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THORNDYKE’S BUILDERS

Customer: Good morning. Is that Mr. THORNDYKE

THORNDYKE: Speaking? How can I help?

Customer: I’ve got quite a few things which need painting and fixing in the flat. And I wondered whether you’d be able to do the work.

THORNDYKE: I’m sure I’ll be able to help, but let me take down a few details.

Customer: Yes, of course.

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THORNDYKE: Well, firstly, how did you hear about us?

Customer: It was my friend May Hampton.

THORNDYKE: Thorne Dykes.

Customer: Good morning. Is that Mr. THORNDYKE

THORNDYKE: Speaking? How can I help?

Customer: I’ve got quite a few things which need painting and fixing in the flat. And I wonder whether you’d be able to do the work.

THORNDYKE: I’m sure I’ll be able to help, but let me take down a few details.

Customer: Yes, of course.

THORNDYKE: Well, firstly, how did you hear about us?

Customer: It was my friend, May Hampton. You did some excellent work for her a couple of years ago. Do you remember?

THORNDYKE: Oh, yes. That was in West Park Flat’s lovely lady.

Customer: Yes, she is.

THORNDYKE: Andi, what’s your name, please?

Customer: It’s Edith. Q1 Pargetter.

THORNDYKE: Can you spell your surname, please?

Customer: It’s P-A-R-G-E double T-E-R

THORNDYKE: Double T. Right on. Do you live in West Park Flats as well?

Customer: No, actually, it’s Q2 east Park flat for

THORNDYKE: all right. That’s over the road. I seem to remember. Quite difficult to get to.

Customer: Yes, it’s at the back of the Q3 library.

THORNDYKE: Right on O on, DA. What’s your phone number?

Customer: Eight, seven, five, nine, three, four. But I’m out a great deal in the afternoons and evenings.

THORNDYKE: So would the best time to ring you be in the Q4 morning?

Customer: Yes.

THORNDYKE: Fine. I’ve made a note of that. Can I just ask? I’ll be in a van and I No, parking is rather difficult around your flat. Where would you recommend?

Customer: Well, I always tell people in larger vehicles to park by the Q5 postbox on the other side of the road from the entrance.

THORNDYKE: Good. Thanks.

Customer: And will you be able to give me a full itemised quote?

THORNDYKE: Oh, yes. I’ll list all the jobs separately with individual Q6 prices.

Customer: That would be a great help.

THORNDYKE: No problem. Now. Now, what would you like me to do?

Customer: Firstly and most urgently, is in the kitchen with all the weather damage, the Q7 glass in the door has cracked. And I need that fixing,

THORNDYKE: I presume you mean replacing?

Customer: Oh, yes. And as soon as possible

THORNDYKE: we’ll do is come round tomorrow morning and do that immediately.

Customer: Thank you so much. The other things aren’t so urgent. But

THORNDYKE: now, Mike, a note of everything you want doing

Customer: well in the kitchen. I’d like some painting doing

THORNDYKE: all the kitchen walls,

Customer: just the area over the Q8 cooker. It’s very greasy,

THORNDYKE: right? It does tend to get that way.

Customer: Yes,

THORNDYKE: well, if you want a proper job done. What needed though we stripped the old pain on plastering about a Q9 week before I paint it,

Customer: Of course. Now May tells me you also do work in the garden.

THORNDYKE: That’s right.

Customer: Well, I’d like you to replace of Q10 fence.

THORNDYKE : Just one.

Customer: Yes, at the far

THORNDYKE: Fine. Should be a problem.

Customer: And that’s the lot

THORNDYKE: Fine. Yeah. As I say, I can come round tomorrow morning to look over things with you.

Customer: But that’s great. Thank you.

THORNDYKE: So I look forward to seeing you tomorrow at.

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