1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,960 Let's move on. 2 00:00:04,580 --> 00:00:04,850 All right. 3 00:00:04,850 --> 00:00:12,080 Coming up next, working from the Cambridge Official Guide from 2014, they have eight really good practice 4 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,910 tests in that book. 5 00:00:13,940 --> 00:00:18,110 And you should really work on getting that one and using those practice tests. 6 00:00:18,110 --> 00:00:23,900 I'm working from tests six techs tests, six in section one. 7 00:00:26,240 --> 00:00:26,440 Right. 8 00:00:26,510 --> 00:00:33,750 So go ahead and take 30 seconds very quickly and mentally or with your version of the book. 9 00:00:33,770 --> 00:00:35,960 Go ahead and identify the keywords. 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,760 So the keywords that I would have identified are highlighted in grain. 11 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,950 Let's go ahead and listen and please answer the questions. 12 00:00:47,390 --> 00:00:48,890 Recording 59. 13 00:00:49,740 --> 00:00:55,350 You will hear a phone conversation between an estate agent and a woman wishing to rent accommodation. 14 00:00:55,950 --> 00:00:58,470 First, you have some time to look at questions. 15 00:00:58,470 --> 00:00:59,610 1 to 10. 16 00:01:59,510 --> 00:02:00,560 Fairfield Rentals. 17 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,080 Andrew Williams, how can I help you? 18 00:02:03,170 --> 00:02:04,110 Oh, hello. 19 00:02:04,130 --> 00:02:06,290 I'm calling from the UK. 20 00:02:06,980 --> 00:02:14,480 My family are moving to Canada early next year and we're hoping to find somewhere to rent in Fairfield 21 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,240 for the first six months while we settle in. 22 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:18,210 Right. 23 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:18,980 I see. 24 00:02:19,190 --> 00:02:21,500 Well, let's get your details. 25 00:02:21,830 --> 00:02:24,410 Yes, my name's Jane Ryder. 26 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:25,940 Okay, Jane. 27 00:02:25,940 --> 00:02:28,550 And can I have a phone number? 28 00:02:28,580 --> 00:02:30,620 The best number to get you on. 29 00:02:30,890 --> 00:02:34,460 Well, that'd probably be our home number. 30 00:02:34,850 --> 00:02:41,270 So double low, double four for the UK and then it's 31 00:02:41,270 --> 00:02:48,080 2086132978. 32 00:02:48,590 --> 00:02:49,580 All right. 33 00:02:49,820 --> 00:02:56,180 And an email address, please, so we can send you out all the information and forms. 34 00:02:56,630 --> 00:03:01,130 I think it's best if I give you my husband's email. 35 00:03:01,580 --> 00:03:08,420 He's sitting in front of a computer all day so he can print stuff off and get it back to you sooner 36 00:03:08,420 --> 00:03:09,380 than I could. 37 00:03:10,130 --> 00:03:16,400 It's Richard at Vision Tech Echo Dot UK. 38 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,970 I'll just spell the company name for you. 39 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,660 That's v. 40 00:03:22,670 --> 00:03:23,510 I. 41 00:03:23,540 --> 00:03:25,850 S i. 42 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:26,600 O. 43 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:27,350 N. 44 00:03:28,190 --> 00:03:28,930 T. 45 00:03:28,940 --> 00:03:30,830 E c h. 46 00:03:30,860 --> 00:03:31,760 Great. 47 00:03:32,210 --> 00:03:36,380 And we have a question here about occupation. 48 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:44,090 Richards and IT specialist for an advertising company, they're transferring him to their Fairfield 49 00:03:44,090 --> 00:03:44,870 branch. 50 00:03:45,650 --> 00:03:48,400 Actually just your job for now. 51 00:03:48,410 --> 00:03:49,240 Thanks. 52 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:50,000 Me? 53 00:03:50,300 --> 00:03:53,480 I'm a doctor at the hospital in our town. 54 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,200 Okay, I'll put that down now. 55 00:03:57,350 --> 00:04:01,010 What kind of accommodation are you looking for? 56 00:04:01,430 --> 00:04:02,300 House. 57 00:04:02,330 --> 00:04:03,290 Apartment? 58 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:04,730 An apartment? 59 00:04:04,730 --> 00:04:08,060 Probably as long as it has two bedrooms. 60 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:14,090 They'll be me, my husband and our ten year old son then. 61 00:04:14,090 --> 00:04:18,140 So with an apartment, you're less likely to get a garden. 62 00:04:18,170 --> 00:04:19,280 That's okay. 63 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,950 But what about a garage? 64 00:04:22,220 --> 00:04:25,340 Is that something you'll want the apartment to have? 65 00:04:25,370 --> 00:04:28,250 Yes, that's definitely important. 66 00:04:28,610 --> 00:04:30,460 Okay, just a moment. 