Club Application Form - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From IELTS Simulation Tests Academic Listening Test 08 · Part 1 · Questions 1–10
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Questions 1–6 Form Completion
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
APPLICATION FORM
| Example | Answer |
| Years of Membership: | Seven |
| Type of I.D.: | 1 |
| I.D. No.: | 2 |
| Family Name: | Black |
| Other Names: | Gavin Raymond |
| D.O.B.: | 22/01/1973 |
| I.D. Expiry Date: | 19/05/3 |
| Address: | 4
Meadowbank |
| Class of Vehicle: | 5 |
| Endorsements: | None |
| Convictions: | 6 (1993) |
Questions 7–10 Table Completion
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Membership Level Benefits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bronze | Silver | Gold | |
| Standard Care | — | 5% discount | 7.5 % discount | 50% discount off 8 |
| Insurance | — | $10 off fee | $20 off fee | Free 9 |
| Personal Loans | 0.25% reduction* | 0.5% reduction* | 10% reduction* | 1.25% reduction* |
| *on applicable rate | ||||
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | drivers licence / licence / drivers license / license | DAWN: Have you got any other form of identification on you? GAVIN: I've got my driver's licence and my passport and a couple of bankcards. DAWN: The licence will be perfect | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Dawn asking for an identification card, and Gavin provides his driver's licence, which Dawn accepts as the right document. Answer Explanation: The answer is the official card that allows someone to drive a vehicle, known as a driver's licence. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is confirmed when Dawn asks Gavin for a "form of identification" (I.D.). Gavin offers his driver's licence, passport, and bankcards, and Dawn states that "The licence will be perfect." |
| Q2 | AY196310 | GAVIN: Look, you've copied it down wrongly—it's AY196310 | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Gavin correcting the staff member by stating that the true number is "AY196310". Answer Explanation: The answer "AY196310" is the identification number from Gavin's driver's licence. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "AY196310" because when Dawn reads out the licence number as "AY916310", Gavin points out that she wrote it down incorrectly and gives the right number, which is "AY196310". |
| Q3 | 2012 | DAWN: Can I just remind you that you'll need to renew your licence by the 19th of May 2012—you wouldn't believe the number of people who get caught out with an expired licence | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Dawn reminding Gavin that his licence will expire and needs to be renewed by the 19th of May 2012. Answer Explanation: The answer refers to the date when the identification card expires, which is May 19, 2012. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is supported by Dawn's statement where she reminds Gavin to renew his driver's licence by the 19th of May 2012 because it will expire by then. Keywords like "renew" and "expired" point directly to the expiry date of the ID. |
| Q4 | 29 Sunset Street | DAWN: Can you give me your current address for our records? GAVIN: Yes, of course. I live at 29 Sunset Street, Meadowbank | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Dawn asking Gavin where he lives right now, and Gavin stating his address as 29 Sunset Street, Meadowbank. Answer Explanation: The answer means Gavin's house number and street name, which is "29 Sunset Street". Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "29 Sunset Street" because Dawn asks Gavin for his current address to put into their system. Gavin answers directly with his house number and street: "29 Sunset Street", followed by the suburb "Meadowbank", which is already provided on the form. |
| Q5 | car / motorcar | DAWN: Now, you've got three classes of licence: motorcar, motorbike and heavy vehicle. Do you want to be covered for all three? GAVIN: Oh, not any more. I had a motorbike when I was a student and then, before I went abroad, I worked as a truck driver for a while but I never want to do that again. These days you'll only find me behind the wheel of a car | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Dawn asking which of Gavin's three vehicle types he wants to cover. Gavin replies that nowadays he only drives a car. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the vehicle category Gavin wants cover for is a car (or motorcar). Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "(motor)car" because Dawn asks Gavin if he wants coverage for all three classes listed on his licence: "motorcar, motorbike and heavy vehicle". Gavin explains that he no longer rides a motorbike or drives trucks, stating: "These days you'll only find me behind the wheel of a car." Therefore, the relevant class of vehicle for his application is a car / motorcar. |
| Q6 | dangerous driving | I haven't had any endorsements but I do have a dangerous driving conviction from back in 1993 |
Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Gavin confirming that he has no endorsements, but he does have a conviction for dangerous driving dating back to 1993. Answer Explanation: The answer "dangerous driving" means operating a vehicle in an unsafe or risky manner that could harm others. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "dangerous driving" because Dawn asks Gavin about any convictions or endorsements on his licence, and Gavin clearly mentions that he received a conviction for dangerous driving in 1993. |
| Q7 | Blue | DAWN: We now have four different levels of membership starting at Blue, then moving through Bronze to Gold | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states clearly that the four membership levels begin with Blue. Answer Explanation: The answer refers to the first and lowest membership level, which is named "Blue". Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is confirmed when Dawn explains the club's membership structure. She mentions that they have four levels of membership, starting with the "Blue" level, before going up to Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Therefore, "Blue" is the missing membership category in the table. |
| Q8 | first vehicle | If you own more than one car, I'd recommend the Gold level because you only pay half the fee on your first vehicle | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states that with Gold level membership, a person who owns multiple cars gets a 50% discount (pays only half) on their first car. Answer Explanation: The answer "first vehicle" refers to a member's primary or initial car, for which the club offers a 50% discount (paying half the fee) under Gold membership. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "first vehicle" because Dawn explains the Standard Care benefit for the Gold level by stating that members "only pay half the fee on your first vehicle." In this context, "pay half the fee" directly corresponds to receiving a "50% discount off". |
| Q9 | car hire | Well, Bronze and Silver have 10 and 20 dollars off the Insurance fee but with the Gold membership say you had an accident and your car was badly damaged or off the road for any length of time you'd be eligible for car hire at no extra cost |
Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states that under the Gold membership level, members can get a rental car ("car hire") without paying anything additional ("at no extra cost"). Answer Explanation: The answer "car hire" means renting a car to use temporarily. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "car hire" because Dawn explains the Insurance benefits for different membership levels. She mentions that with Gold membership, if an accident happens and the car is damaged, members are eligible for "car hire at no extra cost" (which means free car hire). Therefore, the missing benefit is "car hire". |
| Q10 | 0.75 | These start at point two five percent, go up to half a percent Bronze level and increase to point seven five percent at the next level | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states that the loan reduction starts at 0.25%, rises to 0.5% for Bronze, and goes up to 0.75% ("point seven five percent") for the next tier (Silver). Answer Explanation: The answer is the loan discount rate of "0.75%" (or point seven five percent). Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "0.75%" because Dawn explains the loan interest rate reductions for each membership tier. The lowest level starts at 0.25%, the Bronze level is 0.5% (half a percent), and the next level (Silver) increases to "point seven five percent" (0.75%). |
Transcript
DAWN: Good morning, my name is Dawn Buffet; how can I help you?
