Project Feedback: A River Restoration Study

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Questions

Question 1

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

What was the students' project trying to find out?

1
The project investigated
Question 2

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Why does the tutor prefer Hannah's explanation of the weak sediment data?

2
Dr Farrell agrees the main weakness was that
Question 3

Choose TWO letters, A–E.

Which TWO parts of the project does the tutor praise?

3
Two strengths praised by the tutor
Questions 4–6

Who will take on each revision task?

Choose your answer from the list of people A–C and select the correct letter for each task.

Options
  • A. Hannah
  • B. Deepak
  • C. Dr Farrell
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redoing the sediment section
5
producing the final charts
6
rewriting the statistics commentary
Questions 7–9

Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

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Next time, they should measure sediment using a ______ meter.(max 1 word)
8
The restored stretch had nearly ______ the number of insect species.(max 1 word)
9
The revised draft must be submitted by Friday of week ______.(max 1 word)
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About this Listening test

“Project Feedback: A River Restoration Study” is an original IELTS Listening practice test in the style of Part 3 with 9 questions (Multiple Choice, Multiple Choice — Multiple Answers, Matching Features and Sentence Completion). Play the recording, answer as you listen, then submit to have every answer marked instantly and read the transcript.

Part 3 is a conversation between two to four people in an academic setting — typically students discussing an assignment with each other or a tutor. You answer 10 questions, usually multiple choice and matching, by tracking who says what, who agrees, and what they decide.

How to approach it

  • Before the audio, read the questions and note whose view each one asks about — "What does Marta think…" is answered by Marta’s words, not her tutor’s.
  • Learn the voices in the first few seconds: names are always exchanged early, and attaching name to voice immediately pays off for the whole part.
  • Common trap: Attributing one speaker’s opinion to another, especially when a speaker summarises someone else’s view before disagreeing with it.

Read the full Listening Part 3 strategy guide · How we write and check our tests

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