Reading module is a challenging module in IELTS for many. When the Academic reading passages are lengthy and based on scientific topics involving...
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 | |
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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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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