Test 3. This is the IELTS listening test. You will hear a number of different recordings
and you will have to answer questions on what you hear. There will be time for you to read
the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work. All the
recordings will be played once only. The test is in four parts. At the end of the test you
will be given 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet. Now turn to part
1. Part 1. You will hear a woman calling about repairing her broken washing machine. First
you have some time to look at questions 1 to 4. Now listen carefully and answer questions
1 to 4. Good morning. This is the customer service department of Kingswell Washing Machine.
Roger speaking. How may I help you? Good morning. I'm calling about the washing machine I bought
from the mall several months ago. There's something wrong with it at the moment, so what do I have to
do? OK. First I need to get a few details about this. Could you give me your name please? Yes,
it's Judy Smith. OK. I need one more thing. There's a reference number. It should be in the
top right-hand corner of the warranty card we gave you. Let me have a look. Oh, here it is. It's
CWX576884. Thanks. Well, I need to make sure if your washing machine is still within the warranty
period. So when did you buy it? Oh, sure. I remember I bought it last summer, so it was about
nine months ago. And the card here says this washing machine has a two-year warranty, so it's
definitely within the period. Of course it is, madam. Alright, then I need your address. My old
address or my current one? Your current one, as we will send in someone to fix the washing machine
for you. It's 120 Middle Street, Oxford. And the postcode? It's GO194KE. Before you hear the rest
of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions five to ten.
Now, listen and answer questions five to ten. Now, I need to know the exact problem of the washing machine.
Could you describe it in detail? Actually, the washing machine did work very well until last
weekend. I put some clothes into it and it worked normally at first. Then I just got down to doing
some gardening. But after about 30 minutes when I came back to the house, I found it was leaking.
The water had soaked the entire floor. I'm sorry to hear that, madam. So did you do anything to
make the leaking stop? At that moment, the washing machine was totally out of control, and the alarm
on it also started to sound. I thought there was not much point in pressing any button on the machine,
so I just switched off the machine straight away. Then it stopped leaking at once, thank goodness.
Well, I think that was the only thing you could do. Oh, then I found my floor was nearly a disaster.
As it is made of wood rather than marble, it could not be soaked in water for a long time,
so what I did in the next two hours was wiping up the water on the floor. Right. Later, I tried the
washing machine once more, but the problem still existed. Well, I've taken down all the related
information. Later, we'll send a client engineer to your house to fix it. OK. Could you arrange the
repair work as soon as possible, as I'm too busy at work to do the laundry by hand? How about this
Saturday? Erm, I have to check the schedule of the repair man. Oh, sorry, madam, Saturday has been
occupied. The earliest day we can arrange for you is next Tuesday. Is that OK with you? Fine, I can
take a leave from work that day. Anyway, thanks. Oh, my house is easy to find. It's near the Central
Market, just across from the post office. All right. And the last thing, could you tell me your
phone number, please? Sure, it's 3864 7757. OK, I've got it. The repairman will contact
you before he comes. OK, thank you very much. You're welcome. Bye. Bye.
That is the end of part one. You now have one minute to check your answers to part one.