Transportation and Map - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Expert on Cambridge IELTS 08 Academic Listening Test 1 · Part 2 · Questions 11–20
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Questions 11–12 One Choice
Choose the Correct letter, A, B or C.
Questions 13–16 Table Completion
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
| Transportation | Problems |
|---|---|
| 13 | Not arrive |
| Tram | Have to spend 14 hours |
| 15 | Too expensive |
| Private car | Not clear about 16 |
Questions 17–20 Map Labeling
Complete the map below. Choose the correct letter, A-I.
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q11 | C | Woman: I will go to attend a party on Friday evening in a rural house and then we will have a trip to the Hill Peak next morning | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the girl stating her plan: she has a party on Friday night, and the following morning she will travel to Hill Peak for a trip. Answer Explanation: The answer means that the girl is traveling to Hill Peak to go on a trip over the weekend. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is C because the girl explains that after attending a party on Friday evening, she and her friends "will have a trip to the Hill Peak next morning" (Saturday morning, which is the weekend). When her father asks her which event is important, she replies, "Of course the trip." Therefore, the main reason she is heading to Hill Peak is to take a weekend trip. |
| Q12 | B | Man: I remember you both like teddy bear, right | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the father recommending a teddy bear, which is a popular type of toy. Answer Explanation: The answer B means a toy. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is B because when the daughter asks her father for gift advice ("What's your suggestion?"), he suggests a "teddy bear". A teddy bear is a soft, stuffed toy. |
| Q13 | Tube | Man: How about take tube? Woman: No. Joy tells me tube cannot help me reach there | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the father suggesting the tube, but the woman says her friend Joy told her the tube cannot get her to her destination. Answer Explanation: The answer is the "Tube" (the underground subway train system). Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is confirmed when the man suggests taking the tube to get to Hill Peak. The woman responds that it cannot take her all the way there, which matches the problem in the table: "Not arrive". Key phrases include "take tube" and "cannot help me reach there". |
| Q14 | 3 | Man: Tram? I know there is a station. Woman: Yes. But I will have to waste 3 hours on it | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the father asking about the tram, and the daughter replying that riding it would take up 3 hours of her time. Answer Explanation: The answer "3" means that taking the tram would take three hours of time. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "3" because when the father suggests taking the tram, the woman says she would "have to waste 3 hours on it." The word "waste" matches the table's phrase "spend [...] hours." |
| Q15 | cab | Woman: Daddy, what do you think about cab? Man: Yes, sweety, that's a perfect transport if you are preparing for hundreds of pounds | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the daughter asking about using a cab (taxi), and her dad says it would cost hundreds of pounds, meaning it is very expensive. Answer Explanation: The answer is "cab", which is another word for a taxi. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "cab" because the daughter asks her father about taking a cab, and he replies that it would cost "hundreds of pounds." This high cost matches the problem in the table, which is "Too expensive." |
| Q16 | route map | Man: Listen to me. Why don't you drive your new car? Woman: Oh, daddy, I am a new driver and I don't know the route map | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the father asking why his daughter does not drive her car, and the daughter replying that she is a new driver and does not know the way on the map. Answer Explanation: The answer means the map that shows the roads and directions to travel to a place. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "route map" because the father suggests driving her private car ("Why don't you drive your new car?"), but the daughter explains her problem: she is a beginner and does not know the directions ("I don't know the route map"). In the table, the phrase "Not clear about" directly matches her saying "I don't know". |
| Q17 | I | Man: And then, go down this street and turn right on the second intersection. Woman: Turn right? Man: Yes. There is a white tall building called Art Tower on your left | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript explains that when she turns right at the second crossing, the tall white building called the Art Tower will be on her left side. Answer Explanation: The answer "I" refers to the letter on the map that marks the location of the Art Tower. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is confirmed by the father's directions on the route map. After moving along King Street, he tells her to turn right at the second intersection. Right after making that turn onto Queen Lane, there is a tall white building named the "Art Tower" located on the left side, which corresponds to point I on the map. |
