تحلیل لیسنینگ آیلتس آکادمیک و جنرال کمبریج 8 - تست 1: بررسی سوالات، نکات کلیدی و استراتژی‌های پاسخ‌دهی

📝 Question 1: In the lobby of the library George saw

A a group playing music

B a display of instruments

C a video about the festival

🔹 Correct Answer: C

📍 Location in Audio Script: "They had a video with all the highlights of the festival at a stand in the lobby to the library, so I heard them."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks what George **saw** in the lobby. George states he saw a **video** at a stand, which is option C. He mentions hearing them play, but he only saw the video first.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The audio later mentions "drums and flutes and old kinds of guitars" (instruments), which is related to option B, but he saw the **video** first, which showed the group playing. The direct answer for what he saw that contained the highlights is the **video**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: In multiple-choice questions, pay attention to the specific verb in the question (**"saw"** in the lobby) and distinguish it from related information (what was on the video or what he heard).

📝 Question 2: George wants to sit at the back so they can

A see well

B hear clearly

C pay less

🔹 Correct Answer: B

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Yeah, though I think that if you sit at the back you can actually **hear the whole thing better**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: Nina initially suggests sitting at the front for a "really good view" (Option A), but George counters that if you sit at the back, you can "**hear the whole thing better**," which is a clear paraphrase of option B (hear clearly).

⚠️ Potential Traps: The conversation starts by addressing the price ("The only problem is there aren’t any cheap seats...it’s all one price"), which is a distractor for Option C. Option A is what Nina suggests for the front, but George rejects this for his reason for sitting at the back.

⭐ Key Learning Point: When two speakers are debating a choice, the correct answer is the reason given by the person associated with the preference in the question (**George's** reason for the back), and the alternative option (Nina's reason for the front) is a distractor.

📝 Question 3: ADDRESS: 3 ......., Westsea

🔹 Correct Answer: 48 North Avenue

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Address: **48 North Avenue**, Westsea."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: This is a straightforward form completion. The address required is the house number and street name, "**48 North Avenue**." The question specifies NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER, and "**48 North Avenue**" is a number and two words, making it acceptable.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The town, "**Westsea**," is already provided, so the candidate must extract only the street address. The candidate might incorrectly try to spell out the number 48.

⭐ Key Learning Point: For address completion, be prepared to write a mix of numbers and words. Always check the **word/number limit**.

📝 Question 4: POSTCODE: 4 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: WS6 2YH

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Just a minute – I’ve got it written down here. **WS6 2YH**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the postcode. Nina provides the postcode directly: "**WS6 2YH**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The man says he can't remember it, which is not the answer. The code is given immediately after. The candidate must ensure the mix of letters and numbers is correct.

⭐ Key Learning Point: For codes, numbers, and proper names, write **exactly what you hear**, maintaining the letter and number sequence, especially if it exceeds the "one word" constraint.

📝 Question 5: TELEPHONE: 5 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: 01674553242

📍 Location in Audio Script: "**01674553242**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the telephone number, which Nina reads out directly. The prompt allows a number as the answer.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The candidate might miss the number if they stop concentrating when **George** says, "I’m really bad at numbers." The test is checking the candidate's ability to record the data accurately.

⭐ Key Learning Point: In form completion, always be ready to write down long sequences of numbers **accurately**, as they are often read out quickly.

📝 Question 6: Singe (price includes 6 ....... in the garden)

🔹 Correct Answer: drinks/refreshments

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Yes, look here. Sunday 17th of June. Singer, ticket £6.00 includes **drinks** in the garden."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The notes show a detail of the ticket price. The audio specifies the price includes "**drinks**" in the garden. The answer key also accepts the synonym **refreshments** from the audio context.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The price "£6.00" is also mentioned but is not the required answer. The answer is the **benefit** included in the price.

⭐ Key Learning Point: In note completion, the answer often follows the word "**includes**" or a synonym. Always listen for a benefit or feature.

📝 Question 7: 7 ....... (Anna Ventura)

🔹 Correct Answer: pianist/piano player

📍 Location in Audio Script: "How about the **pianist** on the 22nd of June? Anna Ventura?"

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The event is listed next to the performer's name (Anna Ventura). The man identifies the event by the performer's role: the **pianist** (or piano player).

⚠️ Potential Traps: The name Anna Ventura is provided in the notes. The candidate must extract the person's **occupation/role**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: If a proper name is provided, the missing word in a booking form is often the person's **role** or the type of performance they give.

