# Cookery Classes: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 13, Test 1, Listening Part 1

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 13, Test 1, Listening Part 1. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | choose | they also show you how to choose them. |
| 2 | private | And could I get a private lesson there? ... Yes, they do offer those. |
| 3 | 20 percent | where they offer a discount of 20 percent, if you return for a further class. |
| 4 | healthy | They concentrate on teaching you to prepare healthy food |
| 5 | bones | including ingredients that will help build up your bones and make them stronger |
| 6 | lecture | every Thursday evening they have a lecture at the school. ... It's free, and you don't need to book or anything |
| 7 | Arretsa | It's called The Arretsa Center. ... That's spelled ARRETSA. |
| 8 | vegetarian | but they mostly specialize in vegetarian dishes. |
| 9 | market | Is it just by the market? ... That's right. |
| 10 | knife | And they also offer a special two-hour course in how to use a knife. |

## Why these answers are right

**1. choose.** The table says the Food Studio teaches you how to do something and cook with seasonal products. Mike explains that besides cooking them, they also show you how to choose them, so the missing verb before 'and cook' is choose.

**2. private.** The gap describes a kind of class the Food Studio also offers. The woman asks whether she could get a private lesson there, and Mike checks and confirms that they do offer those, so the word is private.

**3. 20 percent.** The table asks what discount clients get when they come back. Mike describes a special deal where the company offers a discount of 20 percent if you return for a further class, which matches 'clients who return get a ... discount'.

The why and the trap for questions 4 onwards are free with an account on the [answers page](https://testmigo.com/ielts/listening/cookery-classes/answers).

## Transcript

**Announcer:** Section 1.

**Announcer:** You will hear a telephone conversation between a woman who wants to attend a cookery class, and an official at a tourist information center.

**Announcer:** First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 6.

**Announcer:** You will see that there is an example that has been done for you.

**Announcer:** On this occasion only, the conversation relating to this will be played first.

**Official:** Hello, Tourist Information Center.

**Official:** Mike speaking.

**Official:** How can I help you?

**Woman:** Oh, hi.

**Woman:** I wanted to find out about cookery classes.

**Woman:** I believe there are some one-day classes for tourists.

**Official:** Well, they're open to everyone, but tourists are always welcome.

**Official:** OK, let me give you some details of what's available.

**Official:** There are several classes, one very popular one is at the Food Studio.

**Announcer:** The first cooking class is at the Food Studio, so studio has been written in the space.

**Announcer:** Now we shall begin.

**Announcer:** You should answer the questions as you listen, because you will not hear the recording a second time.

**Announcer:** Listen carefully, and answer questions 1 to 6.

**Official:** Hello, Tourist Information Center.

**Official:** Mike speaking.

**Official:** How can I help you?

**Woman:** Oh, hi.

**Woman:** I wanted to find out about cookery classes.

**Woman:** I believe there are some one-day classes for tourists.

**Official:** Well, they're open to everyone, but tourists are always welcome.

**Official:** OK, let me give you some details of what's available.

**Official:** There are several classes, one very popular one is at the Food Studio.

**Official:** OK, they focus on seasonal products, and as well as teaching you how to cook them, they also show you how to choose them.

**Woman:** Right, that sounds good.

**Woman:** How big are the classes?

**Official:** I'm not sure exactly, but they'll be quite small.

**Woman:** And could I get a private lesson there?

**Official:** I think so.

**Official:** Let me check.

**Official:** Yes, they do offer those.

**Official:** Though in fact most of the people who attend the classes find it's a nice way of getting to know one another.

**Woman:** I suppose it must be, yes.

**Official:** And this company has a special deal for clients,

**Official:** where they offer a discount of 20 percent, if you return for a further class.

**Woman:** OK, but you said there were several classes.

**Official:** That's right.

**Official:** Another one you might be interested in is Bond's Cookery School.

**Official:** They're quite new.

**Official:** They just opened 6 months ago, but I've heard good things about them.

**Official:** They concentrate on teaching you to prepare healthy food, and they have quite a lot of specialist staff.

**Woman:** So is that food for people on a diet, and things like that?

**Woman:** I don't know if I'd be interested in that.

**Official:** Well, I don't think they particularly focus on low calorie diets or weight loss.

**Official:** It's more to do with recipes that look at specific needs, like including ingredients that will help build up your bones and make them stronger, that sort of thing.

**Woman:** I see.

**Woman:** Well, I might be interested, I'm not sure.

**Woman:** Do they have a website I could check?

**Official:** Yes, just key in the name of the school, it'll come up.

**Official:** And if you want to know more about them, every Thursday evening they have a lecture at the school.

**Official:** It's free, and you don't need to book or anything, just turn up at 7:30.

**Official:** And that might give you an idea of whether you want to go to an actual class.

**Announcer:** Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at question 7 to 10.

**Announcer:** Now listen and answer questions 7 to 10.

**Official:** OK, there's one more place you might be interested in.

**Official:** That's got a rather strange name.

**Official:** It's called The Arretsa Center.

**Official:** That's spelled ARRETSA.

**Official:** OK, they've got a very good reputation.

**Official:** They do a bit of meat and fish cookery, but they mostly specialize in vegetarian dishes.

**Woman:** Right.

**Woman:** That's certainly an area I'd like to learn more about.

**Woman:** I've got lots of friends who don't eat meat.

**Woman:** In fact, I think I might have seen that school today.

**Woman:** Is it just by the market?

**Official:** That's right.

**Official:** So they don't have any problem getting their ingredients.

**Official:** They're right next door.

**Official:** And they also offer a special two-hour course in how to use a knife.

**Official:** They cover all the different skills, buying them, sharpening, chopping techniques.

**Official:** It gets booked up quickly though, so you'd need to check it was available.

**Woman:** Right, well, thank you very much.

**Woman:** I'll go and check that out.

**Announcer:** That is the end of section 1.

**Announcer:** You now have half a minute to check your answers.

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