... UNIT 3
IELTS Reading
Questions 10- 13
Complete the notes below. Choose ONE OR TWO WORDS from the passage for each
answer. Write your answers in boxes 10- 13 on your answer sheet.
For further IELTS ... What TWO substances made, by humans are mentioned in the text?
2 Which part of a grain of sand have scientists measured?
3 What TWO factors determine the shape of a piece of sand?
4 How was the ... activities on page 112.
The IELTS Reading component often tests candidates on their ability to select a
heading for each paragraph in a text, from a list of headings.
IELTS Reading
How to approach...
... FOR?
Insight intoIELTS has been designed as a course book for an IELTS preparation
course. However, it is equally appropriate as a self-study resource book for students
wishing to improve their IELTS ... to
understand?
IELTS
Section
3
task
-
note completion and labelling
a diagram
UNIT
7
Being aware
of
stress,
rhythm
25
and intonation
How do intonation and word
stress help us to understand?
IELTS
... sub-headings
Paragraphs
UNIT 2
UNIT 3
UNIT 4
UNIT 5
UNIT 6
UNIT 7
UNIT 8
UNIT 9
Skimming/scanning for specific
information and detail
28
29
33
Short-answer questions
IELTS
task
-
labelling
a
diagram
IELTS
task
...
... as you come to the end of the whole number.
5849 37 14 *612 99 83 4721 *012 23 460278 *33 76 49 52 98 *0412 6 136 12
Speakers normally use an upward intonation if they have more to add and let their
voice ... Supplementary activity on page 109.
Listening UNIT 6
EXTRACT 2
IELTS Listening Section 3
Note completion and labelling a diagram
IELTS Section 3 Listening takes the form of a conversation between two ... should rise and fall.
Read the extracts out loud to your partner, as if you were giving a talk or a lecture,
paying particular attention to the intonation patterns needed to keep the listener
interested...
... the
Supplementary activity on page 1 13.
MATCHING
Sometimes a matching exercise is used in IELTS to test your ability to identify
and understand different arguments. It is used particularly when the text
presents ... life of the antibiotics.
Reading UNIT 4
D The wind farm is connected to the
power station by a 33 -kilovolt
powerline, and a radio link between the
two allows operators to monitor and
control ... have to find some protection against my grandmother.
IELTS Reading
Read the
following
extract from
a book review
and answer
Questions
11- 13.
Astonishing the Gods by Ben Okri is
not for the habitually...
... grammatical errors.
IELTS WRITING (ACADEMIC)
IELTS tests your ability to produce two quite different
pieces of writing in a fairly short period of time. The
test is divided into two parts and you are ... order to prepare for General Training Reading Section 3, you should cover
Reading Units 1, 5, 6 and 7.
Writing
UNIT 3 Summarising data
In the IELTS test there maу be a lot of information to describe, ... The
test is divided into two parts and you are allowed one
hour to complete both parts.
Writing Task 1
In the first part, you are given a task based on some
graphic or pictorial information. You...
... what tenses you will use. What does this depend on?
Compare your description with your partner's. Look particularly at the verbs and
connectors that he/she has used.
There are various ways ... column.
Write the second part of your letter in which you state how you feel about the
supermarket error and ask the manager to do something about it. (See pages
78-79.)
IELTS Writing (GT)
Task ... TASK
Read the following task.
Enormous
effort
is put
into
researching
and
marketing
'the perfect
potato
crisp' while research into stress at work, for example, is ignored.
How important...
... test format showing the three parts and the
approximate timing of each.
Part 1
Introduction and
interview
4-5 minutes
Part 2
Individual long
turn
3- 4 minutes
Part 3
Two-way
discussion
4-5 minutes
11-14 ... sub-topics
The Speaking Module
WHAT TO EXPECT IN AN IELTS INTERVIEW
The IELTS Speaking test takes the form of a one-to-
one interview. There are three parts to the Speaking
test. These allow you to ... speech).
make the talk interesting and lively.
