Lessons for IELTS listening student book

Sách Lessons for IELTS Listening đem lại cho bạn: ➤ Tips và bài luyện tập theo từng dạng bài Listening thường gặp: ➤ Hướng dẫn cách phân tích thông tin câu hỏi mà bài thi đưa ra ➤ Cung cấp các mẹo nghe những bài đơn giản như thời gian, ngày tháng, địa điểm, name…đến những bài nghe khó hơn cụ thể theo từng topic. ➤ Cung cấp tips và giúp bạn luyện nghe theo ý chính, nghe lựa chọn …được tốt hơn. ➤ Phân chia các bài học theo từng sections, với chiến lược để làm từng bài nghe. ➤ Cung cấp bài luyện tập đi kèm giúp các bạn tự luyện tập mỗi sections, áp dụng chiến lược làm bài hiệu quả hơn. ➤ Sách được chia thành 20 bài học phân theo các chủ đề quen thuộc như Music, Eating Healthly, Sport,Media… ➤ Trong mỗi bài học, các bạn được hướng dẫn giới thiệu về chủ đề, cung cấp bài học nghe và viết đơn giản để làm quen với chủ đề. ➤ Bên cạnh đó, những bài nghe nhỏ được cung cấp nâng dần lên bài nghe khó, giúp bạn luyện tai. ➤ Các từ vựng được cung cấp đi kèm giúp bạn tăng thêm vốn từ. ➤ Cuối sách có phần keys để bạn check bài tập xem kết quả mình làm được bao nhiêu. Sách có Audio kèm theo, rất tiện lợi luyện nghe và tự thu âm, phát âm lại kiểm tra xem mình có đọc đúng không.

for IELTS

LISTENING New Oriental Education & Technology Group IELTS Research Institute

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Lessons for IELTS Listening

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Dear Student,

Welcome to this New Oriental IELTS preparation course and the Listening Book in

particular

IELTS, the International English Language TestingSystem, is one of the world’s most

popular Englishlanguagetestsforentryinto university or higher education where English isthe languageof communication.Inother words, it is your academic passport!

You may find thatlisteningis oneof the moredifficult modules inIELTS because you have

tolisten,process thelanguage,read thequestions,and write theanswersall atthe same time

You will practise a lotof these in this book

This book is designedtohelp you to preparefor the test in a systematic way You will learn

alot of useful vocabulary, and youwilllearn howtopredict and listenfordifferent kindsofinformation

The exercises have been worked out for your extensive practice, and useful tips have been

providedin the hope that you will be abletoanswerdifferent kindsof questionsin the

Dear Reader,

Thank youfor choosingtostudy for the IELTS withNewOriental

This book is thelong anticipated result of a close cooperation between

NewOriental and international IELTSexperts todevelopour own IELTS

training materials We believe it offers a different approach with the

followingfeatures:

First of all, the language used is likely what you will encounter in a real

classroom orwork setting whilelivingabroad The settingof each unit is

also consistent with how you might encounter English as used by native

speakersintheirown country

Also, under the guidance of renowned professor Rod Ellis, our partner

international researchteamhas delivered aproven methodologyforensuring

the intendedacquisition of needed skills for IELTS test takers in speaking,

listening, reading, andwriting

And most importantly, this book incorporates ten years of IELTS training

experienceby the very best teachersatNew Oriental,andtherefore,has been

customisedtosuit the needs of Asian students

We sincerely hope that together with these materials, teacherscan make

theirIELTS classrooms fruitful andrewarding

Enjoyyour time withNewOriental

XianJiaotong UniversityPress

This bookcovers thefollowing points:

Tipsfor andPractice in AnsweringtheIELTS Listening QuestionTypes

• previewingquestionstopredictkindsof information youwillneedtolistenfor

• listeningfor factual information,includingtime,dates,places, and names

• listening for detail /description

• listening formain ideas

• listeningfor opinions

Four Sectionsof theIELTSListeningTest

Each sectionof theIELTSListeningtesthas adifferentlandof listening

Youwill practise listeningto:

• dialogues between twopeople-Section1

• monologues(where onepersonis speaking by himself/herself)-Section 2

• conversationsbetween threeor morepeople-Section 3

• lecturesfromacourse of study-Section 4

CommonListening Topics

Youwill hear topics whichareoften used in the IELTS Listeningtest.Forexample:

• social needssuchasasking for directions,prices,or information (Sections1and2)

• education topicssuchascourses of studyorcommon academictopics(Sections3 and4)

Vocabulary

Each unit contains exercisestohelp youtorecognise and learn useful vocabulary for the listeningtexts.

