Cambridge IELTS 18 - Test 2 - Listening Part 4 - Pockets

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A. BÀI NGHE POCKETS

Questions 31-40

Complete the notes below.

Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Pockets

Reason for choice of subject

●   They are 31  but can be overlooked by consumers and designers.

Pockets in men’s clothes

●   Men started to wear 32  in the 18th century.

●   A 33  sewed pockets into the lining of the garments.

●   The wearer could use the pockets for small items.

●   Bigger pockets might be made for men who belonged to a certain type of 34

Pockets in women’s clothes

●   Women’s pockets were less 35  than men’s.

●   Women were very concerned about pickpockets.

●   Pockets were produced in pairs using 36  to link them together.

●   Pockets hung from the women’s 37  under skirts and petticoats.

●   Items such as 38  could be reached through a gap in the material.

●   Pockets, of various sizes, stayed inside clothing for many decades.

●   When dresses changed shape, hidden pockets had a negative effect on the 39  of women.

●   Bags called ‘pouches’ became popular, before women carried a 40

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B. TRANSCRIPT

Good morning. Now, we’ve been asked to choose an aspect of European clothing or fashion and to talk about its development over time.

I decided to focus on a rather small area of clothing and that’s pockets. I chose pockets for two reasons, really. We all have them – in jeans, jackets, coats, for example – and even though we often carry bags or briefcases as well, nothing is quite as convenient as being able to pop your phone or credit card into your pocket. Yet, I suspect that, other than that, people don’t really think about pockets too much and they’re rather overlooked as a fashion item. Q31

It’s certainly very interesting to go back in time and see how pockets developed for men and women. In the 18th century, fashions were quite different from the way they are now, and pockets were too. If we think about male fashion first … that was the time when suits became popularQ32 Trousers were knee-length only and referred to as ‘breeches’, the waistcoats were short and the jackets were long, but all three garments were lined with material and pockets were sewn into this cloth by whichever tailor the customer usedQ33 The wearer could then carry small objects such as pencils or coins on their person and reach them through a gap in the lining. Coat pockets became increasingly decorative on the outside for men who wanted to look stylish, but they were often larger but plainer if the wearer was someone with a profession who needed to carry medical instruments – a doctor or physician, for example. Q34

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The development of women’s pockets was a little different. For one thing, they weren’t nearly as visible or as easy to reach as men’s. Q35 In the 18th and 19th centuries, women carried numerous possessions on their person and some of these could be worth a lot of money. Women were more vulnerable to theft and wealthy women, in particular, worried constantly about pickpockets. So – what they did was to have a pair of pockets made that were tied together with stringQ36 The pockets were made of fabric, which might be recycled cloth if the wearer had little money or something more expensive, such as linen, sometimes featuring very delicate embroidery. Women tied the pockets around their waist so that they hung beneath their clothes. Q37 Remember, skirts were long then and there was plenty of room to hide a whole range of small possessions between the layers of petticoats that were commonly worn. They would have an opening in the folds of their skirts through which they could reach whatever they needed, like their perfumeQ38 Working women, of course, also needed to carry around items that they might use for whatever job or trade they were involved in, but their pairs of pockets still remained on the inside of their clothing, they just got bigger or longer sometimes reaching down to their knees!

So the tie-on pockets went well into the 19th century and only changed when fashion altered towards the end of that period. That’s when dresses became tighter and less bulky, and the pairs of pockets became very noticeable – they stood out too much and detracted from the woman’s imageQ39 Women who had been used to carrying around a range of personal possessions – and still wanted to – needed somewhere to carry these items about their person. That was when small bags, or pouches as they were known, came into fashion and, of course, they inevitably led on to the handbag of more modern times, particularly when fashion removed pockets altogether. Q40

Part 4: Question 31-40 dạng Gap-fill

Cách làm: 

  • B1: Đọc lướt các chỗ trống cần điền đáp án. Khoanh tròn giới hạn từ cần điền

  • B2: Đoán nhanh xem liệu loại từ cần điền vào chỗ trống là loại từ gì (danh từ, động từ, tính từ hay trạng từ) và xác định dạng từ (tên quốc gia, tên người, con số ….)

  • B3: Xác định những từ khóa trong câu chứa chỗ trống cần điền.

  • B4: Nghe và lựa chọn đáp án

Reason for choice of subject

  • They are 31_____ but can be overlooked by consumers and designers.


Từ cần điền là một tính từ (sau are), chỉ một đặc  điểm của những chiếc túi, tuy nhiên chúng hay bị phớt lờ bởi người tiêu dùng và những nhà thiết kế. Trong audio, nội dung tương tự chỉ ra rằng không có gì tiện hơn (convenient) việc cho một chiếc túi để đặt thẻ tín dụng hay điện thoại vào. Tuy nhiên, chúng thường không được quan tâm lắm. 


=> Đáp án là convenient

I decided to focus on a rather small area of clothing and that’s pockets. I chose pockets for two reasons, really […] nothing is quite as convenient as being able to pop your phone or credit card into your pocket. Yet, I suspect that, other than that, people don’t really think about pockets too much and they’re rather overlooked as a fashion item.