Part 3
The examiner will invite you to discuss a number of issues, broadly related in theme
to the Part 2 topic. You should:
try to give informed,...
... it.
Speaking
UNIT 3
In Part3 you will be presented with some more abstract
questions. These will be broadly linked to the topic
introduced in Part 2. You will have to take part in a
discussion ... make them come alive.
MORE PRACTICE FOR PART3
In Unit 2 you practised giving a talk about a job you would like to do. Following
on from this topic, the Part3 discussion could centre on the theme ... and first paragraph.
Exchange these with a partner.
Discuss what you would expect to read about in your partner's article.
Read the whole of your partner's article when you have finished...
... (32 )
Jousseff liked to visit the (33 )
Selection criteria: Must work with (34 )
They have to learn (35 )
and
(36 )
Intensive training programme
Theory: conservation biology
Practice: work with (37 ) ... Questions 31 -40
Questions 31 -40
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
JERSEY ZOO
Conservation Course and Wildlife Preservation Trust
Participants: Students from (31 )
Jousseff's ... have an
excuse for dumping anything
we like at sea.
Questions 1 -3
The list below gives some of the factors that must be taken into account when
deciding
how to
construct
an
artificial
reef.
...
... information.
Questions 31 -34
According to the passage, which of the findings below (31 -34 ) is quoted by which
Investigative Body (A-G)? Write your answers in boxes 31 -34 on your answer sheet.
NB ... so you do not have to use all
of them.
31 Happiness is not gender related.
32 Over fifty per cent of people consider themselves to be 'happy'.
33 Happiness levels are marginally higher ... PASSAGE 3
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40 which are based on Reading
Passage 3 below.
The Pursuit of Happiness
New research uncovers some
anti-intuitive insights into how
many...
... answers in boxes 34 -36 on your
answer sheet.
Questions 37 -40
Using
NO
MORE
THAN THREE
WORDS
answer
the
following questions. Write
your
answers in boxes 37 -40 on your answer sheet.
37 How much ... University Jazz Society will perform in the bar from
10 .30 and a debate will be held in the main hall from 1.00 to 2.00.
Recording Script
TOURIST Right 9 .30 . And do you get coffee
or refreshments?
CLERK
... saw
today?
WOMAN В Who?
WOMAN A I ran into our old English
teacher, Mr Britton, in the
supermarket.
WOMAN В Really?
Practice Test: GT Reading
SECTION 3 Questions 27-40
You are advised to spend...
... 5
23 to 28 6
31
composition
Score
Band score
32 layer 1 to2 1
33 sound 3 to 5 2
34 (auburn-red/rich) varnish 5 to 11 3
35 maple and spruce 12 to 17 4
36 minerals 18 to 25 5
37 £4 26 to 34 6
38 ... Course-related situations.
2 750 maximum.
3 Student accommodation,
4 One - Sturtin Hostel.
5 567 233
6 87 633 3
7 32 2756
8 2 233 00
9 567 233
10 ii
11 v
12 i
13 vii
14 viii
Supplementary activity
15 ... Slims
Academic Reading Section 3
28 С
29 D
30 В
31 В
32 A
33 D
34 E
35 doubled
36 dropped
37 less
38 no
39 slightly
40 reversed
General Training Reading Section 1
1 F
2 A
3 В
4 D
5 FALSE
6 NOT GIVEN
7 FALSE
8...
... first heading can be divided into3 parts- "Heterogeneity", "language" and "classroom".
Similarly, the second heading can be divided into3 parts - "Major influence", ... divided into3 parts as well - "Reasons ", "for the
choice of and "destination". When searching for the answer in a paragraph in the passage,
make sure that each of the 3 parts ... Exercises for IELTS& apos;. (See also IELTS Test - Basic Hint 10 and Reading
Hints 44 and 45.)
Sometimes it is a good idea not to answer certain questions in thej3rderinj«hicJxthey aragiven3 For
example,...