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Test 3 Listening Answers with Clear Explanations
Find all 40 Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 3 Listening answers with clear explanations. This answer key applies to both Academic and General Training candidates.
Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 3 Listening Answer Key
Use this answer key for quick marking. Accepted alternatives are shown with a slash. Read each part below for a clear explanation.
Part 1: Furniture Rental Companies
Questions 1 to 10Part 2: Bidcaster Community Archaeology Project
Questions 11 to 20Part 3: Project on Theatre Programmes
Questions 21 to 30Part 4: Inclusive Design
Questions 31 to 40Part 1: Furniture Rental Companies
A caller compares furniture rental companies. The conversation covers products, prices, delivery, contracts and customer services.
1Peak Rentals: prices range from $105 to $____ per room per month.
Answer: 239 / $239 / two hundred and thirty-nine / two hundred thirty-nine
The recording states that peak Rentals: prices range from $105 to $239 per room per month. The accepted forms include 239 or $239 or two hundred and thirty-nine or two hundred thirty-nine.
2Peak Rentals: the furniture is very ____.
Answer: modern
The recording states that peak Rentals: the furniture is very modern. This confirms modern as the missing answer.
3Peak Rentals special offer: a free ____ with every living-room set.
Answer: lamp
The recording states that peak Rentals special offer: a free lamp with every living-room set. This confirms lamp as the missing answer.
4____ and Oliver offers mid-range prices and a cleaning service.
Answer: Aaron
The recording states that aaron and Oliver offers mid-range prices and a cleaning service. This confirms Aaron as the missing answer.
5Aaron and Oliver charges a 12% monthly fee for ____.
Answer: damage
The recording states that aaron and Oliver charges a 12% monthly fee for damage. This confirms damage as the missing answer.
6Larch Furniture offers its cheapest prices for renting furniture and ____ items.
Answer: electronic
The recording states that larch Furniture offers its cheapest prices for renting furniture and electronic items. This confirms electronic as the missing answer.
7Larch Furniture customers must have their own ____.
Answer: insurance
The recording states that larch Furniture customers must have their own insurance. This confirms insurance as the missing answer.
8____ Rentals provides the most up-to-date prices through its app.
Answer: Space
The recording states that space Rentals provides the most up-to-date prices through its app. This confirms Space as the missing answer.
9Space Rentals: see the ____ for the most up-to-date prices.
Answer: app
The recording states that space Rentals: see the app for the most up-to-date prices. This confirms app as the missing answer.
10Space Rentals allows ____ within seven days of delivery.
Answer: exchanges
The recording states that space Rentals allows exchanges within seven days of delivery. This confirms exchanges as the missing answer.
Part 2: Bidcaster Community Archaeology Project
A speaker introduces a community archaeology project. The talk explains activities, training, discoveries and locations around the site.
11Who was responsible for starting the community project?
Answer: B - a national charity
The recording links this point with a national charity. This makes B the correct choice.
12How was the gold coin found?
Answer: A - Heavy rain had removed some of the soil.
The recording links this point with Heavy rain had removed some of the soil.. This makes A the correct choice.
13What led the archaeologists to believe there was an ancient village on this site?
Answer: A - the lucky discovery of old records
The recording links this point with the lucky discovery of old records. This makes A the correct choice.
14What are the team still hoping to find?
Answer: C - pieces of jewellery
The recording links this point with pieces of jewellery. This makes C the correct choice.
15What was found on the other side of the river to the castle?
Answer: B - the outline of fields
The recording links this point with the outline of fields. This makes B the correct choice.
16What do the team plan to do after work ends this summer?
Answer: C - start to organise school visits
The recording links this point with start to organise school visits. This makes C the correct choice.
17bridge foundations
Answer: B
The relevant detail supports choice B. This matches the accepted answer for the question.
18rubbish pit
Answer: A
The relevant detail supports choice A. This matches the accepted answer for the question.
19meeting hall
Answer: G
The relevant detail supports choice G. This matches the accepted answer for the question.
20fish pond
Answer: E
The relevant detail supports choice E. This matches the accepted answer for the question.
