Cambridge IELTS 20 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 4
Developing Food Trends — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Developing Food Trends, Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 2 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Developing Food Trends 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.
“Interest in food fashions has risen rapidly since the birth of the smartphone when people first began taking photos of their food and instantly sharing them with their friends”
Interest rose when people began taking photos of their food and instantly sharing them, so the gap takes 'Photos'.
“Companies which sell vegan produce were pioneers in being able to increase sales really quickly in this way”
Companies selling vegan produce were pioneers in increasing sales this way, so the sector is 'vegan'.
“particularly interested in what well-known chefs are putting on their menus”
Consumers are particularly interested in what well-known chefs put on their menus, so the noun is 'chefs'.
“They paid for a group of journalists to travel out to South Africa to meet avocado farmers”
The brand paid for a group of journalists to travel to South Africa, so the group is 'journalists'.
“Advertisements were designed to promote the avocado as a superfood, rich in nutrients and therefore beneficial for health”
The avocado was advertised as a superfood that is beneficial for health, so the focus is 'health'.
“In the USA, the brand decided against a big retail launch in favour of getting the product into coffee chains, which removed the need for a big advertising budget”
In the USA the product went into coffee chains instead of a retail launch, so the gap takes 'coffee'.
“Oat milk had an advantage over other alternative milk products, such as almond milk. Many consumers prefer it because it has less of an impact on the environment”
Consumers prefer oat milk because it has less impact on the environment, so the concern is the environment.
“The demand for skrei has been used by a food marketing agency to build the reputation of Norway's fisheries in general”
The demand was used to build the reputation of Norway's fisheries, so the noun is 'reputation'.
“when demand peaked some years ago, the price soared, making it unaffordable for local people”
When demand peaked the price soared, making it unaffordable for local people, so the problem was 'price'.
“One issue has been that the fertility of the soil decreased dramatically”
The fertility of the soil decreased dramatically, so the noun in the gap is 'soil'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Developing Food Trends listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Developing Food Trends?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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