True False Not Given type of questions are perhaps the most tricky questions in ILETS reading. Apologize, it’s not ILETS reading but...
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Budget accommodation in Queenstown, New Zealand
Accommodation |
Price (dormitory) |
Comments |
Travellers’ Lodge |
Example fully booked |
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Bingley’s |
US$ 1 |
• in town centre • cafe with regular 2 nights • sundeck |
Chalet Lodge |
US$ 18.00 |
• located in a 3 alpine setting • 10 mins from town centre • 4 are welcome |
Globetrotters |
US$ 18.50 |
• in town centre • 5 included • chance to win a 6 |
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Note: Jacinta also says that Globetrotters do private rooms but this is not the correct answer as this is not a special feature mentioned, but rather a basic information. |
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Who wants to do each of the activities below?
A | only Jacinta |
B | only Lewis |
C | both Jacinta and Lewis |
Write the correct letter, A. B or C next to Questions 7-10.
7 bungee jump
8 white-water rafting
9 jet-boat ride
10 trekking on wilderness trail
Note: Lewis also says that “You can..” although he is not interested in bungee jump, this is a tricky piece of information. |
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Source 1
Source 2
Jacinta: Hi, Lewis it's Jacmta here
Lewis: Oh. hi, Jacinta. I was just going to call you I was thinking we ought to do something about accommodation for our trip to Queenstown
Jacinta: Yeah, actually that's just why I rang you I've been looking on the Internet - there was one place that looked OK called Travellers' Lodge, but when I checked availability for January when we're planning to go I found it was fully booked.
Lewis: Right - well, we’d better do something now I suppose.
Jacinta: We've actually got a list up here on the computer, there's one place called Bimgley's that looks possible, it's 19.75 dollars a night that's US dollars, they quote all the prices in US dollars.
Lewis: So that's about 26 or 27 New Zealand dollars. That's OK. That'll be in a dormitory, is it?
Jacinta: Yeah they say 8-bed dorms .And the hostel's right in the town centre and they've got a cafe, they have theme nights every weekend, whatever that means ...
Lewis: Oh, you know, like certain sorts of food and music and people might wear special clothes like that Egyptian evening we went to last year
Jacinta: Oh, OK. What else, they've got a sundeck area, and then all the usual things Internet access and so on.
Lewis: Sounds good. Was there anywhere else?
Jacinta: Yeah, a couple more places. There's one called Chalet Lodge which is just 18.00 US dollars, that's for a bed in a 12-bed dorm. They do single and family rooms as well. It looks as if it's a bit out of town, says it's got an alpine setting ... a 'quiet' alpine setting. What do you think?
Lewis: Mmm, not sure ..
Jacinta: Oh, but actually it’s not far out at all .. it says 10 minutes' walk from town, so ... Oh, and it says it’s ’children friendly'.
Lewis: Mmm. I'm not so sure about that. What about the third place?
Jacinta: Aah. That's called Globetrotters let's see, they do private rooms, or 5-bed dorms for 18.50 - it's in the centre, just by the lake and that includes breakfast
Lewis: Didn't the other two?
Jacinta: I don't think so. They didn't mention it, so probably not. Oh, and it says something about a free skydive .. wow!
Lewis: Don’t know if I’m all that keen on lumping out of aeroplanes..
Jacinta: Oh, actually what it says is you can win a chance to do a skydive they give one away every day to one of the guests.
Lewis: Well, if I win it, you can do it. Anyway, do they have room?
Jacinta: Yeah, I checked the availability. Shall I go ahead and book there then?
Lewis: Fine.
Jacinta: I was looking at what there is to do, too .. there are lots of sites offering deals for adventure sports ah, I suppose we have to do a bungee jump.
Lewis: Why?
Jacinta: Well, it's Queenstown where they more or less started it as a sport.
Lewis: You can . If you really want to jump off the side of a bridge with an elastic rope tied round your ankles... I'll watch
Jacinta: OK. So what do you want to do?
Lewis: As far as adventure sports go? I was talking to someone who went white-water rafting there he said it was really awesome. They drive you up the Shotover River and then you come down on a rubber raft through the white-water rapids, where the river's really narrow and fast, and end up going through a tunnel nearly 200 metres long. I think it's quite expensive, though.
Jacinta: Oh. I'm on for that if you are.
Lewis: Cool!
Jacinta: The other thing you can do is the jet-boat ride that sounded just a lot of noise though. It's basically just whizzing round on the river on a very fast boat, isn't it?
Lewis: My friend did that as well - hp said it was a bit touristy but worth it. I'll give it a go. You go right up the river canyon. He said the drivers were really skillful, But I don't mind going on my own.
Jacinta: But there's lots to do as well as the whole commercial adventure bit, we ought to do some trekking. The scenery round there's amazing, I don't want to miss that. The place to start’s Glenorchy, apparently about 40 minutes' drive, that's where lots of the wilderness trails begin.
Lewis: OK, I'll pack my walking boots. I'd better start getting in training ... I haven't done anything except sit at my desk for months. Now. is there anything else we need to decide?
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