剑桥雅思15听力原文

CambridgeIELTS15Test1AudioscriptPART1(Q1-5)AMBER:HelloWilliam,thisisAmber.YousaidtophoneifIwantedtogetmoreinformationaboutthejobagencyyoumentioned.Isnowagoodtime?WILLIAM:Ah,hiAmber,yes,fine.So,theagencyIwastalkingaboutiscalledBankside,they’rebasedinDocklands.Icantellyoutheaddressnow,497Eastside.AMBER:Okay,thanks.So,isthereanyoneinparticularIshouldspeaktothere?WILLIAM:TheagentIalwaysdealwithiscalledBeckyJamison.AMBER:Letmewritethatdown.Becky...WILLIAM:Jamison,J-A-M-I-E-S-O-N.[Q1]AMBER:Doyouhaveherdirectline?WILLIAM:Yes,it’sinmycontactsomewhere.Righthere.Weare07866510333.Iwouldn’tcallheruntiltheafternoonifIwereyou.[Q2]She’salwaysreallybusyinthemorningtryingtofilllastminutevacancies.She’sreallyhelpfulandfriendly,soI’msureitwouldbeworthgettingintouchwithherforaninformalchat.AMBER:It’smainlyclericalandadminjobstheydo.whereisn’tit?WILLIAM:That’sright.Iknowyou’rehopingtofindafull-timejobinthemediaeventually.ButBeckymostlyrecruitstemporarystaffforthefinancesector,whichwilllookgoodonyourCVandgenerallypaysbettertoo.AMBER:Yeah,I’mjustabitworriedbecauseIdon’thavemuchofficeexperience.WILLIAM:Iwouldn’tworry.They’llprobablystartyouwithareceptionistorsomethinglikethat.So,what’simportantforthatkindofjobisn’tsomuchhavingbusinessskillsorknowinglotsofdifferentcomputersystems.It’scommunicationthatreallymatters.[Q3]So,you’dbefinethereandyou’llpickupofficeskillsreallyquicklyonthejob.It’snotthatcomplicated.AMBER:Okaygood.Sohowlongdopeoplegenerallyneedtemporarystafffor?ItwouldbegreatifIcouldgetsomethinglastingatleastamonth.WILLIAM:Thatshouldn’tbetoodifficult,butyou’remorelikelytobeofferedsomethingforaweekatfirst,whichmightgetextended.[Q4]It’sunusualtobesentsomewhereforjustadayortwo.AMBER:Right,I’veheardthepayisn’ttoobad,betterthanworkinginashoporarestaurant.WILLIAM:Ohyes,definitely.Thehourlyrateisabout10pounds,11ifyou’relucky.[Q5]AMBER:That’sprettygood.Iwasonlyexpectingtoget8or9poundsanhour.PART1(Q6-10)WILLIAM:Doyouwantmetotellyouanythingabouttheregistrationprocess?AMBER:Yes,please.Iknowyouhavehadaninterview.WILLIAM:Theinterviewusuallytakesaboutanhour,andyoushouldarrangethataboutaweekinadvance.AMBER:IsupposeIshoulddresssmartlyifit’sforofficework.Icanprobablyborrowasuitfrommum.[Q6]WILLIAM:Goodidea,it’sbettertolooktoosmartthantoocasual.[Q6]AMBER:WillIneedtobringcopiesofmyexamcertificateoranythinglikethat.WILLIAM:No,theydon’tneedtoseethose,Idon’tthink.AMBER:Whataboutmypassport?[Q7]WILLIAM:Ohyes,theywillasktoseethat.[Q7]AMBER:Okay.WILLIAM:Iwouldn’tgetstressedabouttheinterviewthere.It’sjustachanceforthemtobuildrelationshipwithyou.So,theycantryandmatchyoutoajobwhichyoulike.So,therearequestionsaboutpersonalitythattheyalwaysaskcandidates,fairlybasicones.[Q8]Andtheyprobablywon’taskanythingtoodifficultlikewhatyourplansareforthefuture.AMBER:Oh,hopenot.WILLIAM:Anyway,therearelotsofbenefitstousinganagency.Forexample,theinterviewwillbeusefulbecausethey’llgiveyoufeedbackonyourperformance,soyoucanimprovenexttime.[Q9]AMBER:Andthey’llhaveaccesstojobswhicharen’tadvertised.WILLIAM:Exactly,mosttemporaryjobsaren’tadvertised.AMBER:AndIexpectfindingatemporaryjobthiswaytakesalotlesstime.It’smucheasierthanbringingupindividualcompany.[Q10]WILLIAM:Yes,indeed.[Q10]Well,IthinkI’vecoveredeverything...PART2(Q11-14)Goodmorning,mynameisEricaMatthewsandI’mtheownerofMatthewsIslandHolidays,acompanysetupbymyparents.Thankyouforcomingtothispresentation,inwhichIhopetointerestyouinwhatwehavetooffer.We’reasmallfamily-runcompany,andwebelieveintheimportanceofthepersonaltouch,sowedon’taimtocompetewithothercompaniesonthenumberofcustomers.Whatwedoisbuildonourmanyyears’experiencemorethanalmostanyotherrailholidaycompanytoensureweprovideperfectholidaysandasmallnumberofdestinationswhichwe’vegottoknowextremelywell.[Q11]I’llstartwithour6-dayIsleofManholiday.ThisisafascinatingislandintheIrishsea,withWalestothesouth,Englandtotheeast,Scotlandtothenorth,andNorthernIrelandtothewest.OurholidaystartsinHashim,whereyourtourmanagerwillmeetyou,thenyou’lltravelbyferrytotheIsleofMan.[Q12]SomepeopleprefertoflyfromLutoninsteadandanotherpopularoptionistogobytraintoLiverpoolandtakeaferryfromthere.Youhave5nightsinthehotelandthepricecovers5breakfastanddinnersandlunchonthe3dayswhenthereareorganizedtrips.[Q13]Day4isfreeandmostpeoplehavelunchinacafeorrestaurantinDouglas.ThepriceoftheholidayincludestheferrytotheIsleofMan,alltravelontheisland,thehotelandthemealsI’vementioned.Incidentally,wetriedtomakebookingourholidaysassimpleandfairaspossible.So,unlikewithmanycompanies,thepriceisthesamewhetheryoubooksixmonthsinadvanceoratthelastminute.Andthere’snosupplementforsingleroomsinhotels.Ifyoumakeabooking,thenneedtochangethestartdate,forexamplebecauseofillness.You’rewelcometochangetoanalternativedatetoadifferenttoolforasmalladministrativefee.[Q14]PART2(Q15-20)Okay,sowhatdoestheholidayconsistof?WellonDay1,you’llarriveintimeforashortintroductionbyyourtourmanager,followedbydinnerinthehotel.Thediningroomlooksoutattheriverclosetowhereitflowsintotheharbour,[Q15]andthere’susuallyplentyofactivitygoingon.OnDay2,you’lltakethe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