Master IELTS General Training Volume 5

Note:

the words which lead you to the answer are underlined.
the word/number you must write for the answer is marked.
words which you might wrongly think could be the answer are in italics.

The keywords concerned in Q1 are “thieves”, “target”, “students’ homes” and “because”.
Student’s question mentioned “theft” can be seen as a suggestion for the answer’s appearance.
Salesman mentioned: Student accommodation is a particular target because it often contains several highly portable and valuable items such as laptops. “Accommodation” is a synonym for “home”. So, the reason why thieves often target students’ homes is their several highly portable and valuable items. Option B mentions high-value, portable items, the “high-value” means valuable.
So, the answer is B.

If personal items are lost, destroyed or damaged, the insurance company will usually

A allow the student to buy a similar replacement item at the current cost
B give the student the sum of money the item originally cost.
C give the student a fixed amount.
D get the money from the thief.

Answer: A

The keywords concerned in Q2 should be “personal items are lost, destroyed or damaged” and “insurance company will”
Salesman mentioned “We provide insurance cover for your belongings on a ‘new for old’ basis, including desktop computers, against theft, burst pipes, fire, vandalism , storm and flood.” It means the insurance company will provide insurance cover to buy a similar replacement item. “Theft, burst pipes, fire, vandalism, storm and flood” are the things relate to “lost, destroyed or damaged”
So the answer is A.

Questions 3-6

Decide whether the following are insured for up to.

Note: You can use any letter more than once.

A	£150
B	£250
C	£600
D	£2000
E	£3000

3 a computer

4 two musical instruments

5 ten computer games

6 three suits

3 Answer: D

The keyword concerned in Q3 is “a computer”.
Salesman mentioned “two thousand pounds per claim and the following items are limited to 600 pounds per group per claim: valuables, musical instruments and any data storage devices apart from computers, such as CDs. DVDs, cassettes and computer games.” and Q3 wants to know the money insured for a computer. We can understand that Salesman said two thousand pounds per claim and the following items are limited to 600 pounds means that two thousand pounds for a claim: valuables, musical instruments and any data storage devices apart from computers, such as CDs. DVDs, cassettes and computer games; and 600 pounds for a group of this claim if want to buy more items. So, the money insured for a computer is two thousand pounds.
For these reasons, the answer is D.

4 Answer: C

The keyword concerned in Q4 is “two musical instruments”
The following items are limited to 600 pounds per group per claim: valuables, musical instruments and any data storage devices apart from computers, such as CDs. DVDs, cassettes and computer games. So, the money insured for two musical instruments is 600 pounds (the following items)
For these reasons, the answer is C

5 Answer: C

The keyword concerned in Q5 is “ten computer games”
The following items are limited to 600 pounds per group per claim: valuables, musical instruments and any data storage devices apart from computers, such as CDs. DVDs, cassettes and computer games. So, the money insured for ten computer games is 600 pounds (the following items)
For these reasons, the answer is C.

6 Answer: B

The keyword concerned in Q6 is “three suits”.
Salesman mentioned “Clothes are limited to a maximum of two hundred and fifty pounds”. It means that the insurance company will provide a maximum of two hundred and fifty pounds for clothes. So it doesn’t depend on how many clothes student need.
For these reasons, the answer is B.

Questions 7-10

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Academic 7 are insured up to £5000.

The 8 is valid until the end of June.

The insurance company has a 9

The insurance company’s office is usually open until 10

7 Answer: (course) fees

The keywords concerned in Q7 should be “academic”, “are” and “insured up to £5000”. So the answer must be a plural noun.
Salesman said “Course fees you have paid or are liable to pay in the academic year up to five thousand pounds in total are also covered”.
However, you might wrongly think the answer is academic year. Firstly, year is a singular noun. Secondly, academic year is not the subject which is insured up to £5000.
Course fees are the subject which are covered up to £5000 in the academic year
For these reasons, the answer is Course fees.

8 Answer: special introductory rate

The keyword concerned in Q8 is “is valid until the end of June”. So the answer must be a noun.
Student asked whether the special introductory rate still apply and mentioned it’s valid until the end of June.
This question quite easy to answer, the answer is special introductory rate.

9 Answer: 24-hour/twenty four-hour helpline

The keywords concerned in Q9 are “Insurance company” and “a 24”. So the answer must be a noun.
It is clearly stated that they have a "24-hour helpline" which provides advice and counseling.
So, the answer is 24-hour helpline.

