Cambridge IELTS 12 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 3
Paper on Public Libraries — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Paper on Public Libraries, Cambridge IELTS 12 Listening Test 1 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Paper on Public Libraries answer key at a glance
Questions 21–30. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with One Choice (Q21–23). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 21–23: One Choice
Strategy: Read the question stem and predict the answer before looking at the options. Wrong options often repeat words from the audio while the correct one paraphrases them.
“Maybe we should concentrate on this country, and try relate the changes in libraries to external developments, like the fact that far more people can read than a century ago, and that the local population may speak lots of different languages.”
B fits: they should 'concentrate on this country' and 'relate the changes in libraries to external developments', a national focus.
“But the digitalised books that are available online for free are mostly out of copyright, aren’t they? And copyright in this country lasts for 70 years after the author dies. So you won’t find the latest best-seller or up-to-date information.”
C fits: free online books are 'mostly out of copyright', and copyright lasts 70 years, so 'you won't find the latest best-seller'.
“What I’m afraid will happen is that books and magazines will all disappear, and there’ll just be rows and rows of computers.”
C fits: she fears 'books and magazines will all disappear, and there'll just be rows and rows of computers'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Paper on Public Libraries listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 12 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Paper on Public Libraries?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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