IELTS General Training Volume 1

Published on: 06 Jan 2017
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Part 1: Question 1 - 10

1 Wednesday, (and) Friday
2 intermediate
3 beginning/beginner
4 mornings
5 575

6 410
7 125
8 1,050
9 school office
10 Mr. Lindsay

Part 2: Question 11 - 20

11 A
12 C
13 F
14 H
15 I

16 1876
17 statue
18 woods
19 fountain
20 staircase/stairways

Part 3: Question 21 - 30

21 student identification card/ID card/university identification card
22 (an)annual fee
23 Tuesday; Sunday/Tuesday through Sunday/Tuesday to Sunday
24 8:30
25 D

26 A
27 F
28 B
29 G
30 C

Part 4: Question 31 - 40

31 pump water
32 grind grain
33 drain lakes
34 pollution
35 renewable resource

36 strength
37 costs less
38 cities
39 the scenery/local scenery
40 much noise

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Part 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-4

Complete the schedule below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Example: Globetrotters Language School

Class Schedule
Chinese Level:	Advanced
Level:	Advanced
Days:	1 evenings
Japanese
Level:	2
Days:	Tuesday and Thursday mornings
Level:	3
Days:	Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings
French
Level:	Intermediate
Days:	Friday 4

1 Answer: Wednesday, (and) Friday

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keyword concerned in Q1 must be “Chinese level”, “advanced” and “evenings”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be days when the school has Chinese class because “Chinese level” is the keyword that was correctly mentioned in the conversation.
When the man asked about information on language classes the school had instructed, the woman confirmed that they had advanced Chinese class. After that, she provided more information on Chinese level for him that it were held on Wednesday and Friday evenings. Therefore, the answer for Q1 must be “Wednesday and Friday”.

2 Answer: intermediate

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The keywords concerned in Q2 must be “Japanese classes”, “level” and “Tuesday and Thursday mornings”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a level.
When the man asked about the time the Japanese classes met, the woman confirmed that they had intermediate Japanese classes which were held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Therefore, the answer for Q2 must be “intermediate”.

3 Answer: beginning/beginner

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The keywords concerned in Q3 must be “Japanese classes” and “Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a level.
The woman provided information about beginning Japanese classes for him that it were held on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Therefore, the answer for Q3 must be “beginning”.

4 Answer: mornings

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The keywords concerned in Q4 must be “intermediate French” and “Friday”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a day.
In addition, the woman also recommended about intermediate French, and it were held on Friday mornings. Thus, the answer for Q4 must be “mornings”.

Questions 5-8

Complete the information below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE NUMBER for each answer.

Tuition information

Six weeks $ 5

Four weeks $ 6

One week $ 7

Twelve weeks $ 8

5 Answer: 575

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The keywords concerned in Q5 must be “tuition” and “six weeks”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a tuition fee/ number.
When the woman was asked about the tuition for the Japanese class, she confirmed the cost of this class would be five hundred and seventy five dollars for a six-week course. Therefore, the answer for Q5 must be “575”.

6 Answer: 410

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The keywords concerned in Q6 must be “four weeks”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a tuition fee/ number.
The woman suggests that if he does not want to pay that much, he could sign up for just four weeks of class and pay four hundred and ten dollars. Therefore, the answer for Q6 must be “410”.

7 Answer: 125

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The keyword concerned in Q7 must be “one week”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a tuition fee/ number. The woman suggests that if he does not want to pay that much, he could pay for one week at a time, at a hundred and twenty five dollars a week. Thus, the answer for Q7 must be “125”.

8 Answer: 1,050

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keyword concerned in Q8 must be “twelve weeks”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a tuition fee/ number. The woman suggests that if he wants to save money, he could register for two levels together. So he’ll get twelve weeks of class for just one thousand and fifty dollars. Therefore, the answer for Q8 must be “1050”.

Questions 9-10

Complete the sentences below

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer

Students can register for a class by visiting the 9

10 is in charge of student registration.

9 Answer: school office

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The keywords concerned in Q9 must be “register” and “visit”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a place.
When the man wants to register for a class on the phone, the woman has denied it. She said that he’ll need to visit the school office today or tomorrow and bring a check for the tuition and a photo ID. Therefore, the answer for Q9 must be “school office”. ("the" has been given in the question)

10 Answer: Mr. Lindsay

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q10 must be “in charge of student registration”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a person.
The woman guided him to come and ask for Mr. Lindsay who is in charge of student registration. Therefore, the answer for Q10 must be “Mr. Lindsay”.

