IELTS Handbook 14 - Test 3 - Khóa học sinh viên Drive

Section 1

Questions

1 – 10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Flanders Conference Hotel

PATIENT DETAILS Personal information Example Name Julie Anne ……Garcia….. Contact phone 1

Date of birth 2

, 1992 Occupation works as a 3

Insurance company 4

Life Insurance Details of the problem Type of problem pain in her left 5

When it began 6

ago Action already taken has taken painkillers and applied ice Other information Sports played belongs to a 7

club goes 8

Regularly Medical history injured her 9

last year no allergies no regular medication apart from 10

Section 2

Questions

11 – 15

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO activities that volunteers do are mentioned?

1
2
A
decorating

B
cleaning

C
delivering meals

D
shopping

E
childcare

Questions

16 – 20

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO ways that volunteers can benefit from volunteering are mentioned?

3
4
A
learning how to be part of a team

B
having a sense of purpose

C
realising how lucky they are

D
improved ability at time management

E
boosting their employment prospects

What has each of the following volunteers helped someone to do? Choose SIX answers from the box and match the correct letter, A-G, with Questions 15-20

Habib

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Consuela

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Minh

Chọn đáp án

Tanya

Chọn đáp án

Alexei

Chọn đáp án

Juba

Chọn đáp án

Section 3

Questions

21 – 24

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Background on school marching band

It consists of around 11

students. It is due to play in a 12

band competition. It has been invited to play in the town’s 13

They have listened to a talk by a 14

Joe will discuss a 15

with the band. Joe hopes the band will attend a 16

next month.

Questions

25 – 30

What problem does Joe mention in connection with each of the following band members? Choose FOUR answers from the box and match the correct letter, A-F, with Questions 27-30.

flautist

Chọn đáp án

trumpeter

Chọn đáp án

trombonist

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percussionist

Chọn đáp án

Section 4

Questions

31 – 40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Concerts in university arts festival

Ancient cultures – many cultures believed that floods and other disasters were involved in the creation of the world – many cultures invented 31

and other ceremonies to make the weather gods friendly – people needed to observe and interpret the sky to ensure their 32

– around 650 BC, Babylonians started forecasting, using weather phenomena such as 33

– by 300 BC, the Chinese had a calendar made up of a number of 34

connected with the weather Ancient Greeks – a more scientific approach – Aristotle tried to explain the formation of various weather phenomena – Aristotle also described haloes and 35

Middle Ages – Aristotle’s work considered accurate – many proverbs, e.g. about the significance of the colour of the 36

, passed on accurate information. 15th-19th centuries – 15th century: scientists recognised value of 37

for the first time – Galileo invented the 38

– Pascal showed relationship between atmospheric pressure and altitude – from the 17th century, scientists could measure atmospheric pressure and temperature – 18th century: Franklin identified the movement of 39

– 19th century: data from different locations could be sent to the same place by 40

Section 1

Questions

1 – 10

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Flanders Conference Hotel

Example Customer Services Manager: …………Angela……….. Date available ● weekend beginning February 4th Conference facilities ● the 1

room for talks (projector and 2

available) ● area for coffee and an 3

● free 4

throughout ● a standard buffet lunch costs $ 5

per head Accommodation ● Rooms will cost $ 6

including breakfast. Other facilities ● The hotel also has a spa and rooftop 7

● There’s a free shuttle service to the 8

Location ● Wilby Street (quite near the 9

) ● near to restaurants and many 10

Giải thích đáp án

ANGELA: Hello, Flanders conference hotel.

MAN: Oh, hi. I wanted to ask about conference facilities at the hotel. Have I come through to the right person?

ANGELA: You have. I’m the customer services manager. My name’s (Example) Angela. So how can I help you?

MAN: Well, I’m calling from Barrett and Stansons, we’re a medical company based in Perth.

ANGELA: Oh yes.

MAN: And we’re organising a conference for our clients to be held in Sydney. It’ll be held over two days and we’re expecting about fifty or sixty people.

ANGELA: When were you thinking of having it?

MAN: Some time early next year, like the end of January? It’d have to be a weekend.

ANGELA: Let me see … our conference facilities are already booked for the weekend beginning January 28th. We could do the first weekend in February?

MAN: How about January 21st?

ANGELA: I’m afraid that’s booked too.

MAN: Well, let’s go for the February date then.

ANGELA: So that’s the weekend beginning the 4th.

