Cambridge IELTS 20 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 1
Furniture Rental Companies — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Furniture Rental Companies, Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 3 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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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.
“It says the monthly price per room starts at $105 and goes up to $239”
The monthly price per room runs from 105 dollars up to 239, so the top figure is 239.
“People have mentioned that the furniture from Peak Rentals is more modern than any of the other companies”
People say the furniture from Peak Rentals is more modern than any other company's, so the adjective is 'modern'.
“Oh, and the brochure says that there's a special offer at the moment. If you rent living room furniture, I believe that's a set of chairs and a TV table, you'll also get a lamp at no extra cost”
Renting living-room furniture brings a lamp at no extra cost, so the free item is 'lamp'.
“Then you could try Aaron and Oliver”
She suggests trying Aaron and Oliver, so the contact name field takes 'Aaron'.
“But if you chose them you need to be aware that they charge an extra 12% every month in case of damage”
They charge an extra 12 percent each month in case of damage, so the cover is for 'damage'.
“There's another company called Larch Furniture. It's quite new, and it has the lowest prices in town. That's for both furniture and also electronic equipment”
Larch Furniture has the lowest prices for furniture and also electronic equipment, so the second category is 'electronic'.
“First of all you have to take out insurance on the furniture and you need to organize that yourself”
You have to take out insurance on the furniture yourself, so the extra requirement is 'insurance'.
“I just thought of another furniture rental company. It's called Space Rentals, and it's located very near to the house”
The company is called Space Rentals and is very near the house, so the name is 'space'.
“I don't have any information about their charges, so it's best to use their app to find out what it would cost you to use them”
Use their app to find out what it would cost, so the gap takes 'app'.
“One good thing about that company is that if you don't like the furniture once it's delivered, you can request exchanges, as long as you do that within a week of receiving it”
You can request exchanges within a week of delivery, so the plural noun is 'exchanges'.
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It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 20 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Furniture Rental Companies?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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