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Practice dictation & shadowing on the Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Listening Part 1 Test 2.
Cambridge IELTS 15 Academic Listening Test 2 Part 1
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Speaker 1 (1)
Good morning. You're through to the tourist information office.
Speaker 1 (2)
Tim speaking. How can I help you?
Speaker 2 (3)
Oh, hello. Could you give me some information about next month's festival, please?
Speaker 2 (4)
My family and I will be staying in the town that week.
Speaker 1 (5)
Of course. Well, it starts with a concert on the afternoon of the 17th.
Speaker 2 (6)
Oh, I heard about that. The orchestra and singers come from the USA, don't they?
Speaker 1 (7)
They're from Canada. They're very popular over there.
Speaker 1 (8)
They're going to perform a number of well-known pieces that will appeal to children as well as adults.
Speaker 2 (9)
That sounds good. My whole family are interested in music.
Speaker 1 (10)
The next day, the 18th, there's a performance by a ballet company called Eustatis.
Speaker 2 (11)
Sorry?
Speaker 1 (12)
The name is spelt E-U-S-T-A-T-I-S.
Speaker 1 (13)
They appeared in last year's festival and went down very well.
Speaker 1 (14)
Again, their programme is designed for all ages.
Speaker 2 (15)
Good. I expect we'll go to that.
Speaker 2 (16)
I hope there's going to be a play during the festival, a comedy, ideally.
Speaker 1 (17)
You're in luck. On the 19th and 20th, a local amateur group are performing one written by a member of the group.
Speaker 1 (18)
It's called Jemima. That'll be on in the town hall.
Speaker 1 (19)
They've already performed it 2 or 3 times.
Speaker 1 (20)
I haven't seen it myself, but the review in the local paper was very good.
Speaker 2 (21)
And is it suitable for children?
Speaker 1 (22)
Yes. In fact, it's aimed more at children than at adults, so both performances are in the afternoon.
Speaker 2 (23)
And what about dance? Will there be any performances?
Speaker 1 (24)
Yes, also on the 20th, but in the evening.
Speaker 1 (25)
A professional company is putting on a show of modern pieces with electronic music by young composers.
Speaker 2 (26)
Uh-huh.
Speaker 1 (27)
The show is about how people communicate, or fail to communicate, with each other, so it's got the rather strange name Chat.
Speaker 2 (28)
I suppose that's because that's something we do both face to face and online.
Speaker 1 (29)
That's right.
Speaker 1 (30)
Now there are also some workshops and other activities.
Speaker 1 (31)
They'll all take place at least once every day, so everyone who wants to take part will have a chance.
Speaker 2 (32)
Good. We're particularly interested in cookery.
Speaker 2 (33)
You don't happen to have a cookery workshop, do you?
Speaker 1 (34)
We certainly do. It's going to focus on how to make food part of a healthy lifestyle.
Speaker 1 (35)
And it'll show that even sweet things like cakes can contain much less sugar than they usually do.
Speaker 2 (36)
That might be worth going to. We're trying to encourage our children to cook.
Speaker 1 (37)
Another workshop is just for children, and that's on creating posters to reflect the history of the town.
Speaker 1 (38)
The aim is to make children aware of how both the town and people's lives have changed over the centuries.
Speaker 1 (39)
The results will be exhibited in the community centre.
Speaker 1 (40)
Then the other workshop is in toy making, and that's for adults only.
Speaker 2 (41)
Oh, why is that?
Speaker 1 (42)
Because it involves carpentry.
Speaker 1 (43)
Participants will be making toys out of wood, so there'll be a lot of sharp chisels and other tools around.
Speaker 2 (44)
It makes sense to keep children away from it.
Speaker 1 (45)
Exactly. Now let me tell you about some of the outdoor activities.
Speaker 1 (46)
They'll be supervised wild swimming.
Speaker 2 (47)
Wild swimming? What's that?
Speaker 1 (48)
It just means swimming in natural waters, rather than a swimming pool.
Speaker 2 (49)
Oh, okay. In a lake, for instance.
Speaker 1 (50)
Yes. There's a beautiful one just outside the town, and that'll be the venue for the swimming.
Speaker 1 (51)
There'll be lifeguards on duty, so it's suitable for all ages.
Speaker 1 (52)
And finally, there'll be a walk in some nearby woods every day.
Speaker 1 (53)
The leader is an expert on insects.
Speaker 1 (54)
He'll show some that live in the woods and how important they are for the environment.
Speaker 1 (55)
So there are going to be all sorts of different things to do during the festival.
Speaker 2 (56)
There certainly are.
Speaker 1 (57)
If you'd like to read about how the preparations for the festival are going, the festival organiser is keeping a blog.
Speaker 1 (58)
Just search online for the festival website and you'll find it.
Speaker 2 (59)
Well, thank you very much for all the information.
Speaker 1 (60)
You're welcome. Goodbye.
Speaker 2 (61)
Goodbye.