Patient’s Diet - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Succeed in IELTS Academic Listening Test 2 · Part 3 · Questions 21–30
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Questions 21–24 One Choice
Choose the best answer A, B, or C.
Questions 25–30 Summary Completion
Complete the summary below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Patient's Diet:
Breakfast is to consist of hot water with squeezed lemon juice, which should be followed 25 later by juice and cereal or toast. Organic honey or jam is permitted, but no 26 , salt, or sugar is allowed. Lunch is to be a sandwich with salad and for dinner 27 of brown rice or pasta with vegetables and fish.
For dessert you can have a piece of fruit or 28 that can be bought from the shop opposite the 29 in the High Street. The patient must also absolutely abstain from 30 and cigarettes.
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q21 | C | P: Hello Dr Smith, can I come in | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the patient greeting the doctor as "Dr Smith" when entering the room. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the doctor's name is Dr Smith. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is C because at the very beginning of the conversation, the patient (P) greets the doctor by saying, "Hello Dr Smith, can I come in?". The other names mentioned in the choices belong to the patient, whose full name is Peter Garrison. |
| Q22 | C | P: I've been having some pains in my stomach and it's been bothering me for nearly two weeks. Actually, ten days to be exact | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the patient explaining his problem to the doctor: his stomach has been hurting him for about ten days. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the patient needs help to fix pain or trouble in his stomach. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is C because the patient went to see the doctor specifically because his stomach hurts. Although the doctor points out that the patient is overweight and does not exercise, the patient's main problem that brought him to the doctor is his "pains in my stomach" (a stomach complaint). |
| Q23 | A | D: How often? P: Maybe once a month | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the doctor asking how often the patient goes for a walk, and the patient replies that he does it approximately one time each month. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the patient does exercise roughly one time in a month. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is A because when the doctor asks how frequently the patient exercises by walking, the patient answers, "Maybe once a month." The words "maybe once a month" have the same meaning as the keyword phrase "about once a month." |
| Q24 | B | D: It will be if you don't take steps to change your lifestyle | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the doctor telling the patient that his condition will turn serious unless he changes the way he lives his life. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the doctor believes the patient needs to make different choices in his daily habits, such as eating healthier food and moving more. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is B because the doctor directly warns the patient that his health issue will become serious if he does not "take steps to change your lifestyle." Throughout the conversation, the doctor explains that the patient eats far too much and does not exercise, so he gives him a strict new diet and tells him to walk. |
| Q25 | 20 / twenty minutes | After 20 minutes I want you to have a freshly-squeezed juice of either fruit or vegetables. Then eat either cereal without sugar, and with low-fat milk, or if you don't like cereal, then have some toast | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the doctor telling the patient to wait 20 minutes after drinking lemon water before having juice and cereal or toast. Answer Explanation: The answer means a time period of 20 minutes. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "20/twenty minutes" because the doctor explains the breakfast routine in order. First, the patient drinks hot water with lemon juice. Then, waiting for "20 minutes" is required before drinking fresh juice and eating cereal or toast. The sentence in the summary uses "followed [20/twenty minutes] later", which matches "After 20 minutes". |
| Q26 | butter | You can use honey or jam that is organic only. But I don't want you to use any butter and no sugar or salt | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states that the patient is permitted to eat only organic honey or jam, but must not eat butter, sugar, or salt. Answer Explanation: The answer means a yellow dairy food made from milk or cream, which people usually spread on bread. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is butter because the doctor explains what the patient can and cannot put on his toast. The doctor says that organic honey or jam is okay, but explicitly tells him: "I don't want you to use any butter and no sugar or salt." Therefore, "butter" fits the sentence describing what is not allowed along with salt and sugar. |
| Q27 | 100 grammes / a small quantity / 100 grams | D: For dinner you are allowed a small quantity of about 100 grammes of either brown rice or pasta with steamed or baked fish, and vegetables | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript states that for the evening meal, the doctor permits the patient to eat only a small portion (roughly 100 grammes) of brown rice or pasta, accompanied by fish and vegetables. Answer Explanation: The answer means an amount of food weighing 100 grams, or a little bit of food. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "100 grammes" or "a small quantity" because the doctor explains what the patient can eat for the evening meal. In the summary, the blank comes right before "of brown rice or pasta". In the conversation, the doctor says the patient is allowed "a small quantity of about 100 grammes of either brown rice or pasta". Therefore, either "100 grammes" or "a small quantity" accurately completes the sentence. |
