Writing numbers- IELTS

3.1. Listen and circle the number you hear in each pair (a-j).

a 1st /3rd

b $10.50/ $10.15

c 6th /5th

d 17/70

e 19/90

f 15/50

g 52/62

h £110/ £810

i 31st/ 33rd

j 22nd/27th

3.2 Listen again and practise saying the numbers.

3.3. Listen and complete the information below

1. How much does the woman pay for her room? £

2. New students need to bring $

3. Garage with: m height: m

4. How much does the woman pay for the bus tickets?

A $25 B$55 C$75

5. Party date

3.4. Listen again and write the other numbers you hear and the reason they are incorrect.

1. £80 this is the amount she paid last time

3.5. Listen to extracts from four different talks and choose the correct answer (A, B or C)

1. The survey found that the majority of students drink

A water B coffee C tea

2. What point does the speaker make about skiing?

A. A small percentage of the US is suitable for skiing.

B. A suprisingly large number of Americans like skiing.

C. A relatively small proportion of Americans have tried skiing.

3. The number of wild elephants in Africa is estimated to be at least.

A. 53,000 B. 470,000 C. 690,000

4. According to the speaker, which two can weigh the same?

A The tongue of a blue whale and an elephant

B An elephant and a blue whale

A A bus and an elephant

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ANSWER

3.1

a 3rd

b $10.50

c 6th

d 70

e 19

f 15

g 62

h £110

i 31st

j 27th

3.3

1. How much does the woman pay for her room? £95

2. New students need to bring $15

3. Garage with: 3.5m height: 3 1/2m

4. How much does the woman pay for the bus tickets?

B$55

5. Party date  29 July or 29th July

3.4.

1. £80 this is the amount she paid last time

   £105 this is the full price

2. $10          this is what regular students pay 

   $5 this is the extra fee charged for equipment

3. 1.5 m this is the widht of his car

   1 m this is how much space you need between cars

   3 m this is the height he would prefer

4. US$25 this is child´s fare

   US$45 this is and adult´s fare

5. 14th July this is the first available date 

   1st August this is her father´s birthday

3.5.

1. b

2. c

3. b

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SCRIPTS

Recording 6

1

A: I hope you´ve enjoyed your stay with us.

B: Yes, it was lovely, but I had to pay £95, which seems a bit expensive. Last time I stayed here, I only paid £80.

A: Yes, I´m sorry, madam. We had to increase our prices considerably this year. But that is actually a discounted price as you´re a regular guest. It would normally be £105.

B: OH!

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Now, on Thursday, there will be a special class, which will be given by a wonderful local artist. As this isn´t included in your fees, you will need to pay for this on the day. We´ve kept the cost low. It´s only $10 for our regular students here. If you want to bring along anyone else who hasn´t studied with us before, the cost for them is $15. We charge them an extra $5 for the use of equipment, which old students have already paid for.

3

A: Can you tell me how big the garage is? I just want to make sure our car will fit.

B: Let me have a look. How big are your cars?

A: Mine´s about 1.5 metres wide and my wife´s is almost the same.

B: Hmm, I don´t think it´s wide enough. I´m afraid. It says here that it´s 3.5 metres across, and you need at least a metre between the car to be able to open the doors.

A: You´re right. What about the height? Mine´s a van I use for work and I carry a lot of equipment on top. 

B: Let me see. It´s two and a half metres. Would that be tall enough?

A: Oh, not for my big ladders, no. I´d like three metres at least.

4.

A: I´m thinking of taking my children to the Gold Coast in the holidays. Can you tell me how much it would cost on the bus? I don´t want to drive all that way.

B: Right, you´d qualify for a family ticket, which is the cheapest way to do it. It´ll be $55 altogether, normally a child´s fare is $25 and an adult is $45.

A: Oh, that´s a good deal!

5.

A: I´m trying to organise a party and I wondered if your hotel had a room we could use?

B: We do have several function rooms, what date did you have in mind for the party? I´ll just warn you we´re already fully booked for most of June, the first available date I have is 14th July.

A: Oh, that´s not a problem. It´s for my dad´s brithday, which isn´t until 1st August.

B: That´s a Tuesday.

A: Yes, so I´d  like to hold it at the end of July, on the Saturday before.

B: So, that´s the 29 th?

A: Yes, that´s right.

Recording 7

1. We had a good response to our survey and we found that while 80% of our students drink coffe, only 15% drink tea, with the rest preferring water.

2. Over 800,000 people in the US are estimated to have tried skiing. This may seem a large number but it represents just over 0.26% of the total population of 300 million. So, per capita, it is suprisingly small.

3. It´s estimated that India is home to between 38,000 and 53,000 wild elephants, while Africa has between 470,000 and 690,000. Exact figures are difficult to determine.

4. An elephant can weigh between 2.5 and 5 tonnes. This is comparable to the tonguee of the blue whale, which alone can weigh 2.7 tonnes. In fact, a blue whale can weigh 15 times more than an elephant, and can grow to about 10 times the size of a standar bus.