Part 1

Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-15

Label the map below.

Write the correct letter; A—I, next to questions 11—15.

11 Harbor View Bookstore

12 Pear Cafe

13 Souvenir Store

14 Art Gallery

15 Harbor Park

11 Answer: A

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The keywords concerned in Q11 must be “Harbor View bookstore”.
The author shows the first departure point that will start on Pear Street where the star is. This star marks the Harbor View bookstore and this star also marks box A.Therefore, the answer for Q11 must be “A”.

12 Answer: C

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The keywords concerned in Q12 must be “the Pear Cafe”.
The author shows that when moving up Pear street from the bookstore toward Cherry, the next building on the left is the Pear Café. So the Pear Café is next to the Harbor View bookstore, it’s right on the corner of Pear and Cherry streets. Therefore, the answer for Q12 must be “C”.

13 Answer: F

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The keywords concerned in Q13 must be “the souvenir shop”.
The author provides that leaving the café (C) and cross Pear Street, we’re at Caldwell’s Clothing Store (D) on the opposite corner. Continuing down Cherry Street, the next building on the right after Caldwell’s is the souvenir shop. Therefore, the answer for Q13 must be “F”.

14 Answer: H

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q14 must be “the art gallery”.
It can be seen clearly that we cross Cherry Street on the opposite the Souvenir Store and we’re at the art gallery , one building down from the corner. Therefore, the answer for Q14 must be “H”.

15 Answer: I

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q15 must be “Harbor Park”.
The author provides that we keep going down Cherry Street toward the harbor, on the left, right after the gallery (H).There is a Harbor Park Therefore, the answer for Q15 must be “I”.

Questions 16-20

Complete the sentences below

Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER ONLY for each answer.

Harbor Park

The park was built in 16 .

A 17 stands in the center of the park.

Take the path through the 18

In the middle of the garden is a 19

A 20 takes you down to the harbor and a view of the boats.

16 Answer: 1876

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The keyword concerned in Q16 must be “the Harbor Park” and “was built in”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a year.
The author shows that Harbor Park was built on land donated to the city by Captain Jones, which was built in 1876. Therefore, the answer for Q16 must be “1876”.

17 Answer: statue

Locate Explain Report

The keyword concerned in Q17 must be “Stands in the center of the park”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a thing. It can be seen clearly that in the center of the park a statue of Captain Jones was erected , and it’s still standing there today. Therefore, the answer for Q17 must be “statue”.

18 Answer: woods

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The keyword concerned in Q18 must be “take the path through”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a thing. During a walk, after viewing the statue, you can follow the path that goes through the woods just behind. Therefore, the answer for Q18 must be “woods”.

19 Answer: fountain

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The keyword concerned in Q19 must be “in the middle of the garden”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a thing. During a walk, when you go to a lovely garden, in the middle of which is a fountain. Therefore, the answer for Q19 must be “fountain”.

20 Answer: staircase/stairways

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The keyword concerned in Q20 must be “down to the harbor” and “the view of the boats”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a thing. The author provides that if we still feel like walking, continue on to the far end of the garden. We’ll find a wooden staircase , which will take us down to the harbor . We might enjoy the view of the boats from there. Therefore, the answer for Q20 must be “staircase”.

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Part 2

Part 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-24

Complete the information about the archives.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Welcome to City Archives
The following people may use the archives: University students with a valid 21 City residents with payment of 22 All others: Special permission from the director is required. Hours: Days: 23 Hours: 9:30 A.M. until 24 P.M.

21 Answer: student identification card/ID card/university identification card

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The keyword concerned in Q21 must be “university students” and “a valid”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a thing.
The librarian provided that if the students has the university identification card/ ID card, they will use the archives at no charge and of course these cards must be valid. Therefore, the answer for Q21 must be “university identification card/ ID card”.

22 Answer: (an)annual fee

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The keywords concerned in Q22 must be “City residents” and “payment of”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a fee.
The librarian provided that if the students are a resident of the city, they have to pay an annual fee. Everyone else needs to get special permission from the director, but that doesn’t apply to city residents , of course. Therefore, the answer for Q22 must be “an annual fee”.

