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IELTS Practice Listening: Matching Features Diagram ID: #56965 Easy Library
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Choose the correct one for each answer. Label the map of the library below.


Diagram
You will hear a conversation between a student and a librarian about using the university library and its facilities. Now listen carefully and answer the questions. Why don't we walk up together and have a look around? Oh, that'd be great, Mary Ann. I'd really appreciate it. Yumi and Mary Ann arrive at the main entrance to the University Library. This is the main entrance. Let's go in. It's very big, isn't it? Yes, but here's a map which will help you. Can you see that it's a kind of L-shape? Oh, yes. Is that the circulations desk in front of us? Yes. That's where all of the incoming and outgoing loans are registered. When you return a book, just put it in the large box over there. See it's marked 'Returns'? Just to the right of the desk. Yes, I see. Can I use the computers behind the desk to access the Internet? Those computers are for the library's database search system only. There are computers in the IT block which we passed on our way here to the library. Anyway, you can search for a book by typing in the title, author, topic, or a keyword. Are the computers easy to use? Yes, very easy. Even I can use them. Does it give a catalogue number after you do the search? Yes, it does. It'll also tell you in which section of the library to find the book. The library is divided into three sections. Straight ahead, behind the circulations desk, is the monograph collection. That just means you can borrow these materials for normal loans. Monograph collection? Yes, I see. The section behind the photocopiers is for all of the serial publications. That means journals and magazines and newspapers, of course. And the most important section for us is the reference section. You'll use it a lot. Unfortunately, the books in this section can't be borrowed. You have to use them in the library. It's over there, past the quiet study area. I see. So, do I need to join or register here? Or do I have automatic borrowing rights as a student? As long as you have your student card, you can borrow books from the monograph collection. Anyone else can access the rest of the library? What if I can't find a particular book? That's what the staff are there for, Yumi. Just go to the advisor's desk, take a request card and fill in the details of what you're looking for. Where's the advisor's desk? It's just over there, the desk at the entrance to the quiet study area. Right. Well, I think I'll have a look now to see if I can find any of the recommended texts for my first law assignment. Yes, good idea. Texts on the recommended lists from the lecturers are very popular and you should try to borrow them from the library as soon as you get your list.
A B C D E
1 Returns Box
2 Library Computers
3 Monograph Collection
4 Reference Section
5 Advisors’ Desk
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Question Focus: Location description - 'just to the right of the desk'

Why this is correct: The answer is Returns Box because the speaker clearly explains where it is. You hear that when you return a book, you put it in the large box marked 'Returns', and its position is described just to the right of the desk, which matches the label on the map.

Passage Reference: When you return a book, just put it in the large box over there. See it's marked 'Returns'? Just to the right of the desk.

Common Mistake: Students sometimes choose the circulations desk instead because it is mentioned first. This is a Distractor trap - the desk is talked about, but the box is a different object next to it.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'large box marked Returns' = Statement: 'Returns Box'

Tips: In map questions, listen carefully for direction phrases like left, right, behind, or next to.

Key Vocabulary:

  • marked = labelled
  • return = give back

Question Focus: Context shift - computers behind desk vs elsewhere

Passage Reference: Can I use the computers behind the desk to access the Internet? Those computers are for the library's database search system only. There are computers in the IT block which we passed on our way here to the library.

Why this is correct: The answer is Library Computers because the speaker explains where the usable computers are. She says the ones behind the desk are only for database searches, and points out other computers in the IT block, which matches the map position.

Common Mistake: Many students choose the circulations desk area because they hear 'computers behind the desk'. This is a Context shift trap - those computers are mentioned, but they are not the general library computers students can use.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'computers ... to access the Internet' = Statement: 'Library Computers'

Tips: If the speaker explains what something is not used for, keep listening. The correct answer often comes after that.

Key Vocabulary:

  • access = use
  • database = stored information

Question Focus: Synonym match - 'straight ahead, behind the desk'

Passage Reference: Straight ahead, behind the circulations desk, is the monograph collection. That just means you can borrow these materials for normal loans.

Why this is correct: The answer is Monograph Collection because the librarian gives a very clear location. She says it is straight ahead, behind the circulations desk, and names it directly as the monograph collection.

Common Mistake: Students sometimes confuse this with the serial publications area. This is a Partial truth trap - both are collections, but only the monograph collection is behind the desk.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'monograph collection' = Statement: 'Monograph Collection'

Tips: When the speaker says a name clearly, trust it. Do not overthink simple matches.

Key Vocabulary:

  • monograph = single book
  • loan = borrowing

Question Focus: Location after a landmark - 'past the quiet study area'

Passage Reference: And the most important section for us is the reference section. You'll use it a lot. Unfortunately, the books in this section can't be borrowed. You have to use them in the library. It's over there, past the quiet study area.

Why this is correct: The answer is Reference Section because the speaker highlights it and explains its position. You hear it is past the quiet study area, which matches the map label exactly.

Common Mistake: Some students choose the quiet study area itself. This is a Sequence trap - the speaker mentions the quiet study area first, then says the reference section is past it.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'reference section' = Statement: 'Reference Section'

Tips: Listen for landmarks like study areas or desks. These help you place locations on maps.

Key Vocabulary:

  • reference = information use only
  • borrowed = taken home

Question Focus: Specific desk near an area entrance

Passage Reference: Where's the advisor's desk? It's just over there, the desk at the entrance to the quiet study area.

Why this is correct: The answer is Advisors' Desk because the librarian explains exactly where it is. She says it is the desk at the entrance to the quiet study area, which matches the diagram position.

Common Mistake: Students sometimes pick the main entrance desk. This is a Wrong location trap - there are several desks, but only one is at the quiet study area entrance.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'advisor's desk' = Statement: 'Advisors' Desk'

Tips: When there are several similar objects like desks, focus on the extra location detail.

Key Vocabulary:

  • advisor = helper
  • entrance = doorway

General Tips:

  • In map and diagram questions, follow the speaker's movement step by step. Imagine you are walking with them.
  • Listen for direction words like left, right, behind, straight ahead, and past.
  • Do not choose an answer too early. The speaker often adds an important location detail at the end.
  • Use landmarks like desks or study areas to orient yourself on the map.
  • Remember you hear the recording only once, so stay focused and do not panic if you miss one word.

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