MAN: OK. Now can you tell me a bit about what conference facilities you have?

ANGELA: Sure. (Q1) So for talks and presentations we have the Tesla room. [Vì vậy, đối với các cuộc nói chuyện và thuyết trình, chúng tôi có phòng Tesla].

MAN: Sorry?

ANGELA: Tesla – that’s spelled T-E-S-L-A. it holds up to a hundred people, and it’s fully equipped with a projector and so on.

MAN: (Q2) How about a microphone? [Thế còn một chiếc micro thì sao?]

ANGELA: Yes, that’ll be all set up ready for you (= available) [Có chứ, tất cả sẽ được chuẩn bị sẵn sàng cho bạn], and there’ll be one that members of the audience can use too, for questions, if necessary.

MAN: Fine. (Q3) And we’ll also need some sort of open area where people can sit and have a cup of coffee, and we’d like to have an exhibition [Chúng tôi cũng sẽ cần một chút không gian mở để mọi người có thể ngồi uống cà phê, và chúng tôi muốn có một buổi triển lãm] of our products and services there as well, so that’ll need to be quite a big space.

ANGELA: That’s fine, there’s a central atrium with all those facilities, and you can come before the conference starts if you want to set everything up.

MAN: Great. (Q4) And I presume there’s wifi? [Và tôi cho là ở đây có wifi?]

ANGELA: Oh yes, that’s free and available throughout the hotel. [Ồ vâng, nó miễn phí và có sẵn trong cả khách sạn]

MAN: OK.

ANGELA: Would you also like us to provide a buffet lunch? We can do a two-course meal with a number of different options.

MAN: What sort of price are we looking at for that?

ANGELA: (Q5) Well, I can send you a copy of the standard menu. That’s $45 per person. [Vâng, tôi có thể gửi cho bạn một bản sao của thực đơn tiêu chuẩn. Giá là $45 cho một người]. Or you can have the special for $25 more.

MAN: I think the standard should be OK, but yes, send me the menu.

———————–

MAN: Now we’re also going to need accommodation on the Saturday night for some of the participants … I’m not sure how many, but probably about 25. So what do you change for a room?

ANGELA: (Q6) Well, for conference attendees we have a 25% reduction, so we can offer you rooms at $135 [Chà, đối với những người tham dự hội nghị, sẽ có giảm giá 25%, vì vậy chúng tôi có thể cung cấp cho bạn phòng với giá $135]. Normally a standard room’s $180.

MAN: And does that include breakfast?

ANGELA: Sure. And of course, guests can also make use of all the other facilities at the hotel. (Q7) So we’ve got a spa where you can get massages and facials and so on, and there’s a pool up on the roof (= rooftop) for the use of guests [Vì vậy, chúng tôi có một spa nơi bạn có thể mát-xa và chăm sóc da mặt, v.v., và một hồ bơi trên mái nhà cho khách sử dụng.].

MAN: Great. Now what about transport links? The hotel’s downtown, isn’t it?

ANGELA: (Q8) Yes, it’s about 12 kilometres from the airport, but there’s a complimentary shuttle bus (= free shuttle service) for guests [Vâng, nó cách sân bay khoảng 12 km, nhưng có xe buýt đưa đón miễn phí cho khách]. And it’s only about ten minutes’ walk from the central railway station.

MAN: OK. Now, I don’t know Sydney very well, can you just give me an idea of the location of the hotel?

ANGELA: (Q9) Well, it’s downtown on Wilby Street, that’s quite a small street, and it’s not very far (= quite near) from the sea [Chà, nó ở trung tâm thành phố trên Phố Wilby, đó là một con phố khá nhỏ và cách biển không xa]. And of course if the conference attendees want to go out on Saturday evening there’s a huge choice of places to eat. (Q10) Then if they want to make a night of it, they can go on to one of the clubs in the area – there are a great many (= many) to choose from [Sau đó, nếu muốn tận hưởng buổi đêm, họ có thể tiếp tục đến một trong những câu lạc bộ trong khu vực – có rất nhiều để lựa chọn].

MAN: OK. So if we go ahead with this, can you give me some information about how much …

Section 2

Questions

11 – 12

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO activities that volunteers do are mentioned?

