IELTS Listening - Section 1 - Day 17
Day 17: Airport Taxi Booking
This IELTS-style listening practice focuses on airport taxi booking details, corrected pickup times, terminal changes, passenger and luggage numbers, fare discounts, addresses, postcodes, phone numbers, and booking references.
Practice Method
- Listen once without pausing.
- Answer Questions 1-10 while listening.
- Check the answer key only after finishing.
- Replay the difficult parts.
- Read the transcript after you try the questions.
- Write one mistake to fix in your next practice.
Questions
Listen to the audio and answer Questions 1-10.
Questions 1-5
Complete the taxi booking form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Airport Taxi Booking
1. Pickup date: 22 __________
2. Pickup time: __________
3. Airport terminal: Terminal __________
4. Number of passengers: __________
5. Large bags: __________
Questions 6-10
Complete the customer details below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Customer Details
6. Fare: __________ pounds
7. Pickup address: 18 __________ Road
8. Postcode: M21 __________
9. Phone number: 07835 __________
10. Booking reference: __________
Answer Key and Review
1. July
2. 6:30
3. 3
4. 2
5. 3
6. 44
7. Cedar
8. 8QL
9. 714 905
10. A7364
Distractor Explanation
- The customer first asks for 6:50, but the dispatcher says that is too late and confirms 6:30.
- Terminal 2 is mentioned first, but the flight leaves from Terminal 3.
- The standard fare is 46 pounds, but the final fare after the online discount is 44 pounds.
- The address is Cedar Road, not Cedar Lane.
Review Focus
- Did you avoid writing the first pickup time?
- Did you catch the corrected terminal?
- Did you write the discounted fare?
- Did you separate Road from Lane?
Transcript
Day 17 IELTS Listening Practice - Section 1
Topic: Airport Taxi Booking
Dispatcher: Good afternoon. Airport Cars. How can I help?
Customer: Hello. I need to book a taxi to the airport.
Dispatcher: Certainly. What date is the booking for?
Customer: The twenty-second of July.
Dispatcher: The twenty-second of July. What time would you like the taxi to pick you up?
Customer: I was thinking ten to seven in the morning.
Dispatcher: What time is your flight?
Customer: It leaves at 9:05.
Dispatcher: For an international flight, 6:50 may be a little late. I recommend 6:30 instead.
Customer: All right, please book it for 6:30.
Dispatcher: Fine. Which terminal are you flying from?
Customer: I think it is Terminal 2.
Dispatcher: Let me check the airline. No, for that flight it is Terminal 3.
Customer: Terminal 3. Thank you.
Dispatcher: How many passengers will there be?
Customer: Two passengers.
Dispatcher: And how many large bags?
Customer: We have two large bags, and one smaller suitcase.
Dispatcher: So that is three bags in total.
Customer: Yes, three large bags is fine to write.
Dispatcher: The standard fare to the airport is 46 pounds.
Customer: I saw an online discount. Does that apply?
Dispatcher: Yes, with the online discount the fare is 44 pounds.
Customer: Good. 44 pounds.
Dispatcher: May I have the pickup address?
Customer: It is 18 Cedar Road.
Dispatcher: Did you say Cedar Lane?
Customer: No, Cedar Road. C E D A R.
Dispatcher: Thank you. What is the postcode?
Customer: M twenty-one, eight Q L.
Dispatcher: M21 8QL.
Customer: Correct.
Dispatcher: Could I take a contact number?
Customer: It is zero seven eight three five, seven one four, nine zero five.
Dispatcher: Let me repeat that: 07835 714 905.
Customer: Yes, that is right.
Dispatcher: Your booking reference is A seven three six four.
Customer: A7364?
Dispatcher: Yes. The driver will text you when the car is outside.
Customer: Excellent. Thank you.
Dispatcher: You are welcome. Goodbye.
Customer: Goodbye.
For taxi bookings, details can change after the first answer. Keep listening for the final confirmed pickup time, terminal, and fare.
This IELTS-style educational practice is created by IELTS Booster Lab. It is not official IELTS material and is not affiliated with IELTS, British Council, IDP, Cambridge, or any official IELTS partner.
Comments
Post a Comment