IELTS Listening: more numbers and letters!

Here are some examples from Cambridge IELTS book 7. Listen to the recording, and fill the gaps in the questions below.

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1. Surname: _____
2. Flight number: _____
3. Credit card number: _____
4. Surname: _____
5. Room number: _____
6. Passport number: _____

Comments

[Tony nguyễn]

1. Thomson
2. AC936
3. 3303 8450 2045 6837
4. Paynter
5. P659
6. JO6337

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Tony Nguyễn

[Tereza]

1.Thomson
2.AC936
3.33038450204526837
4.Paynter
5.B659
6.J06337

[laarni]

1. Thonson
2. AC936
3. 3303 8450 2045 6837
4. Paynter
5. B659
6. J06337

[Tereza]

3.3303845020456837

[jivi]

1.Thomson 2.AC936 3.3303 8450 2045 6837 4.Paynter 4.B659 5.J06337

[Raquel]

Thomson
AC936
3303845020456837
Paynter
B659
JO6337

[Ouafa]

Thomson
ac936
33o3845o2o456837
pawnter
b659
jo6337

[phạm văn khiền]

1.THOMSON
2.AC936
3.3303 8450 2045 6837
4.PAYNTER
5.B659
6.J06337

[Ambreen]

Thomson
ac936
330380502056837
paynter
b659
jo6337

[HUNG CHOU]

1. Thomson
2. AC936
3. 3303 8450 2045 6837
4. Paynter
5. B659
6. JO6337

[Kairat]

1. Thomson
2. AC 936
3. 3303 8450 2045 6837
4. Paynter
5. B 659
6. JO 6337

[Ami]

If the answer for listening test is "a BOOK"
and i answer as a "book" so is it considered as a true? and i often do mistakes between singular and plural.so give me some advice about this.

Thank You simon.

[AHMED]

1.Thomson
2.AC936
3.33038450204526837
4.Paynter
5.B659
6.J06337

[BIN]

1. Thomson
2. AC936
3. 3303845020456837
4. Paynter
5. B659
6. J06337

[AHMED]

dear Simon
when i describe a person ,should i talk in past or present if he is not died?
as you write in speaking
•My father was always a good role model

[Stas]

Ahmed,
if a person is still alive, use present perfect (My father has always been a good role model). If you use past simple, that may indicate that either your father is dead or that he stopped being a good role model.

[Adel Ansari]

1. Thomson
2. AC936
3. 3303845020456837
4. Paynter
5. B659
6. J06337

[khairia]

1-Thomson
2-Ac936
3-3303 8450 2045 6837
4-Payer
5-p659
6-j06337

[Roy]

1 Thomson
2 AC936
3 3303845020456837
4 Paynter
5 B659
6 J06337

[Michelle]

Thomson
AC936
3303 8450 2045 6837
Paynter
B659
JO6337

[hathu]

Dear simon
Is it ok when i write "May 5th" instead of "5th May?
Regard.

[Nazerke]

Thomson
AC936
3303845020456837
Paynter
B659
JO6337

[jamree]

THOMSON
AC936
3303845020456837
PAYMTER
B659
JO6337

[paul]

1.thomson
2.AC936
3.3303.8450.2045.6837
4.paynter
5.P659
6.JO6337

[ZIAUL HUDA]

1-Thomson
2-AC936
3-3303845020456837
4-paynter
5-B659
6-JO6337

[Simon]

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. Thomson
2. AC936
3. 3303 8450 2045 6837
4. Paynter
5. B659
6. JO6337

...

Hi Ami and Ahmed

I'll answer those useful questions in a lesson this weekend.

...

Hi Hathu,

Yes, 5th May is fine.

[sami]

thomson
ac936
p659
3303845020456837
paynter
b659
j06337

[Adele Qiao]

Hi,Simon,if I have finished with cambridge ielts 4-8,what else books do you suggest to own as exercise books concerning reading and listening parts?

[AHMED]

Thank you Stas and Simon,
it is clear now thank you so much

[Ami]

hii dear simon

i have an exam on 31st march i'm afraid. so please give me some advice As early as possible.

Thank you!

[Nor]

Hi simon.

I have some confusion in the listening part where you have to write your answer not more than three words and/or a number.

If the answer states 10 to 3, does it still follow the proper format or writing answer for listening. If 10 am for example consider as one word and one number or otherwise? hope you could help. thank you.

[Simon]

Just try your best Ami!

...

Hi Nor,

'10 to 3' is fine, but I'd probably write 2.50
10am is one word/number.

...

I'll answer some of the other questions this weekend.

[Ami]

Dear Simon

I am asking you the difference between "BOOK" and "A BOOK" in listening test and singular plural mistakes. My exam is on day after tomorrow.so please give me some tip about this.

Thank You..

[Simon]

Hi Ami,

If the gap isn't in a full sentence, it doesn't matter about the word "a". If the gap is in a sentence the grammar needs to be correct, so you probably need "a".

[mahnaz]

1-Thomson
2-AC936
3-3303845020456837
4-paynter
5-B659
6-JO6337

[Eun]

Hi Simon

If the speaker says her date of birth is on 22nd July 1985, can I put 22nd July without the year? The question specifically stated 'write not more than TWO words and/or A number'.

Thanks in advance!

[SImon]

Hi Eun,

Can you tell me where that question comes from?

[Eun]

Hi Simon

It's from my listening test on 31 March.

[canon]

thomson
ac936
3303845020456837
paynter
bc569
jo6637

[Amin]

Last Gap, J"O"6637 or J"0"6637
e.g. my passport number has only one alphabet, and rest are numerical.
if I make mistake between "O" and "0" in this gap, am I going to lose mark.
Kind Regards

[semenchu]

Thomson, AC936, 3303 8405 2045 6837, Paynter, B659, JO6337.

Question, speaker said 'twenty third of May', which one the correct answer either '23 May' or '23rd May' or both are correct?

[Simon]

Hi Eun,

You probably didn't need the year.

...

Hi Amin,

Don't worry about O or 0.

...

Hi Semenchu,

Both are correct.

[Nirmal]

- Thomson
- AC936
- 3303845020456837
- Paynter
- B659
- JO6337

[benazeer]

1. Thomson
2. AC936
3. 3303 8450 2045 6837
4. Paynter
5. P659
6. JO6337

[HANDE]

1-THOMSON
2-AC936
3-3303845020456837
4-PAYNTER
5-B659
6-JO6337

[Mystica]

Hi Simon,
My answer in:
1. Thomson
2. AC936
3. 3303845020456837
4. Paynter
5. B659
6. JO6337

[Abdul]

Hi Simon,

Can we right numbers as numbers or they have to be letters? example nine or 9

[athanix]

Hi simon,
Thanks a lot for this great useful site of yours.