Wetsuits Listening Answers: Audio, Questions & Answers

The IELTS listening test is conducted to assess whether the candidate can understand the conversation or speech of the native english speakers. Here Wetsuits listening answers are given with audio, questions and answers.

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Section 1 - Wetsuits IELTS Listening Answers

The topic wetsuits listening answers are given as practice for the IELTS Listening test. We have two different types of questions as multiple choice and short answers are asked. We have also attached the audio for the given topic. In this audio you'll hear a lecture on wetsuits.

Audio - Wetsuits

Be attentive while listening to the audio.

Questions 31-40

Questions 31-35

• Choose the correct letter A,B or C.

Wetsuits 
31. The speaker thinks all designers must overcome difficulties with.

1. Materials and production.
2. Rapid technological change.
3. Material and labour costs.

32. The main problem with early wetsuits was that…

1. They were only available in France
2. They tore easily.
3. They were made from synthetic materials.

33. The nitrogen gas inside neoprene conducts heat

1. Poorly
2. As well as a liquid
3. Well. 

34. The speaker thinks who invented the wetsuits?

1. Bradner 
2. The Meistrell Brothers
3. It doesn’t matter who

35. The speaker suggests wetsuits sold well because.

1. People had more leisure time for sport after 1945
2. The O’Neill company had an effective marketing strategy.
3. Diving and surfing were popular in the US in the 1950’s

Questions 36-40

Write one word for each answers

• Most wetsuits are made of two materials; neoprene for 36_________  and lycra for backing.
• By the early 1980’s 37 ___________  stitching was being used to sew sections of wetsuit together without the neoprene inside being touched.
• The lecturer believes designers should develop products that are distinctive yet 38_________  to a large number of people.
• Since wetsuits increase warmth and buoyancy, swimmers who wear them break more 39_______
• These days, wetsuits are only allowed in 40________ swimming events.

Wetsuits Listening Answers

31	A
32	B
33	A
34	C
35	A
36	Insulation
37	Blind
38	Affordable
39	Records
40	Long-distance

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