11
12
Bạn chọn thiếu đáp án này

A
decorating

B
cleaning

C
delivering meals

D
shopping
Bạn chọn thiếu đáp án này

E
childcare

Giải thích đáp án

CÂU HỎI	TRANSCRIPT & GIẢI THÍCH
Which TWO activities that volunteers do are mentioned? A. decorating B. cleaning C. delivering meals D. shopping E. childcare	“Volunteers can do all sorts of things, depending on their own abilities and interests. If they’re supporting a family that’s struggling, for example, they may be able to give them tips on cooking, or recommend how to plan their budget or how to shop sensibly on their income. They might even do some painting or wallpapering , perhaps alongside any members of the family who are able to do it. (=> A) (Họ thậm chí có thể vẽ tranh hoặc trang trí tường, khá chắc là cùng với bất kỳ thành viên nào trong gia đình có khả năng làm việc đó.) Or even do some babysitting so that parents can go out for a while.” (=> E) (Hoặc thậm chí họ còn trông trẻ để phụ huynh có thể ra ngoài một lúc.)
DỊCH NGHĨA
HAI hoạt động nào được thực hiện bởi các tình nguyện viên được đề cập? A. trang trí B. dọn dẹp C. giao cơm D. mua sắm E. chăm sóc trẻ em

Questions

13 – 14

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO ways that volunteers can benefit from volunteering are mentioned?

13
14
A
learning how to be part of a team
Bạn chọn thiếu đáp án này

B
having a sense of purpose

C
realising how lucky they are

D
improved ability at time management
Bạn chọn thiếu đáp án này

E
boosting their employment prospects

Giải thích đáp án

CÂU HỎI 13 & 14	TRANSCRIPT & GIẢI THÍCH
Which TWO ways that volunteers can benefit from volunteering are mentioned? A. learning how to be part of a team B. having a sense of purpose C. realising how lucky they are D. improved ability at time management E. boosting their employment prospects	The benefit from volunteering isn’t only for the people being helped. Volunteers also gain from it: they’re using their skills to cope with somebody’s mental or physical ill health, and volunteering may be a valuable element of their CV when they’re applying for jobs : employers usually look favourably on someone who’s given up time to help others. (=> E) (hoạt động tình nguyện có thể là một yếu tố có giá trị trong CV của họ khi họ nộp đơn xin việc: nhà tuyển dụng thường có thiện cảm với những người đã dành thời gian để giúp đỡ người khác.). Significantly, most volunteers feel that what they’re doing gives them a purpose in their lives (=> B) (hầu hết các tình nguyện viên cảm thấy rằng những gì họ đang làm mang lại cho họ mục đích trong cuộc sống).
DỊCH NGHĨA
Bằng HAI cách nào mà các tình nguyện viên có thể hưởng lợi từ hoạt động tình nguyện được đề cập? A. Học cách trở thành một phần của nhóm B. Có ý thức về mục đích C. Nhận ra họ may mắn như thế nào D. Cải thiện khả năng quản lý thời gian E. Thúc đẩy triển vọng việc làm

Questions

15 – 20

What has each of the following volunteers helped someone to do? Choose SIX answers from the box and match the correct letter, A-G, with Questions 15-20

Habib

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

F. remember past times

Consuela

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

A. overcome physical difficulties

Minh

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

E. escape isolation

Tanya

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

G. start a new hobby

Alexei

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

D. solve problems independently

Juba

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

C. improve their communication skills

Giải thích đáp án

Now I’d like to tell you what some of our volunteers have said about what they do, to give you an idea of the range of ways in which they can help people.

Habib supports an elderly lady who’s beginning to show signs of dementia. Once a week they, along with other elderly people, go to the local community centre, where a group of people come in and sing. (Q15) The songs take the listeners back to their youth (= remember past times) [Các bài hát đưa người nghe trở lại tuổi trẻ của họ], and for a little while they can forget the difficulties that they face now.

Our volunteer Consuela is an amazing woman. (Q16) She has difficulty walking herself, but she doesn’t let that stop her (= overcome physical difficulties) [Cô ấy gặp khó khăn trong việc tự di chuyển, nhưng cô ấy không để điều đó ngăn cản mình]. She helps a couple of people with similar difficulties, who had almost stopped walking altogether. By using herself as an example, Consuela encourages them to walk more and more.

Minh visits a young man who lives alone and can’t leave his home on his own, so he hardly ever saw anyone. (Q17) But together they go out to the cinema, or to see friends (= escape isolation) [Nhưng cùng nhau họ đi xem phim, hoặc gặp gỡ bạn bè] the young man hadn’t been able to visit for a long time.

