IELTS Preparation and Practice - Reading and Writing for General Training

164 Pages·2008·33.43 MB·English

Preparation
and Practice

Reading and Writing
GENERAL TRAINING MODULE G

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Vladimir Pejovie Michael Nicklin
Peggy Read

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Preparation
and Practice

Reading and Writing

GENERAL TRAINING MODULE

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Vladimir Pejovic
Michael Nicklin
Pegey Read

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Contents

Preface Tow 19 use this book

Part 1 General Training Reading _

About the Reading test
Section 1
Summary 1
Section 2
Suusuary 2
Sls fost
Section 3

sing the meaning of sends

Suuumary 3
Sills facin-—Linkang words
Stdents' questions anawered
Praciloe Reading test 1
Practice Reading test 2
Practice Reading test 3

Part 2 General Training Writing

Answer Key

‘About the Whiting test 16
1 reg
Tak 2 120
Summary of the Waiting test BL
Assessing your own wricing BL
Students? questions answered 12
Practice Writing tests 1-5 134
139

Acknowledgments 154
Reading answer sheet 155
Recommended self-study materials 156
Preface

How to Use this Book

There are five main sections in this hook. Each section locks at a different
section of the IELTS General Training Module Reading end Wiicing tess

‘Ar the beginning of each chaprerthete is a evasive co sha you hen
asked vender and yeiver of English sould answer the questions quickly and
confidently. Instead of erying zo answer the Desuoustaaion questions by yout
self, you should follow carefully the steps set ont on the How wo Answer
section. In chit way you will develop an undenstanding of the most efficient
test staves.

The Anaiysis and Practice section comes aivee dhe Detnonstiation and itis
Ihece the skills and strategies (row the Demonstraticm will he explained in
derail. You wall have an oppenunity to practise what you have leamed in
vatious activities: and, since working effectively in a limited time is very
Imporcanc in teats, each acsivity has a Tine target. The Time eager gives yon
2 auggsstd time limit for completing the activity. Follow dhe instewctias for
each activity and when you have finished, check your answers in the Ansusr
Key at the back of the book.

‘There are also Practice Reading and Writing tess for yo to attemp ance you!
have completed all che activities, Thete is a vample Reading ansaer sheet wa
page 155 for you co photocopy aad ue exch time thar you de a Practica
Reading tect. The answers for those teats are uso included in the Anwee Key.

Sco
- General Training
Reading

About the Reading Test

Section 1

‘Tue IELY'S General Tinining Reading test takes 60 minutes Te is divided inro
three eestiont.

‘© Section I has shor: texts which come from advertisements, rimerables,
fnetruction manuals and the ike.

Section 2 bas longer cexrs (usually two texts of aber 500 words ench)
‘which give idoration and advice abour wducaticn snd tin.
Sesion 3-has ane longer text (about 700 words) with save complex Inn-
age und stuiue, The tex: will be about a general topic and will come
frown sources like general interest magazines.

“There are between 38 and 42 questions to answer. The questions may come
before ox afer the: reading texts. There isa variety of questions, Often there
fare exaraples of hoe to answer the questions,

‘You may mark or write on the question paper, bot all answers must be
varicuen on the wswer sheet,

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For Seetian 1, you should use the following three-step strategy:
‘Step 1 Looker the tex quickly
(Survey the exe)
‘Step 2 Read the instructions and the question(a)
‘Sten 3 Find the answer

Toate Id
We wal:
Section
yeu

‘ins look sta demonstention of how to apply tal eracagy to various
1 questions. Laves, de strategies wil be dizcussed in more derail ane
fre able ra pracrise chem,

Demonstration—Text and Questions

Do not teal te fllowing vet and questions fre. Go dirscly rth

sccrion hich will how you de ost elfcent vay af wwesing the

questions.

‘YOUR POST OFFI

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“At our main offices we ure inzoducing, where appropristc,

#2 number of changes to help improve the standard of

service provided to our customers,

Similar developments are taking place at many of ovr
agency offices,

rmprovements:
‘more stall al pesk potiods for faster sorvice
‘single quewing systam for fairer service
special sorvice windows for some transactions

Post-Shops in main offices with their own separats
service till for greeting cards, slatiomery, sams and gifts

the refurbishment of a number of min alfies to
provide a better eavironmnent

new vending machine services such iy eash-change machines,
and phonecard and stamp dispensers fr sie serviee

extended opening hours at selected main offi

‘new range of uir package services,

Questions 1-3

Do the following starements agree wit the information given ta dhe

reading pecsage abewe? Write
PRUE tee uacomene is rue
FALSE te statemene i false

NOT GIVEN — ifthe information isnot given inthe passage

in the correct boxes on your answer sheet,
1. All otficos will have more sti? throughout the day

2. There will he special service windows for ensh iramssetions a all
toain eifces,

3 Inll be possible wo obusin some items from manchines in muy
offices.
Question +

Using MO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ceuswer the fotloning
questi

4) Wihhich chunge ll ensure that the customers azo treated more fay?
Question 5
Choose the correct answer by writing A, B, C, or B.
5 Which offiees will stay open longer?
A all offices Ball main offiocs

© same main offices D some agency off

How to Answer

Berone You Awswen Any Questions

Step 1—Look nt the text quieley (wuevey the texe)
‘Ths heading tells yom har the rex is about cvvze at post willces. "Le aul
Ineaing ana dhe polts listed below it shove ele raprovemenes ro dhe mice.