Pockets in men’s clothes

  • Men started to wear 32_____ in the 18th century.


Từ cần điền là một danh từ, chỉ một loại trang phục nam giới mặc ở thế kỷ 18. Trong audio, một loại trang phục được nhắc đến dành cho nam giới trong thời gian đó là đồ âu (suits). 


=> Đáp án là suits  

In the 18th century, fashions were quite different from the way they are now, and pockets were too. If we think about male fashion first […] that was the time when suits became popular.

  • A 33 _____ sewed pockets into the lining of the garments.


Từ cần điền là một danh từ số ít, dự đoán là một đối tượng con người, do theo sau là hành động ‘may túi’. Trong audio, thông tin tương tự nói về việc may túi là chúng được may vào lớp vải bởi một thợ may (tailor) bất kì nào đó mà khách hàng lựa chọn. 


=> Đáp án là tailor  

Trousers were knee-length only and referred to as ‘breeches’, the waistcoats were short and the jackets were long, but all three garments were lined with material and pockets were sewn into this cloth by whichever tailor the customer used.

  • The wearer could use the pockets for small items.

  • Bigger pockets might be made for men who belonged to a certain type of 34 _____


Từ cần điền là một danh từ, vì đứng sau giới từ of, chỉ ngành nghề của những người dùng túi. Audio cho thông tin rằng những chiếc túi to phù hợp với ai đó mà  nghề nghiệp (profession) của họ yêu cầu  mang nhiều vật dụng y tế. 


=> Đáp án là profession.  

The wearer could then carry small objects such as pencils or coins on their person and reach them through a gap in the lining. Coat pockets […] were often larger but plainer if the wearer was someone with a profession who needed to carry medical instruments – a doctor or physician, for example.

Pockets in women’s clothes

  • Women’s pockets were less 35 _____ than men’s.


Từ cần điền là một tính từ, vì nằm trong cấu trúc so sánh hơn kém, mô tả những chiếc túi phụ nữ dùng. Trong audio, thông tin mô tả rằng những chiếc túi phụ nữ dùng không dễ thấy (visible) như của nam.


=> Đáp án là visible 

The development of women’s pockets was a little different. For one thing, they weren’t nearly as visible or as easy to reach as men’s.

  • Women were very concerned about pickpockets.

  • Pockets were produced in pairs using 36 _____ to link them together.


Từ cần điền là một danh từ, chỉ một thứ gì đó dùng để buộc những chiếc túi được sản xuất theo từng cặp lại với nhau. Thông tin tương tự trong audio là dùng dây (string). 


=> Đáp án là string

Women were more vulnerable to theft and wealthy women, in particular, worried constantly about pickpockets. So – what they did was to have a pair of pockets made that were tied together with string.

  • Pockets hung from the women’s 37 _____ under skirts and petticoats.


Từ cần điền là một danh từ, vì đứng sau sở hữu cách ‘s, nơi nào đó trên người phụ nữ mà những chiếc túi được treo vào, sao cho chúng nằm bên dưới những chiếc váy (lót) của họ. Thông tin tương ứng trong audio là waist


=> Đáp án là waist 

Women tied the pockets around their waist so that they hung beneath their clothes.

  • Items such as 38 _____ could be reached through a gap in the material.


Từ cần điền là một danh từ, chỉ một món đồ có thể được với lấy thông qua một khe hở trong chất liệu. Trong audio, món đồ  này là nước hoa (perfume). 


=> Đáp án là perfume 

They would have an opening in the folds of their skirts through which they could reach whatever they needed, like their perfume.

  • When dresses changed shape, hidden pockets had a negative effect on the 39 _____ of women.


Từ cần điền là một danh từ, liên quan đến phụ nữ, bị ảnh hưởng xấu từ những chiếc túi khi những chiếc đầm bị thay đổi về kích cỡ. Trong audio, thông tin tương ứng nói rằng khi những chiếc váy trở nên chật hơn và bớt cồng kềnh, những cặp túi trở nên nổi bật quá mức và khiến hình ảnh (image) của người phụ nữ bị nhạt nhòa đi. 


=> Đáp án là image.  

when dresses became tighter and less bulky, and the pairs of pockets became very noticeable – they stood out too much and detracted from the woman’s image.

  • Bags called ‘pouches’ became popular, before women carried a 40 _____.


Từ cần điền là một danh từ, chỉ một vật dụng phụ nữ mang theo, sau thời điểm mà những chiếc túi nhỏ (pouches) trở nên được ưa chuộng. Trong audio, những chiếc túi nhỏ này trở nên nổi tiếng và dẫn đến sự ra đời của túi xách tay (handbag) quen thuộc trong những thời kỳ hiện đại. 


=> Đáp án là handbag

That was when small bags, or pouches as they were known, came into fashion and, of course, they inevitably led on to the handbag of more modern times, particularly when fashion removed pockets altogether.

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