ielts Cambridge16 listening test 4 with answers #ielts #listening #new #cambridge – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary

1.this is the IELTS listening test 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 the test is in four parts at the end of the test you will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet now turn to part one part one you will hear a man phoning the owner of a holiday Cottage first you have some time to look at questions one to six now listen carefully and answer questions one to six hello oh hello I was hoping to speak to Jack Fitzgerald about renting a cottage I'm his wife Shirley and we own the Cottages together so I'm sure I can help you great my name's Tom some friends of ours rented Granary cottage from you last year and they thought it was great so my wife and I are hoping to come in May for a week what date did you have in mind the week beginning the 14th if possible I'll just check I'm sorry Tom it's already booked that week it's free the week beginning the 28th though for Seven Nights in fact that's the only time you could have it in May oh well we could manage that I think we just need to change a couple of things how much would it cost that's the beginning of High season so to be 550 pounds for the week Ah that's a bit more than we wanted to pay I'm afraid we've budgeted up to 500 pounds for accommodation well we've just finished converting another building into a cottage which we're calling Cherville Cottage sorry what was that again Cherville c h e r v for Victor i l oh that's a herb isn't it that's right it grows fairly wild around here you could have that for the week you want for 480 pounds okay so could you tell me something about it please of course the building was built as a garage it's a little smaller than Granary Cottage so that must sleep two people as well that's right there's a double bedroom does it have a garden yes you get to it from the living room through French doors and we provide two deck chairs we hope to build a patio in the near future but I wouldn't like to guarantee it'll be finished by May okay the front door opens onto the old farmyard and parking isn't a problem there's plenty of room at the front for that there are some trees and potted plants there before you hear the rest of the conversation you have some time to look at questions 7 to 10

2.now listen and answer questions 7 to 10

3.what about facilities in the cottage it has standard things like a cooker and fridge I presume in the kitchen area there's a fridge freezer and we've just put in an electric cooker is there a washing machine yes there's also a TV in the living room which plays DVDs too the bathroom is too small for a bath so there's a shower instead I think a lot of people prefer that nowadays anyway it's more environmentally friendly isn't it unless you spend half the day in it exactly what about heating it sometimes gets quite cool at that time of year their Central Heating and if you want a light a fire there's a stove we can provide all the wood you need for it it smells so much nicer than coal and it makes the room very cozy we've got one in our own house that sounds very pleasant perhaps we should come in the winter to make the most of it yes we find we don't want to go out when we've got the fire burning there are some attractive views from the cottage which I haven't mentioned there's a famous stone bridge it's one of the oldest in the region and you can see it from the living room it isn't far away the bedroom window looks in the opposite direction and has a lovely view of the hills and the monument at the top well that all sounds perfect I'd like to book it please would you want to deposit yes we ask for 30 to secure your booking so that'll be uh 144 pounds and when would you like the rest of the money you're coming in May so the last day of March please fine excellent could I just take your details so that I can that is the end of part one you now have half a minute to check your answers to part one part two you will hear a town counselor reporting on the local transport Network and a recreation facility first you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14

4.now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14

5.right next on the agenda we have traffic and highways councilor Thornton thank you well we now have the results of the survey carried out last month about traffic and road transport in the town people were generally satisfied with the state of the roads there were one or two complaints about potholes which will be addressed but a significant number of people complained about the increasing number of heavy Vehicles using our local roads to avoid traffic elsewhere we'd expected more complaints by commuters about the reduction in the train service but it doesn't seem to have affected people too much the cycle path that runs alongside the river is very well used by both cyclists and pedestrians since the surface was improved last year but overtaking can be a problem so we're going to add a bit on the side to make it wider at some stage we'd like to extend the path so that it goes all the way through the town but that won't be happening in the immediate future the plans to have a pedestrian Crossing next to the post office have unfortunately had to be put on hold for the time being we'd budgeted for this to be done this financial year but then there were rumors that the post office was going to move which would have meant there wasn't really a need for a Crossing now they've confirmed that they're staying where they are but the highways Department have told us that it would be dangerous to have a pedestrian Crossing where we'd originally planned it as there's a bend in the road there so that'll need some more thought on Station Road near the station and level crossing drivers can face quite long Waits if the level Crossings closed and we've now got signs up requesting them not to leave their engines running at that time this means pedestrians waiting on the pavement to cross the railway line don't have to breathe in car fumes we've had some problems with cyclists leaving their bikes chained to the railings outside the ticket office but the station has agreed to provide bike racks there before you hear the rest of the talk you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20