Cambridge IELTS 5 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 1
Mintons Car Mart — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Mintons Car Mart, Cambridge IELTS 5 Listening Test 3 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 Form Completion (Q1–10). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–10: Form Completion
Strategy: Read the form labels to predict the answer type, then listen for the paraphrase. Copy the exact word, name or number within the limit.
“The one I've got at the moment's a 1.2 litre engine but I find it a bit slow on long journeys. I'd like a bit more power this time a 1.4 should do”
She has a '1.2 litre engine' but wants more power, saying 'a 1.4 should do', so the engine size is 1.4 litres.
“What kind of gear change do you want? I presume you'd want a manual?WOMAN: I'd want automatic - I've never driven a car with manual gears”
Asked about gear change, she rejects manual: 'I'd want automatic — I've never driven a car with manual gears'.
“WOMAN: But actually, I think I prefer this lighter shade here - 'Sky'.MAN: Yes, that's popular too.WOMAN: I think I'll go for that”
A colour description is needed: she prefers 'this lighter shade here — Sky', so 'light' fills the paint-colour gap.
“WOMAN: I'd like credit provided the terms are reasonable”
'I'd like credit provided the terms are reasonable' — the payment method named is credit.
“MAN: Could I have your full name?WOMAN: Wendy Harries, that's H-A-double R-I-E-S”
The surname is spelled out as 'H-A-double R-I-E-S', so the form needs Harries, with a double R and not Harris.
“MAN: And is that Mrs Miss Ms ?WOMAN: It's Doctor, actually”
Asked whether she is Mrs, Miss or Ms, she answers 'It's Doctor, actually', so the title is Dr.
“WOMAN: 20 Green Banks.MAN: Is that 'Green' spelled as in the colour?WOMAN: Yes, that's right.MAN: OK.WOMAN: Alton.MAN: Is that O-L-T-O-N?WOMAN: Not quite, it begins with an A, not an O.MAN: Oh yes, that's in Hampshire isn't it?WOMAN: That's right”
The town begins with A, not O: 'it begins with an A, not an O', and the man places it in Hampshire — Alton.
“I can give you a number just for messages, and then I'll get back to you when I can”
The number is 'just for messages', so the phone number's stated purpose is messages.
“MAN: Do you know the year or the model name?WOMAN: I think it's 1996, and it's called a Lion – like the animal”
The model is 'called a Lion — like the animal', so Lion is the model name required.
“MAN: Right, and one last thing – what sort of condition would you say it's in? WOMAN: I'd probably describe it as reasonable”
Condition is described as 'reasonable', a middling rating rather than good or poor.
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It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 5 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Mintons Car Mart?
The part is tested with Form Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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