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Diagram type of question is quite common in Section 2 of IELTS Listening test, and is also easy to score. But some students still find it difficult...
Review & Explanations:
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE | if the statement agrees with the information |
FALSE | if the statement contradicts the information |
NOT GIVEN | If there is no information on this |
1 Noise pollution is a relatively new pollution.
2 Experts forecasted that water and noise pollution would be major future problems.
3 Noise pollution seems to be a bigger problem in richer, developed countries.
4 Noises that enter the human ear are actually heard louder than they really are.
5 There is a strong relationship between hearing loss and age.
6 Loud noise exposure studies have caused government changes.
7 In Canada, police monitor the level of noise in local neighbourhoods.
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Q1. Noise pollution is a relatively new pollution. | An over-abundance of noise has always been a significant environmental issue for man |
+ Take a look at the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph: “over-abundance of noise” is equivalent to “noise pollution”, and ”environmental issue” is also equal to “pollution” + In the question, noise pollution has been mentioned to be relatively new, while in the sentence, it has always been an issue, which mean it existed for a very long time. Therefore, the answer here is FALSE. |
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Q2. Experts forecasted that water and noise pollution would be major future problems. | One hundred years ago, environmental experts predicted that in the 21st century there would be a shortage of water and silence. They were correct. |
+ Take a look at the last few sentences in the 3rd paragraph, the word “experts” appears in both the sentence and question, while “forecast” has a similar meaning with “predict” + “Water and noise pollution” mean “lacking/shortage of clean water and silence”, which is described in the sentence. + Understanding the idea in the question, the answer here is TRUE. |
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Q3. Noise pollution seems to be a bigger problem in richer, developed countries. | This means that regardless of the economic status of a particular country, the effects of noise are just as widespread and the long-term consequences for health the same |
+ There are some sentences mentioned this, but the last one of the 4th paragraph is the one that gives us the answer: “regardless of the economic status of a particular country”. + No matter how rich or poor a country is, the effect is just as (widespread) and the same. Those are equal comparison, which is contradicted with the question (bigger) + Understanding the idea in the question, the answer here is FALSE. |
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Q4. Noises that enter the human ear are actually heard louder than they really are. | When it initially receives sound, the human ear actually amplifies it by a factor of 20. |
+ Take a look at the second sentences in the 5th paragraph, it has the keywords “human ear” and “sound”/”noise”, which is mentioned in the question + When a sound is amplified, it mean the sound will become louder + Understanding the idea in the question, the answer here is TRUE |
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Q5. There is a strong relationship between hearing loss and age. | For example, both locations revealed that aging is an almost insignificant cause of hearing loss. |
+ Take a look at the middle sentences in the 5th paragraph, it has the keywords “hearing loss” and “aging” similar with the question + The question said that hearing loss and aging has a strong relationship, while the sentence said it was insignificant, which means not important. + Understanding the idea in the question, the answer here is FALSE. |
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Q6. Loud noise exposure studies have caused government changes. | The findings from various noise studies had the effect of changing the perspectives of many of the world’s governments. |
+ Take a look at the first sentence in the 6th paragraph, the keyword “noise studies”, “government”, “change” appear in different places but the meaning remain the same + Understanding the idea in the question, the answer here is TRUE. |
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Q7. In Canada, police monitor the level of noise in local neighbourhoods. | In Canada and the EU, noise laws are the domain of local governments. Activities in those countries deemed mandatory such as the collection of rubbish or some medical services are the only allowed exceptions to what otherwise are quiet local neighborhood zones. |
+ The only 2 sentences where Canada is mentioned is in the second last paragraph, but none of the keyword in the question appears in the 2 sentences. Therefore, the answer here is NOT GIVEN. |
Choose TWO letters, A-G.
The list of problems below can be caused by exposure to high noise levels.
Which TWO are mentioned by the writer of the text?
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Q8 - Q9. Which TWO are mentioned by the writer of the text? A. increased ear sensitivity B. reduced reaction time C. increased aging of the body D. heart disease E. stomach cancer F. sleep apnea G. increased blood pressure | In fact, over a single eight-hour period, it was shown that participants experienced a rise in blood pressure […] If this was not alarming enough, also noted was an increase in the incidence of heart disease. | |
+ The noise-related health problems that are mentioned in the article appear only in the end of the 5th paragraph. We can quickly achieve the answers: “a rise in blood pressure” and “increase in the incidence of heart disease” + Understanding the idea in the question, the answer here is option D and G. |
Classify the following features as applying to
A | people from the USA |
B | people from Ghana |
C | both people from the USA and Ghana |
Write the correct letter A, B or C, in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet.
