Cambridge IELTS 5 · Listening · Test 4 · Part 3
Box Telecom — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Box Telecom, Cambridge IELTS 5 Listening Test 4 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Box Telecom answer key at a glance
Questions 21–30. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q21–24). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 21–24: Note Completion
Strategy: Predict the word class from the note, find the paraphrase of the note's keyword in the transcript, then copy the answer exactly within the word limit.
Options for Questions 21–24
- Aits workers are motivated
- Bit has too little investment
- Cit will overcome its problems
- Dits marketing campaign needs improvement
- Eit is old-fashioned
- Fit has strong managers
“Well of course what first came to their attention was that, despite a new advertising campaign, they were suffering from falling sales – and this is something that had many causes”
After 'falling' a noun is needed: despite a new advertising campaign, the firm was 'suffering from falling sales'.
“what had also happened over the last two years was that, although they had invested in an expansion plan, they had to face up to increased competition”
They invested in expansion but 'had to face up to increased competition', so competition is the noun after 'increased'.
“what they were set back by was high interest rates”
The setback named is 'high interest rates', the two-word phrase describing the financial pressure they met.
“At the same time, their longer-term problems, which were affecting their market share, were eventually credited to poor training – and having looked at the details in their last report I think that's right”
Longer-term problems affecting market share were 'eventually credited to poor training', so training follows 'poor'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Box Telecom listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 5 Listening Test 4, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Box Telecom?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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