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📝 Trascrizione dialogo IELTS Speaking
Immigration Officer: Good morning. Passport please. Where did you fly in from?
Traveller: Morning. Here you go. I came from London on flight BA187.
Immigration Officer: And the purpose of your visit?
Traveller: I'm here for a three-day conference, then some sightseeing. Overall, ten days.
Immigration Officer: Do you have a return ticket?
Traveller: Yes. I fly back in ten days. I also have a letter from the conference organiser.
Immigration Officer: We ask a few routine questions. Sometimes people give a different reason as a pretext. For example, they say tourism but really plan to work.
Traveller: I understand. I'm not here to work. The conference is paid by my employer.
Immigration Officer: Good. A small inconsistency can catapult an application into secondary inspection. It need not mean wrongdoing, but it raises questions.
Traveller: That makes sense. I had a minor grievance with the airline about seats. I complained online.
Immigration Officer: If you file a formal grievance about treatment, there is a procedure. But a customer complaint is separate from immigration checks.
Traveller: Right. I only mentioned it because it delayed my luggage a bit and I used that as a pretext when I called the hotel.
Immigration Officer: We try to be consistent. The pendulum of policy swings between stricter checks and faster processing. Lately, it has swung toward scrutiny.
Traveller: I noticed that. The stamping took longer. The pendulum between convenience and control is clear.
Immigration Officer: All set. Enjoy your conference. If you have any grievance about how you were treated here, you can submit it online.
📝 📚 Domande pratica IELTS
1
Where did the traveller arrive from?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
A
Spiegazione:
The traveller explicitly says he came from London on flight BA187. The other cities are not mentioned and are therefore incorrect.
2
What is the traveller's stated purpose for this visit?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
B
Spiegazione:
The traveller says he is 'here for a three-day conference' and that the conference is paid by his employer. Options A, C, and D contradict the explicit statement in the dialogue.
3
How long does the traveller plan to stay in the country?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
C
Spiegazione:
The traveller mentions 'Overall, ten days' and that he has a return flight in ten days. Three days refers only to the conference length and is a misleading detail; seven and fourteen days are not stated.
4
According to the officer, what can catapult an application into secondary inspection?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
B
Spiegazione:
The officer specifically says 'A small inconsistency can catapult an application into secondary inspection.' While a criminal offence or lost passport could also cause problems, the dialogue explicitly identifies a small inconsistency as the trigger. Missing return ticket is not singled out as the specific example given.
5
Why does the officer mention 'pretext' during the interview?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
B
Spiegazione:
The officer comments that 'sometimes people give a different reason as a pretext,' meaning false reasons like saying tourism while actually planning to work. Option A is unrelated, C is incorrect because the officer did not say everyone must provide a pretext, and D is false and not supported by the text.
6
What inference can be drawn from the officer's reference to the 'pendulum of policy'?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
B
Spiegazione:
The officer explains 'The pendulum of policy swings between stricter checks and faster processing,' implying policy alternates between strictness and convenience. Option A contradicts this, C is not implied, and D misinterprets the metaphor as a physical object.
7
In the context of the passage, what does the word 'catapult' most nearly mean?
Risposta Sbagliata
Risposta Corretta:
B
Spiegazione:
Here 'catapult' is used figuratively: 'catapult an application into secondary inspection' means to launch it rapidly into additional scrutiny. Option A is the literal meaning but not the intended sense. Options C and D are opposite in meaning or unrelated to how the term is used in context.
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