67 00:04:30,470 --> 00:04:32,390 I'll just make a note of that. 68 00:04:32,630 --> 00:04:42,290 But before we go on, I should probably say now that what we don't need is any furniture, because we'll 69 00:04:42,290 --> 00:04:44,150 be shipping all that over. 70 00:04:44,210 --> 00:04:50,270 And I don't really want to pay for storage while we're waiting to buy a house. 71 00:04:50,540 --> 00:04:51,890 Not a problem. 72 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:53,570 I'll make a note of that. 73 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:58,010 Actually, though, just thinking about the kitchen. 74 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,430 What can I expect from a rental property? 75 00:05:01,460 --> 00:05:04,850 I mean, what kind of equipment is provided? 76 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,080 Well, the normal thing is that you get a stove. 77 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:12,320 I think that's a cooker in British English. 78 00:05:12,350 --> 00:05:14,390 Okay, good to know. 79 00:05:14,390 --> 00:05:16,490 But how about a fridge? 80 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,270 We'll be selling ours before we come. 81 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:24,890 So if possible, we'd like the apartment to have one for when we arrive. 82 00:05:25,310 --> 00:05:33,050 I can certainly add that to the form if there's any other white wear that you need, like a dishwasher, 83 00:05:33,050 --> 00:05:34,070 for example. 84 00:05:34,100 --> 00:05:39,620 There are plenty of stores here that will arrange delivery on the same day as purchase. 85 00:05:39,770 --> 00:05:40,490 Thanks. 86 00:05:40,820 --> 00:05:45,620 Hopefully we won't need to buy too many things now. 87 00:05:45,890 --> 00:05:47,750 How about location? 88 00:05:48,230 --> 00:05:51,770 Have you done any research into the Fairfield area? 89 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,050 Not that much so far. 90 00:05:54,470 --> 00:05:57,050 Well, you mentioned you have a boy. 91 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:01,220 I imagine you'd like to be fairly close to a school. 92 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:02,320 Good idea. 93 00:06:02,330 --> 00:06:03,770 That would help. 94 00:06:03,890 --> 00:06:07,010 What's public transport like in Fairfield? 95 00:06:07,220 --> 00:06:09,260 Is it easy to get around? 96 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,800 The bus service is pretty comprehensive. 97 00:06:12,830 --> 00:06:17,960 There are plenty of local routes, services into the city and out of town. 98 00:06:18,290 --> 00:06:19,220 Okay. 99 00:06:19,220 --> 00:06:24,740 And for a two bedroom apartment, what sort of rent should we expect to pay? 100 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:34,070 Well, looking at the properties we have at the moment, prices start from around $730 per month and 101 00:06:34,070 --> 00:06:38,160 depending on the area, can go up to 1200 dollars. 102 00:06:38,180 --> 00:06:39,680 That's too much. 103 00:06:39,860 --> 00:06:42,290 Something halfway would be better. 104 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:47,360 So would your limit be, say, $950? 105 00:06:47,390 --> 00:06:49,040 I'd say so, yes. 106 00:06:49,670 --> 00:06:53,420 Can I ask if you smoke or if you have any pets? 107 00:06:53,630 --> 00:06:55,460 No, to both questions. 108 00:06:55,730 --> 00:06:58,940 But I do have one more request, please. 109 00:06:59,060 --> 00:06:59,840 Yes. 110 00:06:59,960 --> 00:07:08,630 Well, I've also been offered a job at Victoria General Hospital and I suspect I'll be working nights 111 00:07:08,630 --> 00:07:09,620 occasionally. 112 00:07:09,860 --> 00:07:18,650 So what I really need from any apartment is for it to be quiet so I can catch up on sleep if necessary 113 00:07:18,650 --> 00:07:19,730 during the day. 114 00:07:20,390 --> 00:07:22,700 Congratulations on the job offer. 115 00:07:23,150 --> 00:07:25,310 I'll add your request to the form. 116 00:07:25,970 --> 00:07:33,320 Well, what I'll do is compile a list of suitable properties for you and send them via email. 117 00:07:34,340 --> 00:07:37,610 Can I just ask, how did you hear about us? 118 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,270 Obviously not from our commercials. 119 00:07:40,310 --> 00:07:42,020 If you're living in the UK. 120 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,540 Actually it was a friend of ours. 121 00:07:44,690 --> 00:07:51,470 He spent a few months in Fairfield a couple of years ago and he pointed us in the direction of your 122 00:07:51,470 --> 00:07:52,400 website. 123 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,130 Well, it's good to be recommended. 124 00:07:55,490 --> 00:07:57,570 So what I'll do is. 125 00:07:57,610 --> 00:08:05,690 Okay, so one thing that I want you to notice is in our first practice, they had you do questions one 126 00:08:05,690 --> 00:08:06,650 through three. 