A Monologue About the Rivenden City Theatre - IELTS Listening Sample Answer

The IELTS Listening section comprises two conversations and two monologues. Candidates need to answer 40 IELTS listening questions. This topic - A local radio broadcast about the Rivenden City Theatre is IELTS Listening section Two. Candidates need to answer the IELTS listening question types:

• Multiple choice
• Complete the table

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Audio Transcript

MAN: And here on Radio Rivenden we have Lynne Rawley, the Public Relations Officer of our own Rivenden City theater . Hello, Lynne.

LYNNE: Hello.

MAN: NOW, the theatre is reopening soon after its three-year redevelopment programme, isn’t it?

LYNNE: That’s right, and there are a lot of improvements . The first thing peopl will see when they go in is that the foyer has been repainted in the original green and gold. Then the box office has been reoriented . with its own access from the side of the building instead of through the 4a, which means it can be open longer hours, and has more space, too. The shop that used to be in the foyer, which sold books and CDs, is the one part of the redevelopment which isn’t yet complete . The plan is to find new premises for it near the theatre, and we’ve had difficulty finding somewhere suitable . We hope to reopen the shop in the next few months.

MAN: Will audiences find any difference in the auditorium ?

LYNNE: Yes, we’ve increased the leg-room between the rows. This means that there are now fewer seats but we’re sure audiences will be much happier. And we’ve installed air conditioning , so it won’t get so hot and stuffy . We already had a few seats which were suitable for wheelchair users, and now there are twice as many, which we hope will meet demand. Something else that will benefit audiences is the new lifts. The two we used to have were very small and slow. They’ve now gone, and we’ve got much more efficient ones.

MAN: Anything for the performers ?

LYNNE: Yes, we’ve made a number of improvements backstage . The small, dark.dressing rooms we used to have have been converted into two large airy rooms, so they’re much more comfortable now. And the state- of-the-art electronic sound and lighting systems have been installed.

MAN: OK, so what’s the first play that audiences can see when the theatre reopens?

LYNNE: We’ve got a very exciting reduction of Peter Shaffer’s Royal Hunt of the Sun, which is currently touring the country. That starts on October the 13th and runs till the 19th. We’re experimenting a bit with the time the curtain goes up. We used to start all our performances at 7.30, but that made it difficult for people to go home by public transport , so instead we’re beginning at 2, because at 9.45, when it finishes, there are still buses running. Tickets are already selling fast. The Friday and Saturday performances sold out almost immediately and, in fact, now there are only tickets for Monday and Thursday.

MAN: How much are they?

LYNNE: We’ve introduced a simpler price structure . Ticket prices used to range from £6 to £30 but now they’re all £18. They’re available from the box office, in person, by phone, fax or post, or online,

MAN: OK, Lynne, now if you’d like to give the contact details for the theatres for the offices

Questions 11-16.

Choose SIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16.
What change has been made to each part of the theatre?

RIVEN DEN CITY THEATRE

1. doubled in number
2. given a separate entrance
3. reduced in number
4. increased in size
5. replaced
6. strengthened
7. temporarily closed

Part of the theatre

11 box office____________________________
12 shop __________________________
13 ordinary seats____________________
14 seats for wheelchair users___________________________
15 lifts ______________________________
16 dressing rooms ____________________________

Question 11.

Answer: B

Explanation: the theater reorients the box office so audiences can have access to it from the side of the building, which is a separate entrance from the foyer. Thus, B is the answer.

Also, check:

Question 12.

Answer: G

Explanation: Lynne informed the audience that ‘We hope to reopen the shop in the next few months’. According to this, we can conclude that now the theater is closed temporarily so the answer must be G.

Question 13.

Answer: C

Explanation: As said by Lynne ‘This means that there are now fewer seats but we’re sure audiences will be much happier’. Thus, C is the correct answer.

Question 14.

Answer: A

Explanation: Lynne stated ‘now there are twice as many, which we hope will meet demand’. Thus, A is the answer.

Question 15.

Answer: E

Explanation: It is mentioned in the conversation that in the past ‘the two we used to have were very small and slow’. They’ve now gone, and we’ve got much more efficient ones. This means that they have replaced the old ones so the answer must be option E.

Question 16.

Answer: D

Explanation: Lynne said ‘The small, dark, dressing rooms we used to have been converted into two large airy rooms, so they’re much more comfortable now’. So the correct answer D.

Questions 17-20.

Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Question 17.

Answer: 19th October

Explanation: Peter Shaffer’s Royal Hunt of the Sun would take place between October 13th and October 19th. Hence, the answer is October 19th.

Question 18.

Answer: 7

Explanation: In the past, the starting time was 7.30 but now it has been changed to 7 so that the buses would be available for the audiences to come home at 9.45 pm. Hereafter, the answer is 7.

Question 19.

Answer: Monday, Thursday

Explanation: The tickets left are on Monday and Thursday Hence, the answer is Monday, Thursday.

Question 20.

Answer: 18

Explanation: It is stated ‘Ticket prices used to range from £6 to £30 but now they’re all £18’. So the answer must be 18.