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📝 IELTS Speaking Dialogue Transcript
Mia, Rental Agent: Good morning. I m Mia from Riverside Rentals.
James, Prospective Tenant: Morning. I m James. Thanks for meeting me about the Elm Street flat.
Mia, Rental Agent: No problem. Small talk about the rain today, then straight to details.
James, Prospective Tenant: Sounds good. How much is the monthly rent?
Mia, Rental Agent: The rent is 1,200 per month, with a 600 deposit.
James, Prospective Tenant: And the lease length?
Mia, Rental Agent: Standard is 12 months. Move-in could be 1 May or earlier if needed.
James, Prospective Tenant: Are pets allowed?
Mia, Rental Agent: We usually don t allow pets. There is a 200 pet fee exception for cats only, but street parking is the only parking.
Mia, Rental Agent: About past problems: we had a parasite outbreak last year, bedbugs, and it needed professional fumigation.
Mia, Rental Agent: The parasite problem was serious, and the inspector called it a parasite infestation in the report.
James, Prospective Tenant: Oh, that s worrying. Was that covered?
Mia, Rental Agent: The inspector said the infestation was warrantable under the building warranty, so charges were partly covered.
Mia, Rental Agent: Minor scratches, however, are not warrantable and tenants pay for those.
James, Prospective Tenant: I saw a photo where someone described graffiti as an abomination. Is the place badly damaged?
Mia, Rental Agent: One previous tenant called the carpet damage an abomination, but most issues were cosmetic.
Mia, Rental Agent: Some inspectors even said the chipped tile looked like an abomination, though we fixed it.
James, Prospective Tenant: Do you explain costs?
Mia, Rental Agent: Yes. I attached a short reportorial summary of the inspection to the listing email.
Mia, Rental Agent: The reportorial notes show the derivation of repair costs and the derivation of deposit deductions.
James, Prospective Tenant: That helps. Anything else I should know?
Mia, Rental Agent: There s a small rooftop garden and an old boiler that can be noisy. Some people dislike that, but many like the garden.
James, Prospective Tenant: Okay. I ll read the reportorial summary and the cost derivation and get back to you.
📝 📚 IELTS Practice Questions
1
How much is the monthly rent for the Elm Street flat?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
B
Explanation:
Correct: The agent states the rent is 1,200 per month. Option A, C, and D are incorrect because those figures are not mentioned in the conversation.
2
What was the parasite problem mentioned?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
B
Explanation:
Correct: The agent specifies a parasite outbreak of bedbugs that needed professional fumigation. Options A, C, and D are plausible housing issues but are not what was described in the passage.
3
What does the agent say about warranty coverage?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
A
Explanation:
Correct: The agent says the infestation was warrantable under the building warranty. B is wrong because some issues were covered. C is wrong because the agent said minor scratches are not warrantable. D is not mentioned and is incorrect.
4
What did the agent attach to the listing email?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
A
Explanation:
Correct: The agent says she attached a short reportorial summary of the inspection. Options B, C, and D are plausible attachments but were not mentioned in the conversation.
5
Why does the agent mention the derivation of costs?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
A
Explanation:
Correct: The agent explains the reportorial notes show the derivation of repair costs and deposit deductions. B is wrong because the agent aims for transparency, not hiding fees. C and D are unrelated to derivation of costs.
6
What can be inferred about how the agent views serious damage like infestations?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
A
Explanation:
Correct: The agent describes the bedbug infestation, says it required fumigation, and that it was warrantable, indicating they treat it seriously and used warranty procedures. B is false because action was taken. C exaggerates the agent's language; she notes some called damage an abomination but did not refuse tenants. D is not supported by the text.
7
In this passage, what does 'warrantable' most nearly mean?
Wrong Answer
Correct Answer:
A
Explanation:
Correct: 'Warrantable' refers to something that can be covered under the warranty, as the inspector said the infestation was warrantable under the building warranty. B is incorrect because it confuses 'warrant' with 'warn.' C and D are not meanings supported by the context.
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