Pockets - IELTS Listening with Practice test, Audio, Transcript, And Explanation

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Pockets

Reason for choosing the topic
Although 1.
            
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 to use, pockets may receive little attention from both shoppers and designers.
Pockets in men’s clothing
The 18th century saw the growing popularity of 2.
            
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A 3.
            
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 put pockets into the linings of garments.
The pockets gave the wearer somewhere to keep small objects.
Larger pockets could be made for men working in a particular 4.
            
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Pockets in women’s clothing
Compared with men’s pockets, women’s were less 5.
            
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Women were particularly worried about pickpockets.
Pairs of pockets were connected with 6.
            
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They were secured around women’s 7.
            
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 beneath skirts and petticoats.
An opening in the cloth let women reach items such as 8.
            
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Pockets of different sizes remained concealed inside clothing for many decades.
Fitted dresses made hidden pockets harm a woman’s 9.
            
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‘Pouches’ became fashionable before the modern 10.
            
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 appeared.

❓ Transcript

Pockets

You will hear a student giving a presentation about the history of pockets in European clothing.

First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40.

Good morning.

We were asked to select one feature of European clothing or fashion and explain how it has changed over time.

I've chosen a fairly modest part of clothing—pockets.

There are two main reasons for my choice.

Almost everyone has pockets in things like jeans, jackets, and coats.

We may carry bags or briefcases, too, but few things are as convenient as slipping a phone or credit card straight into a pocket.

Despite being so useful, pockets receive surprisingly little thought and are often overlooked as an element of fashion.

Looking back shows that pockets develop differently for men and women.

Let's begin with men's fashion in the 18th century, when suits came into fashion.

The trousers, known as breeches, stopped at the knee.

Waste coats were short and jackets were long.

All three garments had a cloth lining, and a tailor would sew pockets into it for the customer.

Small objects, such as coins or pencils, could then be carried and reached through an opening in the lining.

Men who wanted a stylish appearance increasingly had decorative pockets on the outside of their coats.

However, a man in a profession requiring him to carry equipment, such as a doctor with medical instruments, might have larger, simpler pockets instead.

Women's pockets followed a different pattern.

To start with, they were far less visible than men's pockets and more difficult to reach.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, women carried many possessions, some of considerable value, and wealthy women in particular were anxious about pickpockets.

Their solution was to make two fabric pockets and join them with string.

Poorer women might use recycled cloth, while those with more money could choose linen, perhaps with fine embroidery.

The pair was fastened around the waist, so the pockets hung beneath the woman's clothes.

Long skirts and several petticoats provided enough space to conceal many small belongings.

An opening in the folds of the skirt allowed the wearer to reach an item, such as perfume.

Working women also carried tools for their trade, but the pockets remained inside their clothing.

They simply became larger or longer, sometimes extending as far as the knees.

These tie-on pockets survived well into the 19th century.

They began to disappear only when fashion changed near the end of the century, and dresses became slimmer and closer fitting.

The hidden pairs then showed through the fabric and had an unwelcome effect on a woman's image.

Women still needed somewhere to keep the personal items they were accustomed to carrying, so small bags known as pouches became fashionable.

In time, these developed into the modern handbag, especially as pockets vanished from women's clothing altogether.

🔥 Answer key (đáp án và giải thích)

convenient

Giải thích chi tiết

❓ Câu hỏi: There are few things as ___ as slipping a phone or credit card straight into a pocket.

🎯 Xác định loại từ cần điền:

Sau cấu trúc as ... as cần một tính từ.
Cụm few things are as ... as dùng để so sánh mức độ, nên từ cần điền sẽ diễn tả độ tiện lợi / hữu ích của việc dùng túi áo, túi quần.

✅ Đáp án đúng: convenient

▶️ Bắt đầu nghe ở: câu người nói nêu lý do thứ hai cho việc chọn chủ đề về pockets, ngay sau phần nói Almost everyone has pockets in things like jeans, jackets, and coats.

☺️ Giải thích đáp án:

Đọc câu hỏi trước, xác định từ khóa chính là few things, as ... as, và slipping a phone or credit card straight into a pocket.
Từ cấu trúc ngữ pháp as ... as, ta dự đoán chỗ trống phải là một tính từ.
Khi nghe, chú ý câu: “but few things are as convenient as slipping a phone or credit card straight into a pocket.”
Từ convenient khớp chính xác cả về ngữ pháp lẫn nghĩa trong câu.
Vì vậy, đáp án đúng là convenient.

🧐 Lưu ý: ❌ useful => đây là từ dễ bị đoán theo nghĩa, vì đoạn sau có ý nói pockets rất hữu ích, nhưng trong bài nghe người nói dùng chính xác từ convenient. ❌ fashion => xuất hiện ở câu tiếp theo khi người nói đề cập đến pockets như một yếu tố của fashion, nhưng không phù hợp với cấu trúc as ... as trong câu hỏi.

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