📝 Question 8: Spanish Dance & Guitar Concert £ 8 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: 10.50

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Good heavens – **£10.50** a ticket!"

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the price of the ticket for the Spanish Dance & Guitar Concert. The speaker provides the price directly: "**£10.50**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The price is mentioned in an exclamatory phrase ("Good heavens – £10.50 a ticket!"). The candidate must capture the **number** and ignore the emotion.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for **price changes** or new prices when an event is introduced.

📝 Question 9: No. of tickets 9 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: 4

📍 Location in Audio Script: "I can see we’re going to have to go without food for the rest of the week – we’ll need to book **four**!"

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the number of tickets to be booked for the last event. The speaker determines, "we’ll need to book **four**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The number "**2**" is mentioned for the previous events. The candidate must listen for the **change** in the number of tickets.

⭐ Key Learning Point: In booking or planning contexts, the number of items often **changes**. Be sure to capture the final, correct number for the specified item.

📝 Question 10: NB Children/students/senior citizens have 10 ....... discount on all tickets.

🔹 Correct Answer: 50%

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Wish we were students – look! Children, Students and Senior Citizens get a **50% discount** on everything."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the percentage discount for specific groups. The speaker clearly states a "**50% discount**." The prompt accepts NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER, and **50%** (or 50) is the correct answer.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The candidate must write the number **50** (or 50%) and not the word "half" or another number.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for **percentages** or fractions when a discount or special price is discussed.

📝 Question 11: The museum closes at 11 ....... p.m. on Mondays.

🔹 Correct Answer: 1.30

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...except on Mondays when we close at **1.30** pm."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the closing time on **Mondays**. The speaker states, "we close at **1.30** pm." The time is a numerical answer.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The standard closing time is 8.00 pm, which is mentioned first and is a distractor. The candidate must focus on the **exception** mentioned specifically for Mondays.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for time exceptions signaled by words like "**except**" or "**but**."

📝 Question 12: The museum is not open on 12 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: 25 December

📍 Location in Audio Script: "And, in fact the only day in the year when we’re closed is on the **25th of December**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the day the museum is closed. The speaker specifies the only closed day is the "**25th of December**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The audio also mentions that the museum is open every day of the week, which might lead a candidate to think there is no closed day unless they catch the **exception**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: The phrase "**the only day in the year when we’re closed is...**" is a strong signpost for a single exception.

📝 Question 13: School groups are met by tour guides in the 13 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: car park

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...when you arrive we ask you to remain with your group in the **car park**. One or more of the tour guides will welcome you there..."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the location where the school groups are met. The speaker explicitly says groups must remain in the "**car park**," where the guides will meet them.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The audio explains why they meet there (because the entrance is "quite small"), which is context, not the answer.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for **location words** (in, at, near) following the mention of the people or activity involved (met by tour guides).

📝 Question 14: The whole visit takes 90 minutes, including 14 ....... minutes for the guided tour.

🔹 Correct Answer: 45

📍 Location in Audio Script: "This allows 15 minutes to get on and off the coach, **45 minutes** for the guided tour and 30 minutes for after-tour activities."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The total time (90 minutes) is given in the notes. The audio breaks down the time. The time allotted for the **guided tour** is "**45** minutes."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The other times mentioned, "**15 minutes**" (coach) and "**30 minutes**" (after-tour activities), are distractors.

⭐ Key Learning Point: When a total time is mentioned, pay close attention to the breakdown and **match the time to the specific activity** asked for in the notes.

📝 Question 15: There are 15 ....... behind the museum where students can have lunch.

🔹 Correct Answer: tables

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Then outside the museum at the back there are **tables**, and students can bring their own lunch and eat it there in the open air."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for what is **behind the museum** for lunch. The speaker mentions that "**tables**" are available for students who bring their own lunch.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The two indoor cafés are distractors, as they are not "**behind the museum**" and require prior reservation.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for contrasting options (inside vs. outside, pre-booked vs. bring your own) to ensure you select the correct information for the **specified location** (behind the museum).

📝 Questions 16-18: Which THREE things can students have with them in the museum?

🔹 Correct Answer: C, F, G (in any order)

📍 Location in Audio Script (G, F): "But we do provide school students with handouts with question and quizzes on them... Of course they’ll need to bring something to write with for these (**pens**)."

