Cambridge IELTS 10 Academic Listening Test 4 (Questions 07-10)

MR THORNDYKE: Now, what would you like me to do?

EDITH: Firstly and most urgently is in the kitchen. With all the weather damage, the glass in the door has cracked and I’d need that fixing …

MR THORNDYKE: I presume you mean replacing?

EDITH: Oh, yes. And as soon as possible …

MR THORNDYKE: What I’ll do is come round tomorrow morning and do that immediately.

EDITH: Thank you so much. The other things aren’t so urgent but …

MR THORNDYKE: Now, I’ll make a note of everything you want doing.

EDITH: Well, in the kitchen I’d like some painting doing.

MR THORNDYKE: All the kitchen walls?

EDITH: Just the area over the cooker. It’s very greasy …

MR THORNDYKE: Right … it does tend to get that way!

EDITH: Yes!

MR THORNDYKE: Well, if you want a proper job done what I’d need to do is strip the old paint and plaster it about a week before I paint it.

EDITH: Of course. Now, May tells me you also do work in the garden.

MR THORNDYKE: That’s right.

EDITH: Well, I’d like you to replace a fence.

MR THORNDYKE: Just one?

EDITH: Yes, at the far end.

MR THORNDYKE: Fine. Shouldn’t be a problem.

EDITH: And that’s the lot.

MR THORNDYKE: Fine. Yeah, as I say I can come round tomorrow morning to look over things with you.

EDITH: That’s great, thank you.

MR THORNDYKE: So, I’ll look forward to seeing you tomorrow at …