10 Answer: 5 (o’clock)

The keywords concerned in Q10 are “office” and “usually open until”. So the answer can be a number.
Q10 mentioned “open until” means “close”.
Salesman said the office normally close at 5.
However, he also said that “I’ll be here until 6 today”. Firstly, Q10 asked for when office usually close, the subject which close in Q10 is the office while Salesman said he would be here until 6, the subject mentioned is Salesman. Secondly, Q10 mentioned usually while Salesman said until 6 today.
Therefore, the answer is 5 (o’clock).

Part 1

Part 2: Questions 11-20

Questions 11-14

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR NUMBERS for each.

What percentage of the students are mature?

What percentage of the students are from abroad?

How are the facilities of the university described?

How many students does the university have?

11 Answer: 13%

The keywords concerned in Q11 are “percentage of the students” and “mature”.
The answer must be percentage.
The professor mentioned that 13% of all of our students are mature
So, the answer is 13%.

12 Answer: 9%

The keywords concerned in Q12 are “percentage of the students” and “from abroad”.
The answer must be percentage.
The professor also mentioned that 9% are from outside the UK. It means 9% are from abroad.
So, the answer is 9%.

13 Answer: state-of-the-art

The keywords concerned in Q13 are “how” and “the facilities of the university described”. The answer must be an adjective.
The professor said that “Our facilities are state-of-the-art". The adjective used to described the facilities is “state-of-the-art” and it is the correct answer.
NOTE: remember to include hyphens in this word.

14 Answer: 28000
Locate Explain Report
The keywords concerned in Q14 are “how many students” and “the university have”. The answer must be a number.
The professor also mentioned our 28,000 students
The answer is 28,000.

Questions 15-17

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.

Newtown is England’s 15 city.

The 16 is at Salt Lane.

A relatively high proportion of students decide to 17 in Newtown after graduating.

15 Answer: greenest

The keywords concerned in Q15 are “Newtown is England’s” and “city”. The answer should be a noun or an adjective.
The professor said that Newtown - just as typical of this city, England’s greenest.
We also heard that the heart of Newtown’s busy city centre, it is the heat of Newtown, not England’s city.
So, the answer is greenest.

16 Answer: third campus

The keyword concerned in Q16 is “at Salt Lane”. The answer must be a noun or a noun phrase.
She mentioned “Plans for further development of both campuses are already well advanced with the university planning to replace its third campus at Salt Lane”. It means the third campus is at Salt Lane.
So, the answer is third campus.

17 Answer: live and work

The keywords concerned in Q17 are “A relatively high proportion of students”, “decide” and “after graduating”. The answer should be verb.
The professor mentioned “a higher proportion stay on to live and work here than in any other city outside London.”. “Stay on” has the same meaning with “after graduating” in this circumstances.
So, the answer is live and work.

Questions 18-20

Complete the notes on using the university accommodation services using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The university accommodation services office is in the 18

The university accommodation services have a 19 that students can look through online.

The website also has responses to 20

18 Answer: Student Union Building

The keywords concerned in Q18 are “The university accommodation services office” and “in”. The answer must be a name of a place (no more than three words).
The professor mentioned the accommodation services and then mentioned its office in the Student Union Building. But the answer must be no more than three words.
So, the answer is Student Union Building.

19 Answer: private housing database

The keywords concerned in Q19 are “have a” and “students can look through online”. The answer must be a singular noun.
The professor mentioned that they also have a website, but it doesn’t fit for Q19 because of its meaning.
After that, she explain this website: which provides details of all our catered and self-catered residences and a searchable private housing database. We need a singular noun which can look through online. We see that both of them can search on this website but only private housing database is a singular noun.
So, the answer is private housing database.

20 Answer: frequently asked questions

The keywords concerned in Q20 are “website” and “has responses to”. The answer should be a noun or a noun phrase.
The professor said their website had tried to answer some of the most frequently asked questions. “have also tried to answer” has the same meaning with “has responses to”. And she said that they tried to answer some of the most frequently asked questions, however, the answer of Q20 must be no more than three words.
So, the answer is frequently asked questions.

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Part 2

Part 3: Questions 21-30

Questions 21-25

Complete the notes about what makes a good teacher using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.

good communicator with interesting 21

knows their students' 22 and interests.

be 23 and familiar with the subject at both current and previous levels

takes students step by step honest and 24

25 to set an example and to look professional.

