Part 3 two-answer questions: a survey on volunteering
You can follow a Part 3 discussion, pick the two options the speakers settle on, and write short answers inside the limit.
Rafael has run a survey of local volunteers for his course, and now he's talking the results through with his tutor.
That makes it Listening Part 3, which is set in education or training. Up to four people can speak in this part, and you hear it once. You'll answer two kinds of question on it: two letters from a list of five, and short written answers.
Warm-up
Where did the plan end up?
A student describes a project. Read what she says.
Read thisWe planned to visit a care home and a youth club. The care home said no in the end, so we went to the library instead.
Which TWO places did the students visit?
How it works
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
- 21Which TWO reasons for volunteering did people give most often in Rafael's survey?
- Athe social contact it offers
- Bexperience that could help them find work
- Ca wish to help people in need
- Da chance to use skills from their job
- Ea request from someone they knew
The two letters answer Questions 21 and 22, in either order.
Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
- 25Which group of volunteers gave the most hours each week?25
- 26What does the tutor say the introduction needs?26
- 27What is the word limit for the final report?27
The limit is printed in the instruction, and it can change from one task to the next.
Choosing two answers
- 1Read the question for its limits
Which TWO reasons did people give most often? asks for the survey's results, and only the top two. A reason the tutor guesses is not a result.
- 2Say each option in other words
The speakers seldom use the words in the options. Saying the same thing in different words is called paraphrase: a request from someone they knew may be heard as a friend asked me along.
- 3Expect most options to be mentioned
Rule each one in or out as it goes past, or leave it open until the speakers settle it.
- 4Listen past the first mention
Words like I expected, at first and only often come just before an option is turned down.
- 5Choose two letters
On screen you click two of the five options. The order does not matter.
Questions 21 and 22
Answer this set yourself first. Play the clip once and choose a pair, and then I'll take you through it.
Clip 1: why people volunteer
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Which TWO reasons for volunteering did people give most often?
Watch me do one
Before the clip, I read the question: Which TWO reasons did people give most often? I'm listening for the results, and only the top two.
Rafael starts with what he expected: helping people in need. Two sentences later comes the part that matters: in the end it only came third. So C is out.
The top answer, by quite a long way, was the social side. Meeting people. That's A, the social contact it offers.
The tutor guesses job experience. Rafael says only the students gave it, and there weren't many of them. B is out, even though it was said clearly.
The second most common reason was that a friend or a neighbour had asked them to come along. That's E, a request from someone they knew.
I choose A and E. Four of the five options came up in the clip, and I had to decide on each one as it went past.
Practice with Elita5 questions
The rest of the conversation comes in five clips, with a question set on each. One play per clip, as on test day.
Questions 23 and 24
Rafael talks about the survey itself. Choose the pair.
Clip 2: problems with the survey
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Which TWO problems did Rafael have with his survey?
Question 25
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
Clip 3: who gave the most time
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Which group of volunteers gave the most hours each week?
Write no more than 2 words.
Question 26
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
Clip 4: the introduction
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
What does the tutor say the introduction needs?
Write no more than 2 words.
Question 27
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. Two limits are mentioned.
Clip 5: the length
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
What is the word limit for the final report?
Write no more than 2 words.
Questions 28 and 29
The tutor suggests some changes. Choose the two that Rafael agrees to make.
Clip 6: changes before the presentation
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In the exam you hear this once. Here you may play it again after you have tried.
Which TWO changes will Rafael make before his presentation?
Words to keep
A set of questions put to a large group of people. Rafael's survey had answers from volunteers at five organisations.
Written in a way that people can misunderstand. One question was badly worded, so some answers had to go.
Go somewhere with others, often after being invited. A neighbour asked her to come along to the garden project.
Believe something is true or known without checking or saying it. He took the meaning of volunteering for granted.
With the person's name kept secret. The survey was anonymous, so no names appear in the report.
By a large amount. Meeting people was the top reason by quite a long way.
Before you go
Before a two-answer question, note its limits: whose view, what kind of thing, and how many letters.
Expect the speakers to mention most of the options, and decide on each one as it goes past.
Wait for the end of the exchange. An option that is expected, guessed or suggested may be turned down.
For short answers, write the words you hear, inside the word limit.
Next: Speaking comes next: longer Part 3 answers, on questions about family and community.