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Section 1, Questions 1-10 B B A Cathedral Markets Gardens Art Gallery climb the tower / soe the view Section 2, Questions 11-20 If you score 03) you are highly unlikely to get aan acceptable | examination conditions and we | condit recornmend that you spend a {ot of time improving your English before ound Score un jou take IELTS, | you ns but we recommend that you think about having more practice or lessons before ke IELTS, CORRECT SPELLING IS NEEDED IN ALL ‘Section 3, Questions 21-30 ing data | gathering data data 2 23 24 3,000-4,000 25826 IN EITHER ORDER B c 2 Mehta 28 Survey Research 29 London University 30 1988 addon University Press Section 4, Questions 31-40 uc academic cireles / ueademies / researchers specialist knowledge / specialised knowledge individual customers F individual consumers individuals 38 illegal profit i wa40 IN EITHER ORDER [24 n aceeptabl you are likely to get an amination | acceptable score und | examination conditions but | remember that different | institutions wit ind dit ceptableACADEMIC Each question correet ANSWERS, READING svered seores Pn Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13 jsolatio onomic pressures aral identity ditional sil B D c B No YES NOT GIVEN YES If you score 03 a2 you are highly unlikely to get ‘an acceptable score under score un sxamination condition: recommend that you spend a | th Jot of time improving your English before ake IELTS. ‘CORRECT SPELLING IS NEEDED IN ALL yes NOT GIVEN No YES motional \dache J Reading Passage 3, Questions 27-40 n 28 » » 31 ct an acceptable conditions but we recommen ‘you think more practic you take IELTS, it of lessons before INANY ORDER fo got an splable seore unde: you are like conditions bu ing | remember that different institutions will find different seores acceptableLISTENING Each question correctly answered scones 1 mark. 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Seetion 1, Questions 1-10 1 co 283 of lege Dining Room IN EITHER ORDER seal students 10th December coffee break / coffee break: tof dictionaries ditionar dictionary 8&9 INEITHER ORDER (some) mus pes ‘Photos! photograph 10 Spoceh Section 2, Questions 11-20 nop ma BOA oA BOB 16 180 17 nearest station 18 local history 19 6 20, walking club / local valking c If you score ‘examination conditions and lot of time improving your English before you take IELTS. esa good res [ mark, CORRECT SPELLING IS NEEDED IN ALL Section 3, Questions 21-30 20 balloons rock salt! silt 24 crystals ar 26 (on nH BOB » OF (ome 0 white) light Section 4, Questions 31-40 33 bed 34 sense of sme OA % A 7 OB 38 OB 3e40 B E you may get an aeveptable Score under examinatior onditions but we recommend that you think about having more practice or lessons you take IELTS, IV EITHER ORDER 2-40 acceptable score under | examination conditions but jemember that diferent institutions will ind differen acceptableACADEMIC READING Each question correctly answered scores f mark. CORRECT SPELLING IS NEEDED IN AL ANSWERS, Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13 1 TRUE 2 NOTGIVEN 3. FALSE 4 FALSE 5 NOTGI 6 TRUE power Reading Passage 2, Questions 14-27 yes NOT GIVEN No ‘YES NOT GIVEN No 2&2 IN EITHER ORDER you are highly unlikely to ast | you may fan acceptable score under examination conditions and we | con recommend that you spend a lot of time improving yous an acesptable Score under examination ns but we recommene! that you think about having ‘more practice or lessons before | institutions will find differen English before you take IELTS. | you take IELTS, 2&23 IN EITHER ORDER c D 24 oral histories 28&26 IN EITHER ORDER humanistic study historical discipline Reading Passage 3, Questions 28-40 28 2 0 a 3 M 38 % M 8 0 VEN 40 NOTGIVEN 29-40 acceptable score under amination conditions but remember that different scores acceptable,READING Eich question correctly answered se ANSWERS. Section 1, Questions 1-14 D B FE D A B D Section 2, Questions 15-27 5 TRUE 16 FALSE 17 NOTGIVEN 18 TRUE 19 NOTGIVEN 2 NOTGIVEN 2 F you are highly unlikely tog ‘an acceptable score unde examination conditions and we commend that ¥ lot of time impeo a spend ake IELTS English before you Section 3, Questions 2 28-30 a1 8 u % 7 38 9 ‘ond thai ions but we recommend cou think about or lesson you take IELTS. IN ANY ORDER r F IN EITHER ORDER, BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK rials slapstick) comedy he) avantt-}eued x c c A F D eptable fou are Hkely before | institutions wil find differenREADING Each question corre ANSWERS, Section 1, Questions 1-14 1 TRUE 2 FALSE 3. TRUE 4 TRUE 5 FALSE 6 FALSE 7 FALSE a) D K A Section 