Cambridge IELTS 9 · Listening · Test 1 · Part 2
Sports World — IELTS Listening Answers
All 9 answers for Sports World, Cambridge IELTS 9 Listening Test 1 Part 2, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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Sports World answer key at a glance
Questions 11–20. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this part tests
This part is tested with Note Completion (Q11–16). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 11–16: 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.
“Well, most of you probably know Sports World – the branch of a Danish sports goods company that opened a few years ago – it’s attracted a lot of custom, and so the company has now decided to open another branch in the area”
The gap names the type of shop: Sports World is 'the branch of a Danish sports goods company', and a second branch is opening.
“It’s going to be in the shopping centre to the west of Bradcaster, so that will be good news for all of you who’ve found the original shop in the north of the town hard to get to”
Direction word: the new store is in the shopping centre 'to the west of Bradcaster', unlike the original shop in the north.
“The first three floors have a huge range of sports clothing as well as equipment, and on the top floor there’s a café and a book and DVD section”
The first three floors stock 'a huge range of sports clothing as well as equipment', so 'clothing' names what fills them.
“If they haven’t got exactly what you want in stock they promise to get it for you in ten days”
If an item isn't in stock they promise it 'in ten days', so the gap takes the number 10.
“They cover all the major sports, including football, tennis and swimming, but they particularly focus on running, and they claim to have the widest range of equipment in the country”
After 'focus on', the sport is 'running' — the shop claims the widest range of equipment for it in the country.
“As well as that, a whole section of the third floor is devoted to sports bags, including the latest designs from the States – if you can’t find what you want here, it doesn’t exist”
A whole section is 'devoted to sports bags', including the latest designs from the States, so the plural 'bags' fits.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Sports World listening section come from?
It is Part 2 of Cambridge IELTS 9 Listening Test 1, and it covers Questions 11–20.
What question types appear in Sports World?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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