Câu hỏi và đáp án bài nghe Talk on jobs in fashion design Test 1 part 3 - IELTS Cambridge 18
PART 3 Questions 21-30
Questions 21-26
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
Talk on jobs in fashion design
21 What problem did Chantal have at the start of the talk?
A Her view of the speaker was blocked.
B She was unable to find an empty seat.
C The students next to her were talking.
22 What were Hugo and Chantal surprised to hear about the job market?
A It has become more competitive than it used to be.
B There is more variety in it than they had realised.
C Some areas of it are more exciting than others.
23 Hugo and Chantal agree that the speaker's message was
A unfair to them at times.
B hard for them to follow.
C critical of the industry.
24 What do Hugo and Chantal criticise about their school careers advice?
A when they received the advice
B how much advice was given
C who gave the advice
25 When discussing their future, Hugo and Chantal disagree on
A which is the best career in fashion.
B when to choose a career in fashion.
C why they would like a career in fashion.
26 How does Hugo feel about being an unpaid assistant?
A He is realistic about the practice.
B He feels the practice is dishonest.
C He thinks others want to change the practice.
Questions 27 and 28
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO mistakes did the speaker admit she made in her first job?
A being dishonest to her employer
B paying too much attention to how she looked
C expecting to become well known
D trying to earn a lot of money
E openly disliking her client
Questions 29 and 30
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO pieces of retail information do Hugo and Chantal agree would be useful?
A the reasons people return fashion items
B how much time people have to shop for clothes
C fashion designs people want but can't find
D the best time of year for fashion buying
E the most popular fashion sizes
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Part 3, Questions 21-30
21 A
22 B
23 A
24 C
25 B
26 A
27&28 IN EITHER ORDER
B
E
29&30 IN EITHER ORDER
A
C
Transcript
HUGO: Hi Chantal. What did you think of the talk, then?
CHANTAL: Hi Hugo. I thought it was good once I'd moved seats.
HUGO: Oh - were the people beside you chatting or something?
CHANTAL: It wasn't that. I went early so that I'd get a seat and not have to stand, but then this guy sat right in front of me and he was so tall!
HUGO: It's hard to see through people's heads, isn't it?
CHANTAL: Impossible! Anyway, to answer your question, I thought it was really interesting, especially what the speaker said about the job market.
HUGO: Me too. I mean we know we're going into a really competitive field so it's obvious that we may struggle to get work.
CHANTAL: That's right - and we know we can't all have that ‘dream job'.
HUGO: Yeah, but it looks like there's a whole range of … areas of work that we hadn't even thought of - like fashion journalism, for instance.
CHANTAL: Yeah - I wasn't expecting so many career options.
HUGO: Mmm. Overall, she had quite a strong message, didn't she?
CHANTAL: She did. She kept saying things like ‘I know you all think this, but …' and then she'd tell us how it really is.
HUGO: Perhaps she thinks students are a bit narrow-minded about the industry.
CHANTAL: It was a bit harsh, though! We know it's a tough industry.
HUGO: Yeah - and we're only first years, after all. We've got a lot to learn.
CHANTAL: Exactly. Do you think our secondary-school education should have been more career-focused?
HUGO: Well, we had numerous talks on careers, which was good, but none of them were very inspiring. They could have asked more people like today's speaker to talk to us.
CHANTAL: I agree. We were told about lots of different careers - just when we needed to be, but not by the experts who really know stuff.
HUGO: So did today's talk influence your thoughts on what career you'd like to take up in the future?
CHANTAL: Well, I promised myself that I'd go through this course and keep an open mind till the end.
HUGO: But I think it's better to pick an area of the industry now and then aim to get better and better at it.
CHANTAL: Well, I think we'll just have to differ on that issue!
HUGO: One thing's for certain, though. From what she said, we'll be unpaid assistants in the industry for quite a long time.
CHANTAL: Mmm.
HUGO: I'm prepared for that, aren't you?
CHANTAL: Actually, I'm not going to accept that view.
HUGO: Really? But she knows it's the case - and everyone else says the same.
CHANTAL: That doesn't mean it has to be true for me.
HUGO: OK. Well - I hope you're right!
CHANTAL: I thought the speaker's account of her first job was fascinating.
HUGO: Yeah - she admitted she was lucky to get work being a personal dresser for a musician. She didn't even apply for the job and there she was getting paid to choose all his clothes.
CHANTAL: It must have felt amazing - though she said all she was looking for back then was experience, not financial reward.
HUGO: Mmm. And then he was so mean, telling her she was more interested in her own appearance than his!
CHANTAL: But - she did realise he was right about that, which really made me think. I'm always considering my own clothes but now I can see you should be focusing on your client!
HUGO: She obviously regretted losing the job.
CHANTAL: Well, as she said, she should have hidden her negative feelings about him, but she didn't.
HUGO: It was really brave the way she picked herself up and took that job in retail. Fancy working in a shop after that!
CHANTAL: Yeah - well, she recommended we all do it at some point. I guess as a designer you'd get to find out some useful information, like how big or small the average shopper is.
HUGO: I think that's an issue for manufacturers, not designers. However, it would be useful to know if there's a gap in the market - you know, an item that no one's stocking but that consumers are looking for.
CHANTAL: Yeah, people don't give up searching. They also take things back to the store if they aren't right.
HUGO: Yeah. Imagine you worked in an expensive shop and you found out the garments sold there were being returned because they … fell apart in the wash!
CHANTAL: Yeah, it would be good to know that kind of thing.
HUGO: Yeah.