Cambridge IELTS Book 16 Listening Test 2 Answers with Explanation /

Cambridge IELTS Book 16Listening Test 2

Part - 1

Question No.	Answer in Bold	Keywords in the Question	What We Hear in the Audio (Containing the Answer)	Synonyms/Equivalent Words/Expressions	Explanation
1	frame	frame	"And some of them are in a frame – should I take them out before I send them?"	frame = photo holder	The woman asks if photos in frames need to be taken out before sending them for copying, and the employee confirms they do.
2	195	cost, photos	"We charge £195 for 300 to 400 photos for the basic service."	charge, fee, price	The employee directly mentions the cost for 300-400 photos, which is £195.
3	payment	payment	"Then we’ll let you know how much it is, and once we’ve received the payment, we’ll send the parcel off to you."	charge, fee	The employee explains that payment is required after the photos are copied.
4	Grandparents	folder name	"We’ll save each group in a different folder on the disk and if you like, you can suggest a name for each folder."	group, label	The woman suggests naming a folder 'Grandparents', which the employee agrees with.
5	Colour	improvement	"Yes, in the standard service each photo is checked, and we can sometimes touch up the colour a bit, or improve the contrast..."	touch up, improve	The employee explains that they can enhance the colour of photos as part of the service.
6	hand	fragile photos	"No, if any look particularly fragile, we’d do them by hand."	manual, delicate	The employee reassures the woman that fragile photos will be handled carefully and scanned manually.
7	background	change, photo	"So if you want to remove an object from a photo, or maybe alter the background, we can do that."	modify, edit	The employee confirms that they can change the background of photos if needed.
8	focus	photo, focus	"I’ve got a few that aren’t properly in focus. Can you do anything to make that better?"	sharpness, clarity	The employee explains that photos that are out of focus cannot be fixed, clarifying the limitation.
9	ten days	time, completion	"We aim to get the copying done in ten days."	duration, time frame	The employee specifies the expected completion time for the photo copying service.
10	plastic	packaging material	"If you’ve got a strong cardboard box, that’s best. We’ve found that plastic ones sometimes break in the post."	packaging, container	The employee advises against using plastic boxes for mailing the photos, as they may break during transit.

Part-2

Question No.	Answer in Bold	Keywords of the Question	What we hear in the Audio (containing the sentence in quotation marks)	Synonyms/Equivalent Words/Expression	Explanation of the Answer
11	C	Dartfield House school, used to be	"It was commissioned by a businessman... and intended as his family home, but he died before it was completed. His heir chose to sell it to the local council, who turned it into offices."	Home, Local council building, Offices	Dartfield House was initially meant to be a private home, but it was converted into a local council building.
12	B	Lower school site, planned	"The lower school will move to new buildings that will be constructed on the main site. Developers will construct houses on the existing lower school site."	New homes, Development, Construction	The existing lower school site will be developed into new housing, as opposed to the construction of more school buildings.
13	A	Catering, Change, Cause	"The canteen is always very busy throughout the lunch period... there’s only one serving point, so most pupils have to wait a considerable time to be served."	Long queuing, Waiting time	The change in catering is due to long queuing times, with pupils waiting too long to be served.
14	A	Parents asked, Help, Decision	"One thing we ask you to do... is to discuss with your children each morning which type of food they want to eat that day, so they can go straight to the relevant serving point."	Help, Decide, Serving point	Parents are asked to help their children decide in advance which serving point to use in the new Food Hall.
15	C	Old canteen, Use	"We’ll still have tables and chairs in there, and pupils can eat food from the Food Hall or lunch they’ve brought from home."	Eat food, Take food in, Canteen	Pupils can take food into the old canteen and eat there, but the space may be used differently in the future.
16	D	World Adventures, Comments	"This will serve a different country’s cuisine each day, maybe Chinese one day and Lebanese the next. The menus will be planned for a week at a time."	Daily change, Menu, Different country	The World Adventures station will change its menu daily, offering food from different countries each day.
17	A	Street Life, Comments	"We’ll ask pupils to make suggestions, so perhaps sometimes there’ll be food from Thailand, Ethiopia and Mexico..."	Suggest, Pupils, Food varieties	Pupils will help suggest which foods to serve, making the food offerings diverse.
18	B	Speedy Italian, Comments	"The Speedy Italian serving point will cater particularly for the many pupils who don’t eat meat or fish. All the food served there is suitable for them."	Vegetarian, Suitable food	The Speedy Italian station caters specifically for vegetarian pupils, ensuring the food there meets their dietary needs.
19	C	After-school lesson, New	"We’re going to start drama classes in there, too... Pupils will be able to join in just for fun or work up to taking part in a play."	Drama, After-school	Drama classes are a new optional after-school lesson, starting in the performance center.
20	C	After-school lesson, New	"We already teach a number of pupils to use the sound and lighting systems in the centre... And a former pupil has given a magnificent grand piano to the school."	Sound and lighting, Piano	Both sound and lighting lessons and piano lessons are new after-school options.

