IELTS Listening

Booking Bicycles by Telephone

10 questions, about 8 minutes, marked the moment you submit with the right answer beside every question you missed. The recording plays once, the way the real test plays it.

What you will hear

A talk of a few minutes with specific facts: names, numbers, prices and times. The transcript unlocks after marking, so you can find the exact words that cost you.

The questions

  1. On which day must the bicycles be returned? (Saturday morning / Saturday evening / Sunday evening / Monday morning)
  2. How many bicycles does the caller hire in total? (Two / Three / Four / Five)
  3. How much is the junior bike for one day? (Four pounds / Twelve pounds / Eighteen pounds / Fifty pounds)
  4. What is included in the hire price of every bicycle? (A child seat / A map / A lock / A water bottle)
  5. The child seat can be fitted to: (Any bike / An adult bike only / A junior bike only / A tandem)
  6. What is the deposit for each adult bike? (Twenty pounds / Thirty pounds / Fifty pounds / Eighteen pounds)
  7. What is the caller's family name? (Nair / Nairn / Naya / Neir)
  8. How long is the route the assistant suggests? (About six miles / About ten miles / About twelve miles / About twenty miles)
  9. Until what time does the tea room serve lunch? (Noon / Two o'clock / Three o'clock / Five o'clock)
  10. What is the booking number? (274 / 427 / 472 / 742)

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