Therearelists of useful phrases whicharecommon intheIELTS Listeningtest

Youwillpractise:

recognisingsounds

recognising words

identifyinghomonyms-e.g.their and there

usingsynonyms-e.g clever, smart, intelligent,bright

paraphrasing-usingphrasesorsentenceswith thesameorsimilar meanings

Allthefoursections of the IELTS Listeningtest arecovered andpractised inthis book

We hopeyouwillenjoy usingthis book,and thatyouwill learn usefullanguageand skillstohelpyou

topass theIELTSListeningtest.

Work hard,takeeven,-opportunitytopractise, enjoyyourstudy, andsucceedin theIELTSListeningtest

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Music Eating Healthily

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Giving Directions Advertising Education Recycling Food Technology

4!i||| Censorship

flSQQI Leisure Activities

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Money Youth Issues

Commodities Dieting

MiflEHl International Events

Online Safety Environment

Answer Key

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factual information and then complete

a form, table, flowchart,summary, or

notes.There is no chance to listen asecond time Inthisunit, you will listen for

information about music exams and

complete forms

This Unit and IELTS

Section 1of the IELTS Listening

test,you will listentoa conversa¬

tion.In You areoften requiredtolistenfor

I

Introducing the topic

Many students take exams

for different subjects Many

exams are national or local,

hut there are also important

international exams for some

subjects, including music and

1 Discussthesequestions withapartner

a Whatwasthe last exam you took?

b Whatwasit for?

c Where did you take it?

d Haveyou eversataninternational exam?

e. Have youever sata languageor music exam?

( 2 Payattentiontohow these words sound.

Lilfil I

T practical exam sit an exam surname

preferpractice

reception fee

primary school

examiner mistake

assume

Check themeaningsofthewordsabove inyourdictionary. UseanEnglish-English dictionaryifpossible

and note whetha the dictionaryprovidesafnonuncialionguide

Music-related vocabulary

violaviolin

J

O 3 Write the word or wordstocomplete eachsentence

TIP

nwderstawdlwg wu.w.bers is very

liwportawt in leurs listewlwg

you weed to-practise llstewlwg to wu.wibers awd Idewtlfylwg them*.,

thew writing tlnew, accurately

Also, rei'nem.berto write wK.inn.bers

very clearly;Iftine nn-arteercawwot

decide, for example, wlnetlner you.

havewritteni or you.willwot get

a marie.

at the

In most countries, children goto

age of fiveorsix

Idon’t likecoffee very much I

When you enrolat a language school, you may haveto

The doublebassand celloarestringed

My givennameisIrene.My

Task type: Form/ Note/Table/ Flow-chart/Summary completion

TIP

For swmiwary completiowiw the I6L.TS Listewiwg test , its w.ally wore words thaw required oregivewiwa box For tablecowpletiow,youarewotusuallygivewthe words iwwritiwg.you waysee

the Iwstmctlow 'writeNO MORE THAN THre.ee WORDS AND/ORA NUMBER.' Thewwwber

ofwordsway vary from.ONeto THR.ee, so cheetecarefully

Predicting the type of answer

Lookcarefullyatthequestion sheet Youcanoftenpredictwhat

type of answeris required

5 Predict thetypeofanswerrequired.Circle thetypeofanswer

number / word /2+words

number / word /2+wordsnumber / word / 2+words

number /word / 2+words

kg

c.

e. Specific learning goals:

Practising writingnumbers, propernames, time,and dates

• |t 6 Write the names, numbers, and dates that you hear

WriteNO MORE THAN THREE WORDSAND/OR A

NUMBER.

