# An Overview of Hair

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 10 minutes - Note completion, Summary completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS, Test 3, Listening Part 4. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

8 minutes of audio. Practice it with the player on the page; the transcript is on the answers page.

## Questions

### Questions 31-38: Note completion

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

HAIR
Facts about hair
main purposes - warmth and **(31)** _____
main component keratin - makes fingernails **(32)** _____
full head of hair can support a large weight - equal to two **(33)** _____
average number of strands of hair - **(34)** _____ for an adult
large amount of money spent on **(35)** _____ for hair in the UK
Structure of hair
Three main parts:
a) bulb - like a **(36)** _____ over end of hair follicle
b) root - contains glands that supply **(37)** _____ to hair strand
c) shaft - not **(38)** _____

### Questions 39-40: Summary completion

Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Health and Hair
Changes in diet will take longer to affect your hair than your **(39)** _____. Vitamins C, D and E are all important for healthy hair and **(40)** _____ are one of the best sources of Vitamin C.

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