Plan Of Stevenson’s Site - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Cambridge IELTS 16 Academic Listening Test 1 · Part 2 · Questions 11–20
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Questions 11–14 One Choice
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Questions 15–20 Map Labeling
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Plan of Stevenson’s site
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q11 | C | He set up this company when he finished his apprenticeship, in 1926 | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript talks about how Stevenson started his company in 1926 after completing his apprenticeship. Answer Explanation: The answer indicates that Stevenson's was founded in 1926. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'C' (1926) because the excerpt explicitly states that Stevenson set up his company in 1926, aligning with the given answer choice. |
| Q12 | A | Stevenson was given the opportunity to make goods for hospitals and other players in the healthcare industry, so that’s what we did for the first five years. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript talks about Stevenson making products for hospitals and the healthcare industry in the first five years. Answer Explanation: The answer implies that Stevenson originally manufactured goods for the healthcare industry. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'A' because the excerpt explicitly mentions Stevenson making goods for hospitals and the healthcare industry, aligning with option A 'the healthcare industry.' |
| Q13 | B | so moving to a new location has never been necessary. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is saying that the company has never needed to move to a new location. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the company has no plans to move. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is B because the speaker in the excerpt mentions that moving to a new location has never been necessary for the company. This implies that the company has no intention or plans to move in the future, aligning with answer choice B. |
| Q14 | C | Most mornings you’ll have a presentation from one of the managers | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript says that most mornings the work experience group will have a presentation from one of the managers. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the programme includes talks by staff. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'C' because the excerpt mentions that the work experience group will have presentations from managers, which can be interpreted as talks by staff. |
| Q15 | H | if you go along that, the door facing you at the end is the entrance to the coffee room. This looks out onto the main road on one side, and some trees on the other | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript mentions that if a person travels along a particular path, they will find a door at the end leading to the coffee room. The coffee room has a view of the main road and some trees. Answer Explanation: The answer indicates that the coffee room is marked with the letter 'H' on the map. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'H' because the coffee room is located at the end of a path, as mentioned in the excerpt, and 'H' corresponds to the location on the map where the coffee room is situated. |
| Q16 | C | Next to it is the warehouse, which can be accessed by lorries going up the road to the turning area at the end. You can get to the warehouse by crossing to the far side of the courtyard, and then the door is on your right. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript describes a building where trucks can go to load and unload items. To access this building, you need to go across the courtyard and then find the door on the right. Answer Explanation: The answer choice 'C' corresponds to the location of the warehouse on the map. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'C' because the excerpt mentions the warehouse being located next to the road and accessible by crossing the courtyard, which aligns with the position of 'C' on the map representing the warehouse. |
| Q17 | G | Somewhere you’ll be keen to find is the staff canteen. This is right next to reception. I can confidently say that the food’s very good, but the view isn’t. The windows on one side look onto a corridor and courtyard, which aren’t very attractive at all, and on the other onto the access road, which isn’t much better. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript talks about looking for the staff canteen in Stevenson's site. It mentions that the canteen is located next to the reception and describes the surroundings of the canteen. Answer Explanation: The answer 'G' corresponds to the staff canteen on the map. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'G' because the excerpt specifically mentions that the staff canteen is located right next to reception, indicating its position on the map. This aligns with the location of option G on the map. |
| Q18 | B | You’ll be using the meeting room quite often, and you’ll find it by walking along the corridor to the left of the courtyard, and continuing along it to the end. The meeting room is the last one on the right, and I’m afraid there’s no natural daylight in the room. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is saying that the meeting room is located at the end of the corridor to the left of the courtyard. Answer Explanation: The answer B represents the meeting room on the map. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is B because the excerpt specifically mentions that the meeting room is the last one on the right after walking along the corridor, which matches the location of the meeting room marked with letter B on the map. |
