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MODEL TEST - GENERAL TRAINING IELTS
(Time: 90 minutes)
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Section 1
Script:
Receptionist: Good afternoon, Italiabreaks. My name's Margaret. How can I help you? John: Hi. I'd like to book a short break in Italy - hotel and flights combined. Receptionist: Anywhere in particular? John: Yes. Venice, if possible. We've been looking at some of your brochures and I want to check if you have any special deals. Receptionist: Right. Let's have a look and see what we've got. Right, mmm. Okay ... I've got the screen up. Can you just give me a few personal details? John: Sure. Receptionist: First, can I just take your name please and a contact telephone number? John: Certainly. It's John Framlington. That's F-R-A-M-L-I-N-G-T-O-N and I'll give you my mobile number ... I can't always remember it.... Yes, here it is ... It's 07987 44 11 92. Receptionist: ... 44 11 92. John: That's it. Receptionist: And how many people is it for? John: Just two adults. Receptionist: Okay. Any particular price range? John: It's our first wedding anniversary and... Receptionist: Congratulations! John: Thank you. So we wanted somewhere nice, but not too expensive. We would like to make it something to remember. Maybe, in the medium price range. Receptionist: Okay. How many nights do you plan to stay? John: Five nights only. That gives us plenty of time to do sight-seeing and to relax. Receptionist: Right, that's five nights only. And what type of hotel? John: We initially thought of going for a five star, but that might be too expensive. So we've been looking at four star hotels. Receptionist: We've got quite a few in our brochure, but the one I would recommend is the Hotel Scotland. It's four star and I know there are rooms available because I have just made a booking for another client there. John: I didn't notice that one. I don't know how I didn't see it. Receptionist: It's easy to miss them. I've also stayed there myself as we sometimes have to go and check out the hotels and of all the ones I visited this was my favourite. John: Oh, right. Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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44 11 92 / 441192
Framlington
4 / four
5 nights / five nights / 5 nights only / five nights only
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John: What's the hotel like? Receptionist: It has a courtyard for breakfast. It's got 50 rooms. It's just been renovated and so it's very stylish. John: Is it in the brochure? Receptionist: It's on page 63. John: Ah yes! I can see it's right next to the railway station, ...mmm, but what appeals to me most of all is that the hotel's very convenient for all the water buses. And the idea of having a terrace with the room I really find very appealing. These are big plusses! Receptionist: It's probably the most central hotel we have. You might think it would be a bit noisy as it's in the main commuter area and a place where tourists go. But from experience I can assure you the hotel is very quiet. Most of the rooms are facing away from the main thoroughfare. Can you tell me when you'd like to leave? John: 17th March coming back on the 22nd. Receptionist: Okay. I'll just check again if there are places available. Two adults sharing, Hotel Scotland.... Yes. That's gone through. John: Okay. And how much is the break including flights? Receptionist: There's a special rate at the moment because it's off-season. For five nights, let's see, it's £716 for a double room and flights. That includes airport taxes, but not insurance. John: Each? Receptionist: No. For two adults sharing. John: That doesn't sound too bad at all. What reductions do you have at the moment? Receptionist: Well, if you make the booking before the 17th February you get a further 15% reduction subject to availability. John: That's a big saving. Receptionist: Yes. It makes the price very reasonable indeed. Do you need travel insurance? John: Yes I suppose we better had. Receptionist: For seven day cover for both of you it's £17. 88. John: Okay. Receptionist: Do you want to book today? John: I think we should, but can I just check with my wife? Can you hold the booking for me? Receptionist: I can hold it until 1pm. John: Okay. That's fine. I'll get back to you immediately. Receptionist: I'll just give you a reference for the reservation. John: Okay. Receptionist: It's FAPSJM15. John: Thanks. I'll get back to you as soon as I can and definitely before 1pm. This is too good an offer to miss. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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FAPSJM15
716
15 / fifteen
17th March
