Cambridge IELTS 14 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 4
Concerts In University Arts Festival — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Concerts In University Arts Festival, Cambridge IELTS 14 Listening Test 3 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Concerts In University Arts Festival answer key at a glance
Questions 31–40. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q31–40). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 31–40: 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.
“also the violin.”
The list of instruments includes 'also the violin', so 'violin' fills the gap.
“Liza Lim’s compositions are vibrant and full of energy”
Liza Lim's works are 'vibrant and full of energy', so 'energy' completes the description.
“er music is very expressive, so although it is complex, it has the power of connecting with audiences and performers alike.”
Her music is expressive yet 'complex', which is the contrast the note records.
“This is an opera in seven parts, based on the trilogy of ancient Greek tragedies by Aeschylus.”
'This is an opera in seven parts', based on Greek tragedies, so 'opera' fits.
“the sounds she creates are also disturbing”
The sounds she creates are 'also disturbing', so that adjective describes them.
“The Tower of Remoteness is scored for piano and clarinet.”
The Tower of Remoteness is 'scored for piano and clarinet', so 'clarinet' is the answer.
“it can be regarded as a celebration of the diversity of cultures that Australia can be proud of.”
It is 'a celebration of the diversity of cultures', so 'diversity' names what is celebrated.
“However, he went to university to study physics, before changing to composition.”
At university he began by studying 'physics, before changing to composition', so 'physics' fills the gap.
“Before long he had become prominent in Australia as a composer for dance, and in fact has written 25 scores of that type.”
He became prominent as 'a composer for dance', writing 25 scores of that type.
“In our third concert, Vine will be represented by his music for the flag hand-over ceremony of the Olympics held in 1996.”
Vine wrote music for the flag hand-over ceremony 'of the Olympics held in 1996'.
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It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 14 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Concerts In University Arts Festival?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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