Cambridge IELTS 13 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 1

Listening Test 2, Part 1: answers explained

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Part 1 recording

Play it once, as in the exam, and answer the questions below as you listen.

Questions 1–10

Note completion
1 Full membership costs $260; this covers cycling and ______ all over Australia
2 Cost of membership includes the club fee and ______
3 The club kit is made by a company called ______
4 Level B: speed about ______ kph
5 Tuesdays at 5.30 am, meet at the ______
6 Thursdays at 5.30 am, meet at the entrance to the ______
7 Members often have ______ together afterwards
8 There is not always a ______ with the group on these rides
9 Check and print the ______ on the website beforehand
10 Bikes must have ______

Answers explained

Answer the questions first: finding the evidence yourself teaches more than reading it. The answers stay folded until you ask.

Question 1

races

What you hear

but also for races both here in the city

Why

Jim says Full membership at 260 dollars covers ordinary cycling ‘but also for races’, in the city and elsewhere in Australia, so the noun needed is races. Cycling is already printed before the gap, and the price is a number that cannot fit a noun slot; both are distractions from the single word after ‘but also’.
Question 2

insurance

What you hear

They also provide insurance in case you have an accident

Why

Both memberships include the 20-dollar club fee, and Jim adds that they also provide insurance in case of an accident, so insurance follows ‘the club fee and’. Quarterly payment and the chance to upgrade come earlier in his speech and are not things the fee includes.
Question 3

Jerriz

What you hear

they’re called Jerriz

Why

The kit can’t be bought at the club; a Brisbane company makes it to order and Jim spells out the name, J-E-R-R-I-Z. Copy that spelling exactly. Brisbane, said just before, is a city rather than the company’s name, so it is the wrong answer for anyone who jots down the first capitalised word.
Question 4

25 / twenty-five

What you hear

about 25 kilometres an hour, you’d probably be level B

Why

Jim reads out three speeds in a row, so you must tie each to its level: 30 or 35 for A, about 25 for B and 15 for the novices in C. The woman says she is level B, which fixes 25. Writing 30 or 15 would mean taking the figure from a neighbouring level.
Question 5

stadium

What you hear

the meeting point’s the stadium

Why

Tuesday’s session is at 5.30 am and Jim names the stadium as the meeting point, checking she knows it; she says it is near her home. The park belongs to Thursday’s ride, which he describes next, so carrying it back to this line is the easy mistake.
Question 6

park

What you hear

they meet at the main gate to the park

Why

Thursday has the same start time but a different meeting place, the main gate to the park, and the woman’s question about the shopping mall only confirms which gate. Park fills the gap after ‘entrance to the’. Stadium is the Tuesday answer and would be a slip here.
Question 7

coffee

What you hear

go somewhere for coffee afterwards

Why

Jim says the ride lasts about an hour and a half and that members often go somewhere for coffee afterwards, which he calls social. Coffee fills the gap. The woman’s comment about not knowing anyone yet is background to why this appeals to her, not an activity the group shares.
Question 8

leader

What you hear

does each ride have a leader

Why

Here the word is the woman’s: she asks whether each ride has a leader, and Jim replies ‘Sometimes, but not always’, adding that members support each other anyway. So the note’s ‘not always a ______’ is leader. Catch it in her question and use his answer to confirm.
Question 9

route

What you hear

the route for each ride is clearly marked

Why

The website marks each ride’s route clearly, and Jim suggests printing it out to take along. The routes are similar week to week but not identical, which is why you check beforehand. ‘Website’ already stands in the note after the gap, so route is the only noun left.
Question 10

lights

What you hear

make sure your bike’s got lights

Why

Jim tells her to bring water and a phone, then says winter rides start well before sunrise, so make sure the bike has lights. ‘Bikes must have’ fits only lights; water and a phone are what you carry, not what the bike itself needs.

Part 1 audioscript

Part 1 · audioscript

JIM

Hello, South City Cycling Club.

WOMAN

Oh, hi. Er … I want to find out about joining the club.

JIM

Right. I can help you there. I’m the club secretary and my name’s Jim Hunter.

WOMAN

Oh, hi Jim.

JIM

So, are you interested in membership for yourself?

WOMAN

That’s right.

JIM

OK. Well there are basically two types of adult membership. If you’re pretty serious about cycling, there’s the Full membership. That costs 260 dollars and that covers you not just for ordinary cycling but also for races both here in the city and also in other parts of Australia.

WOMAN

Right. Well, I’m not really up to that standard. I was more interested in just joining a group to do some cycling in my free time.

JIM

Sure. That’s why most people join. So, in that case you’d be better with the Recreational membership. That’s 108 dollars if you’re over 19, and 95 dollars if you’re under.

WOMAN

I’m 25.

JIM

OK. It’s paid quarterly, and you can upgrade it later to the Full membership if you want to, of course. Now both types of membership include the club fee of 20 dollars. They also provide insurance in case you have an accident, though we hope you won’t need that, of course.

WOMAN

No. OK, well, I’ll go with the Recreational membership, I think. And that allows me to join in the club activities, and so on?

JIM

That’s right. And once you’re a member of the club, you’re also permitted to wear our kit when you’re out cycling. It’s green and white.

WOMAN

Yes, I’ve seen cyclists wearing it. So, can I buy that at the club?

JIM

No, it’s made to order by a company in Brisbane. You can find them online: they’re called Jerriz. That’s J-E-R-R-I-Z. You can use your membership number to put in an order on their website.

WOMAN

OK. Now, can you tell me a bit about the rides I can do?

JIM

Sure. So we have training rides pretty well every morning, and they’re a really good way of improving your cycling skills as well as your general level of fitness, but they’re different levels. Level A is pretty fast - you’re looking at about 30 or 35 kilometres an hour. If you can do about 25 kilometres an hour, you’d probably be level B, and then level C are the novices, who stay at about 15 kilometres per hour.

WOMAN

Right. Well I reckon I’d be level B. So, when are the sessions for that level?

JIM

There are a couple each week. They’re both early morning sessions. There’s one on Tuesdays, and for that one you meet at 5.30 am, and the meeting point’s the stadium - do you know where that is?

WOMAN

Yes, it’s quite near my home, in fact. OK, and how about the other one?

JIM

That’s on Thursdays. It starts at the same time, but they meet at the main gate to the park.

WOMAN

Is that the one just past the shopping mall?

JIM

That’s it.

WOMAN

So how long are the rides?

JIM

They’re about an hour and a half. So, if you have a job it’s easy to fit in before you go to work. And the members often go somewhere for coffee afterwards, so it’s quite a social event.

WOMAN

OK. That sounds good. I’ve only just moved to the city so I don’t actually know many people yet.

JIM

Well, it’s a great way to meet people.

WOMAN

And does each ride have a leader?

JIM

Sometimes, but not always. But you don’t really need one; the group members on the ride support one another, anyway.

WOMAN

How would we know where to go?

JIM

If you check the club website, you’ll see that the route for each ride is clearly marked. So you can just print that out and take it along with you. It’s similar from one week to another, but it’s not always exactly the same.

WOMAN

And what do I need to bring?

JIM

Well, bring a bottle of water, and your phone. You shouldn’t use if while you’re cycling, buy have it with you.

WOMAN

Right.

JIM

And in winter, it’s well before sunrise when we set out, so you need to make sure your bike’s got lights.

WOMAN

That’s OK. Well, thanks Jim. I’d definitely like to join. So what’s the best way of going about it?

JIM

You can …

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