IELTS Listening · Cam 20
Test 4 Part 1
Sandra, I seem to remember you had some family visitors staying with you recently. Yeah, that's right.
Level: C1 · 92 sentences
Transcript
- Sandra, I seem to remember you had some family visitors staying with you recently.
- Yeah, that's right.
- My brother and his family were here a couple of months ago.
- OK, good.
- Well, I wanted to ask your advice.
- I've got my cousin and her family visiting next month and as I don't have kids,
- I've no idea where to take them.
- Right.
- What about accommodation?
- Are they going to stay with you in your flat?
- No, thankfully.
- There wouldn't be room.
- My cousin wants me to recommend a hotel.
- Do you know anywhere?
- Yes, I do, actually.
- I always recommend people stay at the King's Hotel.
- Where's that near?
- It's about five minutes' walk from Murray Station, so nice and central.
- It's actually on George Street.
- Oh, yes, I know.
- I think they're on quite a tight budget.
- So how much, roughly, is it to stay there?
- If you book a family room, it's about £125 per night.
- My brother paid for two double rooms in the end,
- And I think that was around £95 for each room.
- Oh, that's not too bad.
- So how old are your cousins' kids?
- Twelve and nine.
- So I want to organise some trips while they're here.
- I was thinking of doing a bus tour of the city centre,
- As none of them have been here before.
- Those bus tours are quite expensive.
- I think it's better to do a walking tour.
- It gives you a much better feel for the city.
- There's one that starts from Colton Square.
- It takes a couple of hours and doesn't cost that much.
- Sounds good.
- I'll look that up.
- Thanks.
- If the weather's nice, one thing you could do is visit the old fort.
- You could get there by boat.
- The whole trip takes half a day.
- That's a really good idea.
- I'd like to do that myself.
- And if the weather's bad, I was thinking they could go to the science museum.
- But maybe they could do that when I'm at work.
- Yeah, don't forget it's closed on Mondays.
- They're here from Saturday for four nights,
- So Tuesday would be best, I think.
- And it won't be so crowded then.
- Saturdays are terrible.
- I took my kids to the exhibition on old computers there.
- And it was far too crowded.
- I wanted to go back, but it's finished now.
- That's a shame.
- My cousin's kids would have enjoyed that.
- There's another one starting soon on space, which looks really good too.
- OK, well, I'll mention that to my cousin.
- Have you thought about where to take them to eat?
- Well, I really like all the food stalls at Clacton Market.
- My cousin's vegetarian.
- I know it's one of the best places for that kind of food.
- Definitely, and there'll be loads of choice for the kids too.
- You need to get there quite early though.
- At the weekend, most of the stores stop serving lunch at 2.30.
- 2.30.
- Good point.
- It's all going to need careful planning.
- My cousin said she'd love to take the kids to a show at the theatre,
- But tickets are so expensive.
- I know. But you can get some good deals
- If you book online with BargainTickets.com BargainTickets.com for the following day.
- On some seats there's a 75% discount.
- Really?
- I must try and get some.
- Yeah.
- There are lots of things you can do for free as well.
- No need to spend a fortune.
- Like what?
- They're coming next month, right?
- Well, check and see if it's the same weekend as the Roots Music Festival in Blakewell Gardens.
- R-O-O-T-S?
- Yeah, check it out online.
- It's always a family-friendly event and there's no entry charge.
- That sounds perfect. And if you're in Blakewell Gardens, climb Telegraph Hill.
- You'll be able to look right down on the port.
- Everyone's always really impressed because it's so huge.
- Oh yeah, I've been meaning to do that for ages.
- I've heard the view's amazing.
- Yeah, it's really worth the effort.
- Well, that's given me loads of ideas.
- Thanks so much.