Cambridge IELTS 9 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 1
Restaurant Job Enquiry — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Restaurant Job Enquiry, Cambridge IELTS 9 Listening Test 1 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Restaurant Job Enquiry answer key at a glance
Questions 1–10. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q1–10). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–10: 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.
“MAN: Well, um, what sort of work is it – washing up? WOMAN: It’s answering the phone”
Needs the job duty as a noun phrase: the man suggests 'washing up', but the woman corrects him — the work is 'answering the phone'.
“Well, we have two branches – the one we’re recruiting for is in Hillsdunne Road”
The address is a street name, so capitalise both words; the branch being recruited for is in 'Hillsdunne Road'.
“Yes. The nearest one would probably be just beside the Library”
A place, not a road: the nearest branch is 'just beside the Library', so 'library' is the landmark needed.
“WOMAN: We’re offering £4.45 an hour”
Pay is given as '£4.45 an hour', so the gap takes just the figure 4.45, without the pound sign.
“And we also offer extra pay for working on national holidays”
The benefit is extra pay, and the occasion named is 'national holidays' — two words, both needed for the note.
“And then because of the difficulties of getting public transport, if you’re working after 11 o’clock we drive you home”
The free lift home applies only 'after 11 o'clock', so the time phrase, not just '11', completes the condition.
“Well, for this particular job we want a clear voice, which you obviously do have”
The requirement is a quality of speech: 'a clear voice', which the interviewer says the applicant already has.
“And you must be able to think quickly, you know”
After 'must be able to', a base verb is needed: 'think quickly' describes the skill the job demands.
“Thursday’s okay – that’d be 22nd of October”
Thursday is fixed as '22nd of October', so the date is 22 October; day-then-month order works in the note.
“MAN: Oh, by the way, who should I ask for? WOMAN: Oh yes, of course, sorry. My name is Samira Manuja. MAN: Can you spell that, please? WOMAN: M-A-N-U-J-A”
The surname is spelled M-A-N-U-J-A after 'Samira', so it is written Manuja with a capital letter.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Restaurant Job Enquiry listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 9 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Restaurant Job Enquiry?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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