Mini-Lecture From The Sports Studies Department - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Cambridge IELTS 01 Academic Listening Test 4 · Part 4 · Questions 32–42
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Questions 32–42 Note Completion
Complete the lecture notes. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
| Purpose of the mini lecture | |
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| To experience
32 |
To find out about
33 |
The three strands of Sports Studies are:
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| a | The psychologists work with 35
They want to discover what makes people 36 |
| b | Sports marketing looks at 37
Sport now competes with 38 Spectators want 39 |
| c | Sports physiology is also known as
40 Macro levels look at fitness testing and 41 Micro level looks at 42 |
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q32 | a university lecture | Now the purpose of this lecture is twofold: one — we want you to experience a university lecture, to give you a taste of what listening to a university lecture is like, and two — we want you to find out something about the Sports Studies program at this university | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the speaker explaining two main reasons for the event. The first reason mentioned is to let the visitors experience a university lecture so they can see what it is like. Answer Explanation: The answer refers to the experience of attending a lesson taught by a professor at a college or university. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is based on the first part of the talk where the lecturer explains why they are giving this presentation. He states that one goal is for the audience to 'experience a university lecture.' This allows people visiting the school to understand what a real class is like. |
| Q33 | Sports Studies programme / Sports Studies program / Sports Studies | two — we want you to find out something about the Sports Studies program at this university | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the speaker stating that the second goal of the lecture is for the listeners to learn about the "Sports Studies program." Answer Explanation: The answer means students will learn more about the specific course of study called the "Sports Studies program." Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is based on the lecturer's opening comments about why they are giving the talk. The speaker lists two goals. The first is to experience a university lecture, and the second is to get information about the "Sports Studies program" offered at that university. |
| Q34 | management | Firstly, we've got the Sports Psychology strand, secondly, we've got the Sports Management strand, and last, but not least, there's the Sports Physiology strand | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the lecturer listing the three main subjects in the course one by one: first is Psychology, second is Management, and third is Physiology. Answer Explanation: The answer "management" is one of the three main specific areas (or "strands") that a student can study in the Sports Studies program. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "management" because the lecturer explicitly lists the three core parts of the Sports Studies program. These parts, which the lecturer calls "strands," are Sports Psychology, Sports Management, and Sports Physiology. Since the notes provide "Sports psychology" and "Sports physiology," the missing word to complete the list is "management." |
| Q35 | top athletes | Now the people who study Sports Psych want to work with top athletes, and they're looking at what will take those athletes that one percent extra | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states that students focused on Sports Psychology aim to work with the best athletes in the world to help them improve even more. Answer Explanation: The answer "top athletes" refers to the highest-level, most successful sports players, such as professional players or Olympic competitors. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is based on the section about Sports Psychology. The lecturer explains that students in this area want to assist the very best sports performers to find a mental advantage that helps them win. This directly answers the question of who sports psychologists work with. |
| Q36 | win | Now the people who study Sports Psych want to work with top athletes, and they're looking at what will take those athletes that one percent extra. What makes them win | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript explains that sports psychologists work with the best athletes to discover the specific things that help them win competitions. Answer Explanation: The answer means the factors or reasons that help athletes finish in first place or succeed in their sports. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is based on the section about Sports Psychology. The lecturer explains that students in this area study top athletes to find the mental factors that give them a small advantage. The goal is to understand the cause behind their success, which the lecturer describes as what "makes them win." Useful synonyms for the learner to remember are "athletes" for sports players and "win" for being successful. |
| Q37 | market forces | But then on the other side, we've got Sports Marketing. And this is the side that interests me more because here we will look at the market forces behind sport | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states that the study of Sports Marketing involves looking at the market forces that affect the sports industry. Answer Explanation: The answer "market forces" refers to the economic reasons and factors that influence why people choose to spend their money on sports events. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is found in the section of the lecture where the speaker discusses the area of Sports Marketing. The speaker explicitly says that in this subject, they study the "market forces" behind sport. Key phrases to listen for in the transcript include "look at" and "Sports Marketing," which lead directly to the answer. |
| Q38 | other leisure activities / leisure activities | Sport used to just compete with sport. Nowadays it competes with other leisure activities | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript explains that while sports once only had to worry about other sports, they now have to be more interesting than every other fun thing people can do in their spare time. Answer Explanation: The answer refers to different fun hobbies or ways people spend their free time, such as going to the cinema or buying music, which people might choose instead of sports. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is found in the part of the talk about Sports Marketing. The lecturer explains that in the past, a sport only had to be better than other sports to get fans. However, today, sports must be more exciting than any other fun thing people do for enjoyment. Because people have many choices for entertainment in their free time, sports are now in a contest with these 'other leisure activities'. |
