Recent Listening Set 12 – Part 4

Computer-based IELTS practice · free

  • •Part 4: questions 31–40. Time allowed: 10 minutes.
  • •Each recording is played ONCE only. Read the questions before you press play.
  • •Write your answers while you listen. Spelling counts.
  • •Use the question numbers at the bottom to move between questions. Flag questions to review later.
  • •Put on your headphones and turn up the volume.
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Part 4

Listen and answer questions 31–40.

Situation: You will hear a lecture about bamboo as a building material.

Questions 31–40

Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.

Bamboo
Botanically, bamboo is a
Some species grow almost a metre per
Properties
tensile strength similar to
helps buildings survive earthquakes
Uses
used in Hong Kong for
Problems
untreated bamboo is damaged by insects and
treatment with makes it last decades
poles vary in , so standardisation is hard
Developments
bamboo: strips glued into boards
absorbs dioxide while growing