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[Poxisinggie | sho Poe Snrncteotings |“ . Pars Fig obo ‘hetnporance Saati Grammar and vocabulary bank Weiting-rape162 Alora poe s8UT TC {TELTS Introduction is designed to help prepare you forthe Academie version of the International English Language Testing System IELTS). The coursebook aims to take students witha global ELIS band score of 3 through to score band 4, and contains ‘ide range of activities to introduce you to IELTS in a gentle way. The book will help You improve your English to take you up tothe level oTELTS Foundation, Contents of the ut “There are 12 units with additional Grammar and Vocabulary exereises atthe end of the coursebook. There is also a Writing section with comments ancl examples of model answers, and a copy ofthe audioseripts. Te book covers a wide range of tasks in ll the Tourmain sil, gradually and gent increasing in difficulty as you progress through the course. Throughout the course, the reading and listening tests are shorter than the ‘exam, but they increase in difficulty as the course progresses. The same applies to the ‘writing - you will not need to write fll answers until the end ofthe coursebook, when you should be ready to eope with longer writing reading ad listening tasks, Grammar and vocabulary ‘The grammar and vocabulary included in the coursebook have been chosen for {importance inal four skills. he grammar and vocabulary are integrated with the four sills so that you are able to reeyele the language you learn. The coursebook also aims tohelp you transfer the language and skills you learn from one main skil to another. Other features “There is a Study skills section atthe end ofeach unit to help you improve certain skills. ‘The book also contains advice and tips about strategies forthe TELIS exam. Overview of the Academic version of IELTS Listening module (approximately 20 minutes) ‘The Listening module has 40 questions and lasts approximately 30 minutes. ‘The modale contains four sections with ten questions in each. The first two sections are ofa social nature Section Iisa conversation hetween two people and Section 2 ‘is usually a monologue. However, Section 2 ean also be a conversation between two people. Sections and 4 are connected with education and training, Section 3s ‘conversation involving up to four people and Section 4 is usually a monologue. ach section i played once only You answer the questions inthe question booklet inthe exam as you listen. At the end ofthe test, you have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answersheet. “The types of question used are: multiple choice, short-answer questions, sentence ‘completion, notes/form/summary/flowehart completion, labelling a diagram plan/ ‘map, classification and matching. ‘Your spelling needs tobe accurate, You must not write unnecessary words in yourAcademie Reading module (I hour) Inthe Academic Reading module, there are three passages from various sources such asbooks, journals, magazines and newspapers. At least one ofthe three passages contains udetailed logical argument. The passages do not require specialist knowledge for you to understand them, “The range of question types that are used in the Reading module are: choosing suitable paragraph headings fom alist, identification of information using True, False, Not Given questions, identification ofthe writers views/claims using Yes, No, Not Given questions, multiple choice, short answer questions, sentence completion, ‘notes/summary/flowchart/table completion, labelling a diagram, classification and ‘matching Academie Writing module (1 hour) ‘The Academic Writing test has two tasks. You are advised to spend 20 minutes on Task and asked to write a least 150 words For Task 2 you are advised to spend 40 minutes and asked to write atleast 250 words. “Assessment for Task IIs based on your ability to summacize, organize and compare data where possible:ta describe the stages of a process: describe an objet or event: ‘or explain how something works. Your range of vocabulary, ability to use a range of ‘grammatical structures, accuracy, the coherence of your writing and your ability to Complete the task are assessed. In Task you are given a point of view, argument or problem. Assessment is based ‘on your ability to write a Solution tothe problem; present and support your opinion; ‘compare and eontrast evidence and opinions; evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence ‘or arguments; and write in an appropriate style, Inboth Tasks 1 and 2 you are assessed on your ability to write in astyle that i suitable for the task. See page 162 for information about the writing tasks inthis coursebook. Speaking module (11-14 minutes) ‘TELS Speaking stem 1 and 1 ites nd consis fee parts ‘he Examiner sess your ability to communicate effectively in English and special aes hence clerence: how well you speak without hesitating and the organization of| + Lesical resto: the range of vocabulary yo se. + Gemmatcl range and accra: the rage of grammar you use fr example the range fstrctares and complos sentence ssing connecting words eg eae or nance Ss, ata 0 «Promos how lear nd ints ble you ar sien you speak.TUT ec CRC | Places to visit 1 Workin pairs Take tums to deseribe apleture to your partner. Guess which picture Is being described © 2 Now match the picturesto the sentences 1-4 1 ike trips to museams, 2 Westay in the countryside during the summer. 3 spend time by the sea in the school holiday. 4 Wego for excursions into the mountains in summer, 3 Workin pars. Take turns to ask why people goto the places in exercise 1. Use these phrases. There is more than one answer Torelax tohavea good ime to ahave bresk from work to see new places to get sway from the heat (0 9 something aifrent Wy de pepe wit oes tli sede vy 4 Only to ofthe nounsin italics match the group of nouns opposite. Write the ‘nouns next to the correct group. Use a ditionary for the words you do not know. 1 city > grass lowers, plants, birds 2 garden > sea, waves, shells sand dunes 3 countryside > trees field, rivers, lakes 4 beach > roads offices, museums, theatres 5 mountain > rocks, valley. cave, waterfall 5 Fxplin your answers toa partner.© Complete the sentences using words from exercise 4, 1 vit the seaside aot because lke the se. Tlie onthe 2 My fo oe ahaute nthe mountain, When Tam thee, dnb over he and exlore the caves. 3 Tlove the cause T els with flowers an ke Sal vers with ool mate, vO “4 Tort like the cauntysde, [8 Tpenda lt of tinea the ot Tprefercites wthmascans, | | home, When Lit anong the frees end fers nanan cna. Jord eter othe every relning 7 Make three questions shout the sentences in exercise 6, Workin pairs and answer ‘the questions using the sentences in exercise 6. Why do you tthe seaside? Wy do yougo to the mountains? [EEE 2175 Ustoning Section 1: Numbers and tetters 1 In Section 1 of the Listening module you often have to write down numbers and letters. Workin pains and decide how to say the following numbers and letters. 1 WIVNVRG 2 1988592373. FRFNECEF 4 RIGHTIVS 5 6699480451 ~DRTT7SEFY 2 Workin pairs. Take turnsto dictate several ofthe numbers and letters in exercise ‘You can read them backwards or forwards, 2 Cam Listen and complete the note with numbers and eters. itnumberO_TABSB7 Fee ae panera \W booking referend 3” imobilenunber3 Myaddressind Thecoleis 4. Workin pairs und compare your answers. Then listen again and check. TEER) £175 tistoning Section 1 “Camp Follow the instructions and answer questions 1-10, Questions 1-5: Multiple choice Choose the correct letter A, Bor C. Example ‘0. As part ofhis preparation forthe trp, John. A has packed his gage. 1B doesnt want to pack his loggage. has almost Hinished packing. Seretegy 1 What will the weather be like during the holiday? ee tone A. SDdegrees Celsius and cloudy Sd nacht B sbdearees Celts and sunny Cieamebne Tadeo Casts and ing ‘Sou cand ho 2 What does ohn not want to do on his holiday? ao weeny Bist tort places, © Bean the beach Fig ust te wr pee8 Which symbols on the sign forthe restaurant? A ¢ ® ¢ c e 4 What time isthe fight? Adpm BGpm © 8pm 5 What isthe baggage allowance onthe light? AMkg Bk CAWkg Questions 6-8: Choosing items from a list ‘What three things does John need to take with him? [A guidebook D currency B passport E telephone number ofhotel hotel address and reservation details F sunglasses ‘Question 9 and 10: Sentence completion Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD foreach answe 9 Anns leaving home to goto the airport at pm, 10 The booking reference is IELTS Speaking Part 1 ‘1 Workin pairs, Complete the examiners questions, Use the answers to help you. tn your country T Gan youtelme your 2 —Mynameis Mohamed Abed. 2 te ee yo Inpro Fae 2 ia pest Pepe rave by car and coach teanportn your as 4 Werethe tiaiaport Pepi tel bycar more nm. thesame we yaw tla 5 What pect STO you ike? ite motryclebecnus they are roi 2 Take turns to ask and answer the questions in exercise I. Develop the answers briefly in your awn words, king about the present “Look at these two statements fom Listening 1, Which statement uses the present simple and which uses the present continous? 