Cambridge IELTS 10 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 3
Global Design Competition — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Global Design Competition, Cambridge IELTS 10 Listening Test 1 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Global Design Competition 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.
“We have to adopt an innovative approach to existing technology, using it in a way that hasn’t been thought of before.”
C fits: entrants must 'adopt an innovative approach to existing technology', using it in a way not thought of before.
“I think some people will be prepared to pay a little extra for something that looks different.”
A fits: some people 'will be prepared to pay a little extra for something that looks different', so a higher price is acceptable.
“Instead of pushing a button, you turn the stone.”
B fits: instead of 'pushing a button, you turn the stone', so the control is rotated by hand.
“That’s where the liquid is depressurised and so it reverts to a gas.”
A fits: in that part 'the liquid is depressurised and so it reverts to a gas', turning back into gas.
“The carbon dioxide is sent back to the cylinder and can be used again and again.”
C fits: 'the carbon dioxide is sent back to the cylinder and can be used again and again', so it is recycled.
Learn the question types in this part
Frequently asked questions
Where does the Global Design Competition listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 10 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Global Design Competition?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
Every answer is paired with the sentence that proves it, so you can check each one against the passage yourself. Use the page after a timed attempt, not instead of one.
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