TIP

iwthe I6L.TSListewiwgtest, u.wits

of measitre mewt awd amou.wts

are itsitally writtewfor you., awd

youare worwally requiredtowrite

a witmber or words, rather thaw

symbols For example, yoit maysee $

wantesareitsitallyspelledoitt For

example, you may hear 'I live iw

seddowst That's S-E-D-D-O-N '.

a Grade

c July

leg Proper or

e. Meetingtobeheld:

Language focus - Homonyms (words that sound the same)

TIP

Thereare manywordsIn engllshthat haveexactlythesamesonnd bnteÿnltedifferentmeanings

For example, 'there' and'their'arepronounced Identically.These wordsare easierto understandIf yonhear themIn aparticularcontext

7 Match the words in the boxtothe homonyms below Saying the words will helpyou

greyed read pear symbol

Getting ready to listen - Prediction

8 You will hear the introduction to Listening1.First, try toanswer thefollowingquestions WriteONE WORD or A NUMBER in the gap

people

a. The audio will beaconversationbetween

b Theconversationis about a Grade7viola

c Thepeoplearespeakingon the

I f 9 Check your answers.

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O GradeGradeexamthis weekend

@ Grade

Gradeattained in 2007

0

Instrument

Q Date:Saturday, July

Dateand timeof examination

@ Time:

CD $Examinationfee

John Kepler’s Memo

12 Arrive at the school by

13 Tuning:fourstrings C, G,

14 Take:asparebow/ a cleaningcloth/ a

, A

15 Also,takeown music

16 Orderof three-partexam

First part:sight-reading

Secondpart:

Third part:

17 Markingof first and third parts is out of

18 Examiner looking for

19 Results made availableontheWoodlands

prepared pieces of music

%

andfluency

and throughthemail

20 Aimfor2009:Grade

\ Doa surveyofyourfriendsorfamily

a Findoutif anyonehassatamusicexam

b Findoutif anyonehassat alanguageexam

c If so, ask them aboutit

d If not,ask them about the last testor examtheysat atworkor atschool

e. Askthem: ‘What do you needtodotobe successful inanyexam?’

f Do they have anytipsor advice forexamcandidates for thedayof their exam?

B With apartner,discuss how you go aboutsittingan IELTS examinyour area

a. Can yousit an IELTSexam inyourcity?

b Do youhavetotraveltoanothercity?

c Who doyouhavetophoneor talk toinitiallytobook aplacetosit theexam?

C Share theinformationwithyour classmatesinyournextEnglish class

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\J\ Eating Healthily

You will often hear factual information

and need to answer multiple-choicequestions.There is no chance to listen

a second time In this unit,you will listenforinformationabout eating healthily and

answermultiple-choice questions

This Unit and IELTS

Section 2 of the IELTS Listening

test,youwill listen toa monologue

whichIn consists of one person speaking

Introducing the topic

1 Discuss thesequestionswithapartner

a. Which of thepictures showsadoughnut,a filled roll, asausageroll?

b Would youeatthese foodsforlunch?

c Doyouthink theyarehealthyorunhealthy?

d Whatwould you preferto eatforlunch?

TIP

A u.sefu.1method forl earulÿg the

meanii/v-gsof >KWVocabulary items

istowrite asewtewceforeach word.Thisway, youcauremember howtousethe wordLucontext.

Eli

{ 2 Writethe word or wordstocompleteeachsentence.

a. In ordertostayhealthy,weshouldeat

foods, suchasfruit, vegetables,andwholegrains

UNIT 2: eating Healthily

is extremely overweightand in dangerof becomingill

b A person who is

becauseof it

c Schoolsare teaching pupils subjectssuchasmaths,science, andgeography

d We gotoschool anduniversityinordertogainagood

e Peoplewho havean unhealthy

f At school,we have

kindsof sports

aregenerally unfit andgetsickmoreoften

classes outside, wherewe runand learn toplay different

issomeone whospecialises intheareasof food anddiet

spendalot moretime movingaroundand doing things than

g A

h People whoare

peoplewho arenot.

i Doing something in meansnotdoingittoomuch

methodsare methods that have beenusedfor alongtimeand passed fromone

is theplacewhere youcangotobuysnacks andlightmeals

issomeonewho knows a lot about aparticular subjectarea

’referstoyoungpeople-usuallychildren andteenagers.