Tanya visits an elderly woman once a week. When the woman found out that Tanya is a professional dressmaker, she got interested. (Q18) Tanya showed her some soft toys she’d made, and the woman decided to try it herself. And now she really enjoys it, and spends hours making toys. (= start a new hobby) [Tanya cho bà ấy xem một số đồ chơi mềm mà cô đã làm, và người phụ nữ kia quyết định tự mình thử. Bây giờ bà ấy thực sự thích nó, và dành hàng giờ để làm đồ chơi.] They’re not perhaps up to Tanya’s standard yet, but she gains a lot of pleasure from doing it.

Alexei is a volunteer with a family that faces a number of difficulties. By calmly talking over possible solutions with family members, he’s helping them to realise that they aren’t helpless, (Q19) and that they can do something themselves to improve their situation (= solve problems independently) [họ có thể tự làm điều gì đó để cải thiện tình hình của mình]. This has been great for their self-esteem.

And the last volunteer I’ll mention, though there are plenty more, is Juba. She volunteers with a teenage girl with learning difficulties, who wasn’t very good at talking to other people. (Q20) Juba’s worked very patiently with her, and now the girl is far better at expressing herself, and at understanding other people (= improve their communication skills) [Juba đã làm việc rất kiên nhẫn với cô ấy, và giờ đây cô ấy đã thể hiện bản thân tốt hơn và hiểu người khác hơn rất nhiều].

OK, I hope that’s given you an idea of what volunteering is all about. Now I’d like …

Section 3

Questions

21 – 26

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Background on school marching band

It consists of around 21

students. It is due to play in a 22

band competition. It has been invited to play in the town’s 23

They have listened to a talk by a 24

Joe will discuss a 25

with the band. Joe hopes the band will attend a 26

next month.

Giải thích đáp án

LIZZIE: So how are you getting on with your teaching practice at the High School, Joe?

JOE: Well I’ve been put in charge of the school marching band, and it’s quite a responsibility. I’d like to talk it over with you.

LIZZIE: Go ahead. You’d better start by giving me a bit of background.

JOE: OK. (Q21) Well the band has students in it from all years, so they’re aged 11 to 18, and there are about 50 of them altogether [Chà, ban nhạc có sinh viên từ tất cả các năm, vì vậy họ ở độ tuổi từ 11 đến 18 và có khoảng 50 người tất cả]. It’s quite a popular activity within the school. I’ve never worked with a band of more than 20 before, and this is very different.

LIZZIE: I can imagine.

JOE: (Q22) They aren’t really good enough to enter national band competitions, but they’re in a regional one later in the term [Họ không thực sự đủ giỏi để tham gia các cuộc thi ban nhạc cấp quốc gia, nhưng họ đang tham dự kỳ thi quy mô khu vực vào cuối học kỳ]. Even if they don’t win, and I don’t expect them to, hopefully it’ll be an incentive for them to try and improve.

LIZZIE: Yes, hopefully.

JOE: (Q23) Well, now the town council’s organising a carnival in the summer, and the band has been asked to perform [Chà, bây giờ hội đồng thị trấn đang tổ chức lễ hội hóa trang mùa hè và ban nhạc đã được mời đến biểu diễn]. If you ask me, they aren’t really up to it yet, and I need to get them functioning better as a band, and in a very short time.

LIZZIE: Have you been doing anything with them? Apart from practising the music, I mean.

JOE: (Q24) I played a recording I came across, of a drummer talking about how playing in a band had changed his life [Tôi đã phát một đoạn ghi âm mà tôi tình cờ tìm thấy về một tay trống nói về việc chơi trong một ban nhạc đã thay đổi cuộc đời anh ấy như thế nào]. I think it was an after-dinner speech. I thought it was pretty inspiring, because being in the band had stopped him from getting involved in crime. The students seemed to find it interesting, too.

LIZZIE: That’s good.

JOE: (Q25) I’m planning to show them that old film from the 1940s ‘Strike Up the Band’, and talk about it with the students (= discuss) [Tôi dự định cho họ xem bộ phim cũ từ những năm 1940 tên là ‘Strike Up the Band’ và nói về nó với các sinh viên]. What do you think?

LIZZIE: Good idea. As it’s about a school band, it might make the students realise how much they can achieve if they work together.

