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Pre-intermediate A2+
Get Ready for IELTS
LISTENING
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Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page
Introduction 4
1 Friends abroad Travel, countries and Form completion, note completion, 8
nationalities multiple-choice questions
2 Food and cooking Food, cooking, Completing notes, tables and flow 14
measures and weights charts, matching information
3 Presentations Academic subjects Completing sentences and tables, diagram 20
labelling, multiple-choice questions
Review 1 26
4 Work Types of work, Note completion, short-answer 28
workplaces questions, matching
5 On campus services University facilities Labelling maps and flow charts, short- 34
answer questions, sentence completion
6 Staying safe Crime, protection and Multiple-choice questions, short-answer 40
safety questions, table completion
Review 2 46
7 Studying, exams and Study habits Multiple-choice questions, completing 48
revision flow charts
8 Shopping and Spending habits, Completing notes, answering matching 54
spending products questions, short-answer questions
9 Hobbies, interests Interests and pastimes Completing forms and tables, multiple- 60
and sports choice questions
Review 3 66
10 Work-life balance Time management Completing notes and sentences, 68
labelling diagrams
11 Comparing cultures Food, dress, housing Matching sentences, short-answer 74
questions, multiple-choice questions
12 Exploring the oceans Natural resources, Diagram and flow chart completion, 80
ocean life note completion
Review 4 86
Practice test 88
Audio scripts 93
Answer key 118
Glossary 129
Get Ready for IELTS Listening has been w ritten for learners w ith a band score of 3 or 4 w ho w ant to
achieve a higher score. Using this book w ill help you improve your pre-intermediate listening skills for
the IELTS Academic Listening test.
You can use Get Heady for IELTS Listening:
• as a self-study course. W e recom mend that you w ork systematically through the 12 units in
order to benefit from its progressive structure.
• as a supplem entary listening skills course for IELTS preparation classes.The book provides
enough material for approximately 50 hours of classroom activity.
Get Ready for IELTS Listening
• This comprises a book and tw o CDs.
• The book contains 12 units. Each unit focuses on a different topic and these topics are ones
that often appear in the IELTS exam.
• After every three units, there is a Review unit which helps you to revise the language and
skills covered in the previous units.
• At the end of the book the Practice test gives you the opportunity to take an lELTS-style test
under test conditions.
• There is also a full answer key at the back of the book so you can check your answers. Here
you w ill find suggested answers for more open-ended questions and model answers for the
exam practice questions in Part 3 of the unit.
• The glossary at the back of the book lists the useful words from each unit w ith their Cobuild
dictionary definitions.
• Two audio CDs accompany the book. These contain the listening exercises. W hen you see this
icon ^ ))) please play the CD. CD1 features language at a pre-intermediate level speed and CD2
features language that is a little faster. This is to help you prepare for the speed that features in
the IELTS test.
Each unit starts w ith the Aims of the unit. They outline the key language and skills covered.
Part 1: Language development provides exercises on vocabulary related to the topic as well as key
grammar related to the IELTS Task covered in the unit. Clear structures are provided.
Part 2: Skills development provides step-by-step exercises and guidance on specific question
types that appear in the test. There are explanations and examples that show you how to approach
each question type. Useful tips are highlighted to help you develop successful test-taking
strategies.
Part 3: Exam practice provides one exam practice question for eitherTask 1 orTask 2 in a form at that
follow s the actual exam. You can use this to check w hether or not you are ready for the test.
Finally, a checklist summarises the key points covered in the unit.
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Exam information boxes in each unit provide key background inform ation about the IELTS Listening
exam.
Exam tip boxes provide essential exam techniques and strategies.
Watch out! boxes highlight com m on errors in the exam.
• Each unit contains approxim ately three hours of study material.
• Try to answ er the questions w ith o u t looking at a dictionary to develop the skill of guessing the
meaning of unknown w ords from context. This is im portant because dictionaries cannot be
used during the actual exam.
• Use a pencil to com plete the exercises, so that you can erase your first answers and do the
exercises again for revision.
• Try to revise w h at you have learnt in Parts 1 and 2 before doing the practice IELTS questions in
Part 3. This w ill improve the quality of your answers, and using the new language w ill help you
to rem em ber it.
• It's recom m ended that you try and com plete all questions in the unit as the skills needed to
do w ell at the IELTS te st can only be improved through extensive practice.
• Part 3 contains exam practice questions. You should try and com plete Part 3 questions listening
to th e a u d io only once, as this gives you the opportunity to practise under exam conditions.
Do not look at the audio script at the back of the book w h ile doing Part 3 questions. After you
have finished listening, make sure the form at and spelling of your answers is correct. Then,
check your answers using the answ er key.
• Read the answ er key carefully as this provides inform ation on w h a t kind of answ er is awarded
high marks.
• Reading the audio script at the back of the book at the same tim e as listening to the recording
w ill help you to develop your listening skills and identify answers. Remem ber that the answers
are underlined in the audio scripts.
Also available in the Collins Get Ready for IELTS series: Heading, W riting and Speaking.
The International English Language
Testing System (iELTS) Test
IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, Cambridge ESOL Examinations and IDP Education, Australia.
There are two versions of the test:
• Academic
• General Training
Academic is for students wishing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in an English-medium
environment.
General Training is for people who wish to migrate to an English-speaking country.
This book is primarily for students taking the Academic version.
The Test
There are four modules:
Listening 30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for transferring answers to the answer sheet
NB: the audio is heard only once.
Approx. 10 questions per section
Section 1: two speakers discuss a social situation
Section 2: one speaker talks about a non-academic topic
Section 3: up to four speakers discuss an educational project
Section 4: one speaker gives a talk of general academic interest
Reading 60 minutes
3 texts, taken from authentic sources, on general, academic topics. They may contain
diagrams, charts, etc.
40 questions: may include multiple choice, sentence completion, completing a diagram, graph
or chart, choosing headings, yes/no, true/false questions, classification and matching exercises.
Writing Task 1: 20 minutes: description of a table, chart, graph or diagram (150 words minimum)
Task 2: 40 minutes: an essay in response to an argument or problem (250 words minimum)
Speaking 11-14 minutes
A three-part face-to-face oral interview with an examiner.
The interview is recorded.
Part 1: introductions and general questions (4-5 mins)
Part 2: individual long turn (3-4 mins) - the candidate is given a task, has one minute to
prepare, then talks for 1-2 minutes, with some questions from the examiner.
