📍 Listening practice Test 16.
Listen to the recording wise, do some tasks as
directed. You'll hear a conversation between the receptionist of a language
school and a student who has just arrived for the first morning of his English
course.
Sorry to keep you waiting. Well, firstly, let me give you this booklet. It tells you
a bit more about the school, the courses, and the social activities we offer. Now,
on the first page, there's an outline of this morning's activities. There. You see
the program starts at 10 o'clock. Try not to be late as it's a very full day.
At 10 o'clock, all the new students will gather in the main hall to meet the
principal and the rest of the staff. In fact, you spend most of the morning in the
main hall. Where's that? I'll show you in a minute. Just let me quickly run
through this morning's events first, and then I'll explain how to get there.
Yes. Okay. Right. Where were we? Yes, so the principal's talk will last about 15
minutes, and then the director of studies will talk to you for half an hour about
the courses and the different requirements for each. After that, the student
advisor will tell you about the various services and activities we offer to
students.
Any questions? So all of this is in the main hall? That's right. And then you'll go
next door to classroom five at 11 o'clock. What happens there? You'll have a test.
Test. I don't like the sound of that. What sort of test? Oh, it's nothing to worry
about. It's just a placement test to help us find your level of English so that we
can put you in the right class.
It won't last long. But how do I find the main hall? Right? If you look on the
back of the booklet I gave you, you'll see a map of the school. Let me show you.
Look, you came in through the main entrance here. Mm-hmm. And now we're
here at reception. Now to get to the main hall, you walk on to the end of this
corridor in front of you, and then you turn left, walk along past the language
laboratory, and then past the library, which is next to the language lab on the
same side, and facing you is the main hall at the end of the corridor.
You can't miss it. So it's next to the library, in fact. Yes, that's right. I should be
able to find that. And do you have a computer laboratory? Yes, we do. Could
you tell me where that is? Certainly, yes. You go down to the end of this corridor
again, but this time don't turn left. Turn right away from the main hall.
The computer lab is immediately on your right, okay? Mm-hmm. And where's
the staff room in case I need to find a teacher. At some stage, the staff room is
near the main entrance on the left over there, just opposite the reception desk in
a day or two, I'm sure you'll find your way around very easily. Oh, one last
thing.
Is there a student common room? Oh yes. I forgot to mention that. Uh, it's this
area here very close to where we are now, to the right of the reception desk. As
you come in the main entrance, there's tea and coffee facilities there. Great.
Thank you very much. You're welcome.
Now listen to the recording again.
Sorry to keep you waiting. Well, firstly, let me give you this booklet. It tells you
a bit more about the school, the courses, and the social activities we offer. Now,
on the first page, there's an outline of this morning's activities. There. You see
the program starts at 10 o'clock. Try not to be late as it's a very full day.
At 10 o'clock, all the new students will gather in the main hall to meet the
principal and the rest of the staff. In fact, you spend most of the morning in the
main hall. Where's that? I'll show you in a minute. Just let me quickly run
through this morning's events first, and then I'll explain how to get there.
Yes. Okay. Right. Where were we? Yes, so the principal's talk will last about 15
minutes, and then the director of studies will talk to you for half an hour about
the courses and the different requirements for each. After that, the student
advisor will tell you about the various services and activities we offer to
students.
Any questions? So all of this is in the main hall? That's right. And then you'll go
next door to classroom five at 11 o'clock. What happens there? You'll have a test.
Test. I don't like the sound of that. What sort of test? Oh, it's nothing to worry
about. It's just a placement test to help us find your level of English so that we
can put you in the right class.
It won't last long. But how do I find the main hall? Right? If you look on the
back of the booklet I gave you, you'll see a map of the school. Let me show you.
Look, you came in through the main entrance here. Mm-hmm. And now we're
here at reception. Now to get to the main hall, you walk on to the end of this
corridor in front of you, and then you turn left, walk along past the language
laboratory, and then past the library, which is next to the language lab on the
same side, and facing you is the main hall at the end of the corridor.
You can't miss it. So it's next to the library, in fact. Yes, that's right. I should be
able to find that. And do you have a computer laboratory? Yes, we do. Could
you tell me where that is? Certainly, yes. You go down to the end of this corridor
again, but this time don't turn left. Turn right away from the main hall.
The computer lab is immediately on your right, okay? Mm-hmm. And where's
the staff room in case I need to find a teacher. At some stage, the staff room is
near the main entrance on the left over there, just opposite the reception desk in
a day or two, I'm sure you'll find your way around very easily. Oh, one last
thing.
Is there a student common room? Oh yes. I forgot to mention that. Uh, it's this
area here very close to where we are now, to the right of the reception desk. As
you come in the main entrance, there's tea and coffee facilities there. Great.
Thank you very much. You're welcome.
