Granta Hotel IELTS Reading Answers

A HELP – snack bar serving person
Bright, friendly, experience not essential
Energy and enthusiasm an absolute must
Sat & Sun only
Call or drop in at Kingsway Centre, Melbourn/Royston
Tel:0176324272 and ask for the Manager.

B Granta Hotel
Requires a part-time silver Service waiter/waitress.
Only applications with experience
And good references need apply.
Excellent wages, meals on duty.
Tel: 0122351468 (office hours)

C WANTED from January till July, a nanny/ carer for Toby, 2 yrs. Formal qualifications are not as important as a sensible, warm and imaginative approach.
Hours: 8.30-5.00 Mon-Fri
Car driver essential, non-smoker
References required
For further details phone: 01480 88056 after 6pm.

D Cleaner required for 12-floor modern office block in the Station Road area, St Ives.
2 hours per day. Mondays to Fridays –
To finish work before the offices open
Wages: £80 per week
Tel: 01223 93292

E  Mature, experienienced
Administrator/Secretary
For soft furnishing company, working
Within the hotel industry

Hours: 1pm – 5pm, Mon-Fri
Phone:Mr S Quinn 01353 71251

F  FULL-TIME COOK for a new and exciting café venture.
Good conditions. Pay and hours can be negotiated.
Apply Red Café (01863) 72052

G  50-Seater Restaurant
TO LET
Ideal for a very experienced person looking to start up on their own.
Reply Box No. P762, Newmarket Newspapers Ltd.,
51 Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 3BN

Questions 1-6

1 person with two small children who wants a few hours a week of unskilled work in the early mornings

2 A person with no experience or qualifications who is looking for a short term full-time job, Monday to Friday
3 A lively student with no experience, who cannot work on weekdays
4 A person with more than 20 years’ experience in catering who would like to run a business
5 A catering college graduate who is now looking for first full-time job
6 A person with many years’ experience working in hotels who is now liking for well-paid part-time employment in a hotel

Reading Answers

1 Answer: D
Question type: Matching information
Answer Location: Paragraph D
Answer Explanation: The paragraph states, “2 hours per day. Mondays to Fridays –
To finish work before the offices open” Thus, we can conclude that the person has to work only 10 hours per week and in the early morning before the office opens. Hence, the answer is D.

2 Answer: C
Question type: Matching information
Answer Location: Paragraph C
Answer Explanation: The paragraph states “WANTED from January till July, a nanny/ carer for Toby, 2 yrs. Formal qualifications are not as important as a sensible, warm and imaginative approach. Hours: 8.30-5.00 Mon-Fri.” This advertisement fulfills all the conditions in the question statement, like no experience or qualifications required (formal qualifications are not as important), a short term job (January till July) and full-time (Monday to Friday from 8:30-5:00). Hence the answer is C.

3 Answer: A
Question type: Matching information
Answer Location: Paragraph A
Answer Explanation: The paragraph states “experience not essential/ Energy and enthusiasm an absolute must/Sat & Sun only”. It means that this job as a snack bar serving person will be perfect for the student who is lively (energy and enthusiasm), with no experience (experience not essential) and cannot work on weekdays (Sat & Sun only). Hence, the answer is A.

4 Answer: G
Question type: Matching information
Answer Location: Paragraph G
Answer Explanation: The paragraph states “Ideal for a very experienced person looking to start up on their own.” This ad is suitable for a person with more than 20 years’ experience in catering (ideal for a very experienced person) who would like to run a business (looking to start up on their own). Hence, the answer is G.

5 Answer: F
Question type: Matching information
Answer Location: Paragraph F
Answer Explanation: The paragraph states “FULL-TIME COOK for a new and exciting café venture.” This advertisement is ideal for a catering college graduate who can work as a cool in a new cafe for a full-time job. Hence the answer is F.

6 Answer: B
Question type: Matching information
Answer Location: Paragraph B
Answer Explanation: The paragraph states “Requires a part-time silver Service waiter/waitress. Only applications with experience. Excellent wages, meals on duty.” It means that this job will be suitable for a person with many years’ experience working in hotels interested in a well-paid (excellent wages) part-time employment in a hotel (Granta Hotel). Hence, the answer is B.