JOE: That’s what I’ve got in mind. (Q26) I’m hoping I can take some of the band to a parade that’s going to take place next month [Tôi hy vọng mình có thể đưa một số người trong ban nhạc đến cuộc diễu hành diễn ra vào tháng tới]. A couple of marching bands will be performing, and the atmosphere should be quite exciting. It depends on whether I can persuade the school to hire a coach or two to take us there.

LIZZIE: Mmm. They sound like good ideas to me.

JOE: Thanks.

Questions

27 – 30

What problem does Joe mention in connection with each of the following band members? Choose FOUR answers from the box and match the correct letter, A-F, with Questions 27-30.

flautist

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

D. misses too many rehearsals

trumpeter

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

B. keeps making unhelpful suggestions

trombonist

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

E. has a health problem

percussionist

Bạn chưa trả lời câu hỏi này

F. doesn’t mix with other students

Giải thích đáp án

JOE: Can I tell you about a few people in the band who I’m finding it quite difficult to cope with? I’m sure you’ll have some ideas about what I can do.

LIZZIE: Go ahead.

JOE: There’s a flautist who says she loves playing in the band. (Q27) We rehearse twice a week after school, but she’s hardly ever there (= misses too many rehearsals) [Chúng tôi luyện tập hai lần một tuần sau giờ học, nhưng cô ấy hiếm khi có mặt ở đó]. Then she looks for me the next day and gives me a very plausible reason – she says she had to help her mother, or she’s been ill, but to be honest, I don’t believe her.

LIZZIE: Oh dear! Any more students with difficulties?

JOE: Plenty! There’s a trumpeter who thinks she’s the best musician in the band, though she certainly isn’t. (Q28) She’s always saying what she thinks other people should do (= keeps making unhelpful suggestions), which makes my job pretty difficult [Cô ấy luôn nói về những gì cô ấy nghĩ người khác nên làm, điều này khiến công việc của tôi khá khó khăn].

LIZZIE: She sounds a bit of a nightmare!

JOE: You can say that again. (Q29) One of the trombonists has got an impressive sense of rhythm, and could be an excellent musician – except that he has breathing difficulties, and he doesn’t really have enough breath for the trombone (= has a health problem) [anh ấy bị khó thở và thực sự không đủ hơi để chơi kèn trombone]. He’d be much better of playing percussion, for instance, but he refuses to give up. So he ends up only playing half the notes.

LIZZIE: I suppose you have to admire his determination.

JOE: Maybe. (Q30) One of the percussionists isn’t too bad, but he never seems to interact with other people, and he always rushes off as soon as the rehearsal ends (= doesn’t mix with other students) [Một trong những người chơi bộ gõ cũng không tệ lắm, nhưng anh ấy dường như không bao giờ tương tác với người khác và luôn vội vã rời đi ngay khi buổi diễn tập kết thúc]. I don’t know if there are family reasons, or what. But it isn’t good in a band, where people really need to feel they’re part of a group.

LIZZIE: Hmm.

JOE: There are others too, but at least that gives you an idea of what I’m up against. Do you have any thoughts about what I can do, Lizzie?

Section 4

Questions

31 – 40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Concerts in university arts festival

Concert 1 – Australian composer: Liza Lim – studied piano and 31

before turning to composition – performers and festivals around the world have given her a lot of commissions – compositions show a great deal of 32

and are drawn from various cultural sources – her music is very expressive and also 33

– festival will include her 34

called The Oresteia – Lim described the sounds in The Oresteia as 35

– British composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick DeliusConcert 2 – British composers: Benjamin Britten, Judith Weir – Australian composer: Ross Edwards – festival will include The Tower of Remoteness, inspired by nature – The Tower of Remoteness is performed by piano and 36

– compositions include music for children – celebrates Australia’s cultural 37

Concert 3 – Australian composer: Carl Vine – played cornet then piano – studied 38

before studying music – worked in Sydney as a pianist and composer – became well known as composer of music for 39

– festival will include his music for the 1996 40

– British composers: Edward Elgar, Thomas Adès

Giải thích đáp án

As you all know, the university is planning an arts festival for later this year, and here in the music department we’ve planned three concerts. These will be public performances, and the programme has just been finalised. The theme of the festival is links between the UK and Australia, and this is reflected in the music: each concert will feature both British and Australian composers. I’ll tell you briefly about the Australian music, as you probably won’t be familiar with that.

