Cambridge IELTS 4 · Listening · Test 4 · Part 1
Goodbye Party for John — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Goodbye Party for John, Cambridge IELTS 4 Listening Test 4 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.
“I've been looking at the College Dining Room; that seems pretty reasonable”
The venue is 'the College Dining Room', which Tony thinks 'seems pretty reasonable'.
“TONY: And the Director. LISA: Ah ha. TONY: The office staff. LISA: Yep, and all the teachers and all the students”
The guest list includes 'the Director' and then 'the office staff', so office staff fills the gap.
“LISA: Yep, and all the teachers and all the students”
The list continues with 'all the teachers and all the students', so students is the final group.
“LISA: Enough time but not too early. What about the fifteenth of December?TONY: Well, there are exams on the sixteenth - better avoid them.LISA: Tenth?TONY: Yeah, that should do it”
The tenth is chosen because exams fall 'on the sixteenth', so 10 December is the safe date.
“LISA: No, not at all; we usually go round with an envelope during coffee break, don't we?TONY: Yeah, coffee break's always the best time, 'cos people have got their money handy”
Money is collected 'during coffee break', when 'people have got their money handy'.
“We suggested six dollars last time, is that OK”
They suggested 'six dollars last time', so the donation amount is 6 per person.
“TONY: Yeah, that's a, that's a good idea, and also I thought maybe, you know, a set of dictionaries. I heard him say he needed a good one”
The gift is 'a set of dictionaries', because the Director said 'he needed a good one'.
“Well, some music, because there'll be a tape deck there in the room, and we can have some dancing later on”
Music is needed 'because there'll be a tape deck there', so tapes are the item to arrange.
“TONY: So we should ask the guests to bring photos. OK. I'll put it on the invitations”
Tony says they should 'ask the guests to bring photos', and he will put it on the invitations.
“LISA: Now the last thing is, who shall we ask to do the speech? TONY: Don't you think it might be nice to have one of the students? LISA: Well then, the Student Leader? TONY: Yeah, much better than the Director giving speeches again. LISA: OK then, I'll ask her”
The last question is who should 'do the speech', and they choose the Student Leader.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Goodbye Party for John listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 4 Listening Test 4, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Goodbye Party for John?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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