Part 3: two-way discussion (4-5 mins): the examiner asks further questions on the topic from
Part 2, and gives the candidate the opportunity to discuss more abstract issues or ideas.
Timetabling Listening, Reading and Writing must be taken on the same day, and in the order listed above.
Speaking can be taken up to 7 days before or after the other modules.
Scoring Each section is given a band score. The average of the four scores produces the Overall
Band Score. You do not pass or fail IELTS; you receive a score.
IELTS and the Com m on European Fram ework of Reference
The CEFR shows the level of the learner and is used for many English as a Foreign Language examinations.
The table below shows the approximate CEFR level and the equivalent IELTS Overall Band Score:
CEFR description CEFR code IELTS Band Score
P roficient user C2 9
(Advanced) C1 7 -8
Independent user B2 5 -6 .5
(Interm ediate - Upper Interm ediate) B1 4 -5
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This table contains the general descriptors for the band scores 1-9:
IELTS Band
Scores
E xpert user Has fu lly operational c o m m a n d o f th e language: appropriate, accurate and flu e n t
w ith c o m p le te u n d e rsta n d in g .
V ery good user Has fu lly operational co m m a n d o f th e language, w ith o n ly occasional u n sy ste m a tic
inaccuracies and inappropriacies. M is u n d e rs ta n d in g s m ay o ccu r in u n fa m ilia r
situations. H andles c o m p le x d e ta iled a rg u m e n ta tio n w e ll.
G ood user Has operational co m m a n d o f th e language, th o u g h w ith occasional inaccuracies,
inappropriacies and m is u n d e rsta n d in g s in s o m e situ a tio n s. G enerally handles
c o m p le x language w e ll and u n d e rsta n d s d e ta iled reasoning.
C o m p e te n t user Has generally e ffe c tiv e co m m a n d o f th e language d e s p ite so m e inaccuracies,
inappropriacies and m isu n d e rsta n d in g s. Can use and u n d e rsta n d fa irly c o m p le x
language, particularly in fa m ilia r situations.
M o d e s t user Has partial c o m m a n d o f the language, coping w ith overall m e aning in m o s t
s ituations, th o u g h is likely to m ake m any m ista ke s. S hould be able to handle basic
c o m m u n ic a tio n in o w n field.
Lim ite d user Basic c o m p e te n c e is lim ite d to fa m ilia r situations. Has fre q u e n t p ro b le m s in
u n d e rsta n d in g and e xpression. Is n o t able to use co m p le x language.
E xtre m e ly lim ite d Conveys and un d e rsta n d s o n ly general m e aning in v e ry fa m ilia r situations.
user Frequent b re a kd o w n s in co m m u n ic a tio n occur.
In te rm itte n t user No real co m m u n ic a tio n is p o ssib le e xce p t fo r th e m o s t basic in fo rm a tio n using
isolated w o rd s o r s h o rt fo rm u la e in fa m ilia r s itu a tio n s and to m e e t im m e d ia te
needs. Has great d iffic u lty u n d e rsta n d in g spoken and w ritte n English.
1 Non user E ssentially has no a b ility to use th e language beyond p o ssib ly a fe w isolated
w o rd s.
0 Did not a tte m p t No assessable in fo rm a tio n provided.
th e te s t
M arking
The Listening and Reading papers have 40 items, each worth one mark if correctly answered. Here are
some examples of how marks are translated into band scores:
Listening: 16 out of 40 correct answers: band score 5
23 out of 40 correct answers: band score 6
30 out of 40 correct answers: band score 7
Reading 15 out of 40 correct answers: band score 5
23 out of 40 correct answers: band score 6
30 out of 40 correct answers: band score 7
Writing andSpeaking are marked according to performance descriptors.
Writing: examiners award a band score for eachof four areas with equal weighting:
• Task achievement (Task 1)
• Task response (Task 2)
• Coherence and cohesion
• Lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy
Speaking: examiners award a band score for each of four areas with equal weighting:
• Fluency and coherence
• Lexical resource
• Grammatical range
• Accuracy and pronunciation
For full details of how the examination is scored and marked, go to: www.ielts.org
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A IM S : Language related to: travel, timetables, countries, nationalities • Predicting answers
• Recognizing number formats and spellings • Form completion • Note completion
• Multiple-choice questions
Part 1: Vocabulary
Nations and nationalities
1 Quiz: Can you match these countries to the names in the box?
Egypt Malaysia Portugal Japan United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Nationalities are often formed by changing the endings of the names of countries.
Look at the examples in the table below.
Country + ending Nationality
Australia _n Australian
Egypt _ian Egyptian
Britain _ish British
Japan _ese Japanese
Pakistan _i Pakistani
8 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 1
Complete the following sentences about national airlines with the correct nationality.
1 Japan Airlines is a ........... ............... airline. Departure ^
2 Air China is a .................... ...... airline.
Arrival —^
3 Egyptair is a n ................... airline.
y Gaie (Gate \ - -ym
4 Emirates is a n .................. .........airline. ' 20 I 21 / |_/5( Customs control / '
5 TAP Portugal is a ............................airline.
* P -^ o o n .ro , 71
6 Malaysia Airlines is a ...... .....................airline
Terminal 1 —^ Gates 1-29 T I I I
Gates 30-54 7* I 'T T 'I
I f n i Check-in Gates 55-79
Complete these notes with information from the flight arrivals board below.
SDflkusli -flu a lit arrived a t ( ± ) ................................. ........
F li g h t C C A ± 5 5 0 from , iZ . ) ..................... ............. arrived at &>.oo...................
Ew&ratL f l i g h t m (s ) ......................... . — delayed.
.... F l l a h t 1 A P 1 3 3 0 due. 0 fro m . ( 4 ) ... ...............
ime due From Airline Flight Terminal Status
05.00 Madrid Iberia IBE0567 50 Arrived 04.50
06.15 Beijing Air China CCA1550 15 Arrived 06.00
06.50 Dubai Emirates UAE1880 13 Delayed
07.30 Lisbon TAP TAP1330 16 Landed
^ ))) 4 Now listen to a taxi driver talking to a travel agent about the flight arrivals and check your
01 answers.