If you are unsureofthe meaningofanyofthewordsyou wroteabove,checkyourdictionary Ifpossible,

check theminanEnglish-English dictionaiyaswellasatranslation dictionary

''i 3 Payattention tohowthese wordssound

Food-related vocabulary

wholegrain celeryhigh-fat serving

ricebread portion

high-sugarlow-fat junkfood banana to steam

toboilchips cereal

filled roll

oilfruit yoghurt pear

kiwifruitvegetables

grain

dressingsandwich carrot

Checkthemeaningsofthewordsaboveinyourdictionary Ifpossible,check them in apicture dictionaryas

well asatranslation dictionary

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Anotherusefulmethod-forlearningnew vocabulary Itemsis togroup

themaccordingtocategories

i 4 Classify the words you hear.Writetheminthe order

that you hear them

Typesof fruit

Types ofvegetables

Grains

Prepared food [healthy)

Prepared food(unhealthy)

Food preparation (verbs)

Adjectivesto describe food

TIP

i n the ieurs Listening test,you

willusually have to answtr choice questions.A multiple-choice

multiple-question Is aquestion with three ormorepossible answers.you need tolistento the audio and decidethe

correct answer,you.need to choose the

letterofthe correctansweron your

question sheet.

Task type: Multiple-choice questions

Herearethe firsttwomultiple-choice questionsforListening1

5 Inpairs,quickly discuss thefollowingquestions

a. Howmanypossibleanswersaregivenfor eachquestion?

b Which letters are written beside theansweroptions?

1.Whatare they doing inschool tuckshops?

A.sellingmorehealthyfood

B sellingmorejunkfood

C offeringmoremeatpiesandsausagerolls

TIP

"Beforethe audioisplayed,youwill

havesome time toread thequestions

andpossibleanswers,saythe teey

words in thequestionsand answer

optionssilently to yourself This

way, you will 'fix'then*. in your

head and better be able torecognise

them whenyouhear then*

2 What domostadults think about this?

A It’s a bad idea

B It’s agoodidea

C.Tuckshops shouldsell more creamdoughnuts

O 6 Canyou hear the answertoQuestion I?

Lilfll T

TIPoften,in the I6L.TS Listeningtest,

theansweropticusforthe

choice questions will not contain, the

exact words thatyou.hear, i nmany

cases,synonymsareused Synonyms

art words orphrasesthat havea si.rui.larmeaning

Language focus - Synonyms

7 Writethe words you hearnext totheirsynonyms

Now,read thepairsof wordsoutloudtoyourself tohelp ‘fix’thesoundsin yourhead

Getting ready to listen - Prediction

8 You will hear the introductiontoListening1.First,try toanswerthefollowingquestions

a.Whattype of textdo you thinkthiswill be?

A aconversationbetween twopeople

B a conversation between more thantwopeople

C amonologue(justoneperson talking)

b What is the main topic?

A supermarkets

B school foodshops

C food markets

c.Whatchangesdoyouthink they mightbetalkingabout?

A new types of food

B increasingprices

C increasing numbersof shoppers

9 Checkyour answers

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Choosethecorrectletter,A.B, or C.

1.What arcthey doingin school tuckshops?

A sellingmore wholesomefood

B sellingmorejunk food

C offeringmoremeatpiesandsausagerolls

2 Whatdomostadults think about this?

A It’sabad idea

B It’sagoodidea

C Tuck shopsshould sell more creamdoughnuts

3.Which opinionis NOTexpressed?

A Childrenshould befreetodecide whatthey'eat.

