IELTS LISTENING – NOTES – Christmas Dinner S51T1

JOAN: Dates well. That’s straightforward.

PETER: The last working day before Christmas which is…

JOAN: Which is December the 21st.

PETER: Which is going to be pretty difficult to book at Christmas so we’d better think of two or three places just to be on the safe side.

JOAN: Well, last year’s was hopeless.

PETER: The Red Line, wasn’t it?

JOAN: Yeah. We ought to go for something more expensive, because you…

PETER: You gets what you pay for.

JOAN: That new Indian restaurant in Weatherfield is supposed to be excellent the _Q1 Rajdoot.

PETER: How do you spell that?

PETER: But it’s bound to be packed.

JOAN: Well, let’s put that down as the first choice and have some backups. What about the _Q2 Park View Hotel as a second choice?

PETER: Yes, that’s always reliable. Parkview Hotel.

JOAN: And the _Q3 London Arms in case.

PETER: London Arms.

JOAN: I’ll call them now if you want.

PETER: No. I’ll do it, Joan. You’re really busy. Oh have you got the numbers?

JOAN: Not for the Rajdoot, but uh right Parkview Hotel: 777192 and London Arms: _Q4 208657.

PETER: Great. Before I ring, we’d better just make sure they’re within the price range.

JOAN: Up to 15 pounds a head?

PETER: I think you’ll find some people won’t be able to go that high.

JOAN: Well, you can’t get anything decent under 10 pounds.

PETER: Okay. We’ll say 12.

JOAN: Okay.

PETER: And we’d better make sure there’s good vegetarian food.

JOAN: And a _Q5 non-smoking section! You know what the boss is like.

PETER: Don’t remind me. I’ll let you know as soon as I get anything.

PETER: Good news. I found Rajdoot’s number straight away and they can fit us in. Their Christmas menu sounds great.

JOAN: What is it?

PETER: French onion soup or fruit juice.

JOAN: Uh-huh.

PETER: Roast dinner or _Q6 lentil curry sounds ordinary but my friend said it was really tasty.

JOAN: Umm lentil curry that’s unusual.

PETER: And then for dessert there’s traditional plum pudding or apple pie, a plus coffee.

JOAN: That sounds really good for 12 pounds did you book it?

PETER: Well, I said I’d check with the staff first. But they did say they’d hold the booking until next Wednesday anyway. Oh, and if we go ahead, they’d like a _Q7 50 pound deposit.

JOAN: 50 is normal that’s fine.

PETER: And they want a letter.

JOAN: Right to confirm.

PETER: And they say with such large numbers we have to _Q8 choose the menu in advance.

JOAN: That won’t be a problem. I’ll put up a notice with details of the restaurant and the menu. When did you say they wanted confirmation by?

PETER: It was uh let’s see uh the _Q9 4 November.

JOAN: Where do you think I should put up the notice? Where everyone’s guaranteed to see it.

PETER: On the cafe noticeboard I should think.

JOAN: Hardly anyone looks at that.

PETER: Well, _Q10 the Newsletter probably your best bet.

JOAN: Good idea. I’ll go and do that now.