TEST 12

6 118   7 4/four   8 391   9 30/thirty   10 fish

Woman:   Welcome aboard! Before we begin our tour, let me tell you a few things about this beautiful city. Venice is built on a number of islands in the Adriatic Sea. No one knows the exact number, but we think there are 118. Between the islands there are 150 canals.

Today we are going to travel along the Grand Canal, the city’s busiest canal. It’s also the longest: almost four kilometres long! You won’t see any cars, of course, but there will be lots of different boats. We will pass under four bridges, but there are many more in the city. Venice has 391 bridges, and most of them are very beautiful. You should try and see some of them while you are here.

Our boat trip today will take about thirty minutes. We will go past many of the city’s famous churches, museums and palaces. We will even go past the fish market!

Now, please be seated and we will begin our tour … [fade]

TEST 14.

6 4.45   7 15/fifteen   8 ticket

9 wallets   10 5819 236

Woman:   Good morning, everyone. My name’s Michaela and I’m going to give you some information about our trip today. It takes two hours to get to London, so that means that you will have from ten fifteen until quarter to five to look around the city. We have to leave at that time as the traffic gets very bad after five o’clock.

I know some of you want to go shopping, and the new Kings and Queens shopping centre on Bristol Street is now open. You can get a 15% discount in the shops there. I know it’s not as good as the 20% we got last year, but I think you’ll agree it’s better than nothing. The staff there just need to see your coach ticket and they’ll give you your discount.

Please be careful with your wallets and purses! The streets and shops are crowded on Saturdays, and that’s a chance for pickpockets to steal things. If you have any problems, my mobile number is 0777-5819-236. That’s 0777-5819-236.