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IELTS General Training Volume 8

IELTS General Training Volume 8

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  • Published on: 08 Oct 2018
  • Tests taken: 491,076

Answer Keys:

Part 1: Question 1 - 10
  • 1 five to seven
  • 2 15
  • 3 3
  • 4 Glasgow Street
  • 5 Black button
  • 6 (the) garden
  • 7 October 17th
  • 8 Clay
  • 9 Caribbean Jungle
  • 10 rocks
Part 2: Question 11 - 20
  • 11 sightseeing buses
  • 12 381
  • 13 (the)Northern Line
  • 14 (The) British Museum
  • 15 heritage
  • 16 seven million
  • 17 documenting
  • 18 educational tourism
  • 19 (A) scholarship
  • 20 jonathan
Part 3: Question 21 - 30
  • 21 Price
  • 22 Promotion
  • 23 tourism
  • 24 mobile phone companies
  • 25 (the) Business Centre/Center
  • 26 Marketing-Mix and Strategy
  • 27 C
  • 28 B
  • 29 statistics
  • 30 (the) research
Part 4: Question 31 - 40
  • 31 C
  • 32 C
  • 33 B
  • 34 A
  • 35 B
  • 36 A
  • 37 sugared tea
  • 38 (boiling) milk
  • 39 instant/instant beverages/tea
  • 40 Britain

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Review & Explanations:

Part 1: Questions 1-10

Questions 1-10

Complete the notes below.

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

CHILDREN ART CRAFT CENTRE

Example

Answer

Running time:

every Friday

Joining age:

1

Joining fee (a child):

£ 2 or £ 3 of discount over two children from the same family

Address of Centre:

Amherst House, 4

Security:

Red button for going outside, the 5 is for staff only

Parking place:

behind 6

Programmes

Title:

Building Warship

Date:

On 7

Material:

8

Required:Old blue jeans or clothes
Title: 9
Date:On the 31st of October
Decoration:Trees, rocks, animals, etc
Material:Different kinds of paper for making 10 and jungle background
  • 1 Answer: five to seven
    • The keyword concerned in Q1 must be “age.
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a number.
    • The woman asked the staff “what ages are the classes available to?”. This is the signal for the answer. The staff replied to her that “..children aged five to seven…”.
    • Thus, “five to seven” is the answer for Q1.
  • 2 Answer: 15
    • The keywords concerned in Q2 must be “fee” and “a child.
    • Meanwhile, The keywords concerned in Q3 must be “fee” and “discount over two children from the same family.
    • From the questions, we can assume that the answer must be a number for each answer.
    • The woman asked the staff “how much is the class?”. This is the signal for the answer of two questions. The staff replied to her that “..It’s £15 per child, with £3 off for over two children from the same family.”
    • Thus, the answer for Q2 is “15”. Whereas, the answer for Q3 is 3”.
    • Note: the synonym of “discount” is “off”.
  • 3 Answer: 3
    • The keywords concerned in Q2 must be “fee” and “a child.
    • Meanwhile, The keywords concerned in Q3 must be “fee” and “discount over two children from the same family.
    • From the questions, we can assume that the answer must be a number for each answer.
    • The woman asked the staff “how much is the class?”. This is the signal for the answer of two questions. The staff replied to her that “..It’s £15 per child, with £3 off for over two children from the same family.”
    • Thus, the answer for Q2 is “15”. Whereas, the answer for Q3 is 3”.
    • Note: the synonym of “discount” is “off”.
  • 4 Answer: Glasgow Street
    • The keywords concerned in Q4 must be “Address of Centre” and “Amherst House.
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun of a street/road/city.
    • The woman asked the staff “Could you give me the full address?”. This is the signal for the answer. The staff replied to her that “..Amherst House.”. It is the second signal. Then, the staff said “on Glasgow Street..”
    • Thus, the answer for Q4 is “Glasgow Street”.
  • 5 Answer: Black button
    • The keywords concerned in Q5 must be “Security”, “Red button for going outside and staff only
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun of color.
    • The staff said “We have a security entrance, so you should press the red button for going outside. Don’t press the black button please; It’s for staff only.”
    • Thus, the answer for Q5 is “black button”.
  • 6 Answer: (the) garden
    • The keywords concerned in Q6 must be Building Warshipbehind.
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
    • The woman asked the staff “is there any parking available nearby?”. This is the signal for the answer. The staff replied to her that “..The back of the garden is probably the best place to park …..”.
    • Thus, the answer for Q6 is “garden”.
    • Note: the synonym of “behind” is “the back of”.
  • 7 Answer: October 17th
    • The keywords concerned in Q7 must be “Building Warship” and “Date.
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
    • The staff said that “...On October the 17th there’s a warship building workshop …..”.
    • Thus, the answer for Q7 is “October 17th”.
  • 8 Answer: Clay
    • The keyword concerned in Q8 must be “Material”.
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
    • The staff said that “...We will be using clay, so …..”.
    • Thus, the answer for Q8 is “Clay”.
    • Note: another material you should be careful is clothing. But it indicates what the child should wear.
  • 9 Answer: Caribbean Jungle
    • The keywords concerned in Q9 must be “Title” and “On the 31st of October.
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
    • The woman asked the staff “ … 31st of October”. This is the signal for the answer. The staff replied to her that “..going to be a Caribbean Jungle theme. …..”.
    • Thus, the answer for Q9 is “Caribbean Jungle”.
  • 10 Answer: rocks
    • The keywords concerned in Q10 must be “Material”, “using different kinds of paper” and “jungle background.
    • From the question, we can assume that the answer must be a noun.
    • The staff said: “..They’ll just be using different kinds of paper. You know, they’re good materials for making jungle backgrounds, rocks and ...”.
    • Thus, the answer for Q10 is “rocks”.
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STAFF:    Good afternoon. Holborn Children Art and Craft Centre. May I help you?

