Crime Report Form - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Cambridge IELTS 14 Academic Listening Test 1 · Part 1 · Questions 1–10
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Questions 1–10 Note Completion
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
CRIME REPORT FORM
Type of crime: theft
Personal information
Example
Name Louise …Taylor…
Nationality 1
Date of birth 14 December 1977
Occupation interior designer
Reason for visit business (to buy antique 2)
Length of stay two months
Current address 3Apartments (No 15)
Details of theft
Items stolen – a wallet containing approximately £4
– a 5
Date of theft 6
Possible time and place of theft
Location outside the 7 at about 4 pm
Details of suspect – some boys asked for the 8 then ran off
– one had a T-shirt with a picture of a tiger
– he was about 12, slim build with 9 hair
Crime reference number allocated
10
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Canadian | No, I’m actually Canadian. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript indicates that the person mentioned is from Canada. Answer Explanation: The answer 'Canadian' means belonging to or coming from Canada. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'Canadian' because the individual in the excerpt mentioned that they are Canadian. Therefore, it matches the nationality mentioned in the form for the 'Nationality' field. |
| Q2 | furniture | I’m an interior designer and I come over to buy old furniture | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript mentions that the person, Louise, is an interior designer visiting to buy old furniture. Answer Explanation: The answer 'furniture' refers to items like tables, chairs, and sofas that are used to make a space comfortable or stylish. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'furniture' because the excerpt specifically mentions buying old furniture. This matches the common understanding of what an interior designer might purchase for their work. |
| Q3 | Park | Well at present I’ve got a place at Park Apartments, that’s on King Street. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript indicates that the speaker currently resides at Park Apartments, which is located on King Street. Answer Explanation: The answer 'Park' refers to the location mentioned in the transcript where the person is currently staying. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'Park' because it matches the location described in the excerpt ('Park Apartments, on King Street'). This suggests that the person is currently living at Park Apartments on King Street, making 'Park' the appropriate answer for the form. |
| Q4 | 250 / 250 sterling | But there was quite a bit of cash there … about £250 sterling, I should think. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript mentions that there was a significant amount of money in the wallet, approximately £250 sterling. Answer Explanation: The answer refers to the amount of money stolen, which was around £250 sterling. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer matches the information provided in the excerpt regarding the approximate amount of money in the stolen wallet. It is a direct and specific response to the details mentioned in the text. |
| Q5 | phone | At first I thought, oh I must have left the wallet back in the apartment, but then I realised my phone had gone as well. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is talking about someone who lost their wallet and phone. At first, they thought they left their wallet in their apartment, but then they realised their phone was also missing. Answer Explanation: The answer is 'phone'. It's one of the items that were stolen. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'phone' because the excerpt says 'my phone had gone as well', which means the person's phone was stolen. This matches the item being asked for in the crime report form. |
| Q6 | 10 September / 10th September | So that was September the tenth. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript says that the date is September the tenth. Answer Explanation: The answer is 10 September, which is another way to say September the tenth. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 10 September because it matches the information given in the transcript about the date. |
| Q7 | museum | Anyway, I met up with a friend, and we spent a couple of hours in the museum. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript says the person was at the museum with a friend. Answer Explanation: The answer 'museum' is the place where the theft happened. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer 'museum' is right because the excerpt says that the theft occurred at the 'museum' with a friend. |
| Q8 | time | they were asking us that time it was, then all of a sudden they ran off. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is describing a situation where some boys asked for something and then suddenly ran away. Answer Explanation: The answer is 'time' which means a moment or a period of time. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'time' because in the excerpt, it is mentioned that 'they were asking us that time', which refers to the moment when the boys asked for something. |
| Q9 | blond / blonde | I do remember that – he was blond. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript says someone had blond hair. Answer Explanation: The answer is 'blond' which means having light-colored hair. It is used to describe the color of someone's hair. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer matches the description of the suspect in the transcript, where it is mentioned that the person had 'blond hair'. Therefore, 'blond' is the correct answer to describe the suspect's hair color. |
| Q10 | 87954 82361 / 8795482361 | So this is ten digits: 87954 82361. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript describes a sequence of numbers that has ten digits. Answer Explanation: The answer consists of two sequences of numbers separated by a space, with the first having five digits and the second having five digits as well. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer matches the format described in the excerpt, which is two sequences of numbers, each with the specified number of digits. Therefore, the answer '87954 82361' is correct. |
Transcript
OFFICER: Good morning. What can I do for you?
