Joining the Video Library - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Cambridge IELTS 02 Academic Listening Test 1 · Part 1 · Questions 1–10
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Questions 1–5 Form Completion
Complete the form below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.
VIDEO LIBRARY
APPLICATION FORM
Example Answer
Surname: Jones
First names: Louise Cynthia
Address: Apartment 1, 72 1 Street, Highbridge
Post code: 2
Telephone:
- 9835 6712 (home)
- 3 (work)
Driver's licence number: 4
Date of birth:
- Day: 25th
- Month: 5
- Year: 1977
Questions 6–8 Three Choices
Circle THREE letters A - F.
Questions 9–10 Short Answers
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Black | LOUISE Apartment 1, 72 Black Street, Highbridge | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Louise telling the man her home address, which clearly mentions "Black Street." Answer Explanation: The answer "Black" is the specific name of the street where Louise lives. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "Black" because Mr. Max asks Louise for her official address. Louise gives her address as "Apartment 1, 72 Black Street." Since the form already includes the word "Street," the only missing piece of information for that specific blank is the name "Black." |
| Q2 | 2085 | MR MAX OK, so the post code is 2085, right?LOUISE Yes, 2085 | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the person asking for the post code, and the woman confirming that the specific number is 2085. Answer Explanation: The answer is a set of numbers used to help mail arrive at the correct address. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 2085 because Mr. Max identifies this as the post code for Louise's address, and she confirms it by saying it back to him. The transcript clearly links the term 'post code' to the specific number 2085. |
| Q3 | 9456 1309 | Home is 9835 6712 and work is 9456 1309 | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Louise giving Mr. Max two different phone numbers, identifying the second one as being for work. Answer Explanation: The answer is the telephone number for the place where Louise works. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 9456 1309 because Mr. Max asks for two different telephone numbers: one for where Louise lives and one for her job. Louise states that 9456 1309 is her work number. The form specifically requests the work number to be filled in. |
| Q4 | 2020BD | LOUISE Yes, I know if off by heart, it's an easy one, 2020BD. Do you need to see it | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Louise telling the man that her license number is 2020BD because she remembers it easily without looking. Answer Explanation: The answer is the identification number from Louise's driver's license. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 2020BD because when Mr. Max asks for her driver's license number, Louise says she remembers it well and gives him the code 2020BD. She uses the phrase 'off by heart' to show she has memorized the number. |
| Q5 | July | LOUISE 25 July 1977 | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Louise stating her birth date, clearly identifying July as the month she was born. Answer Explanation: The answer is July, which is the seventh month of the year. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is July because this is the specific month Louise mentions when Mr. Max asks for her date of birth. In the dialogue, she provides her full birth date including the day, the month, and the year in that exact order. This information is needed to complete the application form for the video library. |
| Q6 | — | — | |
| Q7 | — | — | |
| Q8 | B / D / F | Well, I love anything that makes me laugh. I just love to hear jokes and funny punch lines. I'm not very keen on westerns, although my father likes them, but I'm a real softie, so anything with a bit of a love story is good for me I'm completely taken by documentaries of the great outdoors, you know the sort, animals, plants and faraway places |
Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Louise explaining her film preferences. In the first part, she says she likes funny things (comedies) and love stories (romance). In the second part, she says she really likes films about animals and nature (wildlife). Answer Explanation: The answer means Louise likes movies that are funny (Comedies), movies about love stories (Romance), and films about nature and animals (Wildlife). Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is B, D, and F because when Louise talks about her favorite types of films, she mentions things that make her laugh and funny jokes, which refers to Comedies. She says she is a 'softie' and likes love stories, which refers to Romance. She also explains that she is very interested in documentaries about the 'outdoors' and 'animals,' which refers to Wildlife. |
| Q9 | $25 / 25 dollars / twenty-five dollars | Oh, and I nearly forgot, the membership fee. $25, refundable if you leave the library for any reason | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Mr. Max telling Louise that the cost to join the library is 25 dollars. He also explains that this money can be returned (refunded) to her if she stops being a member. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the price to join is 25 dollars, and you can get this money back later. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is given when the librarian, Mr. Max, mentions the 'membership fee' (the cost to join). He says the price is '$25' and adds that it is 'refundable', meaning the library will give the money back to Louise if she decides to leave. |
| Q10 | next week / in a week / in one week / the following week | You can borrow videos now, if you like, but your card won't be ready until next week | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Mr. Max informing Louise that her membership card is not ready right now. She has to wait until the following week to pick it up. Answer Explanation: The answer means that Louise's library card will be finished and available for her to collect seven days after she signs up. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is next week because Mr. Max directly tells Louise that while she can borrow movies today, her official membership card is not prepared yet. He says it will be ready seven days later, or 'next week'. |
Transcript
LOUISE Oh hello, I'd like to join the video library.
MR MAX OK. Would you like to fill in the application form now?
LOUISE Yes, I can do it now.
MR MAX Hold on and I'll get a form. Now, I'll just ask you a few questions and then I'll get you to sign at the bottom.
LOUISE Right.
MR MAX What's your full name?
LOUISE Louise Cynthia Jones.
MR MAX Jones?
LOUISE Yes, that's right.
MR MAX OK, and what's your address?
LOUISE Apartment 1, 72 Black Street, Highbridge.
MR MAX Black Street, that's just around the corner, isn't it?
LOUISE Yes.
MR MAX OK, so the post code is 2085, right?
LOUISE Yes, 2085.
MR MAX Mm. And your telephone number? I need both home and work.
LOUISE Home is 9835 6712 and work is 9456 1309. Do you need any ID or anything like that?
MR MAX Yes, we need your driver's licence number, that is if you have one.
LOUISE Yes, I know if off by heart, it's an easy one, 2020BD. Do you need to see it?
MR MAX Yes, I'm afraid I do.
LOUISE Mm...here.
MR MAX Right, thanks. And could you tell me your date of birth please?
LOUISE 25 July 1977.
MR MAX That's the most important part out of the way, but could I just ask you a few questions for a survey we're conducting?
LOUISE OK.
MR MAX What kind of videos do you prefer to watch? Have a look at this list.
LOUISE Well, I love anything that makes me laugh. I just love to hear jokes and funny punch lines. I'm not very keen on westerns, although my father likes them, but I'm a real softie, so anything with a bit of a love story is good for me. It doesn't matter how old. Not musicals though, they're too much!
MR MAX Anything else?
LOUISE I'm completely taken by documentaries of the great outdoors, you know the sort, animals, plants and faraway places. I saw wonderful one on dolphins last week. It was amazing.
MR MAX Now, I think that's all from me, except I need you to sign here on the line. Here's a pen. Oh, and I nearly forgot, the membership fee. $25, refundable if you leave the library for any reason.
LOUISE There you are. And do I sign here?
MR MAX Yes, that's it. You can borrow videos now, if you like, but your card won't be ready until next week. You can come and pick it up when you bring your first videos back. That is if you want to take some now.
LOUISE Yes, I'd like to. I'll have a look around.
MR MAX Fine.