Friends abroad 9
Part 2: Skills development
Exam information I Section one
In Section One of the Listening test you will hear tw o people talking in an everyday
or social situation. You may have to com plete notes or a form w ith details of names,
addresses, tim es or dates. You w ill need to listen carefully for spellings and numbers
Exam tip
Before you listen, look at the information you have been given to com plete. Predicting
the kind of answers you need w ill help you to focus on w hat you are going to hear.
^ ))) 1 You will hear a conversation between two friends planning a visit. Predict the kind of
02 information you will have to listen for (numbers, letters, time, name, etc.). Then listen and
complete the notes
k (a ,tc & O c o t/
It's easy to confuse certain numbers that sound similar, for example: fifteen and fifty.
Listen very carefully to hear which part of the w ord is spoken w ith more emphasis.
^ ))) 2 Listen and circle the numbers you hear. Then match them with their written forms.
03 .............................................................................................................................................................
© 13 15 30 80 40 14 50
fifteen thirteen eighteen fourteen fifty forty eighty thirty
^ j)) 3 Now listen to these sentences and write down the numbers you hear.
04
1 .................. 2 .................. 3 .................. 4 .................. 5 ..................
^ ))) 4 Listen to the following conversations and choose the correct letter a, b or c.
15-06
/ a M cKeon b M cE w an c MacKeon
ii a W e stb o rn e b W esterb orn e c W estbourne
^ ))) 5 You will hear a telephone conversation in which Sam is booking a taxi. First look at the form
07 below and think about the kind of information you will need. Then listen and complete the form.
10 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 1
Exam tip
You w ill be expected to know the spellings of com m on w ords and names. Any usual
names w ill be spelt out for you. An answ er spelt w rongly w ill be marked incorrect, so
get plenty of practice before the exam.
Taxi PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS
Lv.v.v.v.
N A M E OF PASSENGER: ■SAM W IL L IA M S
PICK-UP W id &thJ u l y
DATE A N D T IM E : ( 1 ) ....................
PICK-UP POINT:
NO. & STREET: (2) .......................... W IL L O W S It> E B .A N K
TOW N: ( 3 ) .......................................................................
POSTCODE: ( 4 ) .......................................................................
M O B ILE N U M BER : (5) o j- y z j..........................
DESTINATION: H B A T H f^O W - T E R M IN A L 5
*» ) 6 You will hear a conversation between a flight attendant and a passenger completing a
08 landing card before arriving in the UK. Complete the form.
LAN DING CARD Please complete clearly in English and BLOCK CAPITALS
immigration Act 1971
Family name
UH
First name(s)
(1) ......................................................
Sex Date of birth
, D D . M M, Y Y Y Y ,
□ M 0 F (2) I I I I I I I I I
Town and country of birth
SHENZHEN CH-INA
Nationality Occupation
CHINESE STUDENT
Contact address in the UK (in full)
(3) ...............................................................
Friends abroad 11
Part 3: Exam Practice
Exam tip
When you com plete a form, it is im portant to keep to the required num ber of words
for each answer. You will be told how many words to use, e.g. NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. If you w rite too many words, your answer w ill be
marked incorrect.
A hyphenated word counts as one word, e.g. mother-in-law. A num ber can be w ritten
in letters or numbers, e.g. twelve or 72; either way, it counts as one word.
Section 1
^ ))) Questions 1 -7
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You will hear a telephone conversation between a hotel receptionist and a caller making
a reservation. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
Silver Tu ip Hotel
N um ber of nights i
Type o f room : (circle one) (1) Single / Double - tw in beds / Double - king-sized bed
Nam e (2)
H om e address (3) .................................................................... Avenue,
Cam bridge
Postcode (4)
Transport (5)
M eals (6)
Date of arrival (7)
12 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 1
^ ))) Questions 8 - 1 0
10
Listen to the next part of the conversation and choose the correct letter, a, b or c.
8 The custom er's m obile phone num ber is:
a 07976 122577.
b 07961 122577.
c 07961 121597.
9 The custom er w ould also like to:
a receive tourist inform ation,
b make a restaurant booking,
c book tickets for the theatre.
10 He leaves a m essage for:
a M rA la m i.
b M r El Fassi.
c M rA laoui.
Exam tip
During the exam, listen very carefully and don't presum e the first inform ation you hear
is always correct. Som etim es the speaker can change his/her m ind and correct the
inform ation given.
Now listen again to check your answers before you look at the answer key.
Progress check
How many boxes can you tick? You should work towards being able to tick them all.
Did you ...
listen closely for num bers that sound similar?
check your spellings?
check that you have w ritten the correct num ber of w ords in the answers?
Friends abroad 13
Food and cooking
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A IM S : Language related to: food, cooking methods, numbers, weights, prepositions • Identifying
stages in a process • Keeping to word counts • Completing notes, tables and flow charts
* *
• Matching information
Part 1: Vocabulary
Types of food
m
meat dairy products vegetables
1 Complete the table by putting the following foods into the correct column.
potatoes bananas cabbage turkey lamb pineapple
cheese butter carrots beef cherries yoghurt
meat dairy products vegetables fruit
potatoes
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Some nouns can be countable and uncountable. They often become uncountable when
they are prepared for eating, e.g.
There are ten chickens in the field. / W ould you like som e chicken ?
I bought tw o cauliflowers yesterday. / M y son doesn't like cauliflower.
2 Say whether the following foods are C (countable) or U (uncountable) or C/U (both countable
and uncountable).
1 carrot . f i/ K . . . 6 onion
2 rice ............ 7 bread
3 lamb ............ 8 egg
4 bean ............ 9 pea
5 butter ........... 10 coffee
L4 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 2
Cooking m ethods
Write the correct letter (A-E) next to each method of cooking.
i roast A in hot oil
ii steam B in hot w ater
iii fry C directly over the flam e
iv grill D in the oven
V boil E over boiling w ater
W eights and measures
4 Choose from the following list of weights and measures to complete the list of ingredients
for making pancakes.
weights (solids) measures (liquids)
gram (g) m illilitre (ml)
JLuS-
kilogram (kg) litre (I)
3 0 0 ................. o f s u .g flr
o f m ill?.
.lQ,£gj0S..
Exam tip
In som e tasks in the IELTS exam, the inform ation that you read in the question w ill be
expressed in different w ords in the audio. So you w ill need to listen out for synonym s
and paraphrasing. You w ill be able to practise this skill throughout this book.
