Academic Reading Passage 3: open questions, TFNG, flowchart, Q40. Learning point: knowing the fundamental theories of evolution and animal types will help you skim this difficult text you can still use simple location strategies to find answers, even when you don’t know what the words mean Q40: look for the synonym of significant (remarkable) in…
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IELTS Reading: How to match information
General Training Reading Passage 3 Look for: TYPES of information e.g here we need to find ‘threats’ (dangers) EXAMPLES e.g. here ‘ways in which glow-worms have been used’ or ‘glow-worm distribution‘ = examples of places where they live. General Training Passage 3 Matching Information and True/False/Not Given. I have broken up the text to help…
IELTS Reading: How to attack a reading text
Academic Reading Passage 1 There’s no need to read everything. Just use these category ‘types’ to look for ‘types’ of information e.g. an account/ a description a hypothesis (a theory) a demand for something (look for strong language – we MUST, it’s NECESSARY – usually at the end of a Reading) a list (look for…
IELTS Reading: How to complete a table
Academic Reading Passage 1 Tables can help you find answers quickly because of the layout and key words. Find the paragraph with the key word Use capital letters and/or italics to find the key words quickly. Use numbers/dates to find your place Use synonyms/similar words to find the sentence Copy the answer exactly as it…