B There should be moresport atschool

C The school isresponsiblefor teaching healthyeatingtochildren

4.What willsomeof the children do?

A bring healthyfoodfrom home

B buy junkfood on thewaytoschool

C bring junk food fromhome

5 How much doesitcostfor chicken andchips?

7 Howcanschools helpchildreneathealthily?

A checkchildren’slunchboxes

B sellmainly healthy food

C ban junkfood inschool

i A Listening1- Check

Checkyouranswers.

Choosethecorrect letter, A, B.or C

8.Mr Whiteis a

A nutritionist

igiui [i|

B schoolprincipal

C healthexpert.

9.Thechildrenwill behappierand healthier by

A earingless fruit andvegetables

B eatinggreateramountsof fast food

C eatinggreateramountsof fruitand vegetables

10.Howmanyservingsof vegetables per daydo healthspecialistsrecommend?

A five

B two

C three

11.What happenstopeoplewhentheydon’teatbreakfast?

A Theyfeel tired

B They usuallyeat abanana lateinthemorning

C Theydon’t feel hungryatlunchtime

12.Whichfood item is NOTsuggestedfor lunch?

A a wholesome sandwich *

B steamed vegetables

C friedchicken

13 Whatrecommendations does thespeakermake for summer?

A select green,white,andpurple vegetables

B make a saladwithuncooked vegetables

C use ahigh-fat cookingmethod

14.Howmuchexercise per daydoes sherecommendforyoung people?

B playsportswith friends

C joinachess club

A Doasurveyofthe people in your class

• First, work witha partnerin classtowritequestionsabout whatfoodpeopleeatfor breakfast, lunch,

and dinner

• Dotheyeatsnacks between meals?

• Dotheypreferjunk foodorhealthy food?

B Next,carryoutyour survey Talktoyourclassmatesand writedowntheiranswersasyou listen

C Finally,discuss with the whole class whethermostpeopleeathealthilyorunhealthily

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You are often required to match a list of

items from the audio to a set of items

in a box In this unit, you will listen for

information about sports competitionsand complete matching exercises

This Unit and IELTS

In Section1of theIELTSListeningtest,

you will listen to a conversation

Athletics isan importantpart of sports eventssuchastheOlympicGames, and thisincludes

runningevents, from 100-metresprintstothe marathon In a relay race, teamsof runners

taketurns tocompletepartsof the race

/ Discuss thesequestionswith apartner

a. Doyoupreferto watchsprinting (fast, short-distance)orlong-distance races?Why?

b Have youeverwatchedrelay runningeventsliveor ontelevision?

c. Inarelay runningevent, areall therunnersequallyimportant?

d If you were in a relay racewith four people, which runner would you like tobe-thefirst,second,

third, orfourth?

e. Whatis cross-countryrunning?

A usefulmethodforlean-uwgvocabularyforlLstewi.wg us tosay the words out loud asyou.read

the**., C-heele,youryirouuuclatlouwith yourteacher ora uvatuv/e speaker, oruse a dictionary that

gives -pronunciationguidance.Also, checle themeaningsofthe words.

• 2 Pay attentiontohow these words sound

T ready favourite ankle schedule

successful organise

First Aid

challengingquestion

turn up

registration accident

Sport-related vocabulary

team speed10O-metre sprint 400-metre relay

runners

high jumplong jump hurdles

baton

startline

timekeepercross-country course

water jumpstartinggun

ry

Check the morningsofthewordsaboveinyourdictionary UseanEnglish-Englishdictionaryf possible and

notewhether the dictionaryfnoindesaguidetofmmuncialion.

» 3 Writetheword or wordstocompleteeachsentence

a Inasprintrace,

b Inthe

c Inanathleticsevent,

d Alltherunnersmustbereadyatthe

e. Some cross-country races arevery

f The

g A racestartswhen the

h Runnersand teamsmustgo tothe

isimportant

-metrerelay, fourpeople inateamrun

may also tryoutother sports, such as the

before theracebegins

metreseach

jump

eventis asprintracewithjumps

is fired

table to entera race ortofindout theirtime

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> 4 Choose the wordsfrom the boxthat match the meaningsyou hear.Write thecorrectletters,A-F.

nexttoquestionsa-f.

