Reading Part (AM)

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Reading (AM)
IELTS

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Reading Part (AM)
Aspect
Number of
questions
Part
Timing
Reading
40 questions
Reading passage 1
60 minutes (about
Reading passage 2
20 min on each
Reading passage 3
passage)
Articles from
magazines, extracts
from books,
manuals,
instructions, leaflets,
advertisements
Band
1-4
5-6
7-9
40 questions
0-12
13-29
30-40

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Band Score
Marks out of 40
Band Score 5: Academic Reading 15 | General
Training Reading 15
Band Score 6: Academic Reading 23 | General
Training Reading 23
Band Score 7: Academic Reading 30 | General
Training Reading 34
Band Score 8: Academic Reading 35 | General
Training Reading 38

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Question types.
Skills

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Types of question tasks
Questions 1-6
Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1. In boxes 1-6 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
Questions 7-13
Complete the notes below. Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet
Questions 14-19
Reading Passage 2 has six paragraphs, A-F.
Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, i-viii, in boxes 14-19 on
your answer sheet.
Questions 20-23
Look at the statements (Questions 20-23) and the list of people below. Match each statement with the correct person, A-E.
Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 20-23 on your answer sheet
Questions 24-26
Complete the summary below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 24-26 on your answer sheet
Questions 27-32
Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3? In boxes 27-32 on your answer sheet, write
YES If the statement agrees with the claims of the writer / NO If the statement contradicts the claims of the writer / NOT GIVEN If it is
impossible to say what the writer thinks about this.
Questions 37-40
Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet.

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Passage 1 Questions 1-13
Passage 2 Questions 14-26
Passage 3 Questions 27-40
Questions 1–6
Write
TRUE/ FALSE /NOT GIVEN
(Factual information
agreement)
Questions 14–19
Match the paragraphs and the headings
Complete the sentences below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
from the passage for each answer.
Questions 27–32
YES / NO / NOT GIVEN
(writer’s claims agreement)
Questions 9–13
Complete the notes below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY
from the passage
(Gap fill)
Questions 20–23
Matching the people with the statements
Questions 33–36
Answer the questions Choose
the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Questions 24–26
Complete the summary below. Choose
NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND A
NUMBER from the passage for each
answer.
Questions 37-40
Complete each sentence with
the correct ending, A-F.

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Reading strategies and types of tasks
IELTS

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General Tips
Do not open the test paper until you are allowed to do so
Read the title and any headings first. Make predictions.
Activate your knowledge of English, and your experience, background knowledge,
and imagination as well.
Look over the questions quickly (content and organization)
Read a passage at a normal speed. Don’t get stuck on words and places you don’t
understand.
When you answer, don’t spend too much time on the answer. Guess and go on. You
can come back to the point when you are done with all the tasks.
Don’t spend more than 20 min on each passage.
The last passage is longer and more complex than the first two, so remember to
save time for it.
Write your answers in your answer sheet as you read. You won’t be given any time
to transfer.
!!! Poor spelling and grammar are penalised !!!

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Making predictions/assumptions
(Title and Subtitle. Topic sentences. Key words and phrases)

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Reading Strategies
• Skim read (2-3 min) –
read quickly for the gist (the main idea/message,
the structure, and the purpose)
• Scan read (1-2 min) –
read quickly to locate a number, a date, a name, a
place … (underline while scan reading)
• Read for details –
read the needed part of the text intensively

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Skim read (2-3 min)
Objective: Understand the gist or the main idea and the structure of the
passage.
Check you predictions and assumptions.
• Look through the set of questions
• Read the title and subtitle, introduction, the topic sentence in each
paragraph, and the conclusion quickly.
• Identify the structure (paragraphs: introduction, conclusion, research
results, an opinion, an argument, an example, an explanation, a description
…)
• Identify the purpose of the passage. Does the passage present:
o a problem and a solution;
o one side of the argument;
o cause and effect;
o both sides of the argument? …

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Scan reading (1-2 min)
helps you to find the section of the text that will answer
each question
• Read the passage quickly to locate a number,
date, name, place, etc.

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Detailed (Intensive) reading
• Read for specific ideas. (They
usually follow the topic sentence).
• Read the question, locate the key
words
• Read the needed paragraph and
part in the text which refers to the
question and read that part
intensively to find the answer.
• Be ready to find synonyms,
paraphrases, parallel expressions
of the key words
Pay attention to the logical links, like:
However, …
But …
On the other hand, …
Although …
Even though …
Nevertheless, …
… so …
… therefore …
Consequently, …
Firstly/Secondly/Finally …
Furthermore, …/Moreover, …
As a result, …
So, …
All in all, …

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Reading strategies
• Read the task and look through the questions
• Make predictions/assumptions
• Skim read
• Scan read
• Identify the needed part of the passage
• Read intensively the needed part of the text
• Choose and write your answer

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Week Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
1
Making assumptions
Numbers &Alphabet
Matching headings
Writing part 1-Introductions
and overview sentences
Describing process
Healthy body
2
Similar sounds and
descriptions
Multiple choice
Writing part 1
Describing process
Healthy body
3
Time and frequency
True/False/Not Given
Writing part 1
Describing maps
Healthy body
4
Similar meanings,
emotions and
explanations
Yes/No/Not Given
Writing part 1
Describing changes in time
Education and work
5
Classifications and
comparisons and
contrasts
Summary completion
Sentence completion
Writing part 1
Describing comparisons
Education and work
6
Negative meaning
and chronology
Flow chart completion
Short answer questions
Writing part 1
Describing statistics
Education and work

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Week
Writing
Speaking
8
Writing part 1
Multiple diagrams
Technology
9
Writing part 2
Writing a paragraph
Technology
10
Writing part 2
Essay Personal opinion
Environment
11
Mock exam
Environment
12
Writing part 2
Problem-solution essay
Communication
14
Cause and effect essay
Communication
15
Compare and contrast essay
People and relations
16
Discuss two opinions essay
People and relations

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IELTS Reading Practice Lessons
(Academic)
Lesson 1: IELTS Reading Strategies
Lesson 2: Paragraph Headings
Lesson 3: Multiple Choice & Scanning
Lesson 4: True, False, Not Given
Lesson 5: Matching Paragraph Headings
Lesson 6: Sentence Completion
Lesson 7: Multiple Choice / Skimming and Scanning
Lesson 8: Guessing meaning from context
Lesson 9: The difference between false and not given
Lesson 10: IELTS Short Answer Questions
Lesson 11: IELTS Gapped Summary
Lesson 12: Understanding Not Given Questions

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Reading. Sentence completion
• Read the questions and guess the missing
information from what comes before and
after the gap
• Use key words in the question to locate the
paragraph which answers the question. Look
for synonyms and parallel expressions in the
questions and passage