IELTS Listening · Cam 2

Test 1 Part 4

Welcome to Further Education Information Week. This is the Physical Education Faculty Session

Level: B1 · 63 sentences

Transcript

  1. Welcome to Further Education Information Week.
  2. This is the Physical Education Faculty Session
  3. And I'm the head of the faculty.
  4. During the course of this morning,
  5. We hope to give you a clear idea of what we offer in our training programs
  6. And we will look at the types of courses...
  7. And the entry requirements, if any, for those courses.
  8. Some of these courses are open to school leavers, but for some,
  9. You need previous qualifications or relevant successful employment.
  10. So, firstly, the Physical Fitness Instructor's course is offered
  11. As a six-month certificate course,
  12. Which includes an important component of personal fitness.
  13. But there are no specific entry requirements.
  14. For sports administrators, we provide a four-month certificate course,
  15. But you should be aware that this is designed for those
  16. Who are in employment.
  17. This employment must be current and related to sports administration.
  18. For the sports psychologist course, we offer a one-year diploma course, but...
  19. This diploma course is available only to those
  20. Who already hold a degree in psychology.
  21. So you need to make sure you have that before you apply to do this course.
  22. Now, for physical education teachers,
  23. We offer a four-year degree in education.
  24. This degree course is designed for preparing students to teach in primary
  25. And secondary schools.
  26. And needs no prior qualifications,
  27. As it is entered directly by school leavers.
  28. And lastly, for the Recreation Officers course, we offer a six-month certificate.
  29. Entry to this course normally includes applicants of a wide range of ages and experiences,
  30. But we do not insist on any prerequisites for this course.
  31. Remember that this is a vocational training institute.
  32. We train you
  33. So that you can take up a particular kind of job.
  34. So it is important that you know the main roles of the jobs,
  35. What the work is like,
  36. And what kind of qualities you need to succeed at them.
  37. A physical fitness instructor works in health and fitness centres.
  38. Preparing individual programmes for ordinary members of the public.
  39. Physical fitness instructors prepare routines of exercises to suit the individual client's age
  40. And level of fitness.
  41. Sports administrators run clubs and sporting associations.
  42. Their duties include such things as booking playing fields with local councils
  43. And organising the schedule of games or events for the club.
  44. So they need good organisational skills.
  45. Sports psychologists spend time with professional athletes,
  46. Helping them approach competition with a positive mental attitude to enable them to achieve their personal best.
  47. They do this by improving motivation and concentration,
  48. Or assisting with stress management.
  49. Physical education, or PE, teachers...
  50. Instruct young students in how to exercise,
  51. Play sport and do other recreational activities correctly and safely.
  52. PE teachers help the development of coordination, balance,
  53. Posture and flexibility with things like simple catching and throwing skills.
  54. They are not expected to be experts in all sports
  55. But must be able to show students the basic techniques involved in a wide range of activities.
  56. Recreation officers often find themselves working for local government authorities
  57. And local groups.
  58. Their aim is to raise people's awareness of healthy lifestyles
  59. And improve general fitness through arranging recreational activities for groups of all ages,
  60. From the very young to the elderly.
  61. There are many other job opportunities
  62. Which our graduates can look forward to.
  63. If you're interested in any of these, then I suggest...