1 Tim just putting the las few things in my stease? 2 "When Tian holiday always eon the beach and read books and listen to 2 Which tense describes habit and which describes a temporary action?8 Work in pairs. Decide what the sentences 1-6 describe. Label them af Use the Grammar on page 15010 help you. Lamtall..4, You aresitiding this book. 6 play tennis every weekend. {think swimming is good for you ‘The sunrises inthe Fast. Tam studying French. 1 go to classes every evening. ahabit/repeated action ‘an opinion ‘fact permanent state ‘temporary action (happening at this moment) ‘temporary action happening around now 4 Underline the best alternative 1 Inyour town, how ao people eae peopl geting to work ech day? 2 That capa pnrevety day barns ” 5 Something te wrong What happens happening? The transit moving. 4 Myaster owes touingarote Barope Sean Bein noe 5 I dontsyinv'm nat swimming aot. walkin oer o beep t- 6 People haere having problems checking nat the airport tthe moment. © Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Mybrother, (read) many travel books, but |. (read) detective novels 2 Inmyhome town, people _.. cat traditional fod, but fastfood (become) ore comin 2 People {not fy) much. They ___. travel) by bus oF 4 (you wateh) travel or nature programmes alot? 5 Young people generally (Gtudh) computer science in my country, but I” (tke) a ourse in business tourism. © Decide why the present simple or present continuous Is used in each sentence in exercise 5. Use the descriptions afin exercise 3 to label each sentence, 7 Workin pairs Add the missing word to each question, 1 What you studying at the moment? 2 Where do spend your time in the holidays? 8 You learning a language at the moment? 4 Do you lieon the beach when you on holiday or do you goto museums? 55 Do you travel to lass each day? 8 Work in pairs. Take tus to ask and answer the questions in exercise 7mr Word building: Adjectives for describing places 1 Lookat this comment from Listening 1, The adjective relaxing shows what the speaker feels about the beach, ‘We can spend sometime on the beach. I's very relaxing” 2 Workin pairs, Decide what adjectives you can use to deseribe the photo. 3 Completethe table with the correct form ofthe words. ahectve Noun Ver Sony excng 1 aie ing 2 appeal 3 ‘escraing/imietng boxing + bore aul 5 6 interest ‘essrating rearing 7 - rex pence sating 3 ° atact Peasant 0 7" impress sung 4 Complete the sentences with words from the table in exercise 3, Do not repeat ‘words in the questions which aren the answers 1 ‘Do you find beaches places? "Yes, [find them very soothing? 2 ‘Amisement parks are fal Do you agree? "Oh yes, theyre very thrilling and exeiting 5 “What kind of places do you find 2°°Mmm,Ithink large cites like Tokyo are very striking” 4 "What s the ‘of modern buildings in your opinion?"“They are very pleasani beeaige ty ae very colourful? 5 "Does the countryside You in any way? "No, don't think its ppealing at all {ike cies 6 ‘Some people say walking helps them to Do you agree? "Yes, find it very calming: 7 ‘Do you think visiting museums is 2°°No,T ind ther fascinating? 5 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer two or more ofthe questions exercise 4. Develop the answers in your awn wordsPREIENN IEITS Seating Pore 2 “iytovntze ne recon ath the Styour notes te help sou organo whet You ae saying. Hd Fst ‘Look atthe Patt 2 Task Cand and a student's notes, which are jumbled. Write the ‘notes next tothe appropriate patt ofthe card, Pat 2 aloe study Describe somewhere thal you tke to vist Impressive lake You should say a ‘wnere the placa is when you vist the plac ‘who you vst the placo with” fens appeal ‘ane explain why you tke the plas. atiacthe Co ite ‘Complete the text with the notes in exercise I. “Unlerline phrases inthe text in exercise 2 which you can replace withthe following, 1 Tim going to tall about 2 "There are some people who think 3 itisagreat spot to 44 allract me enormously '5 Whatalso attracts me's ‘Spend 1 minute making brief notes to describe somewhere you ike to visit, Write ‘no more than 10-12 words. ‘Work in pairs. Tike iti turns to describe your places to each other Give each other feedback. Talk about the adjectives your partner used and the ‘organization of what he/she said.Pre-reading 1 Answer the questions about. Lookat section A. Lookat section B. 2 Are the places spread all emcee en 2 etc Semis, taokat sen Shen sama te the art? 2 Hlow do youknow? Give (qostions Gradual, tian yurssf ook the nouns ond Yerba seyouskim, Reading Questions 1-4; Matching each section of the text 1 Is this section about rock ar? Ist about Aiea or the whole world? 2 Isthe section an introduction? Does it contain general information about rock 1 Does this section contain place names in Africa? lover Atica? Or are they only inthe north or south? people who created the rack art or the places wihere it ‘examples of words from the text. 1 Does this section describe examples ofrock art or give possible explanations of examples of words from the text 2 Followthe instructions and answer questions 1-13, headings ‘The reading passage has four sections, A-D. Choose the correct heading foreach, section from thelist below. Writ List of Headings i how the rock art has beer IL thediseovery of the rst. iil the significance of rock art ivan overview of rock rt in Atica theextent of rock art in Airiea Wi the identity ofthe artists the correct number, ivi next to the temsin thelist, snpreserved 1 Section A rockart™ 2 Section B 3 Section 4 Section D Rock art: A journey into Africa's rich past. ‘A. Every continent, except Antartica, has rock art, but ‘Alvca has more rock art and the greatest range of art of any of them. It also has some of the oldest at. Almost every country in Afica has rock art but the greatest number of examples occur in North Aftica’s Sahara Desert and in Southern Africa. There are two kinds af at ack paintings and rock engravings. In North Afric, some of the earist works were over 8 imetes high and were very well made by tone-age people, who had no knowledge of writing. Late, paintings and engravings in the Sahara were made by pastoralists, in Central and Eastem Aca works were made by ancestors othe Twa and SandawelHadza-ype peopl, Rack at sites With more than 100 images are very common and sites With over 1,000 images not uncommon, especially in South Alic,Namibia and the Sahara B- Most of North Afica’s rock artis found inthe Sahara Desert, and other north- and west-Arican counties. The Fichest of al is Algeria, where some of the world’s mest vated and extraordinary rock art occurs In East and Contra ica, examples of rock art are found in most counties although notin the numbers found in ‘the north or south. Tanzania has the most art but Kenya, ganda, Ethiopia, the Central Acan Republic, Congo and Gabon all have rock ar. Meanie, evry southern Afican ‘country has rock at: Much ofthe art in these counties is ‘thought to have been made by ancestral Bushmen,© Because rock at was made so long ago, we do not know who the earliest artists were. However, there are some exceptions to this, We know that most of southern Africa's tock at was made by ancestors of medern San people. |n North Afica, we know thatthe earlier ar, dating from ‘more than 7,000 years ago, was made by people wh hunted ‘and gathered wild food. Paintings, including those of cattle dating rom between 7,000 and 4,500 years ago, may have been made by ancestors of Black West Afians. Much ofthe art ofthe last 3.500 years, particulary the engravings of Niger and Mall, was produced by ancestors ofthe Amazie people Dock arti the only way we can tell how our ancestors, ‘thought and how they saw their world. However, because most