IELTS Listening Part 1: Booking a Homestay for a Summer Course

Part One. You will hear a student phoning a homestay agency.

第一部分。你将听到一名学生给寄宿家庭中介打电话。

First, you have some time to look at questions one to six.

首先，你有一些时间阅读第一至第六题。

Now listen carefully and answer questions one to six.

现在请仔细听，并回答第一至第六题。

Hello, Sunny Lane Homestays. Carol speaking.

你好，这里是Sunny Lane寄宿家庭，我是Carol。

Hi! I'm coming to Brighton for an English course this summer,

你好！我今年夏天要去布莱顿上英语课，

and I'm looking for a host family.

想找一个寄宿家庭。

Lovely! Let me take some details. What's your name?

好的！我先登记一下信息。你叫什么名字？

Daniel Kowalski. That's K-O-W-A-L-S-K-I.

Daniel Kowalski，拼写是K-O-W-A-L-S-K-I。

Thank you. And when do you arrive?

谢谢。你什么时候到？

On the 14th of July.

7月14日。

And how long is your course?

你的课程有多长时间？

Six weeks. I finish at the end of August.

六周。我八月底结束。

Right. Our families charge £165 a week.

好的。我们的寄宿家庭每周收费165英镑。

That includes breakfast and an evening meal.

包括早餐和晚餐。

Oh, dinner too? That's really good value!

哦，晚餐也包括？真划算！

It is! Do you have any special diet?

是啊！你有什么特殊饮食要求吗？

Yes, I'm vegetarian. I don't eat meat or fish.

有，我吃素。我不吃肉也不吃鱼。

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions seven to ten.

在听对话的剩余部分之前，你有一些时间阅读第七至第十题。

Now listen and answer questions seven to ten.

现在请听，并回答第七至第十题。

Now, is there anything else the family should know?

那么，还有什么需要让寄宿家庭知道的吗？

Well... I'm a bit allergic to cats.

嗯……我对猫有点过敏。

Ah. Quite a few of our families have pets, I'm afraid.

啊。恐怕我们不少家庭都养了宠物。

Don't worry, though. I'll only choose homes without animals.

不过别担心，我只会挑没有宠物的家庭。

Thanks, that's a relief.

谢谢，这下我就放心了。

Oh, and how far are the families from the school?

哦，还有，这些家庭离学校有多远？

We try to keep it under twenty minutes by bus.

我们尽量控制在坐公交二十分钟以内。

That's fine. I might even cycle!

没问题。说不定我还会骑自行车去呢！

Great idea! Most families have a spare bike.

好主意！大多数家庭都有一辆闲置的自行车。

I'll email you three family profiles by Friday.

我周五前会把三个家庭的资料发邮件给你。

Brilliant! Thank you so much, Carol.

太棒了！非常感谢你，Carol。

That is the end of Part One.

第一部分到此结束。