23 Answer: Tuesday; Sunday/Tuesday through Sunday/Tuesday to Sunday

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q23 must be “days”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be days.
It can be seen clearly that the city archives is open all weekend; actually the only day they’re closed is Monday. So the student can come any day, Tuesday through Sunday. Therefore, the answer for Q23 must be “Tuesday ; Sunday” or “Tuesday through Sunday” or “Tuesday to Sunday”.

24 Answer: 8:30

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The keywords concerned in Q24 must be “hours” , “9:30 A.M” and “P.M”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a time.
It can be seen clearly that the city archives is open from 9:30 in the morning until 8:30 in the evening. Thus, the answer for Q24 must be “8:30”.

Questions 25-30

What can be found on each floor 1 of the archives building?

Write the correct Utter, A-G next to questions 25-30.

	CITY ARCHIVES
A	nineteenth-century documents
B	maps
C	personal papers
D	photographs
E	books about the city
F	newspapers
G	information about the woolen mill

Floor of the building

25 basement

26 ground floor

27 second floor

28 third floor

29 fourth floor

30 fifth floor

25 Answer: D

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The keywords concerned in Q25 must be “basement”.
When the librarian was asked about photographs of the city in the 19th century, she/he confirmed they have all the photographs in the basement. Therefore, the answer for Q25 must be “D. the photographs”.

26 Answer: A

Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q26 must be “the ground floor”.
The librarian suggests that if the students’re interested in seeing documents from the nineteenth century, those are right here on the ground floor. Therefore, the answer for Q26 must be “A. nineteenth century documents”.

27 Answer: F

Locate Explain Report

The keyword concerned in Q27 must be “the second floor”. The librarian provides that all the newspapers from the earliest ones, in the eighteenth century, up to the current time, are on the second floor. Therefore, the answer for Q27 must be “F. newspapers”.

28 Answer: B
Locate Explain Report
The keywords concerned in Q28 must be “the third floor”.
The librarian confirmed the student had seen a room for the maps on the third floor. Therefore, the answer for Q28 must be “B. maps”.

29 Answer: G

Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q29 must be “the fourth floor”.
The librarian guided and gave to him about information of the woolen mill. When he went to the fourth floor. Therefore, the answer for Q29 must be “G. information of the woolen mill”.

30 Answer: C

Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q30 must be “on the fifth floor”.
The librarian guided that the personal papers would be on the fifth floor , where they keep all the personal papers of famous residents of our city. Therefore, the answer for Q30 must be “C.personal papers”.

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Part 3

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Questions 31-33

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Historical Uses of Wind Power

Ancient China Windmills were used to 31

Ancient Persia Farmers used wind power to 32

The Netherlands People used windmills to 33

31 Answer: pump water

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The keywords concerned in Q31 must be “ancient China windmill” and “were used to”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a verb.
The lecturer explicitly states that In ancient China, farmers used a rudimentary sort of windmill to pump water. Wind power was used in other parts of the ancient world, as well. Therefore, the answer for Q31 must be “pump water”.

Note: This question just asked about the ancient China windmill, so wind power is not the right answer.

32 Answer: grind grain

Listen from here Locate Explain Report

The keywords concerned in Q32 must be “ancient Persia farmers” and “used wind power to”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a verb.
From the lecture, it is implied that In Persia, farmers used wind powered mills to grind their grain. The answer for Q32 must be “grind grain”.

33 Answer: drain lakes

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The keywords concerned in Q33 must be “the Netherlands people” and “used windmills to”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a verb.
The lecturer states that in the Netherlands, people went back to the ancient idea of using the power of the wind to move water. They used windmills to drain lakes, thereby creating more land for farming. The answer for Q33 must be “drain lakes”.

Questions 34-40

Complete the chart below

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer

Wind Power
Advantages	Disadvantages
Unlike oil and coal, wind power does not cause 34	The cost of the initial investment is high.
There are limited supplies of oil and coal, but wind is a 35	The 36 of the wind is not constant.
It 37 to generate electricity with the wind	Wind turbines are usually located far from 38
Wind turbines do not take up much land	Wind turbines may spoil 39
	Wind turbines make as 40 as a high-speed car.

34 Answer: pollution

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The keywords concerned in Q34 must be “Wind power” and “does not cause”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
The lecturer states that One of the biggest problems with using fuels such as oil and coal is pollution. Wind power, on the other hand, is clean. It causes no pollution and therefore doesn’t contribute to global warming . Thus, the answer for Q34 must be “pollution”.