2, Questions 13-27 SB 1 OH mK wr ~ Db 2 1 If you seore 044 you are highly unlikely ‘an aeveptable score under examination conditions and we ‘ecommend that you spend a lot of time improving your English before you tal & CORRECT SPELLING IS NEEDED IN ALL E TRUE ALSE NOT GIVEN NOT.GIVEN ALSE FALSE Section 3, Questions 28-40 vi » Ww wx 31 vii 3 vi 3 My 35,364 37 round sickl 38 the feeding dish 39 the food (Source) 0 thesu IN ANY ORDER 15-30 40 you may get an acceptable you are likely to get an sder examination ceeptable score und sas but we recommend | examination conditions but remember that d institutions will fnd different scores accepta that you think about having erent more practice or lessons before take IELTS,Model and sample answers for Writing tasks TEST 1, WRITING TASK | MODEL ANSWER ‘This model has been prepared by in examiner as an example of a very good answer. However, please note that this i just one example cut of many possible approaches ‘The table gives a breakdown of the different types of family who were living in poverty in Australia in 1999. (On average, 11% of all households, comprising almost two milion people, were in this position. However, those consisting of only one parent or a single adult had almost double this proportion of poor people, with 21% and 19% respectively. Couples generally tended to be better off, with lower poverty levels for couples without children (7%) than those with children (12%). Itis noticeable that for both types of household with children, a higher than average proportion were living in poverty at this time, Older people were generally less likely to be poor, though once again the trend favoured elderly couples (only 4%) rather than single elderly people (6%). Overall the table suggests that households of single adults and those with children were more likely to be living in poverty than those consisting of couples.Model and sample answers for Writing tasks TEST 1, WRITING TASK 2 SAMPLE ANSWER This isan answer written by a eandidate who achieved a Band 4 score, Here isthe exami idvantages of books, TV and films unclear or not sufficiently developed, uestion about “witich medium is most effective” and al because it doesn't answer th recat under the minimum length (only 230 words). organise ideas and uses pa mes and the answer is incomplete, Some ideas are linked appropriate The writer uses a limited range of language quit examples of basie errors in However, these are often quite accurate, although there are man grammar and punctuation, s communicate information through he media, such as television, rodio, Film, These media hav 1A A Formeus chin hen WeModel and ansivers for Writing tasks TEST 2, WRITING TASK SAMPLE ANSWER This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 6 score. Here is the examiner This answer focuses too closely om the details in the ut fails to compare trends or general differences between figures for winter and summer. Some comparisons are made, but these are about details, and it is difficult to got a clear idea of the information from this deseripti Similarly, information in the pie chart i simply listed using the language from the chart and there is no attempt to relate this to information in the grap The description is not well organised, although a range of linkers are used, and the use of ‘There is. suitable range of vocabulary for this task, although some words ate misused and there re several spelling errors. The range and control of grammatical structures isthe strong point of the main part of this response, There are exami nplex structures that are used with‘and sample answers for Writing task TEST 2, WRITING TASK 2 MODEL ANSWER This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer, However, please note that this is just one example out of many possible approaches, Happiness is very difficult to define, because it means so many different things to different people. While some people link happiness to wealth and material success, others think it lies in emotions and loving personal relationships. Yet others think that spiritual paths, rather than either the material world or relationships with people, are the only way to true happiness. Because people interpret happiness for themselves in so many different ways, it is difficult to give any definition that is true for everyone. However, if there are different kinds of happiness for different individuals then the first step in achieving it would be to have a degree of self-knowledge. A person needs to know who he or she is before being able to know what itis that makes him or her happy. Of course, factors such as loving relationships, good health, the skills