Unit Two
Form Filling and Table Completion
Listening for Specific Details
本单元共有20个练习，内容选自国外日常生活场景的各种对话，如打电话、 找工作、旅馆订房、去银行开户等。
在IELTS听力考试中，常常出现的基本题型就是表格填写（Form Filling)或 图表完成题（Table Completion)。这些类型的试题要求考生根据所听内容填写表格 中的信息，以测试其对所听内容的理解能力和理解的准确性。本单元的重点是表 格填写练习，目的是帮助考生了解和熟悉题型；同时，通过听日常对话，提高考 生的实际听力能力，培养考生在听英语会话中捕捉重要信息的能力。
建议考生在听之前，一定要把表格中的问题、句子认真读一遍，养成认真审 题的习惯。要学会横看和竖看图表上的已有信息和需要填补的信息，做到心中有 数。这样在听的过程中才能有针对性地寻找所需信息，并准确抓住要记录的信息， 填写到正确的栏中。
Listening Activity No. 1
You will hear a dialogue. As you listen, fill in the form below.
Family name 1. ____________
First name 2. ____________
Length of English study 3. ____________
Examinations passed 4. ____________
Score 5. ____________
Subjects needing help 6. ____________
Biggest problem 7. ____________
Listening Activity No. 2
You will hear a dialogue. As you listen, fill in the form below.
Which subject put first 1. ____________
Reasons 2. ____________
Second 3. ____________
Third 4. ____________
Fourth 5. ____________
Which subject put last 6. ____________
Reasons 7. ____________
Listening Activity No. 3
You will hear two telephone conversations involving an invitation. As you listen, fill in the forms below.
Conversation 1
Receiver’s telephone No. 1. ____________
Receiver’s name 2. ____________
Reason for phoning 3. ____________
What will they do 4. ____________
When will they do it 5. ____________
Conversation 2
Receiver’s telephone No. 1. ____________
Caller’s name 2. ____________
Receiver’s name 3. ____________
Why can’t they meet on Friday 4. ____________
Why can’t they meet on Saturday 5. ____________
Responding to Invitations
- Great, I’d love to.
- Sounds great.
- OK, that’s a good idea!
- All right, I’d love to.
- That’s fine.
- Sure. It’s great!
- It sounds really interesting.
- I’d love to, but I…
- Sorry, I can’t make it.
- Sorry, I’m not really interested.
- Sorry, I can’t go this afternoon.
- That’s too bad!
- What a pity!
Listening Activity No. 4
You will hear the BBC weather forecast. As you listen, fill in the missing information in the correct column.
| Places | Weather | Temperature |
| S. England and Midlands | ||
| sunny spells, strong winds, rain | ||
Weather
- C—Celsius
- F—Fahrenheit
- -5ºC；一minus 5 degrees Celsius
- cloud—cloudy
- sun—sunny
- wind—windy
- snow—snowy
- rain—rainy
- storm一stormy
- frost一frosty
- warm
- hot
- stuffy
- chilly
- cold
- freezing
Listening Activity No. 5
A man is looking for a new flat. He is talking to an estate agent. Listen carefully and fill in the form below.
Rental Application Form
Caller’s foil name 1. ____________
Address 2. ____________ Avenue
Telephone No. 3. ____________
Occupation 4. ____________
Employer 5. ____________
Listening Activity No. 6
You are going to listen to a conversation between a landlord and a tenant. Imagine you are the tenant. Listen carefully and fill in the form below.
Is the room available? 1. ____________
Number of beds in the room 2. ____________
Facilities to be shared with others 3. ____________
Number of people who are sharing the facilities now 4. ____________
The rent 5. ____________
The rent is due 6. ____________
The first month’s payment 7. ____________
Telephone number 8. ____________
Listening Activity No. 7
You will hear a conversation at the customs in Gatwick Airport. As you listen, fill in the form below.
Surname 1. ____________
First name 2. ____________
Sex 3. ____________
Date of birth 4. ____________
Nationality 5. ____________
Occupation 6. ____________
Reason for travel in the UK 7. ____________
Address in the UK 8. ____________
Listening Activity No. 8
You’re a member of the staff in a lost property office in a department store. A woman comes to your office to report that she has lost something. As you listen, fill in the report form with the information she gives you.
Lost Property Report
Item 1. ____________
Total value 2. ____________
Description 3. ____________
Last time noted 4. ____________
Last place noted 5. ____________
If found, notify: Name 6. ____________
Address 7. ____________
Phone No. 8. ____________
Listening Activity No. 9
You will hear an interview between a young woman who has applied for a position with a company and the personnel officer of the company. As you listen, fill in the form below.
Name of applicant 1. ____________
University attended 2. ____________
Subject 3. ____________
Year of graduation 4. ____________
Work experience:
Last position 5. ____________
Years 6. ____________
Salary 7. ____________
Previous work 8. ____________
Years 9. ____________
New job’s salary 10. ____________
Benefit of the job 11. ____________
Listening Activity No. 10
You will hear four telephone messages. As you listen, write down the important information given by the callers.