📍 Location in Audio Script (C): "We do allow students to take **photographs**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker first lists items students must check in (backpacks with their books, lunch boxes, etc. - related to A, D, E) and then lists what they are **allowed** to have.

• G (worksheets): Paraphrased as "**handouts with question and quizzes on them**."
• F (pens): Stated as "**something to write with** for these [handouts]."
• C (cameras/photographs): Stated as allowing students to take "**photographs**."

⚠️ Potential Traps:

• A, D, E (food, books, bags): These are explicitly stated as items that must be checked in at the cloakroom ("backpacks with their books, lunch boxes, etc.").
• B (water): Stated as a drink that is **not allowed** ("or drinks of any kind").

⭐ Key Learning Point: In "Choose THREE" questions, listen carefully to distinguish between items that are **permitted** and items that are **forbidden** or must be left behind.

📝 Questions 19 and 20: Which TWO activities can students do after the tour at present?

🔹 Correct Answer: B, E (in any order)

📍 Location in Audio Script (B): "In the theatrette on the ground floor there are continuous screenings of short documentaries about dinosaurs which they can see at any time." (**Watching films**)

📍 Location in Audio Script (E): "But we do have an IT centre where students have access to CD ROMs with a range of dinosaur **games**." (**Playing computer games**)

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker lists activities they used to have (A, C, D) but cannot do now because the room is closed, and then lists the activities they **do have now**.

• B (watch films): Paraphrased as "**continuous screenings** of short documentaries."
• E (play computer games): Stated as having access to CD ROMs with a range of dinosaur "**games**."

⚠️ Potential Traps:

• A (build model dinosaurs), C (draw dinosaurs), D (find dinosaur eggs): These are all mentioned as activities they used to have but are **now closed**, making them strong distractors.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for explicit time phrases like "**that’s closed at the moment**" to eliminate distractors and focus on what they can do "**at present**."

📝 Question 21: The tutor thinks that Sandra’s proposal

A should be re-ordered in some parts

B needs a contents page

C ought to include more information

🔹 Correct Answer: A

📍 Location in Audio Script: "And I’ve made a few notes on the proposal about things which could have been **better sequenced**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The tutor's note that things could have been "**better sequenced**" is a direct synonym for needing to be "**re-ordered**" in some parts (Option A).

⚠️ Potential Traps: The tutor mentions "typos and problems with layout in the proposal, and even in the contents pages," which is close to option B, but doesn't say it needs one, implying it already has one. The tutor also mentions missing information later, but the immediate feedback is about **sequencing**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: **Synonyms** are key in multiple-choice questions. "**better sequenced**" = "**re-ordered**."

📝 Question 22: The proposal would be easier to follow if Sandra

A inserted subheadings

B used more paragraphs

C shortened her sentences

🔹 Correct Answer: C

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...you’re often used complex structures and **long sentence** for the sake of it... So **cut them down a bit**, can you?"

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The tutor explicitly tells Sandra to cut down her "**long sentences**," which means she should **shorten her sentences** (Option C).

⚠️ Potential Traps: The tutor says her "paragraphing and inclusion of sub-headings help," implying A and B are already done or are not the main problem, which is the **sentence length**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Distinguish between things the student is already doing (A, B) and the one major piece of advice the tutor gives for improvement (C).

📝 Question 23: What was the problem with the formatting on Sandra’s proposal?

A Separate points were not clearly identified

B The headings were not always clear

C Page numbering was not used in an appropriate way

🔹 Correct Answer: A

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Look, you’ve remember to include headers and footers, which is good, but **listing ideas clearly** is important. **Number them or use bullet points**..."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The tutor suggests using numbering or bullet points because "**listing ideas clearly** is important," which means the **separate points were not clearly identified** (Option A).

⚠️ Potential Traps: The tutor says the page numbering and headers/footers are good, contradicting Option C. The problem is the **clarity of the list of ideas**, not the headings (Option B).

⭐ Key Learning Point: Specific examples of formatting issues (e.g., "**number them or use bullet points**") will lead to the generalized problem (A: separate points not clearly identified).

📝 Question 24: Sandra became interested in visiting the Navajo National Park through

A articles she read

B movies she saw as a child

C photographs she found on the internet

🔹 Correct Answer: B

📍 Location in Audio Script: "My father was a great fan of cowboy films and the Wild West so I was subjected to **seeing all the epics**, many of which were shot there. As a consequence, it feels very familiar to me..."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: Sandra states her interest stemmed from seeing many "**epics**" (large-scale movies) that were shot there, which she saw as a child because of her father. This is a direct match for option B.