to earn a living and a peaceful environment all contribute to our happiness too. But this does not mean that people without these conditions cannot be happy. Overall, | think an ability to keep clear perspectives in life is a more essential factor in achieving happiness. By that | mean an ability to have a clear sense of what is important in our lives (the welfare of our families, the quality of our relationships, making other people happy, etc.) and what is not (a problem at work, getting annoyed about trivial things, etc). Like self-awareness, this is also very difficult to achieve, but | think these are the two factors that may be the most important for achieving happiness.Model and sample answers for Writ TEST 3, WRITING TASK | MODEL ANSWER has boon prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer. Howeve e that this is just one example out of many possible approaches, | The chart gives information about post-school qualifications in terms of the different | levels of further education reached by men and women in Australia in 1999, We can see immediately that there were substantial differences in the proportion of ‘men and women at different levels. The biggest gender difference is at the lowest post-school level, where 90% of those who held a skilled vocational diploma were men, compared with only 10% of women. By contrast, more women held undergraduate diplomas (70%) and marginally more womien reached degree level (65%). At the higher levels of education, men with postgraduate diplomas clearly outnumbered their female counterparts (70% and 30%, respectively), and also constituted 60% of Master's graduates. Thus we can see that more men than women hold qualifications at the lower and higher levels of education, while more women reach undergraduate diploma level than men, The gender difference is smallest at the level of Bachelor's degree, however.Model and sample answers for Writing tasks TEST 3, WRITING TASK 2 SAMPLE ANSWER This an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 7 score, Here is the examiner's comment; This answer considers the main issues raised by the question and presents a definite opinion about the statement. However, the response tends to over-generalise and sometimes the examples used to support ideas seem rather confusing. Ideas are generally clearly organised, and paragraphing is clear but the argument is difficult to Follow in places. A range of linking words and expressions is ed, but there are occasional mistakes. The candidate uses an ambitious range of vocabulary and sentence patterns, but has some problems with word ehoice and collocations. There are very few spelling errors and only minor grammar mistakes, but there are many examples of expressions used inappropriately. T Agree with the statement Ende Ehere shod be nd goverment CesECICLION On CreAtiVve APLISLS WhO Express thEmSELVES in the way they do And that they must bbe given Sreedom for the Same. Expression KAS GLWAYS BEEN thE KeynOKE in person's Life, Te is the PESULE OF were expression Of OUT thognes that we are. GbLE tO COMMIRICaLE RESENCLIONS On how we present Our EhoUGhES iS SenseLess Create artists pay & major POLE in Our Society, be it the government, Od FEOKE, the YOLEN OF EhE ChiLdrEN. THEIF WORKS EnLighten UF minds, NO mALEEC if is SA.ckUAL OF entertainment WOsed Te is diserving Hhat asker a days work WhEn We waint £0 LAKE Some time OF SOF OUESELVES, Wwe LOOK QUE SOF SOmE LEISUrE. FOr instance: either pLECSO.Ne MUSIC OF A SOmiLy MOVIE Which SOOKNES the mind. Entertainment. ge US an Overview OF new Side OF LKE Which every indvidva respects. There is ALmOst Everything gOdd in what is given EO US EhrDUgh the med. word which is made up Of artists On the COnerary Sometimes EhESE ALLIES Lend £0 be UnsCrUpULOUS THEY Convert cumOUrS inkd JOCES Gnd present them bEsOre US. This wight imeci€ the epUERLION OF Some ILLUSEMOUS FEDRLE in LOday'S SOCIety, On such Occasions, Cerkain restrictions are Underskandahie, NEVErEhELESS we ALL dO knOw What is Fight OF wrong. RULES And PEQULGLIONS MO GLUdyS Gre the SOLUEION EO how Artists present their Own ideo, Hence it iS dOLKISh ED be impebvOUS And the goverment ShOULd EnfOrLe BLEEMALINE Ways LO CONEDL thE wed, Respect fOr Ones ideas is NOE OnLy hypOENEtiCaL but must be practised Te is through respect that ach One Of US Can he recognised AS O Unique ~ersOn in the word This Can be GCHeVEd by LOdking At the bright Side OF What media ig, the Create Artists dispLay SOF UE NOE G dony Can gO hy when we dont LOOK OvE sor COLD dreams Gnd a beAVEiFUL Life Which WE CON find Either through MUSIC, gostery, ficms, pictures; everything that the creative artists