127 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,430 Then there was a pause to look at questions four through ten. 128 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:15,670 In our second practice set, they said, Look at questions one through ten. 129 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,510 There's no pause, no break. 130 00:08:18,020 --> 00:08:20,390 So this is something you want to be aware of. 131 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,120 Sometimes you might have a pause or break. 132 00:08:23,930 --> 00:08:26,000 So let's go ahead and look at the answer choices. 133 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:35,240 So for one through three, we can see number one is 2086132978. 134 00:08:36,030 --> 00:08:38,310 Number two, you had to spell out vision tech. 135 00:08:39,650 --> 00:08:43,460 The isi0ntech. 136 00:08:43,700 --> 00:08:46,280 Some people ask me, do I need to put hyphens in? 137 00:08:46,310 --> 00:08:47,570 No, don't do that. 138 00:08:47,900 --> 00:08:49,210 You don't need to put hyphens. 139 00:08:49,220 --> 00:08:50,930 I'm doing that for teaching purposes. 140 00:08:50,930 --> 00:08:52,670 Everybody just. 141 00:08:52,730 --> 00:08:55,190 I can separate the letters so you can see them clearly. 142 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:01,240 And then for the last one, number three, the answer is a doctor. 143 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,250 Instead of saying local. 144 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,290 They said in our town. 145 00:09:06,690 --> 00:09:07,180 Right. 146 00:09:07,410 --> 00:09:08,430 In our town. 147 00:09:08,460 --> 00:09:09,780 Instead of saying local. 148 00:09:12,620 --> 00:09:17,390 Now we move on to questions four or five, six and seven. 149 00:09:18,570 --> 00:09:20,490 We have number four garage. 150 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,080 Number five is furniture. 151 00:09:22,350 --> 00:09:23,880 Number six is French. 152 00:09:23,910 --> 00:09:25,610 And number seven is school. 153 00:09:26,810 --> 00:09:36,020 For number four four must have when she said that's definitely important is that something is that's 154 00:09:36,020 --> 00:09:42,140 something you'll want the the apartment to have that's definitely important that's context context for 155 00:09:42,140 --> 00:09:46,550 must have its own garage for number. 156 00:09:48,550 --> 00:09:50,170 Five and four furniture. 157 00:09:50,170 --> 00:09:54,220 Instead of saying no, they said what we don't need. 158 00:09:56,560 --> 00:10:03,400 So it's important that you're able to really recognize the paraphrasing and the word order switching 159 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:07,840 that happens for number seven instead of saying near they said what close to. 160 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:12,730 So when you're doing a listening test, this is what you're listening for. 161 00:10:12,910 --> 00:10:14,650 The key word, language of the question. 162 00:10:14,650 --> 00:10:16,570 And you'll hear the answer every single time. 163 00:10:18,010 --> 00:10:20,050 They're going to try to distract you. 164 00:10:21,050 --> 00:10:24,830 Right for number four, they tried to distract you for number four. 165 00:10:25,680 --> 00:10:26,940 They want to distract you. 166 00:10:26,940 --> 00:10:27,600 With what? 167 00:10:27,930 --> 00:10:28,860 Garden. 168 00:10:29,590 --> 00:10:32,050 Right before they mentioned garage, they mentioned garden. 169 00:10:32,830 --> 00:10:38,080 So, you know, you have to be aware of when these things happen. 170 00:10:41,270 --> 00:10:43,130 And then eight, nine and ten. 171 00:10:43,310 --> 00:10:44,930 950. 172 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,750 Number nine is quiet and the routine is friend. 173 00:10:52,310 --> 00:10:57,710 Right for number nine, what I really need has to be answer is quiet. 174 00:10:58,730 --> 00:11:00,620 For number eight maximum. 175 00:11:00,620 --> 00:11:02,150 What would your limit be? 176 00:11:03,970 --> 00:11:05,260 What would your limit be? 177 00:11:05,260 --> 00:11:07,810 So would your limit be, say, 950? 178 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,150 Woman I'd say so, yes. 179 00:11:10,150 --> 00:11:11,470 That means maximum. 180 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:15,160 Again, they're testing context and we see another distraction. 181 00:11:15,700 --> 00:11:17,320 We see two distractions here. 182 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,980 Four, number four, number eight, we see 730. 183 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,220 And also we heard 1200. 184 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:32,770 So these these these aspects that I talked about in the very beginning of this live class.