Marine Mammal Survey Scheduling

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Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.

You are a biology student assisting with an observational study on coastal dolphin acoustic communication. You were scheduled to conduct boat-based hydrophone recordings next Tuesday, but severe weather is forecast. Write an email to your project supervisor, Dr Reynolds.

Explain why the scheduled recording session cannot go ahead
Propose two alternative dates later in the week
Ask whether the hydrophone equipment needs to be returned to the store in the meantime

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0 words · target 50–120 · 9 minutes in the test · spell-check is off, as in the test

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Read the situation below and write an email in response. You have 9 minutes. You should write 80–120 words.

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Urban Bee Waggle Dance Talk

You are a volunteer with a local wildlife charity and recently attended an interesting workshop on honeybee communication and foraging patterns. You want to deliver a short presentation about how honeybees use the waggle dance to navigate. Write an email to the organiser of your local community nature club, Marcus.

Explain what you learned at the workshop about bee navigation
Offer to give a short talk to the club members next month
Ask what audiovisual equipment is available in the meeting room

Bat Roost Foraging Observations

You are participating in a citizen science project monitoring the foraging behaviour of nocturnal pipistrelle bats in a public woodland. You noticed that recent changes to footpath lighting seem to be altering the bats' flight routes. Write an email to the local park warden, Mr Vance.

Describe the changes you observed in the bats' flight patterns
Explain why excessive artificial lighting disrupts their foraging behaviour
Suggest a way to adjust the lighting schedule to protect the colony

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