GAVIN: Good morning, Dawn. I'd like to join the club.
DAWN: Wonderful. Now, have you ever been a member before?
GAVIN: Yes, I joined after I left college and I was a member for seven years before I let my membership lapse when I went abroad.
DAWN: Do you have your old membership card?
GAVIN: No, sorry. I threw it out when I moved.
DAWN: Have you got any other form of identification on you?
GAVIN: I've got my driver's licence and my passport and a couple of bankcards.
DAWN: The licence will be perfect.
GAVIN: Here you are.
DAWN: Thank you. Oh, the photo is not a very good likeness, is it?
GAVIN: No, I've shaved off the beard and cut my hair since that was taken.
DAWN: I'm going to have to make a note of some of these details and I'd like you to correct me if any of them have changed. Obviously, the number here will be the same: AY916310.
GAVIN: Look, you've copied it down wrongly—it's AY196310.
DAWN: Thank you. I'm glad you picked that up; now....Family name...Black; and other names...Gavin Raymond.
GAVIN: Yes.
DAWN: And you were born on the 22nd of January 1973.
GAVIN: That's correct.
DAWN: Can I just remind you that you'll need to renew your licence by the 19th of May 2012—you wouldn't believe the number of people who get caught out with an expired licence.
GAVIN: Thank you. I must admit, although I carry it around in my wallet, I wasn't really aware of that.
DAWN: Not many people are. I've been caught out myself. Now, I can see that you're one of those who has opted out of having an address printed on the card...and I can understand that. Personally, I think it's better security not to have it—in case your wallet gets stolen, for example.
GAVIN: I agree.
DAWN: Can you give me your current address for our records?
GAVIN: Yes, of course. I live at 29 Sunset Street, Meadowbank.
DAWN: Thanks. Actually, my uncle lives in the same street. It's a very nice area, isn't it?
GAVIN: Yes, pretty good.
DAWN: Now, you've got three classes of licence: motorcar, motorbike and heavy vehicle. Do you want to be covered for all three?
GAVIN: Oh, not any more. I had a motorbike when I was a student and then, before I went abroad, I worked as a truck driver for a while but I never want to do that again. These days you'll only find me behind the wheel of a car.
DAWN: Well, that's all done—now for one final question?
GAVIN: What's that?
DAWN: I need to ask you whether you've ever had any driving or other convictions or endorsements on your licence.
GAVIN: Well, I've had a few parking tickets.
DAWN: We don't count those.
GAVIN: And...I haven't had any endorsements...but I do have a dangerous driving conviction from back in 1993. I was young and inexperienced and going too fast in wet weather and I slid off the road and hit a power pole.
DAWN: Well, I have to make a note of that but you're lucky—because it's over 15 years ago, it won't be held against you.
DAWN: We've changed quite a lot here at the Royal Car Club since you were last a member.
GAVIN: Oh?
DAWN: We now have four different levels of membership starting at Blue, then moving through Bronze to Gold.
GAVIN: What does that mean exactly?
DAWN: Well, you get a different level of service and different benefits depending on what you choose. Of course that is reflected in the annual fee—the more benefits, the higher the fee.
GAVIN: I see.
DAWN: The Standard Club Care comes with a 5% discount at Bronze level and a 7.5% discount at Silver level.
GAVIN: And Gold?
DAWN: If you own more than one car, I'd recommend the Gold level because you only pay half the fee on your first vehicle.
GAVIN: I'm not sure I need that.
DAWN: Well, Bronze and Silver have 10 and 20 dollars off the Insurance fee but with the Gold membership... say you had an accident and your car was badly damaged or off the road for any length of time...you'd be eligible for car hire at no extra cost.
GAVIN: Mmm, that's good.
DAWN: There's one more thing. If you need to borrow money to purchase a new car, we offer personal loans at a reduction off the general applicable rate. These start at point two five percent, go up to half a percent Bronze level and increase to point seven five percent at the next level. Gold has a whopping 1.25 percent reduction on the applicable rate.
GAVIN: Well, that is something I should consider perhaps. Thanks for your help, I'll think it over and let you know.