Question 7

Seep 2—Read the instructions and the question
‘The inerwerions for questions [3 tall you to wr
fon the wnewer sheer

Tue, False Not Gite,

‘You are lnoking for epeeiic information ir the pesage. The hey words for
quustion one ate

AlLalficss will have rome staff thecmehone the dap

Une question és about mene [additional sail. Yon auld alee nove dat dhe
question spenies il (not just some offices sic alco mencions doughs the
day (da all day, not just pace of the cap)

Step 3—Find the answer
“Ths best ay to find the answer f wolock quicHly Ubrauah the text forthe key
wo or Une synorgms (words wich similar meaning). Then, read rhe phrase
for sentence rar contains those seis
Loolsng for che word office’, in the fit ssctiom of the eext jou find thar
he changes are being intreduced in ‘out eanin officce’ and ‘many of our
fareney sifices’ Lt seen dha: the changes da not rele vo al offices,
The woud ‘tai is in the fit improvement lated. Te says here a
teak periods, This means chat there are only mare seaff a the bucst
times ofthe day and not all day. Therefore, she answer is FALSE,

Question 2
Seep 2—Read the question
‘The key words are undertine
‘There will be gal saver windows for cash muneuctious all ana offices.

‘You need to find information about specalserue windews, namole their fone
tions (are they used for cach tranenctions!) and where they are located (are
Usey ata mae offices)

Step 3—Find dhe answer
'Spocinlrorvice windows’ are mentioned ia the thind point, ku: cash ceanste-
lions are not mentioned. Thete # to infortaation an he text abou: what
lends of mansactioms take place, Nor is there any informacion about whether
thie vidows will be at all mai: pre olices. Therefoe, the enrmect aire is
NOT GIVEN.

Question 3
Step 2—Read the question
The key word ure:

Iwill be posible to ohepin zame irems fiom machines

Yon shoul search ee ree forthe word ‘machine or smnonyas

Stop Find the answer
Point 6 mentions ‘cash machines’ and ‘phonevsid and stamp dispenser’. So
‘yom-ean cbt (get) each (ane ten) trem a machine bat wha: are ‘digpenscm”?
‘The tex ells you that they provide a faster zetviee, and verding machines ds
that, 0 i reasonable co guess that a dispenser sa kind of machine. So, won
‘can got sore items from machines. Therefore, che conrect answer is TRUE.

‘Note: Ifyou doa't knavr che meaning af a word, you may be able to worke
fot is meaning 9y locking at the worcs atound i= This techsique is ealled
guessing from contest, [te 2 very important skill and wll 3¢ cisctssed im
emi at che end of Section 2,

Question 4
Step 2—Read the insntuctions aad the question
Here you are instructed to write your ansier in up to dares wars (Le. on0,
(99 oF thice words)

Ue ley ows i dhe question 4 are

‘Which change will ensure rhar the custarners ae

ots are fads?

Tits raver oe
“Allef the changee mentioned in the text are wo ‘help improve the seandard af
service! Which one provides javer service

Stop Find the anarvor
Point one provides “aser serve’. Poine ro provides finer sevice’. Yen
ddoatt nced to read fvther thon this. The answer is sane queulty syste!
(ond).

Question 5

Stop 2—Read the instructions and the question
‘The instructio cells you ro write a letss (4, B, Cor D), nora word
The key words in te question ste undedinel

Whiela elise will eae open longer?

‘The answer choices alto help here, Factor such as the rye of ics
cegency) anal whsther iti some oral offiecs ate relevant

Stop Hind the anstror
“We have already looked for the key word ‘ice’ (in question 1) snd fend
thar dhe chances are being introduced in ‘out mai lies’ (seueave L) sud
‘many of ou agency olfices. Ie sasrm ehat the changes da noe rier m0
all fics

Looking quickly for suas open logger or smonyma, we find ‘extended
copsning Kou’ in tac seventh inprovesnent. Howeves, areuions uly
‘sletet main offices’. Lhe answer ie thesefone C—'soms main otic

Analysis and Practice

he chree dlfereat hinds af weston une i the Damansrmtion are the most
‘common questicn types in Seo L uf Ure Reading ex

© Liue-talie-Not Given {questions I-9]

4 short axewer of no more haat dane wumds (quastices 4)

# Muluiple choice (quaition 5)

Following Phe three-sep eraregy
+ saver he text
frend the instmicrinas and ee question

© find che susie
is asmally che estes and sresr way of fing the kia of questions you will
fd in Section 1. We wil now look st each of tee steps ir rome del

Srep 1—Svavev re Text
‘You ean quickly obesin a Tor of swefil information about a text by just
leaking
© eke dele

section heedings a sublucs
say words in special pine (holt
any diograms rales 01 pletaces
say unusual femurs: of the texe (ag. lout a bred tex)

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