TL12: Part 04

Questions 71 through 73 refer to the following announcement.

Hello passengers! This is an announcement from your conductor. Due to a freight train stalled at the next station, our departure will be delayed. The train ahead of us seems to be suffering a slight malfunction. Once you receive official permission from the traffic control center, we will proceed as normal. Unfortunately, we would arrive a little bit later than the scheduled arrival time. We apologize for this inconvenience. Please adjust your plans accordingly. Thank you for your patience. We should be on the move shortly.

Where does the announcement most likely take place?

What is the speaker waiting for?

What does the speaker suggest listeners do?

Questions 74 through 76 refer to the following recorded message.

Hello. You’ve reached Susan and Claire’s Downtown Shop. Beginning this Tuesday, we are close for three days in order to expand the display space. We will open this Friday with a much wider selection of women’s pants and sweaters. To celebrate our renovation we will be offering 10% of all purchases on our first day back in business. Thank you for your interest.

What type of business does the speaker work for?

What improvement is mentioned?

When can customers receive a discount?

Questions 77 through 79 refer to the following radio advertisement.

Every winter families waste hundreds of dollars paying unreasonable prices to heat their homes. By installing Garcia MX insulated windows in your home, you can add an extra layer of protection against dust and noise. As well as lower your monthly heating cost. You can get 20% off installation cost this month just by mentioning this radio advertisement when you call. So why wait call today at 555-7263.

What is being advertised?

What is mentioned about the product?

What must listeners do to receive a discount?

Questions 80 through 82 refer to the following instructions.

This is the end of today’s product demonstration for newest model of cell phones. If you would like to become a Beta tester for the cell phone, please, wait and talk to a representative James Goldman. Volunteers must have worked in the consumer electronics industry for at least five years. Remember during the beta trial period volunteers is strictly forbidden to release any details about the product. Thank you very much for your interest in a brand new model. I hope you enjoy the presentation.

What event is ending?

What is required of volunteers?

What are potential volunteers cautioned about?

Questions 83 through 85 refer to the following telephone message.

Hi Josephine. This is Robert Marcus calling from Human Resources. Would you to recruit some more interns for next year? I’ve only been working here for a year, so I don’t know the intern screening process. Have you seen the interview questions we use? It would be great if you could just give me a quick rundown on what I need to do. I can drop by office anytime this week. Let me know a suitable time for you and I’ll mark it in my calendar. Thanks.

What is the company recruiting?

What does the man imply when he says, “Have you seen the interview questions we use?”

Why does the man want to meet with the woman?

Questions 86 through 88 refer to the following talk.

Welcome to the second annual ball for Smith and Bradley’s Legal. First of all, I’m pleased to announce that we have won “law firm of the year” this year. We had a win rate of 98% this year. We have beaten all the competition with the second highest at 92%. This means a lot for us. This result will allow us to move into corporate law which is the most highly profitable area in the world. This is due to the diligence and hard work of a legal team. So let’s keep moving up! Corporate law is very technical, however, so I will be sending out a lot of information to email over the next several weeks. I’m going to need all of you to study this material, so we can maintain a win right and continue growing as a firm.

What is the purpose of the announcement?

What does the woman imply when she says “So let’s keep moving up!”?

What does the woman ask the staff to do?

Questions 89 through 91 refer to the following phone message.

Grace, thank you so much for helping set up the Simpson wedding last weekend. The centerpieces and floral arrangements you made were amazing. You have to show me the design sometime! The bride and groom absolutely love your work. Anyway, I’ll see you on Tuesday. We have to go over the centerpieces and flower set ups for the Grayson wedding next week. I’m very excited to work with you again. Talk soon.

Why is the woman calling?

What does the woman imply when she says, “You have to show me the design sometime!”?

What will the women do next week?

Questions 92 through 94 refer to the following announcement.

Springdale Music Club has just expanded its music selection to include world music artists. We’re extremely excited to be able to build on our already impressive offering of domestic recording artists. We’ll be having a live performance of international sensation Djubai Djinn this Saturday at 8 P.M. Come early for the Cook Out too. Bring your own meat though, we can’t feed everyone. Djubai Djinn will be signing autographs and selling her own albums and merchandise to help promote the US tour. To be sure you bring your money and the dancing feet. For those of you worried that we may be changing our focus too much, fear not. Springdale Music Club will still keep a healthy emphasis on rock and roll music and the Saturday’s concert is no exception with three rocking acts.

What is indicated about Springdale Music Club?

Look at the graphic. What can you infer about the bands?

Why does Springdale Music Club ask you to bring your money?

Questions 95 through 97 refer to the following tour guide and map.

Welcome to Lake Kitano National Park. I’m Jane Black, your guide for today. If you look at your map we’ll start our tour from the Information Center and head to West Gate. Now we usually continue our journey to South Gate after a short break. But that path is closed to the public this season. Instead, we’ll take the path to East Gate and hike up the Kilmore Cliff trail until we reach Lake Kitano. For those of you who are afraid of heights, Kilmore Cliff is a trail that goes along the 50-meter cliff drop. If you have any concerns, please, voice them now. Otherwise, we’ll begin our tour.

Who most likely are the listeners?

Look at the map. What place are the listeners unable to go to?

What does the woman mention about Kilmore Cliff?

Questions 98 through 100 refer to the following phone message and order form.

Hello, Lima. This is George. I faxed you the order form that the different departments sent. The Finance department has the largest order with over one hundred items, but you need to make sure they stay within the budget. Also double check the IT department’s form. They ordered a lot of electronic equipment. I think Public Relations is fine, since they only wanted about a dozen items. Call me if there need to be changes made on the order forms, so that I can contact the departments.

Look at the graphic. Which department filled out the order form?

What does the speaker anticipate may happen?

What does the speaker request of Lima?