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Practice dictation & shadowing on the Cambridge IELTS 13 Academic Listening Part 1 Test 1.
Cambridge IELTS 13 Academic Listening Test 1 Part 1
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Speaker 1 (1)
Hello. Tourist Information Centre. Mike speaking. How can I help you?
Speaker 2 (2)
Oh, hi. I wanted to find out about cookery classes.
Speaker 2 (3)
I believe there are some one day classes for tourists?
Speaker 1 (4)
Well, they're open to everyone, but tourists are always welcome.
Speaker 1 (5)
Okay. Let me give you some details of what's available.
Speaker 1 (6)
There are several classes. One very popular one is at the food studio.
Speaker 2 (7)
Okay.
Speaker 1 (8)
They focus on seasonal products, and as well as teaching you how to cook them, they also show you how to choose them.
Speaker 2 (9)
Right. That sounds good. How big are the classes?
Speaker 1 (10)
I'm not sure exactly, but they'll be quite small.
Speaker 2 (11)
And could I get a private lesson there?
Speaker 1 (12)
I think so. Let me check. Yes, they do offer those.
Speaker 1 (13)
Though in fact most of the people who attend the classes find it's a nice way of getting to know one another.
Speaker 2 (14)
I suppose it must be. Yes.
Speaker 1 (15)
And this company has a special deal for clients where they offer a discount of 20% if you return for a further class.
Speaker 2 (16)
Okay. But you said there were several classes.
Speaker 1 (17)
That's right. Another one you might be interested in is Bond's Cookery School.
Speaker 1 (18)
They're quite new. They just opened 6 months ago, but I've heard good things about them.
Speaker 1 (19)
They concentrate on teaching you to prepare healthy food.
Speaker 1 (20)
And they have quite a lot of specialist staff.
Speaker 2 (21)
So is that food for people on a diet and things like that?
Speaker 2 (22)
I don't know if I'd be interested in that.
Speaker 1 (23)
Well, I don't think they particularly focus on low calorie diets or weight loss.
Speaker 1 (24)
It's more to do with recipes that look at specific needs, like including ingredients that will help build up your bones and make them stronger, that sort of thing.
Speaker 2 (25)
I see. Well, I might be interested. I'm not sure.
Speaker 2 (26)
Do they have a website I could check?
Speaker 1 (27)
Yes. Just key in the name of the school, it'll come up.
Speaker 1 (28)
And if you want to know more about them, every Thursday evening they have a lecture at the school.
Speaker 1 (29)
It's free, and you don't need to book or anything, just turn up at 7:30.
Speaker 1 (30)
And that might give you an idea of whether you want to go to an actual class.
Speaker 1 (31)
Okay. There's one more place you might be interested in.
Speaker 1 (32)
That's got a rather strange name.
Speaker 1 (33)
it's called The Arretsa Centre – that’' spelled A-R-R-E-T-S-A.
Speaker 2 (34)
Okay.
Speaker 1 (35)
They've got a very good reputation.
Speaker 1 (36)
They do a bit of meat and fish cookery, but they mostly specialise in vegetarian dishes.
Speaker 2 (37)
Right. That's certainly an area I'd like to learn more about.
Speaker 2 (38)
I've got lots of friends who don't eat meat.
Speaker 2 (39)
In fact, I think I might have seen that school today. Is it just by the market?
Speaker 1 (40)
That's right. So they don't have any problem getting their ingredients. They're right next door.
Speaker 1 (41)
And they also offer a special 2-hour course in how to use a knife.
Speaker 1 (42)
They cover all the different skills buying them, sharpening, chopping techniques.
Speaker 1 (43)
It gets booked up quickly, though, so you'd need to check it was available.
Speaker 2 (44)
Right. Well, thank you very much. I'll go..
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