# Crime Report Form: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 14, Test 1, Listening Part 1

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 14, 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 | Canadian | No, I'm actually Canadian, though my mother was British. |
| 2 | furniture | I come over to buy old furniture, antiques you know. |
| 3 | Park | I've got a place at Park Apartments, that's on King Street. |
| 4 | 250 | about GBP 250 Sterling I should think. |
| 5 | phone | But then I realized my phone had gone as well. |
| 6 | 10 September | So that was September the 10th |
| 7 | museum | as we were leaving there, at about 4 o'clock, a group of young boys ran up to us |
| 8 | time | And they were asking us what time it was, then all of a sudden, they ran off. |
| 9 | blond | I do remember that, he was blonde. |
| 10 | 8795482361 | So, this is 10 digits, 8795482361. |

## Why these answers are right

**1. Canadian.** The form asks for Louise's nationality. When the officer asks whether she lives in the UK, she replies that she is actually Canadian, so Canadian goes in the gap even though another nationality is mentioned in the same breath.

**2. furniture.** The reason for her visit is business, buying antique ___. Louise, an interior designer, says she travels over to buy old furniture, and antiques is her own rephrasing of old, so the missing noun is furniture.

**3. Park.** The current address line needs the name of the apartment building. Louise says she is now at Park Apartments on King Street, and she then explains that Riverside Apartments was where she stayed earlier, which makes Park the answer.

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

## Transcript

**Announcer:** Section 1.

**Announcer:** You will hear a woman reporting a theft to an officer in a police station.

**Announcer:** First, you have some time to look at questions 1 to 3.

**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.

**Officer:** Good morning.

**Officer:** Uh. What can I do for you?

**Louise:** I want to report a theft.

**Louise:** I had some things stolen out of my bag yesterday.

**Officer:** I'm sorry to hear that.

**Officer:** Right, so I'll need to take a few details.

**Officer:** Can I start with your name?

**Louise:** Louise Taylor.

**Announcer:** The woman's name is Louise Taylor.

**Announcer:** So Taylor 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 3.

**Officer:** Good morning.

**Officer:** Uh. What can I do for you?

**Louise:** I want to report a theft.

**Louise:** I had some things stolen out of my bag yesterday.

**Officer:** I'm sorry to hear that.

**Officer:** Right, so I'll need to take a few details.

**Officer:** Can I start with your name?

**Louise:** Louise Taylor.

**Officer:** OK, thank you.

**Officer:** And are you resident in the UK?

**Louise:** No, I'm actually Canadian, though my mother was British.

**Officer:** And your date of birth?

**Louise:** December 14th, 1977.

**Officer:** So you're just visiting this country?

**Louise:** That's right.

**Louise:** I come over most summers on business.

**Louise:** I'm an interior designer, and I come over to buy old furniture, antiques you know.

**Louise:** There are some really lovely things around here.

**Louise:** But you need to get out to the small towns.

**Louise:** I've had a really good trip this year, until this happened.

**Officer:** OK, so you've been here quite a while?

**Louise:** Yes.

**Louise:** I'm here for 2 months, I go back next week.

**Officer:** So, may I ask where you're staying now?

**Louise:** Well, at present, I've got a place at Park Apartments, that's on King Street.

**Louise:** I was staying at the Riverside Apartments on the same street, but the apartment there was only available for six weeks, so I had to find another one.

**Officer:** OK. And the apartment Number?

**Louise:** Fifteen.

**Officer:** Right.

**Announcer:** Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 4 to 10.

**Announcer:** Now listen and answer questions 4 to 10.

**Officer:** Now, I need to take some details of the theft.

**Officer:** So, you said you had some things stolen out of your bag.

**Louise:** That's right.

**Officer:** And were you actually carrying the bag when the theft took place?

**Louise:** Yes.

**Louise:** I really can't understand it.

**Louise:** I had my backpack on, and I went into a supermarket to buy a few things, and when I opened it up, my wallet wasn't there.

**Officer:** And what did your wallet have in it?

**Louise:** Well, fortunately, I don't keep my credit cards in that wallet.

**Louise:** I keep them with my passport in an inside compartment in my backpack.

**Louise:** But there was quite a bit of cash there, about GBP 250 Sterling I should think.

**Louise:** I withdrew GBP 300 from my account yesterday.

**Louise:** But I did a bit of shopping, so I must have already spent about GBP 50 of that.

**Officer:** OK.

**Louise:** At first I thought, oh, I must have left the wallet back in the apartment.

**Louise:** But then I realized my phone had gone as well.

**Louise:** It was only a week old, and that's when I realized I'd been robbed.

**Louise:** Anyway, at least they didn't take the keys to my rental car.

**Officer:** Yes.

**Officer:** So you say the theft occurred yesterday?

**Louise:** Yes.

**Officer:** So that was September the 10th, and do you have any idea at all of where or when the things might possibly have been stolen?

**Louise:** Well, at first I couldn't believe it, because the bag had been on my back ever since I left the apartment after lunch.

**Louise:** It's just a small backpack.

**Louise:** But I generally use it when I'm traveling, because it seems safer than a handbag.

**Louise:** Anyway, I met up with a friend, and we spent a couple of hours in the museum.

**Louise:** But I do remember that as we were leaving there, at about 4 o'clock, a group of young boys ran up to us, and they were really crowding round us.

**Louise:** And they were asking us what time it was, then all of a sudden, they ran off.

**Officer:** Can you remember anything about them?

**Louise:** The one who did most of the talking.

**Louise:** Was wearing a T-shirt with a picture of something.

**Louise:** Ah. Let's see, a tiger.

**Officer:** Right, any idea of how old he might have been?

**Louise:** Around 12 years old.

**Officer:** And can you remember anything else about his appearance?

**Louise:** Not much, he was quite thin.

**Officer:** Color of hair?

**Louise:** I do remember that, he was blonde.

**Louise:** All the others were dark haired.

**Officer:** And any details of the others?

**Louise:** Not really.

**Louise:** They came and went so quickly.

**Officer:** Right.

**Officer:** So what I'm going to do now is give you a crime reference number, so you can contact your insurance company.

**Officer:** So, this is 10 digits, 8795482361.

**Louise:** Thank you.

**Louise:** So, should I contact the...

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

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

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