IELTS Practice Tests Plus Volume 1
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Part 1: Question 1 - 10
- 1 Sun(day) 2nd July
- 2 MARINA
- 3 9.30/9.30 am
- 4 1000/1,000/a thousand/one thousand
- 5 Hong Kong
- 6 (team) captain
- 7 parent(s) permission
- 8 life jackets
- 9 clothes/clothing/set of clothes
- 10 name
Part 2: Question 11 - 20
- 11 stamps and coins
- 12 (shrill) call
- 13 (sense of) smell
- 14 fly
- 15 introduced animals
- 16 (scientific) research
- 17 global education
- 18 collect (kiwi) eggs
- 19 chicks (are) reared
- 20 85%
Part 3: Question 21 - 30
- 21 C
- 22 A
- 23 A
- 24 B
- 25 Sydney
- 26 Frankfurt
- 27 28 A,D
- 29 30 B,F
Part 4: Question 31 - 40
- 31 export/transit (overseas)
- 32 food shortages
- 33 lasts longer/lasts much longer
- 34 food-poisoning/poisoning
- 35 electricity/electricity supply/supply of electricity/power
- 36 chemical preservation/add (adding) chemicals/using chemicals
- 37 cheap to store
- 38 (hot) soup
- 39 (heated) belt
- 40 dry powder/powder form/dried material
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How to solve the reading question: "Table completion"
Task description You will be provided with an incomplete table which summaries or paraphrases information given in the reading text. The...
Review & Explanations:
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.
Event Details
Example
Type of event: Dragon Boat Race
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Race details Day & date: 1 Place: Brighton 2 Registration time: 3 Sponsorship - aim to raise over 4 pounds (£) as a team and get a free t-shirt - free Prize Draw for trip to 5 Team details - must have crew of 20 and elect a 6 - under 18s need to have 7 to enter - need to hire 8 - advised to bring extra 9 - must choose a 10 for the team |
- 1 Answer: Sun(day) 2nd July
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Q1. Race details:
Day & date:
Female: - Oh yes, we still need a few more teams. Are you interested in joining the race? […]
Male: - I don't even know when it's being held.
Female: - It's taking place on the 2nd July ...
Male: - Is that a Saturday?
Female: - No, it's a Sunday. It's a much more popular day and more people can take part then.
+ The word needed here is the day and date of the race, which mean you have to pay attention for 2 things: the date of the event, and what day it is
+ It’s started when the man said “I don't even know when it's being held”, we can hear that the race’s taking place on the 2nd July
+ Then, the man asked if it was a Saturday, but the woman said it was Sunday, that’s all the information we need. Thus, the answer should be Sunday 2nd July.
- 2 Answer: MARINA
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Q2. Place: Brighton …
Male: - Right. And where's it being held?
Female: - ... at the Brighton Marina .
Male: - Oh, I'm an overseas student ... Could you spell that for me?
Female: - Yes, it's Brighton Marina, that's MARINA. Do you know where it is?
+ The question is about the “Place”, which should follow the question start with “where”
+ We need to hear the rest of the name that goes with Brighton, the women mention Brighton Marina twice, and she spelled MARINA for the man. Hence, the answer should be Marina.
- 3 Answer: 9.30/9.30 am
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Q3. Registration time:
Male: - That's good. What time does the race start?
Female: - Well, the first heats begin at 10.00am - but you need to register half an hour before that - at 9.30 and we really recommend that you aim to be there by 9. It's a good idea to arrange a meeting place for your team.
+ The next question is about the “Registration time”, pay attention to anything related with “time” and “register”
+ In the conversation, the man asked when did the race start, which is at 10 am, but the women mentioned that he needs to register at 9.30. Pay attention till the end of the sentence since 9 am is also mentioned but it’s just the recommendation
+ The answer should be 9.30 (am)
- 4 Answer: 1000/1,000/a thousand/one thousand
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Q4. Sponsorship
aim to raise over … pounds (£) as a team and get a free t-shirt
Male: Right ... And the race is to help raise money for charity?
Female: It is. We're asking every team member to try and raise £35 by getting friends and/or relatives to sponsor them. Every crew member will receive a free tournament t-shirt if your team manages to raise £1,000 or more .
+ The word needed here is a number, which is the minimum amount of money a team need to raise to get a free t-shirt
+ As we continue listening, we can get the idea that the race is for charity, and the Sponsorship is from team members’ friends and relatives. And to receive a free tournament t-shirt, a team have to raise £1,000 or more
+ Here, the answer should be 1,000 or you may write as one/a thousand
- 5 Answer: Hong Kong
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Q5. free Prize Draw for trip to …
Female: Also we're holding a raffle ... every crew member who takes part in the race this season will be entered into a free Prize Draw.
Male: Oh, what's the prize?
Female: It's pretty good - it's a holiday in Hong Kong
Male: Sounds great.
+ A name of a place is needed to be filled here
+ Pay attention when “free Prize Draw” is mentioned, as the man asked about the prize, the woman answered it’s a “holiday in”/“trip to” Hong Kong
+ The answer should be Hong Kong
- 6 Answer: (team) captain
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Q6. Team details:
must have crew of 20 and elect a …
Female: Is there anything else you need to know?
Male: Could you just tell me a little bit more about the teams?
Female: Well, you need to have a crew of 20 people for your dragon boat ... and you then need to agree on who's going to be the team captain ... That would probably be you ...