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John: What's the hotel like? Receptionist: It has a courtyard for breakfast. It's got 50 rooms. It's just been renovated and so it's very stylish. John: Is it in the brochure? Receptionist: It's on page 63. John: Ah yes! I can see it's right next to the railway station, ...mmm, but what appeals to me most of all is that the hotel's very convenient for all the water buses. And the idea of having a terrace with the room I really find very appealing. These are big plusses! Receptionist: It's probably the most central hotel we have. You might think it would be a bit noisy as it's in the main commuter area and a place where tourists go. But from experience I can assure you the hotel is very quiet. Most of the rooms are facing away from the main thoroughfare. Can you tell me when you'd like to leave? John: 17th March coming back on the 22nd. Receptionist: Okay. I'll just check again if there are places available. Two adults sharing, Hotel Scotland.... Yes. That's gone through. John: Okay. And how much is the break including flights? Receptionist: There's a special rate at the moment because it's off-season. For five nights, let's see, it's £716 for a double room and flights. That includes airport taxes, but not insurance. John: Each? Receptionist: No. For two adults sharing. John: That doesn't sound too bad at all. What reductions do you have at the moment? Receptionist: Well, if you make the booking before the 17th February you get a further 15% reduction subject to availability. John: That's a big saving. Receptionist: Yes. It makes the price very reasonable indeed. Do you need travel insurance? John: Yes I suppose we better had. Receptionist: For seven day cover for both of you it's £17. 88. John: Okay. Receptionist: Do you want to book today? John: I think we should, but can I just check with my wife? Can you hold the booking for me? Receptionist: I can hold it until 1pm. John: Okay. That's fine. I'll get back to you immediately. Receptionist: I'll just give you a reference for the reservation. John: Okay. Receptionist: It's FAPSJM15. John: Thanks. I'll get back to you as soon as I can and definitely before 1pm. This is too good an offer to miss.
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1. Which TWO good things about Hotel Scotland are mentioned?
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Explain:
John asks: What's the hotel like? The Receptionist describes it. Then John says: what appeals to me most... hotel's very convenient for all the water buses. And...a terrace with the room I really find very appealing. These are big plusses! The other items are not given. |
Section 2
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PRESENTER You’re listening to Expat News, a weekly broadcast for the English-speaking community in this great city. In today’s programme we’ll be hearing from Tom O’Hara, who’s going to tell us about all those different associations you can join. Tom. TOM Good evening. Yes, in a city with so many of its residents born outside the country, it’s hardly surprising there’s such a huge range of expatriate clubs and societies. And many of these, of course, are aimed at English speakers. So first, and perhaps most obviously, we have the sports clubs, which in some cases field teams in things like rugby and tennis that compete against clubs in other parts of the country, or even abroad. You don’t have to play at this level to have fun, though: they can be just a great way to do some exercise, and of course to get to know other people, especially if you’re new in town. The same can be said of the many hobby and interest clubs that have sprung up here: everything from landscape photography, such as the Viewfinders club in the harbour district, or Focus on the airport road, to old favourites like stamp collecting. Remember that this country has a long tradition of unusual and perhaps even eccentric societies, so there should be something for everyone: a place where you can meet people of different nationalities with the same social and/or cultural interests as you. For those who may be interested in rather more than just friendship, there’s a wide range of lively social clubs. Several singles associations organize dancing of various kinds, while for people in a real hurry there’s speed- dating, in which everyone talks to everyone else for just five minutes. Then, at the end, they decide which of them they would like to meet again by ticking their names on a list. In complete contrast to these are the many religious associations, reflecting the diversity of faith groups present in this multicultural city. Many of them, of course, have their own places of worship. Perhaps also of interest to those who’ve come here from other parts of the world are the international and cultural societies. These often provide a meeting place for people from a specific country, China for instance, and particular ethnic groups, such as Afro-Caribbeans. As in other major cities, we have here local branches of many charities with names familiar around the world. Meetings of human