Grow your own clothes for IELTS Listening Part 2–3

🔹 Section 1: Multiple Choice

1. What made Suzanne Lee change her perspective on materials?

A. She visited a textile factory

B. She studied microbiology

C. She met a biologist

D. She attended a fashion conference

2. What does the fermentation process mainly produce?

A. Silk threads

B. Layers of synthetic fabric

C. Nano fibers of pure cellulose

D. Cotton-like structures

3. How does she keep the fermentation bath at an optimal temperature?

A. By putting it in a fridge

B. With a heat mat and a thermostat

C. Using natural light

D. By heating it on a stove

🔹 Section 2: Short Answer Questions

4. What is added to the tea after brewing?

5. How thick is the cellulose sheet after two to three weeks?

6. What percentage of the harvested material is water at first?

7. What natural substance gives color to the jacket shown in the talk?

🔹 Section 3: Sentence Completion

Complete the sentences with no more than TWO WORDS.

8. After harvesting the sheet, the speaker washes it in

9. While drying, the fabric can become like either

10. The fabric can be molded around 3D shapes because it

11. To avoid using chemical dyes, the speaker uses a method of

12. The speaker describes microbial cellulose as a

🔹 Section 4: Matching (Advanced IELTS Listening Task)

Match the innovation with its potential application.

Innovation	Application
A. Bacterial cellulose	1. Wound healing
B. Synthetic biology modification	2. Custom-grown fabric
C. Biodegradable design	3. Composting with organic waste

Correct answer: C

Correct answer: C

Correct answer: B

→ Sugar

→ About one inch

→ Over 90 percent

→ Green tea

→ soapy water

→ transparent paper or vegetable leather

→ knits itself

→ iron oxidation

→ sustainable addition

 A → 1 B → 2 C → 3