Ready to sharpen your IELTS Listening skills? In this post, we’ll dive into C.A.M. IELTS 20 Listening Test 1 – Part 3 & 4, two of the most challenging sections of the test.
Part 3: Questions 21–30
Questions 21 and 22: Which TWO things do the students both believe are responsible for the increase in loneliness?
Questions 23 and 24: Which TWO health risks associated with loneliness do the students agree are based on solid evidence?
Questions 25 and 26: Which TWO opinions do both the students express about the evolutionary theory of loneliness?
27 When comparing loneliness to depression, the students
28 Why do the students decide to start their presentation with an example from their own experience?
29 The students agree that talking to strangers is a good strategy for dealing with loneliness because
30 The students find it difficult to understand why solitude is considered to be
Part 4: Questions 31–40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Reclaiming urban rivers
Historical background
● Nearly all major cities were built on a river.
● Rivers were traditionally used by city dwellers for transport, fishing and recreation.
● Industrial development and rising populations later led to:
○ more sewage from houses being discharged into the river
○ pollution from on the river bank.
● In 1957, the River Thames in London was declared biologically .
Recent improvements
● Seals and even a have been seen in the River Thames.
● Riverside warehouses are converted to restaurants and .
● In Los Angeles, there are plans to:
○ build a riverside
○ display projects.
● In Paris, are created on the sides of the river every summer.
Transport possibilities
● Over 2 billion passengers already travel by in cities round the world.
● Changes in shopping habits mean the number of deliveries that are made is increasing.
● Instead of road transport, goods could be transported by large freight barges and electric or, in future, by .