35 Answer: renewable resource

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The keywords concerned in Q35 must be “limited supplied of oil and coal” and “wind power”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a thing/noun.
The lecturer states that wind power is a renewable resource . Oil and coal reserves are limited, but we'll never run out of wind. Therefore, the answer for Q35 must be “renewable resource”.

36 Answer: strength

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The keywords concerned in Q36 must be “something of the wind is not constant”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
The lecturer explicitly states that The initial costs of setting up wind turbines can be quite high. Another issue is reliability . Wind doesn’t blow at a constant of strength. Therefore, the answer for Q36 must be “strength”.

37 Answer: costs less

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The keywords concerned in Q37 must be “generate electricity with the wind”
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a verb.
The lecturer explicitly states that Using the wind to generate electricity costs less, much less, than running other types of generators. Therefore, the answer for Q37 must be “costs less”.

38 Answer: cities

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The keywords concerned in Q38 must be “Wind turbines” and “are located far from”.
From this question, we can assume that the answer for Q38 must be a noun. The lecturer explicitly states that Wind turbines usually have to be located in rural areas where the land is open. Their distance from cities. Therefore, the answer for Q38 must be “cities”.
This question is about the place which are far from the wind turbines, so if wind turbines usually have to be located in rural areas, “rural areas” is not the right answer.

39 Answer: the scenery/local scenery

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The keywords concerned in Q39 must be “Wind turbines” and “spoil”.
From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
The lecturer states that Wind turbines are usually placed in high, open areas, where they’re easy to be seen. rural residents often feel that the beautiful local scenery is spoiled by the sight of the wind turbines. Therefore, the answer for Q39 must be “the scenery”.

40 Answer: much noise

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The keywords concerned in Q40 must be “Wind turbines” and “a high-speed car”.
From this question, we can assume that the answer for Q40 must be a noun. According to the lecture, we can imply that wind turbines aren’t quiet. In fact, one wind turbine can produce as much noise as a car traveling at highway speeds. Therefore, the answer for Q40 must be “much noise”.

Part 4

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Section 1

You will hear a man asking for information about lan guage classes over the phone.

Woman: Good morning. globetrotters Language School. How may I help you?

Man: Yes, I was wondering if you could give me some information on language classes.

Woman: Certainly. What language are you interested in studying?

Man: Well, that’s the thing. I’m interested in learning japanese, but I’d also like to improve my Chinese. I don’t know which to study right now.

Woman: Maybe the class schedule will help you decide. Did you want to study in the morning, afternoon, or evening?

Man: I work in the evenings, so mornings or afternoons would be best.

Woman: Then that decides it for you. We offer an advanced Chinese class, but it meets on Wednesday and Friday evenings.

Man: I couldn’t do that. When do the Japanese classes meet?

Woman: We have beginning Japanese on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, no wait, that’s intermediate Japanese. Which level do you want? advanced?

Man: No, beginning. Definitely. I know some Chinese and some French, but I’m a real beginner with Japanese.

Woman: Well then, are you free Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings? That’s when the beginning Japanese classes meet. We also have intermediate French on Friday mornings.

Man: I could do those mornings, but I’d prefer afternoon. Don’t you have anything in the afternoon?

Woman: We have intermediate Japanese class on Wednesday and Friday afternoons.

Man: I really need a beginner class. So I’ll take the morning Japanese class. Could you give me an idea of the cost? What would be the tuition for the Japanese class?

Woman: The beginning-level classes meet three times a week, so they cost a bit more than the other levels. For a six-week course, the cost would be five hundred and seventy five dollars.

Man: That’s a bit steep.

Woman: If it’s hard for you to pay that much, you could sign up for just four weeks of class and pay four hundred and ten dollars. Or, you could pay for one week at a time, at a hundred and twenty five dollars a week.

Man: That comes out to be much more expensive once you add up all the weeks.

Woman: That’s true. You can save money by registering for two levels together. For example, pay for your beginning and intermediate classes now and you’ll get twelve weeks of class for just one thousand and fifty dollars.

Man: That’s not a bad deal, but I can’t come up with that much money at once. I'll just pay for the six week course.

Woman: Fine. That class begins next week, so you need to register right away.

Man: Can’t I register over the phone?

Woman: No, I’m sorry, we don’t take phone registrations. What you’ll need to do is visit the school office today or tomorrow. Bring a check for the tuition and a photo id

Man: Is that all?

Woman: Yes, we’ll give you a registration form to complete, or you can save time by visiting our website and downloading the form there. Complete it and bring it into the office with your check.