Message 1
Caller’s name 1. ____________
Message for 2. ____________
Message 3. ____________
Ring back 4. ____________
Message 2
Receiver’s phone No. 1. ____________
Caller’s name 2. ____________
Message for 3. ____________
Message 4. ____________
Phone No. 5. ____________
Message 3
Receiver’s phone No. 1. ____________
Caller’s name 2. ____________
Message for 3. ____________
Message 4. ____________
Phone No. 5. ____________
Message 4
Receiver’s phone No. 1. ____________
Caller’s name 2. ____________
Message for 3. ____________
Message 4. ____________
Listening Activity No. 11
You are going to hear an interview on transportation. As you listen, fill in the form below.
Listening Activity No. 12
You will hear a conversation. As you listen, fill in the missing information in the form below.
Reason for call 1. ____________
Personnel manager’s name 2. ____________
Caller’s name 3. ____________
Caller’s college 4. ____________
Caller’s subjects in college 5. ____________
Caller’s work experience 6. ____________
What foreign languages can the caller speak? 7. ____________
Interview place 8. ____________
Interview time 9. ____________
Documents caller must take to the interview 10. ____________
Listening Activity No. 13
You will hear an interview. As you listen, fill in the form about Miss Wood.
Surname 1. ____________
First name 2. ____________
Country 3. ____________
Marital status 4. Married / Single
Education 5. ____________
Present occupation 6. ____________
Number of years for the present occupation 7. ____________
How many languages can she speak? 8. ____________
Interests 9. ____________
Previous employment 10. ____________
Listening Activity No. 14
You will hear a dialogue between a bank officer and a customer. As you listen, fill in the form below.
City to which money is to be transferred 1. ____________
Name of the bank 2. ____________
Recipient of the money 3. ____________
Recipient’s address 4. ____________
Account number 5. ____________
Amount of money to be transferred 6. ____________
That amount in American dollars 7. ____________
Sender of the money 8. ____________
Sender’s address 9. ____________
Fastest method of sending money overseas 10. ____________
Method chosen by customer 11. ____________
Useful Words and Expressions
- open an account
- deposit money
- withdraw money
- overdraft
- interest
- transfer
- a cheque/check book
- an account book
- a statement
Listening Activity No. 15
You are going to listen to a conversation between a student and a clerk at Barclays Bank. Listen carefully and tick (√) if the information is correct, or write in the changes.
Listening Activity No. 16
Listen to Jane talking about her relatives. Tick if the information is correct, or write in the necessary changes.
Family Members
- grandparents
- grandmother
- grandfather
- husband wife
- aunt uncle
- daughter
- son
- brother
- sister
- nephew
- niece
- cousin
- grandchildren
- grandson
- granddaughter
Listening Activity No. 17
Julia is a student at university. She is looking for a room to rent. She has seen an advertisement and has decided to phone the landlord. As you listen, fill in the form below.
Caller’s name 1. ____________
Address of accommodation 2. ____________
Telephone No. 3. ____________
The rent 4. ____________
Type of room available 5. ____________
Rooms shared: 6. ____________ A. living room B. bathroom C. kitchen D. bedroom
Deposit 7. ____________
House rules 8. ____________
Is it close to public transportation? 9. ____________
Appointment time 10. ____________
Listening Activity No. 18
You will hear a conversation. As you listen, fill in an accident report form with the information you hear.
ACCIDENT REPORT FORM
Name of casualty: ____________ Age: ____________ Sex: ____________
Address: ____________
Occupation: ____________
Details of accident: Date ____________ Time ____________
Category of accident: Road ____________ Domestic ____________ Sporting ____________ Other ____________
Injuries sustained: ____________
Witness’s name: ____________
Address: ____________
Action:
Police notified Ward: ____________
Family notified
Employer notified Casualty officer: ____________
Listening Activity No. 19
You are going to hear a talk about some volcanoes. Look at the chart below. Listen carefully to the talk and write down the missing information in the correct place.
| Name of the Place | Location | Date of Eruption | Number of People Who Died |
| Vesuvius | 79 AD | ||
| Ecuador | 1，000 | ||
| Krakatoa | |||
| Martinique | |||
| Mount St. Helens | 60 | ||
| Mount Tambora | Indonesia |
Natural Disasters
- earthquake
- tsunami
- landslide
- rockslide
- hurricane
- tornado
- sandstorm
- flood
Listening Activity No. 20
You will hear a dialogue between a student and a landlord. The student has seen an advertisement and is phoning the landlord to find out more about it. As you listen, fill in the form below.
Telephone number 1. ____________
Address 2. ____________
Type of room 3. ____________
Rent 4. ____________
Shared rooms 5. ____________
Day rent due 6. ____________
Deposit amount 7. ____________
House rules 8. ____________
Public transport 9. ____________
When is the room available 10. ____________
Nearest tube station 11. ____________
Appointment time 12. ____________