Noise in Cities Listening Answers: Audio, Questions and Answers

The noise in cities listening answers is given in this article for your IELTS Listening practice. The 10 questions are of note completion type. All you need to do is to listen to the audio, understand it and answer the question.

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Noise in Cities Listening Audio

Listen to the audio below and answer the questions.

Questions 1 -10

• Complete the notes below.
• Write one word only for each answer.

Noise in Cities
Past research focused on noise level (measured in decibels) and people’s responses.

Noise ‘maps’
•    show that the highest noise levels are usually found on roads

•    do not show other sources of noise, e.g. when windows are open or people’s neighbours are in their 1___________ 

•    ignore variations in people’s perceptions of noise

•    have made people realize that the noise is a 2 ________ issue that must be dealt with

Problems caused by noise

•    sleep disturbance
•    increase in amount of stress

•    effect on the 3  ________  of schoolchildren

Different types of noise
Some noises can be considered pleasant e.g. the sound of a 4_______  in a town

To investigate this, researchers may use methods from 5  ________  sciences e.g. questionnaires

What people want
Plenty of activity in urban environments which are 6 _________ but also allow people to relax

But architects and town planners 
•    do not get much 7  _______  in acoustics

•    regard sound as the responsibility of engineers

Understanding sound as an art form
We need to know

•    how sound relates to 8 

•    what can be learnt from psychology about the effects of sound

•    whether physics can help us understand the 9_______ of sound

Virtual reality programs
•    advantage: predict the effect of buildings

•    current disadvantage: they are 10_________

Noise in Cities Listening Answers

1. garden(s)	5. social	9. nature
2. political	6. lively	10. silent
3. work/study	7. training
4. fountain	8. culture

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