participants have brought with them – they don’t
have to look for food along the track.
15 C We can understand the idea of ‘being closed to
the public’ from ‘people aren’t allowed to use [the
track] at the moment’. The speaker explains that
this is due to maintenance [= repair] work.
16 B We are told that it is easy for people to slip on the
rocks as they cross Blue River, and that they may
have to cross the river several times.
17 D The Pioneer Track is divided into two sections
because it ‘ends’ at the town of Richmond, and then
continues on the other side of town.
18 A We know that Edgewater is busy with walkers
because of the paraphrase ‘it’s very popular’ and
‘other groups out walking on the way’.
19 B The Murray Track may be unsafe because part of it
goes along a cliff where the track is narrow.
20 A Lakeside is ‘a bit of a tourist attraction’ and the
participants will probably have to share ‘the track
with many other visitors’.
LiSTEning PART 3 Questions 21–30 21 B Finn refers to articles which focus on ‘the
changing nature of jobs’, and Kiara supports this by
saying how the articles suggest we ‘forget the way
things used to happen’. She says that the tradition
of starting out as an apprentice and then remaining
in the same company for years is finished.
Distraction A: Although Kiara refers to people
‘who’ve been in work for years’ [= older employees],
she says that the articles she’s read were written for
young employees, too.
22 A Kiara explains that many businesses [= companies]
are no longer using the phrase ‘job title’. This is
because the work that they are off ering is for a
temporary period – they want to hire people to work
on a particular project.
Distraction B: When Kiara talks about a person’s
social circle, she is describing their friends.
Colleagues are people you interact with at work.
Kiara explains that in the past, some people liked
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