rock art belonged to cultures that disappeared Tong ago, tis now dificult to understand why the artists painted and carved, or what their at meant to them. Many researchers believe thatthe art had religious connection, expressing the artis’s thoughts of reality and their postion in the word around them. It must have been a means of communication, but with ‘whom? Bushmen artists showed their visions ofa combined natural and spiritual world id they do this to tell others ‘what they saw during dreamke states or was it a means to contact the eats spirit and control nature? During the 20th century in easter and central fica, people used and sill use rock paintings to bing rain, strengthen themselves and assist their souls through those dificult moments of bith, becoming adults, scknass and death. Perhaps our moder beliefs have ancient origins Glossary ‘ott exe or be found somewhere tgraving = pieture wih e made By cuting into ok of met ‘Stone age relating to «petiod of ime when poople ‘mado fools and woapons from stone pestoralsts~ people who rise cat and other ‘domes a ancestors - somaone who a rlated 0 yu and ved & ong time 990 ste" pace Questions 5-8: Identifying information -True/False/Not Given Do the following statements agree withthe information given in the text? Write TRUE, if the statement agrees with the information in the passage FALSE if tho statement contradicts the information in the passage NOTGIVEN _ ifthereis no information about the statement in the passage 5 Rock arts found in all the continents ofthe world. 6 In Africa, rock arts only located inthe north and soith ofthe continent. 7 "The most colourful rock art isin Algeria, 8 Rockartis present throughout South Afi. Questions 9-11: Choosing items from a list Choose THREE letters, A~P. Which THREE types of early rock artists or possible role artists are mentioned by the writer inthe passage? A ancestors ofthe Amazie B ancestors offater East African people € carly South African people D early lack West Africans late Central African peopl E ancestors of Tanzanians ‘Question 12 and 13: Short-answer questions Answer the questions below Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer 12 What do researchers believe rock art had? 13 What docs the writer suggest our modern beliti have”Past simple + Look a this example of the past simple from the reading passage on pages 12 and and answer the questions. some ofthe earlest works were over Bmstreshighand were very well made by ‘Stone-age poop, wha had no knowledge of writing 1 Is the verb were regular or irregular? Is the verb had regular or irregular? 2 How do you form questions inthe past simplo? 33 How do you form the negative inthe past simple? 2 Lookat the text on pages 12 and 13 again and find further examples ofthe past simple, For further information, look at the Grammar on page 15, S Complete the sentences using the corret past simple form of the verbs in brackets (make) a short journey to see my family when | ons (have) a good time when you. thea fae "Térow) dramatic nn Bfrite) many blogs about his travels when Gadaway you __ (visit) when you © (oot fy).t.(eateh) the train instead, 4 Put the words in tales inthe correct places in the questions. 1 What were your favourite games when you young? were 2 Did yot spend your weekends wen you weet secundary schoo? haw ‘3 Why you start fo learn English? 4 5 Did you live in town oF the countryside you were a child? oe ‘Who did most admire when you were young? you {6 What hobbies did you as. child? have |S Work in pairs Take turns to ask and answer two oF more questions in cexercige 4 11 Workin pairs. Look at Writing Task I on page 15 and underline the bes alternative “The diagram in the task i ealled a graph/a bar chart. ‘The datas presented as percentages/mumbers. “The data provides information about holidays to Europe only/Burope, North “America and All other countries, ‘The holidays were taken from 1995 to 2007/1983 0 2007. “The word(s) dlasrates/provide information of can replace the word ‘show’ ‘The rubric asks you to summarize the Informations all he details the data. ‘The rubric asks you to write about the main characteristcs/every deta ‘You can write morefess than 150 words. = Ed gost wastrategy Look for trends and String features {and compara the Stain your ance, shoul not ht the data, ut you ould wrt about sith evant an Irmpertant tan ‘your answer You an for vero, forthe beginning fd the ond o ines inna grophs an ‘ta for speci fetes. fingTask 1 ‘You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. ‘The graph below shows the proportion of holidays to diferent destinations high were taken as package holidays by UK residents ‘Summarize the information by selecting and reporting dhe main features, dad make comparisons where relevant. Waite at least 150 words, UK residents’ package holiday visits abroad? ion ‘ssa pgeinotekd ote eon 2 Workin pairs, Complete the table with the correct heading, a-c ‘a North America Allothercountries _€ Furope 7 2 a = more people tok package = fol signifcanty bowwoon 1888 and | fluctuated betwoon 30% and 40% holidays than non package 2007 = in 1986 the porcontage peaked hliays to ~ dropped from just above 55% to | aporeximataly 35% in T983 went | peaked at about 62% around toa | just under 40% ‘om packege holidays to = the most popular type of holiday | a greater proportion wenton | ~ in 2007 package holidays Tel to holiday just over 30% ~ dipped around 1298 = baceme less popular ED Fodig on doar wnsUnderline the verbs in each phrase in exercise 2 Then ald them to the correct lst below: 1 rise, 2 fall, 8 goupanddowa, ‘Ada these words and phrases tothe correct list in exercise 3, Increase hitalow decresse riseand fall climb goup Nita poak vary decline grow godown be erate Decide which verbs in the lists in exercise $a also be nouns Use dictionary to help you, ‘Work in pairs Find at least one example of the three catogories in exercise 3in the sliggram Between 1908 and 1995; the numberof package hola to North Amerca rose. ‘Work in pairs. Complete the beginning of the answer using these phrases. ‘becams 5 popular fell sigaifeanty 65% to ust under 40% provides information about ‘Thochart 1 _ the proportion of holidays to different oountsies taken as package holidays by UK residents between 1998 and 2007. Generally spoaking, it seems that package holidays? over ‘the period. More package holidays were to Hurope than North America, oowever, the proportion ofsush holidays to BUmOpe 3 ‘between 1990 and 200%, 1h aropped from just above 4 is aso notiocabie that there was dip in the propartin of Ruropean package Iotidays around 1996. ‘Lookat the text in exercise 7 again. Kind one example ofa verb from exercise S used asa noun with & preposition Workin pairs. Write your own sentences about North America and All other ‘countries, Use the information in exereise2 to help you. Compare your answers another pal, ‘Reganing North Ameria, the proportion of package hoiay. By contrast to Aether courees, mos package holy,Listening: Numbors and lotters ECCI es nportact torn ony nurbery nd leter which ca care youconfson You letra ry the number eter wl hep you tebe ableton hem + Lear to distinguish certain numbers: 13/30, 14/40, ete * Learn how to suy and listen for the same nurmbers repeated: 22/double two, 222ftwo double hv0/double two two/tipe vo. +Learn to say and listen for 0: 0/2er0, 00/double core. {1 Workin palrs ow do we say the numbers and letters on the Jet in English? 2 Write at least five lists with a mixture of numbers and letters. Use a maximum of 9 characters. FC397688° #3 2 Dictate your numbers and eters to another par ofstudents You can reverse the cri you lke, [25976067 or POBG7OSCE 0207956 7094 2 ace arenes Ferree le center eat ee eee 08674 260076 gy the Roman alphabet. Vas elt Cher Ling Did ton ro Mee "1555 pgcoyoorF Gam Listen and write down the numbers and letters nly. 345 pm 1 flight number 4 bobrambe, = 2 The. fight tS Paris wil 5 reference depart frm ie 6 departure ie Samaiemmner ve Some wrbe canbe used ax nouns eg ise and fll Those nouns ce seh in lous Skis at especialy in Weng Tas To buld our vocabulary hee al of verb than ‘ane used eon and examples of how theyean be wt. 4 Lookat thee verbs, Wile" for verb that dese arian for verb tha J ddseibe afl. 1 plummet. 3 plunge 5 dive 7 leap. pe at etic o leat 2 Look.at the verbs in exerese I again, Tick (/) the verbs that can be used as nouns. 