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IELTS Listening 9 - Section 2

Questions 11-20

Section 2:
You will hear an extract from a radio programme about a famous bridge.
First look at questions 11 to 20.

Now Listen carefully and answer Questions 11 to 20:



Questions 11-13

Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

11) .................... are often known by their famous bridges.

12) The speaker compares a bridge to a cathedral or .....................

13) Sydney Harbour Bridge is nicknamed .....................

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Questions 14-18

Complete the form below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Date Event
1916
(14) .................... agreed to finance bridge
(15) .................... 1926
Contract signed with engineering firm

Construction involved:
• knocking down (16) ....................
• creation of many jobs
1932
Bridge completed at a cost of (17) £....................
March 1932
Opening ceremony Ribbon cut by a man riding a (18) ....................
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IELTS Listening Tip

No answer in the IELTS Listening test is more than three words. Sixty percent of the answers are just one word. There are usually only three or four three-word answers in any test. (Look at the proportion of answer types in the Practice Tests.) Occasionally, two letters are needed for one answer.

Listening questions are all in order. That is, the answer to question 1 comes on the recording before the answer to question 2. Often answers are repeated. Questions become more difficult as the test progresses.

Questions 19 and 20

Complete the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

19  How long is the tunnel? ....................

20  Name ONE thing the tunnel can withstand. ....................

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