Cambridge IELTS 1 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 1
International Student Interviews — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for International Student Interviews, Cambridge IELTS 1 Listening Test 2 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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International Student Interviews answer key at a glance
Questions 1–10. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Table Completion (Q1–10). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–10: Table Completion
Strategy: Work row by row. The row label tells you where to look; the column heading tells you what kind of word you need.
“Well, I went straight into student accommodation; it was a kind of student hostel”
He went 'straight into student accommodation... a kind of student hostel', so the first residence was student accommodation.
“K: No, but sometimes I wished I had! The food at the hostel was awful”
His complaint is that 'the food at the hostel was awful', giving the two-word phrase awful food.
“People seem to keep to themselves; they’re not really very friendly”
People 'keep to themselves; they're not really very friendly', so the negative phrase is needed after 'were'.
“I’ve enjoyed the course, but I feel there hasn’t been enough contact with the lecturers. They all seem to be incredibly busy”
Contact with lecturers was limited because 'they all seem to be incredibly busy', so incredibly busy describes them.
“I think it would be helpful to have meetings with lecturers on the course. Say once a fortnight — something like that.C: Regular meetings. Yes that could certainly help”
He suggests meetings 'once a fortnight', and the interviewer sums this up as 'regular meetings'.
“At first I stayed with a family for three months”
At first he 'stayed with a family for three months', so a family is the first type of homestay.
“At first I stayed with a family for three months. They were very kind to me but they had three young children and I found it difficult to study”
The family had three young children, so he 'found it difficult to study', the drawback listed.
“So after three months I moved out and now I live with two other students in a student house”
After three months he moved out and now lives with two students in 'a student house'.
“L: I’m doing a Bachelor of Computing”
His degree is named as 'a Bachelor of Computing', a proper noun needing capital letters for both words.
“but it would certainly help if we could reserve computer time”
The request is that 'it would certainly help if we could reserve computer time', so that phrase fills the gap.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the International Student Interviews listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 1 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in International Student Interviews?
The part is tested with Table Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
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