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IELTS 21 Academic · Test 4

Listening · Part 3

Mock mode: in the real test you hear the recording once.

Questions 21–30
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
  1. 0:00 Part 3. You will hear two psychology students, Arjun and Hannah, discussing their project on sleep and exam performance. First, you have some time to look at questions 21 to 25.
  2. 0:23 Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 25.
  3. 0:28 Arjun: So, for our project on sleep and exam performance, I thought we could focus on study timetables.
  4. 0:36 Hannah: Hmm, that's been done a lot. I'd rather look at sleep before exams.
  5. 0:41 Arjun: Good point. Let's focus on sleep before exams, then.
  6. 0:46 Arjun: How about collecting our data through fitness trackers?
  7. 0:50 Hannah: I think sleep diaries would give us much better information.
  8. 0:54 Arjun: OK, agreed.
  9. 0:57 Arjun: The biggest problem so far has been participants forgetting to fill in diaries, hasn't it?
  10. 1:02 Hannah: Definitely. Software errors was a minor issue by comparison, and we sorted that out quickly.
  11. 1:10 Hannah: When I saw the tutor, I expected her to tell us to recruit older students, but in fact she said we should send daily reminders.
  12. 1:18 Arjun: That makes sense.
  13. 1:20 Arjun: For the final presentation, should we make a journal article?
  14. 1:24 Hannah: I'd prefer a research poster. It'll be more engaging.
  15. 1:29 Arjun: Fine, let's do that.
  16. 1:31 Before the discussion continues, you have some time to look at questions 26 to 30.
  17. 1:47 Now listen and answer questions 26 to 30.
  18. 1:51 Arjun: Is the deadline still Thursday?
  19. 1:54 Hannah: No, it's been moved. It's now Wednesday.
  20. 1:58 Arjun: How many participants should we include? 30?
  21. 2:02 Hannah: I don't think that's realistic. Let's aim for 20.
  22. 2:07 Arjun: Who is going to write the introduction?
  23. 2:09 Hannah: I'll do it. I've already made some notes.
  24. 2:13 Arjun: What should we do first? Should we draft the questions?
  25. 2:18 Hannah: Before that, we really need to email the tutor.
  26. 2:21 Arjun: Shall we meet in the café next time?
  27. 2:24 Hannah: It's always too noisy there. Let's meet in the library.
  28. 2:28 Arjun: OK, see you there.
  1. 21

    What do the students decide to focus on?

  2. 22

    How will they collect their data?

  3. 23

    What has been the main problem so far?

  4. 24

    What did the tutor advise them to do?

  5. 25

    How will they present their findings?

  6. 26

    When is the deadline for the project?

  7. 27

    How many participants will they include?

  8. 28

    Who will write the introduction?

  9. 29

    What will they do first?

  10. 30

    Where will they meet next time?

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