Cambridge IELTS 2 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 2

Guide to Radford and the University — IELTS Listening Answers

All 9 answers for Guide to Radford and the University, Cambridge IELTS 2 Listening Test 3 Part 2, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.

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Guide to Radford and the University answer key at a glance

Questions 14–23. Tap an answer to see the evidence.

  1. 14A
  2. 15C
  3. 16E
  4. 17G
  5. 18–19B, E
  6. 20C
  7. 21A
  8. 22A
  9. 23B

What this part tests

This part is tested with Matching (Q14–17). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.

Questions 14–17: Matching

Strategy: Track the options while you listen and match by meaning, not by hearing the exact word. One option may be used more than once.

Options for Questions 14–17

  • Araising money for good causes
  • Bpolitical campaigning
  • Crunning a newsagent's
  • Drunning a supermarket
  • Eproviding cheap tickets
  • Fhelping with accommodation
  • Gproviding catering services
  • Apart of the Metro Tower building
  • Bin the main square in the centre of the town
  • Csome distance from the centre of the town
Q14A — raising money for good causes; part of the Metro Tower building
“Many of these events are fund raising activities for charities, which the Union takes very seriously”

A: the events are 'fund raising activities for charities', which matches raising money for good causes.

Q15C — running a newsagent's; some distance from the centre of the town
“They manage the Students' Union paper-shop, selling magazines and newspapers, as well as stationery, sweets and so on”

C: the paper-shop sells 'magazines and newspapers', matching option C, running a newsagent's.

Q16E — providing cheap tickets
“there's the Ticket Shop, where you can get some very good deals on, well for example, coaches to London or inexpensive charter flights, as cheap as you'll get anywhere people say, or tickets for big pop groups playing here or at other venues all over the country,”

E: the Ticket Shop offers 'very good deals' on coaches and charter flights, matching cheap tickets.

Q17G — providing catering services
“oh and we mustn't forget the Union Cafeteria and the Big New Diner”

G: the Union Cafeteria and the Big New Diner are named, matching the catering services option.

Learn the question types in this part

Frequently asked questions

Where does the Guide to Radford and the University listening section come from?

It is Part 2 of Cambridge IELTS 2 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 14–23.

What question types appear in Guide to Radford and the University?

The part is tested with Matching. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.

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