10 individuals participated in a noise study
11 conducted a silence study
12 introduced air traffic regulations
13 the relationship between industrial noise and blood pressure
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Q10. Individuals participated in a noise study | In 1965, in a remote part of Ghana, scientists went about studying the impact of ‘insignificant’ exposure to industrial noise and transportation. In tandem, the Ghanese group was compared with a control group in industrial USA | |
+ The 5th paragraph provided the result of noise studies from both Ghana and USA, as they were mentioned + In the sentence, they compared their results with other’s study’s result, which mean they participated individually. Hence the answer here is option C (both people from the USA and Ghana) |
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Q11. conducted a silence study | […] 22-year old Tom Wonnacott […] spent four days lying in a lightless, sound-proofed isolation. […] Wonnacott volunteered to undergo this experience to help US-based psychologists find out […]a longer period of time such extremes of silence | |
+ Take a look at the first paragraph, we can find various keywords about silence study such as “sound-proofed isolation”, “extremes of silence”, and the study is conducted by US-based psychologists only + There isn’t any Ghanese in this paragraph, so the answer is option A (people from the USA) |
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Q12. introduced air traffic regulations | In the United States and Ghana, federal standards for highway and aircraft noise were introduced | |
In the middle of the 6th paragraph, there’s a sentence about introducing a “federal standards”/”regulations” for “highway and aircraft”/” air traffic” in both United States and Ghana. Therefore, the answer is C (both people from the USA and Ghana) |
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Q13. the relationship between industrial noise and blood pressure | the Ghanese group was compared with a control group in industrial USA […] In fact, over a single eight-hour period, it was shown that participants experienced a rise in blood pressure | |
+ The blood pressure problems is in the 5th paragraph, whose studies were said to be carried out individually in both Ghana and US + Therefore, the answer is C (both people from the USA and Ghana) |
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1.
In a self-imposed solitary confinement, 22-year old Tom Wonnacott, a Princeton graduate student, spent four days lying in a lightless, sound-proofed isolation chamber. Unable to see or hear, he also wore thick gloves to restrict his sense of touch. Wonnacott volunteered to undergo this experience to help US-based psychologists find out what happens to people isolated from the outside world and deprived of the normal use of their senses. While over a longer period of time such extremes of silence in conjunction with sensory deprivation are harmful, there are many today who are in search of quieter areas.
An over-abundance of noise has always been a significant environmental issue for man. In ancient Rome, rules existed to ensure that the noise emitted from the large iron wheels of wagons which rolled over the stones on the pavements and caused disruption of sleep and annoyance was minimised by allowing people to travel only during certain times. The same rules existed in Medieval Europe. To ensure inhabitants were given the best chance at a peaceful night’s sleep, in some cities, horse-drawn carriages and horseback riding were not allowed at night time. However when today’s noise problems arc compared with the noise pollution problems of the past they are almost incomparable.
An immense number of vehicles of various shapes and sizes are regularly driven around and through most of the world’s cities and countrysides. Loud, large diesel engines power the enormous trucks that roll around highways day and night. Aircraft and trains add to the environmental noise scenario. In industry, machinery emits high noise levels and amusement parks and pleasure vehicles distract leisure time and relaxation. One hundred years ago, environmental experts predicted that in the 21st century there would be a shortage of water and silence. They were correct. Silence is scarce. More and more silence is drowned out by sound.
A lack of knowledge about the effects of noise pollution on humans in comparison to other pollutants has been lacking as an area of research. Although it has been generally regarded that noise pollution is primarily a ‘luxury’ problem – for those developed countries able to afford the purchase price of large quantities of loud, noisy machinery – it is actually a fact that due to bad planning and poor construction of buildings, noise exposure is often higher in developing countries. This means that regardless of the economic status of a particular country, the effects of noise are just as widespread and the long-term consequences for health the same. Therefore, practical action plans based upon proper scientific evaluation of available data on the effects of noise exposure, with the express purpose of limiting and controlling the exposure of people to environmental noise is a most worthwhile undertaking.