rights organizations like Amnesty International are held regularly in English, as are those of environmental groups such as Greenpeace. All funds raised, by the way, go to the same kinds of good cause as they do in other countries you may have lived in. Inevitably, perhaps, there are also the political clubs, often connected with a particular party and, indeed, a particular country. So we have, for example, a local association of Republicans linked to and campaigning for that party in the US, and Liberal Democrats here doing the same for their party in Britain. Finally, on a lighter note, there’s plenty to choose from in the performing arts. Whether you enjoy taking part or just watching and listening, you can take your pick from a whole range of groups. To take just a couple of examples, there’s light opera at the Memorial Hall in the city centre, or a very lively amateur theatre company in the Park district. In summer they give open-air performances of Shakespeare plays, free of charge. Answer explanation: 1. stamp collecting: After the prompts 'hobby and interest clubs' comes the first example, 'landscape photography', and then the answer ‘stamp collecting'. Both words are needed. 2. social: After the prompt 'more than just friendship' comes the answer 'social', before the examples 'dancing' and 'speed-dating'. 3. China: You hear the prompt 'international and cultural' and then ‘China’ (followed by 'for instance'). 4. charities: The examples, 'human rights organizations like Amnesty' and 'environmental groups such as Greenpeace' both come after the answer ‘charities'. 5. political: The clues come after the answer: 'party', 'campaigning' and the first example 'Republicans'. 6. Liberal Democrats: After the example 'Republicans', the speaker mentions Liberal Democrats 'doing the same for their party'. Both words are needed. 7. light opera: The word 'Finally' tells you that 17 is coming. The speaker mentions 'performing arts'. The answer is the first example. The second example is 'amateur theatre'. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. TYPE OF CLUB OR SOCIETY | EXAMPLES | SPORTS | Rugby tennis | HOBBY/INTEREST | landscape photography (1)……… | (2) ……… | dancing speed-dating | RELIGIOUS | | INTERNATIONAL/CULTURAL | (3) ……… Afro-Caribbean | (4) ……… | human rights environmental | (5) ……… | Republicans (6) ……… | PERFORMING ARTS | (7) ……… amateur theatre |
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light opera
social
stamp collecting
Liberal Democrats
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charities
political
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TOM I should mention at this point that clearly some districts have a higher concentration of English- speaking clubs than others, and that certain parts of town tend to specialize in particular activities. An obvious example would be the number of water sports clubs down near the river. Whatever the number, though, they usually have one thing in common. With the exception of a few associations linked to particular countries and supported by their embassies here, in the vast majority of cases it is the individual members who fund them, so an entry fee, or a subscription, will be charged. You may be used to council-subsidized sports centres and the like in your home country, but I’m afraid that’s not the case here. Assuming you can afford it, then, you can be fairly sure that somewhere out there you’ll find a club that caters for your own particular fascination. If it’s very important to you, and you intend to spend a lot of time on it, it might even determine which district of the city you decide to live in. In the unlikely event that you really can’t find such a club, the solution is to try to persuade friends, and anyone else you meet, of the need for one. You could also use the local small ads on the Internet to suggest the idea: you’ll be amazed at just how many people share even the strangest interest. Then you can start your own.
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individual members: The speaker mentions 'a few associations supported by the embassies' but then states 'in the vast majority of cases it is the individual members who fund them', so this is the correct answer, not 'Council-subsidized sports centres' are in listeners' home countries. . |
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2. Finding the right club might influence your choice of
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district: The prompt is 'find a club'. The speaker says 'it might even determine which district of the city you decide to live in', so “district” is correct, not “city”. The speaker mentions persuading 'friends' of the need for a club, but doesn't mention choosing 'friends'. “friends” is therefore also wrong. . |
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3. What should you do if the right club does not exist?
