Shadowing Practice: PET 3 Listening Part 2 Test 4 (Transcript + Key) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Now turn to part 2, questions 8 to 13.

You will hear someone talking to a group of students about a visit to an arts centre.

For each question, put a tick in the correct box.

You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for part 2.

Thank you.

Now we are ready to start.

Listen carefully.

You will hear the recording twice.

right everyone about the trip to the jubilee art center next

wednesday as you know we have tickets for the center's two theaters

and the concert hall those of you with concert tickets will hear piano music by chopin

and schumann those with tickets for the main theatre will see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night,

while people going to the smaller theatre will see The Wild Duck by Ibsen.

Although all the theatre and concert tickets have gone, if anyone else would like to join us on the trip,

I can get tickets for the Arts Centre Cinema to see the Australian comedy film Spider and Rose.

The shows begin at half past seven, but will leave early so you can spend time looking round the art centre.

The coach will leave here at three thirty and arrive at the art centre at about a quarter to five.

Let me tell you what you can do there.

The centre has a lot for art lovers.

In the art gallery, there's an exhibition of the history of Russian ballet.

It has dresses and shoes worn by famous dancers and photos of past performances.

With your student card you can get in very cheaply.

There are also some interesting free exhibitions.

On the ground floor you can see prize-winning paintings from a children's competition and gold jewellery made by Scottish artists.

On the first floor there's an exhibition of South American photographs and there's no charge for that either.

I know some of you hope to do some shopping.

The centre has a bookshop on the first floor and there's a souvenir shop by the ticket office.

If you're more interested in clothes and shoes, there's a large shopping centre, five minutes walk from the art centre.

You'll probably want to eat before the show.

The balcony restaurant has a menu with a wide range of meals and waiter service, but it is rather expensive.

Or there's the Fountain Restaurant, whose special three-course dinner is good value for money there's also Charlie's coffee bar

which serves coffee sandwiches and cakes you can get fruit juices

and ice cream from the cinema kiosk after the shows the

coach will pick us up at the bridge street exit everyone should be there by 20 past 10

The two plays will finish at around 10.10 or 10.15.

I'm afraid concertgoers will have to wait as the concert finishes earlier at 10.10.

Now listen again.

Right, everyone, about the trip to the Jubilee Arts Centre next Wednesday.

As you know, we have tickets for the centre's two theatres and the concert hall.

Those of you with concert tickets will hear piano music by Chopin and Schumann.

Those with tickets for the main theatre will see Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

while people going to the smaller theatre will see The Wild Duck by Ibsen.

Although all the theatre and concert tickets have gone, if anyone else would like to join us on the trip,

I can get tickets for the Arts Centre Cinema to see the Australian comedy film Spider and Rose.

The shows begin at half past seven, but we'll leave early so you can spend time looking round the Arts Centre.

The coach will leave here at 3.30 and arrive at the Art Centre at about a quarter to five.

Let me tell you what you can do there.

The centre has a lot for art lovers.

In the art gallery, there's an exhibition of the history of Russian ballet.

It has dresses and shoes worn by famous dancers and photos of past performances.

With your student card, you can get in very cheaply.

There are also some interesting free exhibitions.

On the ground floor, you can see prize-winning paintings from a children's competition and gold jewellery made by Scottish artists.

On the first floor, there's an exhibition of South American photographs, and there's no charge for that either.

I know some of you hope to do some shopping.

The centre has a bookshop on the first floor and there's a souvenir shop by the ticket office.

If you're more interested in clothes and shoes, there's a large shopping centre, five minutes walk from the art centre.

You'll probably want to eat before the show.

The Balcony Restaurant has a menu with a wide range of meals and waiter service, but it is rather expensive.

Or there's the Fountain Restaurant, whose special three-course dinner is good value for money.

There's also Charlie's Coffee Bar, which serves coffee, sandwiches and cakes.

You can get fruit juices and ice cream from the cinema kiosk.

After the shows, the coach will pick us up at the Bridge Street exit.

Everyone should be there by 20 past 10.

The two plays will finish at around 10.10 or 10.15.

I'm afraid concertgoers will have to wait as the concert finishes earlier at ten to ten.

That is the end of part two.

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"Let me tell you what you can do there" – Ideal for guiding others or explaining plans.
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The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

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Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should be
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