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Test 4 Listening Answers with Clear Explanations
Find all 40 Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 4 Listening answers with clear explanations. This answer key applies to both Academic and General Training candidates.
Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 4 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: Job details from an employment agency
Questions 1 to 10Part 2: A museum visit
Questions 11 to 20Part 3: Origami in education
Questions 21 to 30Part 4: Victor Hugo
Questions 31 to 40Part 1: Job details from an employment agency
A caller receives details about an administrative vacancy.
1Role: ____
Answer: receptionist
The recording states that role: receptionist. This confirms receptionist as the missing answer.
2Location: Fordham ____ Centre
Answer: Medical
The recording states that location: Fordham Medical Centre. This confirms Medical as the missing answer.
3____ Road, Fordham
Answer: Chastons
The recording states that chastons Road, Fordham. This confirms Chastons as the missing answer.
4Work involves making ____ and reorganising them.
Answer: appointments
The recording states that work involves making appointments and reorganising them. This confirms appointments as the missing answer.
5Work involves maintaining the internal ____.
Answer: database
The recording states that work involves maintaining the internal database. This confirms database as the missing answer.
6____ is essential.
Answer: experience
The recording states that experience is essential. This confirms experience as the missing answer.
7A calm and ____ manner is required.
Answer: confident
The recording states that a calm and confident manner is required. This confirms confident as the missing answer.
8It is a ____ job, further opportunities may be available.
Answer: temporary
The recording states that it is a temporary job, further opportunities may be available. This confirms temporary as the missing answer.
9Hours are 7.45 a.m. to ____ p.m., Monday to Friday.
Answer: 1:15 / 1.15
The recording states that hours are 7.45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Monday to Friday. The accepted forms include 1:15 or 1.15.
10____ is available onsite.
Answer: parking
The recording states that parking is available onsite. This confirms parking as the missing answer.
Part 2: A museum visit
A guide introduces a museum and explains its different areas.
11The museum building was originally
Answer: B - a private home.
The recording links this point with a private home.. This makes B the correct choice.
12The university uses part of the museum building as
Answer: A - teaching rooms.
The recording links this point with teaching rooms.. This makes A the correct choice.
13What does the guide say about the entrance fee?
Answer: A - Visitors decide whether or not they wish to pay.
The recording links this point with Visitors decide whether or not they wish to pay.. This makes A the correct choice.
14What are visitors advised to leave in the cloakroom?
Answer: C - bags
The recording links this point with bags. This makes C the correct choice.
15Four Seasons
Answer: F - It features something created by students.
The recording links this point with It features something created by students.. This makes F the correct choice.
16Farmhouse Kitchen
Answer: G - An expert is here today.
The recording links this point with An expert is here today.. This makes G the correct choice.
17A Year on the Farm
Answer: E - There is a quiz for visitors.
The recording links this point with There is a quiz for visitors.. This makes E the correct choice.
18Wagon Walk
Answer: A - Parents must supervise their children.
The recording links this point with Parents must supervise their children.. This makes A the correct choice.
19Bees are Magic
Answer: C - It is closed today.
The recording links this point with It is closed today.. This makes C the correct choice.
20The Pond
Answer: B - There are new things to see.
The recording links this point with There are new things to see.. This makes B the correct choice.
Part 3: Origami in education
Two students discuss a video of children doing origami and its classroom use.
21Which TWO educational skills were shown in the video of children doing origami?
Answer: B or D
The recording links this point with following instructions or learning through play. The accepted choices may appear in either order.
22Which TWO educational skills were shown in the video of children doing origami?
Answer: D or B
The recording links this point with learning through play or following instructions. The accepted choices may appear in either order.
23Sid
Answer: D - seemed to find the activity calming
The recording links this point with seemed to find the activity calming. This makes D the correct choice.
24Jack
Answer: A - demonstrated independence
The recording links this point with demonstrated independence. This makes A the correct choice.
25Naomi
Answer: C - developed a competitive attitude
The recording links this point with developed a competitive attitude. This makes C the correct choice.
26Anya
Answer: G - seemed to find the activity easy
The recording links this point with seemed to find the activity easy. This makes G the correct choice.
27Zara
Answer: F - seemed confused
The recording links this point with seemed confused. This makes F the correct choice.
28Before starting an origami activity in class, the students think it is important for the teacher to
Answer: A - make models that demonstrate the different stages.
The recording links this point with make models that demonstrate the different stages.. This makes A the correct choice.
29The students agree that some teachers might be unwilling to use origami in class because
Answer: B - they may not have the necessary skills.
The recording links this point with they may not have the necessary skills.. This makes B the correct choice.
30Why do the students decide to use origami in their maths teaching practice?
Answer: C - to introduce a new concept
The recording links this point with to introduce a new concept. This makes C the correct choice.
Part 4: Victor Hugo
A lecture describes Victor Hugo, his career and his house on Guernsey.
31We know more about the novel’s overall ____ than about its author.
Answer: plot
The recording states that we know more about the novel’s overall plot than about its author. This confirms plot as the missing answer.
32He spoke publicly about social issues such as ____ and education.
Answer: poverty
The recording states that he spoke publicly about social issues such as poverty and education. This confirms poverty as the missing answer.
33Victor Hugo had to live elsewhere in ____.
Answer: Europe
The recording states that victor Hugo had to live elsewhere in Europe. This confirms Europe as the missing answer.
34He used income from the sale of some ____ he had written to buy a house on Guernsey.
Answer: poetry
The recording states that he used income from the sale of some poetry he had written to buy a house on Guernsey. This confirms poetry as the missing answer.
35The ground floor contains portraits, ____ and tapestries that he valued.
Answer: drawings
The recording states that the ground floor contains portraits, drawings and tapestries that he valued. This confirms drawings as the missing answer.
36He bought cheap ____ made of wood and turned this into beautiful wall carvings.
Answer: furniture
The recording states that he bought cheap furniture made of wood and turned this into beautiful wall carvings. This confirms furniture as the missing answer.
37The first floor has wallpaper and ____ with a Chinese design.
Answer: lamps
The recording states that the first floor has wallpaper and lamps with a Chinese design. This confirms lamps as the missing answer.
38He wrote in a room at the top of the house with a view of the ____.
Answer: harbour / harbor
The recording states that he wrote in a room at the top of the house with a view of the harbour. The accepted forms include harbour or harbor.
39He entertained other writers as well as poor ____ in his house.
Answer: children
The recording states that he entertained other writers as well as poor children in his house. This confirms children as the missing answer.
40Victor Hugo’s ____ gave ownership of the house to the city of Paris in 1927.
Answer: relatives
The recording states that victor Hugo’s relatives gave ownership of the house to the city of Paris in 1927. This confirms relatives as the missing answer.
Academic and General Training Listening Answers
Are the Cambridge IELTS 18 Academic and GT Test 4 Listening Answers the Same?
Yes. Academic and General Training candidates use the same Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 4 Listening recording, questions and answer key. The Reading and Writing tests are different.
Can I Use This Page for Cambridge IELTS 18 General Training Test 4?
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 1:15 or 1.15, and harbour or harbor.
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