تحلیل لیسنینگ آیلتس آکادمیک و جنرال کمبریج 9 - تست 3: بررسی سوالات، نکات کلیدی و استراتژی‌های پاسخ‌دهی

🔹 Correct Answer: C (his visit to another park.)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q11 "SIMON: ...but we didn't think anything more of it until I went on a **trip to a theme park** near Birmingham and decided we could do a much better job!"

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker explicitly states the idea came after **visiting another theme park** and believing he could improve on it (**C**). The miniature railways were a hobby (A) but not the source of the commercial idea.

⚠️ Potential Traps: His children's hobby (**A**) is the context, but the impetus for the park was the **visit to another park** (**C**).

⭐ Key Learning Point: Distinguish between **background context** (hobby) and the **triggering event** (visit to another park) that led to the decision.

🔹 Correct Answer: A (the weather was expected to be good.)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q12 "SIMON: ...we opened to the public for just a month that year... in July - **our driest month** - because our children said they didn't want our guests to have a miserable, wet visit."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: They chose July because it was their **driest month (good weather)**, which matches option **A**.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The farm work (C) is mentioned, but the decision on when to open was based on the children's preference for **good weather**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: The reason is often given in the form of a **cause-and-effect** statement (because our children said they didn't want...).

🔹 Correct Answer: C (1,500,000 visitors.)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q13 "SIMON: ...with 50,000 visitors a year - a **million and a half** people have been through our doors **since we opened**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker distinguishes between the current annual figure (50,000 - A) and the **total number** of visitors **since opening** (**a million and a half**, or **1,500,000** - C).

⚠️ Potential Traps: **50,000** (A) is the **annual figure**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Pay close attention to **timeframes** (**a year** vs. **since we opened**) to differentiate between annual statistics and cumulative totals.

🔹 Correct Answer: E (Engine Maintenance)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q14 "SIMON: I'm near to retirement age so I only concern myself with looking after the mechanical side of things - **keeping the trains going**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: "**Keeping the trains going**" refers to the mechanical aspects, which is **engine maintenance** (**E**).

⚠️ Potential Traps: **None**, this is a clear description of a **technical role**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Match a task description (e.g., "**keeping the trains going**") to the most appropriate job title/area (**E**).

🔹 Correct Answer: H (Staffing)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q15 "SIMON: **Liz** now devotes all her energies to **recruiting and supporting** the large squadron of workers, which keep the place running smoothly."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: **Recruiting and supporting workers** is clearly the area of **staffing** (**H**).

⚠️ Potential Traps: **None**, this is a direct description of a human resources role.

⭐ Key Learning Point: **Recruiting and supporting staff** is often paraphrased as **staffing** or human resources.

🔹 Correct Answer: F (Food and Drink)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q16 "SIMON: **Sarah** has now returned to the park and makes sure the visitors are **kept fed and watered**, which keeps her pretty busy as you can imagine."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: "**Kept fed and watered**" is a description of providing **food and drink** (**F**).

⚠️ Potential Traps: She was previously a teacher, which is a **distractor**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Look for **idiomatic phrases** (e.g., "**fed and watered**") that directly link to one of the options (**F**).

🔹 Correct Answer: C (Construction)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q17 "SIMON: Our son, **Duncan**, has been a stalwart of the park for the last ten years, taking over from me in the area of **construction**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: **Duncan** is directly stated to be in the area of **construction** (**C**).

⚠️ Potential Traps: **None**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: **Direct job title** or area mentions are usually easy matches.

🔹 Correct Answer: G (Sales)

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q18 "SIMON: ...and his new wife, **Judith**, has also joined the team in charge of **retail**. That's becoming a tremendous growth area for us - a lot of people want to buy souvenirs."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: **Judith** is in charge of **retail**, which is synonymous with **sales** (**G**).

⚠️ Potential Traps: "**Souvenirs**" is a secondary detail; the primary area is **retail/sales**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Recognize **synonyms**: **retail** is closely linked to **sales**.

🔹 Correct Answer: 120

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q19 "SIMON: ...the Go-Kart arena which is **120** square metres in area."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The size of the Go-Kart arena is clearly stated as **120** square metres.

⚠️ Potential Traps: **None**, this is a direct number fill.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Pay attention to **units of measurement** (square metres) to confirm you have the correct number.

🔹 Correct Answer: 5-12

📍 Location in Audio Script: 📍Q20 "SIMON: We wanted to enable **5-12** year olds to use the go-karts."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The target age group is stated as **5-12** year olds.

⚠️ Potential Traps: **None**, the age range is stated clearly.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Age groups are often given as **ranges with a hyphen**.