5 Complete these equivalents.
14 = a quarter 14 = a half (1 ).............. = three quarters i/3 = a third
2/3 = (2 )................................................. i/8 = one eighth s/8 = (3 )..................................................
(4 ).............. = seven eighths
^ ))) 6 You will hear a list of ingredients. Circle the correct quantity. Then write a different way to
11 express the same quantity.
1 apples 1 kilo / 1/2 kilo
2 sugar 250 g / 2 1 5 g
3 flour 330 g / 130 g
4 butter 120 g / 200 g
5 milk /5 I / 5 I
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Food and cooking 15
Part 2: Skills development
Exam information I Section two
In Section Two of the Listening test you will hear one person talking about a topic of general
interest. You may have to complete notes, a table or a flow chart describing a process.
^ ))) 1 You will hear a chef giving her students a list of ingredients for a regional dish. Match the
12 ingredients with the quantities. You will not use all the quantities. Before you begin, read
through the answer options and think of different ways to express the same quantities.
1 chicken 2 rice 3 onions 4 tom atoes 5 green peppers 6 cooking oil
a 450 g b 4 kilos c % kilo d 500 g e 2 kilos f 15 ml g 50 ml h 14 kilo
2 You are going to hear an explanation of how to cook pancakes, or crepes.Tick the boxes
below for the kind of information you expect to hear.
tim e of day spelling date weights
ingredients instructions colours address
Exam tip
W hen you have to com plete notes about the stages in a process, for example to
com plete a flo w chart, it w ill help you to listen carefully for w ords that indicate the order
of the different parts of the procedure, such as first, then, after that and at the end.
^ ))) 3 Listen to the recording and put the photos in the correct order.
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Unit 2
Exam tip
W hen you are asked to do a com pletion task, you may be told to use w ords from the
recording. If this is the case, you may have to o m it unim portant words, like a or the to
keep to the w ord count.
4))) 4 Now you will hear someone describing how to cook a traditional
14 dessert. Before you listen, read and think about which words
might go in the gaps.
Then listen and complete the flow chart. Write NO MORE THAN
FOUR WORDS for each answer.
^))) 5 You will hear a student representative welcoming new students to the university and
15 explaining a little about traditional English meals. First read the notes below.
Then listen and complete them. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
verw vovu la r d is h : F is h and c.hL"ps: -fried Lia, ( l ) ..............................................
- M t P ) ........................................... Popular est>. (3 ) ...............................................
A n o th e r tra d itio n a l meal: s u n d a u 1\
a.m V
\
1^ ) ..................................................... m eat.. w ith (5 ) .........................................................
Food and cooking 17
Part 3: Exam practice
Section 2
4 ))) Questions 1 -4
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You will hear a talk on nutrition. Complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for
each answer.
To-plr,: f-teflltky e.atlviOj ..............
• dp.-fisiAA,tlniA,
• rf.asoi/vs why pf.oplfi doiA/t ' ......................
• Idp.az -fr>r (D )..........................
H-e.ait.hjj e.ati\A^ ls: ......
• balavLC.f’.d diet
__ ( 3 ) ............................................................. ..... .......... ...
_Nntf.: balanced dle.t LmcI. u n a ls .................. ............ ............ ................ .
v_______________________ _______ __________________________________ J
Exam tip
In some tasks you will be asked to choose several correct answers from a list. Always read
the options before you listen to the recording. After listening, you will be able to eliminate
the incorrect ones. Make sure you choose the required number of answer options.
^ ))) Questions 5 -7
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Listen to the next part of the talk. Choose THREE letters a-h. Give three reasons why the
speaker thinks so many people have an unhealthy diet.
a It is cheaper to buy packet food,
b People do not know how to eat healthily,
c It is cheaper to buy fast food,
d They prefer fast food,
e They do not like packet food,
f It is quicker to buy fast food,
g They have to plan their meals,
h Schools teach children about a balanced diet.
5 6 ............ 7 ............
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Unit 2
^ ))) Questions 8 - 1 0
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Listen to the last part of the recording and complete the table. Write NO MORE THAN ONE
WORD for each answer.
Group responsible:
(8) .............................. (9).............................. ( 10) ..............................
L im it a d v e rtis in g fo r u n h e a lth y S to p s e llin g u n h e a lth y sn a cks M a k e s u re c h ild re n e a t a
fo o d a n d d rin k s b a la n c e d d ie t
E d u c a te th e p u b lic a b o u t a P ro v id e c h ild re n w it h fre s h a n d
h e a lth y d ie t h e a lth y o p tio n s
Progress check
How many boxes can you tick? You should work towards being able to tick them all.
Did you ...
practise listening to different accents?
read through all the questions before you listened to the recording
and think about w ords you expected to hear?
think about w ords to describe different stages in a process (first,
second, then, n e x t ...) w hen you have to com plete a flo w chart?
make sure you used the correct num ber of w ords in your answers?
Food and cooking 19
A IM S : Language related to: presentations and academic subjects • Identifying future plans and
stages in a presentation • Keeping to word count • Completing sentences and tables
• Labelling diagrams • Multiple-choice questions
Part 1: Vocabulary
Presentations
Introduction
During this presentation, I will explain:
• Progress has been made for many services
Project background
• Disparities reduced but still persist Literature review
Experiments & Methods
• Target setting for Healthy People 2010
Results
Conclusions
Future Work
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1 The pictures above show four different stages in organizing a slide presentation. Match the
stages below with each image.
a first slide
b planning the slides
c diagram slide
d final slide
20 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 3
4 ») 2 Listen to these words and underline the part that is stressed in each one. The first one has
19 been done for you.
1 introduce introduction
2 presentation present (v) present (n)
3 suggest suggestion
4 project (v) project (n) projector
5 inform inform ation
6 explain explanation
«») 3 Now listen to this short conversation and underline the word you hear in each pair. You will
20 hear them in the same order.
introduce / introduction
suggest / suggestion
present (v) /p re s e n t (n)
p roje ct (v) /p ro je c t (n)
inform / inform ation
explain / explanation
Vocabulary groups
It is useful to sort words into vocabulary groups when they refer to the sam e kind of
information, e.g. fem ale - wom an - lady - m other.
Write the words that have a similar meaning in the boxes below.