| Q39 | entertainment / to be entertained | The spectators go to sport to be entertained rather than out of loyalty to a team. They want to have an evening out and they don't want the cheap seats any more they want good seats they want entertainment | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript explains that sports fans go to games to have a good time (to be entertained) and they care more about this than just supporting their favorite team. They want to enjoy their night and sit in nice seats. Answer Explanation: The answer means that people who go to watch sports events are looking for a fun and enjoyable experience. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is derived from the lecturer's discussion on Sports Marketing. The speaker notes that spectators today view sports as a form of leisure. Instead of attending games solely because they are loyal fans, they attend to have a fun night out and expect high-quality service, such as better seating. The use of the words 'entertained' and 'entertainment' in the transcript directly identifies what these spectators are seeking. |
| Q40 | exercise science | Now the third branch of Sports Studies sometimes comes under another name and is also known as Exercise Science | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows that the third part of the Sports Studies program, which the speaker previously called sports physiology, has a different name: Exercise Science. Answer Explanation: The answer is 'exercise science', which is another name used for the study of sports physiology. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is identified in the section where the lecturer discusses the third branch of the course. The lecturer explicitly states that sports physiology is often referred by this alternative name. Keywords to listen for are 'third branch', 'another name', and 'also known as'. |
| Q41 | body measurements | The first is working very much at the macro level. What I call the huffing and puffing people. So this looks at fitness testing, body measurements, all that sort of thing | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript says that the first part of sports physiology works at a big-picture level (macro) and involves checking how fit someone is and measuring their body. Answer Explanation: The answer lists the two specific activities studied in the large-scale (macro) part of sports science: checking physical health and taking measurements of the body. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is found in the section about 'Exercise Science,' which is another name for Sports Physiology. The lecturer divides this field into two parts and explains that the 'macro level' specifically focuses on 'fitness testing' and 'body measurements.' |
| Q42 | cellular research / cellular change / body cells | But the more interesting side of sports physiology, at least in my view, is the side that looks at the micro level, looking at cellular change. They're doing cellular research, looking at changes in body cells when the body is under stress | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript explains that the 'micro level' of science in sports looks at very tiny changes. It specifically says they do research on cells and look at how body cells change when a person is working hard or feeling stress. Answer Explanation: The answer is about the study of very small things in the body, such as how cells change or research done on those cells. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is based on the lecturer's description of the 'micro level' of Sports Physiology. While the macro level focuses on big things like fitness testing, the micro level focuses on the smallest unit of life—the cell. The lecturer mentions three specific terms related to this: cellular change, cellular research, and body cells. |
Transcript
Lecturer:
Good morning and welcome to the University's Open Day and to our mini-lecture from the Sports Studies department. Now the purpose of this lecture is twofold: one — we want you to experience a university lecture, to give you a taste of what listening to a university lecture is like, and two — we want you to find out something about the Sports Studies program at this university. So feel free to ask any questions during the talk and I'll do my best to answer them.
Right — so what does a course in Sports Studies involve? Well, you wouldn't be blamed for not knowing the answer to this question because Sports Studies as a discipline is still comparatively new. But it's a growing area and one which is now firmly established at our university.
Now there are three distinct strands to Sports Studies and you would need to choose fairly early on just which direction you wanted to follow. And I'll just run over these now. Firstly, we've got the Sports Psychology strand, secondly, we've got the Sports Management strand, and last, but not least, there's the Sports Physiology strand. So Just to recap there's Sports Psychology, Sports Management, and Sports Physiology.
Let's look first at Psychology. Now the people who study Sports Psych want to work with top athletes, and they're looking at what will take those athletes that one percent extra. What makes them win? When all other things are equal, physically all other things are equal, they want to know ... what are the mental factors involved? The Sports Psychologist works closely with the athlete through his or her training program and becomes an integral part of the team. In fact you could say that they play just as important a role as the coach. So if you're interested in what makes people win this could be the area for you.
Now secondly, we've got the strand which I referred to as Sports Management and this goes hand in hand with the area of Sports Marketing. So you might like to think of this area as having two branches: Management and Marketing. On the Management side we look at issues relating to the running of sports clubs, management of athletes that sort of thing. But then on the other side, we've got Sports Marketing. And this is the side that interests me more because here we will look at the market forces behind sport. Questions like: why do people spend their money on a football match, or a tennis game rather, than say on buying a CD or going to the cinema? What are those market forces?
Sport used to just compete with sport. Nowadays it competes with other leisure activities. The spectators go to sport to be entertained rather than out of loyalty to a team. They want to have an evening out and they don't want the cheap seats any more they want good seats they want entertainment. And the professional sportsmen and women respond to this without question. They're there to give a performance. They provide the entertainment. So in the marketing course we address all these commercial issues and we look at how this hooks back into the Management of sport.
Now the third branch of Sports Studies sometimes comes under another name and is also known as Exercise Science. And again here we find that there are two distinct types of exercise science. The first is working very much at the macro level. What I call the huffing and puffing people. So this looks at fitness testing, body measurements, all that sort of thing. But the more interesting side of sports physiology, at least in my view, is the side that looks at the micro level, looking at cellular change. They're doing cellular research, looking at changes in body cells when the body is under stress.
So that just about brings us to the end of our mini-lecture for today. I hope you've found it interesting and I look forward to seeing you all on our course next year. Feel free to come and talk to me if you want any more information. I'll be over at that notice board near the main entrance.