Cambridge IELTS 8 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 1
Rented Properties — IELTS Listening Answers
All 9 answers for Rented Properties, Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 3 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Rented Properties answer key at a glance
Questions 1–10. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Form Completion (Q1–3). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–3: Form Completion
Strategy: Read the form labels to predict the answer type, then listen for the paraphrase. Copy the exact word, name or number within the limit.
“What about the location? MAN: It'd be nice to be central”
Location adjective: they say 'It'd be nice to be central', meaning close to the middle of town.
“but we could go up to £600 if we have to. But we can't go beyond that”
Maximum rent: 'we could go up to £600 if we have to', but 'we can't go beyond that'.
“We're at college here for two years, and we don't want to have to move during that time if we can avoid it”
Duration: they are at college 'for two years' and do not want to move during that time.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Rented Properties listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Rented Properties?
The part is tested with Form Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
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