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Test 4.

This is the IELTS Listening Test.

You will hear a number of different recordings and you will have to answer questions on what you hear.

There will be time for you to read the instructions and questions and you will have a chance to check your work.

All the recordings will be played once only.

The test is in four parts.

At the end of the test, you will be given ten minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheet.

Now turn to part one.

Part one.

You will hear a man phoning to inquire about a cleaning service for his apartment.

First, you have some time to look at questions one to five.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 1 to 5.

Hello, Easy Life Cleaning Services, Jacinta speaking.

Oh, hello.

I'm looking for a cleaning service for my apartment.

Do you do domestic cleaning?

Sure.

Well, it's just a one -bedroom flat.

Do you have a basic cleaning package?

Yes.

For a one -bedroom flat, we're probably looking at about two hours for a clean.

So we'd do a thorough clean of all surfaces in each room and polish them where necessary.

Does your apartment have carpets?

No, I don't have any.

But the floor would need cleaning. Of course.

We'd do that in every room and we do a thorough clean of the kitchen and bathroom.

OK.

Then we have some additional services, which you can request if you want.

So, for example, we can clean your oven for you every week.

Actually, I hardly ever use that, but can you do the fridge?

Sure.

Would you like that done every week?

Yes, definitely.

And would ironing clothes be an additional service you can do?

Yes, of course.

It wouldn't be much, just my shirts for work that week.

That's fine.

And we could also clean your microwave if you want.

No, I wipe that out pretty regularly, so there's no need for that.

We also offer additional services that you might want a bit less often, say every month.

So, for example, if the inside of your windows need cleaning, we could do that.

Yes, that'd be good.

I'm on the 15th floor, so the outside gets done regularly by specialists.

but the inside does get a bit grubby.

And we could arrange for your curtains to get cleaned if necessary.

No, they're OK.

But would you be able to do something about the balcony?

It's quite small and I don't use it much, but it could do with a wash every month or so.

Yes, we can get the pressure washer onto that.

Before you hear the rest of the conversation, you have some time to look at questions 6 to 10.

Now listen and answer questions 6 to 10.

Now, if you're interested, we do offer some other possibilities to do with general maintenance.

For example, if you have a problem with water and you need a plumber in a hurry,

we can put you in touch with a reliable one who can come out straight away.

And the same thing if you need an electrician.

Right, that's good to know.

I've only just moved here, so I don't have any of those sorts of contacts.

And I don't know if this is of interest to you, but we also offer a special vacuum cleaning system

which can improve the indoor air quality of your home by

capturing up to 99 % of all the dust in the air.

So if you're troubled by allergies, this can make a big difference.

Right.

In fact, I don't have that sort of problem, but I'll bear it in mind.

Now, can you tell me a bit about your cleaning staff? Of course.

So all our cleaners are very carefully selected.

When they apply to us, they have to undergo a security check with the police to make sure they don't have any sort of criminal background.

And of course, they have to provide references as well.

Then if we think they might be suitable for the job, we give them training for it.

That lasts for two weeks, so it's very thorough and at the end of it they have a test.

If they pass that, we take them on, but we monitor them very carefully.

We ask all our clients to complete a review of their performance after every visit and to email it to us,

so we can pick up any problems straight away and deal with them.

OK, well, that all sounds good.

And will I always have the same cleaner?

Yes, we do our best to organise it that way and we usually manage it.

Good, that's fine.

Right, so I'd like to go ahead and...

That is the end of part one.

You now have half a minute to check your answers to part one.

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “CAM17 TEST4 P1”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: cleaning, questions, answer, clean, test. This video has 80 sentences and 810 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:58. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
carefully adverb	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	With care; attentively, circumspectly.
thorough adjective	/ˈθʌɹoʊ/	Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
bedroom noun	/ˈbɛdˌɹum/	A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.
package noun	/ˈpæk.ɪd͡ʒ/	Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
select verb	/sɪˈlɛkt/	To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
capture verb	/ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/	To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
dust noun	/dʌst/	Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber…
sheet noun	/ʃit/	A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
suitable adjective	[ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩]	Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
monitor noun	/ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/	Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.
polish verb	/ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/	To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
reliable adjective	/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/	Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
specialist noun	/ˈspɛʃəlɪst/	Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.
carpet noun	/ˈkɑɹ.pət/	A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
hurry verb	/ˈhʌ.ɹi/	To do things quickly.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come out verb	/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/	To be discovered; to be revealed.
go ahead verb	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	To proceed with; to begin.
pick up verb		To lift; to grasp and raise.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

I'm looking for a cleaning service for my apartment.
Do you do domestic cleaning?
Do you have a basic cleaning package?
Does your apartment have carpets?
Would you like that done every week?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: thorough /ˈθʌɹoʊ/, cloth /klɒθ/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, sheet /ʃit/, polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/, specialist /ˈspɛʃəlɪst/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like carefully, thorough, bedroom.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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