2 Write at leat four sentences to deseribe the graphs. N20 vstor manbars to the market rose deamaticaly and then fel again n2070. there wasa dramatic ise visitor rumbero tothe market ard then afl 112010 visitor manbers seared and than fl again Visitors to Newtown market 20 2011 Ed Fodie taboine wnt <=Oa uy Collocations with time “Wark in pairs: Match these words ta the pictures A-D. Bealendar a sundial dary watch B c 2 Describe the pictures in exercise 1 in your own words, What do we use these things for? ‘The sundial is prety, but it looks big and heavy. We use it to tll he time. Do youuse any of the items in exercise 1? Why/Why not? What are theit advantages and disadvantages? These a watch bat don wearit ) {—Wateheseoence Fyalre gong very atten Tase my mabie pore | | a Somexhere spec ba Torry inetand te telohe ne. "a wil ose mi 4 Add the following verbs to the questions below. Use the answers to help you choose the eorreet verb x Tal_toke eg have Questions Answers T When does time drag. ? ‘When people are bored or wen they walling for something or 2 What do serious students Studying aot oftheir time doing? 3 What kind of gadgets do people use _Hlectronic gadgets lke mobiles, to... thme on tans, ete? ods and Pads. 4 Howcan people agoodtime By going to places like parks or inyourety? ‘museums 5 Whydocomputers time? ‘They help people work faster. 6 When you aredoing yourhomework, Yes, Ispend a lot of time doing doyou your timer 7 When does time? When people are having a good time.BD besorch tine '5 Cover the answers in exercise 4 Take turns to ask and answer the questions. © Expand the answers in exercise 4 to make them more interesting, Match the Information a-g tothe answers. 4 like chatting to friends/visting museums/parks/the cinema 1 tosend messages or surf the net, watch videos or read books © inlibraries or in eafés 4 For example, [write adraf. Then I check it using a dictionary, fe and so they have time for other activities, 1 where they can play games rlax and look a art 4 and especially when a bus ora friend is late 1 7 Workin pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions in exercise 4 again [Add the extra information from exercise @and any other information you can think of IELTS Speaking Part 1: Sent nce stress Strategy “Tohelp you speak fuenty tis important tebe aware of and use the covet stance Sites, Note that the content words suchas une an verbs need tobe stesso, whist wa gtarnmar words such as in ado nt need to be seared 4 Look at the question. Notice how the main strss"O"is on name and the secondary stress ison What 2 Workin pairs. Mark the main stress and seeondary stress in each question! statement The numberof stresses (main and secondary) i given in brackets 4 What are you studying? 2) 2 Deseribe how people spend thet fre time in your home country. (7) 3 Do young people have the same iisue activites asin the past? (7) 4 How do you spend your fee time’ (1) 3 Gap Listen and check. 4 These are the stressed wordsin the answers to the questions in exercise 2. Read the words to each other. Then make sentences using the words, © name, Marco, Luca My name's Marco 1 studying, English 2 watch TV, go, cinema, theatre, visi, friends family 8 think, spend, Tot, time, Interne, playing, computer games 4 use, Pad, suf, net, chat trends read, books. 5 Work n pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions in exercise 2[EEE 11'S Listening Section 2 stratooy ‘Ski the questions Bator you satin ‘order ind ost Set te aesion SEouc Unaarine “ord that wil hip Pre-listening 1 Work in pairs. Read question 1 below and answer these questions. ‘4 Which words do you listen fr inthe stem? Can you thinkota synonym for the word exhibition? © Which words can you use instead of opened? 44 What docs very recently mean? Does five weeks ago mean very recent 2 What questions can you ask about questions 2 and 3 below? 3 Which answer Isa number and which is a noun or noun phrase in 4 and 5? 4 What words ean you use to replace the adjectives A-H in 6-10? Listening ‘5 GRID Follow the instructions and answer questions 1-10. Questions 1-2: Multiple choice {Choose the correct leter A Bor C. 1 Theeshibition on the history of ime opened Avery recently. Balong time ago. C five weeks ago, 2 Entry to the exhibition ‘Ais expensive. Bis lanly cheap. Costs nothing, 43 “The vsitis especially appealing fr children because ‘A there are exhibits they ean play with B they are given a range of free gifts. C theres alarge play area. Questions 4 and 5: Completing a table ‘Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ORA [NUMBER for each answer, ‘Timetable Bus stop rime the station entrance [a and 40 minutes past the hour hes TS and 45 minutes peat the hour Questions 6-10: Matching What comments did the public make about each place? Choose FIVE letters, A~H. Write the correct letter next tothe questions 6-10, B faidyedern the retnarant C veryenstng & techy D realy fascinating 9 thes clacii relly unorgtabe 10 the Obeeratony F very aati 6 fainy boring 1 fan cheapPresent perfect ‘1 Look at this sentence from the Listening, Why do we use the present perfect? “Match the underlined phrase toa purpose, a-e. Look at the Gramma on page ‘estan, ne checkout che new edhbionan che Mstoryof tne which hee Stace atthe restored house at the Observatory bythe rier ifact started Pee aysage to deseribe a recent action/ovent with a present result to describe an action or experience that happened sometime before now to describe a period or series of actions events which started in the past and ‘whieh continite up to now 4 to describe a period which started and finished in the past (we do not know ‘when the pertod was) 2 Match the sentences 1-4 toa purpose in exercise 1, a-d, 1. Thaye live here for three months now. 2 Annewart gallery has just opened. 8 Ihave visited Turkey once inthe past. 44 Thave often visited the museum, Work n pairs. Complete the sentences withthe correct form of the verbs in brackets, Use the past simple and the present perfect once in each sentence. 0 “The government las just increased (just increase) the length ofime people have to work. They announced (announce) it yesterday. a4 {atreadybe) to Greece on holiday. ‘When you (go) there 2 Since they (announce) the concert yesterday, fans, (buy) nea al te kets at (Gtat) work here wo years ago. How long you (work) here now? aoe (have) a longsummerbreak.1______(go) away two months ago. 51 (Got se) any ol these photos, ‘youn (have a good tine when you went on the erase? 4 Decide whether both answers (a and b) are correct for 1-3. "Then take turns to ask and ansyver the questions, Develop the answers in your own way. 1 How has re time changed for young people in your coun a techangedalotinthepase we ib tthts become much more exiting, 22 What effect has the Internet had on people's ives in general? 2 Tehas haan enormous eet. ib Assoon ast became cheap to ure, started changing everyoncs Ives, 2 Thave you ever ited run in your country? a "Yes alot vised anol cate last wee ib Thave travelled around the country and vised many old tes '5 Work n pars, Use these verbs and the phrases 1-5 to make questions. Add your own ideas. audy Ive come vist road soo be Waval uso opend 1 Have you ever ? “4 Where have you 2 Howionghaveyou 2-5 What have you 3 Why have you % © Work with different partner. Swap questions and take turns to ask and answer two or three questionsSynonyms 1 Workin pairs. Decide how useful/effetive/important these devices are edtranicamar-board_lesronie game digtal camera computer Pad! SDTV) 2 Complete the sentences withthe devices from exercise 1. Use the plural form if re 1 The is very sft is smaller than a laptop and you can seit tonsa bok a Walla ut the nt 2 Watchingthe latest isvery enjoyable because they bring films tole. 3 rover interesting you can play them anywhere in your free 4 the isan imaluable piece of equipment. It can save teachers a loves aa eer 5 The ‘Ban ecient device because it means you produce pictures and videds quickly. vee 6 Some peopl think caine dangerous as they can case health probiems: 2 Which adjective inthe sentences in exercise 2 is negative? Match tne adjectives 1-6 tothe adjectives in exercise 2. There may be more than © help ~ sed 1 satisfying 2 fascinating 8 practical 4 important 5 harmfal 6 effective ‘5 Workin pairs Think of different devices from exerese 1 and others like mobile phones you can use in the questions below. 1 Hiow effective do you think af). 