⚠️ Potential Traps: She mentions subsequent research and online photographs (Option C), but this made her even keener, meaning her **initial interest** was sparked by the **movies**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Pay attention to the **sequence of events**. The question asks for how she became interested (the initial spark), which is different from what later confirmed her interest.

📝 Questions 25-27: Which THREE topics does Sandra agree to include in the proposal?

🔹 Correct Answer: B, C, F (in any order)

📍 Location in Audio Script (C): "...one thing I needed to focus on was the **sandstone plateau and cliffs** themselves. The way they tower up from the flat landscape is just amazing... The fact that the surrounding softer rocks were eroded..." (Geographical features)

📍 Location in Audio Script (B): "I think an indication of what the students on the trip could actually **do** when they get there should be far more central..." (Field trip activities)

📍 Location in Audio Script (F): "And I’d like to see something about the local **wildlife, and vegetation** too..." (Plant and animal life)

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The tutor confirms that C (cliffs/sandstone plateau) should be included. He then explicitly suggests including B (what students could do) and F (local wildlife/vegetation). Sandra agrees to all three ("Well, yes. I’d agree with including those points...", "Okay, I’ll do some work on those two areas as well.").

⚠️ Potential Traps:

• E (myths and legends/stories) and G (social history) are **rejected** by the tutor as "not immediately relevant."
• D (impact of tourism) is mentioned as a potential negative effect, but not explicitly confirmed as a topic to be included in the same way B, C, and F are.
• A (climate change) is not discussed.

⭐ Key Learning Point: In this type of question, the correct answers are the items that receive **explicit confirmation or a positive instruction** from the tutor, while the distractors are rejected, already included, or not mentioned.

📝 Question 28: The tribal park covers 28 ....... hectares.

🔹 Correct Answer: 12,000

📍 Location in Audio Script: "**12,000** hectares, and the plain is at about 5,850 metres above sea level."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks for the area of the park in **hectares**. Sandra provides the number directly: "**12,000**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The number "**5,850**" (metres above sea level) is a numerical distractor. The candidate must associate the number with the correct **unit** (**hectares**).

⭐ Key Learning Point: When multiple numbers are provided, ensure you **match the number to the correct unit** or category.

📝 Question 29: Sandra suggests that they share the 29 ....... for transport.

🔹 Correct Answer: horses

📍 Location in Audio Script: "I think the best way to appreciate the area would be to hire **horses** instead and trek around on those."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks what form of transport Sandra suggests for trekking. She suggests hiring **horses** instead of jeeps.

⚠️ Potential Traps: "**Four-wheel drive jeeps**" are mentioned as the most popular tour option, but Sandra explicitly rejects this idea for **horses**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Look for words like "**instead**" or "**best way**" to indicate the speaker's preferred option over a previously mentioned distractor.

📝 Question 30: She says they could also explore the local 30 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: caves

📍 Location in Audio Script: "There are several **caves**, but I haven’t looked into any details. I’ll find out about them."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks what else is worth visiting. Sandra mentions that there are several **caves** to explore.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The town of **Goulding** is mentioned as the nearest accommodation, which is a location, but not the natural feature that can be explored locally.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Match the verb (**explore**) to the noun (**caves**).

📝 Question 31: The effects of different processes on the 31 ....... of the Earth

🔹 Correct Answer: surface

📍 Location in Audio Script: "Well, we learn a great deal about all the processes that have affected and that continue to affect the earth’s **surface**."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks what part of the Earth is affected by different processes. The speaker states it is the Earth's "**surface**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The word "**processes**" is also used but is in the notes. The focus is on the object being affected.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for the key noun being modified by the processes (e.g., the Earth's **surface**).

📝 Question 32: The dynamic between 32 ....... and population

🔹 Correct Answer: environment

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...studying geography also informs us about the different kinds of relationship that develop between a particular **environment** and the people that live there."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question uses the word "**population**" (people that live there) and asks for the contrasting element in the relationship/dynamic. The audio states this is the "**environment**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The words "**relationship**" or "**people**" are distractors. The answer must complete the dynamic.

⭐ Key Learning Point: In a contrast or dynamic relationship (A and B), when A is provided, **B is the answer**.