Part - 3

Question No.	Answer (Bold)	Keywords in the Question	What We Hear in the Audio (Containing Sentence in Quotation Marks)	Synonyms/Equivalent Words/Expressions in the Audio	Explanation of Answer Choice
21	B	reason, forget, dreams	"If we remembered everything, we might get mixed up about what actually happened and what we dreamed."	"mixed up," "protection," "happened," "dreamed"	The correct answer is B because Luke mentions that remembering everything might lead to confusion, which is a form of protection. Options A and C are not mentioned in the context of forgetting dreams.
22	A	dreams, predicting future	"It’s just a coincidence really. Something else I read about is what they call segmented sleeping."	"coincidence," "dreams," "predicting future"	The correct answer is A because Susie explains that the occurrence of dreams predicting the future is a coincidence, and not a frequent or reliable event. B and C are not supported by their conversation.
23	C	study, pre-school children, results	"But they didn’t really find an answer. They spent a lot of time working out the most appropriate methodology, but the results didn’t seem to show any obvious patterns."	"didn’t find an answer," "didn’t show obvious patterns"	The correct answer is C because Susie explains that no clear conclusions were reached in the study. A and B are not mentioned, and the study's conclusion is unclear.
24	C	problems, assignment	"Last time I had problems with the final stage, where we had to describe and justify how successful we thought we’d been."	"problems," "final stage," "successful"	The correct answer is C because Luke mentions having problems with self-assessment in their last assignment. A and B refer to other areas that were not problematic for him.
25	history	department	"What about history?"	"history"	The correct answer is "history" because they decide to use students from the history department for their research.
26	paper	methodology, answers	"And we could ask them to answer questions online. But in this case, paper might be better as they’ll be doing it straight after they wake up."	"paper," "answers," "better"	The correct answer is "paper" because they agree that paper-based responses would be more appropriate for the study immediately after waking up.
27	humans	ethical guidelines, working	"We have to check the ethical guidelines for this sort of research because our experiment involves humans."	"humans," "ethical guidelines"	The correct answer is "humans" because Susie highlights that ethical guidelines are necessary when the study involves human participants.
28	stress	risk, stress, minimum	"There’s a whole section on risk assessment, and another section on making sure they aren’t put under any unnecessary stress."	"stress," "unnecessary," "risk assessment"	The correct answer is "stress" because they emphasize the importance of minimizing stress in their research procedure.
29	graph	results, correlation	"Then present our results visually in a graph."	"graph," "results," "correlation"	The correct answer is "graph" because Luke and Susie plan to present their results in a graph to visualize the correlation between sleep and dreams.
30	evaluate	research, final stage	"And the final thing is to think about our research and evaluate it."	"evaluate," "research," "final"	The correct answer is "evaluate" because the final step in their research is to evaluate the results.

Part - 4

Question No.	Answer in Bold	Keywords of the Question	What We Hear in the Audio (Answer Containing Sentence)	Synonyms/Equivalent Expressions Used in Audio	Explanation
31	creativity	dance, increases, creativity	"The result showed that those who chose to dance showed much more creativity when doing problem-solving tasks."	imagination, innovation	The answer is "creativity" because the research highlighted that dancing enhanced the participants' ability to be creative when solving problems, as compared to the other activities.
32	therapy	dance, form, mental illness	"Doctor Lovatt at the University of Hertfordshire believes dance could be a very useful way to help people suffering from mental health problems. He thinks dance should be prescribed as therapy to help people overcome issues such as depression."	treatment, rehabilitation	"Therapy" is correct as it refers to the use of dance as a therapeutic tool to help individuals with mental health conditions, particularly for issues like depression.
33	fitness	low levels, fitness	"Anyone can have a go, even those whose standard of fitness is quite low."	health, physical condition	The answer "fitness" is appropriate as the statement discusses how dance is accessible to those with low physical fitness levels.
34	balance	better, balance	"Dance can be especially beneficial for older adults... by helping people to improve their balance."	stability, coordination	"Balance" is the correct answer as the audio explains how dance can help improve balance and reduce the risk of falls, especially among older people.
35	brain	improves, function, faster	"It also requires a lot of concentration... it forces their brain to process things more quickly and to retain more information."	mental ability, cognitive function	"Brain" is the correct answer as it directly refers to the improvement in cognitive functions, such as quicker processing and memory retention, as a result of dancing.
36	motivation	more, motivation, exercise	"Participants report feeling less tired and having greater motivation to be more active and do daily activities..."	drive, encouragement	The answer "motivation" is correct as it refers to the increased desire to take exercise and engage in other activities after dancing, as reported by participants.
37	isolation	feeling, isolation	"This helps to develop new relationships and can reduce older people’s sense of isolation, which is a huge problem in many countries."	loneliness, seclusion	"Isolation" is correct because the audio explains that dance helps reduce feelings of isolation, especially in older people, by encouraging social interaction.
38	calories	Zumba, calories, exercise	"John Porcari... found that a class lasting 40 minutes burns about 370 calories."	energy, kilojoules	"Calories" is the answer as it refers to the number of calories burned during a Zumba session, similar to other intense exercises.
39	obesity	women, suffering, obesity	"A study in the American Journal of Health Behavior showed that when women with obesity did Zumba three times a week..."	overweight, excess body weight	"Obesity" is the correct term because the study mentioned in the audio focuses on women suffering from obesity and their positive outcomes from doing Zumba.
40	habit	Zumba, became, habit	"More importantly, the women enjoyed the class so much that they made it a habit and continued to attend classes..."	routine, custom	"Habit" is the correct answer as it refers to the regular practice of attending Zumba classes, which became a lasting part of the women's routines.