Listening for Specific Information Flashcards
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The speaker says, "The library opens at half past eight." What time does it open?
Answer: 8:30
"Half past eight" means thirty minutes after eight, so 8:30.
A speaker spells a surname: "That's S-M-Y-T-H-E." How is the name spelled?
Answer: Smythe
The letters spelled out are S-M-Y-T-H-E, giving "Smythe".
"The room costs ninety pounds a night, not nineteen." What is the nightly cost?
Answer: £90
The speaker corrects the figure to ninety, so the cost is £90.
A caller gives a phone number: "double seven, three, oh, five." What digits are these?
Answer: 77305
"Double seven" is 77, then 3, 0 ("oh"), 5, giving 77305.
"The meeting is on the twenty-third of March." Which date is given?
Answer: 23 March
"Twenty-third of March" is the 23rd of March.
A guide says the tour lasts "about an hour and a quarter." How long is it?
Answer: 75 minutes
An hour and a quarter is 60 + 15 = 75 minutes.
"You'll find us at fifteen Park Avenue." What is the house number?
Answer: 15
"Fifteen" is the number, so the address is 15 Park Avenue.