Cambridge IELTS 3 · Listening · Test 4 · Part 4
Impact of Environmental Noise — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Impact of Environmental Noise, Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 4 Part 4, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Impact of Environmental Noise answer key at a glance
Questions 31–40. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Short Answers (Q31–34). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 31–34: Short Answers
Strategy: Use the question word to predict the answer type, locate the relevant sentence, and copy no more words than the limit allows.
“The only noise after dark is from the highway and the traffic is somewhat reduced between 7.30pm and 5.30am”
Traffic noise falls 'between 7.30pm and 5.30am', so both times are needed for the quiet period.
“So, the people most affected by the noise will be, I expect, housewives”
The people 'most affected by the noise' are expected to be 'housewives', the group named.
“The weekends are still a problem of course, but the traffic is certainly reduced on Saturdays to a large extent and even more so on Sundays”
Traffic is reduced on Saturdays and 'even more so on Sundays', so Sunday is the quietest day.
“The modifications I am about to outline will add about $25,000 to the price of a newly-built house”
The modifications 'will add about $25,000 to the price', so keep the qualifier about with the figure.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Impact of Environmental Noise listening section come from?
It is Part 4 of Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 4, and it covers Questions 31–40.
What question types appear in Impact of Environmental Noise?
The part is tested with Short Answers. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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