Ofer USModel and sample answers for Writing tasks TEST 4, WRITING TASK I SAMPLE ANSWER This isan answer written by a candidate whe achieved a Band 5 score. Here is the examiner's The response is under-length (138 words). The candidate reports the key information in the first _graph ie, that visits to and from the UK increased and that the inerease in visits from the UK was marked than ists to the eountry. In the bar chart the information is also reported However, the references to &dollar are contus sting that the candidate has not ‘the information given, and there is litle attempt to relate the two diagrams or to across the information given, brief introduction to the topic, with an attempt to paraphrase the rubric; the overall structure of the writing is clear, with some use of basie discourse markers. There is very litte use of reference, however. resulting ina considerable amount of repetition of key vocabulary. here isa fairly narrow range of sentence types and errors occur in verb formation and in the use of tenses, The graphs reveal an information about overseas residents travel to UK and Ul residents travel to other countries, and where they visited more. Recording to the chart of visits to and from UK, UK residents had visited abroad more than overseas residents visited Ul. UK residents ‘traveling were increased slightly till 186, after that, there was a dramatic From $20 millions to $' ions till [799. In contrast, overseas residents were increased gradually in traveling to UK from &dollars|O million to &dellar;2% millions between 1174 and 1999. From the information shown, we can see that France was the most popular country visited by UK residents, accounting For &dollar| millions. And the others countries visited by UK residents were Turkey, Greece and USA, which were &dollar:3, dollars and &dollar:5 millions.Model and saw TEST 4, WRITING TASK 2 MODEL ANSWER This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer. However, pleas note that this is just one example out of many possible approaches, Poor student behaviour seems to be an increasingly widespread problem and | think that modern lifestyles are probably responsible for this. In many countries, the birth rate is decreasing so that families are smaller with fewer children. These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because working parents do not have the time for this, but in more material ways, They are allowed to have whatever they want, regardless of price, and to behave as they lease. This means that the children grow up without consideration for others and without any understanding of where their standard of living comes from. When they get to school age they have not learnt any self control or discipline, They have less respect for thelr teachers and refuse to obey schoo! rules in the way that their parents did. ‘Teachers continually complain about this problem and measures should be taken to ‘combat the situation. But | think the solution to the problem lies with the families, who ‘eed to be more aware of the future consequences of spoiling their children. If they could raise them to be considerate of others and to be social, responsible individuals, the whole community would benefit Perhaps parenting classes are needed to help them to do this, and high quality Aursery schools could be established that would support families more in terms of raising the next generation. The government should fund this kind of parental support, because this is no longer a problem for individual families, but for society as a whole.Model und sample answers for Writing tasks TEST A, WRITING TASK | (GENERAL TRAININ SAMPLE ANSWER ‘This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 7 score. Here is the examiner's his is a welldeveloped response to the task prompt. The letter hus a clear purpose. itis an appropriate style and it gives all the information required by the bullet points, The si described in a relevant way and the letter communicates effectively and fluent The information in the letter is organised, but there are no paragraphs so the reader has to work harder to follow the changes from one topic to the next and in some cases the links sentences could be improved. A pood range of vocabulary is used accurately, including idiomatic expressions. But some words are not well chosen so there are also awkward expressions that do not sound natural, and there are -everal examples of thes TThe writing includes a good range of grammatieal structures which are usually used accurately “There are a few errors in grammar, and the first sentence lacks capital letters, whichis a rather basic ristake Dear Sir or Madam, my name 