Man: Great. I’ll stop by this afternoon.

Woman: Fine. When you arrive, ask for Mr. Lindsay. He’s in charge of student registration.

Man: I’m sorry, Mr. who?

Woman: Mr. Lindsay, spelled L-I-N-D-S-A-Y.

Man: Thank you for your help.

Woman: Thank you. We’ll look forward to seeing you in class.

Section 2.

You will hear a tour guide giving information about a shopping district.

Tour guide: This afternoon we’ll visit the city’s shopping district . Several blocks in the area are closed to car traffic , and I know you’ll enjoy walking around there. I’d like to give you an overview of the district now since you’ll be on your own once we get there.

You’ll see on this map here that the shopping district consists of two streets - Pear Street, which runs north and south, and cherry street , which crosses Pear Street right here. Let’s start our tour here on Pear Street where the star is. This star marks the Harbor View bookstore. It’s very popular among locals as well as tourists . You can buy a range of books of local interest as well as a variety of magazines and newspapers. It’s directly across the street from the City Library, which is also worth a visit. It’s in one of the oldest buildings in the city and contains , among other things, an interesting collection of rare books.

Now, moving up Pear from the bookstore toward Cherry, the next building on the left is the Pear Cafe. You’ll notice it’s right on the corner of Pear and Cherry streets. It’s a great place to relax while enjoying a delicious cup of coffee or tea. You can talk with friends or read quietly. They have a variety of books and magazines available.

From the windows of the cafe, you can look right across Cherry Street for a lovely view of city gardens . It’s a rather small garden, but it contains a variety of exotic plants and flowers.

Let’s leave the cafe and cross Pear Street. On the opposite corner , we’re at Caldwell’s Clothing Store, which you might also want to visit. They sell both men’s and women’s fashions from countries around the world.

Continuing down Cherry Street, the next building on the right after Caldwell’s is the souvenir shop . Stop in here to get maps and books about the local area, as well as T-shirts and postcards with pictures of the city. Now, we cross Cherry Street and we’re at the art gallery , one building down from the corner. Here you can see and, of course, purchase many fine paintings and sculptures by local artists.

Let’s keep going down Cherry Street toward the harbor. On the left, right after the gallery, is Harbor Park. It’s a lovely place, and it’s certainly worth spending some time there.

Harbor Park was built on land donated to the city by Captain Jones, a lifelong resident of this city. Captain Jones designed the park himself, and it was built in 1876 . Exactly in the center of the park a statue of Captain Jones was erected , and it’s still standing there today. It shows Captain Jones on the bow of his ship.

After viewing the statue, you can follow the path that goes through the woods just behind. It will lead you to a lovely garden, in the middle of which is a fountain. This is a nice place to enjoy a few quiet moments.

If you still feel like walking, continue on to the far end of the garden. There, you’ll find a wooden staircase , which will take you down to the harbor . You might enjoy the view of the boats from there. There’s also a walking path along the water, which will eventually bring you back up to Cherry Street.

You can see that there’s plenty to do in this part of the city. The bus leaves at 1:30 .

Section 3.

You will hear a conversation between a university student and a librarian about using the City Archives.

Student: Hello. I was wondering if you could give me some information about

using the archives .

Librarian: I’d be happy to. Are you a resident of the city?

Student: Actually, 1 live just outside the city, but I study at the university downtown .

Librarian: That’s fine. All you need to do is show your university identification card and you can use the archives at no charge , as long as your ID card is current, of course.

Student: Yes, it’s valid. So I don’t have to pay anything?

Librarian: No. City residents pay an annual fee, but students can use the archives for free. Everyone else needs to get special permission from the director, but that doesn’t apply to you, of course.

Student: Oh, good. I was also wondering about the schedule. I have classes every day, Monday through Friday, and I also have a part-time job, so I could really only use the archives on weekends.

Librarian. That’s not a problem at all. We’re open all weekend; actually the only day we’re closed is Monday. So you can come any day, Tuesday through Sunday.

Student: Are you open in the evenings?

Librarian: Yes, we’re open from 9:30 in the morning until 8:30 in the evening.

Student: That will fit my schedule well.

Librarian: Is there something else I can help you with?

Student: Yes. One thing I’ll be needing to see for one of my class projects is old photographs . Do you have photographs of the city in the 19th century that I could look at?

