Student Employment Bureau Listening Practice Test with Answers

The best way to improve your understanding of English speaking in the listening section of the IELTS exam is by solving as many listening practice tests as you can.

To help you, below is an audio on the student employment bureau listening answers that you can solve to improve your listening skills. This audio is of 2 first-year college students, Charlotte and Annetta, discussing job opportunities with Bill, who works for the bureau. You will find 10 questions of different types like MCQs, map labelling, and form completion. So, let’s start and follow the conversation!

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Transcript for Student Employment Bureau

Annetta: Hi Bill, this is my friend Charlotte. She's doing first year science too.

Bill: Pleased to meet you Charlotte. Annetta told me you want some part-time work. Now, I just have to complete your details on the computer. What's your surname?

Charlotte: Johnston.

Bill: With an E?

Charlotte: Yes. J-O-H-N-S-T-O-N-E.

Bill: I know that you live in the Heathfield Street student residence, but I can't remember the street number there.

Charlotte: It's 126.

Bill: 126. Good. And the phone number?

Charlotte: Well, actually, I never give people that number because sometimes nobody answers or they forget to pass on the messages. So, I bought a mobile phone yesterday, but I can't remember the number.

Charlotte: I think it's 0 4 1 4 8 4 7 7 4 8. I'll just check. No, sorry, not 7 4 8. It's 7 4 9.

Bill: 0 4 1 4 8 4 7 7 4 9. Yes, that's right. I must try and remember it. And what sort of work are you looking for?

Charlotte: Well, anything really, I suppose, though it depends when it is. I'd rather work during the day if that's possible.

Bill: How many hours a week were you thinking of?

Charlotte: Oh, I'm not sure. Maybe about 10. But I need to keep at least two days a week free for study.

Bill: Do you have any work experience?

Charlotte: Not much, though. I used to help in my uncle's shop when I was at school.

Bill: Okay. Well, I'll put it in, but we don't usually get shop work.

Charlotte: What about gardening? I'd rather not. Everything I touch dies. What other kinds of work are there?

Bill: Well, there's a lot of demand for house cleaning, fast food preparation and kitchen work and pizza delivery. Do you have held a driving license for 12 months?

Charlotte: I'm not sure. Can I have a look at the vacancies while you talk to a netter?

Annetta: Bill, I'd like to change my job.

Bill: You're at the hamburger express on the high street, aren't you? What's the problem?

Annetta: Well, I never know what hours I'm going to work. I start at 7 p.m. and I'm supposed to finish at 11 p.m. But sometimes they keep me until 2 or 3 a.m.

Bill: Yes, that is a bit late if you have to make a 9 a.m. lecture the next day.

Annetta: And the other thing is the pay. They're supposed to pay me on Thursdays. But they never pay me on the correct day, often not until Friday or Saturday. A few weeks ago, I had to wait until Sunday. They said their son was sick so they couldn't get to the bank. But they're always making excuses.

Bill: Yes, that doesn't sound too good. Would you be interested in bits of delivery? You need to have a driving license.

Annetta: Yes, I've got a license. But I think I'd like to change from working in the evening. Are there any day jobs available?

Bill: Well, as I told Charlotte, there are several cleaning and gardening vacancies. And this childcare job that just came in this morning. Do you like children?

Annetta: Yes, I do actually. What's the job?

Bill: Let's have a look. Collect the boy aged 4 from kindergarten at 3 p.m. Pick up the other two girls who are aged 6 and 9 from the primary school at 3.15. You take them home and look after them. The parents will be home by 7.

Annetta: That sounds quite good. What about the pay?

Bill: It's the same as you're earning now. 4 hours a day, Monday to Friday, so 20 hours a week. You need to contact Mrs. Alicia Thompson. Her phone number is 91045629 and she lives in Springfield.

Annetta: I've never been to Springfield. I hope they don't get lost.

Bill: Don't worry. It sounds quite straightforward. Let's have a look at the street directory. The Thompson's live here in Tulip Street, number 252. So you catch the 631 bus, get off here next to the post office in Daisy Terrace. Walk past the post office to the corner and on the opposite corner is the kindergarten. Then walk down daffodil place and cross over to the primary school. Then keep going down daffodil place to the corner and turn right into Tulip Street.

Questions for Student Employment Bureau Listening Test

Questions 1-5

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Faculty: Sdence (EXAMPLE)

Given name: Charlotte

Surname: 1…………

Address: 2………… Heathfield St., Maryland

Telephone numbers:

Mobile: 3…………

Number of hours preferred: about 4...………… per week

Employment experience: Uncle’s 5……………… work

Questions 6-8

Circle the correct letter A-C.

6. What time should Annetta finish work in the hamburger shop?

A. 7:00 pm

B. 3:00 am

C. 11:00 pm

7. What is the problem with Annetta's pay at the hamburger shop?

A. the pay is too much

B. the pay is late

C. the pay isn't correct

8. How many children will Annetta have to look after?

A. two boys and a girl

B. two boys and two girls

C. two girls and a boy

Questions 9-10

Choosing your answers from the lists below.

Write the correct letters A-E on the map.

A. Post Office

B. Bank

C. Primary School

D. Petrol Station

E. Kinder Garden

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Answers to Student Employment Bureau Listening Test

For the above-mentioned questions, in this section, we will provide you with the Student Employment Bureau listening answers. Thus, if you are attempting this sample test of the listening section on your own, then cross-check the responses from the list below. So, let’s start and check all of them.

Question 1

ANSWER : Johnstone

Question 2

ANSWER : 126

Question 3

ANSWER : 0414 847 749
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Question 4

ANSWER : (about) 10

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