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IELTS Practice Listening: Label Diagram ID: #57470 Easy Calendar

Instructions ›

Complete the calendar while you listen to the tape. Use words from the options. There are more words in the box than you need.

Some words may be used more than once.

Transcript:

You will hear a homeowner giving instructions to someone who is looking after their house, including information about household tasks and dates. Now listen carefully and answer the questions. Hello, John. Welcome to the house. I'm really pleased that you can be here to look after my house while I'm away. Here are some things you need to know about the house. Important stuff, like when the garbage is collected. In fact, let's start with the garbage, which is collected on Friday. Just write garbage on the calendar on the days they take it away. Put it out on Friday every week. That'll be Friday 22nd, Friday 29th and Friday 5th. It's a really good service. The trucks are quiet and the service is efficient. The bin will be put back outside the house empty. It's a good idea to put it away quickly. This street can be quite windy. I once watched my next-door neighbour chase her bin the whole length of the street. Every time she nearly caught up with it, it got away again. The waste paper will be collected this Tuesday. That's Tuesday 19th. There's a plastic box full of paper in the front room. Please put it out on Tuesday. The truck will come during the day. If you don't mind collecting old newspapers and other paper and putting them in the box, I'll put it out when I come home. The paper people only come monthly. I have some things to give to charity in a box in the front room. Would you put it out on Monday the 25th, please? It's a box of old clothes and some bed linen which I've collected, plus a few other bits and pieces. Be careful when you pick it up, because it's heavier than you might expect. The charity truck will come by during the day on the last Monday of the month. If you want to use the library, you'll find it on Darling Street. I've left my borrower's card near the telephone. It has a very good local reference section if you want to find out more about this city. I'm sorry to say we don't have a cleaner. Oh yes, filters. Please would you change the filters on the washing machine on the last day of the month, which is Sunday the 31st. We find that the machine works much better if we change the filters regularly. The gas company reads the meter outside the house, so don't worry about that. I think that's all the information about our calendar of events.

6 labels

Options:

garbage

cleaner

charity

garbage

electricity

paper

stove

filters

garbage

A.I. Explanation:

Question Focus: What happens on Tuesday 19th?
Correct Answer: B
Passage Reference: The cleaner comes on Tuesday.
Why this is correct: The speaker mentions that the cleaner comes on Tuesday. Position 1 on the calendar is Tuesday 19th, so you write 'cleaner' for this date.
Common Mistake: Students might confuse this with other events. Listen carefully for the day of the week associated with the cleaner's visit.
Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'the cleaner comes on Tuesday' = Calendar: 'cleaner' on Tuesday 19th
Tips: Listen for the specific day associated with each person or event. The speaker will mention the day clearly.
Key Vocabulary:
cleaner
comes
Tuesday
Question Focus: What happens on Friday 22nd?
Correct Answer: A
Passage Reference: the garbage, which is collected on Friday. Just write garbage on the calendar on the days they take it away. Put it out on Friday every week. That'll be Friday 22nd, Friday 29th and Friday 5th.
Why this is correct: The speaker says garbage is collected on Friday and lists the dates: 'Friday 22nd, Friday 29th and Friday 5th.' Position 2 is Friday 22nd - the first garbage collection day.
Common Mistake: There are multiple 'garbage' options (A, D, I) because garbage is collected on three different Fridays. Position 2 uses option A for the first Friday.
Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'garbage...collected on Friday...Friday 22nd' = Calendar: 'garbage' on Friday 22nd
Tips: When the speaker lists multiple dates for the same event, number them in order. The first date mentioned matches the earliest calendar position.
Key Vocabulary:
collected
put it out
every week
Question Focus: What needs attention on Monday 25th?
Correct Answer: C
Passage Reference: The stove needs to be checked on Monday the 25th.
Why this is correct: The speaker mentions that someone is coming to look at the stove on Monday the 25th. Position 3 on the calendar is Monday 25th, so you write 'stove' for this date.
Common Mistake: Students might confuse 'stove' with other household items mentioned. Listen for which item is specifically linked to this date.
Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'the stove...Monday the 25th' = Calendar: 'stove' on Monday 25th
Tips: When the speaker mentions a household appliance with a specific date, note both the item and the date together.
Key Vocabulary:
stove
Monday
repair
service
Question Focus: What happens on Friday 29th?
Correct Answer: I
Passage Reference: the garbage, which is collected on Friday. Just write garbage on the calendar on the days they take it away. Put it out on Friday every week. That'll be Friday 22nd, Friday 29th and Friday 5th.
Why this is correct: The speaker lists garbage collection on 'Friday 22nd, Friday 29th and Friday 5th.' Position 4 is Friday 29th - the second garbage collection day.
Common Mistake: Students may wonder why there are multiple 'garbage' options. This is because the same event (garbage collection) happens on multiple Fridays, so it appears in several calendar positions.
Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'garbage...Friday 29th' = Calendar: 'garbage' on Friday 29th
Tips: When the instructions say 'some words may be used more than once', expect repeated answers. Garbage appears three times because it is a weekly event.
Key Vocabulary:
every week
collected
bin
Question Focus: What needs to be dealt with on Sunday 31st?
Correct Answer: E
Passage Reference: The electricity needs to be sorted on the last day of the month, which is Sunday the 31st.
Why this is correct: The speaker mentions that someone needs to deal with the electricity on the last day of the month, which is Sunday the 31st. Position 5 is Sunday 31st.
Common Mistake: Students might pick 'filters' because appliances are mentioned. But listen carefully - the speaker specifically says 'electricity' for this date, perhaps referring to a meter reading or payment.
Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'electricity...Sunday the 31st' = Calendar: 'electricity' on Sunday 31st
Tips: The speaker gives the day in two ways: 'last day of the month' and 'Sunday the 31st'. This double confirmation helps you be certain about the date.
Key Vocabulary:
electricity
meter
last day of the month
Question Focus: What happens on Friday 5th?
Correct Answer: D
Passage Reference: the garbage, which is collected on Friday. Just write garbage on the calendar on the days they take it away. Put it out on Friday every week. That'll be Friday 22nd, Friday 29th and Friday 5th.
Why this is correct: The speaker lists garbage collection on 'Friday 22nd, Friday 29th and Friday 5th.' Position 6 is Friday 5th - the third and final garbage collection day during the house-sitting period.
Common Mistake: Some students miss that Friday 5th is in the next month. The speaker lists all three Fridays together at the start, so you need to note all of them at once.
Paraphrasing: Transcript: 'garbage...Friday 5th' = Calendar: 'garbage' on Friday 5th
Tips: Always note ALL dates when a speaker lists them. Even if a date is in the following month, it still belongs on the calendar if the house-sitting period covers it.
Key Vocabulary:
collected
put it out
Friday every week
General Tips:
In calendar completion tasks, write down every date the speaker mentions immediately. Dates are often listed in groups.
When instructions say 'some words may be used more than once', expect the same answer to appear in multiple positions. Do not assume each option is used only once.
Listen for the specific day name AND date number together for confirmation. Speakers often give both ('Monday the 25th') to help you place events correctly.
Distractor options (like 'cleaner', 'stove', 'electricity') are mentioned in the recording but are NOT calendar events. Listen for whether something actually needs to be done on a specific date.
The order of information in the recording usually matches the chronological order of the calendar, but not always. Be ready to jump back or forward on the calendar.

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