IELTS General Training Volume 3

Published on: 15 Dec 2017
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Part 1: Question 1 - 15

1 18
2 33, 28 ( must have both answers; the question says “two pages”; page 30 is not correct as the question asks about “art” not “the arts”)
3 32
4 monthly/every month/each month
5 A
6 C
7 E
8 E

9 B
10 D
11 C
12 A
13 B
14 A
15 B

Part 2: Question 16 - 25

16 C
17 B
18 A
19 B
20 $68.50

21 $154
22 21
23 17
24 Boronia
25 women

Part 3: Question 26 - 40

26 1989
27 860
28 D
29 pre-secondary
30 supported secondary
31 secondary
32 English
33 science

34 TRUE
35 NOT GIVEN
36 FALSE
37 NOT GIVEN
38 TRUE
39 NOT GIVEN
40 TRUE

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Reading Passage 1

Read the passage below and answer questions 1-15 that follow.

WHY MAGAZINE

Questions 1-4

WHY MAGAZINE
From the Editor In this issue we publish some of the many letters we received on the new Sports Stadium, our cover story last month. Your reactions were certainly mixed! Read our exclusive interview with film-star Mike Mikeson and his plans to start a fast-food chain. But there’s so much more… enough to keep you going for the rest of the month. Until next time, The Editor	COVER STORY 5
	Mike Mikeson: a new smash-hit movie, but plans for a dramatic career change
	REGULAR FEATURES Film Review 30 Crossword 31 Letters to the Editor 32 What’s on Round Town 33 Art, Music, Theatre
12 Getaway Holidays Some popular and some unusual 18 Start Now Marissa Brown of EastBank sets out a sound investment and savings plan for young professionals 26 Best Wheels Racing car driver Marco Leoni changes teams: will it be Ford or Ferrari? 28 The Met Metropolitan Art Museum hosts a new exhibition of post-modern paintings

Questions 5 – 10

Read the advertisements for musical concerts below and answer the questions that follow.


SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC CONCERTS for January 2001 A. Sydney Youth Orchestra Conservatorium High School students play a selection of Mozart concertos. Date: Sat. 4th and 11th January, 8.00 pm. $10 and $5 B. Let’s Sing Together An afternoon for the young and the young-at-heart. Led by the Giggles Band, sing children’s songs from your childhood and from all over the world. There will be a special appearance by Willy Wallaby, from the popular children’s programme, Hoppy! Date: Sun. 5th January, 3.00 pm. $5 C. One Romantic Evening Bring someone special with you and listen to some of the greatest love songs as you gaze at the stars together! Date: Sat. 25th January, 8.00 pm. $20 and $12 Note: This concert will be held in the Conservatorium Rose Carden, not in the Concert Hall. D. Rock n’ Roll Bop along ’til late to the rock hits of the last 10 years. Bands playing include The Hippies, The Hypers, and The Heroes. If you have a special request, write it down at the ticket counter when you come in. Date: Sat. 18th January, 8.00 pm. $10 and $5 E. Flamenco! World-famous classical guitarist Rodrigo Paras will play a selection of traditional Spanish Flamenco pieces. Date: Sun. 19th and 26th January, 7.30 pm. $20 and $12

Questions 11-15

Read the information below on treatment for snake bite, then answer Questions 11-15.

FIRST AID FOR SNAKE BITES

Snakes are not normally aggressive and tend to bite only when they are threatened or mishandled. Some snakes, e.g. the carpet snake, are not poisonous. Others, e.g. the brown snake, tiger snake and taipan, are very poisonous.

A Prevention

leave snakes alone and do not collect snakes
do not put your hands in hollow logs, under piles of wood, or in rubbish
be noisy when walking in the bush
look carefully when walking through thick grass
use a torch around camps at night

B Symptoms and signs

These do not appear immediately, but from about 15 minutes to 2 hours after the casualty is bitten. There are often no visible symptoms or signs. Take seriously any information from a casualty concerning:

strong emotional reaction
headache or double vision
drowsiness, giddiness or faintness
nausea and/or vomiting and diarrhoea
puncture marks about 1 centimetre apart at the site of the bite. Bites are usually on the limbs, especially the legs.
reddening
bruising
sweating
breathing difficulties

C Management

reassure the casualty
apply a pressure immobilisation bandage over the bitten area and around the limb
seek medical aid urgently

D Snakebite Warnings

never wash the venom off the skin as this will help in later identification
never cut or squeeze the bitten area
never try to suck the venom out of the wound

Reading Passage 2

Read the passage below and answer questions 16-25 that follow.

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AT NORTHSIDE UNIVERSITY

Situated about 20km from the city centre, Northside University is not easy to get to by public transport. However, students have several different alternatives for accommodation on or near the University campus.

Firstly, the University has several residential colleges; Burnside College, Boronia College and Helen Turner College. Each of these colleges provides a single fully furnished room with shared bathroom facilities, and meals. Burnside College is the most expensive, with 1996 fees ranging from $154 – $165 per week. However, each student room is equipped with a private telephone and voice-mailing facilities, and within the next few months college students will have access to E-MAIL, On-Line library, INTERNET and AARNET via a network with the University. Boronia College has similar room facilities but does not offer the same computer access. It also offers only 17 meals per week, compared to Burnside’s 21. Fees vary from $147 – $157 per week. Helen Turner College is a college exclusively for women, with similar fees to Boronia College. To attend classes, students have a short walk from the residential Colleges to the main University campus.

