# College Life and Studies Discussion

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Multiple choice (choose more than one), Multiple choice, Flow-chart completion

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 8, Test 4, Listening Part 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

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

## Questions

### Questions 21-22: Multiple choice (choose more than one)

Choose TWO letters, A-E. In which TWO ways is Dan financing his course?

- **A** He is receiving money from the government.
- **B** His family are willing to help him.
- **C** The college is giving him a small grant.
- **D** His local council is supporting him for a limited period.
- **E** A former employer is providing partial funding.

### Questions 23-24: Multiple choice (choose more than one)

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO reasons does Jeannie give for deciding to leave some college clubs?

- **A** She is not sufficiently challenged.
- **B** The activity interferes with her studies.
- **C** She does not have enough time.
- **D** The activity is too demanding physically.
- **E** She does not think she is any good at the activity.

### Questions 25-26: Multiple choice

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

25. What does Dan say about the seminars on the course?
   - A. The other students do not give him a chance to speak.
   - B. The seminars make him feel inferior to the other students.
   - C. The preparation for seminars takes too much time.

26. What does Jeannie say about the tutorials on the course?
   - A. They are an inefficient way of providing guidance.
   - B. They are more challenging than she had expected.
   - C. They are helping her to develop her study skills.

### Questions 27-30: Flow-chart completion

Advice on exam preparation. Complete the flow-chart below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Make sure you know the exam requirements
Find some past papers
Work out your **(27)** _____ for revision and write them on a card
Make a **(28)** _____ and keep it in view
Divide revision into **(29)** _____ for each day
Write one **(30)** _____ about each topic
Practise writing some exam answers

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