Homestay Application Listening: Audio
General Instructions for IELTS Listening
You'll listen to recordings of people talking or giving speeches during testing. These recordings can be anything from casual conversations to more formal lectures. Listen closely, then answer some questions about what you've heard.
- You are not allowed to open this section unless asked to do so.
- Listen to the instructions of each section carefully.
- Answer all the questions
- Be alert while listening to the audio
- Take notes of the keywords while listening to the audio
- You will be given only 10 minutes to write your answers on the separate answer sheet at the end of the test, for which you have to use a pencil.
Homestay Application Listening: Questions & Answers
This audio is about a Japanese girl and a housing officer are talking about her homestay family. The housing officer takes some details from the girl regarding her stay. You must listen to the audio, and answer the questions!
Below are the sample questions and answers.
Questions and Answers 1-5
- Complete the following form with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
This table contains personal details of the girl, you must fill in the blanks.
First name | 1. |
Family name | Yuichini |
Gender | Female |
Age | 28 |
Passport number | 2. |
Nationality | Japanese |
Course enrolled | 3. |
Length of the course | 4. |
Homestay time | 5. |
Here's a little about the question type:
Question Type: Form Completion
In this task, you must listen to a recording where information is added to a form. The form contains empty spaces that must be filled with the missing details. To succeed, attentively listen to the spoken content, identify the relevant information, and accurately complete the blanks on the form. It requires aligning what you hear with the vacant spaces provided in the document.
Sample Answers:
Answer: Keiko
Explanation:
When the friend reaches the homestay, she is being enquired by the housing officer. She mentioned that her friend enjoyed the homestay and she would like to join. When the officer asks for details, she mentions that her name is Keiko.
Answer: JO6337
Explanation:
While the officer was taking all the personal details from the student, he also asks for passport for identification proof and then the officer mentions that the passport number is JO6337.
Answer: Advanced English studies
Explanation:
When the officer asks for the course details to the student, she mentions that she has enrolled herself in advanced english studies course.
Answer: 5 months
Explanation:
In the conversation between the officer and student, she mentions that the length of the course is 20 weeks out of which 5 weeks are completed. (Therefore, the length of the course is 5 months)
Answer: About 4 months
Explanation:
After the officer enquired about all the personal details, he asked the student about the number of days she was planning to stay at homestay, for which she mentions that she would stay for about 4 months and if she likes it she would stay more.
Question and Answer 6
6. What kind of family does the girls prefer?
- A. A big family with many young children
- В. A family without smoker or drinkers
- С. A family without any pets
- D. A family with many animals or pets
Here's a little about the question type:
Question Type: Multiple Choice Question
In this task, your job is to listen carefully to the audio and pick the correct statements from the options given. Before you start, read the instructions to understand how many correct answers you need. Pay attention to important words, take notes as you listen, and cross out the options that are wrong. This way, you increase your chances of choosing the right answers.
Sample Answers:
Answer:
B- A family without smoker or drinkers
D- A family with many animals or pets
Explanation:
When the officer asks for the student preference in the type of family she would like to live in, she said that she would not prefer a family whose members smoke and drink because she don’t like it and she would love to stay with a family whose house is filled with many animals or pets. Therefore, options B and D are correct.
Question and Answers 7-10
Here's a little about the question:
Question type: Sentence Completion
In this task, you listen to a recording where sentences are not finished. Your job is to fill in the missing words or information. To do well, read the instructions carefully, focus on important words in the sentences, and listen closely for the details you need. Take notes as you hear the information and try to guess the missing words.
Sample Answers
Answer: Seafood
Explanation:
When the officer enquires about the food preference, she mentions that she doesn’t like meat and she prefers seafood.
Answer: Tennis
Explanation:
When asked about any sports she likes to play, she answers that she likes to play tennis.
Answer: Take the train
Explanation:
When the officer inquired,if the student knows about any public transport she mentions that she is not aware as she has always stayed in campus. Then, when the officer asks what about trains, she mentions that she likes taking the train as it is faster.
Answer: This afternoon
Explanation:
After taking all the necessary details, the officer asks the student to come back in the same afternoon after classes to collect information if there is any vacancy for homestay.