DIRECTOR: Good morning. Welcome to the Early Learning Childcare Centre. How may I help you?
CAROL: Hi. I spoke to you last week about enrolling my daughter to next year.
DIRECTOR: Oh, yes. I’ll just get some details from you. So, you’re her mother?
CAROL: That’s right.
DIRECTOR: And, can I have your name?
CAROL: It’s Carol, Carol Smith. 【Example】
DIRECTOR: And your daughter’s name?
CAROL: It’s Kate.
DIRECTOR: Now, we have several groups at the centre and we cater for children from three to five years old. How old is your daughter?
CAROL: She’s three now but she turns four next month.
DIRECTOR: I’ll put four down because that’s how old she’ll be when she starts. 【Q1】
CAROL: Fine, she’s so excited about her birthday and coming to the centre.
DIRECTOR: That’s good to hear. And what’s your address?
CAROL: It’s 46 Wombat 【Q2】 Road, that’s W-O-M-B-A-T. Woodside 4032.
DIRECTOR: And what’s the phone number?
CAROL: Oh … it’s … 3345 9865.
DIRECTOR: So, have you decided on the days you’d like to bring your daughter here?
CAROL: I’d prefer Monday and Wednesday if possible.
DIRECTOR: Mmm. I’ll check, Monday’s fine, but I think the centre is already full for Wednesday. Erm. Yes. Sorry. It seems to be a very popular day. We can offer you a Thursday or a Friday as well.
CAROL: Oh dear. I suppose Thursday would be all right 【Q3】 because she has swimming on Friday.
DIRECTOR: OK, got that. Because a lot of parents work, we do offer flexible start and finish times. We are open from 7:30 in the morning until 6 o’clock at night. What time would you like your daughter to start?
CAROL: I need to get to work in the city by 9:00 so I’ll drop her off at 8:30 【Q4】. You’re pretty close to the city here so that should give me plenty of time to get there.
DIRECTOR: That’s fine. Now, we also need to decide which group she’ll be in. we have two different groups and they’re pided up according to age. There’s the green group. Which is for three- to four-year-olds. And then there’s the red group which is for four- to five-year-olds.
CAROL: She’s quite mature for her age and she can already write her name and read a little.
DIRECTOR: Well, I’ll put her in the red group 【Q5】 and we can always change her to the green one if there are any problems.
CAROL: That sounds fine.
DIRECTOR: OK. Let’s move on to meals. We can provide breakfast, lunch and dinner. As she’s finishing pretty early, she won’t need dinner, will you give her breakfast before she comes?
CAROL: Yes, she’ll only need lunch. 【Q6】
DIRECTOR: Now, does she have any medical conditions we need to know about? Does she have asthma or any hearing problems for example?
CAROL: No. But she does need to wear glasses. 【Q7】
DIRECTOR: Oh, I’ll make a note of that.
CAROL: Yes, she’s pretty good about wearing them, she can’t see much without them.
DIRECTOR: Right. OK. Now, I also need emergency contact details.
CAROL: So what sort of information do you need?
DIRECTOR: Just the name and number of a friend or family member we can contact in case we can’t get hold of you at any time.
CAROL: OK. That’d better be my sister … Jenny Ball 【Q8】. That’s B-A-double L. Her phone number is 3346 7523.
DIRECTOR: Great. So she is the child’s aunt? 【Q9】
CAROL: Yes, that’s right.
DIRECTOR: I’ll make a note of that as well. Now, is there anything you’d like to ask?
CAROL: What about payment? How much are the fees each term?
DIRECTOR: Well, for two days and the hours you’ve chosen, that will be $450 altogether.
CAROL: OK, and do I have to pay that now?
DIRECTOR: No, we send out invoices once the children start at the centre. You can choose to pay at the end of each term or we do offer a slightly discounted rate if you pay every month.
CAROL: Oh, I’ll do that then 【Q10】. I find it easier to budget that way and I’m not used to the term dates just yet.
DIRECTOR: Good, it makes it a lot simpler for us as well. Well, that’s everything. Would you like me to show you around …?
Complete the form below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词和提示词为Age，此处应填数字（年龄）。
题目解析：本题考查年龄。对于年龄的提问为How old…，但当原文中提问How old is your daughter? 后母亲的回答是：She’s three now but turns four next month. 仅根据这两句还是无法得到答案，但后面一句I’ll put four down because that’s how old she’ll be when she starts. 其中“put…down”意为“写下，记下”，因此要填4。
听前预测：定位词为Address ；提示词为Road，此处应填数字+ 道路名称。
题目解析：本题考查地址填写，提供给到了Road，所以需要填的是门牌号和道路名称，听清数字， 跟上字母拼读即可，注意道路名称的首字母要大写。
听前预测：定位词为Monday ；提示词为Days，此处应填星期。
题目解析：本题根据定位词锁定与星期有关的信息。Wednesday 是一干扰信息，因为母亲开始选择的是I’d prefer Monday and Wednesday if possible. 但查询之后the centre is already full for Wednesday 所以不能填Wednesday。继续听，有另外两天可选，原文为We can offer you a Thursday or a Friday as well. 因此母亲从中选择了一天，即I suppose Thursday would be all right，因此答案为Thursday。
听前预测：定位词为Start time ；提示词为am，此处应填数字（时间）。
题目解析：早教中心的营业时间为早7.30 到下午6 点，早教中心主管提问：What time would you like your daughter to start? 根据母亲的回答“I’ll drop her off at 8.30”得出答案8.30。
听前预测：定位词为Childcare group ；提示词为group，此处应填名词或形容词。
题目解析：早教中心主管介绍了childcare group 分为red and green 两组，green 组是3-4 岁的 孩子，red 组是4-5 岁的孩子，因此询问母亲让自己的孩子到哪组，母亲提及孩子比较成熟（She’s quite mature…）据此，主管决定将其安排在red group，对应原文I’ll put her in the red group， 因此答案为red。
听前预测：定位词为meals，each day ；提示词为meals，此处应填名词。
题目解析：关于孩子就餐问题，比较简单，最后母亲给的答案是：she’ll only need lunch。因此答案填lunch。
听前预测：定位词为Medical conditions ；提示词为needs，此处应填名词。
题目解析：根据定位词找到相应的对话内容，提问：…does she have any medical conditions…， 回答：…she does need to wear glasses，因此答案为glasses。
听前预测：定位词和提示词均为Jenny，此处应填姓名中的姓。
题目解析：考查姓氏，根据字母拼写即可，注意首字母必须大写。
听前预测：定位词和提示词均为Relationship，此处应填名词。
题目解析：看见本题的提示词Relationship，脑中最好能反应出有关亲戚类的词汇，如aunt/ uncle/sister/brother 等。本题是主管直接提问So she is the child’s aunt? 母亲给予了肯定，因此填aunt。
听前预测：定位词为Fees ；提示词为each，此处应填名词。
题目解析：通过听录音了解到可以term 或month 的形式进行fees 支付，月付的话是有些折扣的，对应原文：we do offer a slightly discounted rate if you pay every month. 母亲也立即做出了选择说：Oh, I’ll do that then. 因此答案为month。