Supplementary Activities WRITING UNIT 10 Academic Module IELTS Writing Task 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic: As more and more students enter universities, academic qualifications are becoming devalued. To get ahead in many professions, more than one degree is now required and in future it is likely that people will take a number of degree courses before even starting work. This is an undesirable situation. Do you agree or disagree? You should write at least 250 words. You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence. General Training module IELTS Writing Task 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write about the following topic: Disruptive school students have a negative influence on others. Students who are noisy and disobedient should be grouped together and taught separately. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer You should write at least 250 words. A model answer, one of many possible approaches, is given on page 186. Supplementary Activities WRITING UNIT 11 Use the following words to help you to link your ideas together. Link the ideas below into a coherent paragraph. Supplementary Activities Take a minute to complete a diagrammatic picture of your family, showing your relatives. We call this a family tree. You don't have to include everyone in your family, but be prepared to describe the people you include, saying where they live and what they are like. Then hand your family tree to your partner. Look at your partner's family tree and ask each other for information about some of the people included. Try to give two pieces of information about each person. Use language like this: A: I see you have two brothers. Can you tell me something about them? B: One of them/The older one is living in America and the other is still at home. or My older brother is studying at university. The younger one is still at school. Here is another example of a Part 2 task. Describe your ideal study room. You should say: where it would be what equipment and furniture it would contain how it would be decorated Possible follow-up questions are: Supplementary Activities TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYMENT - FURTHER PRACTICE FOR PART 2 Look at the list of professions below. What kind of person would be suited to do each of these jobs? Are the qualities required necessarily positive? Choose one of the jobs listed above. Prepare a one-minute talk to give to the class on what kind of person you feel would be suited to that job and why. Make notes for your talk, but do not write it out word for word and do not read your talk. You may like to use the board to help illustrate the ideas using the main points as prompts to guide you. It may help to divide the ideas into educational requirements and personal qualities. Here are some expressions to help you make your points. . a pilot needs to be able to think quickly. . nursing is a profession for dedicated people. . one requirement for being a politician is having a very thick skin. . good computer programmers are usually good mathematicians. . a lawyer needs to be a fast reader. I think . I believe . As far as I can see . I would say that . I would think that As you listen to each other's talks, make notes and be prepared to ask at least one question after each person has completed his or her talk. For further practice, try recording your talk, if this is practical for you. Listen to your own talk again and make a note of any grammar problems you had or pronunciation difficulties. FURTHER PRACTICE FOR PART 3 Here is an example of a possible response. Underline the words which: introduce an opinion provide evidence or backing for that opinion. Supplementary Activities Guidelines for forming questions in English Supplementary Activities 5 Making questions with question tags Although this is a very common way of asking questions in English, we usually only use question tags to confirm something we already know, or, in some cases, to suggest surprise or irritation. In Phase 3 of the test, you are advised not to form questions in this manner, though your examiner may check your details in this way, e.g. Your name is Budi, isn't it? You're from Indonesia, aren't you? 6 Using intonation to form questions Although you may hear people asking questions simply by raising their voice at the end of the sentence, this is not always regarded as adequate or appropriate. Rising intonation is common when asking questions but often indicates that you are asking for clarification rather than new information. You should try to use one of the above question forms in the IELTS test to demonstrate your ability to ask questions accurately. Supplementary Activities SPEAKING UNIT 3 Extending a conversation Look at the bubble diagram below on what is important in a job. Take a moment to think about each of the issues shown here. Be prepared to make a useful comment about each of the issues. Make sure you have an opinion on all the ideas. Preparation: Make up a set of 8 cards based on the 8 ideas in the bubble diagram below. Place a set of the cards face down on the table for each group. Each student picks a card and must talk about the topic for 45 seconds. Replace the card on the bottom of the pile. Practice Test LISTENING SECTION 1 Questions 1-10 Questions 1-2 Circle the appropriate letter. Example What type of accommodation does the student want? 1 How does he want to travel to the university? 2 How did he feel about living at the hall of residence? Practice Test: Listening Questions 3-6 Complete the table below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. Two-bedroom house Near the university Three-bedroom, flat Near the university Three-bedroom house (5} Address: (6) Botany (3) (4) Far from the university Questions 7-8 Circle TWO letters. Which TWO of the following does the agent say are included? kitchen cupboards garden table double bed dishwasher washing machine refrigerator Questions 9-10 What TWO things does the student request before moving in? new kitchen cooker garden cleared back door painted carpets cleaned windows repaired new refrigerator Practice Test: Listening SECTION 2 Questions 11-20 Questions 11-14 Complete the notes as you listen. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Questions 15-17 Complete the table below. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. High rainfall in Queensland (16) High (17) (15) for growing ginger Australian ginger was not price competitive Supplies of ginger ran low [...]... Course and Wildlife Preservation Trust Participants: Students from (31) Jousseff's area of interest (32) Jousseff liked to visit the (33) Selection criteria: Must work with (34) They have to learn (35) and (36) Intensive training programme Theory: conservation biology Practice: work with (37) - , , - to team animal care Graduates Number to date: (38) including a former ( 39) who is in charge of captive breeding... scientifically planned reef using concrete cubes assembled in pyramid forms in 197 4 to enhance fisheries and stop trawling And Spain has built nearly 50 reefs in its waters, mainly to discourage trawling and enhance the productivity of fisheries Meanwhile, Britain established its first quarried rock artificial reef in 198 4 off the Scottish coast, to assess its potential for attracting Practice Test:... leftovers have been discarded Derelict ships, concrete blocks, scrapped cars, army tanks, tyres filled with concrete and redundant planes litter the sea floor However, this is not waste disposal, but part of a coordinated, state-run programme To recently arrived fish, plants and other sea organisms, these artificial reefs are an ideal home, offering food and shelter Sea-dumping incites widespread condemnation... scientific evidence suggests that if we dump the right things, sea life can actually be enhanced And more recently, purpose-built structures of steel or concrete have been employed - some the size of small apartment blocks principally to increase fish harvests The choice of design and materials for an artificial reef depends on where it is going to be placed In areas of strong currents, for example, a solid... that it is a world leader in reef technology; what's more, those who construct and deploy reefs have sole rights to the harvest In Europe, artificial reefs have been mainly employed to protect habitat Particularly so in the Mediterranean where reefs have been sunk as physical obstacles to stop illegal trawling, which is destroying sea grass beds and the marine life that depends on them If you want to...Practice Test: Listening Questions 18-20 BUDERIM COOPERATIVE FACT SHEET Cooperative was formed with (18) £ two wooden vats and ( 19) of raw ginger 40% of ginger (20) 60% of ginger exported to Asia, Europe and elsewhere Practice Test: Listening SECTION 3 Questions 21-30 Questions 21-25 Complete the sentences below Use NO MORE THAN... leachates from one of the most commonly used reef materials, tyres, could potentially be harmful to the creatures and plants that they are supposed to attract Yet few extensive studies have been undertaken into the longterm effects of disposing of tyres at sea And at the moment, there is little consensus about what is environmentally acceptable to dump at sea, especially when it comes to oil and gas rigs... rubbish while enhancing marine life too What we must never be allowed to do is have an excuse for dumping anything we like at sea Questions 1-3 The list below gives some of the factors that must be taken into account when deciding how to construct an artificial reef Which THREE of these factors are mentioned by the writer of the article? Write the appropriate letters A-F in boxes 1-3 on your answer sheet . relevant evidence. General Training module IELTS Writing Task 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. As part of a class assignment you have to write. live and what they are like. Then hand your family tree to your partner. Look at your partner's family tree and ask each other for information about