Librarian: Yes, we store all the photographs in the basement . Those stairs over there will take you down to the photography collection. Just tell the library in there what you’re interested in, and he’ll help you.

Student: Those would be nineteenth-century photographs?

Librarian: Yes, the entire collection is there. Now, if you’re interested in seeing documents from the nineteenth century , those are right here on the ground floor .

Student: I would like to see some of those documents. Does that collection include newspapers, too?

Librarian: No, all the newspapers from the earliest ones, in the eighteenth century, up to the current time, are on the second floor. Here, let me just give you this map of the archives , and you’ll be able to find whatever it is you need.

Student: Thank you. Oh, I see you have a whole room devoted to maps.

Librarian: Yes, on the third floor.

Student: That’s great because one thing I need to do is look at how the city has developed over time.
Librarian: I’m sure you’ll find a lot of helpful information there. Of course, some of the maps are several centuries old, so generally visitors are only allowed to see photographic reproductions of them.

Student: That shouldn’t be a problem. What’s this on the fourth floor— Ogden’s Woolen Mill?

Librarian: As I’m sure you know, Ogden’s Woolen Mill was the major entity responsible for the growth of this city in the nineteenth century . The Ogden airs gave money for the archives to devote an entire floor to information about the history of the mill.

Student: Will I be able to find information about the Ogden family there photographs, personal papers , things like that?

Librarian: Probably the family photographs are stored downstairs in the photography collection. The personal papers would be on the fifth floor , where we keep all the personal papers of famous residents of our city.

Student: Thank you so much for your help. I’ll be able to do a lot of my research here.

Section 4.

You will hear a lecture about wind energy.

Lecturer: With the rising cost of fossil fuels , there’s a great deal of interest these days in developing alternative sources of energy. Today, I’d like to talk about one of these wind power. In the past couple of decades , there’s been an upsurge of interest in using the wind as a source of energy, but the idea isn’t new at all. People have been harnessing the power of the wind for centuries, ever since ancient peoples first used sailboats . In ancient China, farmers used a rudimentary sort of windmill to pump water. Wind power was used in other parts of the ancient world, as well. In Persia, for example, farmers used wind powered mills to grind their grain. During the Middle Ages in the Netherlands, people went back to the ancient idea of using the power of the wind to move water. They used windmills to drain lakes, thereby creating more land for farming.

Lecturer: At present, people around the world are using the wind to generate electricity, some old methods, some new. Is this the solution to our modern energy problems? Well, as with anything, there are both advantages and disadvantages to using wind power. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons to use wind power. One of the biggest problems with using fuels such as oil and coal is pollution. Wind power, on the other hand, is clean. It causes no pollution and therefore doesn’t contribute to global warming . Another great advantage of wind power is that it’s a renewable resource . Oil and coal reserves are limited, but we'll never run out of wind. Economics is another reason to use wind power. Using the wind to generate electricity costs less, much less, than running other types of generators. In addition, since wind turbines don’t take up much land, the land around them can be used for other purposes, such as farming.

There are disadvantages, however. Even though generating electricity with wind is relatively inexpensive , the technology isn’t cheap. The initial costs of setting up wind turbines can be quite high. Another issue is reliability . Wind doesn’t blow at a constant of strength. Therefore, at times, a lot of electricity can be produced while at others there may be little or none. Wind turbines usually have to be located in rural areas where the land is open. Their distance from cities, where the most electricity is needed, is another issue. Although wind is considered to be a clean source of energy, wind turbines cause their own sort of pollution. Wind turbines are usually placed in high, open areas, where they’re easy to be seen. rural residents often feel that the beautiful local scenery is spoiled by the sight of the wind turbines. In addition, wind turbines aren’t quiet. In fact, one wind turbine can produce as much noise as a car traveling at highway speeds.

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Wind Power

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IELTS General Training Volume 1

Part 1: Question 1 - 10

Part 2: Question 11 - 20

Part 3: Question 21 - 30

Part 4: Question 31 - 40

Share your score

Tips for improving your ielts score

Skimming and scanning in IELTS reading

Questions 1-4

Class Schedule

Questions 5-8

Tuition information

Questions 9-10

Questions 11-15

Questions 16-20

Harbor Park

Questions 21-24

Welcome to City Archives

Questions 25-30

Floor of the building

Questions 31-33

Historical Uses of Wind Power

Questions 34-40

Wind Power

Section 1

Section 2.

Section 3.

Section 4.

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