Source: ielts.org
1 = H (Reference books)
2 = G (Periodicals)
3 = D (Local history collection)
4 = B (Children’s books)
5 = F (Multimedia)
You will hear the librarian of a new town library talking to a group of people who are visiting the library.
OK everyone. So here we are at the entrance to the town library. My name is Ann, and I’m the chief librarian here, and you’ll usually find me at the desk just by the main entrance here. So I’d like to tell you a bit about the way the library is organised, and what you’ll find where … and you should all have a plan in front of you. Well, as you see my desk is just on your right as you go in, and opposite this 1 the first room on your left has an excellent collection of reference books and is also a place where people can read or study peacefully. 2 Just beyond the librarian’s desk on the right is a room where we have up to date periodicals such as newspapers and magazines and this room also has a photocopier in case you want to copy any of the articles. 3 If you carry straight on you’ll come into a large room and this is the main library area. There is fiction in the shelves on the left, and non-fiction materials on your right, and on the shelves on the far wall there is an excellent collection of books relating to local history. We’re hoping to add a section on local tourist attractions too, later in the year. 4 Through the far door in the library just past the fiction shelves is a seminar room, and that can be booked for meetings or talks, and next door to that is the children’s library, which has a good collection of stories and picture books for the under elevens. 5 Then there’s a large room to the right of the library area – that’s the multimedia collection, where you can borrow videos and DVDs and so on, and we also have CD-Roms you can borrow to use on your computer at home. It was originally the art collection but that’s been moved to another building. And that’s about it – oh, there’s also the Library Office, on the left of the librarian’s desk. OK, now does anyone have any questions?
2 = G (Periodicals)
3 = D (Local history collection)
4 = B (Children’s books)
5 = F (Multimedia)
You will hear the librarian of a new town library talking to a group of people who are visiting the library.
OK everyone. So here we are at the entrance to the town library. My name is Ann, and I’m the chief librarian here, and you’ll usually find me at the desk just by the main entrance here. So I’d like to tell you a bit about the way the library is organised, and what you’ll find where … and you should all have a plan in front of you. Well, as you see my desk is just on your right as you go in, and opposite this 1 the first room on your left has an excellent collection of reference books and is also a place where people can read or study peacefully. 2 Just beyond the librarian’s desk on the right is a room where we have up to date periodicals such as newspapers and magazines and this room also has a photocopier in case you want to copy any of the articles. 3 If you carry straight on you’ll come into a large room and this is the main library area. There is fiction in the shelves on the left, and non-fiction materials on your right, and on the shelves on the far wall there is an excellent collection of books relating to local history. We’re hoping to add a section on local tourist attractions too, later in the year. 4 Through the far door in the library just past the fiction shelves is a seminar room, and that can be booked for meetings or talks, and next door to that is the children’s library, which has a good collection of stories and picture books for the under elevens. 5 Then there’s a large room to the right of the library area – that’s the multimedia collection, where you can borrow videos and DVDs and so on, and we also have CD-Roms you can borrow to use on your computer at home. It was originally the art collection but that’s been moved to another building. And that’s about it – oh, there’s also the Library Office, on the left of the librarian’s desk. OK, now does anyone have any questions?
As you listen to the recording, you can use your finger or pencil to follow the directions on the map.