+ A noun/noun phrase is what needed here, according to the words “Team details” and “elect”, we can guess it’s about the leader or captain
+ As the man asked more detail about the teams, the woman said that he needed to have a crew of 20 people, and then they had to “agree on who's going to be”/“elect” the team captain
+ The answer should be (team) captain
- 7 Answer: parent(s) permission
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Q7. under 18s need to have … to enter
Male: Fine. Urn, I've got a group of 20 people who are interested ... do all the team members have to be a certain age?
Female: Well there's no age limit as such but if you have a team member who's under 18 then they have to get their parents' permission to take part.
Male: Yes, that makes sense.
+ Another noun/noun phrase is needed here, actually we can guess the word here, those are under 18s always need a permission when doing/joining something
+ As the conversation continued, the man asked about the age of the team members, which doesn’t have any limit, but those who are under 18 have to get their parents' permission “to take part”/“ to enter”
+ The answer here should be parents' permission
- 8 Answer: life jackets
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Q8. need to hire …
Male: Yes, that makes sense.
Female: It isn't dangerous but we do have boats that turn over in the water and for that reason we insist that everyone wears a life jacket as well and you can hire life jackets from us when your team arrives.
+ A noun/noun phrase is needed here, we can guess it’s some kind of equipment
+ We can hear the idea that the boats may turn over in the water, so every team members have to wears a life jacket and they can hire life jackets
+ The answer here should be parents' permission life jackets
- 9 Answer: clothes/clothing/set of clothes
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Q9. advised to bring extra …
Male: What do you advise people to wear?
Female: Well, most people wear a t-shirt, shorts and trainers. I certainly wouldn't recommend that you wear jeans or boots. In fact, it's a very good idea to bring some spare clothes .
Male: OK.
+ Another noun/noun phrase is needed here, and it should be an item
+ According to the conversation, the man asked about the advice for people to wear, after answer the question, the women “advised”/“said it's a very good idea” to “bring extra”/“ bring some spare” clothes
+ The answer here should be clothes
- 10 Answer: name
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Q10. must choose a … for the team
Female : Have you got a name for your team?
Male : Oh, not yet, no.
Female : Well you need to decide on one and then put it on the entrance form which I'll send you ...
Male : Oh OK.
+ A noun/noun phrase is required, it’s another thing about the team
+ As the conversation continued, the woman asked whether the man had a name for his team, and he need to decide one and put it on the entrance form
+ The answer should be name
Nguồn 1
Nguồn 2
Section 1
Female: Scope charity office, how can I help you?
Male: Oh hello. I'm ringing about the Dragon Boat Race that you're asking people to take part in.
Female: Oh yes, we still need a few more teams. Are you interested in joining the race?
Male: Yes, we want to enter a team but we don't know anything about it? Could I ask you for some more information first?
Female: Of course.
Male: I don't even know when it's being held.
Female: It's taking place on the 2nd July ...
Male: Is that a Saturday?
Female: No, it's a Sunday. It's a much more popular day and more people can take part then.
Male: Right. And where's it being held?
Female: ... at the Brighton Marina.
Male: Oh, I'm an overseas student ... Could you spell that for me?
Female: Yes, it's Brighton Marina, that's MARINA. Do you know where it is?
Male: I'm not sure.
Female: It's a couple of miles past the Palace Pier.
Male: Oh yes, I know it.
Female: You take a right turning off the coast road or you can cycle along the seafront.
Male: That's good. What time does the race start? Female: Well, the first heats begin at 10.00am - but you need to register half an hour before that - at 9.30 and we really recommend that you aim to be there by 9. It's a good idea to arrange a meeting place for your team.
Male: Right ... And the race is to help raise money for charity?
Female: It is. We're asking every team member to try and raise £35 by getting friends and/or relatives to sponsor them. Every crew member will receive a free tournament t-shirt if your team manages to raise £1,000 or more.
Male: Oh that's quite good.
Female: Also we're holding a raffle ... every crew member who takes part in the race this season will be entered into a free Prize Draw.
Male: Oh, what's the prize?
Female: It's pretty good - it's a holiday in .
Male: Sounds great.
Female: Is there anything else you need to know?
Male: Could you just tell me a little bit more about the teams?
Female: Well, you need to have a crew of 20 people for your dragon boat ... and you then need to agree on who's going to be the team captain ... That would probably be you ...
Male: Fine. Urn, I've got a group of 20 people who are interested ... do all the team members have to be a certain age?
Female: Well there's no age limit as such but if you have a team member who's under 18 then they have to get their parents' permission to take part.
Male: Yes, that makes sense.
Female: It isn't dangerous but we do have boats that turn over in the water and for that reason we insist that everyone wears a life jacket as well and you can hire life jackets from us when your team arrives.
Male: What do you advise people to wear?
Female: Well, most people wear a t-shirt, shorts and trainers. I certainly wouldn't recommend that you wear jeans or boots. In fact, it's a very good idea to bring some spare clothes.
Male: OK.
Female: It can get quite cold and wet if the weather's bad. And there's quite a bit of hanging around especially if you qualify for the semi-finals or the final ...
Male: I see what you mean.
Female: Have you got a name for your team?
Male: Oh, not yet, no.
Female: Well you need to decide on one and then put it on the entrance form which I'll send you ...
Male: Oh OK.
Female: So if you'd like to give me your address ...
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