1s? Think it (not) very efficient beeanse. 2 Are ‘harmful? *(¥es) (No) (dost) think they are dangerous becatise 8 ‘How enjoyable do you find (watching) 21 find it really satisfying because... 4 ‘Doyou think are fascinating? Yes, they're really interesting because. 5 "Why do you think are convenient?" think they're practical because. 6 ‘sthe ‘useful? “(Yes (No It (i) (not) helpful because! 7 Doyoitiii ali ‘invaluable? (Yes) (No) le (is) Gist) Important because © Take turns to ask and answer questions about the devices, Develop the answers in your oven wy.Strategy Femembar that you have ony tts tomake notes A ‘paperan pen Sreprovided You do tot hove to make moter, but thy ean help you orgenae Your snswar Mako Your tae auiy {ind bry, ten read tough therm ‘lay st your notes Sbyou speak but youmust no read entonces om the IELTS Speaking Part 2 “1 Work in pars, Read the Part 2 Task Card and write notes. Write 10-12 wards, Pant Desctbe an electronic device that has changed your ie. ‘You should say: ‘what iis ‘Where you first sa acquired it ‘when you acquied it ‘and explain why tis important to you. 2 © Listen toa student doing the task in exercise 1. Number the phrasesin the order you hear them, ‘4 Thave read more books since Thought the e-book 1b Itis very convenient because ‘© Thought i just three months ago 4 Itis important tome because fe Timgoing to describe an e-book reader this rally usoful as ithas also saved melt oftime 5 Isa (it) forthe first time when 3 Youcan use adjectives to help you make notes for a‘Task Card. Underline the adjectives in a-g in exercise 2. 4 Workin pairs. Take turns to follow these instructions. Student A Deseribe an electronic device that has changed your life, Use the motes you made in exercise 1 or change them by adding adjectives. Use phrases from exercise? in your description, Student B: Time your partner to see how long he/she speaks for, Write down the ‘adjectives and phrases your partner uses Pre-reading “1 Work n pairs. Look atthe title ofthe reading passage on page 24 and answer the ‘questions 1-3. ive reasons for your answers. 1 Isthe passage about something to with time? 2 Isitabout the past? 8 sit about recording time? 2 Quickly look at the first two paragraphs and find words that support your answers inexercise 1. Scan (look quickly at) the reading passage to find the words 1-6, Then choose the ‘correct meaning, 1 existence (paragraph 1) aman ife/lving conditions 2 seratched (paragraph 2) painted/eut 9 quiestpargrph) seaplan, 44 devised (paragraph 3 created/thought about ‘5 compensated (paragraph?) made up for’eancelled 6 portable (paragraph 9) quick 1ouse/able ro be carriedReading 4 ‘Follow the instructions and answer the questions I-19, Heavenly bodies — the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars — have helped us to measure the passage of time ‘hroughout our existence. ancient ehiztions relied upon the motion of these becles through the shy to determine seasons, months and years We now Ile about the details of timekeeping in prehistoric timos, but wherever we turn up recores and manmade objects, we usualy discover that in every culture, some people were very interest in measuring and recording the passage of time. looage hunters in Europe over 20,000 years ago scratched lines and made holes In sticks and tones, possibly counting the days botween cycles of the moon. Five thousand years ago. Sumerans in today’s Ima had a calendar ‘hat divided the year into 20ay months, cided the ‘iy into 12 periods (each period equal to two of our hours), and divided these periods into 30 parts (each ie four of our minutes). ‘he earliest Egyptian colendar was based on the ‘Moon's eyes, but atrthe Egyptians realized tha the “Dog Star” rose nest tothe Sun every 365 days, about vwhon the year floodig of the Nile began, Based on this knoweds, they devised 9 365dey calendar that seems to have Hegun around 3100 BC, which thus seems to be lone ofthe eorest years recorded in history Before 2000 BC, the Babylonians (in today’s rag) used a year of 12 altemating 29cay and 30 cay lunar months, ging 2 354.ay year. In contrast, the Mayans of Centra ‘america'relied nat only on the Sun and Moon, but als the planet vers, te estabisn 260ay and 365day «calendars. Thor calendars lator ANCIENT CALENDARS bocame portions of the great Aztec calendar stones. ‘Our present civilization has adopted a B65dy solar calendar wit a lean year occuring every four yor A revolution in timekeeping In Europe during most of the Mice Ages (oushy 500 AD to 1500 AD}, technological advancement almost ‘Stopped. Sundial styles developed, but dint move far ‘fom ancient Egyptian principles. During these times, simple sundials placed above ‘doorsays were used to identify midey and four “tidos” {important times or periods) ofthe unit da. By the 10% century, several types of pocket sundals ‘wren eet One Ensh model even compensated for changes of te Sun's height. Then, in the frst half of tho 14th contury, lage roctanisel clocks began to appear in the towers ‘of soveral large Italian ates. We have no evidence ‘oF recotd of the working medals before these public cocks. ‘Another advance was the invention of spring powered clocks betwaen 1500 and 1510 | by Peter Henin of Nurombers. Replacing the haw weights used eatior permitted smaller portable ‘looks and watenes. alinough they ran siowey they were popular among, \ealty individuals due to thelr small Ske an the fat that they could be ut on a she or table instead of harging onthe wall or being housed in tall cases. These advances In | design were early models of truly ‘accurate umeheepin. Gtossary linar= related tothe moonQuestions 1-5: Sentence completion Complete the sentences below, Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A [NUMBER from the text for each answer 1 Little is known about recording time in 2 Iee-age hunters recorded the passing o ime by ini 2 “The Sumerians divided the day inta tine 44 The fist Egyptian calendars were connected with the 55 The Egyptians realized thatthe rose néit tothe Sum once every 365 days. Questions 6-8: Identifying information -True/False/Not Given Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text? Write ‘TRUE if the statement agrees withthe information in the passage FALSE the statement contradicts the information inthe passage NOTGIVEN ifthere sno information about the statement in the passage 6 ‘The Peyptians eeated the earliest 365-day calendar 7. The Babylonian calendar was not identical to the early Egyptian calendar. '8 The Mayans relied only on the Sun and Moon to ereate their calendars. Questions 9-13: Matching - classi Classify the following as occurring ‘A before 1500 AD BB after 1500 AD neither before nor after 1500 AD 9 the production of clocks that could be earred around 10 along petiod of almost no technological development AL advances leading to more precise recording af ime 12 theintroduction of pocket sundials 13 the construction of model of workingjmechanical clocks Strategy Te help youn classifying the information, pute box around the dates and periods, cont nt vourreading. 18% sang passage. Thi helps you ree ote information and Reps yu convo Reading discussion © Wark in groups and answer these questions 1 Do you think its important to study history? Why/Why not? 2 Which type ofhistory is important local, national or international? Give ‘8 Does the past help us to understand the present? How? Give examples.Strategy Make rie it tthe orfour tain dese. Then Spoor the ie ‘wth reasons end Simp IELTS Writing Task 2 ‘1 Work in groups. Answer these questions about Writing Task 2 below. 1 How many main parts are there inthe ask in lis? 1,2, 30.42 2 For each part ofthe question, what do you need to Include? 3 How long should the introduction be? 4 Do younced «conclusion? 5 How many paragraphs should you writ for your answer? 6 How long should each paragraph be, exchiding the intrecuction and ‘conclusion? 