LOUISE: I want to report a theft. I had some things stolen out of my bag yesterday.
OFFICER: I’m sorry to hear that. Right, so I’ll need to take a few details. Can I start with your name?
LOUISE: Louise Taylor.
OFFICER: OK, thank you. And are you resident in the UK?
LOUISE: No, I’m actually Canadian. Though my mother was British.
OFFICER: And your date of birth?
LOUISE: December 14th, 1977.
OFFICER: So you’re just visiting this country?
LOUISE: That’s right. I come over most summers on business. I’m an interior designer and I come over to buy old furniture, antiques you know. There are some really lovely things around here, but you need to get out to the small towns. I’ve had a really good trip this year, until this happened.
OFFICER: OK. So you’ve been here quite a while?
LOUISE: Yes, I’m here for two months. I go back next week.
OFFICER: So may I ask where you’re staying now?
LOUISE: Well at present I’ve got a place at Park Apartments, that’s on King Street. I was staying at the Riverside Apartments on the same street, but the apartment there was only available for six weeks so I had to find another one.
OFFICER: OK. And the apartment number?
LOUISE: Fifteen.
LOUISE: Right.
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OFFICER: Now, I need to take some details of the theft. So you said you had some things stolen out of your bag?
LOUISE: That’s right.
OFFICER: And were you actually carrying the bag when the theft took place?
LOUISE: Yes, I really can’t understand it. I had my backpack on. And I went into a supermarket to buy a few things and when I opened it up my wallet wasn’t there.
OFFICER: And what did your wallet have in it?
LOUISE: Well, fortunately I don’t keep my credit cards in that wallet – I keep them with my passport in an inside compartment in my backpack. But there was quite a bit of cash there … about £250 sterling, I should think. I withdrew £300 from my account yesterday, but I did a bit of shopping, so I must have already spent about £50 of that.
OFFICER: OK.
LOUISE: At first I thought, oh I must have left the wallet back in the apartment, but then I realised my phone had gone as well. It was only a week old, and that’s when I realised I’d been robbed. Anyway at least they didn’t take the keys to my rental car.
OFFICER: Yes. So you say the theft occurred yesterday?
LOUISE: Yes.
OFFICER: So that was September the tenth. And do you have any idea at all of where or when the things might possibly have been stolen?
LOUISE: Well at first I couldn’t believe it because the bag had been on my back ever since I left the apartment after lunch. It’s just a small backpack, but I generally use it when I’m travelling because it seems safer than a handbag. Anyway, I met up with a friend, and we spent a couple of hours in the museum. But I do remember that as we were leaving there, at about 4 o’clock, a group of young boys ran up to us, and they were really crowding round us, and they were asking us that time it was, then all of a sudden they ran off.
OFFICER: Can you remember anything about them?
LOUISE: The one who did most of the talking was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of something … let’s see … a tiger.
OFFICER: Right. Any idea of how old he might have been?
LOUISE: Around twelve years old?
OFFICER: And can you remember anything else about his appearance?
LOUISE: Not much. He was quite thin …
OFFICER: Colour of hair?
LOUISE: I do remember that – he was blond. All the others were dark-haired.
OFFICER: And any details of the others?
LOUISE: Not really. They came and went so quickly.
OFFICER: Right. So what I’m going to do now is give you a crime reference number so you can contact your insurance company. So this is ten digits: 87954 82361.
LOUISE: Thank you. So should I …