IELTS Listening Part 3: A Presentation on Urban Beekeeping

Part Three. You will hear two students talking to their tutor about a presentation on urban beekeeping.

First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-five.

Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-five.

Come in, both of you. So, how's the bee project going?

Really well, actually! We've found some surprising data.

City bees often produce more honey than countryside bees.

Really? I'd have expected the opposite.

So did we. But city gardens and parks have a much wider variety of flowers.

The problem is, rooftop hives are becoming too popular.

In some areas, honeybees are competing with wild bees for food.

Interesting. So is urban beekeeping actually harmful?

Well... it really depends on how many hives there are.

And did you speak to anyone locally?

Yes, we surveyed about two hundred residents.

Around sixty percent supported hives in their neighbourhood.

And the rest?

Mostly worried about getting stung, to be honest!

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions twenty-six to thirty.

Now listen and answer questions twenty-six to thirty.

Now, let's talk about the structure of your presentation.

I think we should start with the history of beekeeping.

Oh, come on, Oliver. History is a bit boring as an opening!

Why not start with the honey statistic? It's really striking!

Actually, you're both partly right.

Open with a question to the audience, then give them the statistic.

That's a good compromise. I can keep the history brief.

Just make sure you finish within fifteen minutes.

And a photo of a rooftop hive would really help.

Oh, we've got a great one from the library roof!

Perfect. I'll see you both on the third of March.

That is the end of Part Three.