Cambridge IELTS 5 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 1
North College Library Information — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for North College Library Information, Cambridge IELTS 5 Listening Test 2 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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North College Library Information answer key at a glance
Questions 1–10. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q1–10). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–10: 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.
“You'll also need to bring two passport photos with you”
New members must 'bring two passport photos', the item required for the membership card.
“We also need two documents for ID, so a driving licence would be fine. MAN: I've got that and what else? A credit card? LIBRARIAN: No, it needs to have your address on it. MAN: Shall I bring a bank statement, would that do? LIBRARIAN: That'll be fine”
The second ID 'needs to have your address on it', so a bank statement works while a credit card does not.
“LIBRARIAN: Well, it's free for students here but otherwise it's £125 per year or £25 if you've got a current student card from another college”
For non-students the fee is '£125 per year', or £25 with a current student card from another college.
“However, it's only eight items for members of the public”
Borrowing is limited to 'only eight items for members of the public', fewer than students receive.
“The minimum fine is £1.50”
The lowest charge is stated directly: 'The minimum fine is £1.50', so 1.50 is the smallest amount payable for a late return.
“However, the earliest you can book a computer is forty-eight hours before you need it, and you can only book one hour at a time”
Computers can be booked 'forty-eight hours before you need it', and 'only one hour at a time'.
“We've also got all the local papers and a wide selection of magazines”
The collection includes 'all the local papers and a wide selection of magazines', so local papers is the answer.
“You can get a card from the counter here - it doesn't take coins”
The photocopier 'doesn't take coins', so you must get 'a card from the counter here'.
“LIBRARIAN: We do, but you'll have to speak to John Grantingham about that. He's our resident author. He runs the creative writing classes.MAN: John . . . Grant . . . Could you spell that for me please?LIBRARIAN: Certainly. G - R - A - N - T - I - N - G - H - A - M”
The librarian spells it 'G-R-A-N-T-I-N-G-H-A-M', so the surname is Grantingham, not the shorter Grant the enquirer guessed.
“Yes - he's here on Thursday evenings, oh no sorry, Friday - he's just changed it”
He corrects himself: 'he's here on Thursday evenings, oh no sorry, Friday — he's just changed it'.
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Where does the North College Library Information listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 5 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in North College Library Information?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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