# Final essay - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2018.9.29 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/09ea0210-1925-4e7a-93d7-e4c156d22a5f（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:01,120 Section three. 00:00:03,440 You will hear a conversation between two students and their professor discussing an essay. First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-six. 00:00:21,100 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-six. 00:00:53,200 For next week, I'd like you to undertake a piece of research in preparation for writing your final essay. 00:01:00,900 In order to gain top marks, you must include a range of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Are there any questions? 00:01:10,900 Yes, Professor, I have a question. We haven't yet covered how to undertake this sort of research in much depth, and I'm a little unsure of what you want us to do. In telling us to include primary sources, do you mean you want us to design and distribute a questionnaire analyzing the results? 00:01:31,080 You could design a questionnaire, but you'll soon find that distributing a questionnaire on such a large scale is somewhat troublesome. 00:01:39,740 We couldn't possibly expect you to do it effectively as an individual university student without the necessary resources. 00:01:47,520 No. Ideally, I would like you to form one or two focus groups and interview them. 00:01:54,860 This will provide you with a more qualitative approach. 00:01:58,440 If your strengths lie in mathematics, please by all means, take a more quantitative approach, but this will be more strenuous and time-consuming and isn't entirely necessary for the purpose of this study. 00:02:11,520 Professor, you haven't told us what our project is about. Do we get to choose our own topic based on the previous study? 00:02:20,100 No, I'm afraid not. This will be a strictly Australian study. However, you can choose which angle you'd like to take, so long as it remains within the realm of anthropology. Does anyone have any questions specifically about the formation of the focus groups? 00:02:37,340 I'd had several emails about this, and I'd like to address it now. 00:02:42,489 My study is related to growing up in Australia and the question of nature versus nurture. I gathered more than two hundred schoolchildren who would be happy to participate in a focus group. Do you think we'll need to include that many participants in a focus group? 00:03:00,520 Blimey, Douglas. Well done for finding that many willing children, but you definitely don't need that many for the study you're going to undertake. 00:03:09,420 I'd say you need no more than five children per group and no more than three groups, so fifteen children altogether. 00:03:18,620 You definitely need to control the group size in order to generate a meaningful dialogue. 00:03:24,660 Okay, if it's useful, I'll try and do it. 00:03:28,040 I appreciate your enthusiasm for the project, but there are plenty of different ways to gather data, and I'm sure that if you look hard enough, you'll find someone who has conducted almost the exact same research in the past. 00:03:42,640 My advice for you is don't be too ambitious and try to include as much information about various people or sectors. 00:03:51,840 For those who haven't ever collected original data before, what do you suggest we do? 00:03:58,420 I would suggest that you read accounts from other people who have undertaken such research to see what advice they can give. 00:04:06,620 I would also encourage you to read chapter eight in the course textbook, which should give you a good introduction to collecting data. Moreover, you should try to practice using the data table provided in your course handbook. 00:04:21,640 By now, you should have read at least six or seven books giving quite detailed instruction on how to go about collecting data. 00:04:29,940 Professor, I don't know about everyone else, but I'm having trouble reading the books. I had a really big assignment for another course, and I've been spending all my time on that. Jane, have you read all the books the professor mentioned? 00:04:46,360 Well, my trouble is getting hold of the books. I've been to the library several times, but all the books are out. 00:04:54,340 Sounds like you should have started borrowing books a bit earlier. 00:04:58,400 Yes, I should have, but I got several ones from my friend a couple of days ago. I just skimmed through them and don't remember a lot of the information. 00:05:11,380 Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:05:26,400 Now listen and answer questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:05:44,540 But now let's look at these things. We'll need to start thinking about which ones we'll definitely want to do for the project. 00:05:52,760 Okay. The first one here is the final report. 