LISTENING TRANSCRIPTS
FORM COMPLETION
• DUBAI PALM APARTMENTS (TRANSCRIPT)
Amanda: Dubai Palm Apartments, Amanda speaking. How can I help you?
Leo: Oh hi, Amanda I’m ringing to enquire about a holiday apartment for the month after next.
A: OK, no problem. Let me get your details first, then I’ll tell you what we’ve got. Is that all right?
L: Fine, go ahead.
A: OK. Can I have your name first, please?
L: Yes, (1) it’s Leo Blucher, that’s L-E-O - that’s my first name - and my surname is B-L-U-C-H-E-R.
A: OK, I’ve got that. Where are you from, just out of interest, Leo?
L: I’m Austrian.
A: Right, OK, and what’s your address?
L: It’s number 37 Blumengasse in Vienna
A: Right. Could you just spell Blumengasse for me, please, Leo? My German’s not too good.
L: Sure, (2) it's B-L-U-M-E-N-G-A-double S-E.
A: Great, thanks, and what’s the weather like in Vienna at the moment?
L: It’s pretty grey and rainy, I’m afraid Hope it’s better in Dubai.
A: Yes, it’s lovely at the moment Sunny and warm, but not too hot. Now, can you give me your
phone number?
L: Yes, (3) it's 4312 11057.
A: Great So, you’re looking for a holiday apartment, Leo How many people is it for, just yourself?
L: No. there'll be four of us, two adults and two children.
A: Fine, and when would you like it from?
L: (4) Ideally from the 1st of January
A: January the 1st. OK I’ll have a look and see what we’ve got. How long would you like to stay?
L: Well, it depends a little bit on the price, but (5) I think that about nine days would be perfect.
A: Fine. And, talking of prices, what would be your maximum, do you think?
L: Well, I’ve looked on the Internet, but I don’t know if I’m being realistic if (6) I say 200 euros per
day. Things seem to range from 150 to well over 400
A: Well, it depends where, of course, but I think we could probably find something for you at that
price.
L: Great. There are various other things, though. Our children are quite small, and we don’t want to
take them to restaurants all the time, (7) so one thing we’d really appreciate is a fully
equipped kitchen so we can do some cooking.
A: Yes, I completely understand. Do you have any other special requirements?
L: (8) Yes, we live in the city centre hundreds of miles from the sea, so we’d really like be able to
see it from our apartment.
A: OK. I'll note that down. All our apartments come with air conditioning and central heating, by
the way.
L: Oh dear. One thing I don’t like is the noise of air conditioning in the background. (9) Can you
make sure it’s as quiet as possible?
A: Yes, I’ll look into that. Anything else?
L: Yes, just one more thing. We’d like to hire a car while we’re in Dubai, (10) so we’ll need to have
a parking space, I think - we don’t want to have to walk a long way from the car to the apartment.
A: I think you’re quite right I’ll look into all these things and make a list of possible apartments. Do
you have an email address, so I can send them to you.
PRACTICE – LETTERS AND NUMBERS
Track 5. Practice Listening for Letters
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Track 8. Write down the numbers you hear
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Track 9. Write down the numbers you hear
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Track 10. Write down the numbers you hear
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Track 11. Write down the numbers and letters you hear
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Track 12. Listen and complete the sentences.
1. My phone number is ______________________
2. Call this number for more information: _______________________
3. For our store hours and locations, please call: __________________
4. Hurry! Call this number and win $1,000: _____________________
5. Dr. Wilson’s phone number is __________________
6. Hello? Is this ___________________
7. You can call my work number: ________________________, extension: ____________
8. Excuse me, did you say your phone number was ________________________?
9. I have a new phone number. It’s ________________________
10. Mary’s phone number is ______________________________
11. For a complete listing of today’s movies, please call ____________________
12. I have the taxi company’s phone number, so let’s call a taxi. It’s _______________________
13. I’m sorry, but you have the wrong number. This isn’t ______________________
14. Sam’s cell phone number is ____________________
15. Let’s order food from ‘Burger Palace’. Their number is _________________________
16. Excuse me, could you please repeat that? Did you say ________________________?
Track 13. Write down the street names you hear.
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