Cambridge IELTS 13 · Listening · Test 2 · Part 3
Planning A Presentation On Nanotechnology — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Planning A Presentation On Nanotechnology, Cambridge IELTS 13 Listening Test 2 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Planning A Presentation On Nanotechnology 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 (Q21–25). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 21–25: 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.
“Should I assume the other students don’t know much, and give them a kind of general introduction, or should I try and make them share my fascination with a particular aspect?”
B fits: he considers giving 'a kind of general introduction' because other students may not know much.
“Or another way would be to focus on its impact in one particular area”
A fits: one approach is 'to focus on its impact in one particular area'.
“While it can be good to include slides, you could end up spending too long looking for suitable ones. You might find it better to leave them out.”
C fits: slides can waste time, so 'You might find it better to leave them out'.
“So, maybe I should mention a particular way that nanotechnology is used, to focus people’s attention.”
C fits: he decides to mention 'a particular way that nanotechnology is used, to focus people's attention'.
“write a single short sentence that ties together the whole presentation”
A fits: the advice is to 'write a single short sentence that ties together the whole presentation'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Planning A Presentation On Nanotechnology listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 13 Listening Test 2, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Planning A Presentation On Nanotechnology?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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