It has been well established that exposure to loud noises for extended periods of time causes trauma to the inner ear and often results in irreversible hearing loss. When it initially receives sound, the human ear actually amplifies it by a factor of 20. In 1965, in a remote part of Ghana, scientists went about studying the impact of ‘insignificant’ exposure to industrial noise and transportation. In tandem, the Ghanese group was compared with a control group in industrial USA. A number of startling conclusions were drawn from the experiments. For example, both locations revealed that aging is an almost insignificant cause of hearing loss. Instead it was shown that chronic exposure to moderately high levels of environmental noise led to hearing loss. Cardiovascular complaints also emerged from among those with prolonged exposure to industrial noise above 70 dBA. In fact, over a single eight-hour period, it was shown that participants experienced a rise in blood pressure thus indicating noise pollution contributes to human stress levels. If this was not alarming enough, also noted was an increase in the incidence of heart disease.
The findings from various noise studies had the effect of changing the perspectives of many of the world’s governments. Whereas noise had been considered a ‘nuisance’ rather than an environmental problem, laws were made to protect citizens against it. In the United States and Ghana, federal standards for highway and aircraft noise were introduced. State governments created noise regulations pertaining to building codes, urban planning and road construction. In Canada and the EU, noise laws are the domain of local governments. Activities in those countries deemed mandatory such as the collection of rubbish or some medical services are the only allowed exceptions to what otherwise are quiet local neighbourhood zones.
Typically, quiet times in neighbourhoods are between 6am and 10pm with restricted higher decibel levels after these hours. What happens if these quite times are violated? Unfortunately, the enforcement of noise laws has proven problematic for many local governments with enforcement agencies often not following up on noise complaints. For persistent nuisances, individuals may seek compensation through the local courts and in some cities, police are authorised to impound such things as stereos and cars. These are extreme cases; most issues are handled by negotiation between the emitter and the receiver.
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Keywords in Questions | Similar words in Passage |
Noise pollution is a relatively new pollution. | An over-abundance of noise has always been a significant environmental issue for man |
Noise pollution seems to be a bigger problem in richer, developed countries. | This means that regardless of the economic status of a particular country, the effects of noise are just as widespread and the long-term consequences for health the same. |
Noises that enter the human ear are actually heard louder than they really are. | When it initially receives sound, the human ear actually amplifies it by a factor of 20. |
There is a strong relationship between hearing loss and age. | For example, both locations revealed that aging is an almost insignificant cause of hearing loss. |
Loud noise exposure studies have caused government changes | The findings from various noise studies had the effect of changing the perspectives of many of the world’s governments. |
heart disease | Cardiovascular complaints also emerged from among those with prolonged exposure to industrial noise above 70 dBA. |
Individuals participated in a noise study | In 1965, in a remote part of Ghana, scientists went about studying the impact of ‘insignificant’ exposure to industrial noise and transportation. |
Conducted a silence study | In a self-imposed solitary confinement, 22-year old Tom Wonnacott, a Princeton graduate student, spent four days lying in a lightless, sound-proofed isolation chamber. |
introduced air traffic regulations | In the United States and Ghana, federal standards for highway and aircraft noise were introduced. |
The relationship between industrial noise and blood pressure | In fact, over a single eight-hour period, it was shown that participants experienced a rise in blood pressure thus indicating noise pollution contributes to human stress levels. |
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The give chart provides Information about the amount of waste produced by company A, company B and company C from 2000 to 2015.
It can be clearly seen that the amount of waste in company C increased while the amount of waste in company A decreased throughout the period.
Looking at the grap in more details, the amount of waste in company A declined moderately to about 9 between 2000 and 2010. There was a slight drop in this at about 8 in 2015. The amount of waste in company B went up sharply from around 8.5 to 10 over the following five years. The company B experienced significant decrease to 3 in 2020.
According the line graph, there was a steep growth in the amount of waste in company C at approximately 6 over a period of 5 years. In the year 2010, company C witnessed minimal rise at nearly 7. This grew markedly to almost 10 between 2010 to 2015.
The three pie charts below show the change in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981,1991 and 2001.
The graphs illustrates the change for a United Kingdom school in the three years in 1981, 1982, and 1983.
