Cambridge IELTS 8 · Listening · Test 3 · Part 2
The National Arts Centre — IELTS Listening Answers
All 10 answers for The National Arts Centre, Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 3 Part 2, with the transcript evidence and an explanation for each.
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The National Arts Centre 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.
“It's famous throughout the world as one of the major venues for classical music”
The venue is famous worldwide as a major venue for 'classical music', the phrase completing 'venue for'.
“Under a single roof it houses concert rooms, theatres, cinemas, art galleries and a wonderful public library, as well as service facilities including three restaurants and a bookshop”
Service facility: along with three restaurants, the building houses 'a bookshop', all listed under a single roof.
“but it was planned in the 60s, built in the 70s and eventually opened to the public in 1983”
Past participle: the centre 'was planned in the 60s', before being built in the 70s.
“Of course it took a while for such a big project to get started, but it was planned in the 60s, built in the 70s and eventually opened to the public in 1983”
It 'eventually opened to the public in 1983', a different date from the planning and building decades.
“It is not privately owned, like many arts centres, but is still in public hands – it's run by the City Council”
The centre is not privately owned but 'run by the City Council', a proper name.
“and as the Centre is open 363 days of the year, there are plenty of performances to choose from”
Number of open days: the Centre is open '363 days of the year'.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the The National Arts Centre listening section come from?
It is Part 2 of Cambridge IELTS 8 Listening Test 3, and it covers Questions 11–20.
What question types appear in The National Arts Centre?
The part is tested with Note Completion. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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