# Planning a Presentation on Diet, Obesity, and Related Solutions

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

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 16, Test 3, Listening Part 3. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## The recording

7 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. Which TWO points does Adam make about his experiment on artificial sweeteners?

- **A** The results were what he had predicted.
- **B** The experiment was simple to set up.
- **C** A large sample of people was tested.
- **D** The subjects were unaware of what they were drinking.
- **E** The test was repeated several times for each person.

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

Choose TWO letters, A-E. Which TWO problems did Rosie have when measuring the fat content of nuts?

- **A** She used the wrong sort of nuts.
- **B** She used an unsuitable chemical.
- **C** She did not grind the nuts finely enough.
- **D** The information on the nut package was incorrect.
- **E** The weighing scales may have been unsuitable.

### Questions 25-30: Multiple choice

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

25. Adam suggests that restaurants could reduce obesity if their menus
   - A. offered fewer options.
   - B. had more low-calorie foods.
   - C. were organised in a particular way.

26. The students agree that food manufacturers deliberately
   - A. make calorie counts hard to understand.
   - B. fail to provide accurate calorie counts.
   - C. use ineffective methods to reduce calories.

27. What does Rosie say about levels of exercise in England?
   - A. The amount recommended is much too low.
   - B. Most people overestimate how much they do.
   - C. Women now exercise more than they used to.

28. Adam refers to the location and width of stairs in a train station to illustrate
   - A. practical changes that can influence people's behaviour.
   - B. methods of helping people who have mobility problems.
   - C. ways of preventing accidents by controlling crowd movement.

29. What do the students agree about including reference to exercise in their presentation?
   - A. They should probably leave it out.
   - B. They need to do more research on it.
   - C. They should discuss this with their tutor.

30. What are the students going to do next for their presentation?
   - A. prepare some slides for it
   - B. find out how long they have for it
   - C. decide on its content and organisation

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