Listening practice Test 16. Listen to the recording wise, do some tasks as
directed. You'll hear a conversation between the receptionist of a language
school and a student who has just arrived for the first morning of his English
course.
Sorry to keep you waiting. Well, firstly, let me give you this booklet. It tells you
a bit more about the school, the courses, and the social activities we offer. Now,
on the first page, there's an outline of this morning's activities. There. You see
the program starts at 10 o'clock. Try not to be late as it's a very full day.
At 10 o'clock, all the new students will gather in the main hall to meet the
principal and the rest of the staff. In fact, you spend most of the morning in the
main hall. Where's that? I'll show you in a minute. Just let me quickly run
through this morning's events first, and then I'll explain how to get there.
Yes. Okay. Right. Where were we? Yes, so the principal's talk will last about 15
minutes, and then the director of studies will talk to you for half an hour about
the courses and the different requirements for each. After that, the student
advisor will tell you about the various services and activities we offer to
students.
Any questions? So all of this is in the main hall? That's right. And then you'll go
next door to classroom five at 11 o'clock. What happens there? You'll have a test.
Test. I don't like the sound of that. What sort of test? Oh, it's nothing to worry
about. It's just a placement test to help us find your level of English so that we
can put you in the right class.
It won't last long. But how do I find the main hall? Right? If you look on the
back of the booklet I gave you, you'll see a map of the school. Let me show you.
Look, you came in through the main entrance here. Mm-hmm. And now we're
here at reception. Now to get to the main hall, you walk on to the end of this
corridor in front of you, and then you turn left, walk along past the language
laboratory, and then past the library, which is next to the language lab on the
same side, and facing you is the main hall at the end of the corridor.
You can't miss it. So it's next to the library, in fact. Yes, that's right. I should be
able to find that. And do you have a computer laboratory? Yes, we do. Could
you tell me where that is? Certainly, yes. You go down to the end of this corridor
again, but this time don't turn left. Turn right away from the main hall.
The computer lab is immediately on your right, okay? Mm-hmm. And where's
the staff room in case I need to find a teacher. At some stage, the staff room is
near the main entrance on the left over there, just opposite the reception desk in
a day or two, I'm sure you'll find your way around very easily. Oh, one last
thing.
Is there a student common room? Oh yes. I forgot to mention that. Uh, it's this
area here very close to where we are now, to the right of the reception desk. As
you come in the main entrance, there's tea and coffee facilities there. Great.
Thank you very much. You're welcome.
Now listen to the recording again.
Sorry to keep you waiting. Well, firstly, let me give you this booklet. It tells you
a bit more about the school, the courses, and the social activities we offer. Now,
on the first page, there's an outline of this morning's activities. There. You see the
program starts at 10 o'clock. Try not to be late as it's a very full day.
At 10 o'clock, all the new students will gather in the main hall to meet the
principal and the rest of the staff. In fact, you spend most of the morning in the
main hall. Where's that? I'll show you in a minute. Just let me quickly run
through this morning's events first, and then I'll explain how to get there.
Yes. Okay. Right. Where were we? Yes, so the principal's talk will last about 15
minutes, and then the director of studies will talk to you for half an hour about
the courses and the different requirements for each. After that, the student
advisor will tell you about the various services and activities we offer to
students.
Any questions? So all of this is in the main hall? That's right. And then you'll go
next door to classroom five at 11 o'clock. What happens there? You'll have a test.
Test. I don't like the sound of that. What sort of test? Oh, it's nothing to worry
about. It's just a placement test to help us find your level of English so that we
can put you in the right class.
It won't last long. But how do I find the main hall? Right? If you look on the
back of the booklet I gave you, you'll see a map of the school. Let me show you.
Look, you came in through the main entrance here. Mm-hmm. And now we're
here at reception. Now to get to the main hall, you walk on to the end of this
corridor in front of you, and then you turn left, walk along past the language
laboratory, and then past the library, which is next to the language lab on the
same side, and facing you is the main hall at the end of the corridor.
You can't miss it. So it's next to the library, in fact. Yes, that's right. I should be
able to find that. And do you have a computer laboratory? Yes, we do. Could
you tell me where that is? Certainly, yes. You go down to the end of this corridor
again, but this time don't turn left. Turn right away from the main hall.
The computer lab is immediately on your right, okay? Mm-hmm. And where's
the staff room in case I need to find a teacher. At some stage, the staff room is
near the main entrance on the left over there, just opposite the reception desk in
a day or two, I'm sure you'll find your way around very easily. Oh, one last
thing.
Is there a student common room? Oh yes. I forgot to mention that. Uh, it's this
area here very close to where we are now, to the right of the reception desk. As
you come in the main entrance, there's tea and coffee facilities there. Great.
Thank you very much. You're welcome.