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Chinese cons chart Italian benefits table
dangers pros painting good points photograph
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Get Ready for IELTS
LISTENING
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Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page
Introduction 4
1 Friends abroad Travel, countries and Form completion, note completion, 8
nationalities multiple-choice questions
2 Food and cooking Food, cooking, Completing notes, tables and flow 14
measures and weights charts, matching information
3 Presentations Academic subjects Completing sentences and tables, diagram 20
labelling, multiple-choice questions
Review 1 26
4 Work Types of work, Note completion, short-answer 28
workplaces questions, matching
5 On campus services University facilities Labelling maps and flow charts, short- 34
answer questions, sentence completion
6 Staying safe Crime, protection and Multiple-choice questions, short-answer 40
safety questions, table completion
Review 2 46
7 Studying, exams and Study habits Multiple-choice questions, completing 48
revision flow charts
8 Shopping and Spending habits, Completing notes, answering matching 54
spending products questions, short-answer questions
9 Hobbies, interests Interests and pastimes Completing forms and tables, multiple- 60
and sports choice questions
Review 3 66
10 Work-life balance Time management Completing notes and sentences, 68
labelling diagrams
11 Comparing cultures Food, dress, housing Matching sentences, short-answer 74
questions, multiple-choice questions
12 Exploring the oceans Natural resources, Diagram and flow chart completion, 80
ocean life note completion
Review 4 86
Practice test 88
Audio scripts 93
Answer key 118
Glossary 129
Get Ready for IELTS Listening has been w ritten for learners w ith a band score of 3 or 4 w ho w ant to
achieve a higher score. Using this book w ill help you improve your pre-intermediate listening skills for
the IELTS Academic Listening test.
You can use Get Heady for IELTS Listening:
• as a self-study course. W e recom mend that you w ork systematically through the 12 units in
order to benefit from its progressive structure.
• as a supplem entary listening skills course for IELTS preparation classes.The book provides
enough material for approximately 50 hours of classroom activity.
Get Ready for IELTS Listening
• This comprises a book and tw o CDs.
• The book contains 12 units. Each unit focuses on a different topic and these topics are ones
that often appear in the IELTS exam.
• After every three units, there is a Review unit which helps you to revise the language and
skills covered in the previous units.
• At the end of the book the Practice test gives you the opportunity to take an lELTS-style test
under test conditions.
• There is also a full answer key at the back of the book so you can check your answers. Here
you w ill find suggested answers for more open-ended questions and model answers for the
exam practice questions in Part 3 of the unit.
• The glossary at the back of the book lists the useful words from each unit w ith their Cobuild
dictionary definitions.
• Two audio CDs accompany the book. These contain the listening exercises. W hen you see this
icon ^ ))) please play the CD. CD1 features language at a pre-intermediate level speed and CD2
features language that is a little faster. This is to help you prepare for the speed that features in
the IELTS test.
Each unit starts w ith the Aims of the unit. They outline the key language and skills covered.
Part 1: Language development provides exercises on vocabulary related to the topic as well as key
grammar related to the IELTS Task covered in the unit. Clear structures are provided.
Part 2: Skills development provides step-by-step exercises and guidance on specific question
types that appear in the test. There are explanations and examples that show you how to approach
each question type. Useful tips are highlighted to help you develop successful test-taking
strategies.
Part 3: Exam practice provides one exam practice question for eitherTask 1 orTask 2 in a form at that
follow s the actual exam. You can use this to check w hether or not you are ready for the test.
Finally, a checklist summarises the key points covered in the unit.
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Exam information boxes in each unit provide key background inform ation about the IELTS Listening
exam.
Exam tip boxes provide essential exam techniques and strategies.
Watch out! boxes highlight com m on errors in the exam.
• Each unit contains approxim ately three hours of study material.
• Try to answ er the questions w ith o u t looking at a dictionary to develop the skill of guessing the
meaning of unknown w ords from context. This is im portant because dictionaries cannot be
used during the actual exam.
• Use a pencil to com plete the exercises, so that you can erase your first answers and do the
exercises again for revision.
• Try to revise w h at you have learnt in Parts 1 and 2 before doing the practice IELTS questions in
Part 3. This w ill improve the quality of your answers, and using the new language w ill help you
to rem em ber it.
• It's recom m ended that you try and com plete all questions in the unit as the skills needed to
do w ell at the IELTS te st can only be improved through extensive practice.
• Part 3 contains exam practice questions. You should try and com plete Part 3 questions listening
to th e a u d io only once, as this gives you the opportunity to practise under exam conditions.
Do not look at the audio script at the back of the book w h ile doing Part 3 questions. After you
have finished listening, make sure the form at and spelling of your answers is correct. Then,
check your answers using the answ er key.
• Read the answ er key carefully as this provides inform ation on w h a t kind of answ er is awarded
high marks.
• Reading the audio script at the back of the book at the same tim e as listening to the recording
w ill help you to develop your listening skills and identify answers. Remem ber that the answers
are underlined in the audio scripts.
Also available in the Collins Get Ready for IELTS series: Heading, W riting and Speaking.
The International English Language
Testing System (iELTS) Test
IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, Cambridge ESOL Examinations and IDP Education, Australia.
There are two versions of the test:
• Academic
• General Training
Academic is for students wishing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in an English-medium
environment.
General Training is for people who wish to migrate to an English-speaking country.
This book is primarily for students taking the Academic version.
The Test
There are four modules:
Listening 30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for transferring answers to the answer sheet
NB: the audio is heard only once.
Approx. 10 questions per section
Section 1: two speakers discuss a social situation
Section 2: one speaker talks about a non-academic topic
Section 3: up to four speakers discuss an educational project
Section 4: one speaker gives a talk of general academic interest
Reading 60 minutes
3 texts, taken from authentic sources, on general, academic topics. They may contain
diagrams, charts, etc.
40 questions: may include multiple choice, sentence completion, completing a diagram, graph
or chart, choosing headings, yes/no, true/false questions, classification and matching exercises.
Writing Task 1: 20 minutes: description of a table, chart, graph or diagram (150 words minimum)
Task 2: 40 minutes: an essay in response to an argument or problem (250 words minimum)
Speaking 11-14 minutes
A three-part face-to-face oral interview with an examiner.
The interview is recorded.
Part 1: introductions and general questions (4-5 mins)
Part 2: individual long turn (3-4 mins) - the candidate is given a task, has one minute to
prepare, then talks for 1-2 minutes, with some questions from the examiner.
