Cambridge IELTS 20 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 2
Edelman Pottery — IELTS Listening Answers
All 8 answers for Edelman Pottery, Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 1 Part 2, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Edelman Pottery 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 (Q11–16). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 11–16: 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.
“Things like baskets and pictures don't survive in the earth in the same way that pots do”
Option A fits: baskets and pictures do not survive in the earth the way pots do, so pottery gives the fuller record.
“Archaeologists can tell whether the pots were for, say, storage or cooking by examining the impressions on the clay, the scratches from tools, and the clay itself can reveal where the pots came from”
Option B fits: archaeologists can tell whether pots were for storage or cooking by examining impressions and scratches.
“Like our ancestors, they hope that something they create will also last longer than they do, that their work, whether it is good or not, might say something about humanity many years after their death”
Option C fits: makers hope their work might say something about humanity long after their death, so they want it to last.
“what I love most is the concentration you need to make a good pot. That focus takes you away from the stresses of everyday life”
Option A fits: what he loves most is the concentration, which takes you away from the stresses of everyday life.
“Like nearly everyone who comes here, I'm sure this is the first time you will have tried the art”
Option B fits: this is the first time the visitors will have tried the art, so they are beginners.
“Can I just say a word about what you're wearing? As we said in our email please remove any watches necklaces etc and put them somewhere safe”
Option C fits: visitors are asked to remove watches and necklaces and put them somewhere safe, so jewellery must go.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Edelman Pottery listening section come from?
It is Part 2 of Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 11–20.
What question types appear in Edelman Pottery?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
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