Cambridge IELTS 17 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 1
Opportunities For Voluntary Work In Southoe Village — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Opportunities For Voluntary Work In Southoe Village, Cambridge IELTS 17 Listening Test 2 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Opportunities For Voluntary Work In Southoe Village 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 (Q1–7). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–7: 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.
“So, one thing you could do is get involved in collecting them – if you’ve got a car, that is.”
The gerund 'collecting' fits after 'get involved in' and names the task: gathering the items that are left on the beach.
“Another thing is the records that we keep of the books we’re given, and those we borrow and need to return to the town library.”
A plural noun is needed for the written lists of books taken in and returned, and the speaker calls them 'the records that we keep'.
“No, we simply have the use of a room in the village hall, the West Room.”
The room is a proper name, 'the West Room' in the village hall, so it needs a capital letter.
“I could help with transport, if that’s of any use.”
The gap needs an uncountable noun for giving people lifts, and the volunteer offers, 'I could help with transport'.
“I could get involved in one or two, particularly if there are any art groups.”
A noun is required after 'any', and the speaker mentions 'art groups' as the activity she would join.
“She needs a lift to the hospital next week, and we’re struggling to find someone.”
The destination after 'a lift to' is a place, and the transcript says 'a lift to the hospital next week'.
“We’ve got some people to decorate his kitchen, but if you could do some weeding in his garden, that would be wonderful.”
The gap follows 'weeding in his', so a place noun is needed: the work is 'in his garden'.
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Where does the Opportunities For Voluntary Work In Southoe Village listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 17 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Opportunities For Voluntary Work In Southoe Village?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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