Cambridge IELTS 3 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 3
Jonathan Briggs Interview — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Jonathan Briggs Interview, Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 1 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Jonathan Briggs Interview answer key at a glance
Questions 22–31. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q22–31). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 22–31: 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.
“TUTOR: So your first degree was in Economics?JB: Yes, but I also did Politics as a major strand”
Besides Economics, he 'also did Politics as a major strand', so Politics is the second subject.
“Yes. I worked as a volunteer teacher in West Africa”
He worked 'as a volunteer teacher in West Africa', the region rather than the whole continent.
“I was there for almost three years in total from 1990 to umm 1992”
He was there 'from 1990 to umm 1992', so both years belong in the answer.
“TUTOR: How interesting. What organisation was that with?JB: It’s not one of the major ones. It’s called Teach South”
The organisation 'is called Teach South', which he says is 'not one of the major ones'.
“TUTOR: Oh, right. Yes, I have heard of it. It operates in several African countries, doesn’t it? And what kind of school was it?JB: A rural co-operative”
Asked what kind of school it was, he answers 'A rural co-operative', the school type.
“JB: A variety of things in different years with Forms 1 to 3 mainly Geography and some English with Form 5”
He taught mainly 'Geography' in Forms 1 to 3, so Geography is the subject listed.
“with Forms 1 to 3 mainly Geography and some English with Form 5”
English was taught 'with Form 5', so the form number for those lessons is 5.
“I was very homesick at first and missed my family”
His early difficulty was being 'very homesick' and missing his family, the feeling recorded.
“And I chose Geography because because it is my favourite subject”
Geography was chosen first because 'it is my favourite subject', the reason the notes record.
“JB: Yes. I’ve had a couple of jobs since then but I now realise I like teaching best. And I chose Geography because because it is my favourite subject and also because I think it has so many useful applications”
His second reason is that Geography 'has so many useful applications', which the notes record as useful applications.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Jonathan Briggs Interview listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 3 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 22–31.
What question types appear in Jonathan Briggs Interview?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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