B toorganise C high jump

' 5 Writetheletters, A-F,in theorder that youhear thewords in the box.

i* the I6LTSlisteuiuÿjtest,youwillofte**.hear the iwimesofpeople or places Proper rutruesare

offcewspelledout.you ruayalso hear ti-Kwe, such as thetlrueofam.appoLutvweutor am evervt om.a

> 7 Writethecorrect letters,A-G.next toquestions a-g.

A 9a.m.

Whattimeis the800-metrerace?

Whattimeis the400-metrerelay?

Whattimeis the high-jumpevent?

What time is the long-jump event?

What timewasthe 100-metresprint?

Whattimewasthe hurdlesevent?

What timeis the cross-countryrace?

in thefirstpartofthe IELTSListeningtest,you.are.after,requiredto Listen, to anaudioand match

a numbered ListofitemsfromtheListeningtoasetofitemsin,a box-Toanswereachquestion,yon

write aLetterfromthe boxbeside anumber in the List.

Getting ready to listen - Prediction

(S’ You will hear the introduction toListening1.First,try toanswerthefollowing questions

Writethecorrectletters,A-D,next toquestions a-d

A teams,colours,andevents

a. Youwall hear

b ata

c talkingabout

d and about

B twoathletes

C trackand fieldmeeting

D theirrelay race

» 9 Checkyouranswers

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What do theathletessayabouttheirrelayraceandaboutteams,colours, andevents?

Choose youranswers fromthe box Writethecorrect letters,A-D, next toquestions1-4

Choose your answersfromthe box Write thecorrectletters, A-C, next toquestions5-7.

A Lancaster College 5.green

Whatdo the athletes say beforethe raceabout people’s positions?

Choose youranswers fromthe box.Writethecorrect letters,A-G, next to questions13-18

Illfll IE

A Catherine

13.onthestartline

14.beside the firstjump

15.attheregistrationtable

16 inthetimekeeper’stent

17.beside thewaterjump

18.atthe first Aidtent

Whatissaidafterthe race?

Chooseyouranswersfrom the box Writethecorrectletters.A-K. next toquestions19-24

F in the clubrooms

G inthe shower block

H toall thehelpers

I tosee

J to eat

K inthe carpark

A Talkwithyourpartner aboutanyracethatyoucanrememberparticipating in Perhaps itwas

quiterecent,ormaybeitwas many years ago Describe:

• whereit was;

• your performance;

• your place;

• theothercompetitors inthe race

B Puzzlequestion: Askyourpartnerthisquestion:

• Youare in arunningrace Youpasstherunnerwho is second Whatpositionareyounow in?

C Discussyouranswers

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±J media

You may be asked to listen to factualinformationand complete the labels on a

diagram, using the options ina list.In this

unit, you will listen for information about

equipmentand label diagrams

This Unit and IELTS

In Section 2 of the IELTS Listening

test,youwill listen toa monologue

Introducing the topic

I

v wn

Media isageneral termfor the waysof presenting information to many people Common

forms of media are television, the Internet, newspapers, and magazines Cameras are

importantmedia tools

/ Discussthesequestionswith apartner

a Whatisyour favouriteform of media?

b When you readamagazineornewspaper, do you usuallylookatthe pictures orthewords first?

c Doyou agreewith thesaying‘apicture isworth athousandwords’?

d Do you ownacameraorvideo camera?

e Doyouknow how itworks?

|> 2 Payattention tohow these wordssound.

neatly

in front of

operateextremely easily carefullythoroughly on the side ol beside

pack away inspect

Checkthe meaningsofthe wordsaboveinyourdictionary Use an English-English diclionaiyifpossibleand

notewhetherthe dictionaryprovidesaguidetopronunciation

Camera-related vocabulary

microphonefocus battery

lens

cord hand grip operate

3 Writethe wordtocomplete eachsentence

inspect recommend focus

that youbuyavideo camera with an internationalguarantee.

