Unit 4: Environments Reading skills for IELTS: multiple choice (multiple answers) » Introduction and practice of reading multiple choice questions ‘with multiple answers, » Development of students ability to identify incorrect information. » Development of students’ es * Discuss the meaning of the word ecology with students. Explain that the prefix‘eco'ls often used with other words, such as ecosystem. * Ask students to discuss what they think the following words mean: ecotourism, eco-friendly, eco-labelling, eco-terorst, ‘eco-werrior. Check dictionaries if necessary. GET ©) smin * Discuss the meaning of the quote with students, focusing on the ability humans have to alter the environment. ' Ask students to describe the area they liven, and how it and its ecosystem have been affected by human activity andor pollution OO ann + Ask students to look at the picture and discuss what they think it is, Discuss the meaning of eco-towns. + Explain that students need to match the main idea in each paragraph with an idea from the list. * Ask students to skim the text quickly and match each paragraph with an idea, leading and yy to use synonyms. Answers A2 B4 cI D3 IELTS Skill Spot (©) soni. * Explain that some multiple choice questions require students to select more than one item froma lst. he questions may require students to find ideas that are mentioned, that are not mentioned, or that are true or false, * Explain that there are three main possibilities for each idea. It ‘may be expressed in the text using different words and phrases, itmay contradict the text and be incorrect or it may not be mentioned at all, * Discuss what students should do to answer these questions ‘They should read each idea and then scan the text to find where orifitis mentioned, * Students should pay careful attention to modifying words, such as more all and totally as these can affect whether an idea is correct or incorrect. environments 1-43 @Q© Osan. * Explain that these ideas are all mentioned in the text. Ask students to scam the paragraphs to locate the ideas, and write the paragraph letter in the space. * Encourage students to sean for ideas, and not particular words, as the ideas will be expressed using different words and phrases. Answers ‘1 Brecycled materials 2Bwaste disposal 3A guidelines have been drawn up 4Bloweneray §€20,000 residents 6 C provide housing to key workers/irst-time buyers. 7D speed limitirestricted 8 C teachers, nurses and, civil servants Ener Different countries may use miles or kilometres (per hour) as their standard measurement of distance and speed, One mile is equal to 1.61 kilometres. @ Oenin * Explain that only three ofthe following ideas are mentioned in the text. Ask students to read each idea and thinkeabout which paragraphit might be located in. + Ask students to read the paragraphs carefully to determine ‘whether the idea is mentioned, and tik the three ideas that are Answers 3 ¥ Paragraph C mentions 30-40% affordable housing, 4.7 Paragraph B mentions environmentally friendly waste disposal. 5 ¥ Paragraph D mentions spaces willbe as car free as possible, © Osmn * Explain that some (3) ofthe following ideas do NOT match the information in the text. These ideas are FALSE according to thetext * Ask students to read each idea and think about which paragraph Itmight be located in. * Ask students to read the paragraphs and scan for words and phrases that contradict the ideas. Answers 11 Paragraph C mentions the largest eco-town will provide housing for 20,000 residents. ‘4 Paragraph 8 mentions that buildings Gin general) will be constructed from recycled materials. '5 Paragraph C mentions that 30-40% of the housing will be affordable, thus the remaining will be more expensive, QP 1-49 ew vonsenrs OO anin * Ask students to read the instructions and explain that they need to identify which three of the statements are true. ‘+ Ask students to read each statement and then sean to find the Idea in the text + Remind students that they should read the section of the paragraph carefully to determine ifthe idea is mentioned, not ‘mentioned oris incorrect, * Students should write the letter of the ideas that are true in the answer spaces. Answers B Paragraph B mentions that towns should aspire to be low-energy and carbon-neutral developments. F Paragraph C mentions that the largest eco-town will provide housing for 20,000 residents. c Paragraph C mentions that 30-40% of the housing will be affordable, thus a portion of the remaining will be ‘more expensive, ‘not true, as although town planners need to adhere to {guidelines dravin up, itis not mentioned whether there will be different guidelines; Cs not true, as fines are not mentioned; Disnot tre, as where the recycled materials come from isnot ‘mentioned; is not true, as this assumption is not mentioned; His not true, as although speed limits will eventually be restricted to 15 mph, drivers wil stil be able to go fast) V4 Wordbank: Text vocabulary RQ} ‘Explain that the following phrases are taken from the text. Ask students to cover the text, and try to complete the phrases from memory. * Point out that many ideas are expressed using two or more: ‘words in English, and students should record them as phrases in their notebooks rather than as individual words. Answers friendly energy 3 neutral Ghousing 7transport 8 limit Ormm Amaterials $ disposalListening skills for IELTS: notes/table completion + Introduction and practice of listening notes/table completion questions. (Section 4) + Development of students’ ability to predict information. Fea seren * Elicit from students the names of the S oceans and 7 traditional continents around the world: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern oceans; and Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North ‘America, South America and Antarctica, OO 200. ** Explain that students need to think about what kind of information could be used to complete the following notes, ‘+ Demonstrate the example, explain kr ‘Ask