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set one up yourself: The keys words are 'Then you can start your own! Although he says “use the small local ads on the internet; this is "to suggest the idea; not to join an existing club, so choice “find one on the Internet” is wrong. He does not suggest joining one in another town as stated in choice “join one in another town”. |
Section 3
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You will hear two students, Jenna and Marco, discussing a Business Studies project they have to do. Jenna: Come on Marco. We’ve got to get on and sort out this project for Professor Barclay. Marco: Hang on. I want to make sure we’ve got all the information. Now .. (sitting down) ... where are we? Jenna: Well, today we need to sort out exactly what we’re going to do and how we’re going to divide the work up. Marco: OK. How long have we got, by the way? Jenna: Um .. the end of term is April 6th and he said to hand it in on week 8, so that’s March 25th at the latest because the beginning of that week is 21st. So not long! Marco: Right. Have you got the notes there? Jenna: Yes, he wants us to do a fairly small-scale study, like the last one, on whether or not businesses were offering more benefits to staff. We’ve now got to look at the rise in older workers. Should be fairly straightforward. Marco: Yeah, as long as we keep it small. Who’s marking it? Jenna: Don’t know - sometimes he gets the PhD students to mark it for him. Marco: Oh actually it just says here ‘a senior lecturer’. I suppose it’s too much for Professor Barclay to do them all. Jenna: Yeah. Anyway, how are we going to go about this? Marco: Well, we have to decide how big we want it to be and who we’re ... Jenna: (cutting him off) ... Yeah, but I think we must sort out a timetable for the project otherwise nothing will get done. Marco: OK. Do you want to do that? Jenna: Alright. I’ll do it as soon as we finish here. OK - what do we have to do now for the project? What’s the best way to go about it? Marco: Um ... well, Professor Carter suggested we set up a focus group to get some in-depth interviews but I think that’ll take a lot of time. Jenna: Yeah, I agree. If we did a focus group, we’d have to spend time deciding who to include in it and it’s not necessary to do one anyway. Marco: Oh, fine. Jenna: And. if you agree. I think we should get in touch with the businesses on the list Professor Carter save us and ask them if they’re prepared to participate. Marco: Sounds good - then we can go there, give them questionnaires and collect them later. Jenna: Exactly. Marco: OK. Then do we need to book one of those study rooms in the library so we can work together to input the data? Perhaps not, as I guess just one of us could just sort it out, actually. Jenna: Yes, that would be easier. A lot of what we’re doing is qualitative, so it’ll be writing up rather than statistics. No software for that I’m afraid! Marco: And I think it would look better if we had actual shots of some of the staff because we’re citing appearance as a factor in employability, aren’t we? Jenna: Yeah. OK. I’ll factor that all in when I sort everything out tonight. Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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senior lecturer/ a senior lecturer
March 25th/25th of March/ March 25
timetable
older workers
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Marco: I’m glad we decided to work together. I think it’s going to work out well. Jenna: Yes, well, given that we had to work in pairs on this project, I think we were right to choose each other. We complement each other academically as we’re each good at what the other isn’t! In fact, we should have tried working together before! Marco: Yes! Now, how shall we split the work? I’ll do the analysis, shall I? Jenna: Oh - OK. Marco: It’s just that it might be faster because I’m used to doing it - although your English is better than mine. I need more practice at reading, really. Jenna: OK. I’ll do the presentation then. If that’s OK with you? Marco: Yeah, sure. I don’t mind speaking in public but I hate preparing all the notes for them. Jenna: Thing is. the tutor said one person should do the whole presentation and he’s said he expects me to do it because I haven’t done one vet. Marco: No, that’s fine. Now ... (fade) ...
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2. Why did Jenna and Marco agree to work together?
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3. Why does Marco suggest that he writes the analysis?
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4. Why does Jenna offer to do the presentation?