Part 3: two-way discussion (4-5 mins): the examiner asks further questions on the topic from
Part 2, and gives the candidate the opportunity to discuss more abstract issues or ideas.
Timetabling Listening, Reading and Writing must be taken on the same day, and in the order listed above.
Speaking can be taken up to 7 days before or after the other modules.
Scoring Each section is given a band score. The average of the four scores produces the Overall
Band Score. You do not pass or fail IELTS; you receive a score.
IELTS and the Com m on European Fram ework of Reference
The CEFR shows the level of the learner and is used for many English as a Foreign Language examinations.
The table below shows the approximate CEFR level and the equivalent IELTS Overall Band Score:
CEFR description CEFR code IELTS Band Score
P roficient user C2 9
(Advanced) C1 7 -8
Independent user B2 5 -6 .5
(Interm ediate - Upper Interm ediate) B1 4 -5
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This table contains the general descriptors for the band scores 1-9:
IELTS Band
Scores
E xpert user Has fu lly operational c o m m a n d o f th e language: appropriate, accurate and flu e n t
w ith c o m p le te u n d e rsta n d in g .
V ery good user Has fu lly operational co m m a n d o f th e language, w ith o n ly occasional u n sy ste m a tic
inaccuracies and inappropriacies. M is u n d e rs ta n d in g s m ay o ccu r in u n fa m ilia r
situations. H andles c o m p le x d e ta iled a rg u m e n ta tio n w e ll.
G ood user Has operational co m m a n d o f th e language, th o u g h w ith occasional inaccuracies,
inappropriacies and m is u n d e rsta n d in g s in s o m e situ a tio n s. G enerally handles
c o m p le x language w e ll and u n d e rsta n d s d e ta iled reasoning.
C o m p e te n t user Has generally e ffe c tiv e co m m a n d o f th e language d e s p ite so m e inaccuracies,
inappropriacies and m isu n d e rsta n d in g s. Can use and u n d e rsta n d fa irly c o m p le x
language, particularly in fa m ilia r situations.
M o d e s t user Has partial c o m m a n d o f the language, coping w ith overall m e aning in m o s t
s ituations, th o u g h is likely to m ake m any m ista ke s. S hould be able to handle basic
c o m m u n ic a tio n in o w n field.
Lim ite d user Basic c o m p e te n c e is lim ite d to fa m ilia r situations. Has fre q u e n t p ro b le m s in
u n d e rsta n d in g and e xpression. Is n o t able to use co m p le x language.
E xtre m e ly lim ite d Conveys and un d e rsta n d s o n ly general m e aning in v e ry fa m ilia r situations.
user Frequent b re a kd o w n s in co m m u n ic a tio n occur.
In te rm itte n t user No real co m m u n ic a tio n is p o ssib le e xce p t fo r th e m o s t basic in fo rm a tio n using
isolated w o rd s o r s h o rt fo rm u la e in fa m ilia r s itu a tio n s and to m e e t im m e d ia te
needs. Has great d iffic u lty u n d e rsta n d in g spoken and w ritte n English.
1 Non user E ssentially has no a b ility to use th e language beyond p o ssib ly a fe w isolated
w o rd s.
0 Did not a tte m p t No assessable in fo rm a tio n provided.
th e te s t
M arking
The Listening and Reading papers have 40 items, each worth one mark if correctly answered. Here are
some examples of how marks are translated into band scores:
Listening: 16 out of 40 correct answers: band score 5
23 out of 40 correct answers: band score 6
30 out of 40 correct answers: band score 7
Reading 15 out of 40 correct answers: band score 5
23 out of 40 correct answers: band score 6
30 out of 40 correct answers: band score 7
Writing andSpeaking are marked according to performance descriptors.
Writing: examiners award a band score for eachof four areas with equal weighting:
• Task achievement (Task 1)
• Task response (Task 2)
• Coherence and cohesion
• Lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy
Speaking: examiners award a band score for each of four areas with equal weighting:
• Fluency and coherence
• Lexical resource
• Grammatical range
• Accuracy and pronunciation
For full details of how the examination is scored and marked, go to: www.ielts.org
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A IM S : Language related to: travel, timetables, countries, nationalities • Predicting answers
• Recognizing number formats and spellings • Form completion • Note completion
• Multiple-choice questions
Part 1: Vocabulary
Nations and nationalities
1 Quiz: Can you match these countries to the names in the box?
Egypt Malaysia Portugal Japan United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Nationalities are often formed by changing the endings of the names of countries.
Look at the examples in the table below.
Country + ending Nationality
Australia _n Australian
Egypt _ian Egyptian
Britain _ish British
Japan _ese Japanese
Pakistan _i Pakistani
8 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 1
Complete the following sentences about national airlines with the correct nationality.
1 Japan Airlines is a ........... ............... airline. Departure ^
2 Air China is a .................... ...... airline.
Arrival —^
3 Egyptair is a n ................... airline.
y Gaie (Gate \ - -ym
4 Emirates is a n .................. .........airline. ' 20 I 21 / |_/5( Customs control / '
5 TAP Portugal is a ............................airline.
* P -^ o o n .ro , 71
6 Malaysia Airlines is a ...... .....................airline
Terminal 1 —^ Gates 1-29 T I I I
Gates 30-54 7* I 'T T 'I
I f n i Check-in Gates 55-79
Complete these notes with information from the flight arrivals board below.
SDflkusli -flu a lit arrived a t ( ± ) ................................. ........
F li g h t C C A ± 5 5 0 from , iZ . ) ..................... ............. arrived at &>.oo...................
Ew&ratL f l i g h t m (s ) ......................... . — delayed.
.... F l l a h t 1 A P 1 3 3 0 due. 0 fro m . ( 4 ) ... ...............
ime due From Airline Flight Terminal Status
05.00 Madrid Iberia IBE0567 50 Arrived 04.50
06.15 Beijing Air China CCA1550 15 Arrived 06.00
06.50 Dubai Emirates UAE1880 13 Delayed
07.30 Lisbon TAP TAP1330 16 Landed
^ ))) 4 Now listen to a taxi driver talking to a travel agent about the flight arrivals and check your
01 answers.
Friends abroad 9
Part 2: Skills development
Exam information I Section one
In Section One of the Listening test you will hear tw o people talking in an everyday
or social situation. You may have to com plete notes or a form w ith details of names,
addresses, tim es or dates. You w ill need to listen carefully for spellings and numbers
Exam tip
Before you listen, look at the information you have been given to com plete. Predicting
the kind of answers you need w ill help you to focus on w hat you are going to hear.