students to read the notes and decide whether they need a ‘number ora place, Answers 2place 3place 4 number O Darn + Explain that students will isten toa short speech given by someone about an academic topic (similar to tasks found in section 4), * Highlight the word limit for this exercise + Explain that students need to listen and complete the notes in Exercise A Answers 11 nine/9 milion/9000000/9,000,000 2 Antarctica 3United States 4 2.5 million/2 % million/2500000/2,500,000 OO ann * Explain that students will hear the next part of the tak * Ask students to listen carefully and choose the information that they hear to complete the notes. Answers 1180 2vegetation highlands 4 desert ‘The woman says Sahara is actualy the Arabic word for desert. (People often guess it means sand or heat) IELTS Skill Spot (©) 3 min. ‘+ Explain that students should read each question carefully and predict what kind of information they need to listen for. + Highlight that when listening for numbers, students should decide whether they need to include the unit of measurement. + Students should write what they hear as their answer. They do not need to change the information to make it fi. 0 O sain ‘Ask students to read the table to understand the content and ‘organisation. They should focus on the headings in the top row {and left column to understand how the information is organised inthe table, ‘+ Ask students to think about what information they could use to ‘complete each gap in the table. Explain that some answers have ‘more than one answer. Answers Students'own answers Cine The last ice age, which began about 110,000 years ago, saw an ‘expansion of the polar ice sheets over North America, Europe and Asia. There have been atleast four major ice ages in the past. 0 Onn * Explain that students will hear the final part of the talk. Highlight the word limit for this exercise. * Explain that the information students hear willbe said in the same order as the questions, Students can use this to predict, ‘whether they should read across or down the table to answer the ‘questions. (In this case across) * Ask students to listen and write their answers in the gaps. Answers Tdry ice sheets 3bigger 4.wetter ~The woman says that after the ice age ended, the Sahara was wetter than its these days. '5 3400/3,400ac ~The woman says that in 3400%c, desertification began. {6 2/two em/centimetres ~The woman says the driest parts recelve less than 2 cm a yeat. 7 10/ten em/centimetres ~ The woman says that in the wettest regions this increases to about 10 cm each year. 8 S0/fifty km/kilometres ~The woman says the desert is ‘expanding south by as much as 50 km every year. RED © sin, ‘+ Explain that words in taics are taken from the listening extracts, bbut are written in the wrong sentences, + Ask students to read, then write the correct word on the line. Answers inhospitable 2lush 3apt 4massive 5 continental ‘6 monsoon >>> Refer students to the Bandscore Booster, Exercises A-E pp. ewnonments 1-50 @®Speaking skills for IELTS: expressing a preference » Practice of Part speaking questions. » Development of students! language and ability to express preferences, » Development of students’ ability to use countable and. uncountable nouns and articles. Lj Ded ead and uncountable nouns / articles K@@ Ea >» Refer stulents to the Grammar rence, p. 102. ‘Ask students to read the sentences and choose the correct word, Answers Ja 2athe 3getsthe 4much Safew >> Refer students to the Bandscore Booster, Exercises A-D, pp. 36-37, CED Preference pairs ‘= Write the following pairs of words on the board: cat/dog, tea/ coffee, pen/pencil (Use further ideas as appropriate.) ‘+ Ask students to discuss which of the two they prefer and why. ‘Some students may not prefer either, but should stil give reasons why not. OO arin ‘ Explain that students will hear six candidates giving thelr answers to Part 1 questions. ‘Ask students to listen and decide if each statement is TRUE or FALSE. + Point out that the candidates use the words prefer and rather to ‘express their preferences. Answers TFALSE 2FALSE 3FALSE @TRUE 5 >FALSE ¥%q Wordbank: Speaking R@Q eas + Ask students to read the sentences and write prefer or rather to ‘complete the sentences. Answers prefer 2rather 3 preferirather 4 prefer > Refer students to the Speaking Reference, pp. 109-110. S. 7-51 ENVIRONMENTS. IELTS Skill spot ©) 5 min. + Explain that prefer and rather are commonly used to express preferences, but their usage differs, + Explain that to give general preferences, students should use / prefer. hey should not use rather. + Explain that when expressing specific preferences relating to particular situation or choice, students should use / would, {shortened to ad) + Students should also use le preferrather when talking about situations that will not necessarily become real or tru. OO sm ‘+ Ask students to read the questions and discuss any questions they are not sure about. + Ask students to write key words and phrases to help them answer the questions, + Encourage them to note down whether they will use prefer or ‘rather, and reasons to support their opinions. Answers Students‘ own notes @Ovnn ‘= Remind students what they need to do to give a successful answer to Part 1 questions (Unit 1). * Ask students to answer their questions with a partner, Remind them that their responses should be approximately 20 seconds, * Encourage the student asking questions to pay attention to the other student’s use of countable/uncountable nouns and articles. Ifnecessary the students can discuss any problems at the end of the task Answers Students! own responses eee 2) 2min. * Explain that many words in English include silent letters which {are not pronounced. * Ask students to read the sentences out loud, paying attention to the pronunciation of the underlined parts. * Ask students to listen and check their pronunciation of the. words and sentences, >> Refer students to the Pronunciation fle on the CD-ROM. Answers Pronunciation as on CD