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Section 4
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TUTOR: Right. Are we all here? OK. As you know, today Vivien is going to do a presentation on the hat-making project she did with her class during her last teaching practice. So, over to you, Vivien. VIVIEN: Thanks. Um . . . Mr. Yardley has asked me to describe to you the project I did as a student teacher at a secondary school in London. I was at this school for six weeks and I taught a variety of subjects to a class of fourteen-year-old pupils. Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. HAT-MAKING PROJECT Project Profile | Example Name of student | Answer Vivien | Type of school: (1)………………… | Age of pupils: (2)…………………… |
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14 / fourteen / 14 year olds / 14 years old / fourteen year olds / fourteen years old
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VIVIEN: The project I chose to do was a hat-making project and I think this project could easily be adapted to suit any age. So, to explain the project... After we’d done the research, we went back to the classroom to make two basic hat shapes using rolls of old wallpaper. We each made, first of all, a conical hat by ... er ... if I show you now . . . cutting out a circle and then making one cut up to the centre and then ... er ... overlapping the cut like this ... a conical hat that sits on your head. The other hat we made was a little more complicated ... er ... first of all we cut out a circle again . . . like this . . . then you need a long piece with flaps on it - I’ve already made that bit which I have here - you bend the flaps over and stick them . .. with glue or prittstick . . . to the underside of the circle . .. like this. Again, I’ve prepared this so that I don’t get glue everywhere. The pupils do, of course, so you need plenty of covers for the table. And there you have a pillbox hat as in pill and box. Now variations and combinations of these two hat shapes formed the basis of the pupils’ final designs. Label the diagrams. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
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underside / underneath / bottom
overlap / overlapping / over-lap / over-lapping
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VIVIEN: The next stage of the project was the design phase and this involved, first of all, using their pages of research to draw a design of their hat on paper. That’s the easy part. They then had to translate their two-dimensional design into a form to fit their head. I encouraged them to make a small-scale, three-dimensional hat first so that they could experiment with how to achieve the form they required and I imposed certain constraints on them to keep things simple. For example, they had to use paper not card. Paper is more pliable and easier to handle. They also had to limit their colours to white, grey or brown shades of paper which reflected the colours of the buildings they were using as a model for their hats and they had to make sure their glue didn’t show! Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. DESIGN PHASE | Stage A | Refer to research and design a hat (1)……………… | Stage B | Make a small-scale (2)……………… hat | Constraints: | | + Material | Paper | + Colours | (3)………………… | + Glue | Must not show |
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3 dimensional / three dimensional / 3-dimensional / three-dimensional / 3D / 3-D
on paper / in two dimensions
white, grey, brown / white, gray, brown / white, brown, grey / white, brown, gray / grey, white, brown / gray, white, brown / grey, brown, white / gray, brown, white / brown, grey, white / brown, gray, white / brown, white, grey / brown, white, gray
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VIVIEN: Well, it was very enjoyable and just to give you an idea of what they produced, I’ve brought along three hats to show you. This one here is based on a circular stairway in an old building in London. It uses three pillbox hats one on top of the other. This was designed by Theresa. Here’s another one that has a simple strip going round the base of the hat but has then gone on to add strips of paper that come out from the base and that meet at the top of the hat -rather like a crown - making a fairly tall hat. This was made by Muriel. And lastly there’s a combination of the pillbox or single strip around the base and then the conical hat shape on top to form a castle turret. This was made by Fabrice, and there are many more that I could have brought. TUTOR: Thank you, Vivien. That was most interesting. Now what we can learn from this is that... Choose the correct answer choice for each question.Which hat was made by…
Passage 1
The following table gives information about immunisation. IMMUNISATION CALENDAR | AGE | DISEASE | VACCINE | 2 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis | DTPw* | | Poliomyelitis | OPV-Sabin vaccine | | Hib | Hib vaccine (HbOC or PRP-OMP)** | 4 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis | DTPw* | | Poliomyelitis | OPV-Sabin vaccine | | Hib | Hib vaccine (HbOC or PRP-OMP)** | 6 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis | DTPw* | | Poliomyelitis | OPV-Sabin vaccine | | Hib (HbOC schedule only) | Hib vaccine (HbOC) | 12 months | Measles, Mumps, Rubella | MMR | | Hib (PRP-OMP schedule only) | Hib vaccine (PRP-OMP) | 18 months | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, | DTPa or DTPw | | Hib (HbOC schedule only) | Hib vaccine (HbOC) | Prior to school—4-5 years (+) | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis | DTPa or DTPw | | Poliomyelitis | OPV-Sabin vaccine | (+) Attendance for these booster injections is essential. * DTP is the abbreviation for diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, commonly referred to by the trade name “Triple Antigen” ** Abbreviations for haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib) vaccines: HbOC is “HibTITER”; PRP-OMP is “PedvaxHIB”. HbOC (‘HibTITER’) is given at two, four, six and 18 months. PRP-OMP (PedvaxHIB) is given at two, four and 12 months.
Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS taken from the table, answer the following questions.
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1. Which of the following would be an appropriate schedule for Type b influenza?
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2,4,6 and 18 months. This answer is also found in the same section as the answer to question 2. There are two possible schedules given for Type b influenza: HbOC at 2,4,6 and 18 months or PRP-OMP at 2,4 and 12 months. A, C and D do not describe either of these schedules. |
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booster injections are necessary. Symbols such as t or an * refer you to an explanatory note, usually found at the bottom of the page or below a chart or table. They do not refer you to the information within the text. . |
Questions and Answers about Immunisation (A) For polio, Sabin oral vaccine is given by mouth-a few drops of pleasantly flavoured syrup on a spoon. For diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough a combined vaccine (triple antigen) is given by injection-a quick prick from the needle, over in a few seconds. Measles and rubella vaccine are also given by injection. (B) There are sometimes mild side effects to the triple antigen vaccine. These may include some local redness, tenderness and swelling at the site of the injection during the 48-hour period which follows it. There may also be slight nausea, fretfulness and feverishness. Major reactions are extremely rare. Possible reactions to measles immunisation include fever, rash and a stuffy nose about 5-12 days after the injection. These symptoms last about 2-3 days, do not cause much discomfort and normally do not require treatment. The child is not infective to others. (C) A full course of immunisation will still give protection when completed, even if it does not strictly follow the Health Commission's recommended schedule. (D) Although two months is the recommended starting age, immunisation will be equally effective if commenced in older children. The early start is advised because whooping cough is most serious in young babies. Immunisation can still ensure protection for children over eight years and adults, provided the vaccine appropriate to their age is used. | (E) If a child has diarrhoea, Sabin oral vaccine should not be given. If a child vomits within two hours of taking Sabin oral vaccine, the dose should be repeated. Before you have your child immunised, please tell the doctor if your child: • Is suffering from any sickness or allergy; • Has had a severe reaction to a previous immunisation such as persistent screaming or persistent vomiting, or collapse, or convulsions, or fever exceeding 29.5°C; • Has ever had fits, or if other members of the family have had an illness of the nervous system or convulsions; • Has had a blood transfusion or an injection of gamma globulin in the last three months; • Is under treatment with a cortisone-like drug. (F) For some children the Hepatitis B vaccine may also be recommended. Please consult your doctor for advice. (G) • Your doctor, or • Your local council, or • Community Health Centres in some Health Regions | The text about immunisation gives the answers to questions commonly asked by parents. There are 7 sections A-G. Choose the most suitable heading for each section from the list below. NB: There are more headings than sections so you will not use all of them. You may use any of the headings more than once.
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Section A describes how immunisation is done, the process. |
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2. Section B
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Section B describes some possible side effects or reactions to vaccines. |
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3. Section C
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Section C tells you that an interruption to the normal schedule will not reduce the effectiveness of the vaccination. |
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4. Section D
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Section D tells you that ‘immunisation will be equally effective if commenced in older children.' |
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Section E tells you what information the doctor needs before giving immunisation-in other words, the precautions necessary. |
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Section G tells you where to go for immunisation. |
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1. The vaccine for which illness comes in the form of a syrup?