Overall, we can clearly observe that over the period expenditure most in staff salaries. However, furniture as well as equipment increased rapidly and drops expenditure on things such as books and workers salaries.
In the three years, the greatest expenditure was on staff salaries,but while other workers salaries say a fall from 28% in 1981 to only 15% in 2001 . In the three years teachers pay demand the biggest cost reaching 50% total spending in 1991 and ending 45% in 2001.
Expenditure on resources like furniture as well as equipment to 15% by 1981 which increased dramatically to 23 percentage in ending years. Nevertheless, books was 20 proportion in 1991, which significant fall in 2001 from 9 %. The total spending of insurance rose minimally over the period.
More and more people start to succumb for drugs. What the causes of this phenomenon? Gave your solutions for this factor.
On the last time in various countries consuming the drugs becoming increasingly common among youth and adults. In this essay I will try to release the causes of this factor and present some remedies. First of all, it should be noted that approximately whole problems are cause by older generation. They convey misbehavior in form of that they experience necessary feelings to consume smoking either drinking that gradually switch to addiction and based on this younger generation see the pattern after which they succumb to try all of these mentioned above stuffs. Second reason may liie on the TV series, particularly in series such friends or euphoria where drugs mentioned not in less measure. Eventually, the plight retain also in the surrounding of humankind that force to them try such things like drugs to be able fight setbacks in their life individuals believe in refusing from them from this way. I consider the way out of these problems especially lies on the family side. They should have sense of responsibility when they show negative impacts for their children, take care about child mental statement to avoid of such events in the future life. second not less paramount solution is preventing the various illustrations about drugs in the movies that deteriorate right minds of individuals. Certainly people can not influence to fix others, however to beginning with they should to rise to the right way themselves after that no one can be the initiator for your businesses. Consequently, I infer humankind have a capacity to changing and transformation of their own life solely by rejection of the destroying things.
New technologies have changed the way children spend their free time . Do you think the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?
In recent years, new technologies like smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles have become ubiquitous , even among children. As a result , the way children spend their leisure time has been drastically altered .While this change has brought about both benefits and drawbacks , I believe that the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages.
On the one hand, it is true that technology has its own downsides when it comes to kids. For instance, excessive screen time has been linked to poor sleep quality, impaired cognitive development , and increased risk of obesity. Children who spend too much time in front of screen may also find it too difficult to engage in other important activities such as sports, socializing with peers , and reading. Moreover, the internet can expose young people to inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and online predators.
On the other hand, there are several advantages to children spending their free time on technology. First and foremost, the use of technology devices can help develop crucial skills such as problem solving, critical thinking, and digital literacy . Many educational apps , games , and videos are available , which can enhance learning and encourage creativity. Additionally, technology provides an opportunity for social connection through online gaming communities, video chatting , and social media platforms. In today's world , where virtual communication has become increasingly important , technology enables children to stay in touch with friends and family who live far away.
In conclusion, while technology has some negative impacts on children's leisure time, its benefits outweigh its drawbacks. As long as parents monitor their children's screen time and ensure they engage in variety of activities , technology can be valuable tool for learning and socializing . Therefore , it is essential for parents and educators to embrace new technologies and encourage their responsible use among children.
Nowadays,more and more technical advertisements are spread around every place all over the world. Due to these developed technologies, most of the companies can advertise their products easier than before. I definitely agree to this point that advertising plays as a crucial role in our social lives.
If we were back to 19th century, not many advertisements were not known much and not as popular as in current time. Take us for example,
the advertisements in that time was very simple such as using only the cartoons charactors,
just encoding the main points for the products and using long theme songs for one advertisements. In the contrary, these ways could not be affected obviously to attract the people's mind to purchase their products. Why it could not be succeeded is that there were few houses owned the televisions for watching such kinds of advertisements.
Compared with such that time, today's system of advertisements are huge different dramatically. For example, the ways of advertisements are not conventional since many websites and social networks are influenced among the people's daliy life.The first point is everything can be chose and purchased smoothly with one touch on screen. Thousands of companies strive to get the high selling targets as much as they can by inserting their ads in social medias, creation their own pages and attracting with more or less amount of giveaways for subscribing their pages. Furthermore, advertising with the top celebrities is one of the ways to penetrate the marketing network. Seventy percents of people obsess about famous top stars so that the advertisements with them are able to influence the people's mind to buy the products which they advertise.The main point is that we can save our precious time by ordering the things we need from home without wasting time and energy. How splendid it is!