| Q19 | I | The human resources department is all the front of this building, so you head to the left along the corridor from reception, and it’s the second room you come to. It looks out onto the main road. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is describing the location of the human resources department. It is located at the front of the building, on the left along the corridor from the reception, and the second room you come to. It has a view of the main road. Answer Explanation: The answer 'I' corresponds to the human resources department on the map. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'I' because the description in the excerpt matches the location of the human resources department on the map, which is represented by the letter 'I'. As per the directions mentioned in the excerpt, the human resources department is located in a specific area, which aligns with the map detail marked as 'I'. |
| Q20 | A | And finally, the boardroom, where you’ll be meeting sometimes. That has quite a pleasant view, as it looks out on to the trees. Go along the corridor past the courtyard, right to the end. The boardroom is on the left, next to the factory. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is describing the boardroom, which is a room where meetings will take place. It mentions that the boardroom has a nice view of trees and provides directions on how to get there. Answer Explanation: The answer indicates that the boardroom on the map is labeled as 'A'. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'A' because in the excerpt, the boardroom is mentioned along with its location and surroundings. Following the directions provided in the excerpt, the boardroom is on the left at the end of the corridor, which matches the location of 'A' on the map. |
Transcript
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Stevenson’s, one of the country’s major manufacturers of metal goods. Thank you for choosing us for your two weeks of work experience. My name is Julia Simmons, and since the beginning of this year I’ve been the managing director.
Stevenson’s is quite an old company. Like me, the founder, Ronald Stevenson, went into the steel industry when he left school – that was in 1923. He set up this company when he finished his apprenticeship, in 1926, although he actually started making plans two years earlier, in 1924. He was a very determined young man!
Stevenson’s long-term plan was to manufacture components for the machine tools industry – although in fact that never came about – and for the automotive industry, that is, cars and lorries. However, there was a delay of five years before that happened, because shortly before the company went into production, Stevenson was given the opportunity to make goods for hospitals and other players in the healthcare industry, so that’s what we did for the first five years.
Over the years, we’ve expanded the premises considerably – we were lucky that the site is big enough, so moving to a new location has never been necessary. However, the layout is far from ideal for modern machinery and production methods, so we intend to carry out major refurbishment of this site over the next five years.
I’d better give you some idea of what you’ll be doing during your two weeks with us, so you know what to expect. Most mornings you’ll have a presentation from one of the managers, to learn about their department, starting this morning with research and development. And you’ll all spend some time in each department, observing what’s going on and talking to people – as long as you don’t stop them from doing their work altogether! In the past, a teacher from your school has come in at the end of each week to find out how the group were getting on, but your school isn’t able to arrange that this year.
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OK, now I’ll briefly help you to orientate yourselves around the site. As you can see, we’re in the reception area, which we try to make attractive and welcoming to visitors. There’s a corridor running left from here, and if you go along that, the door facing you at the end is the entrance to the coffee room. This looks out onto the main road on one side, and some trees on the other, and that’ll be where you meet each morning.
The factory is the very big room on the far side of the site. Next to it is the warehouse, which can be accessed by lorries going up the road to the turning area at the end. You can get to the warehouse by crossing to the far side of the courtyard, and then the door is on your right.
Somewhere you’ll be keen to find is the staff canteen. This is right next to reception. I can confidently say that the food’s very good, but the view isn’t. The windows on one side look onto a corridor and courtyard, which aren’t very attractive at all, and on the other onto the access road, which isn’t much better.
You’ll be using the meeting room quite often, and you’ll find it by walking along the corridor to the left of the courtyard, and continuing along it to the end. The meeting room is the last one on the right, and I’m afraid there’s no natural daylight in the room.
Then you’ll need to know where some of the offices are. The human resources department is all the front of this building, so you head to the left along the corridor from reception, and it’s the second room you come to. It looks out onto the main road.
And finally, the boardroom, where you’ll be meeting sometimes. That has quite a pleasant view, as it looks out on to the trees. Go along the corridor past the courtyard, right to the end. The boardroom is on the left, next to the factory.
OK, now are there any questions before we …