21 Answer: voice

The keywords concerned in Q21 are “good communicator” and “interesting”. The answer must be a noun.
Mike mentioned that the teacher needs to be a good communicator, and then explained how to be a good communicator, one of them is teacher should have an interesting voice.
So, the answer is voice.

22 Answer: background

The keywords concerned in Q22 are “knows their students' ” and “interests”. The answer must be a noun.
Mike advised that the teacher needs to know something of their backgrounds and their interests.
This question quite easy to answer, the answer is background.

23 Answer: well-trained

The keywords concerned in Q23 are “knows subject at both” and “level”. The answer must be a noun.
Cindy the teacher must be well-trained and fully familiar with the curriculu not only at the current level but also the previous ones. All the given words in question match with words in the script. By eliminating given words, we have the correct answer is “well-trained”.

24 Answer: patient

The keyword concerned in Q24 is “takes students step by step honest”.
The answer must be an adjective.
Mike said that the teacher must be honest and be patient.
It is clearly stated, the answer is patient

25 Answer: dress tidily

The keyword concerned in Q25 is “to set an example and to look professional.”.
The answer should be a verb.
The keyword “to set an example and to look professional” is mentioned after the answer appeared, it seems to be the result of an action: a good teacher must dress tidily
For this reason, the answer is dress tidily.

Questions 26-30

Complete the notes about what makes a good student using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.

active-e.g. asks questions to aid understanding or for 26 motivated – has goals

disciplined-good behavior and maintains 27 -reviews and previews

finds reasons to do things rather than reasons not to do things realizes learning is not always linear and/or immediate

doesn’t 28 with more experience of life/education

doesn’t 29 . teachers for his/her own faults-accepts suggestions

make sutdying 30

26 Answer: confirmation

The keywords concerned in Q26 are “active-e.g. asks questions to aid understanding” and “motivated – has goals”.
The answer should be a noun.
Janet mentioned that For example, a good student will ask questions, particularly when they don’t understand something or for confirmation . He or she is motivated to learn and has study goals. It means that students will ask questions to clear up or to confirm the information.
For this reason, the answer is confirmation.

27 Answer: study routine

The keywords concerned in Q27 are “disciplined-good behavior”, “maintains” and “reviews and previews”.
The answer should be a noun.
Janet also mentioned that a good student is disciplined not just mean good behavior, mainly mean to stick to a good study routine, and then explained the study routine which includes reviewing and previewing work.
So, the answer is study routine.

28 Answer: criticize/criticise teachers

The request of Q28-Q30: finds reasons to do things rather than reasons not to do things realizes learning is not always linear and/or immediate.
The keywords concerned in Q28 are “doesn’t” and “with more experience of life/education”.
The answer should be a verb + a noun.
Cindy mentioned that a good student doesn’t criticize teachers who have seen it all and done it all and actually have a better idea of what students need. She explained that “teachers who have seen it all and done it all and actually have a better idea of what students need” has the same meaning with the keyword in Q28 “with more experience of life/education”
For this reason, the answer is criticize teachers.

29 Answer: blame

The keywords concerned in Q29 are “doesn’t” and “teachers for his/her own faults-accepts suggestions”
The answer should be a verb.
Janet mentioned that Nor do good students blame a teacher for his or her own lack of application. He or she accepts suggestions and tries to incorporate them into their learning.
So, the answer is blame.

30 Answer: enjoyable

The keyword concerned in Q30 is “make studying”
The answer should be an adjective.
Tim said that a good student sets up his or her learning to be enjoyable. “Make studying” has the same meaning with “set up learning”.
So, the answer is enjoyable.

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Part 3

Part 4: Questions 31-40

Questions 31-32

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

The lecturer says that an essay is like 31 to a specific question.

A key thing for lecturers to consider when they mark an essay is whether it is 32

31 Answer: an extended answer

The keywords concerned in Q31 are “an essay is like” and “to a specific question”
The answer should be a noun.
The presenter mentioned that A university essay can be thought of as an extended answer to a quite specific question. The structure “can be thought of as” has the same meaning with “is like”
For this reason, the answer is an extended answer.

32 Answer: relevant

The keyword concerned in Q32 is “A key thing for lecturers to consider when they mark an essay is whether it is”
The answer must be a noun.
The presenter mentioned “A key consideration for lecturers when they mark students’ work is whether the essay before them is relevant”
The question quite easy to answer, the answer is relevant.

