# Paul's South American Experience and University Module Choices

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 7 minutes - Multiple choice, Matching features

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 8, Test 3, 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 21-26: Multiple choice

Latin American studies. Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. Paul decided to get work experience in South America because he wanted
   - A. to teach English there.
   - B. to improve his Spanish.
   - C. to learn about Latin American life.

22. What project work did Paul originally intend to get involved in?
   - A. construction
   - B. agriculture
   - C. tourism

23. Why did Paul change from one project to another?
   - A. His first job was not well organised.
   - B. He found doing the routine work very boring.
   - C. The work was too physically demanding.

24. In the village community, he learnt how important it was to
   - A. respect family life.
   - B. develop trust.
   - C. use money wisely.

25. What does Paul say about his project manager?
   - A. He let Paul do most of the work.
   - B. His plans were too ambitious.
   - C. He was very supportive of Paul.

26. Paul was surprised to be given
   - A. a computer to use
   - B. so little money to live on.
   - C. an extension to his contract.

### Questions 27-30: Matching features

What does Paul decide about each of the following modules? Choose the correct letter, A-C, for each one. You may use any letter more than once.

- **A** He will do this.
- **B** He might do this.
- **C** He won't do this.

27. Gender Studies in Latin America

28. Second Language Acquisition

29. Indigenous Women's Lives

30. Portuguese Language Studies

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