1. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words.

Listening audio
Listening level
Basic

1. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words.

Example:
Woman: How much will it cost to repair this typewriter?
Assistant: About (one pound) .
Woman: That's not bad. But how long will it take?
Assistant: Only about (a week) .

Dialogue A:
Customer: Can you give me an estimate to repair this bicycle?
Assistant: I think it'll cost about
or
pounds.
Customer: And how long will it take?
Assistant:
, more or less.

Dialogue B:
Customer: Would you have a look at this television set please?
Assistant: Yes, of course.
have you had it?
Customer: About
. Can you tell me how much it'll cost to repair it?
Assistant: Well, the set is very old. It'll cost about
pounds. It's
to buy a new one.

Dialogue C:
Customer: How much do you think it'll cost to repair this typewriter?
Assistant: Let me see. It's a
model. About
pounds, I'm afraid.
Customer: That's rather a lot. And how long will it take?
Assistant: About
.
Customer: Thank you. I'd like to think about it.

2. True or False Questions.
Dialogue D:
(1)
Tony has left his typewriter in the shop.
(2)
Tony thinks twenty pounds is expensive.
(3)
Tony has one typewriter.
(4)
Bob wants to borrow a typewriter.
(5)
We don't know whether Tony lends Bob a typewriter.

Listening answers

1. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words.

Example:
Woman: How much will it cost to repair this typewriter?
Assistant: About (one pound) .
Woman: That's not bad. But how long will it take?
Assistant: Only about (a week) .

Dialogue A:
Customer: Can you give me an estimate to repair this bicycle?
Assistant: I think it'll cost about
or
pounds.
Customer: And how long will it take?
Assistant:
, more or less.

Dialogue B:
Customer: Would you have a look at this television set please?
Assistant: Yes, of course.
have you had it?
Customer: About
. Can you tell me how much it'll cost to repair it?
Assistant: Well, the set is very old. It'll cost about
pounds. It's
to buy a new one.

Dialogue C:
Customer: How much do you think it'll cost to repair this typewriter?
Assistant: Let me see. It's a
model. About
pounds, I'm afraid.
Customer: That's rather a lot. And how long will it take?
Assistant: About
.
Customer: Thank you. I'd like to think about it.

2. True or False Questions.
Dialogue D:
(1)
Tony has left his typewriter in the shop.
(2)
Tony thinks twenty pounds is expensive.
(3)
Tony has one typewriter.
(4)
Bob wants to borrow a typewriter.
(5)
We don't know whether Tony lends Bob a typewriter.