# Recycling Footwear: Challenges and Opportunities

IELTS Academic Listening - 10 questions - 8 minutes - Multiple choice, Matching features

Source: Recording, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 19, Test 2, 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 21-24: Multiple choice

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21. At first, Don thought the topic of recycling footwear might be too
   - A. limited in scope.
   - B. hard to research.
   - C. boring for listeners.

22. When discussing trainers, Bella and Don disagree about
   - A. how popular they are among young people.
   - B. how suitable they are for school.
   - C. how quickly they wear out.

23. Bella says that she sometimes recycles shoes because
   - A. they no longer fit.
   - B. she no longer likes them.
   - C. they are no longer in fashion.

24. What did the article say that confused Don?
   - A. Public consumption of footwear has risen.
   - B. Less footwear is recycled now than in the past.
   - C. People dispose of more footwear than they used to.

### Questions 25-28: Matching features

What reasons did the recycling manager give for rejecting footwear, according to the students? Choose the correct letter, A-F, for each one.

- **A** one shoe was missing
- **B** the colour of one shoe had faded
- **C** one shoe had a hole in it
- **D** the shoes were brand new
- **E** the shoes were too dirty
- **F** the stitching on the shoes was broken

25. the high-heeled shoes

26. the ankle boots

27. the baby shoes

28. the trainers

### Questions 29-30: Multiple choice

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

29. Why did the project to make 'new' shoes out of old shoes fail?
   - A. People believed the 'new' pairs of shoes were unhygienic.
   - B. There were not enough good parts to use in the old shoes.
   - C. The shoes in the 'new' pairs were not completely alike.

30. Bella and Don agree that they can present their topic
   - A. from a new angle.
   - B. with relevant images.
   - C. in a straightforward way.

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