The first concert will include music by Liza Lim, who was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1966. (Q31) As a child, Lim originally learned to play the piano – like so many children – and also the violin [Khi còn nhỏ, ban đầu Lim học chơi piano – như bao đứa trẻ khác – và cả violin nữa]. But when she was 11 her teachers encouraged her to start composing. She found this was her real strength, and she studied and later taught composition, both in Australia and in other countries. As a composer, she has received commissions from numerous orchestras, other performers and festivals in several countries.

(Q32) Liza Lim’s compositions are vibrant and full of (= a great deal of) energy [Sáng tác của iza Lim sôi động và tràn đầy năng lượng], and she often explores Asian and Australian Aboriginal cultural sources, including the native instrument, the didgeridoo: this is featured in a work called The Compass. (Q33) Her music is very expressive, so although it is complex [Âm nhạc của cô ấy rất truyền cảm, vì vậy mặc dù phức tạp…], it has the power of connecting with audiences and performers alike.

In the festival we’re going to give a semi-staged performance of The Oresteia. (Q34) This is an opera [Trong lễ hội, chúng tôi sẽ trình diễn một tiết mục bán dàn dựng – The Oresteia. Đây là một vở opera…] in seven parts, based on the trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies by Aeschylus . Lim composed this when she was in her mid-20s, and she also wrote the text, along with Barrie Kosky. It’s performed by six singers, a dancer, and an orchestra that, as well as standard orchestral instruments, includes electric guitar, and a traditional Turkish stringed instrument. (Q35) Lim wrote that because the stories in the tragedies are not easy to tell, the sounds she creates are also disturbing [Lim đã viết rằng vì những câu chuyện trong bi kịch không dễ kể nên những âm thanh mà cô ấy tạo ra cũng rất gây khó chịu] and they include breathing, sobbing, laughing and whistling . The work lasts around 75 minutes, and the rest of the concert will consist of orchestral works by the British composers Ralph Vaughan Williams and Frederick Delius.

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Moving on now to our second concert, this will begin with instrumental music by British composers – Benjamin Britten and Judith Weir. After the interval we’ll go to Australia for a piece by Ross Edwards: The Tower of Remoteness. According to Edwards, the inspiration for this piece came from nature, when he was sitting alone in the dry bed of a creek, overshadowed by the leaves of palm trees, listening to the birds and insects. (Q36) The Tower of Remoteness is scored for piano and clarinet [Tower of Remoteness được viết cho piano và clarinet]. Edwards says he realised years after writing the piece that he had subconsciously modelled its opening phrase on a bird call.

Ross Edwards was born in 1943 in Sydney, Australia, and studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the universities of Adelaide and Sydney. He’s well known in Australia, and in fact he’s one of the country’s most performed composers. He’s written a wide range of music, from symphonies and concertos to some composed specifically for children. Edward’s music has been described as being ‘deeply connected to Australia’, (Q37) and it can be regarded as a celebration of the diversity of cultures that Australia can be proud of [nó có thể được coi là sự tôn vinh tới sự đa dạng của các nền văn hóa mà nước Úc có thể tự hào].

The last of the three Australian composers to be represented in our festival is Carl Vine. Born in 1954, Vine, like Liza Lim, comes from Perth, Western Australia. He took up the cornet at the age of five, switching to the piano five years later. (Q38) However, he went to university to study physics, before changing to composition (= before studying music) [Tuy nhiên, anh ấy đi học đại học để học vật lý trước khi chuyển sang sáng tác]. After graduating he moved to Sydney and worked as a freelance pianist and composer. (Q39) Before long he had become prominent (= became well known) in Australia as a composer for dance [Trước khi anh ấy đã trở nên nổi tiếng ở Úc với tư cách là nhà soạn nhạc cho các điệu nhảy], and in fact has written 25 scores of that type.

(Q40) In our third concert, Vine will be represented by his music for the flag hand-over ceremony of the Olympics held in 1996 [Trong buổi hòa nhạc thứ ba của chúng tôi, Vine sẽ trình diễn nhạc của mình tại buổi lễ trao cờ của Thế vận hội được tổ chức vào năm 1996]. This seven-minute orchestral piece was of course heard by millions of people worldwide, and we’ll hear it alongside works written by British composers Edward Elgar and, more recently, Thomas Adès.

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