Cambridge IELTS 4 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 3
Conversation in Student Services Office — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Conversation in Student Services Office, Cambridge IELTS 4 Listening Test 3 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Conversation in Student Services Office answer key at a glance
Questions 21–30. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with One Choice (Q21–25). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 21–25: 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.
“I've been out in the work-force for nearly twelve years now, so it really is a long time since I was last a student”
A — being 'out in the work-force for nearly twelve years' explains why she feels far from student life.
“First of all, there's our intensive 'Study for Success' seminar on the first and second of February”
B — the first event is the 'intensive Study for Success seminar' on 1 and 2 February.
“Some of the strategies in writing, for example, would be improving your planning for writing, organising your thinking and building some techniques to help you write more clearly”
C — writing sessions cover 'planning for writing, organising your thinking' and writing more clearly.
“With reading, there'll be sessions aimed at getting into the habit of analysing material as you read it, and tips to help you record and remember what you have read”
A — reading sessions build 'the habit of analysing material as you read it' and remembering it.
“It's aimed at students like you who are uncertain about what to expect at college, and looks at a fairly wide range of approaches to university learning, to motivate you to begin your study and build on your own learning strategies Well,”
B — it targets students 'uncertain about what to expect at college', using motivational exercises.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Conversation in Student Services Office listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 4 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Conversation in Student Services Office?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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