| Q28 | organic yogurt / organic yoghurt / organic yoghourt / organic yogourt | If you must have dessert, you can either have another piece of fruit or some low-fat organic yogurt | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the doctor telling the patient what he is allowed to eat for dessert: either fruit or low-fat organic yogurt. Answer Explanation: The answer means a healthy, natural dairy food made from organic milk that the patient can eat as a sweet treat after dinner. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is supported by the doctor's instructions about dinner and dessert. The doctor tells the patient that if he wants dessert, he can choose between another piece of fruit or some "low-fat organic yogurt." Therefore, "organic yogurt" correctly completes the blank in the summary. |
| Q29 | town hall | There's a shop in the high street and I want you to walk there. It's just opposite the town hall | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the doctor telling the patient about a shop on the high street that is located across from the town hall. Answer Explanation: The answer refers to the "town hall", which is the main official building for a town's local government. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "town hall" because the patient asks where he can buy organic food, and the doctor explains that there is a shop located on the high street directly "opposite the town hall". In the summary, the sentence asks what building the shop is opposite to. |
| Q30 | alcohol / coffee | D: Oh, and absolutely no alcohol, coffee or cigarettes | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the doctor telling the patient that he is completely forbidden from having alcohol, coffee, and cigarettes. Answer Explanation: The answer means two drinks: alcoholic drinks and coffee. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "alcohol, coffee" because the doctor strictly tells the patient not to have alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes. In the summary sentence, the word "abstain from" means to stay away from or avoid completely, matching the doctor's phrase "absolutely no". |
Transcript
P = patient D = doctor
P: Hello Dr Smith, can I come in?
D: Yes, please sit down. I won't be a minute.
P: Thank you.
D: You would be Mr Garrison?
P: Yes, Peter Garrison.
D: Okay, what seems to be the problem, Mr Garrison?
P: I've been having some pains in my stomach and it's been bothering me for nearly two weeks. Actually, ten days to be exact.
D: What happened at the time the pain started?
P: I was having dinner with my family and I thought I must have eaten something that didn't sit well in my stomach.
D: Then what did you do?
P: I drank a glass of alker seltzer to ease the pain, but it didn't work.
D: Do you remember what it was that you ate at the time the pain started?
P: Yes, I was eating pumpkin soup with bread, and then we had roast chicken, potatoes, some vegetables, and afterwards dessert. I think it was chocolate pudding with cream.
D: That's quite a lot of food.
P: Yes, well, I do like to eat.
D: Do you do any form of exercise?
P: No, not really. I mean, sometimes I might go for a walk.
D: How often?
P: Maybe once a month.
D: And for how many hours?
P: Oh, no, not a long walk. I might walk to the local shops instead of taking my car.
D: How far away is the shop?
P: About 5 minutes.
D: By car?
P: No, on foot.
D: Well, I think the problem here is that you're quite overweight from the looks of things. You don't exercise and you eat far too much, so I'd say the issue you're having with your stomach is something that was inevitable. I'm going to suggest a few things, but you have to comply, otherwise there's no point in me going on.
P: So it's serious.
D: It will be if you don't take steps to change your lifestyle.
P: What should I do?
D: First of all, I'm going to give you a list of what you can and can't eat for the next month. I want you to follow this quite strictly. Do you understand?
P: Em, yes.
D: For breakfast I want you to have a cup of hot water and lemon juice.
P: Is that all?
D: No, let me finish.
P: Sorry.
D: After 20 minutes I want you to have a freshly-squeezed juice of either fruit or vegetables. Then eat either cereal without sugar, and with low-fat milk, or if you don't like cereal, then have some toast. You can use honey or jam that is organic only. But I don't want you to use any butter and no sugar or salt.
P: For a whole month?
D: Yes. Then for a mid-morning snack you can have two pieces of fruit. Lunch will be two pieces of brown, organic bread with either avocado or hummus instead of butter, and salad. Then in the afternoon you can have a handful of nuts, but not too many. Okay so far?
P: Well, it all sounds a bit hard. You know. It doesn't seem like much.
D: For dinner you are allowed a small quantity of about 100 grammes of either brown rice or pasta with steamed or baked fish, and vegetables. If you must have dessert, you can either have another piece of fruit or some low-fat organic yogurt.
P: Where do I buy all this organic food?
D: There's a shop in the high street and I want you to walk there. It's just opposite the town hall.
P: Okay.
D: I want you to be 100% dedicated to this diet.
P: Is that it?
D: Yes, and I'll see you in a month's time to reassess you.
P: Okay, Doctor. Well, I'll see you in a month.
D: Oh, and absolutely no alcohol, coffee or cigarettes.
P: Oh, dear.