A Monologue About the History of Motor Racing IELTS Listening Answer

Sayantani Barman

Aug 5, 2022

A Monologue About the History of Motor Racing IELTS Listening Answer is a monologue where speaker is talking about the history of motor racing. The candidate needs to answer the following questions like complete the table and choose the correct letter. Candidates are required to choose the correct answer from options A,B and C and complete the table using no more than two words or a number.
The IELTS Listening section tests a candidate’s listening ability. The candidates are required to listen to an audio and then answer the given IELTS listening questions.

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Topic: A Monologue About the History of Motor Racing

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Questions 11 -12:

Choose the correct letter A, B or C.

  1. What does the word ‘formula’ stand for?
  1. the rules drivers must respect
  2. the type of roads used for the races
  3. the way they drive

Answer: A
Explanation
: Following the conversation, we can hear, “The 'Formula' stands for the rules which all the drivers and manufacturers must respect”. Therefore, the answer is A.

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  1. When did the first championship race take place?
  1. in 1920
  2. in 1955
  3. in 1950

Answer: C
Explanation
: The speaker mentioned, “The first world championship race was held in 1950”. Here ‘take place’ and ‘held’ have similar meanings so the correct answer is option C.

Questions 13-20:
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Driver First Title Last Title Notable Record’s Interesting Fact
Juan Manuel Fangio 1951 13______ won 5 world championships, a record which remained for 14_________ years was the first 15________winner
Ayrton Senna 1988 1991 won the most races ever at the 16________Grand Prix is regarded as the most 17_______
Alain Prost 1985 1993 won the third 18_____________number of championships driver ever was a 19__________ of Senna
Michael Schumacher 1994 2004 holds many records including most drivers’ championships, pole positions, race victories, and fastest laps is the 20__________on paper

Question 13.

Answer: 1957
Explanation
: The speaker said “winning 5 titles in all, his first in 1951, his last in '57” therefore the answer should be ‘1957’.

Question 14.

Answer: 46
Explanation
: The speaker mentioned that the great Fangio won many titles, a record that stood for 46 years. So the answer is ‘46’.

Question 15.

Answer: multiple championship
Explanation
: The speaker said that Fangio was the first multiple championship winner. Hence, the answer is ‘multiple championship’.

Question 16.

Answer: Monaco
Explanation
: As stated by the speaker, “Senna was best known for his skills driving in the wet and he won the Monaco Grand Prix,” so the answer should be Monaco.

Question 17.

Answer: naturally gifted
Explanation
: The speaker talks about Senna, he said, “ he is regarded as the most naturally gifted driver” therefore naturally gifted should be the answer. Because it is an interesting fact about him.

Question 18.

Answer: highest
Explanation
: As stated by the speaker, Prost will always be remembered as the driver with the third-highest number of championship victories”. The question asks about his record therefore ‘highest’ should be the answer here.

Question 19.

Answer: great rival
Explanation
: The speaker stated, “perhaps, even more for the fact that he was a great rival of Ayrton Senna.” This could be considered as an interesting fact therefore the answer should be ‘great rival’.

Question 20.

Answer: greatest driver
Explanation
: Lastly the speaker talks about Michael Schumacher. He stated, “He is also regarded as the greatest driver on paper having won seven world titles.” Therefore the answer should be ‘greatest driver’.

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