WOMAN:    Oh yes. Hello, there. I’m Interested in the children’s handcraft class. Can I have a little more

information, please?

STAFF:    Do you mean the Art and Building workshops?

WOMAN:    Yes. A friend of mine mentioned them. Your company workshop is offering a creative mind through painting and building. Is that right?

STAFF:    Yes, of course. Um, first of all, we run the class every Friday between 01:00 p.m. and 02:30 p.m. after our lunch break.

WOMAN:    Good. And, what ages are the classes available to?

STAFF:    Well, children aged five to seven are fine. But all children should be accompanied by a parent.

WOMAN:    Fine, of course. So, how much is the class?

STAFF:    Let’s see. It’s £15 per child, with £off for over two children from the same family.

WOMAN:    Oh yes, that’s very reasonable. And where exactly in the main hall are they held?

STAFF:    They’re In the centre of the hall.

WOMAN:    Could you give me the full address?

STAFF:    Yes, it’s Amherst House.

WOMAN:    Right.

STAFF:    And that’s on Glasgow Street.

WOMAN:    Could you spell that for me, please?

STAFF:    Sure, G-L-A-S-G-O-W Street.

WOMAN:    Thank you, lovely.

STAFF:    We have a security entrance, so you should press the red button for going outside. Don’t press the black button please; It’s for staff only.

WOMAN:    OK. And one more question - is there any parking available nearby?

STAFF:    The back of the garden is probably the best place to park. The parking charge is £2.00 per hour.

WOMAN:    OK, would it be possible to book it now?

STAFF:    Yes, certainly, you can do that at the information centre.

WOMAN:    Great. Do you also offer art programmes?

STAFF:    Sure. I will give you Information about the next two art workshops. On October the 17th there’s a warship building workshop.

WOMAN:    Oh, that sounds great!

STAFF:    We will be using clay, so just make sure the child is wearing suitable clothing.

WOMAN:    I know, I’m sure they will be making a terrible mess. So, what Is the other programme then?

STAFF; Well, it’s coming at the end of this month on Saturday.

WOMAN:    That’ll be the 31st of October, won’t it?

STAFF:    Yes, that’s right. On that day, there’s going to be a Caribbean Jungle theme. This is where kids make scenes with trees, rocks, animals and so on.

WOMAN:    Oh, is that safe?

STAFF:    Yes it is, don’t worry. They’ll just be using different kinds of paper. You know, they’re good materials for making jungle backgrounds, rocks and things like that.

WOMAN:    OK, I see. The workshop sounds really good, and I’ll call you back after talking about it with my husband.

STAFF:    Lovely. Thanks very much for ringing.

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