Taking all into account, it is more convinced to be one of the top sellers due to these developed technologies such as social networks. May be it was hard to sell even one thing to the customer.
Nevertheless, there is nothing to worry about the new products to be in the hands of the cosumers.
Through many ages, all of the situations and circumstances are transmitted from time to time.
Today many individuals think that children's parents should put restriction on their watching TV and playing video games routine and they should spend more time for read books. I totally agree with this statement because TV and video games are not very useful for children and books on the other hand are highly important for their study.
To begin with playing video games and watching TV are not useful for children because they put bad affect on eyesight as they spend more time on TV and video games. When they watch TV and playing video games, then they do not take food properly and they do not do study properly.For example, in India most three children come from their school they start watching TV and play video games due to this they lost their interest in study.As a result in coma, they cannot complete their study in good grade and they can decrease their eyesight and cannot do work properly in the future.
However, these days books are provide more knowledge to children or any person. Books are very beneficial for children because books are decrease stress and gain knowledge of children. Many type of books such as:. Poetry books, comic books, knowledgeable books, and scientific books are available in the market or libraries . For example, in the foreign country, some children gave preference to read books,they are get knowledge and start their big business in teenage and early settled in their life. Resultantly coma, reading books are very knowledgeable rather than watching TV and playing video games because books provide a discipline and knowledge to children.
In conclusion, children should read books rather than watching TV and playing video games because reading books, give more knowledge to children and watching TV and playing video games are not useful, these waste their precious time. So they can't achieve their goal in their life. If children spend more time on watching TV and playing video games, parents should prevent from this bad habit.
nowadays, children spend their most of time for playing games and no enough time for physical activitiesCurrently, most of the children’s spending thier time in video play on mobile devices and also playing game on computers, because new generation, nowadays they interest in mobile games and aslo playing movies on tv its is not essential for students, so i disagree with that. on the other hand. students who spend their time on physical activities like they playing games on outside and they are mentally and physically fit because, physically activity is more better then spending time on mobile devices.
so,i disagree with that. In my opinion,children spend thier time in physical activities,moreover when they most of time in physical activities they are fully fit and thier health is aslo good.
As we know that, technology has increasing day by day and it has made our life too much easier and comfortable. However, many researchers says that in future all transportation vehicles will be automatic drive and when travelling inside these only passengers without driver. According to me, I think it has some cons and some pros so that before commitment on my opinion I will explain my thought in this essay.
First of all, driverless travelling is a good idea because people can easily reach on their destination without driving and they don’t have trouble in future. Moreover, nowadays many people used to cars, truck and public transportation like bus, so that traffic has also increased and people stuck in traffic jam. In this situation people have to face many difficulties while driving these vehicles but when it will become a driverless people will seat inside car and enjoy with friends and family and they also will not feel bored.
On the other side, it has many drawbacks for human beings such as, many people not interested in this offer because they are not take any risk while travelling in car, truck or buses without driver. Automatic transportation will become riskier for us especially for youngsters. They like to drive faster and with automatic they will want to travelling like a flying. In addition, In my country, many individuals earn money on the basis driving. Therefore, if it become driverless they lost their earring platform.
In conclusion, I believe that it’s disadvantage of driverless vehicles outweigh the advantages because it’s become a riskier and people have to chances to lost their job as a driver.
In this contemporary epoch, it is vehemently true that the extreme amount of traffic have been created difficulties in not only few cities but in globe. The impending paragraphs intends to give a brief explanation of notions along with my personal whim.
Commencing with the paragraph, it reckons that due to extreme traffic jam the utter hustle and bustle have been created on paths. Ironically, it causes a lot of pollution in all over world. Firstly, a huge proportion of chronic disease have became a part of this reason. For instance, health organization inculcate that 85% of fetal disease are occuring due to the pollution cause by traffic. Moreover, accidents is the second major hardship for citizens. There are countless individuals who have lost there kith and kins in road accidents. However, most of the cases happens only because of the huge disturbance or traffic on the main roads and highways.
To conclude, it is a vital problem for all over world . So, individuals should be cooperative and should also give their support in controlling it. In addition to it, if more quicker Government will take these initiative steps than more rapidly the problems and hardships faced by traffic jam will fade.
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