Time management is a huge issue in the IELTS Reading Test. How can you possibly read 3 difficult texts (6 in General Training!) answer 40 difficult questions (12 different types!) transfer your answers in 60 minutes? When you’re already exhausted from the Listening Test and still worrying about the Writing and Speaking Test? (And you probably…
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IELTS Reading: The Lost City
Academic Reading Passage : Matching Headings, TFNG and gapfill Learning points: use the chronological order of the text (it goes in order of TIME) to help you work out the logic of the paragraphs e.g. goals/aims come at the start of the text look for synonyms e.g. goal/aim TFNG: Look for opposite information for FALSE…
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…
IELTS Reading: How comparisons can help solve Yes, No, Not Given
Here is the full text, broken up into pieces so that you can focus on the questions. Scroll down to the middle section to find examples of statements with comparisons, then look carefully to see if the same comparisons exist in the text. Find full explanations under the answers. Comment if you have any questions!…