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IELTS Listening - Section 2 - Day 46

Day 46: Tourist Information Centre Talk

This IELTS-style listening practice starts the Days 46-50 facility descriptions block. It focuses on tourist services, facility locations, opening times, visitor purposes, prices, and corrected-information distractors.

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Practice Method

  1. Listen once without pausing.
  2. Answer Questions 1-10 while listening.
  3. Check the answer key only after finishing.
  4. Replay the difficult parts.
  5. Read the transcript after you try the questions.
  6. Write one mistake to fix in your next practice.

Questions

Listen to the audio and answer Questions 1-10.

Questions 1-5

Complete the tourist information centre notes below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Tourist Information Centre

1. The centre is opposite the old __________.

2. Free town maps are on the __________ wall.

3. Walking tours should be booked at the __________ desk.

4. The first walking tour leaves at __________.

5. The transport desk is beside the __________.

Questions 6-10

Complete the visitor services below.

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Visitor Services

6. Bus tickets can be bought from a ticket __________.

7. Bicycle hire costs __________ pounds per day.

8. The family room is on the __________ floor.

9. The local history exhibition is in the __________ room.

10. Luggage lockers are available until __________.

Answer Key and Review

1. station

2. left

3. activities

4. 10:30

5. cafe

6. machine

7. 12

8. first

9. blue

10. 6:00

Distractor Explanation

  • The centre is near the market, but it is opposite the old station.
  • The map display used to be near reception, but free town maps are now on the left wall.
  • Hotel bookings are handled at reception; walking tours are booked at the activities desk.
  • The speaker mentions 10:00 for staff briefing, but the first walking tour leaves at 10:30.
  • The transport desk was beside the entrance last year, but it is now beside the cafe.
  • Bus tickets are not bought from staff at the desk; they are bought from a ticket machine.
  • Bicycle hire is 12 pounds per day, while helmets need a separate deposit.
  • The family room moved from the ground floor to the first floor.
  • The exhibition is in the blue room, not the green room.
  • Luggage lockers close at 6:00, even though the main centre closes later.

Review Focus

  • Did you catch the final centre location?
  • Did you separate reception from the activities desk?
  • Did you hear the first tour time, not the staff time?
  • Did you separate the old transport desk location from the current one?
  • Did you separate the locker closing time from the main centre closing time?

Transcript

Day 46 IELTS Listening Practice - Section 2

Topic: Tourist Information Centre Talk

Guide: Good morning, everyone. This short talk explains the main services at the Riverside Tourist Information Centre.

Guide: The centre is easy to find because it is opposite the old station. Some visitors expect it to be beside the market, but the market is two streets further along.

Guide: When you enter the building, free town maps are on the left wall. They used to be near reception, but that area is now used for general questions.

Guide: If you want to join a guided walking tour, please book at the activities desk. Reception can help with hotel advice, but it cannot reserve tour places.

Guide: The first walking tour leaves at 10:30. Staff meet at 10:00 to check numbers, but visitors should not arrive for the tour before quarter past ten.

Guide: The transport desk is beside the cafe. Last year it was beside the entrance, but moving it near the cafe gives visitors more space to ask about routes and travel cards.

Guide: Bus tickets can be bought from a ticket machine. Staff at the transport desk can explain the best route, but they cannot take payment for bus tickets.

Guide: Bicycle hire costs 12 pounds per day. A helmet is included, although you may need to leave a refundable deposit if you borrow a child seat.

Guide: The family room is on the first floor. It used to be on the ground floor, but the new room is larger and has baby-changing facilities.

Guide: The local history exhibition is in the blue room. The green room has posters about walking routes, but the exhibition with old photographs and maps is in the blue room.

Guide: Luggage lockers are available until 6:00. The main centre stays open until 7:00 in summer, but lockers must be cleared one hour earlier.

Guide: Please ask a member of staff if you need directions to any service inside the centre.

Learning focus for Day 46

For facility talks, wait for the final confirmed service or location before writing your answer.

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.

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