[Forecast Q2-2025] - A Research on Music IELTS Listening Answer Key & Explanations

[Forecast Q2-2025] - A Research on Music

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Hi, Rob. How's your assignment going?

I think it's been going on pretty well, although there are still some problems that I need to figure out.

Let's see if I can help. What are you writing about?

I have a strong passion for music, so I decided to delve into that area.

However, I am approaching it from a unique perspective – examining its impact on individuals.

Ah, are you researching how music affects people's health?

1No, I am interested in uncovering how music influences people's behavior in restaurants, particularly their choices and spending habits.

That's quite interesting. What have you found out so far?

I've visited a dozen different restaurants.

Most of them play some music, but they all have their own strategies.

In one restaurant named Shark's Delicacy, they play music in the main hall, the kitchen, even in the restrooms at certain times of the day.

2In another place called Sam's Café, they play different music but always at the same volume, so you might find the rock too quiet and the country too loud.

Looks like you've been eating out a lot these days!

So how are you going to get the information for your own topic?

I'm thinking of using questionnaires.

I can distribute them to the guests.

Umm, I'm not sure if the restaurant would be happy with it.

I will talk to the restaurant manager in advance.

I've seen other people do that before, it shouldn't be a big problem.

What bothers me is whether I can get what I'm looking for from the customers via the questionnaires.

{[If they already know your intention, then it's hard to get accurate answers.

But you can try setting up a few misleading questions in the beginning of the questionnaire.][3]}

This approach can help obscure the true focus of your survey.

That's a great idea.

But I won't be making up all the questions myself, I don't think I will have enough time.

4I plan to use questionnaires that last year's students made in their studies.

Make some changes and modifications before you use those questions to suit your own research.

I will.

Next, I'll have to decide which restaurant to do the research in.

Generally, when people choose a restaurant, location and the type of food served are important factors.

Actually neither of those matters in this context.

You should choose one that has more competitors around it, making it more typical.

5-6If it's the only restaurant of its type in that area, people have no choice but to eat there, you know.

5-6And you should probably go for larger ones, say, capable of seating around 100 diners or so, to collect more data.

OK. Do I need to factor in the popularity of restaurants?

Not necessary in this case.

OK. I came across an interesting paper the other day.

It gave a general overview of how different types of music affect the people in a specific restaurant. I'm thinking doing a test to see how it works.

Oh, tell me more about it.

7For example, the paper mentioned that Jazz apparently makes people relaxed, so they tend to order more food and drinks and stay longer in the restaurant.

8And if people go to a restaurant where no music is played, the guests often think it's not worth the money, especially the high-end ones.

I agree with this.

What about classical music? Does the paper comment about its effect?

9Yeah, it says people tend to leave as soon as they finish eating.

I guess this type of music may be annoying to some young customers.

I wasn't aware of that. I thought it works better than pop music.

10On the contrary, if a restaurant plays pop music, it tends to attract repeat customers, which is good for business.

That's an interesting phenomenon.

We'll see if the test results will be the same with what's described in that paper.

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[Forecast Q2-2025] - A Research on Music

Questions 1-4

1Rob’s research subject is music’s effect

2In Sam's cafe, music is played

3What is the purpose of the first several questions in the questionnaire?

4Where are the original questions collected from?

Questions 5–6

Which TWO kinds of criteria should Rob consider when choosing a restaurant to research?

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