Suspicious Fire at a Restaurant
Fire Investigator (speaking English) and Restaurant Owner (speaking Khmer) talk through “Suspicious Fire at a Restaurant”. You interpret both ways — English into Khmer, and Khmer into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
English → ភាសាខ្មែរ
Your turn: interpret it aloud in the other language.
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Full transcript with model answers
Under each segment: a model interpretation, the information points an examiner checks, and the easiest thing to miss. Try the segment yourself first, then open it. The model is one good way to say it; other wordings that keep every point score just as well.
Ms. Sok, I'm Investigator Hayes from Fire and Rescue NSW, working alongside local police on the fire that damaged your restaurant late Sunday night.
Model answer and marking points
អ្នកស្រី សុខ ខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ ហេស ជាមន្ត្រីស៊ើបអង្កេតមកពីអង្គភាពពន្លត់អគ្គិភ័យ និងសង្គ្រោះរដ្ឋ NSW។ ខ្ញុំកំពុងធ្វើការរួមជាមួយប៉ូលិសក្នុងតំបន់ លើករណីភ្លើងឆេះដែលបានធ្វើឲ្យខូចខាតភោជនីយដ្ឋានរបស់អ្នកស្រី កាលពីយប់ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យជ្រៅ។
What an examiner checks here:
- addresses Ms. Sok
- speaker is Investigator Hayes
- from Fire and Rescue NSW
- working alongside local police
- fire damaged her restaurant
- late Sunday night
Easy to miss: Keep both agencies: Fire and Rescue NSW plus local police, and the time is late Sunday night, not Saturday.
ខ្ញុំភ្ញាក់ផ្អើលខ្លាំងណាស់! ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងថាមានអ្វីកើតឡើងទេ។ ខ្ញុំបិទហាងនៅម៉ោងដប់យប់ ហើយអ្វីៗធម្មតាទាំងអស់។ តើអ្នកដឹងថាអ្វីជាមូលហេតុភ្លើងឆេះដែរឬទេ?
Model answer and marking points
I was really shocked! I have no idea what happened. I closed the shop at ten o'clock at night and everything was completely normal. Do you know what caused the fire?
What an examiner checks here:
- very shocked
- does not know what happened
- closed shop at 10 pm
- everything was normal
- question: do you know the cause of the fire?
Easy to miss: Closing time is ten at night; keep the final sentence as a question about the cause.
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Interpret it aloud now →Investigators found the fire started near the kitchen around eleven-thirty at night, roughly ninety minutes after closing time. Did anyone else hold keys to the premises?
Model answer and marking points
ក្រុមស៊ើបអង្កេតបានរកឃើញថា ភ្លើងបានចាប់ផ្តើមឆេះនៅជិតផ្ទះបាយ ប្រហែលម៉ោងដប់មួយកន្លះយប់ គឺប្រហែលកៅសិបនាទីក្រោយពេលបិទហាង។ តើមាននរណាផ្សេងទៀតកាន់សោហាងនេះដែរឬទេ?
What an examiner checks here:
- fire started near the kitchen
- around 11:30 pm
- roughly 90 minutes after closing
- question: did anyone else hold keys to the premises?
Easy to miss: Two numbers here: eleven-thirty and ninety minutes; do not convert ninety minutes into an hour or drop it.
មានតែបុគ្គលិកពីរនាក់ប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលមានសោ គឺខ្ញុំ និងចុងភៅរបស់ខ្ញុំ។ គាត់ធ្វើការនៅទីនេះអស់រយៈពេលប្រាំឆ្នាំហើយ ហើយខ្ញុំទុកចិត្តគាត់ទាំងស្រុង។
Model answer and marking points
Only two of us have keys: myself and my chef. He has worked here for five years and I trust him completely.
What an examiner checks here:
- only two people hold keys
- the owner herself
- her chef
- chef worked there five years
- trusts him completely
Easy to miss: The two key-holders include the speaker herself, not two other staff members.
We also found broken glass near the back door, which suggests forced entry. Was your alarm system actually working that night?
Model answer and marking points
យើងក៏បានរកឃើញកញ្ចក់បែកនៅជិតទ្វារក្រោយផងដែរ ដែលបង្ហាញថាអាចមានការគាស់ទ្វារចូលដោយបង្ខំ។ តើប្រព័ន្ធសញ្ញាអាសន្នរបស់អ្នកស្រី ពិតជាដំណើរការនៅយប់នោះមែនទេ?
What an examiner checks here:
- broken glass found
- near the back door
- suggests forced entry
- question: was the alarm actually working that night?
Easy to miss: It is the back door, not the front, and 'suggests' is tentative, not a confirmed break-in.
ថ្ងៃនោះប្រព័ន្ធសំឡាំងរបស់ខ្ញុំមិនដំណើរការត្រឹមត្រូវទេ។ ខ្ញុំគិតថាខ្សែភ្លើងខូច តែខ្ញុំមិនទាន់ហៅជាងមកជួសជុលនៅឡើយទេ។
Model answer and marking points
That night my alarm system wasn't working properly. I think the wiring was faulty, but I hadn't yet called a technician to come and repair it.