Questions 33-36

Complete the notes on the words used in the essay title using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Implications	ideas following on from the 33 for rising divorce
Phenomenon	refers to rising divorce
different explanations	suggests that various 34 have thought of different reasons for the phenomenon.
critically analyze	35 of a theorv, a policy, research, an argument
36	a term which limits the subject to a place
the last 20 years	a term which limits the subject to a time

33 Answer: explanations

The keywords concerned in Q33 are “Implications”, “ideas following on from” and “for rising divorce”
The answer must be a noun.
The presenter explained the implication. We might wrongly think that a set of ideas that follow on in some logical sense from a preceding set of ideas. But, it doesn’t fit in Q33, ideas from a preceding set of ideas is really fit. And he also detailed for the preceding set of ideas are the explanations for rising divorce
So, the answer is the explanations.

34 Answer: analysts

The keywords concerned in Q34 are “different explanations”, “various” and “have thought of different reasons for the phenomenon”
The answer should be a plural noun.
The presenter mentioned that different explanations suggests that different analysts have come up with a variety of reasons for this happening. “A variety of reasons” was displaced to “various...have thought of different reasons” and “for this happening” was displaced to “for the phenomenon”
So, the answer is analysts.

35 Answer: assess the value

The keywords concerned in Q35 are “critically analyze” and “of a theory, a policy, research, an argument”
The answer should be a verb + a noun.
The presenter mentioned “‘critically analyse’ means to assess the value of some entity” and then explained the entity: a theory, a policy, an argument , a piece of research etc.
So, the answer is assess the value.

36 Answer: Western countries

The keyword concerned in Q36 is “a term which limits the subject to a place”
The answer should be a name of a place.
They mentioned “those terms which limit the subject in some way, in this case to a particular place – Western countries”
This questions quite easy to answer, the answer is Western countries.

Questions 37-40

Complete this summary using NO MORE THAN TWO WORD for each blank space.

Student A

studies the statistics of divorced couples in different nations.

describes how divorce may affect parents and children.

considers social policy solutions for the troubles 37 from divorce.

Student B

tries to find out the reason for increasing rates of divorce by giving 38 explanation.

interviews divorced people.

considers social policies relating to divorce.

Student C

studies the statistics in various nations.

studies a number of accounts given by 39 for the rising rate of divorce.

consider suitable explanation

take into account what sort of social policy 40 that may follow on.

37 Answer: arising

The keywords concerned in Q37 are “Student A”, “studies the statistics of divorced couples in different nations”, “how divorce may affect parents and children” and “considers social policy solutions for the troubles from divorce”
The answer should be a noun.
The presenter mentioned Student A analysis “I would look in detail at statistics for divorce in various countries. I would then turn to the effects of divorce, as discussed by various sociologists . I would describe the effects divorce is thought to have on parents and on children. Then I would consider what social policy solutions there are for the problems arising from divorce.”
All the information mentioned about Student A were appeared. “Various” is a synonym for “different”, “the effects divorce is thought to” has the same meaning with “how divorce may affect” and “problems” is a synonym for “troubles”.
So, the answer is arising.

38 Answer: critical

The keywords concerned in Q38 are “Student B”, “tries to find out the reason for increasing rates of divorce by giving...explanation”, “interviews divorced people” and “considers social policies relating to divorce”.
The answer should be an adjective.
In Q38, Student B tries to find out the reason for increasing rates of divorce, while the presenter mentioned student B “focus on why rates of divorce have increased in western countries. To answer this question, I would give my own critical explanation”. And after that, he mentioned all the information given in Q38: interview a number of divorced people; and consider current social policies relating to divorce.
So, the answer is critical.

39 Answer: sociologists

The keywords concerned in Q39 are “Student C”, “studies the statistics in various nations” and “studies a number of accounts given by....for the rising rate of divorce.”
The answer should be a noun.
The presenter mentioned that student C with the information “find out if this is the case by looking at statistics from a number of countries” and “look at a variety of accounts given by sociologists for this increase.”
We see that “find out” has the same meaning with “study”. In Q39, student C studies a number of accounts given by who for the rising of divorce, the presenter mentioned a variety of accounts given by sociologists.
So, the answer is sociologists.

40 Answer: positions