1S Liam 7254, im the Student that got hurt in She aceident in front oF your row OF bean-tiRS in your supermarket. Led me qive you some details about the accident First. T was {ust aping around the corner from the vegetables 40 S When nh woman crashed into me with her Shopping @ aS impossible 4o see each other before the accident because this Special corner is yery dark and the lights didn’t even work, probably because the eight bulbs Were A and didn's serve anymore. Anyway, the floor was Very Slippery and wel because the rain was dripping (hrouah the non-waterproof eeilina, So 1 Slipped) Fell and krocked myself aut on the bean-tins. T lost eonseiausness. Your insurance payed for the accident bul let me suSt aive you Some adviee to prevent further lenis in your Supermarked: make sure your ceiling IS Fixed and the floor iS dry. You could also arrange your Fows in a way Anat makes it possible for your ~ ous take care of eaah other. Always ae4 the Vighis checked at leas once a week, and change Admaged lightbulbs immediately. ThiS would help making, our sUpermarkes > Sincerely yours,Model and sample answers for Writing task TEST A, WRITING TASK 2 (GENERAL TRAINING) SAMPLE ANSWER This is an answer written by a eandidate who achieved a Band 6 score. Here is the examiner's The writing focuses on the first question but does not address the second one directly. Th candidate loses marks for this, However, the writer’s point of view is clear and there are some relevant ideas that are ommunicated effectively, Ideas are generally supported, and the argument is organised with some clear linking, although paragraphing is not always used appropriately A fairly wide range of language is attempted with mixed success, There are some good idiomatic expressions and some aecurate complex sentences, but the writer misuses quite basie words ‘grammatical structures as well, The errors are quite frequent, but the writer's message can sti followed throughout the responseModel and sample answers for Writing ta TEST B, WRITING TASK | (GENERAL TRAINING) MODEL ANSWER This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of u very good answer. However, please note that this is just one example out of many possible approaches. Bearven 4 | As you know, welll be moving to a new house soon and there are a few things that | Won't be able to take with me. The new house is a bit smaller so | have to sell some furniture and | was wondering if you might be interested? In particular | want to sell my big dining table. Do you remember it - the one in the living room? It has wooden legs and a grey glass top and its big enough for six people. There are six matching chairs to go with it 1 know you've always liked this furniture s0 I could let you have it at a good price." | rather sell itto you than to a stranger! Why don't you come around and take another look at them on Saturday? We'll be here all day, so maybe we could have some lunch together? Give me a ring and let me know, Love, Shanda.and sample answers for Writing tasks TEST B, WRITING TASK 2 (GENERAL TRAINING) MODEL ANSWER ard by an examiner as an example just one example out of many possible approuc In many places today, children start primary school at around the age of six or seven However, because it is more likely now that both parents work, there is litle ‘opportunity for children to stay in their own home up to that age. Instead, they will probably go to a nursery school when they are much younger. While some people think this may be damaging to a child's development, or to a child's relationship with his or her parents, in fact there are many advantages to having school experience at a young age. Firstly, a child will learn to interact with a lot of different people and some children learn to communicate very early because of this. They are generally more confident and independent than children who stay at home with their parents and who are not used to strangers or new situations. Such children find their fist day at school at the age of six vety frightening and this may have a negative effect on how they learn. Another advantage of going to school at an early age is that children develop faster socially. They make friends and learn how to get on with other children of a similar age. This is often not possible at home because they are the only child, or because their brothers or sisters are older or younger. So overall | believe that, attending school from a young age is good for most children, They still spend plenty of time at home with their parents, so they can benefit from both environments.Sample answer sheets @@ BRITISH ELTS (BS one AMBRIDGE. TH] SUCLES 2005 ETAT