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Practice dictation & shadowing on the Cambridge IELTS 16 Academic Listening Part 1 Test 4.
Cambridge IELTS 16 Academic Listening Test 4 Part 1
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Speaker 1 (1)
Hello?
Speaker 2 (2)
Oh, hello. I was hoping to speak to Jack Fitzgerald about renting a cottage.
Speaker 1 (3)
I'm his wife, Shirley, and we own the cottages together, so I'm sure I can help you.
Speaker 2 (4)
Great. My name's Tom. Some friends of ours rented Granary Cottage from you last year, and they thought it was great.
Speaker 2 (5)
So my wife and I are hoping to come in May for a week.
Speaker 1 (6)
What date did you have in mind?
Speaker 2 (7)
The week beginning 14th, if possible.
Speaker 1 (8)
I'll just check. I'm sorry, Tom, it's already booked that week.
Speaker 1 (9)
It's free the week beginning 28th, though, for 7 nights.
Speaker 1 (10)
In fact, that's the only time you could have it in May.
Speaker 2 (11)
Oh, well, we could manage that, I think.
Speaker 2 (12)
We'd just need to change a couple of things.
Speaker 2 (13)
How much would it cost?
Speaker 1 (14)
That's the beginning of high season, so it'd be £550 for the week.
Speaker 2 (15)
Ah, that's a bit more than we wanted to pay, I'm afraid.
Speaker 2 (16)
We've budgeted up to £500 for accommodation.
Speaker 1 (17)
Well, we've just finished converting another building into a cottage, which we're calling Cherville Cottage.
Speaker 2 (18)
Sorry. What was that again?
Speaker 1 (19)
Chervil. C-H-E-R-V for Victor I-L.
Speaker 2 (20)
Oh, that's a herb, isn't it?
Speaker 1 (21)
That's right. It grows fairly wild around here.
Speaker 1 (22)
You could have that for the week you want for £480.
Speaker 2 (23)
Okay. So could you tell me something about it, please?
Speaker 1 (24)
Of course. The building was built as a garage. It's a little smaller than Granary Cottage.
Speaker 2 (25)
So that must sleep 2 people as well?
Speaker 1 (26)
That's right. There's a double bedroom.
Speaker 2 (27)
Does it have a garden?
Speaker 1 (28)
Yes. You get to it from the living room through French doors, and we provide 2 deckchairs.
Speaker 1 (29)
We hope to build a patio in the near future, but I wouldn't like to guarantee it'll be finished by May.
Speaker 2 (30)
Okay.
Speaker 1 (31)
The front door opens onto the old farmyard, and parking isn't a problem.
Speaker 1 (32)
There's plenty of room at the front for that.
Speaker 1 (33)
There are some trees and potted plants there.
Speaker 2 (34)
What about facilities in the cottage?
Speaker 2 (35)
It has standard things like a cooker and fridge, I presume.
Speaker 1 (36)
In the kitchen area, there's a fridge freezer, and we've just put in an electric cooker.
Speaker 2 (37)
Is there a washing machine?
Speaker 1 (38)
Yes. There's also a TV in the living room, which plays DVDs too.
Speaker 1 (39)
The bathroom is too small for a bath, so there's a shower instead.
Speaker 1 (40)
I think a lot of people prefer that nowadays anyway.
Speaker 2 (41)
It's more environmentally friendly, isn't it? Unless you spend half the day in it!
Speaker 1 (42)
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (43)
What about heating? It sometimes gets quite cool at that time of year.
Speaker 1 (44)
They're central heating, and if you want to light a fire, there's a stove.
Speaker 1 (45)
We can provide all the wood you need for it.
Speaker 1 (46)
It smells so much nicer than coal, and it makes the room very cozy.
Speaker 1 (47)
We've got one in our own house.
Speaker 2 (48)
That sounds very pleasant. Perhaps we should come in the winter to make the most of it.
Speaker 1 (49)
Yes. We find we don't want to go out when we've got the fire burning.
Speaker 1 (50)
There are some attractive views from the cottage, which I haven't mentioned.
Speaker 1 (51)
There's a famous stone bridge - it's one of the oldest in the region, and you can see it from the living room. It isn't far away.
Speaker 1 (52)
The bedroom window looks in the opposite direction and has a lovely view of the hills and the monument at the top.
Speaker 2 (53)
Well, that all sounds perfect. I'd like to book it, please. Would you want a deposit?
Speaker 1 (54)
Yes, we ask for 30% to secure your booking, so that’ll be, um, £144.
Speaker 2 (55)
And when would you like the rest of the money?
Speaker 1 (56)
You're coming in May, so the last day of March, please.
Speaker 2 (57)
Fine.
Speaker 1 (58)
Excellent. Could I just..