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Practice dictation & shadowing on the Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Listening Part 1 Test 1.
Cambridge IELTS 12 Academic Listening Test 1 Part 1
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Speaker 1 (1)
Hi. Can I help you?
Speaker 2 (2)
I'd like to find out if you have any excursions suitable for families.
Speaker 1 (3)
Sure. How about taking your family for a cruise?
Speaker 1 (4)
We have a steam ship that takes passengers out several times a day.
Speaker 1 (5)
It's over 100 years old.
Speaker 2 (6)
That sounds interesting. How long is the trip?
Speaker 1 (7)
About an hour and a half. And don't forget to take pictures of the mountains.
Speaker 1 (8)
They're all around you when you're on the boat, and they look fantastic.
Speaker 2 (9)
Okay. And I assume there's a cafe or something on board?
Speaker 1 (10)
Sure. How old are your children?
Speaker 2 (11)
Uh, my daughter's 15 and my son's 7.
Speaker 1 (12)
Right. Well, there are various things you can do once you've crossed the lake to make a day of it.
Speaker 1 (13)
One thing that's very popular is a visit to the country farm.
Speaker 1 (14)
You're met off the boat by the farmer, and he'll take you to the holding pens where the sheep are kept.
Speaker 1 (15)
Children love feeding them.
Speaker 2 (16)
My son would love that. He really likes animals.
Speaker 1 (17)
Well, there's also a 40-minute trek round the farm on a horse if he wants.
Speaker 2 (18)
Do you think he'd manage it?
Speaker 2 (19)
He hasn't done that before.
Speaker 1 (20)
Sure. It's suitable for complete beginners.
Speaker 2 (21)
Good.
Speaker 1 (22)
And again, visitors are welcome to explore the farm on their own as long as they take care to close gates and so on.
Speaker 1 (23)
There are some very beautiful gardens along the side of the lake, which also belong to the farm.
Speaker 1 (24)
They'll be just at their best now.
Speaker 1 (25)
You could easily spend an hour or two there.
Speaker 2 (26)
Okay. Well, that all sounds good.
Speaker 2 (27)
And can we get lunch there?
Speaker 1 (28)
You can. And it's very good, though it's not included in the basic cost.
Speaker 1 (29)
You pay when you get there.
Speaker 2 (30)
Right.
Speaker 2 (31)
So is there anything else to do over on that side of the lake?
Speaker 1 (32)
Well, what you can do is take a bike over on the ship and then go on a cycling trip.
Speaker 1 (33)
There's a trail there called the Back Road.
Speaker 1 (34)
You could easily spend 3 or 4 hours exploring it, and the scenery's wonderful.
Speaker 1 (35)
They'll give you a map when you get your ticket for the cruise. There's no extra charge.
Speaker 2 (36)
What's the trail like in terms of difficulty?
Speaker 1 (37)
Quite challenging in places.
Speaker 1 (38)
It wouldn't be suitable for your 7-year-old.
Speaker 1 (39)
It needs someone who's got a bit more experience.
Speaker 2 (40)
Well, my daughter loves cycling, and so do I.
Speaker 2 (41)
So maybe the two of us could go, and my wife and son could stay on the farm.
Speaker 2 (42)
That might work out quite well, but we don't have bikes here.
Speaker 2 (43)
Is there somewhere we could rent them?
Speaker 1 (44)
Yes. There's a place here in the city. It's called Ratchesons.
Speaker 2 (45)
I'll just make a note of that. Uh, how do you spell it?
Speaker 1 (46)
R-A-T-C-H-E-S-O-N-S.
Speaker 1 (47)
It's just by the cruise ship terminal.
Speaker 2 (48)
Okay.
Speaker 1 (49)
You'd also need to pick up a repair kit for the bike from there to take along with you, and you'd need to take along a snack and some water.
Speaker 1 (50)
It'd be best to get those in the city.
Speaker 2 (51)
Fine. That shouldn't be a problem.
Speaker 2 (52)
And I assume I can rent a helmet from the bike place.
Speaker 1 (53)
Sure. You should definitely get that.
Speaker 1 (54)
It's a great ride, but you want to be well prepared because it's very remote.
Speaker 1 (55)
You won't see any shops around there or anywhere to stay, so you need to get back in time for the last boat.
Speaker 2 (56)
Yeah. So what sort of prices are we looking at here?
Speaker 1 (57)
Let's see. That'd be one adult and one child for the cruise with farm tour.
Speaker 1 (58)
That's $117, and an adult and a child for the cruise only, so that's $214 altogether.
Speaker 1 (59)
Oh, wait a minute. How old did you say your daughter was?
Speaker 2 (60)
15.
Speaker 1 (61)
Then I'm afraid it's $267 because she has to pay the adult fare, which is $75, instead of the child fare, which is $22.
Speaker 1 (62)
Sorry about that.
Speaker 2 (63)
That's okay. So...
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