?
- Volunteer:
- No, it’s one word. Bristol, BS10 5RQ. No, hang on. That was my old postcode – I’ve moved recently. It’s BS8 4UP.
- Agent:
- Got it. And your telephone number?
- Volunteer:
- It’s oh-seven-nine-seven, three-five-six-seven, double seven-two.
- Agent:
- Three-five-three-seven, double seven-two?
- Volunteer:
- No. Three-five-six-seven, double seven-two.
- Agent:
- OK. And, when would you like to volunteer?
- Volunteer:
- Hmmm, well, it’s March now. I was free in June, but I’ve been invited to a wedding now. I have work commitments in July, so I guess it’d have to be August. Hmmm, although I’m not sure about the weather in August, and … I could probably take some annual leave in July – I’m owed a few weeks. Let’s say July.
- Agent:
- OK. So, we have a few volunteering packages. Which are you interested in?
- Volunteer:
- Hmmm, what do you have?
- Agent:
- Group volunteering, community volunteering and conservation volunteering. Oh, and there are internship programmes, too. I almost forgot those.
- Volunteer:
- Oh, I see. Well, I’m not looking for a new career, so I don’t think the latter will we suitable. What’s group volunteering?
- Agent:
- That’s for people travelling with friends or family. We put together an itinerary tailored to your interests. We call it ‘voluntourism’. It’s very popular.
- Volunteer:
- That sounds great, but I’ll be travelling alone, so that’s no good.
- Agent:
- How about community volunteering? That’s about getting involved with the local people.
- Volunteer:
- Yes, that sounds more like it.
- Agent:
- Right. So, your current experience. You’re working at the moment you said?
- Volunteer:
- Yes. I went to art school – I always wanted to be a photographer – but in the end, I became a project manager.
- Agent:
- That’s great. How many years have you been doing that?
- Volunteer:
- Hmmm, well, I started as a project administrator – that must’ve been eight years ago. No, it was more like ten. Now I think about it, I did that for four years, maybe five. I started managing projects after that. So, six years.
- Agent:
- Great. Right, I think I have everything I need.
- Volunteer:
- What about the cost?
- Agent:
- Oh, yes, of course. Well, it depends on how long you’d be volunteering. A week starts at £300, and a fortnight package can be as little as 450. That doesn’t include flights, of course, which cost anywhere between 200 and £575. A month-long package is £600. No, that was for last year – sorry, there’s been a slight increase since then. £650.
- Volunteer:
- OK, that’s about what I thought.
- Agent:
- Great! I’ll get a pack to you in the post.