IELTS Exam Preparation - IELTS Listening

IELTS Listening - Section 1

s1~x~s2~x~s3~x

s1~~s2~~s3~

s4~29 LOCH Street~s5~558 992~s6~Saturday 1 May / 1 st May / May 1 st~s7~8 weeks 12 months

s4~........................................~s5~........................................~s6~........................................~s7~........................................

s8~A~s9~E~s10~D

s8~........................................~s9~........................................~s10~........................................

Agent	Good morning. Can I help you?
Customer	Yes, I'd like to get some information about trips to New Zealand.
Agent	Certainly. Take a seat and I'll be right with you.
Customer	Thanks.
Agent	Now, where would you like to go in New Zealand?
Customer	Well, I was hoping to do a bit of travelling around, actually. There are a few things I'd like to see and do before ! go back home.
Agent	Right.
Customer	One thing I really want to do is go to Christchurch. I have relatives living there that I can stay with - my mother's cousin - and I've heard it's a nice place.
Agent	Yes, it's a lovely city. And staying with relatives will help with the budget, of course.
Customer	The budget?
Agent	It will save you some money.
Customer	Oh right! Well, I'm not too worried about that. I've saved quite a bit of money working in Australia.
Agent	Oh, that's nice. Good for you! Well, you know that New Zealand consists of two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, and Christchurch is on the South Island.
Customer	Is it? I was never very goad at geography at school! Da you have a map I could look at?
Agent	Sure! Here we are.
Customer	Right. I see. And... well... then I'd also like to spend some time in Auckland. And maybe I could do an English language course there. Can you organise that sort of thing for me?
Agent	Certainly. We'd be happy to arrange that. But bear in mind that Auckland is in the North Island.
Customer	OK. And I'd also like to do some skiing or maybe even some snowboarding. I hear New Zealand is a great place forthat.
Agent	Yes, absolutely. But you should go to Auckland first for your studies, and then you can get the ferry across to the South Island and take the bus down to the snow.
Customer	Oh, I don't like boats very much. I'm not much of a sailor. I think I'd prefer to fly.
Agent	Right. What about joining a walking tour? That could be really fun.
Customer	Not sure about walking, but joining a tour might be a good way to travel, because then I might make some friends my own age.
Pause
Agent	Now, let's get some details. Can I have your name, please.
Customer	Yes, it's Su Ming Lee, but you can call me Sue.
Agent	OK, Sue. And what's your address here in Melbourne?
Customer	I'm living with my aunt in the suburb of Kew. It's 29 Loch Street. That's L O C H not L O C K.
Agent	Do you have a phone number that I can get you on?
Customer	The best thing would be if I give you my mobile. I always have it on me. It's 0 4 0 2 double 5 8 double 92.
Agent	OK. And when do you want to travel? Because you'll need to be dawn south in July or August.
Customer	Oh, yes. Of course. That's winter, isn't it? So I'd better go to Auckland in May...
Agent	Yes, Let's say departing from Melbourne on the first of May - that's a Saturday - and then you could begin your course an Monday the third.
Customer	That sounds great!
Agent	And how long would you like to study for? A month, two, three? What do you think?
Customer	Well, I'll probably need more than a month. What about eight weeks... until the end of June.
Agent	Fine. I'll see what I can do. Oh, and how would you like to pay for this?
Customer	On my Visa card if that's possible.
Pause
Agent	Hello Sue. It's Angelo from Kosmos Travel here. I've booked your flight and I've found you an English college called The Harbour Language Centre.
Customer	Great! Where exactly is that?
Agent	Well, have you got that little map I gave you yesterday?
Customer	Yes.
Agent	You see where the harbour is, with the three wharves and the water?
Customer	Yes, got that.
Agent	OK, there are two parallel streets - Quay Street, that's Q U A Y and Customs Street. The building where the college is located is on Quay Street, opposite Princes Wharf.
Customer	Right, got it. And what about accommodation?
Agent	Well, I've booked you into a hotel for the first three nights and then the accommodation officer will find you a family to live with.
Customer	Good. And where's the hotel?
Agent	It's a short walk from the college, on the corner of Queen Street and City Raod.
Customer	Which corner exactly?
Agent	On the left-hand side as we are looking at the map.
Customer	OK. Near the little park.
Agent	Yes, that's right.
Customer	And what about a good bookshop? I'm going to need to buy a dictionary and some English books.
Agent	Yes. Well, I believe there's a really good language bookshop on the corner of Customs Street and Queen Street. It's near the college so that's pretty convenient.
Customer	Thank you so much. You've been really helpful.

Questions 1-10

Complete the details below.

using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

You will hear a number of different recordings and you have to answer questions on what you hear.
There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work.
All the recordings will be played once only.
The test is in 4 Sections. At the end of the test you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to an answersheet.

Now turn to section 1:
You will hear a conversation between a travel agent and and a customer
First you have some time to look at Questions 1-7.

You will see that there is an example which has been done for you. So the first activity, visit family has been circled.
Now we shall begin. You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will NOT hear the recording a second time.
Listen carefully and answer Questions 1 to 7:

New Zealand

Questions 1-3

Choose THREE letters B-H.

Which THREE other activities does the customer want to do?

Example	x	A visit family
		B save money
		C study geography
		D study English
		E do some winter sports
		F go sailing
		G join a walking tour
		H meet young people

Show Answer - Hide Answer

Questions 4-7

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

CUSTOMER'S DETAILS

Name:	Su Minx Lee
Address:	4 ........................................ Kew
Mobile:	5 0402 ........................................
Day and date of departure:	6 ........................................
Length of course	7 ........................................
Method of payment	credit card

Show Answer - Hide Answer

Questions 8-10

Label the map below.

Write the correct letter A-G next to questions 8-10.

ielts exam

8 The language school is at ........................................ .

9 The hotel is at ........................................ .

10 The bookshop is at ........................................ .

Show Answer - Hide Answer

Tapescript [Show]-[Hide]

Next >

[ Back ]