IELTS Listening for Specific Information 2

Question 1

The speaker says, "The library opens at half past eight." What time does it open?

Accepted Answer

8:30

Answer

"Half past eight" means thirty minutes after eight, so 8:30.

Question 2

A speaker spells a surname: "That's S-M-Y-T-H-E." How is the name spelled?

Accepted Answer

Smythe

Answer

The letters spelled out are S-M-Y-T-H-E, giving "Smythe".

Question 3

"The room costs ninety pounds a night, not nineteen." What is the nightly cost?

Accepted Answer

£90

Answer

The speaker corrects the figure to ninety, so the cost is £90.

Question 4

A caller gives a phone number: "double seven, three, oh, five." What digits are these?

Accepted Answer

77305

Answer

"Double seven" is 77, then 3, 0 ("oh"), 5, giving 77305.

Question 5

"The meeting is on the twenty-third of March." Which date is given?

Accepted Answer

23 March

Answer

"Twenty-third of March" is the 23rd of March.

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