Part 3: Project on Theatre Programmes
Two students plan a project about theatre programmes. They discuss research sources, design features and how programmes have changed.
21Finn was pleased to discover that their topic
Answer: B - had not been chosen by other students.
The recording links this point with had not been chosen by other students.. This makes B the correct choice.
22Maya says a mistaken belief about theatre programmes is that
Answer: A - theatres pay companies to produce them.
The recording links this point with theatres pay companies to produce them.. This makes A the correct choice.
23Finn was surprised that, in early British theatre, programmes
Answer: C - were seen as a kind of contract.
The recording links this point with were seen as a kind of contract.. This makes C the correct choice.
24Maya feels their project should include an explanation of why companies of actors
Answer: A - promoted their own plays.
The recording links this point with promoted their own plays.. This makes A the correct choice.
25Finn and Maya both think that, compared to nineteenth-century programmes, those from the eighteenth century
Answer: C - were more informative.
The recording links this point with were more informative.. This makes C the correct choice.
26Maya does not fully understand why, in the twentieth century,
Answer: B - British theatre programmes failed to develop for so long.
The recording links this point with British theatre programmes failed to develop for so long.. This makes B the correct choice.
27Ruy Blas
Answer: F - It resembles an artwork.
The recording links this point with It resembles an artwork.. This makes F the correct choice.
28Man of La Mancha
Answer: E - It contains insights into the show.
The recording links this point with It contains insights into the show.. This makes E the correct choice.
29The Tragedy of Jane Shore
Answer: B - It is historically significant for a country.
The recording links this point with It is historically significant for a country.. This makes B the correct choice.
30The Sailors' Festival
Answer: D - It is included in a recent project.
The recording links this point with It is included in a recent project.. This makes D the correct choice.
Part 4: Inclusive Design
A lecture explains inclusive design. It covers accessibility, product development and ways to serve people with different needs.
31Inclusive products can be accessed by a diverse range of people without the need for any ____.
Answer: adaptation
The recording states that inclusive products can be accessed by a diverse range of people without the need for any adaptation. This confirms adaptation as the missing answer.
32Universal design includes catering for people with ____ problems.
Answer: cognitive
The recording states that universal design includes catering for people with cognitive problems. This confirms cognitive as the missing answer.
33Adjustable ____ can avoid back or neck problems.
Answer: desks
The recording states that adjustable desks can avoid back or neck problems. This confirms desks as the missing answer.
34____ in public toilets can be easier to use.
Answer: taps
The recording states that taps in public toilets can be easier to use. This confirms taps as the missing answer.
35To assist elderly users, designers avoid using ____ in interfaces.
Answer: blue
The recording states that to assist elderly users, designers avoid using blue in interfaces. This confirms blue as the missing answer.
36People can make commands using a mouse, keyboard or their ____.
Answer: voice
The recording states that people can make commands using a mouse, keyboard or their voice. This confirms voice as the missing answer.
37Seatbelts are especially problematic for ____ women.
Answer: pregnant
The recording states that seatbelts are especially problematic for pregnant women. This confirms pregnant as the missing answer.
38PPE jackets are often unsuitable because of the size of women's ____.
Answer: shoulders
The recording states that pPE jackets are often unsuitable because of the size of women's shoulders. This confirms shoulders as the missing answer.
39PPE for female ____ officers dealing with emergencies is the worst.
Answer: police
The recording states that pPE for female police officers dealing with emergencies is the worst. This confirms police as the missing answer.
40The ____ in offices is often too low for women.
Answer: temperature
The recording states that the temperature in offices is often too low for women. This confirms temperature as the missing answer.
Academic and General Training Listening Answers
Are the Cambridge IELTS 20 Academic and GT Test 3 Listening Answers the Same?
Yes. Academic and General Training candidates use the same Cambridge IELTS 20 Test 3 Listening recording, questions and answer key. The Reading and Writing tests are different.
Can I Use This Page for Cambridge IELTS 20 General Training Test 3?
Yes. Every answer and explanation on this page applies to the General Training Listening test.
Are Alternative Answers Included?
Yes. We show alternatives only when they are accepted for this test. Examples include 239 or $239.
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