Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

Unit 6
: Listening Activity No. 3 
Now it is time to shopping which may interest you more. In general, shops open at 9 o'clock in the 
morning and close at 5:30 in the afternoon. In country towns and quieter suburbs, smaller shops close 
for an hour at lunch time and once a week there tends to be an early closing day when no shops open in 
the afternoon. Many cities have a nightlong once a week when shops stay open approximately until one 
o'clock in the evening.
You should ensure that anything you bring into the country, such as traveling irons, heated rollers, 
hairdryers and electric shavers, can he used on the standard British voltage which is 240V AC, 50HZ. 
Many hotels will, on request, be able to supply adapters for electric shavers.
When you travel you may want to send postcards home. Stamps can be bought at post offices 
throughout Britain. They are open from 9:00 am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00 until 12:30pm 
on Saturday. Stamps can also be bought at Postal Centre stamp dispensers at large stores and major 
tourist attractions. For posting letters, you don't have to go far before finding a red-painted letterbox. 
Alternatively, use the letterboxes at post offices.
You may ask how much to tip in hotels and how much is for a taxi.
There are no fixed rules or tariffs about this, and the following is intended only as a guide to 
customary practice. Most hotel bills include a service charge, usually 10-12 percent, but in some larger 
hotels, 15 percent. Where a service charge is not included, it is customary to divide 10-15 percent of the 
bill among the staff who have given good service. In restaurant, if a service charge is not included in the 
bill, then 10-15 percent is usually left for the waiter.
For porters we usually give 30p to 50p per suitcase. For taxis 10 to 15 percent of the fare. 
Hairdressers, 2 pounds according to how much work they have done, plus 50p to the assistant who 
washed your hair.

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