Cambridge IELTS 10 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 1
Self-drive Tours In The USA — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for Self-drive Tours In The USA, Cambridge IELTS 10 Listening Test 1 Part 1, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Self-drive Tours In The USA 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 (Q1–6). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–6: 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.
“24, Ardleigh Road.”
The address is '24, Ardleigh Road', so Ardleigh is the road name, written with a capital A.
“No, I read about you in the newspaper.”
He found the company because 'I read about you in the newspaper', so newspaper is the source.
“The first one begins in Los Angeles and there’s plenty of time to visit some of the theme parks there.”
The first tour allows time 'to visit some of the theme parks', so theme is the word before parks.
“I don’t like the idea of staying in a tent. It’d be too hot.”
She dislikes 'the idea of staying in a tent', so tent is the accommodation rejected.
“Someone told me there’s a really nice castle near Cambria. Will we go near that?”
She asks about 'a really nice castle near Cambria', so castle is the attraction.
“That’s good for beaches isn’t it?”
The coast is 'good for beaches', so beaches is the coastal feature, singular accepted.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Self-drive Tours In The USA listening section come from?
It is Part 1 of Cambridge IELTS 10 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 1–10.
What question types appear in Self-drive Tours In The USA?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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