7. How many main ideas do you need? ‘You should spend about 40 minutes an this ask. Write about te flown tone: ‘Some people think that the use of computers in primary and secondary schools ‘makes education more enjoyable and efficient while others believe that too much Adependence on computers causes both physical and emotional problems. Discuss both points of view and give your opinion. {Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience. Wnts atleast 250 words, 2 Choose the best introduction forthe essay 2 Computers are increasingly common in schools everywhere. While the benefits of Such technology are obvious, there are also some people who believe that relying (on technology is harmful. | personally belive that technology has are to play in schools, butineeds to be used with care. ‘Tick the reasons why the introduction you chose in exerlse2 is better, uses diferent words/synonyms. Iteopies the words in the rubric. mentions all thre parts of the question. uses diferent grammatical structur Itdoesa't copy the words inthe rubric, shows the structure of theres of the answer clearly: positive, negative, ‘opinior uses te same grammatical structures.4 Continue to work in groups. Add the ideas a forthe second paragraph tothe table a suitable place “ a theycan workfast_b sefu toot © Inleresting/exciting~ colour images, videos Organization ess 7 computers convenionicave time for student and wadhors 2 3 ehilvenitasks ike drawing, emails, subjects ike anima, ealeutation, et srs, projets on Example 2 4 alo make Result 5 enjoy learning Conclusion 6 otnitly © Decide whether these words and phrases are adverbs or conjunctions. Torecample _aaarasil because moreover. cond _#0 © Mateh the words and phrases in exercise 5 tothe ideas 2-6in the table. 7 Workin pairs. Decide what type of word or phrase (noun, verb, conjunction or ‘adverb is required in each space inthe model paragraph. is that computers are very convenient and ‘41GL A time for both teachers and children, ‘the children are ale to work fast and do more tasks, they can draw and rite emails, which they {end to friends, and do ‘electronic’ projects on subjects 6 animals and plans. 7. the teacher can make edication enjoyable by using colourtut images and videos from the Internet. 8 | Both the teacher and the children vil enjoy tearing. “| technology i 8 very useful tok. ike moreover esareault eo because advantage saver for xa ‘© Ada ideas fr physteat and emotional problems eaused by technology tothe tiggrams. S aS © Co—@ EX recs ttn10 Work n pairs. Compare and explain your ideas using the organization column in the table in exercise 4, ‘V1 Write paragraph for either physical or emotional problems. Work in pais. Check each other's paragraph using the table in exercise 4, However thereare several protems. The main drawbacks. IELTS Speaking Part 3 ‘1 Work in groups. Read the discussion topics and questions below and choose one of the toples. Parts Diseussion topics Technology and education ‘Example questions: ‘Do you think technology is usefil in schools and universities? Why/Why not? ‘What kinds of technology are used in education in your country? ow has technology improved the education systems? Technology in entertainment Example questions ‘What kinds of technology do young people use for entertainment today? How has tochnology affected the entertainment and leisure industries today? Interms ofleisure, what disadvantages does technology have? 2 Look at exercise 4 on page 27. Decide how you can develop the ideas for at east ‘one question in exereise 1 above. 3 Finda partnerin another group who chose different questions, Ask each ther the ‘questions and develop them in any was. Strategy \Whon the examiner aks you questions, develop your anewors by giving examples nd reasons Justa you do Inrting Tsk 2: Remember exams hap to give the examine a clear Petre ft what you ae Yalking abouEUIRIIMY "oacing: Skimming and scanning 1 Which isa definition of skimming and which isa definition of scanning? 1. is where you look quickly for individual items ike words, numbers or names ‘Your do not Tookeat the other words in the tex. You jst lok fora picture of the item you are looking fr. bb .-is where you ty to find the general meuninga part ofa text such a a Paragraph ora whole tex. You look only at content words lke nouns or verbs. 2 Which words would you skim in the following text? Why do you ignore the other ‘words? Since the time ofthe ancient Greeks, mapmakors have divided the surface of the Earth into an imaginary Fixed grid of equally spaced horizontal and vertical lies called graticute. This allows any place in the world tobe pinpointed using just two coordinates. the horizontal lines ofthe grid, running parallel to the equator, are called ines of latitude. The vertical lines, each running between the north and South poles, are called meridians oflongitude. Scan the paragraph for these words Tmapmakere horizontal pinpointed meridians 4 Were the words in exercise 3 easy to find? Why/Why not? © Scan the text on page 24 for these words. ‘ature Sumerians doorways _lavention © How did you sean for them? 7 Inthe last four paragraphs, sean forthe words technological, sunlit, mechanical, permitted and popular. Stat at the end ofthe line and sean backwards so you do not see the meaning, but the word. |r Europe curing moot ofthe Middle Ages (roughly 500 AD to 1500 AD), technakcal sancoment: 2 Workin pairs, Take turns to ask your partner to find a word inthe reading passage fon pages 12 and 13 in Unlt 1. Writing: Speaking and writing ‘1 Work in groups. Look at this question from exercise I in IELTS Speaking Part3 on ‘page 28, Make a ist of examples of technology andl of ways ideas. ‘ow has technology improved the education system? (as mace) education more entertaining 2 Work with a student from another group, Take turns to ask and answer the question in exercise 1. Technolgy has mado.. Tere are many inprowsments With the same partner write a paragraph of three or four sentences about one of the improvements. ‘Theme erevemon (hat) 4 Compare your answer with another pair of students Ps =CUS CCLRC mac [EDI 17S Listening Section 3 Pre ing 1 Work in groups. Decide which building A-C would he suitable to hold a special ‘event ike an awards ceremony. Give easons using these words or phrases. ikefdon’ tke . very mucha ovat all. Fm not sure. moderiativaciveboring fascinating exciting a 2 Workin pairs Have you ever ongunizgd an event such as party rap? Desere Fooftetueaions wha you enjoyed about organizing he pst or trp end mention any ecules. tiatnntote ‘lomo aout. Youare going listen to two stents aking about organizing fashion event sheng Choose at Teast ee hing you think dhe stents weak aout. Ge reasons Sates and examples. ‘the contents of ph Boscnte + providing food + transport 5 thee 5 thepremntes + vet + te in oft vet Seieinsunle ——S thetntatione > bookingthe venue Gece cinta Grewde tat 4 Gm Compare your answers with oe students, Then listen and check outines . answer. In questions Listening SFonie-inen” © Coma Follow the instnetions and answer questions 1-10 ‘Questions 1-4: Multiple choice Choose the correct letter. B or €. 1 DrAhmed thought Harry’ essay was A organized. B disorganized, C interesting, 2 Christine s slightly anxious because she has to deal with A many different people. 1 alotof information. arious dificult problems. 8 Harry sugyests that they should make alist of ‘A thingstobedone. B people tocontact. © things already done. 44 The fashion event wil last A twodays. B threedays. © fivedays.Questions 5-7: Completing a table Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Name of presenter about fashion. Debbie Maine Bary Stoiport MariyaTiny 7 proserter ofthe Questions 8-10: Matching ‘What opinion does Christine express about each catering company? Write the correct, letler next to questions 8-10, A ithas the most reliable staff B itis the most expensive C ithas the friendliest stat D more people knos about the company E itis the cheapest company F it gives huge discounts 8 Master Caterer 9 Silver Servi 10 Foodwise Likes/distikes and preferences “1 Lookat these sentences from the Listening, Underline the verbs. 1 Merjey ping eventa.and partis... 2 donk organs people 2 Add the verbs from the sentences in exercise I to the table inthe correct place Which verbs are positive and which are negative? For further Information, look at the Grammar on page 151 Verbs that aro followed by af initve want eros tat are followed by an-ing form ancy disk, detest Verbs that take both ‘can't Bearstand, hate, love, pater EE oii src wor wrt Underline the best alternative, Sometimes both alternatives are possible. 1 like fo watel/watching programmes on TV about architecture. 2 I disk to planplanning partes, but ike going to them, 3 really enjoy 0 o/gong to parties but I don ike organtzing them 44 My father loved to bull ualding mete of ships, but Lon ike doing 5 [prefer so readeading books to making things using my hands 6 Thate 1 arrangearranging journeys or preparing 0 go on ps 4 Workin pairs, Decide whether the words in brackets are necessary 1 Doyouttke (to) suing the internet? 