Cambridge IELTS 11 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 2
Changes In Barford Over The Last 50 Years — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Changes In Barford Over The Last 50 Years, Cambridge IELTS 11 Listening Test 3 Part 2, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Changes In Barford Over The Last 50 Years answer key at a glance
Questions 11–20. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with One Choice (Q11–15). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 11–15: One Choice
Strategy: Read the question stem and predict the answer before looking at the options. Wrong options often repeat words from the audio while the correct one paraphrases them.
“but not now because the bus companies concentrate on just the routes that attract most passengers. So parts of the town are no longer served by buses.”
C fits: bus companies 'concentrate on just the routes that attract most passengers', so 'parts of the town are no longer served'.
“The new cycle paths separating bikes from cars in most main roads, are being used far more than was expected reducing traffic and improving air quality.”
B fits: the new cycle paths are 'being used far more than was expected', 'reducing traffic and improving air quality'.
“many people prefer to use supermarkets and department stores in nearby large towns, as there are so few well-known chain stores here.”
B fits: people shop in nearby large towns because there are 'so few well-known chain stores here', so choice is limited.
“Our hospital closed 15 years ago”
A fits: 'Our hospital closed 15 years ago', so the town lost its hospital.
“The number of schools and colleges has increased making that the main employment sector.”
C fits: 'the number of schools and colleges has increased making that the main employment sector'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Changes In Barford Over The Last 50 Years listening section come from?
It is Part 2 of Cambridge IELTS 11 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 11–20.
What question types appear in Changes In Barford Over The Last 50 Years?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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