Foundation IELTS Masterclass: Unit 9 Audioscript
conservationists are constantly trying to limit
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In Speaking Part 2, you may be asked to describe
a series of events or, in other words, to ‘narrate’.
For example, you may be asked to describe
something that happened to you or something
that you saw. This provides a good opportunity
to use a range of regular and irregular past
tenses. A good way to give background to your
narrative is by using the past continuous tense,
as in I was walking down the street near my home
when … . You can then continue with the past
simple tense to describe what happened.
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discovered, reported, crashed, arrived, screamed,
visited, attacked, survived, worked, rescued,
posted, photographed
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1 The main square’s got a lovely fountain.
2 Does the gallery open at nine?
3 Let’s look around that new mall.
4 You can take a photo of the harbour.
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In the Listening test, you often have to write
down individual words that you hear. This is
difficult because, in natural spoken English, the
words in a sentence often seem ‘connected’
together. You can’t easily hear where one word
ends and another begins! Also, the sound
of the individual words sometimes changes
when they’re spoken with others. This means
you might not recognize them. With practice,
however, you can improve your ability to
recognize individual words and work out which
are important.
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1 It’s a really great town.
2 You’ll soon see history’s everywhere.
3 Is that the war monument?
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Hi, I’m Aimee and this is my audio diary. I’m in
Mexico City now. From where I’m standing, I
can see the grand Monument to the Revolution,
in Plaza de la Republica. Anyway, I think it’s
really worth coming here. I just love the life in
the streets – everyone’s so busy. There are lots
of street vendors, families and young people
walking around. I adore the many bright colours
of the buildings, as well – they’re pretty. The
churches are beautiful, too, and have some really
nice statues inside. There are some interesting
things I’ve learnt about the city. One of the most
fascinating facts is that it’s sinking! If you look
up at the skyline, you’ll see the many towers
are not completely straight. It looks really
strange but apparently it’s because Mexico City
was constructed on a salt lake. Builders and
Foundation IELTS Masterclass: Unit 9 Audioscript
in the public gardens and enjoy the view of the
the effects. Anyway, there are many good ways beautiful old harbour. Later in the evening, if you
to get around the city. Today, I’m travelling on like to party, there’s a popular club on the beach
a tour bus. I really recommend it and it stops where you can dance until the early hours of
at all the best tourist sights. And when you’re the morning …
tired of the city, which won’t be soon, there are
many options for further travel. Tomorrow, I’m
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going on a two-hour flight to Cancún. I’m really
looking forward to dancing in the great clubs and In a conclusion, you should include a summary
spending time on the fantastic golden beaches! of your main points and a sentence that directly
answers the question – even if you’ve already
stated this in the thesis statement. You may
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also wish to include a personal comment that’s
Thank you for downloading this audio guide. We not connected to the essay question but which
hope you’ll enjoy your visit to Dubrovnik. First of is relevant to the essay topic. This could be a
all, if you’re travelling by plane, don’t miss out on prediction about the future – in an essay about
the wonderful views as you fly past Dubrovnik energy use, for example, you could predict how
to land. Try to book a seat on the left-hand side people’s lives might change.
of the plane because then you’ll get the best
views of Dubrovnik itself as you head along the
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coast towards the airport. You will also get great
views of all the islands along the coast. When Yes / No / Not Given questions are different to
you arrive at the airport a bus should be waiting True / False / Not Given questions. Yes / No /
to take you to the city. You can enjoy a coffee in Not Given questions test your ability to identify
the airport café while you’re waiting. When you opinions rather than facts. You can often find
reach Dubrovnik, get off the bus at the stone the author’s main opinion in the final paragraph.
pillar gate, a big archway at the western end of Understanding this can help you to predict or
the city walls. Once through that, you’ll be in guess whether they agree with the statements in
the old city. Now, we’ll walk along the plaza, a Yes / No / Not Given questions.
walkway that takes you through the old town,
which is lined on each side with two-storey
mansions with Venetian-style shutters. You’ll see
the 16th-century church of St Saviour on the
left and then you’ll soon come to the ancient
Onofrio’s fountain where they say you can drink
the clean water. At the end of the street you will
find Luza Square. If you need accommodation,
there are plenty of private apartments in this
area. As you’ll see, there are no cars at all along
the streets, and it’s worth spending an hour or
two enjoying the chatter of voices, the live jazz,
and the noise of the swallows as they sing and fly
between the old buildings. The place has quite
a sleepy feel to it and, in fact, there aren’t many
lively cafés but, later, the place does come to life
a little bit …
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In this section of the guide, we’ll suggest some
places to visit. First, we recommend going to a
lovely little gallery called War Photo Limited. This
small gallery is ranked the third most popular
tourist attraction in Dubrovnik. Go inside and
you’ll see a small exhibition that tells you much
about the city’s recent history. Opposite the
gallery, there’s a coffee bar that remained open
during the war at the end of the twentieth
century and also shows interesting photos of the
period. After that, we recommend going to the
old city walls. Climb the steps and you can enjoy
the view out across to the green islands and the
sailing boats. The walk along the walls is about
2 kilometres. One of the first things you’ll see
standing tall over the city is the beautiful clock
tower. Next, for a little trip, why not go to the
harbour and enjoy a 10-minute ferry boat ride
to the quiet island of Lokrum? There, you can sit
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