IELTS Listening: 'volunteering' gap-fill

Listen to six people talk about their experiences of doing volunteer work abroad.

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Fill each gap in the summaries below with ONE word.

1. She works in the ______ field, and she has always wanted to offer her ______ abroad.
2. He wanted to do something ______, and not just be a ______.
3. She says that she's in a safe ______ with friendly ______.
4. She talks about the importance of grasping the ______ of the people.
5. She thinks it's an amazing ______.
6. He says it's about more than just reading a ______ book or visiting the tourist ______.

Comments

[RAJASHISH CHAKRABORTTY]

1. healthcare field, services
2. different, visitor
3. environment, staff
4. culture
5. opportunity
6. guide, spots

[Mai T. Nguyen]

healthcare, services
different, visitor
environment, staff
culture
opportunity
guide, spots

[Wiwik]

1. Healthcare, services
2. Different, visitor
3. Environment, staff
4. Culture
5. Opportunity
6. Guide, spots

[auau]

1. healthcare, services
2. different, visitor
3. environment, staff
4. culture
5. opportunity
6. guide, spots

[Tracie]

1.health, services
2.different, visitor
3.environment, staff
4.culture
5.opportunity
6.guide, spots

[Raveen]

1.healthcare, services
2. different, visitor
3.environment,staff
4.culture
5.opportunity
6.guide,spots

Thank you

[zain]

1- a)health care b)services
2-a) different b) visitor
3-a)environment b)staff
4- culture
5- opportunity
6- a) giude b)spots

[Reza]

1) healthcare, services
2)different,visitor
3)environment, staff
4)culture
5)opportunity
6)guide, spots
- - - -
I answered in second time!

[TUCHIBA]

1) healthcare/ services
2) visitor
3) environment/staff
4) culture
5) opportunity
6) guide/spot

[Huonggiang]

healthcare/ services
visitor
environment/staff
culture
opportunity
guide/spots

[Bruce]

1. healthcare service

2. differently visitors

3. environment stuff

4. culture

5. opportunity

6. guide spots

[Lana]

Hi
I wonder how can we know about task two writing subjects in January and February ? Can anyone help me , please?

[Tinh]

1. healthcare, services
2. different, visitor
3. environment, stuff
4. culture
5.opportunity
6. guide, spots

[OmMonia]

Hi everyone..

I received my results today listening 8.5 reading 7.5 writing 7 and speaking 6.5 overall 7.5 . I am very happy because I achieved my challenging goal. I want thank you Simon from bottom of my heart and I highly recommend your website, videos, and ebook.

[OmMonia]

Task 2 question om my exam February 13 2016.

Some people think employers should not care about the way employees dress at work and it is better to focus on the quality of their work. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

[Tuyet Suong]

1.heathcare services
2.different visitor
3.environment staff
4.culture
5.opportunity
6.guide spots

[Hamid Karimi]

1.heathcare services
2.different visitor
3.environment staff
4.culture
5.opportunity
6.guide spots

[Reza]

I have applied for IELTS general module. I get stressed because of my unawareness about some evaluation rules! For example, is it important having unique accent in speaking? I mean, can we use hybrid(British and American) accent? and also, what about in writing?

[Daisy]

1. health care / services
2. different / visitor
3. environment / staff
4. culture
5. opportunity
6. guide / spots

[Lana]

Hi OmMonia !
Many congratulation for achieving required score ... And also many thanks for this task 2 writing ....

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. healthcare, services
2. different, visitor
3. environment, staff
4. culture
5. opportunity
6. guide, spots

[rock]

1) healthcare, services
2) different, visitors
3) environment, staff
4) culture
5) opportunity
6) guide, spots

[Lala]

1.healthcare services

I work in the healthcare field and I always wanted to go abroad and offer my services .

2. Different visitor

I guess I just want to do volunteer work .coz I wanted to do something different travel around and really see the people rather than just being a visitor .

3. Environment staff

Here you are in a safe environment where you looked after and all the staff are really friendly .

4. Culture

They really want you to grasp the culture you are coming into and the people surround you ,just everything the way they live , their everyday lives

5. Opportunity

If you willing to give the time and energy ,I think, it can be an amazing opportunity . You can learn so much

6. Guide spot

There is more than just reading a guide book and going to the tourist spots.
It's about sitting down and trying to communicate with people and trying to understand what's their experiences are .

[Dina Scherbakova]

1. Healthcare, services
I work in the healthcare field, and I've always wanted to go abroad and offer my services.

2. Different, visitor
I guess, I just wanted to do volunteer work, (be)cause I wanted to do something different, travel around, but like really see the people, you know, rather than just being a visitor.

3. Environment, staff
Here you are in a safe environment, where you are looked after, and all the staff are really friendly.

4. Culture
They really want you grasp the culture they are coming into, and the people that is around you and just everything the way they live their everyday lives.

5. Opportunity
If you are willing to give the time and the energy I think it can be an amazing opportunity and you can learn so much.

6. Guide, spots
There is more than just, you know, reading a guide book and going to the tourist spots, it's about sitting down and trying to communicate with people and trying to understand what their experiences are.

[Dina Scherbakova]

I've noticed some differences between my and Lala's transcripts... But which one is the right one?

[TUCHIBA]

1. Healthcare, services
2. Difference/visitor
2. Environment/staff
3. Culture
4. Guide/spots

[Simon]

FROM SIMON:

Thanks for your transcripts Lala and Dina. I'll put my own version here on the blog tomorrow, so you can see whether you made any mistakes.

[huriya.ali]

1. Healthcare, services
2. Different, visitor
3. Environment, staff
4. Culture
5. Opportunity
6. Guide, spots

[Dina Scherbakova]

Thank you Simon!

[Anushka]

1.healthcare,services
2.different,visitor
3.environment,staff
4.culture
5.opportunity
6.guide,spots

[beko]

healthcare
different
visitor
environment
staff
culture
opportunity
guide
spots

[Hoang Linh]

1. health care, services
2. different, visitor
3. environment, staff
4. culture
5. guide, spots

[mai nguyen]

hi everyone.
now I will begin to learn ielts!!
I hope I will achieve my challenge goal