^ ))) 1 You will hear a conversation between two friends planning a visit. Predict the kind of
02 information you will have to listen for (numbers, letters, time, name, etc.). Then listen and
complete the notes
k (a ,tc & O c o t/
It's easy to confuse certain numbers that sound similar, for example: fifteen and fifty.
Listen very carefully to hear which part of the w ord is spoken w ith more emphasis.
^ ))) 2 Listen and circle the numbers you hear. Then match them with their written forms.
03 .............................................................................................................................................................
© 13 15 30 80 40 14 50
fifteen thirteen eighteen fourteen fifty forty eighty thirty
^ j)) 3 Now listen to these sentences and write down the numbers you hear.
04
1 .................. 2 .................. 3 .................. 4 .................. 5 ..................
^ ))) 4 Listen to the following conversations and choose the correct letter a, b or c.
15-06
/ a M cKeon b M cE w an c MacKeon
ii a W e stb o rn e b W esterb orn e c W estbourne
^ ))) 5 You will hear a telephone conversation in which Sam is booking a taxi. First look at the form
07 below and think about the kind of information you will need. Then listen and complete the form.
10 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 1
Exam tip
You w ill be expected to know the spellings of com m on w ords and names. Any usual
names w ill be spelt out for you. An answ er spelt w rongly w ill be marked incorrect, so
get plenty of practice before the exam.
Taxi PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS
Lv.v.v.v.
N A M E OF PASSENGER: ■SAM W IL L IA M S
PICK-UP W id &thJ u l y
DATE A N D T IM E : ( 1 ) ....................
PICK-UP POINT:
NO. & STREET: (2) .......................... W IL L O W S It> E B .A N K
TOW N: ( 3 ) .......................................................................
POSTCODE: ( 4 ) .......................................................................
M O B ILE N U M BER : (5) o j- y z j..........................
DESTINATION: H B A T H f^O W - T E R M IN A L 5
*» ) 6 You will hear a conversation between a flight attendant and a passenger completing a
08 landing card before arriving in the UK. Complete the form.
LAN DING CARD Please complete clearly in English and BLOCK CAPITALS
immigration Act 1971
Family name
UH
First name(s)
(1) ......................................................
Sex Date of birth
, D D . M M, Y Y Y Y ,
□ M 0 F (2) I I I I I I I I I
Town and country of birth
SHENZHEN CH-INA
Nationality Occupation
CHINESE STUDENT
Contact address in the UK (in full)
(3) ...............................................................
Friends abroad 11
Part 3: Exam Practice
Exam tip
When you com plete a form, it is im portant to keep to the required num ber of words
for each answer. You will be told how many words to use, e.g. NO MORE THAN TWO
WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER. If you w rite too many words, your answer w ill be
marked incorrect.
A hyphenated word counts as one word, e.g. mother-in-law. A num ber can be w ritten
in letters or numbers, e.g. twelve or 72; either way, it counts as one word.
Section 1
^ ))) Questions 1 -7
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You will hear a telephone conversation between a hotel receptionist and a caller making
a reservation. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
Silver Tu ip Hotel
N um ber of nights i
Type o f room : (circle one) (1) Single / Double - tw in beds / Double - king-sized bed
Nam e (2)
H om e address (3) .................................................................... Avenue,
Cam bridge
Postcode (4)
Transport (5)
M eals (6)
Date of arrival (7)
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Unit 1
^ ))) Questions 8 - 1 0
10
Listen to the next part of the conversation and choose the correct letter, a, b or c.
8 The custom er's m obile phone num ber is:
a 07976 122577.
b 07961 122577.
c 07961 121597.
9 The custom er w ould also like to:
a receive tourist inform ation,
b make a restaurant booking,
c book tickets for the theatre.
10 He leaves a m essage for:
a M rA la m i.
b M r El Fassi.
c M rA laoui.
Exam tip
During the exam, listen very carefully and don't presum e the first inform ation you hear
is always correct. Som etim es the speaker can change his/her m ind and correct the
inform ation given.
Now listen again to check your answers before you look at the answer key.
Progress check
How many boxes can you tick? You should work towards being able to tick them all.
Did you ...
listen closely for num bers that sound similar?
check your spellings?
check that you have w ritten the correct num ber of w ords in the answers?
Friends abroad 13
Food and cooking
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A IM S : Language related to: food, cooking methods, numbers, weights, prepositions • Identifying
stages in a process • Keeping to word counts • Completing notes, tables and flow charts
* *
• Matching information
Part 1: Vocabulary
Types of food
m
meat dairy products vegetables
1 Complete the table by putting the following foods into the correct column.
potatoes bananas cabbage turkey lamb pineapple
cheese butter carrots beef cherries yoghurt
meat dairy products vegetables fruit
potatoes
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Some nouns can be countable and uncountable. They often become uncountable when
they are prepared for eating, e.g.
There are ten chickens in the field. / W ould you like som e chicken ?
I bought tw o cauliflowers yesterday. / M y son doesn't like cauliflower.
2 Say whether the following foods are C (countable) or U (uncountable) or C/U (both countable
and uncountable).
1 carrot . f i/ K . . . 6 onion
2 rice ............ 7 bread
3 lamb ............ 8 egg
4 bean ............ 9 pea
5 butter ........... 10 coffee
L4 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 2
Cooking m ethods
Write the correct letter (A-E) next to each method of cooking.
i roast A in hot oil
ii steam B in hot w ater
iii fry C directly over the flam e
iv grill D in the oven
V boil E over boiling w ater
W eights and measures
4 Choose from the following list of weights and measures to complete the list of ingredients
for making pancakes.
weights (solids) measures (liquids)
gram (g) m illilitre (ml)
JLuS-
kilogram (kg) litre (I)
3 0 0 ................. o f s u .g flr
o f m ill?.
.lQ,£gj0S..
Exam tip
In som e tasks in the IELTS exam, the inform ation that you read in the question w ill be
expressed in different w ords in the audio. So you w ill need to listen out for synonym s
and paraphrasing. You w ill be able to practise this skill throughout this book.
5 Complete these equivalents.
14 = a quarter 14 = a half (1 ).............. = three quarters i/3 = a third
2/3 = (2 )................................................. i/8 = one eighth s/8 = (3 )..................................................