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This answer is found in the first sentence. The rest of this paragraph tells you that tetanus, diphtheria and measles vaccines are all given by injection. |
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2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a possible side effect of the DTP vaccine?
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This instruction requires you to choose a possible side effect of the DTP vaccine (the triple antigen vaccine) NOT given in the passage. That means three of the four answers, redness, nausea and fever, ARE given in section B, which deals with reactions to vaccines. |
Passage 2
Gateway Academy Pre-Sessional Courses Our pre-sessional courses are ideal for students who have a conditional place at a British university, but who need to achieve a certain level of English in order to be accepted. The course aims to provide students with the English language and study skills that they need in order to be successful at university or another academic establishment. It is important to note that completion of the course does not guarantee students entrance into a university. It is necessary for students to show during the course that they have understood the information and skills that they have been taught, and can incorporate it into their work. Pre-sessional students at Gateway Academy will benefit from: + Small class sizes (no more than 10 students per class) + Twenty three hours of tuition per week +Individual support and tutorials + Regular guest lecturers The use of the Academy's study and recreational facilities, including the Language Library, the computer suite, and the academy's sports facilities. A varied social programme including evening entertainments and weekend excursions to popular tourist attractions and cities such as Stonehenge, Oxford and Stratford-on-Avon. The course offers a holistic approach to learning, and covers reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. During the course, students will receive instruction on important techniques such as summary-writing, analysing essay titles, organising writing, note-taking in lectures, giving seminars and making presentations. Students will gain experience in working both individually and in groups. As part of the course, all students will work towards a 5000 word project in their own field of study. Students will receive guidance from their tutors on how best to conduct research and write it up effectively. Students will also work towards a presentation on the same subject. There is no final examination. Students are assessed continuously, taking into account their attendance, successful completion of assignments and participation in class. Students will be given a full report on their progress at the end of the course. Students need to be aware that the course involves a great deal of coursework, which will require students to manage their time effectively. Gateway Academy offers three pre-sessional courses. A five-week course beginning in August is available for advanced level students; a ten-week course beginning in July is available for upper-intermediate students. Intermediate level students should take our twenty week course beginning in May. Intermediate level students get a two-week break in July. Complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the text for each answer.
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facilities
5,000 word project
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incorporate
in groups
tourist attractions
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Gateway Academy In-Sessional Courses If you are currently studying for an undergraduate or post-graduate degree, you may wish to take one of our in-sessional courses, which run during the academic year. You may take up to three hours of classes per semester. Please choose your courses from the list below, complete an application form and hand it in at the Gateway Office. Writing up experiments This course is particularly suitable for science students, particularly those in engineering. It outlines the conventions of lab reports, including how they need to be structured and what content is required. This class is suitable for both native and non-native speakers. (1)……… Particularly useful for science students, but of interest to all, this course is an introduction to statistics. It shows how numbers can be manipulated to suggest different results, and how public opinion can be altered by clever statistical methods. It will provide an introduction into useful statistical methods, but is unsuitable for students who requiring advanced statistical skills for a thesis or dissertation. (2)……… This course teaches advanced mathematical and statistical skills, and is suitable for students working on projects which involve a great deal of quantitative data. The course outlines how to gather data, how to draw conclusions from it, and how best to present it diagrammatically. (3)……… This course concentrates on the skills needed to write academic essays. Students will learn how to develop essay titles, structure essays correctly, avoid plagiarism and reference their work. There will also be the opportunity to work on other elements of writing, including grammar and punctuation. The course is most suitable for non-native speaker and native speakers at undergraduate level. (4)……… A course especially designed for PhD students working on a long term project. As well as looking at conventions of PhD theses and improving research and study skills, the course also serves as a social group where PhD students, who often work alone, can share their experiences and offer each other encouragement and advice. (5)……… A course to iron out those typical mistakes in English essay writing. Common grammar mistakes, spelling errors and that dreaded apostrophe will be covered in detail. The course is designed for native speakers who lack confidence in writing, particularly those who have been away from academic environments for some time. (6)……… This course is suitable for non-native students at undergraduate or post-graduate level who wish to focus on grammar and language. Students will look at which tenses are used in which situations, look at passive structures and relative clauses. Suitable ‘chunks’ of language for academic situations will also be presented. Students will also have the chance to focus on individual grammar needs. Unsuitable for native speakers of English. Choose the correct title for the courses from the list of titles below.
