Listening Exercise 3. Short-answer questions

Difficulty level: medium

Learn how to tackle short-answer questions on IELTS Listening test. This type of questions is very common, so it's a good idea to practise them separately and develop your answering techniques. Listen to the recording and try to answer all the given questions:

“London skyline”

Answer the questions below.

Write ONLY ONE WORD OR A NUMBER from the dialogue for each answer.

  1. Of which city with skyscrapers Neil didn't think?

  2. Which year did Neil choose?

  3. For how many years the St Paul's Cathedral was the tallest building in the city?

  4. What are the Gherkin, the Cheese Grater and the Walkie Talkie?

  5. When the building of St Paul's Cathedral was started?