What an examiner checks here:
- alarm not working properly that day
- she thinks the wiring was faulty
- had not yet called a technician
- repair not done yet
Easy to miss: Double negative detail: alarm was NOT working and she had NOT yet called anyone to fix it.
If the alarm wasn't working, insurance may question your claim unless you can prove regular servicing. Do you have any maintenance records available?
Model answer and marking points
បើប្រព័ន្ធសញ្ញាអាសន្នមិនដំណើរការទេ ក្រុមហ៊ុនធានារ៉ាប់រងអាចនឹងចោទសួរអំពីការទាមទារសំណងរបស់អ្នកស្រី លុះត្រាតែអ្នកស្រីអាចបង្ហាញភស្តុតាងថាមានការថែទាំជាប្រចាំ។ តើអ្នកស្រីមានកំណត់ត្រាថែទាំណាមួយដែរឬទេ?
What an examiner checks here:
- condition: if alarm wasn't working
- insurance may question the claim
- unless she can prove regular servicing
- question: does she have maintenance records?
Easy to miss: Keep the 'unless' condition; without it the insurance warning becomes absolute.
ចាស ខ្ញុំមានឯកសារសេវាកម្មពីជាងបច្ចេកទេសដែលមកត្រួតពិនិត្យកាលពីប្រាំមួយខែមុន។ ខ្ញុំនឹងស្វែងរកវាជូន។ តើការស៊ើបអង្កេតនេះត្រូវចំណាយពេលប៉ុន្មាន?
Model answer and marking points
Yes, I have the service paperwork from the technician who came and inspected it six months ago. I'll find it for you. How long will this investigation take?
What an examiner checks here:
- yes, has service documents
- from a technician
- inspection was six months ago
- will look for it and provide it
- question: how long will the investigation take?
Easy to miss: Six months ago is the inspection date; do not turn it into six weeks or a future appointment.
The investigation usually takes around two weeks to complete. Could you also check whether your car park camera recorded anything between ten and midnight?
Model answer and marking points
ជាធម្មតា ការស៊ើបអង្កេតត្រូវចំណាយពេលប្រហែលពីរសប្តាហ៍ទើបបញ្ចប់។ សូមអ្នកស្រីជួយពិនិត្យមើលផងថា តើកាមេរ៉ានៅចំណតឡានបានថតអ្វីបានខ្លះ ចន្លោះម៉ោងដប់យប់ ដល់ម៉ោងដប់ពីរអធ្រាត្រដែរឬទេ?
What an examiner checks here:
- investigation usually takes about two weeks
- request: check the car park camera
- whether it recorded anything
- time window: ten pm to midnight
Easy to miss: The camera is in the car park, and the window is ten to midnight, not the fire time of eleven-thirty.
ខ្ញុំនឹងពិនិត្យមើលភ្លាមៗ ថ្វីត្បិតតែកាមេរ៉ានោះជួនកាលមិនសូវដំណើរការល្អក៏ដោយ។ សូមឲ្យខ្ញុំនូវលេខទូរស័ព្ទមួយ ដើម្បីខ្ញុំអាចទាក់ទងសុំព័ត៌មានបន្ថែម?
Model answer and marking points
I'll check right away, although that camera sometimes doesn't work very well. Could you give me a phone number so I can contact you for more information?
What an examiner checks here:
- will check immediately
- camera sometimes doesn't work well
- question: asks for a phone number
- purpose: to contact for further information
Easy to miss: Keep the concession 'although the camera sometimes doesn't work well'; it softens her promise.
Yes, certainly. Call our investigation line on 1300 795 099 and quote reference number FR dash two two nine one when you ring.
Model answer and marking points
បាទ ប្រាកដណាស់។ សូមទូរស័ព្ទមកខ្សែទូរស័ព្ទផ្នែកស៊ើបអង្កេតរបស់យើង លេខ ១៣០០ ៧៩៥ ០៩៩ ហើយពេលទូរស័ព្ទមក សូមប្រាប់លេខយោង FR សញ្ញាដក ២២៩១។
What an examiner checks here:
- yes, certainly
- call the investigation line
- number 1300 795 099
- quote reference FR-2291
- when she rings
Easy to miss: Two number strings: 1300 795 099 and FR-2291; both must be repeated exactly, including the FR prefix.
អរគុណច្រើន! បើខ្ញុំរកឃើញអ្វីបន្ថែម ខ្ញុំនឹងទូរស័ព្ទមកភ្លាមៗ។
Model answer and marking points
Thank you very much! If I find anything else, I'll phone you straight away.
What an examiner checks here:
- thanks
- condition: if she finds anything more
- will phone immediately
Easy to miss: Keep the 'if' condition; she promises to call only if she finds something new.
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