00:05:56,180 If you like, we can work together on the research and data collection side of the project and doing the final writeup. 00:06:04,840 Cool. That sounds good. 00:06:07,500 I'm not sure how much I'd be able to contribute considering I haven't had a chance to read the course material, but I should be able to prepare some sheets and a list of questions that can be used during the focus group sessions. 00:06:21,180 That sounds appropriate. I think so too. 00:06:24,560 Do you think we'll need to write a letter to send to the participants telling them the time and place for the interviews? 00:06:31,960 Positive. I can take care of that. 00:06:35,020 Well, that's great. 00:06:37,000 I should also include a document for them to sign saying that they're happy to be voice recorded. 00:06:43,500 Oh, yes, of course. I forgot about the transcript. That'll likely be a big job. So let's do half each. I'll do one of the groups, and you can do the other. Okay? 00:06:55,040 Sounds like a plan. 00:06:59,440 That is the end of section three. 00:07:02,440 You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 21. 21 What kind of research method does the professor recommend? 21 What kind of research method does the professor recommend? - interview - observation - questionnaire **答案**：interview 原文定位：You could design a questionnaire, but you'll soon find that distributing a questionnaire on such a large scale is somewhat troublesome;No. Ideally, I would like you to form one or two focus groups and interview them 同义替换：「research method」↔「design a questionnaire」；「recommend」↔「I would like you to」 ### 22. 22 What is the project based on? 22 What is the project based on? - a study they did before in Australia - a similar angle someone has done before - an Australian study **答案**：an Australian study 原文定位：No, I'm afraid not. This will be a strictly Australian study. However, you can choose which angle you'd like to take, so long as it remains within the realm of anthropology ### 23. 23 What does the professor advise Douglas to do about the formation of the focus groups? 23 What does the professor advise Douglas to do about the formation of the focus groups? - strengthen the group in size - reduce the number of children in each group - build more than 3 groups **答案**：reduce the number of children in each group 原文定位：Well done for finding that many willing children, but you definitely don't need that many for the study you're going to undertake. I'd say you need no more than five children per group and no more than three groups, so fifteen children altogether ### 24. 24 To do the project best, the professor suggests the students 24 To do the project best, the professor suggests the students - interview various people or sectors - not be too ambitious - work hard enough **答案**：not be too ambitious 原文定位：My advice for you is don't be too ambitious and try to include as much information about various people or sectors 同义替换：「suggests」↔「advice」 ### 25. 25 To gather data, the professor asks Jane 25 To gather data, the professor asks Jane - to replace other people's advice - to simplify the textbook - to practice using the date table **答案**：to practice using the date table 原文定位：Moreover, you should try to practice using the data table provided in your course handbook ### 26. 26 The reason why Douglas hasn't read enough reference books is that 26 The reason why Douglas hasn't read enough reference books is that - he doesn't have enough time - he thinks there are too many books to read - he hasn't spent time in the library **答案**：he doesn't have enough time 原文定位：Professor, I don't know about everyone else, but I'm having trouble reading the books. I had a really big assignment for another course, and I've been spending all my time on that 同义替换：「hasn't read enough reference books」↔「having trouble reading the books」；「doesn't have enough time」↔「spending all my time on」 ### 27. final report final report - Jane will do - Douglas will do - They will do together **答案**：They will do together 原文定位：If you like, we can work together on the research and data collection side of the project and doing the final writeup 同义替换：「report」↔「writeup」 ### 28. sheet preparation sheet preparation - Jane will do - Douglas will do - They will do together **答案**：Douglas will do 原文定位：I should be able to prepare some sheets and a list of questions that can be used during the focus group sessions ### 29. letter letter - Jane will do - Douglas will do - They will do together **答案**：Jane will do 原文定位：Do you think we'll need to write a letter to send to the participants telling them the time and place for the interviews;Positive. I can take care of that ### 30. transcript transcript - Jane will do - Douglas will do - They will do together **答案**：They will do together 原文定位：I forgot about the transcript. That'll likely be a big job. So let's do half each. I'll do one of the groups, and you can do the other --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。