(4 ).............. = seven eighths
^ ))) 6 You will hear a list of ingredients. Circle the correct quantity. Then write a different way to
11 express the same quantity.
1 apples 1 kilo / 1/2 kilo
2 sugar 250 g / 2 1 5 g
3 flour 330 g / 130 g
4 butter 120 g / 200 g
5 milk /5 I / 5 I
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Food and cooking 15
Part 2: Skills development
Exam information I Section two
In Section Two of the Listening test you will hear one person talking about a topic of general
interest. You may have to complete notes, a table or a flow chart describing a process.
^ ))) 1 You will hear a chef giving her students a list of ingredients for a regional dish. Match the
12 ingredients with the quantities. You will not use all the quantities. Before you begin, read
through the answer options and think of different ways to express the same quantities.
1 chicken 2 rice 3 onions 4 tom atoes 5 green peppers 6 cooking oil
a 450 g b 4 kilos c % kilo d 500 g e 2 kilos f 15 ml g 50 ml h 14 kilo
2 You are going to hear an explanation of how to cook pancakes, or crepes.Tick the boxes
below for the kind of information you expect to hear.
tim e of day spelling date weights
ingredients instructions colours address
Exam tip
W hen you have to com plete notes about the stages in a process, for example to
com plete a flo w chart, it w ill help you to listen carefully for w ords that indicate the order
of the different parts of the procedure, such as first, then, after that and at the end.
^ ))) 3 Listen to the recording and put the photos in the correct order.
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Unit 2
Exam tip
W hen you are asked to do a com pletion task, you may be told to use w ords from the
recording. If this is the case, you may have to o m it unim portant words, like a or the to
keep to the w ord count.
4))) 4 Now you will hear someone describing how to cook a traditional
14 dessert. Before you listen, read and think about which words
might go in the gaps.
Then listen and complete the flow chart. Write NO MORE THAN
FOUR WORDS for each answer.
^))) 5 You will hear a student representative welcoming new students to the university and
15 explaining a little about traditional English meals. First read the notes below.
Then listen and complete them. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for
each answer.
verw vovu la r d is h : F is h and c.hL"ps: -fried Lia, ( l ) ..............................................
- M t P ) ........................................... Popular est>. (3 ) ...............................................
A n o th e r tra d itio n a l meal: s u n d a u 1\
a.m V
\
1^ ) ..................................................... m eat.. w ith (5 ) .........................................................
Food and cooking 17
Part 3: Exam practice
Section 2
4 ))) Questions 1 -4
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You will hear a talk on nutrition. Complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for
each answer.
To-plr,: f-teflltky e.atlviOj ..............
• dp.-fisiAA,tlniA,
• rf.asoi/vs why pf.oplfi doiA/t ' ......................
• Idp.az -fr>r (D )..........................
H-e.ait.hjj e.ati\A^ ls: ......
• balavLC.f’.d diet
__ ( 3 ) ............................................................. ..... .......... ...
_Nntf.: balanced dle.t LmcI. u n a ls .................. ............ ............ ................ .
v_______________________ _______ __________________________________ J
Exam tip
In some tasks you will be asked to choose several correct answers from a list. Always read
the options before you listen to the recording. After listening, you will be able to eliminate
the incorrect ones. Make sure you choose the required number of answer options.
^ ))) Questions 5 -7
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Listen to the next part of the talk. Choose THREE letters a-h. Give three reasons why the
speaker thinks so many people have an unhealthy diet.
a It is cheaper to buy packet food,
b People do not know how to eat healthily,
c It is cheaper to buy fast food,
d They prefer fast food,
e They do not like packet food,
f It is quicker to buy fast food,
g They have to plan their meals,
h Schools teach children about a balanced diet.
5 6 ............ 7 ............
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Unit 2
^ ))) Questions 8 - 1 0
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Listen to the last part of the recording and complete the table. Write NO MORE THAN ONE
WORD for each answer.
Group responsible:
(8) .............................. (9).............................. ( 10) ..............................
L im it a d v e rtis in g fo r u n h e a lth y S to p s e llin g u n h e a lth y sn a cks M a k e s u re c h ild re n e a t a
fo o d a n d d rin k s b a la n c e d d ie t
E d u c a te th e p u b lic a b o u t a P ro v id e c h ild re n w it h fre s h a n d
h e a lth y d ie t h e a lth y o p tio n s
Progress check
How many boxes can you tick? You should work towards being able to tick them all.
Did you ...
practise listening to different accents?
read through all the questions before you listened to the recording
and think about w ords you expected to hear?
think about w ords to describe different stages in a process (first,
second, then, n e x t ...) w hen you have to com plete a flo w chart?
make sure you used the correct num ber of w ords in your answers?
Food and cooking 19
A IM S : Language related to: presentations and academic subjects • Identifying future plans and
stages in a presentation • Keeping to word count • Completing sentences and tables
• Labelling diagrams • Multiple-choice questions
Part 1: Vocabulary
Presentations
Introduction
During this presentation, I will explain:
• Progress has been made for many services
Project background
• Disparities reduced but still persist Literature review
Experiments & Methods
• Target setting for Healthy People 2010
Results
Conclusions
Future Work
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1 The pictures above show four different stages in organizing a slide presentation. Match the
stages below with each image.
a first slide
b planning the slides
c diagram slide
d final slide
20 Get Ready for IELTS: Listening
Unit 3
4 ») 2 Listen to these words and underline the part that is stressed in each one. The first one has
19 been done for you.
1 introduce introduction
2 presentation present (v) present (n)
3 suggest suggestion
4 project (v) project (n) projector
5 inform inform ation
6 explain explanation
«») 3 Now listen to this short conversation and underline the word you hear in each pair. You will
20 hear them in the same order.
introduce / introduction
suggest / suggestion
present (v) /p re s e n t (n)
p roje ct (v) /p ro je c t (n)
inform / inform ation
explain / explanation
Vocabulary groups
It is useful to sort words into vocabulary groups when they refer to the sam e kind of
information, e.g. fem ale - wom an - lady - m other.
Write the words that have a similar meaning in the boxes below.
plan image badpoints graph French Arabic
Chinese cons chart Italian benefits table
dangers pros painting good points photograph
; diagram:
picture:
language:
; advantages:
; disadvantages:
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