The University also provides 23 self-contained furnished townhouses. These townhouses have either 3, 4 or 6 bedrooms each and student residents are expected to be studying full-time. Rents in 1996 ranged from $54 per week for a room in a six bedroom flat to $68.50 per week for a room in a three-bedroom house. Students wanting to live in university housing should apply to the university housing officer in August of the previous year, as it is in high demand. Smoking is banned in University housing.

Off campus, there are many flats, townhouses and houses for rent in the local area. These can be found by looking in the local newspaper under accommodation, or by checking notices pinned up on the boards around the university. There are always students advertising for housemates and you can even add a notice of your own to the board. However, even sharing accommodation with others can be expensive; tenants are usually required to pay a rental bond, rent in advance, and telephone/electricity/gas bills in addition to food bills. Be sure that you know what you will be required to pay before you enter into any written agreement.

Reading Passage 3

Read the passage below and answer questions 26 – 40 that follow.

Kormilda College

Section A

Kormilda College is a unique school situated near Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. For 20 years, to 1989, Kormilda College operated as a government-run, live-in school for high school Aboriginal students. In 1989 it was bought from the Government by two Christian church groups and since then it has expanded enormously, to include a day school as well as boarders (residential students) in Years 8-12. Although 320 pupils of the College’s total number are Aboriginal students, drawn mainly from isolated communities across the Northern Territory, Kormilda also has a waiting list of non – Aboriginal students. With a current enrolment of 600, student numbers are expected to grow to 860 by 1999.

Section B

Central to the mission of the school is the encouragement of individual excellence, which has resulted in programs designed especially for the student population. Specialist support programs allow’ traditional Aboriginal students, who are often second language users, to understand and succeed in the mainstream curriculum. A Gifted and Talented Program, including a special Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tertiary Aspirations program, has been introduced, as has an Adaptive Education Unit. Moreover, in Years 11 and 12, students may choose to follow the standard Northern Territory Courses, or those of the International Baccalaureate (I.B.).

Section C

To provide appropriate pastoral care, as well as a suitable academic structure, three distinct sub-schools have been established.

Pre-Secondary: For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Years 8-10 who are of secondary school age but have difficulties reading and writing.
Supported Secondary: For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are of secondary school age and operating at secondary school year levels 8-12 who need specific second language literacy and numeracy support.
Secondary: For multi-cultural Years 8-12 students.

Students remain in their sub-schools for classes in the main subject areas of English, Maths, Social Education and Science. This arrangement takes into account both diverse levels of literacy and the styles of learning and cultural understandings appropriate to traditional Aboriginal second-language users. In elective subjects chosen by the students – which include Indonesian, Music, Art, Drama, Science for Life, Commerce, Geography, Modem History, Woodwork, Metal Work, Economics and Legal Studies – students mix on the basis of subject interest.

Section D

To aid the development of the Aboriginal Education program, a specialist curriculum Support Unit has been set up. One of its functions is to re-package school courses so that they can be taught in ways that suit the students.

The education program offered to Aboriginal students uses an approach which begins with the students’ own experiences and gradually builds bi-cultural understanding. In one course, “Introducing Western European Culture Through Traditional Story-Telling”, students are helped to build a common base for approaching the English literature curriculum. Drawing on the oral culture of traditional Aboriginal communities, they are introduced to traditional stories of other cultures, both oral and written. In a foundational Year 10 course, “Theory of Learning”, concepts from Aboriginal culture are placed side by side with European concepts so that students can use their own knowledge base to help bridge the cultural divide.

Another project of the Support Unit has been the publication of several books, the most popular, Korniihla Capers. The idea for Kormilda Capers came about when it became obvious that there was a lack of engaging material for the school’s teenage readers. One of the stories in the book, “The Bulman Mob hits the Big Smoke”, recounts the adventures of Kormilda pupils on their first visit to Sydney, Canberra and the snow country. Focussing on experiences which have directly affected the lives of students at the College, and on ideas and issues which are of immediate interest to Aboriginal students, Kormilda Capers has earned enthusiastic support within and outside the school.

IELTS General Training Volume 3

Part 1: Question 1 - 15

Part 2: Question 16 - 25

Part 3: Question 26 - 40

Tips for improving your ielts score

Three things you must get right in IELTS Listening

Questions 1-3

Question 4

Questions 5-10

Questions 11-15

Questions 16-19

Questions 20-25

Questions 26-27

Question 28

Questions 29-33

Questions 34-40

Reading Passage 1

WHY MAGAZINE

Reading Passage 2

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AT NORTHSIDE UNIVERSITY

Reading Passage 3

Kormilda College

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TRUE	if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE	if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN	If there is no information on this

IELTS General Training Volume 3

Part 1: Question 1 - 15

Part 2: Question 16 - 25

Part 3: Question 26 - 40

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Tips for improving your ielts score

Three things you must get right in IELTS Listening

Questions 1-3

Question 4

Questions 5-10

Questions 11-15

Questions 16-19

Questions 20-25

Questions 26-27

Question 28

Questions 29-33

Questions 34-40

Reading Passage 1

WHY MAGAZINE

Reading Passage 2

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION AT NORTHSIDE UNIVERSITY

Reading Passage 3

Kormilda College

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About us

Our mission