tohold

a. I

b Arubber handgripmakes the camera very

c You the cameraby lookingthrough thelens andpushingthe ‘Record’button

yourcamera carefully beforeit is

d Quality control workers in thefactorywill

boxed readyfor sale

e. Thecamerawill onthesubject automatically

If 4 Check your answers

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Passive voice

{ ) 5 Writetheform ofthe verbsyou hearaspastparticiplestocompletethesentences

a The camera isvery well

b Itcanbe

c Thelaptopislight,soit caneasilybe

d The handgripcanbe

e Thelensfocuscanbe

f The camera can be

g Thebatteryshould be

neadyinto the leather carrybag

ontoaplane

away

onautomaticormanual

byalmostanyone

fromtimetotime

o 6 Writetheletters, A-F, in theorderthat you hear thewordsinthe box

A extremely B easily C carefully D neatly E especially F thoroughly

Task type: Labelling a diagram, plan, or map

For thistasktype,candidateshavetolistenandcompletethe labelson adiagram, plan, or map

Asetof possibleanswersis givenon thequestion paper,and candidatesare requiredtowrite theletterof the option theyhave selected A diagram mayrepresent apieceof equipment,aplan mayshow thelayout of a buildingorbuildings, and a map may showpart of acity.Another possiblevisualis a seriesofpictures.The numbers of the labels follow the orderof theaudiothat you hear

O 7 Whatisa label? Listen tothree definitions, A.B,andC,and writethe correctletter below

Alabel is

8 Whichtypeofvisual do thefollowing items probably belongto? Write thecorrectletter below

a Theparts of atelescope

b The outline of anisland

c The layoutof a theatre

D channel select I remote e.

E colour adjustment J aerial

Language focus - The position of adverbs of

manner, prepositions, and the passive

Adverbsof mannerusuallyfollow the directobjectinasentenceor follow' theverb if there isuo

object,forexample, ‘Youcanadjust the shutterspeed quickly.',‘Shelistenedintently/ Anadverb

usuallycomesbeforetheadjectiveitqualifies,forexample,‘Theconcert washighlysuccessful.'

Adverbsof manner- Position

I p 10 Choose the correct adverbs to complete the sentences.Write the letters, A-E, in the correct

position-in eithersentence (i)or(ii)

E thoroughly

C carefully D neady

A extremely B easily

1. (i) Thecomputerbagis roomy,sothecomputerfits into

(ii) The computerbagis roomy,sothecomputerfits into it

expensive

it

2 (i) This camera isverygood,but it’s

(ii)This camera is verygood,but it’sexpensive

3 (i) Youshould takeoff

(ii) Youshould take the lens off

the lens

eachnewlens

4 (i) Themanufacturersinspect

(ii) The manufacturersinspecteachnewlens

bepackedaway

5 (i) The camerabaghasspecial pockets,soeverything can

(ii) The camerabaghasspecialpockets,soeverythingcan bepackedaway

Prepositions and adverbial phrasesof place

D onthe left-handsideof

{ II Writetheletters.A-H,toshow theorder inwhichyou hearthese words orphrases.

4.The camera islightandcan

5.The cord andbatterycan

foreasy handling

with automaticfocusing

toallow' all theparts tofitin neatly

easily

away neatly

* J) 14 Tickthesentenceyou hear

A In theIELTSListeningtest,you often needtolabel parts of aplan correcdy

B IntheIELTS Listeningtest,youoften needtolabel parts ofamap correctly

C In theIELTS Listeningtest,youoften needtolabelpartsof adiagram correctly

Getting ready to listen - Prediction

15 You will hearthe introduction toListening1.First,trytoanswer thefollowingquestions

b YVhat is the maintypeof image?

A apian

B adiagram

C amap

a What type of textdo you think this will be?

