Vol 7 Test 10 Part 1

Section 1
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IELTS Listening Version 53997 You will hear a number of different recordings, and you will 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.
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The test is in four parts. Write all your answers in the listening question booklet. At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet.
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Now turn to Part 1 on page 2 of your question booklet. Part 1 You will hear a woman talking to a builder who is going to do some building work at her house. First you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4. Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 4. SALLY Morning.
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Thanks for coming round. I'm Sally. KEYWORTH Morning.
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Um, so just before we get started, I'll just make a few notes. So, um, we're at 15 Hill Street? SALLY Yes, that's right. KEYWORTH OK, great.
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And then I need to write down your contact information. Just for the office, you know. So first, what's your surname please, Sally? SALLY It's Keyworth.
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I'll spell that. K-E-Y-W-O-R-T-H. KEYWORTH And your phone number, I've got that somewhere.
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Yes, 027 584 6613. SALLY That's right. KEYWORTH OK Sally, so what building work would you like to have done? SALLY Well, let's go into the kitchen first.
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So, you see, it's quite dark in here. We've tried having a few lights fitted, but it hasn't really made any difference. So what we've decided is the window is too small.
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We'd like a larger one. KEYWORTH That shouldn't be a problem. And is there anything else you'd like done in the kitchen? SALLY Well, at this time of year, I mean, I shouldn't complain really, but I wish it wasn't so hot in here.
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Is there anything you can do about that? KEYWORTH Air conditioning? SALLY It's too expensive. KEYWORTH How about a fan then? SALLY Yes, that would be perfect. KEYWORTH Righto.
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And what's next, Sally? SALLY Well, if we walk through into the bathroom. The thing is, when my father's staying, he can't use the bath. So I thought here, on the back wall, I'd like you to fit a shower.
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Is that possible? KEYWORTH Shouldn't be too hard. I'll get you some brochures, because there are a few ways of doing that. SALLY Thanks.
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KEYWORTH Now, those tiles on the wall look new. So do you want to keep those? SALLY Yes, the tiles are new, but actually my husband doesn't like them. We want to change to those very small ones.
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But do I have to choose a colour now? KEYWORTH You can do that later. I'll get some charts for you to look at. NARRATOR Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 5 to 10.
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Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10. SALLY Now, the last thing. Let's walk outside.
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I need to show you some things outside the house. NARRATOR Right-o. Ooh, nice garden.
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And the fence looks in good condition. SALLY Yes, it's new. But the thing is the gate.
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It's too low. You have to bend down to open it. We need something that's higher.
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NARRATOR Right. I'll see to that. SALLY Then the other thing is the garage here.
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We had a break-in, actually. NARRATOR Ah, yeah, I can see. Um, the door should be fine, but the lock.
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I'll replace that, shall I? SALLY Yes, thanks. Then also, if you step back here and look up on the roof, you can see that it's damaged. NARRATOR Did that happen in the storm a couple of weeks ago? SALLY Yes, that's right.
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NARRATOR I'll get up there and take a look at that then. It might be quite a big job, but I'll get back to you once I've had a look. SALLY OK.
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NARRATOR I can see that your rain gutter is broken as well. SALLY Can you fix that? NARRATOR Well, I'll need to replace it, maybe with a steel one. It'd be stronger.
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SALLY No, plastic will be fine, thanks. It's cheaper. NARRATOR OK.
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SALLY And that's everything, I think. Is there any other information you need? What about a start date? NARRATOR Well, I'm completely booked all April, and I've got a job on May the 5th. That'll be a few days.
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So, let's say May the 8th. SALLY OK. NARRATOR Now, what about a key, in case you're out? SALLY We have a security code.
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I'll give you that. It's a mix of letters and numbers. The code is A-G-4-1-7-6.
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NARRATOR Got that. OK, we'll organise some... That is the end of Part 1. You now have one minute to check your answers to Part 1.