IELTS Listening

Booking Theatre Tickets

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. How many performances of the play are on Fridays? (One matinee / One evening show / Two shows / None)
  2. On what date does the customer want to see the play? (The third / The tenth / The seventeenth / The twenty-fifth)
  3. How many people are in the customer's party? (Four / Five / Six / Eight)
  4. What is the disadvantage of the circle seats? (The view at the sides is restricted / They are very high up / They cost more / They are far from the exit)
  5. What is the price of a concession ticket in the circle? (Nineteen pounds / Twenty-three pounds / Twenty-nine pounds / Thirty-eight pounds)
  6. Who is entitled to a concession ticket? (Students and people over sixty-five / Children and teachers / Groups of more than six / Anyone booking by telephone)
  7. How much will the customer pay altogether for the tickets? (One hundred and sixty-two pounds / One hundred and seventy-four pounds / Two hundred and twenty-eight pounds / One hundred and fifty pounds)
  8. What is the customer's family name? (Fraser / Frazer / Fraiser / Fryser)
  9. When will the booking fee be waived? (If the customer pays by card / If the tickets are collected in person / If a programme is bought / If the booking is made online)
  10. What benefit does the customer get at the restaurant? (A free drink / A ten per cent discount / A reserved table / A free starter)

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