Cambridge IELTS 14 · Listening · Test 4 · Part 1

Enquiry About Booking Hotel Room For Event — IELTS Listening Answers

All 10 answers for Enquiry About Booking Hotel Room For Event, Cambridge IELTS 14 Listening Test 4 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.

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Enquiry About Booking Hotel Room For Event answer key at a glance

Questions 1–10. Tap an answer to see the evidence.

  1. 185
  2. 2roses
  3. 3trees
  4. 4stage
  5. 5speech
  6. 6support
  7. 7cabins
  8. 8C
  9. 9A
  10. 10B

What this part tests

This part is tested with Note Completion (Q1–7). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.

Questions 1–7: Note Completion

Strategy: Predict the word class from the note, find the paraphrase of the note's keyword in the transcript, then copy the answer exactly within the word limit.

Q185also accepted: eighty-five, eighty five
“That can seat eighty-five, or hold over a hundred if people are standing for a buffet.”

The room 'can seat eighty-five, or hold over a hundred' standing, so the seated figure is 85.

Q2roses
“This has a beautiful display of pots of roses at that time of the year.”

The terrace has 'a beautiful display of pots of roses at that time of the year'.

Q3trees
“From the terrace you can see the area of trees within the grounds of the hotel, or you can stroll through there to the river”

From the terrace you see 'the area of trees within the grounds of the hotel'.

Q4stage
“This is a bit bigger – it can hold up to a hundred and ten people – and it has the advantage of a stage”

The larger room 'has the advantage of a stage', so 'stage' fills the gap.

Q5speech
“I suppose they make a speech during the meal if we need one, do they?”

The caller asks whether 'they make a speech during the meal if we need one'.

Q6support
“And they’re also your support”

The staff are 'also your support', which is the role the note records.

Q7cabins
“do you also have any other accommodation, like cabins, for example?”

The caller asks about 'any other accommodation, like cabins, for example', so 'cabins' is the type named.

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Frequently asked questions

Where does the Enquiry About Booking Hotel Room For Event listening section come from?

It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 14 Listening Test 4, and it covers Questions 1–10.

What question types appear in Enquiry About Booking Hotel Room For Event?

The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.

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