📝 Question 33: Human lifestyles and their 33 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: impact/effects

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...and then there’s the study of the ways in which we choose to live and of the **impact** of those on our planet."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker defines the second branch as studying human lifestyles and the "**impact**" they have on the planet. The answer is **impact** (or the synonym **effects**).

⚠️ Potential Traps: The term "**carbon fuels**" is given as an example of the impact, not the general term itself.

⭐ Key Learning Point: The word "**and**" in a list often connects synonyms or closely related ideas. The missing word summarizes the **result** of human lifestyles.

📝 Question 34: Specific study areas: Biophysical, topographic, political, social, economic, historical and 34 ....... geography and also cartography

🔹 Correct Answer: urban

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...and **urban** geography, an aspect I’m particularly interested in, which takes as its focus the location of cities."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker is listing the specific study areas. The only missing word from the list that is provided in the audio is "**urban**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The definition of urban geography ("location of cities") is given after the word, not as the word itself.

⭐ Key Learning Point: When a **list** is being read out, the missing item is the one that is spoken in sequence.

📝 Question 35: Key point: geography helps us to understand our surroundings and the associated 35 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: problems

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...without geographical knowledge, we would know very little about our surroundings and we wouldn’t be able to identify all the **problems** that relate to them."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The key point is that geography helps identify the associated "**problems**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The word "**surroundings**" is in the notes. The concept of solutions is mentioned, but the key point is identifying the **problems**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Pay attention to the final **summary point**, which often uses generalization (e.g., "**problems**").

📝 Question 36: Find data e.g. conduct censuses, collect information in the form of 36 ....... using computer and satellite technology

🔹 Correct Answer: images

📍 Location in Audio Script: "We also need **images** of the earth’s surface which we can produce by means of computer – generation technology or with the help of satellite relays."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker explains that data is collected in the form of "**images**" using the technology mentioned.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The technology (**computer... satellite**) is mentioned, and the word "**data**" is too general. The key phrase is "**in the form of**".

⭐ Key Learning Point: The phrase "**in the form of**" signposts the specific type of information needed for the gap.

📝 Question 37: Analyse data – identify 37 ....... e.g. cause and effect

🔹 Correct Answer: patterns

📍 Location in Audio Script: "We need to look for **patterns**, most commonly those of cause and consequences."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks what is identified during analysis. The speaker states they look for "**patterns**," with cause and consequences as an example of a pattern.

⚠️ Potential Traps: The example "**cause and consequences**" is a phrase, and the answer is the **category**: **patterns**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: The abbreviation "**e.g.**" in the notes indicates that the answer is the **general category** or concept of the example provided.

📝 Question 38: BUT a two-dimensional map will always have some 38 .......

🔹 Correct Answer: distortion

📍 Location in Audio Script: "...that means there’ll always be a certain degree of **distortion** on a map. It can’t be avoided."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The drawback of a 2D map is that it has some "**distortion**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The words "**two dimensions**" and "**three-dimensional**" are mentioned as the reason for the problem, but **distortion** is the problem itself.

⭐ Key Learning Point: The conjunction "**BUT**" in the notes or a word like "**drawback**" in the audio signals the **negative consequence** or problem to be completed.

📝 Question 39: - can show vegetation problems 39 ....... density, ocean, floor etc.

🔹 Correct Answer: traffic

📍 Location in Audio Script: "You can easily illustrate areas of diseased trees or how much **traffic** is on the road at a roads at a given time or information about deep sea beds, for example."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The speaker lists examples of things aerial photos can show. The list includes diseased trees (vegetation problems) and "**traffic** on the road," which fits the context of density.

⚠️ Potential Traps: "**Diseased trees**" is a long phrase and is a paraphrase of the "**vegetation problems**" already in the notes. The required word is **traffic**.

⭐ Key Learning Point: The answer is typically the single, most relevant **noun** in a sequence of examples.

📝 Question 40: - used for monitoring 40 ....... conditions etc.

🔹 Correct Answer: weather

📍 Location in Audio Script: "They circle the earth several times day and can provide a mass of information – you’ll be familiar with the information they give us about the **weather**..."

🔹 Analysis of the Answer: The question asks what kind of conditions **Landsat** pictures are used to monitor. The speaker confirms they give information about the "**weather**."

⚠️ Potential Traps: The speaker also mentions that Landsats circle the earth multiple times a day, which is context, not the answer.

⭐ Key Learning Point: Listen for the **specific application or field of study** associated with a technical tool.