IELTS Life Skills A1 Listening Test 16 ► New 🇬🇧 — Transcript

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1. 0:01IELTS Life Skills
2. 0:03A1 Speaking and Listening Test
3. 0:06Recording one
4. 0:08I love eating out sometimes. It's so
5. 0:10nice to try different foods and not
6. 0:12worry about cooking.
7. 0:13I agree. But usually my sister cooks
8. 0:16dinner for us at home.
9. 0:18How long does it take her to cook?
10. 0:21It takes about 45 minutes to make
11. 0:23dinner.
12. 0:24That's not too bad.
13. 0:25I enjoy cleaning the house on Sundays
14. 0:27actually.
15. 0:28How long do you clean for?
16. 0:30I clean for about an hour on Sunday
17. 0:32mornings. It It makes the house feel
18. 0:35nice and tidy.
19. 0:36That's great.
20. 0:37When I clean, I put on music or wear
21. 0:39headphones to make it more fun.
22. 0:41That sounds like a good idea.
23. 0:44Does your brother help with housework at
24. 0:46home?
25. 0:47Yes.
26. 0:49He does the laundry every Wednesday. Um
27. 0:52he spends about 40 minutes washing and
28. 0:54folding the clothes.
29. 0:56Oh, that's not bad.
30. 0:57Does he work anywhere?
31. 0:59Yes, he works at UKSE and even with his
32. 1:02busy job, he still helps with the
33. 1:04laundry.
34. 1:06Wow, that's really helpful.
35. 1:08And do you spend a lot on groceries?
36. 1:11We spend about 55 pounds a week on food
37. 1:14for the family.
38. 1:16Wow, that's good to know.
39. 1:18Your family seems really organized and
40. 1:20helpful.
41. 1:22Recording two
42. 1:24I don't like doing housework after work.
43. 1:27It makes me feel tired.
44. 1:29I understand. Cleaning the house or
45. 1:32doing laundry can be boring sometimes.
46. 1:35I prefer doing something fun, but I try
47. 1:38to make the most of my free time.
48. 1:41That's a good way to think about it.
49. 1:44My grandfather usually sits with me
50. 1:46while I clean. He gives me advice, which
51. 1:48is nice.
52. 1:50That sounds nice. It must be good to
53. 1:52spend time with him even while doing
54. 1:54housework.
55. 1:55It is. Even though it's not fun, it's
56. 1:58nice to be together.
57. 2:00Does doing laundry cost a lot for you?
58. 2:03It costs about 7 pounds a week. I use a
59. 2:05launderette to wash and dry my clothes.
60. 2:09That's not too bad.
61. 2:11I like cooking and trying new recipes. I
62. 2:14usually cook on Saturday afternoons at
63. 2:162:00 p.m. I really enjoy this time. I
64. 2:19love it.
65. 2:21Cooking sounds like a great way to
66. 2:22relax.
67. 2:23It is, and I love eating what I make.
68. 2:26It's a good way to spend my time on
69. 2:27weekends.
70. 2:29Now listen again.
71. 2:32I love eating out sometimes. It's so
72. 2:35nice to try different foods and not
73. 2:37worry about cooking.
74. 2:38I agree, but usually my sister cooks
75. 2:41dinner for us at home.
76. 2:43How long does it take her to cook?
77. 2:46It takes about 45 minutes to make
78. 2:48dinner.
79. 2:49That's not too bad.
80. 2:50I enjoy cleaning the house on Sundays,
81. 2:52actually.
82. 2:53How long do you clean for?
83. 2:55I clean for about an hour on Sunday
84. 2:57mornings. It It makes the house feel
85. 3:00nice and tidy.
86. 3:01That's great.
87. 3:02When I clean, I put on music or wear
88. 3:04headphones to make it more fun.
89. 3:06That sounds like a good idea.
90. 3:09Does your brother help with housework at
91. 3:11home?
92. 3:12Yes.
93. 3:14He does the laundry every Wednesday. Um
94. 3:17he spends about 40 minutes washing and
95. 3:19folding the clothes.
96. 3:20Oh, that's not bad.
97. 3:22Does he work anywhere?
98. 3:24Yes, he works at UKSE, and even with his
99. 3:27busy job, he still helps with the
100. 3:29laundry.
101. 3:31Wow, that's really helpful.
102. 3:33And do you spend a lot on groceries?
103. 3:36We spend about 55 pounds a week on food
104. 3:39for the family.
105. 3:41Wow, that's good to know.
106. 3:43Your family seems really organized and
107. 3:45helpful.
108. 3:47Recording two.
109. 3:49I don't like doing housework after work.
110. 3:52It makes me feel tired.
111. 3:54I understand. Cleaning the house or
112. 3:57doing laundry can be boring sometimes.
113. 4:00I prefer doing something fun, but I try
114. 4:03to make the most of my free time.
115. 4:06That's a good way to think about it.
116. 4:09My grandfather usually sits with me
117. 4:11while I clean. He gives me advice, which
118. 4:13is nice.
119. 4:15That sounds nice. It must be good to
120. 4:17spend time with him even while doing
121. 4:19housework.
122. 4:20It is. Even though it's not fun, it's
123. 4:23nice to be together.
124. 4:25Does doing laundry cost a lot for you?
125. 4:28It costs about 7 pounds a week. I use a
126. 4:30launderette to wash and dry my clothes.
127. 4:34That's not too bad.
128. 4:36I like cooking and trying new recipes. I
129. 4:39usually cook on Saturday afternoons at
130. 4:412:00 p.m. I really enjoy this time. I
131. 4:43love it.
132. 4:45Cooking sounds like a great way to
133. 4:47relax.
134. 4:48It is, and I love eating what I make.
135. 4:51It's a good way to spend my time on
136. 4:52weekends.