A a conversation betweentwopeople

B aconversation between more thantwopeople

C amonologue (justoneperson talking)

16 Checkyouranswers.

Labelthe diagram below Choose 4 answersfrom the box andwritethecorrect letternext to It

a. Drawit yourself firstsoyou have a model

b Give yourpartnerinstructionsonhowtodrawit,withoutallowingthemtoseeyourone

c Comparethediagrams

B Then,repeattheactivity,with yourpartner givingyouinstructionsfor theirdiagram

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Section 1of the IELTSUstening test, listento directionsand label maps.

you will listen to a conversation

This Unit and IELTS

An important listening skill is beingable to understanddirections For many young people,

meetingfriendsat differentplaces,or ateach other’s houses,is a popular weekend pastime

Inorder to meet up in unknown places, it isnecessary to be able tofollowsomeoneelse’s

explanationof howto getthere

/ Discuss these questions with apartner

a. What doyou usuallydoonthe weekend?

b Do youevermeetupwithyour friends?

c Do your friendsevercome toyourhouse?

d Where would you usuallygotohaveaparty?

Lilfll [UTiTillllfl Y

2 Payattention tohow these wordssound

corner

public libraryoppositeright (adv.)

A useful methodforltnrrJLuq newvocabulary items,istowritet hem down, in,groupsof related

meaningauA/orust.wecan,referto thesegroupsofrelated words ascategories

i j 3 Complete the tableby writing the words youhearin thecorrectcolumns.Write them in theorder

that youhear them

Names of shops Nounsreferringand buildings in toparts of a

Now,saythe wordsfromthekeyvocabularylistoutloudtohelpyou hearthem

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Task type: Labelling a map

in tine I6L.TSListeningtest,youwillsometimeshave toanswer questions requiringyou.tolabelthingson.a map.youhave to listen,verycarefullysothatyoucan,followtheinformationabout

wherethingsarelocatedin.relation, to otherthings

TIP

Themap-labelling instructions andquestions for Listening1are inthemapbelow

4 Inpairs,quickly discuss thefollowingquestions

a How manyanswersdoyouhavetowrite?

b Whatdo you needtowriteforyour answers?

c Whatshould you NOTwriteforyouranswers?

d Doyou havetolabel all of theplacesonthemap?

Beforetheaudioisplayed,youwillhavesome timeto looie at themap.soythenamesanal words

written, on, the mapand inthequestionssilently toyourself.Thisway, youwill'fix'themin

yourhead and better be able to recognisethem when you hear them.Thinteof any vocabulary

words thatmightrelate to themap

i p 5 Canyou hear the answertothe example question? Listen tothefirstpartofListening1 and look

atthe map

Label themapbelow

Writethe correct letters, B-G, next to Questions 1and 2

‘A’hasalready been givenasanexample

ExampleBrenda’shouse

UNIT 5 Giuing Directions

Language focus - Prepositional phrases

TIP

Whet*,we aregivLwÿ directions In English,we use-prepositional-phrases tosay where tluvvgsare

LocatedIn relationto otherthLugs

6 Writetheprepositional phrasesnext tothecorrectpicturesbelow

X

Xisa.

X A

X

Xisc.

X

Xisd

.Xow, read thewordsout loudtoyourself tohelpfix’thesounds inyour head Youmaysee orhearsomeof

them in Listening 1 and2

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Language focus - Adverbs of movement

TIP

whenwe are giving directions in Bngtish, we useadverbsof movement withthe verbs 'go' and

'turn' (as wellasother verbs)inorder to tell people wheretogo

« j> 7 Writethe phrasesnexttothe correct picturesbelow

g

Now,read thewordsout loudtoyourselftohelp ‘fix'the soundsinyourhead Youmay seeor hearsomeof

thanin Listening 1and2

Getting ready to listen - Prediction

8 You willhear the introduction toListening1 First, try toanswerthefollowing questions

a.What type of textdoyouthink this will be?

A aconversation betweentwopeople

B aconversation between more than twopeople

C amonologue(justonepersontalking)

b What is the maintopic?

A howtofind a road

B wheretofind amap

* P 9 Check your answers

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Label the map below.Writethecorrectletters,B-G,next toQuestions1and2 ‘A’ has already \

beengivenasan example