Cambridge IELTS 18: DICTATION TASK

MAN: Excuse me. Would you mind if I asked you some questions? We’re doing a survey on
…………………….. (1).

SADIE: Yes, that’s OK.

MAN: First of all, can I take your …………………….. (2)?

SADIE: Yes. It’s Sadie Jones.

MAN: Thanks very much. And could I have your date of birth – just the ……………………..
(3) will do, actually. Is that all right?

SADIE: Yes, that’s fine. It’s…………………….. (4).

MAN: So next your postcode, please.

SADIE: It’s DW3Q 7YZ.

MAN: Great. Thanks. Is that in …………………….. (5)?

SADIE: No, it’s actually in Harborne – Wells isn’t far from there, though.

MAN: I really like that area. My …………………….. (6) lived there when I was a kid.

SADIE: Yes, it is nice.

MAN: Right, so now I want to ask you some questions about how you travelled here today. Did
you use …………………….. (7) transport?

SADIE: Yes. I came by …………………….. (8).

MAN: OK. And that was today. It’s the…………………….. (9) of April, isn’t it?

SADIE: Isn’t it the 25th? No, actually, you’re right.

MAN: Ha ha. And what was the reason for your trip today? I can see you’ve got some
…………………….. (10) with you.
SADIE: Yes. I did some shopping but the main reason I came here was to go to the
…………………….. (11).
MAN: That’s not much fun. Hope it was nothing serious.

SADIE: No, it was just a…………………….. (12). It’s fine.

MAN: Good. Do you normally travel by bus into the city centre?

SADIE: Yes. I stopped …………………….. (13) ages ago because parking was so difficult to
find and it costs so much.

MAN: I see.

SADIE: The bus is much more…………………….. (14) too. It only takes about 30 minutes.

MAN: That’s good. So where did you start your journey?

SADIE: At the bus stop on …………………….. (15) Street.

MAN: Is that C-L-A-X-B-Y?

SADIE: That’s right.

MAN: And how satisfied with the service are you? Do you have any…………………….. (16)?

SADIE: Well, as I said, it’s very convenient and quick when it’s on time, but this morning it
was…………………….. (17). Only about 10 minutes, but still.

MAN: Yes, I understand that’s annoying. And what about the timetable? Do you have any
comments about that?

SADIE: Mmm. I suppose I mainly use the bus during the day, but any time I’ve been in town
in the evening – for dinner or at the cinema – I’ve noticed you have to
(18) a long time for a bus – there aren’t that many.

MAN: OK, thanks. So now I’d like to ask you about your car use.

SADIE: Well, I have got a car but I don’t use it that often. Mainly just to go to
the…………………….. (19). But that’s about it really. My husband uses it at the weekends to
go to the …………………….. (20).
MAN: And what about a bicycle?

SADIE: I don’t actually have one at the moment.

MAN: What about the city bikes you can rent? Do you ever use those?

SADIE: No – I’m not keen on cycling there because of all the…………………….. (21). But I
would like to get a bike – it would be good to use it to get to…………………….. (22).

MAN: So why haven’t you got one now?

SADIE: Well, I live in a …………………….. (23) – on the second floor and it doesn’t have
any storage – so we’d have to leave it in the hall outside the flat.

MAN: I see. OK. Well, I think that’s all

TRANSCRIPT

MAN:   Excuse me. Would you mind if I asked you some questions? We’re doing a survey on transport.

SADIE:   Yes, that’s OK.

MAN:   First of all, can I take your name?

SADIE:   Yes. It’s Sadie Jones.

MAN:   Thanks very much. And could I have your date of birth – just the year will do, actually. Is that all right?

SADIE:   Yes, that’s fine. It’s 1991.

MAN:   So next your postcode, please.

SADIE:   It’s DW3Q 7YZ. Q1

MAN:   Great. Thanks. Is that in Wells?

SADIE:   No it’s actually in Harborne- Wells isn’t far from there, though.

MAN:   I really like that area. My grandmother lived there when I was a kid.

SADIE:   Yes, it is nice.

MAN:   Right, so now I want to ask you some questions about how you travelled here today. Did you use public transport?

SADIE:   Yes. I came by bus.

MAN:   OK. And that was today. It’s the24th of April, Q2 isn’t it?

SADIE:   Isn’t it the 25th? No, actually, you’re right.

MAN:   Ha ha. And what was the reason for your trip today? I can see you’ve got some shopping with you.

SADIE:   Yes. I did some shopping but the main reason I came here was to go to the dentistQ3

MAN:   That’s not much fun. Hope it was nothing serious.

SADIE:   No, it was just a check-up. It’s fine.

MAN:   Good. Do you normally travel by bus into the city centre?

SADIE:   Yes. I stopped driving in ages ago because parking Q4was so difficult to find and it costs so much.

MAN:   I see.

SADIE:   The bus is much more convenient too. It only takes about 30 minutes.

MAN:   That’s good. So where did you start your journey?

SADIE:   At the bus stop on ClaxbyQ5 Street.

MAN:   Is that C-L-A-X-B-Y?

SADIE:   That’s right.

MAN:   And how satisfied with the service are you? Do you have any complaints?

SADIE:   Well, as I said, it’s very convenient and quick when it’s on time, but this morning it was late Q6. Only about 10 minutes, but still.

MAN:   Yes, I understand that’s annoying. And what about the timetable? Do you have any comments about that?

SADIE:   Mmm. I suppose I mainly use the bus during the day, but any time I’ve been in town in the evening Q7– for dinner or at the cinema – I’ve noticed you have to wait a long time for a bus – there aren’t that many.

MAN:   OK, thanks. So now I’d like to ask you about your car use.

SADIE:   Well, I have got a car but I don’t use it that often. Mainly just to go to the supermarket Q8. But that’s about it really. My husband uses it at the weekends to go to the golf club.

MAN:   And what about a bicycle?

SADIE:   I don’t actually have one at the moment.

MAN:   What about the city bikes you can rent? Do you ever use those?

SADIE:   No – I’m not keen on cycling there because of all the pollution Q9. But I would like to get a bike – it would be good to use it to get to work.

MAN:   So why haven’t you got one now?

SADIE:   Well, I live in a flat – on the second floor and it doesn’t have any storage Q10– so we’d have to leave it in the hall outside the flat.

MAN:   I see. OK. Well, I think that’s all …