Advice On Plumbers And Decorators IELTS Listening Answers With Audio, Transcript, And Explanation

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Advice on plumbers and decorators

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Make sure the company is: local
Don’t call a plumber during the1
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Look at trade website:  www.2
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Example Make sure the company is: local
Don’t call a plumber during the 1
Look at trade website: www. 2 .com

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Name
Positive points
Negative points
Peake’s Plumbing
•   Pleasant and friendly
•   Give 3
information 
•   Good quality work
• Always4
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John Damerol Plumbing Services
•   5
than other companies 
•   Reliable
•   Not very polite
•   Tends to be6
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Simonson Plasterers
• Able to do lots of different7
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• More 8
than other companies
H.L. Plastering
•   Reliable.
•  Also able to do9
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• Prefers not to use long10
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Name	Positive points	Negative points
Peake’s Plumbing	• Pleasant and friendly • Give 3 information • Good quality work	• Always 4
John Damerol Plumbing Services	• 5 than other companies • Reliable	• Not very polite • Tends to be 6
Simonson Plasterers	• Able to do lots of different 7	• More 8 than other companies
H.L. Plastering	• Reliable. • Also able to do 9	• Prefers not to use long 10

❓ Transcript

Advice On Plumbers And Decorators

Man:

Oh, hi Ruth. How are you?

Woman:

I’m sorry to bother you, Alastair, but I’ve been having some problems.

Man:

Oh. Come on in ... What’s happened?

Woman:

Basically, I had a leak from one of the pipes in the bathroom and water started coming through downstairs and the kitchen ceiling’s badly stained. I’ve got the leak fixed temporarily but I wasn’t happy with the plumber and I wanted to ask your advice.

Man:

Of course ... Well, the first thing I’d say is make sure you choose a local company ... that way if things go wrong you’re close by and it just makes things easier.

Woman:

Let me write this down ... Right. Yes. The plumber who fixed things yesterday was from quite far away but I chose him because his advert said he did emergency repairs.

Man:

Well, fair enough ... you needed something in a hurry. But another piece of advice I’d give is try to avoid calling anybody on weekends. That’ll really bump up the prices. Leave it till Monday, if you can.

Woman:

Well, yes ... I think I can do that because the temporary fix should hold. And obviously I’ll need the ceiling plastered and eventually re-decorated.

Man:

Yes, sure.

Woman:

So who would you recommend? Is there a directory?

Man:

Well, there’s quite a good website covering this sort of work. It’s www.plasdeco.com.

Woman:

Is that with a K?

Man:

A C, P-L-A-S-D-E-C-O dot com.

Woman:

Got it. Well I’ll try and have a look at that.

Man:

Yes, it gives price and quality comparisons.

Woman:

Oh, that’ll be useful, but I find personal recommendations really helpful as well ... you know, you can find out whether you can rely on the company.

Man:

Well, I know a couple of reasonable plumbers and also some plasterers.

Woman:

Great.

Man:

There’s a company called Peake’s Plumbing ... now they’re a father and son team. They’re really friendly and they tell you information you need in a clear way ... you know, so they really understand what the problem is.

Woman:

Right, well that’s good to know. Are they reliable?

Man:

Well, that’s a down side - every single time I’ve used them they arrive late. And friends have said the same thing.

Woman:

But is the work good quality?

Man:

Absolutely ... Another one is John Damerol Plumbing Services - he’s very good.

Woman:

How do you spell the surname?

Man:

D-A-M-E-R-O-L.

Woman:

Right ... got that. And does he do high quality work?

Man:

Well, it’s fine, you know, but I wouldn’t say that was his main point. Basically he comes out cheaper ... you know ... than other people.

Woman:

I sense there’s a ‘but’ ... is he unreliable?

Man:

Oh ... he comes when he says he’s coming BUT he’s not very courteous and he has the tendency to be messy ... you know so you have quite a bit of clearing up to do.

Woman:

Hmmm ... OK.

Man:

So it’s up to you ... they’re both good workers and they won’t cheat you.

Woman:

Right. And you said you knew some plasterers?

Man:

Yes a company called Simonson Plasterers did our living room last year ... we chose them because we wanted some fancy work on the ceiling - around the lights.

Woman:

So they can do a variety of designs?

Man:

You’ve got it. But it comes at a premium because they are more expensive ... you know ...

Woman:

... than the others ...

Man:

Yes ... Or you could go for a one-man firm called H.L. Plastering ... Harry Lester - he’s fine - very reliable, if all you want is a simple job ...

Woman:

Do either of them do painting for you if you want ... ? After the plastering’s dried out of course.

Man:

That’s what I was going to say. But I should explain that Harry’s quite old now and so he avoids doing jobs which involve tall ladders ... you know.

Woman:

But my kitchen isn’t too bad for that ... I’d have to ask him if he’s prepared to do it.

Man:

Yeah sure.

Woman:

So I’ll start by looking at the website.

Man:

All those companies are on there ... with their phone numbers etc ...

Woman:

Thanks ever so much ...

🔥 Answer key (đáp án và giải thích)

weekends/weekend

Giải thích chi tiết

﻿﻿ Đáp án cần điền là thời gian không nên gọi plumber 
=> Biết đáp án sắp tới khi nghe "But another piece of advice..." (chủ đề là advice) 
﻿ Sau đó nghe "try to avoid calling anybody on weekends." 
=> Nên tránh gọi plumber vào cuối tuần 
=> Từ cần điền: weekends ﻿﻿

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