Cambridge IELTS Book 19 Listening Test - 3 Answers with Explanation / Local food shops, Science experiment for year 12 students, Microplastics

Cambridge IELTS Book 19 Listening Test -3

Part-1 Local food shops

Question No.	Answer in Bold Face	Keywords of the Question	What We Hear in the Audio (Answer containing sentence in quotation marks)	Synonyms of the Keywords Used in the Question	Explanation
1	harbour	Kite Place, location	"It’s the area by the harbour."	port, dock	The harbour is mentioned as the location of Kite Place in the audio.
2	bridge	fish market, location	"It’s at the far end of Kite Place, so you have to go over the bridge and then it’s on the right."	overpass, crossing	The audio clearly states that you must cross a bridge to reach the fish market.
3	3.30	best time, fish market	"It doesn’t close until four, but I’d recommend going earlier than that – it does run out of some things. As long as you get there by 3.30, you should be fine."	thirty, 3:30 pm	The speaker recommends arriving by 3.30 pm to avoid the risk of the fish market running out of items.
4	Rose	organic shop, name	"Well, it’s called ‘Rose’."	flower, bloom	The name of the organic shop is ‘Rose,’ which is explicitly mentioned.
5	sign	organic shop, location	"There’s also a big sign on the pavement so you can look for that."	board, symbol	A sign is mentioned as a prominent marker for the organic shop’s location.
6	purple	supermarket, transport	"There’s a minibus that goes to the supermarket if you need it. It’s purple and the number is 289."	violet, lavender	The minibus to the supermarket is described as purple in the audio.
7	samphire	seaweed, fish market	"Have you ever tried samphire? It’s a type of seaweed. I just ask for a handful and you fry it in butter."	sea vegetable, edible seaweed	Samphire, a type of seaweed, is introduced as an option to try at the fish market.
8	melon	dessert, organic shop	"I’d prefer a melon – it’s bigger too."	fruit, cantaloupe	The speaker suggests melon as a larger dessert option, which is mentioned in the organic shop section.
9	coconut	spices, organic shop	"The owner also sells a lot of spices there that you can put in a curry, and things like coconut."	tropical nut, coconut product	Coconut is listed as one of the items sold in the organic shop.
10	strawberry	bakery, dessert	"They have a whole range of tarts and the best are the strawberry ones."	berry, red fruit	Strawberry tarts are recommended as a popular item at the bakery.

Part-2

Question No.	Answer in Bold Face	Keywords of the Question	What We Hear in the Audio (Answer containing sentence in quotation marks)	Synonyms of the Keywords Used in the Question / Equivalent Words/Expression in the Audio Script	Explanation
11	C	Superheroes, deaf children	"This is a chance for deaf children to share their reading experiences with author Madeleine Gordon, who is herself hearing impaired."	hearing impaired, deaf children	The workshop is specifically for deaf children, as mentioned in the description of "Superheroes."
12	D	Just do it, role play	"‘Just do it’ is a practical workshop... He’ll take participants on a magical journey to faraway lands with an opportunity for aspiring actors to do some role play."	drama activity, role play	The workshop involves role play, as stated in the description of "Just do it."
13	F	Count on me, age group	"‘Count on me’ is an inspiring and entertaining look at the issues of friendship for 13–14-year-olds."	specific age group, 13–14-year-olds	This workshop is aimed at a specific age group, 13–14-year-olds, as stated in the audio.
14	G	Speak up, loneliness	"‘Speak up’ is part of a series of workshops on the subject of mental health. This is a creative writing workshop encouraging children to describe situations where young people experience loneliness."	unhappy feeling, loneliness	The workshop focuses on loneliness and mental health issues, as described in "Speak up."
15	B	Jump for joy, author	"‘Jump for joy’, as many of you will know, is the heart-warming, best-selling story by Nina Karan about a young girl’s trip to visit her relatives in India."	prize-winning author, best-selling story	The workshop is linked to a best-selling story by an author, Nina Karan, as mentioned in the description of "Jump for joy."
16	H	Sticks and stones, culture	"‘Sticks and stones’ is the beautifully illustrated picture book for young readers about a community who organise an African-Caribbean festival to help local children learn about their Jamaican roots."	culture awareness, Jamaican roots	The workshop raises awareness of a particular culture, specifically Jamaican culture, as stated in the description of "Sticks and stones."
17 & 18	D, E	Alive and Kicking, reasons	"It’s basically the teenage diary of a boy from Somalia who comes to live in the UK... It deals with the serious issue of immigration... this one actually made me cry with laughter."	funny, important topic	The book is recommended for its humor (funny) and its exploration of an important topic (immigration).
19 & 20	B, C	Reading, advice for parents	"One thing I’d say is to make time to sit down with your child and share books with them... You can introduce new authors and genres to them. Librarians should be able to help you with this."	recommendations, librarian, encourage reading	The speaker advises parents to encourage reading by sharing books and getting recommendations from librarians.