2 Doyoulove to) pay games Ike chess? 3 What places (lo) tourist enjoy vistingin your home country? 4 Doyou prefer (tlie ehot or eoldeountey? 5 Have yu ever organized a party? Did you enjoy (to) doing it? 6 Doyou think peopl ike (0) do volunteer work such a helping build a shoal or community eentse? '5 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions in exercise 4. Giveat Feast one reason and an example for each ansier, (© Write at lest three sentences about your likes ancl dshkes with reasons and ‘examples. Compare your sentences with other students.MEINEM {TS Srooking Part 2 1 Look atthe Task Card, Add the phrases in the box tothe extract from a student’ answer below. Pant 2 Describe a subject you liked or dllked at schoo! You should say ‘what the subject was ‘when you frst stud the subject ‘wher you studied the subject. and explain why you Iked oF cstked the subject. ‘you dort ike doing you mightlove doing kedn’ enjoy studying Tm going te describe a subject what | really kod doing |inought twas or boys rather than gills loved doing iferent experiments 1 that I started to study at secondary school when tas 14 yeas old. The subject was chemistry. A frst, chemistry because’. but half the pupils were gil. Tdidi’t now what to ‘do very well and it wa Wey ess: However, within a vory short time, [started to like it. 4 ‘They were just ike doing cookery! But 5. ‘was carving out my frst ‘experiment by myself. What made this special for me was that i gave me areal sense of ‘achievement to see how things were linked, Now I realize that iis easy to misjudge something initaly an say 6 _ You have to try it first and then Toi Would ike 1 2 Theitems below were the student's notes for the extract in exercise I. Find the items in the extract and decide why you think the student chose the words, secondary 14 chamisty fret didn enjoy experiments myself achievement try. frst ‘Secondary Is aot about te tne when the student studied he subject. 3 Work in pairs. se the notes in exeres your own words where posible. 2 and take turns to practise the answer. Use Write your own notes for the task in exercise 1, Wit talking about the ear, |-12 words, Then take turnsFCRIII Co ogatigns: Words related to organizing 1 Inthe Listening section on pages 30-31, the speakers used words todo with organizing, Read these examples, ‘Organizing people and events is not easy ‘Oh, enjay planning events and partes and dealing with people “The verh onganize typically goes with the nouns people and events The vers plan typically goes with events and partie. 2 Uso dictionary to find other words that organize and plan typlelly go with. 3 Complete the sentences with these phrases. ‘or any tips _my easeys an_my room sorting oul papers and notes lage pary fora meeting with my tutor organtaing Wipe 1 Ike to other countries, We went to Tanzania last yea: 2 Tmplaialig ‘afriond’s birthday next month. 3 Tamanged.. at the college for 10.00 am. 4 Iprepare ihe computer. prefer typing to writing 5 Thate "So always put them in order when I get them, 6 always got ea" several days in advance, 7 Tdontt ike tidying ip 4 Seleot one sentence you agree with or disagree with in exercise. Explain your decision toa partner, giving reasons and examples, EESINEMEEEY (£175 speaking Part 2 1 Ga) Read the Task Card below and the phrases should stress in the phrases hen listen and check, Decide which words you Pat 1 alike to talk about a party Longaniaed Deseribe an event that you organized. Sn You shoud say 2 lheparty was a my parent's house ‘wat the event a 4 leafed nds top me geen tots cae 6 Weplayed lots of games and listened to music. ee eee 7 Theparty was very entertaining. 2 Spend 1 minate prepating notes about the Task Card, Write no more than 10-12 sos ‘3. Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about the Task Card, Then give Feedback to each, other. Use the table below to help you. ‘Name ‘Comments Organization ‘Stress Did he/she complete the task?‘Work in groups and deseribe the picture below. Use these words to help you. bul construct use branches oa Fiver Scan the text for words which mean the same as the follasing words. Paragraph A Paragraph € T homes 7 puta sk 2 passage underground 8 choices 3 throw away Paragraph Paragraph B 9 kind (of animal) 4 approach a 10 skilfully make use of 55 waterproat 6 holein the ground Choose atleast three words from the text to remember forthe future, Compare your words with a partner 4 Follow the instructions and answer questions 1-1. Beaver Master Mound Builder ‘A Beavers vary their dvelings accorcng to local chamber underground, about three fect across Conditions. The inner chamber of thelr mound and two feet high. Tere Is also usualy a feeding ‘wolings positioned according to te level ofthe chamber located. near the entrance. Feeding tiverin whiehitis situated, Once the mound is but generally occurs at night Inside this chamber oF the water izes up to moet the lage or dveling, outside ‘on the ters ede and all food thrown Dunn constuction, they cig an upward sloping away fom feeding is sped of dcty ito the tuna ino the verbank wee ends in large ‘watenB Another stategy is 10 attach the structure to ‘uisting toes oF large rocks and furthr support these by heavy stones brought tothe ste. Gaps in the wal ofthe dam re filed with srl branches, leeves and other small mates an covered wit rnd orelay tomate the darn completely watertight. ‘The was ofthe underwater entrance ore snoath {and steep In ont ofthe entvance is clever deep Dit where materials are gather. The pit aso acts [Bsa vatercurent protection by oduiing the epoed and force of the water protecting tre structure, © When the surounding water level rises, threatening its “home, beavers have. several ‘options, They can go tothe source of the problem Sine water” and lover the top ofthe dam where the water una over, thus lowering the water eve. IWthis Is not enough, they can remove chewed ‘materials fram the cet ofthe structure to bud Up the floor Simla soll ana small ranches can be used to create a tieker and higher oor eve. It tho water Tove! continues to ise, more twigs ‘dmc can be acded to the orginal stucture ‘Ihe main chamber can alsa be dugout further uy koaping the samo angle of entry. In some areas, as in shallow, siow moving ponds, the deaver ‘eats an island of branches, twigs and mud. I ‘Sole develops in the dam they immaciatly find ‘and repair the damage. Their mounds can reach ‘2 nalght of se to ton feet wth hallowed ut in chambers. side, and entrances. below water level. The largest fecerdes dam isn the Voronesh Feglon ofthe former Soviet Union and measured ‘bout 3.800 feet long. 3 feet highend wide. In the swamps of the Nississippt basin ad the Jefferson River in Montana, beavers build dams ‘vera thousand feet long wich ae strong enough {oeary a person on hersaback! Few species have the ability to manipuate the frvirenment to their own ends. as the beaver foes. The dam, ledge, winter food store, canals fd runtaye areal part ofa completely designed frvfonment. The beaver and {ts dam, which at first might seem to be destructive rather than constructive, have wide effects on the ecology fof the surounding countyside. The dam raises the water table and slows drainage at the base ofthe dam by maintaining a steady fw of wator In headsteams. The dam also prevents sol from ‘washing downstream. Ara the veh soll that bulls lap soon suppor a variety of pants that wil aliract other animals. Simla the systems of dams and boats reve food ana haba to other creatures, ‘nhc in Cum atrct predators andthe whole web fle is envched ‘The text has four paragraphs, A~D. Which paragraph contains the following i] Guesion 1-5: Matching intonation Another peo information? You may se any leer more than once is introduced 1 how the beaver copes with rising water heres mating 2 anallrnative megod of mound bulding a, 3 the benefits of the beaver dam to the environment ___ ras 4 thelocation ofthe feedingchamber Somatnesite | howlaover foods dapot a ‘TRUE aresimilar FALSE to araaraph NOT GIVEN hesaings There is often noun time, oi re ir Questions 6-10: Identifying information -True/False/Not Given Do the following statements agree with the information given inthe text? Write ‘ifthe statement agrees with the information ifthe statement contradiets the information ifthere is no information om this 6 The beaver builds only one type of mound. _ 7. The beaver uses different materials in the nud construction to keep out ‘9 Reavers can use different techniques to protect their homes from danger. 