Student Information ielts listening answers

MAN:

Good morning.Can I help you?

WOMAN:

Yes.I've just been accepted on a course at the university and I'd like to try and arrange accommodation in the hall of residence.

MAN:

Yes, certainly. Please sit down. What I'll do is fill in a form with you to find out a little more about your preferences and so forth.

WOMAN:

Thank you.

MAN:

So first of all, can I take your name?

WOMAN:

It's Anu Bhatt.

MAN:

Could you spell your name please?

WOMAN:

Yes.A-N-U...B-H-A double T.

MAN:

Thanks, and could I ask your date of birth?

WOMAN:

31st March 1972.

MAN:

Thank you. And where are you from?

WOMAN:

India.

MAN:

Oh right.And what will you be studying?

WOMAN:

I'm doing a course in nursing.

MAN:

Right, thank you. And how long would you want to stay in hall, do you think?

WOMAN:

Well, it'll take three years but I'd only like to stay in hall for two. I'd like to think about living outside for the third year.

MAN:

Fine. And what did you have in mind for catering? Do you want to cook for yourself or have all your meals provided, that's full board?

WOMAN:

Is there something in between?

MAN:

Yes. You can just have evening meal provided, which is half board.

WOMAN:

That's what I'd prefer.

MAN:

Yes, a lot of students opt for that. Now, with that in mind, do you have any special diet, anything we should know about?

WOMAN:

Yes, I don't take red meat.

MAN:

No red meat.

MAN:

Now, thinking about the room itself, we have a number of options. You can have a single study bedroom or you can have a shared one. These are both what we call simple rooms. The other alternative is to opt for a single bedsit which actually has more space and better facilities. There's about ￡20 a week difference between them.

WOMAN:

Well, actually my grant is quite generous and I think the bedsit sounds the best option.

MAN:

Lovely. I'll put you down for that and we'll see what availability is like. Now can I ask some other personal details which we like to have on record?

WOMAN:

Yes, of course.

MAN:

I wonder if you could let us know what your interests are. This might help us get a closer match for placing you in a particular hall.

WOMAN:

Ummm. Well. I love the theatre.

MAN:

Right.

WOMAN:

And I enjoy sports, particularly badminton.

MAN:

That's worth knowing. Now, what we finish with on the form is really a list from you of what your priorities are in choosing a hall and we'll do our best to take these into account.

WOMAN:

Well, the first thing is I'd prefer a hall where there are other mature students, if possible.

MAN:

Yes, we do have halls which tend to cater for slightly older students.

WOMAN:

Ummm and I'd prefer to be out of town.

MAN:

That's actually very good for you because we tend to have more vacancies in out-of -town halls.

WOMAN:

Lucky!

MAN:

Yes. Anything else?

WOMAN:

Well, I would like somewhere with a shared area, a TV room for example, or something like that. It's a good way to socialise.

MAN:

It certainly is.

WOMAN:

That's it.

MAN:

Now, we just need a contact telephone number for you.

WOMAN:

Sure, I'll just find it. It's double 67549.

MAN:

Great, so we'll be in contact with you as soon as possible...