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Green Energy As energy prices rise and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions become more widespread, people everywhere are becoming increasingly concerned about using fossil fuels. More and more people are turning to so-called “green technologies” as a way to reduce dependence on non renewable fossil fuels. The ideal alternative energy source would be sustainable (the supply will not be exhausted), clean (no emissions), and reliable. The three most popular alternative energy sourcesare geothermal power, solar power, and wind power. Since geothermal energy taps heat from the earth, its resources range from water found just below the surface of the earth, to hot water and hot rock found a fewmiles below the surface, to even deeper rock of extremely high temperatures. In aprocess similar to drilling for oil, wells as deep as a mile or more can be drilled into underground reservoirs to tap steam and hot water that are used to run turbines andcreate energy. Power companies can then transmit this energy over power lines. Geothermal power on a smaller scale can be used for heating and coolinghouses or commercial buildings. Geothermal heat pumps, also known asground-source heat pumps, rely on the fact that the earth beneath the surfaceremains at a relatively constant temperature throughout the year. Like a cave, theground is warmer than the air above it during the winter and cooler in the summer. The geothermal heat pump transfers the heat stored in the earth into the building during the winter, and transfers it out of the building and into the ground during the summer. The ground, in other words, acts as a heat source in winter and a heat sink in summer. While geothermal heat pumps are an emissions-free and reliable source of energy, the biggest disadvantage is that such systems are expensive to install. Solar energy has come a long way from the clunky boxes of the 1970s. Today, solar energy is commonly collected by sleek and efficient photovoltaic (PV)panels. The photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity and are made of semiconductors such as crystalline silicon or other thin-film materials. The benefitsof solar power vary according to how much exposure a given building has to thesun. However, one does not need to live in the desert to take advantage of solar power. Cloudy Germany is the worldwide leader in the use of solar power. Solar power is not as pricey as geothermal power, but having a panel professionally installed can still be costly. Some enterprising home-owners reduce the initial costs by purchasing inexpensive kits and setting up the system on their own. The biggest disadvantage of a solar power system is its dependence on the amount of sunlight collected, but some cutting-edge panels can generate energy even in the rain. Wind power is created when wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity. Most wind turbines convert the wind’s kinetic energy into mechanical power. The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft connected to a generator. Agenerator then converts this mechanical power into electricity. A group of wind turbines can produce electricity and feed it into the utility grid, where it is sent through transmission lines to homes and businesses. Like solar and geothermal energy, wind is a renewable resource that produces no emissions. Small wind energy systems can be used by homes, farms, or communities. Such systems can be connected to the larger electrical grid or used for stand-alone energy generation—a particularly attractive option for anyone living far from power company lines. A grid-connected wind turbine can reduce one’s reliance onthe power company for electricity . If the turbine cannot deliver the needed energy, the power company then makes up the difference. However, in order to take advantage of wind energy, a turbine must be in an area with average wind speed of at least 10 miles an hour, and such systems can be very expensive. Whether a given home or business uses wind, solar, or geothermal power depends on a variety of economic and environmental factors. However, expertsagree that investing in alternative energy now—whether by individuals or power companies—will pay dividends in the future.
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