Cambridge IELTS 3 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 1
Flagstone Properties — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Flagstone Properties, Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 1 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Flagstone Properties answer key at a glance
Questions 1–10. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q1–10). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–10: 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.
“just to let you know that our main areas, the main areas we deal with, are the city centre itself JON: City centre uh-huh.JANICE: And the north suburbs”
The agency's main areas are 'the city centre itself' and the north suburbs, so city centre comes first.
“JANICE: Certainly. It really ranges from £250 per month.JON: Only £250?JANICE: Yes, to about £500 depending on a number of different factors”
Rents range 'from £250 per month... to about £500', so the upper figure is 500.
“JANICE: Yes, to about £500 depending on a number of different factors.JON: What does it depend on?JANICE: Well, obviously the quality of the area. And then whether there’s a garden”
The rent depends on 'the quality of the area' and 'whether there's a garden', the feature asked about.
“Well, there’s one on West Park Road which is £325 a month”
The West Park Road flat costs '£325 a month', the rent for that particular property.
“JANICE: OK. Well, there’s one on West Park Road which is £325 a month.JON: Are the bills included?JANICE: Well, that one just includes the water bill”
That rent 'just includes the water bill', so water is the only bill covered.
“JANICE: No, I’m afraid not, but it does include the telephone rental”
It also 'includes the telephone rental', though Janice says other bills are not covered.
“JANICE: No, I’m sorry we don’t have any availability for Thursday. How about Wednesday afternoon?JON: OK. That’s fine. Would 5.00 be OK?JANICE: Yes, fine. 5.00 it is. Just come to the Flagstone Offices”
There is no availability on Thursday, so they agree on 'Wednesday afternoon' at 5.00.
“JANICE: And then a reference letter from your employer”
The document needed is 'a reference letter from your employer', so employer is the source.
“Great, and then we would need you to give 2 weeks’ notice of moving in”
They need '2 weeks' notice of moving in', so the answer includes the possessive apostrophe.
“That’s one month’s rent, whatever the amount is”
The deposit is 'one month's rent, whatever the amount is', not a fixed sum of money.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Flagstone Properties listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Flagstone Properties?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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