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IELTS Listening - Section 2 - Day 42

Day 42: Workplace Induction Talk

This IELTS-style listening practice continues the Section 2 announcements and services block. It focuses on staff induction details, departments, floors, rules, times, safety instructions, staff-only areas, and corrected locations.

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Practice Method

  1. Listen once without pausing.
  2. Answer Questions 1-10 while listening.
  3. Check the answer key only after finishing.
  4. Replay the difficult parts.
  5. Read the transcript after you try the questions.
  6. Write one mistake to fix in your next practice.

Questions

Listen to the audio and answer Questions 1-10.

Questions 1-5

Complete the workplace induction notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Workplace Induction

1. New staff should first report to __________

2. The training room is on the __________ floor.

3. The staff room is next to the __________ office.

4. ID cards must be collected from __________

5. The lunch break starts at __________

Questions 6-10

Complete the staff rules below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Staff Rules

6. The manager's office is beside the __________ room.

7. The fire drill will happen on __________

8. Staff must wear a blue __________

9. Lockers are in the __________ area.

10. The first team meeting is in the __________ room.

Answer Key and Review

1. reception

2. second

3. finance

4. security

5. 12:45

6. meeting

7. Wednesday

8. badge

9. basement

10. conference

Distractor Explanation

  • New staff should report to reception, not the main entrance desk for visitors.
  • Training used to be on the first floor, but the training room is now on the second floor.
  • ID cards are not collected from human resources; they are collected from security.
  • Lunch is not at 12:30 today; it starts at 12:45 because the induction is longer.
  • Visitor lockers are near reception, but staff lockers are in the basement area.

Review Focus

  • Did you separate staff instructions from visitor instructions?
  • Did you catch the current training room floor?
  • Did you avoid writing human resources for ID cards?
  • Did you hear the corrected lunch time?
  • Did you separate visitor lockers from staff lockers?

Transcript

Day 42 IELTS Listening Practice - Section 2

Topic: Workplace Induction Talk

TrainingOfficer: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to your first day at Northgate Office Services. I will give you a short induction before you meet your team leaders.

TrainingOfficer: New staff should first report to reception when they arrive each morning this week. The main entrance desk is mainly for visitors, so please use reception after today.

TrainingOfficer: Our training room is on the second floor. Last year induction sessions were held on the first floor, but that area is now used by the marketing team.

TrainingOfficer: The staff room is next to the finance office. Some maps still show it near the kitchen, but the kitchen has moved to the back of the building.

TrainingOfficer: You must collect your ID cards from security before you leave today. Human resources will check your documents, but they do not print ID cards.

TrainingOfficer: The lunch break starts at 12:45. It is usually at 12:30, but today's induction includes an extra safety talk, so lunch will be fifteen minutes later.

TrainingOfficer: The manager's office is beside the meeting room. Please do not use the office beside the lift, as that belongs to the customer support supervisor.

TrainingOfficer: There will be a fire drill on Wednesday. You do not need to bring anything, but you must follow your floor supervisor to the assembly point.

TrainingOfficer: Staff must wear a blue badge while they are inside the building. Visitors wear yellow badges, so make sure you collect the correct one.

TrainingOfficer: Lockers for staff are in the basement area. The lockers near reception are only for short-term visitor use.

TrainingOfficer: Your first team meeting will be in the conference room at three o'clock. It was first planned for the training room, but another group will be using that room.

TrainingOfficer: After this induction, please stay here for a few minutes so I can answer questions about your schedule, access card, and department contact details.

Learning focus for Day 42

In induction talks, staff-only details may be different from visitor details. Listen for current locations after old-location distractors.

This IELTS-style educational practice is created by IELTS Booster Lab. It is not official IELTS material and is not affiliated with IELTS, British Council, IDP, Cambridge, or any official IELTS partner.

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