10 “Thedams take several wee to Bld [8 The beavir has the ability to remaln under water without breathing fora longQuestions 11-13: Shortanswer questions Answer the questions below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ORA [NUMBER from the txt foreach answer {LL What isthe maximum height that mounds ean reach? 12 Which structure made by the beaver brings benefits tothe local countryside? 18 What do ite dams and pools provide for other animals? Comparative and superlative adjectives Look atthe following examples of comparative and superlative adjectives from the reading passage. Which isa comparative adjective and which Is superlative? For further information, ooket the Grammar on page 151 1 The largeot recorded dams 2 . tocreatea thicker arc igher floor lve. 2 Put the adjective in italics into the correct comparative form. One sentence may have more than one answer, 1 The Sahara Deserts bigthan anyother desert on the planet. 2 theshartis “alfa ther ang tne UK. 3 Vising cess acing an singe cousryide or sone peo «Siete cay is lage than London 5 Die dip rr yn ad than in Boop eh Common in your cust? 4 fen tik hat tein coumadin 1 Uatngpube transport popatarin soy county than other place. 3 Correct the mistakes in these questions. 1 Why dopeaple ways want to buylatet etroni gues ke sana? 2 Isthe Nile the longer river inthe work? '3 What i the interestingest documentary about the planet you have ever seen? 4 Isthe Pars train system the better in the world? 5 Are family parties like weddings the diffiealt type of event to plan? 6 Are the Himalayas largest mountain range inthe world? 4 Workin pairs. Write three questions about your home town/country using these structures. Digger than more excing than batierthan the most © Work with a different partner, Swap questions and take tums to ask and answer {Your questions. Give reasons and examples in your answersCollocations: General nouns 1 Lookat the estracs belo from the reading passage on pages and 35, Which of thenouns in bold canbe replaced wth these worde? ‘way ahugelimpact measure method dhaieos solution play arolein ‘Another strategy iso attach tho stuctur to existing tees or age rocks and further ‘support these by heavy stones brought to the sito. When the surrounding water love iss, threatening ts home, beavers have several options. 2 Underline the correct meaning ofthe nouns 1-6, 1 strategy way/option’sotution 2 factor” —_fact/reason/efect 3 role way/part/eause 4 benefit ——_avaniage/draveback/option 5 link chain/effecveonnection 6 effect {impact ink/solation 3 Complete the phrases with nouns 1-6 from exerelse 2. Usea dictionary If necessary. 1 Dringenormous/economle to. 2 establish aclear/strong Between 3 develop an effective/alternative to 4 beamajor/key ‘that Goniributes to 5 haveabenefcil/major Ob 6 play amajor/key/erucial i 4 Work in pairs, Match the sentence beginnings 1-6 to the endings a-g. You may use ‘each item once only 0 Young people nowadays have ‘8 benefits to young people in the dlfferent job Jong term. 1 Many key linkbetween architecture and 2. Learning languages at school happiness. brings enormous «health strategy. 3 Improving peopl’ living ‘conditions in villages i an 4 factors inluence the development ‘of people lives. ctietive © Grumatic effect on young people's 4 Planning plays an important lives? 5 ‘There isaclear options to choose from compared 6 Does studying fora degree at totheir parents. university have a {6 rolein doing research into any subject.CI ETS wetting Tack aoe ‘Exam information r Se" ne imino eramyeu have 40 minute to wie a minimurn of 250 words Thar re diferent last rgdibe pes of essay quastons. Usually we side fx uation or problem se given fled ceyqition, __Byaninsucton sh x ica oth tess vows are gi your ow opinan What ae fee the advantages and disadvantages of this? Remombor to wit in paragraphs. ofthe essay ttt hop yu plan your owe 4) Workin pairs. Describe what is happening inthe pictures and say how they are related to learning and studying, A » 2 Lookat the essay question and complete the table below to help you plan your CGéren at secondary school are often taken on visits to museums, zoos and cancarts land sometimes evento other counties, What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of such visits are? {Give reasons for your answer and incuce any relevant examples from your own nawiedge or experience, 1 general opie Taking secondary schoo! children on vists 2 general noun to help you organize | advantages: Your essay (1) 3 general noun 1 help you organize “4 number of paragraph about 5 worda/deas for introduction trips to various places, 6 focus of ereay ‘mony and disadvantages 7 first sentence of second paragraph | Themainbeneftis. 8 first aontonce of third paragraph | Another ie that ‘9 fest enience of fourth paragraph | To some people euch vista have some "0 conclusion [As we have seen the advontages outweigh8 Choose the most sultable introduction forthe essay in exercise 2. Compare your answers with a partner. Explain your choice using the table in exeriae:2 1 tked going on visits ouside school because they were very enjoyable and | can't Se any disadvantages of such tips. | think they are Very wef for pope and also Sbroad ara becoming more common n secondary schools compared tote past, ‘hore are mary atvankages, but aso some disadvantages of such vst | 2 Trips o various places outside schools such as museums and even traveling J '3 There are many advantages and disadvantages to going on school vss at Secondary sthedl, for example, going o the 200 or vsng Museums or oven traveling Abroad to varus counties ka Franco, 4. Sort the ideas forthe essay in exercise 2 into advantages and disadvantages. Decide whether you agree with the Meas. Read the second paragraph of the essay below and decide which advantage(s rom exercise 4is (are) mentioned, Ignore te nurabers in the text. ‘The main benefit 4 for secondary school children is that they are educational, ‘because children learn 2 by seeing and doing even more than from books. For ‘example, ifcildren 3 are taken to a museum 4 they can see real objects and ‘watch films 8. AS a result, they are more likely to remember 6 knowledge 7. Casement ae eee 16 Write out the paragraph and at 1-7, ad these phrases to improve the text. ‘9 such asthe Natural History Maseum in London than f they had just read books factual @ inthe UK {© about animals’ lives, past history or geology about how the world works 16 ofsuch visits‘7 Work in pairs. Compare your paragraphs and decide how the exta information| improves the paragraph 1. Thmakes the paragraph more general 2 It makes the information in the paragraph more speci {8 Write your own a paragraph aboot another advantage or disadvantage. Check your ‘paragraph using the example in exercise 5. ‘Another advantages that visite can help students interact with he real wold Take for example cnr rom the UK who go abroad to vist France They. ERIE 17S Speaking Pare s Strategy “ty to begin your Samer Ths help you organiza wha you sro going oan. ‘Aso try to pick fut tne hoy words Ike adiacaves, 9, Iprtaneor nous, actors nthe ‘Bown men you synonym ofthese ‘Words athe than TPO Exam information ‘The thitd para the Speaking Module isa two-way discussion withthe examine abstract topics Tis means thet the content fs not about personel information This part ofthe speaking tost lasts about 4-8 minutes. 1) Here are some Speaking Part 3 questions. For each question 1-4, choose the most suitable way to Begin the answer to each question, a-d, 1 Doyou thinkit is important for students to like the subjects they study? Why/ Why not? ‘What are the main factors that influence young peoples choice of subjects at university? What are the advantages of studying at university? iow can education at secondary school be made interesting for pups? ‘There many strategies, but the best way io. Yes, think ts crucial, because There are many influences, but perhaps the most important one think the fist benefits 2 Decide which words the examiner will stress inthe questions in exercise 1, 8 QR Listen and check. 4 Work n pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions in exerelse 1, Develop the answers in your own way. oe