Part - 3 Science experiment for year 12 students

Question No.	Answer in Bold	Keywords of the Question	What We Hear in the Audio	Synonyms of Keywords in the Audio	Explanation
21	C	how does Clare feel	"I’m really struggling with my Year 12 science class"	struggling, not making progress	Clare expresses frustration due to the students' lack of engagement despite giving them a test.
22	B	How does Jake react	"You’d also need to have access to the children’s medical records...I suspect it’s just not going to be easy."	difficult, concerned	Jake feels that obtaining the necessary data for the experiment would be challenging, particularly due to confidentiality issues.
23	A	problem with animal experiment	"But if we found out that, say, a particular diet affects the health of animals, the same thing wouldn’t necessarily be true for people, would it?"	results, may not apply	Clare acknowledges that results from animal experiments may not apply to humans, which is a limitation.
24	A	What question should experiment address	"So maybe we could look at food supplements… things like extra iron and extra protein, and their impact on health."	focus, impact on health	The experiment focuses on food supplements, and specifically the impact of sugar on health.
25	C	Clare might also consider doing another experiment	"Like, you could give some of the mice the chance to be more active, running on a wheel or something"	exercise, active	Jake suggests testing the effect of exercise, such as using a running wheel, as an alternative experiment.
26	C	size of mice group	"All young ones, not a mixture of old and young."	young, age	Jake specifies that the mice used should all be young to ensure consistent results.
27	H	divide into groups	"You could use food colouring, that wouldn’t hurt them."	distinguish, colour	Jake suggests using food colouring to differentiate the groups of mice.
28	E	food given to mice	"I might be better to give them something like cereal with it."	cereal, sugar	Clare proposes adding sugar to cereal for the experiment instead of giving the mice straight sugar.
29	B	prevent escape	"You need something called a weighing chamber to stop the mice from running away."	weighing chamber, escape	To prevent the mice from running away during weighing, a weighing chamber is required.
30	F	do all necessary calculations	"Once we’ve measured the weight gain of each mouse we can work out the average for each group, as well as the standard deviation."	measurements, calculations	After weighing the mice, calculations like the average weight and standard deviation are needed.

Part 4 Microplastics

Question No.	Answer (in Bold)	Keywords of the Question	What We Hear in the Audio (Containing the Answer)	Synonyms/Equivalent Expressions Used in the Audio	Explanation (Why the Answer is Correct)
31	clothing	Microplastics, come from	"Threads and microfibres detach from synthetic clothing every time they’re put in a washing machine..."	synthetic clothes, textiles	The answer is correct as microplastics come from the fibres that detach from synthetic clothing during washing. Other options like "synthetic materials" were not mentioned.
32	mouths	Effects, wildlife, injuries	"There is evidence that microplastics harm small creatures... by damaging their mouths..."	damage to creatures, animals, harm	The correct answer is mouths since the audio directly mentions damage to the mouths of small creatures, not other body parts.
33	salt	Food, microplastics, found	"...salt and many kinds of seafood have also been found to contain microplastics."	found in food, detected in products	Salt is correct because the speaker directly mentions it as containing microplastics. Other food items like seafood were also mentioned, but salt was explicitly listed.
34	toothpaste	Banned, microplastics, products	"...there is legislation which prevents manufacturers from adding plastic microbeads to shower gels, facial cleansers and toothpaste."	legislation, microbeads, banned products	The correct answer is toothpaste as it's one of the products specifically banned from containing microplastics, not other products like shower gels.
35	fertilisers	Soil, microplastics, enter	"What’s more, many of the fertilisers used by both farmers and gardeners contain microplastics."	fertilizers, agriculture	Fertilisers is the correct answer as it’s mentioned directly in the audio as containing microplastics, not other environmental factors like rain.
36	nutrients	Earthworms, add, soil	"These worms, which live in topsoil, are an essential component of our agricultural system. By feeding on soil, they mix nutrients into it, thereby making it more fertile."	make soil fertile, enrich soil	The answer is nutrients because earthworms mix nutrients into the soil, as mentioned in the audio.
37	growth	Microplastics, plants	"The study aimed to find whether microplastics in earthworms affect the growth of plants."	impact, plants, development	Growth is correct as the audio talks about whether microplastics affect the growth of plants, directly matching the question.
38	weight	Earthworms, loss, microplastics	"The result was that the worms lost weight rapidly."	loss, mass, reduction	Weight is correct as it directly refers to the weight loss of earthworms, mentioned clearly in the audio.
39	acid	Soil, level, rise	"The team also discovered that there was an increase in the amount of acid found in the soil."	pH, chemical composition	Acid is the correct answer because it directly refers to the increase in the soil's acid level due to microplastics.
40	society	Soil, ecosystem, impact	"When soil becomes impoverished by the presence of microplastics, not only ecosystems but also the whole of society are negatively impacted."	environment, community	Society is the right answer as the audio explicitly mentions the negative impact on society, not other broader impacts like ecosystems.