| Q18 | D | Not cross the river now. You should drive to east-north. Pass a theatre and then drive about 20 minutes you will see a cathedral nearby a bridge | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows the father explaining that after seeing the river, the woman should drive in the northeast direction and go past the theatre before reaching the cathedral. Answer Explanation: The answer D is the location on the map that represents the theatre. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is D because the father gives step-by-step driving directions on the map. After reaching the river, he tells the woman not to cross it yet, but instead to head northeast ("drive to east-north"). Along this route, she will "Pass a theatre" before continuing on toward the cathedral and bridge. Following these directions leads to position D. |
| Q19 | B | Not cross the river now. You should drive to east-north. Pass a theatre and then drive about 20 minutes you will see a cathedral nearby a bridge | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript explains that she should travel northeast past a theatre instead of crossing the river immediately, and after around 20 minutes, she will find the cathedral next to a bridge. Answer Explanation: The answer B points to the location on the map that represents the Cathedral. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is B because the father guides the daughter along the route step by step. After reaching the river, he tells her not to cross yet, but to travel northeast past a theatre. He explains that after driving for about 20 minutes, she will find a cathedral located near a bridge, which matches location B. |
| Q20 | A | Go to east and you will see a supermarket on your left | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript explains that if you travel towards the east from the starting point, you will find a building on your left-hand side. Answer Explanation: The answer means that letter A marks the correct location on the map. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is A because the speaker begins navigating from the starting point ("We are here") and directs the listener to head east, where the first building appears on the left side of the street. In the map layout, this initial spot corresponds to position A. |
Transcript
Man: Hey, sweetly. What are you doing?
Woman: Hi, daddy. I am looking for a map.
Man: Why do you need it?
Woman: I will go to attend a party on Friday evening in a rural house and then we will have a trip to the Hill Peak next morning.
Man: Which one is important?
Woman: Of course the trip, but I also look forward to the party. Why do you ask the question?
Man: I just want to remind you of taking some gifts.
Woman: Oh, yes. I will attend a good-bye party.
Man: A good-bye party?
Woman: Yes, for Joy. You know she will emigrate to German next week.
Man: En... So what gift do you give her?
Woman: How about ice cream cake?
Man: I don't think it will be a good choice.
Woman: What's your suggestion?
Man: I remember you both like teddy bear, right?
Woman: Sure. A good idea. Daddy, do you know where is Hill Peak? How can I get there?
Man: How about take tube?
Woman: No. Joy tells me tube cannot help me reach there.
Man: Tram? I know there is a station.
Woman: Yes. But I will have to waste 3 hours on it.
Man: Sure. A little too long.
Woman: Daddy, what do you think about cab?
Man: Yes, sweety, that's a perfect transport if you are preparing for hundreds of pounds.
Woman: No. Can you help me?
Man: Listen to me. Why don't you drive your new car?
Woman: Oh, daddy, I am a new driver and I don't know the route map.
Man: Come on, darling. Have a confidence, OK? Let's check the map now.
Woman: Daddy, did you find the destination on the map?
Man: Yes. You see. We are here.
Woman: Sure.
Man: Go to east and you will see a supermarket on your left.
Woman: Supermarket?
Man: Yes. On the King Street.
Woman: OK.
Man: And then, go down this street and turn right on the second intersection.
Woman: Turn right?
Man: Yes. There is a white tall building called Art Tower on your left.
Woman: Sure. I am on Queen Lane now. Is that right?
Man: Yes. And then drive to east about, let me check, about 10 minutes you will see a big shopping mall named "Wonderful", still on your right, and then turn left on the crossroad.
Woman: Turn left and go down this street?
Man: Yes. You will see a river.
Woman: Cross the river?
Man: No.
Woman: No?
Man: Not cross the river now. You should drive to east-north. Pass a theatre and then drive about 20 minutes you will see a cathedral nearby a bridge.
Woman: Cross the river?
Man: Yes. After cross the river, a Woodside Park is facing to you.
Woman: Fine. And is it near to my destination?
Man: Right. Just pass the park and drive 10 minutes to east and you will arrive.
Woman: Fine. Thanks a lot, daddy.
Man: You're welcome.