Monologue Of A Tour Leader Giving Information About A Bus Tour - IELTS Listening Sample Answer

IELTS listening section contains four sections - two conversations, and two monologues. There is a total of 40 IELTS listening questions. The candidate needs to carefully listen to the IELTS listening audio at first, then proceed with the questions. This topic - A Monologue of a tour leader giving information about a bus tour is IELTS listening section two. There are the following question types in the IELTS listening section:

• Sentence completion
• Map completion
• Chart completion

Audio Transcript:

You will hear a tour leader giving information about a bus tour. First you have some time to look at questions 11 to 15.

As you listen to the first part of the talk, answer questions 11 to 15.

Thank you for choosing City Tours. The reason so many people choose our tours when visiting this city is because you can design your tour to suit your own interests. Your all day pass entitles you to board our bus at any stop and stay as long as you like at each place. The all day bus pass costs $18 for adults. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 pay half the adult fare and children under 5 ride for free. Our buses run every hour on the half hour starting at 8:30 a.m. Our most popular tour is the center city tour which goes to all the major attractions in the center of the city. From the starting point here at the tour bus office, the bus goes to the first stop “Hill Park”. As you may guess, this park is located at the top of a small hill. The next stop is the “Fishing Docks”. Following that the bus goes on to the third stop, “Bay Bridge” located at the foot of the bridge which crosses the bay. The fourth stop is in the shopping district, then the fifth and last stop is at Green street.

Now listen and answer questions 16 to 20

There are many interesting things to do and see on the center city tour. At the first stop, you can enjoy a spectacular view of the bay, the city and especially the fishing docks which are located at the foot of the hill. At the second stop you can walk around and look at the boats. Fresh fish from the bay is also for sale here, since this is the place where the fishermen bring in their catch. The next stop is where some of the city's finest seafood restaurants are located, so you might want to plan a lunch stop here. You can eat fresh fish here, prepared in the traditional local way. The fourth stop is, of course, where you can do your shopping. Don't miss the opportunity to purchase some of our city's famous handmade baskets. You’ll want to take several home as souvenirs of your visit to our city. Finally at the last stop on the tour, you can visit one of the oldest buildings in our city, the theater. This building was built over 400 years ago and is still used today as a place to see plays, musicals and other performances as well as our annual film festival.

That is the end of section 2. You now have half a minute to check your answers.

Section 2

Questions 11-20

Questions 11 and 12

Complete the information below.

Write ONE NUMBER for each answer.

City Tours Fare Information

Adult All-Day Pass: 11______________$

Children ages 5-12 All-Day Pass: 12______________$

Children under age 5: Free

Question 11:

Answer: 18

Explanation: The all-day pass for the bus tour for the adults is $18.

Also check:

Question 12:

Answer: 9

Explanation: The fare to travel by bus for children aged between 5 to 12 is just half, which is $9.

Questions 13-15

Label the map below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Question 13:

Answer: Hill Park

Explanation: The first stop of the city bus tour that begins from the tour bus office is Hill Park. The hill park, as understandable from the name is located at the top of a small hill.

Question 14:

Answer: Bay Bridge

Explanation: The second stop of the tour is fishing docks, then the bus moves towards the bay bridge which is located in the foot.

Question 15:

Answer: Green Street

Explanation: The last stop of the bus tour is the Green Street which comes right after the shopping stop.

Questions 16-20

Complete the chart below.

Write ORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.

Question 16:

Answer: view

Explanation: The main purpose of the bus tour was to enjoy the view of the main attraction points of the city center. The first stop was the Hill Point, and the view from the Hill Point was good.

Question 17:

Answer: boats

Explanation: The second stop of the bus tour is the Fishing Dock, and here one can walk around and also look at the boats.

Question 18:

Answer: eat

Explanation: The next stop after the fishing docks is visiting the finest restaurants of the city. One may plan a lunch stop here.

Question 19:

Answer: baskets

Explanation: In the four-stop which is the shopping place, people can buy handmade baskets which are very famous.

Question 20:

Answer: theatre

Explanation: At the last stop, people will be able to visit the city’s oldest theatre which is 400 years old.