Practice Cam 20 Listening Test 01

Questions 1–10

Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Name of restaurant	Location	Reason for recommendation	Other comments
The Junction	Greyson Street, near the station	Good for people who are especially keen on 1_______	Quite expensive The 2_______ is a good place for a drink
Paloma	In Bow Street next to the cinema	3_______ food, good for sharing	Staff are very friendly Need to pay £50 deposit A limited selection of 4_______ food on the menu
The 5_______	At the top of a 6_______	A famous chef All the 7_______ are very good Only uses 8_______ ingredients	Set lunch costs £ 9_______ per person Portions probably of 10_______ size

Transcript

WOMAN I’ve been meaning to ask you for some advice about restaurants. I need to book somewhere to celebrate my sister’s 30th birthday, and I liked the sound of that place you went to for your mum’s 50th.

MAN The Junction. Yeah, I’d definitely recommend that for a special occasion. We had a great time there. Everyone really enjoyed it.

WOMAN Where is it again? I can’t remember.

MAN It on Grayson Street only about a two walk from the station.

WOMAN Oh that’s good I prefer not to have to drive anywhere but I don’t want to have to walk too far either.

MAN Yes, the location’s perfect, but that’s not necessarily why I’d recommend it. The food’s amazing. If you like fish, it’s probably the best restaurant in town for that. It’s always really fresh and there are lots of interesting dishes to choose from But all the food is good there.

WOMAN Is it really expensive?

MAN It’s certainly not cheap, but for a special occasion I think it’s fine It’s got a great atmosphere and before dinner you can go up on the roof and have a drink It’s really nice up there, but you need to book It’s very popular as the views are spectacular.

WOMAN Sounds good. So that’s definitely a possibility then. Is there anywhere else you can think of?

MAN If you want somewhere a bit less formal, then you could try Paloma.

WOMAN Where’s that? I haven’t heard of it.

MAN No, it’s quite new. It’s only been open a few months, but it’s got a great reputation already. It’s in a really beautiful old building on Bow Street.

WOMAN Oh, I think I know where you mean. Right beside the cinema.

MAN Yes, that’s it. I’ve only been there a couple of times, but I was really impressed. The chef used to work at Don Felipe’s, apparently. I was really sorry when that closed down.

WOMAN So is all the food they serve Spanish, then?

MAN Yeah. You can get lots of small dishes to share, which always works really well if you’re in a group.

WOMAN Hmm. Worth thinking about.

MAN Yeah. There’s a lively atmosphere and the waiters are really friendly. The only thing is that you need to pay a £50 deposit to book a table.

WOMAN A lot of restaurants are doing that these days. I should have a look at the menu to check if there is a good choice of vegetarian dishes. A couple of my friends have stopped eating meat

MAN Not sure I say the selection of those would be quite limited.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions five to ten. Now listen and answer questions 5 to 10.

MAN I’ve just thought of another idea. Have you been to the Audley?

WOMAN No, don’t think I’ve heard of it. How’s it spelt?

MAN A-U-D-L-E-Y. You must have heard of it. There’s been a lot about it in the press.

WOMAN I don’t tend to pay much attention to that kind of thing. So where is it exactly?

MAN It’s in that hotel near Baxter Bridge, on the top floor.

WOMAN Oh, the views would be incredible from up there.

MAN Yeah, I’d love to go. I can’t think of the chef’s name, but she was a judge on that TV cookery show recently. And she’s written a couple of cookery books.

WOMAN Oh, Angela Frayne.

MAN That’s the one. Anyway, it had excellent reviews from all the newspapers.