Cambridge IELTS 13 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 3
Project On Using Natural Dyes To Colour Fabrics — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Project On Using Natural Dyes To Colour Fabrics, Cambridge IELTS 13 Listening Test 3 Part 3, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Project On Using Natural Dyes To Colour Fabrics 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 (Q21–24). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 21–24: 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.
“I went to a carpet shop with my parents when we were on holiday in Turkey, and I remember all the amazing colours.”
C fits: a carpet shop in Turkey on holiday left her remembering 'all the amazing colours'.
“Then I decided to include others as well, so I looked at cotton and wool and nylon.”
A fits: she then looked at 'cotton and wool and nylon', widening the materials tested.
“Like I was using one vegetable, beetroot, for a red dye, and I had to chop up a whole pile of it.”
A fits: beetroot had to be chopped in quantity for a red dye, so preparation took real effort.
“but when I rinsed the material, the colour just washed away.”
B fits: after rinsing, 'the colour just washed away', so the dye failed to hold.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Project On Using Natural Dyes To Colour Fabrics listening section come from?
It is Part 3 of Cambridge IELTS 13 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 21–30.
What question types appear in Project On Using Natural Dyes To Colour Fabrics?
The part is tested with One Choice. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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