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MODEL TEST - GENERAL TRAINING IELTS
(Time: 90 minutes)
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Section 1
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Tourist office assistant: Hello, how can I help you? Tourist: Um, hello. Is it possible to book a bus tour of the city here? TOA: Of course, sir. When would you like to take the tour? There are tours in the morning, afternoon, and evening ... sometimes it's nice to see the city at night with the buildings lit up. Tourist: We’ll be going out for dinner tonight, so we’d prefer to go this afternoon. Oh, and it’s for two people. TOA: Right. Now I just need some details. Can you give me the names of the two people, please? Tourist: Yes. Susan Field and James Carter. TOA: Susan Field and James - sorry, can you spell your surname for me, please? Tourist: It's Carter. C-A-R-T-E-R. TOA: Thank you. And can I have a contact telephone number? Tourist: Why do you need one? TOA: Just in case we have to cancel the tour and need to contact you. Tourist: I see. Well, my mobile number is 07988 636197 (0-7-9-double 8-6-3-6-1-9-7). TOA: That’s 07988 636197. Now, can you also tell me which hotel you’re staying at? Tourist: The Crest Hotel. Oh no, sorry. That’s the hotel we’re staying in next week. It's the Riverside Hotel. TOA: Oh! The Riverside is a lovely hotel. Are you enjoying your stay? Tourist: Yes, we are, very much. We'd definitely recommend it to others. TOA: Oh I am glad. Now, I can book you on the tour at 4 p.m. Would that suit you? Alternatively, there is one at two. Tourist: Two would be better for us. please. TOA: Right, that's booked for you, sir. Two people at 2 p.m. today. August Uth. You pay the bus driver when you get on, and it's £4 per person. Tourist: Thank you very much. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. CITY BUS TOUR BOOKING FORM | Number of passengers: | 2 | Passenger name(s): | Susan Field and James (1)……… | Contact telephone number: | 07988 (2)………. | Hotel: | (3)………… | Bus tour time: | (4)………… p.m. | Bus tour date: | 14th August |
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Riverside Hotel
Carter
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2.00/2/two
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Tourist: Can I also ask you about the museum in the main square? I was reading about it in my guide book and was shocked to see that the entrance price is £10. Why does it cost so much? Tourist office assistant: Well, the museum has the largest collection of Latin American art in Europe. People come from all over the world to see it. But that's not the reason why it's so expensive to get in. You see, the building is very old and it needs repairs. The £10 ticket cost will go towards repairing the roof and the walls. Tourist: I see. Well, I suppose it's worth paying £10 to see the collection. Yes, I think so too. Is there anything else I can help you with? Tourist: Actually, there is. I was wondering if you knew of any good restaurants in the area. TOA: Well, there are a few restaurants near the harbour, and a couple on the beach which are nice. The problem is that the smell of the fish market is quite strong down there. Tourist: Mm, I don't think my girlfriend would be very pleased. TOA: I know what you mean - it's not very romantic, is it? My advice would be to go to the next town. It’s bigger, and the restaurant selection is wider. You can get there by taxi and it only takes about ten minutes. The town is quite picturesque ... Is it for a special occasion? Tourist: Yes, it's my girlfriend's birthday so I’d like to go somewhere special. Um, do you know any of these restaurants well enough to tell me about them? TOA: Well, I know about a few of them, and there are pictures in this leaflet here. This one here is lovely - the Belleview - and it’s extremely popular. It has a famous chef, so it’s not cheap, but the standard of the food is very high. It’s right by the sea and there are wonderful views if you get a good table. Then there’s The Lighthouse Café - you can see the picture here - which isn't really a café at all. In fact, it’s a great restaurant and a lot of TV celebrities and actors eat there. The place has been going for over a hundred years! It’s quite an institution around here. Tourist: Mm. I'm not sure about those two - they sound too expensive to me. I was thinking of somewhere small, not too up-market, but with good food. TOA: In that case what about Harvey’s? The same family has run this restaurant for over a century. and it’s reasonably priced and really popular with local people. And there’s another family-run restaurant. Stonecroft House. New owners took over a month ago and they’re getting good reviews. There’s a new chef there and the food is meant to be very good. This leaflet has the contact details for all the restaurants so you can just call them if you’d like to book a table. Tourist: Great, thanks. You’ve been very helpful. Choose the correct answer.
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1. Why does a ticket for the museum cost £10?
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2. The tourist office assistant suggests going to the next town for a good restaurant because
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Tourist: Can I also ask you about the museum in the main square? I was reading about it in my guide book and was shocked to see that the entrance price is £10. Why does it cost so much? Tourist office assistant: Well, the museum has the largest collection of Latin American art in Europe. People come from all over the world to see it. But that's not the reason why it's so expensive to get in. You see, the building is very old and it needs repairs. The £10 ticket cost will go towards repairing the roof and the walls. Tourist: I see. Well, I suppose it's worth paying £10 to see the collection. Yes, I think so too. Is there anything else I can help you with? Tourist: Actually, there is. I was wondering if you knew of any good restaurants in the area. TOA: Well, there are a few restaurants near the harbour, and a couple on the beach which are nice. The problem is that the smell of the fish market is quite strong down there. Tourist: Mm, I don't think my girlfriend would be very pleased. TOA: I know what you mean - it's not very romantic, is it? My advice would be to go to the next town. It’s bigger, and the restaurant selection is wider. You can get there by taxi and it only takes about ten minutes. The town is quite picturesque ... Is it for a special occasion? Tourist: Yes, it's my girlfriend's birthday so I’d like to go somewhere special. Um, do you know any of these restaurants well enough to tell me about them? TOA: Well, I know about a few of them, and there are pictures in this leaflet here. This one here is lovely - the Belleview - and it’s extremely popular. It has a famous chef, so it’s not cheap, but the standard of the food is very high. It’s right by the sea and there are wonderful views if you get a good table. Then there’s The Lighthouse Café - you can see the picture here - which isn't really a café at all. In fact, it’s a great restaurant and a lot of TV celebrities and actors eat there. The place has been going for over a hundred years! It’s quite an institution around here. Tourist: Mm. I'm not sure about those two - they sound too expensive to me. I was thinking of somewhere small, not too up-market, but with good food. TOA: In that case what about Harvey’s? The same family has run this restaurant for over a century. and it’s reasonably priced and really popular with local people. And there’s another family-run restaurant. Stonecroft House. New owners took over a month ago and they’re getting good reviews. There’s a new chef there and the food is meant to be very good. This leaflet has the contact details for all the restaurants so you can just call them if you’d like to book a table. Tourist: Great, thanks. You’ve been very helpful. Match the restaurants with their descriptions.
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1. The Belleview
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2. The Lighthouse Cafe
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4. Stonecroft House
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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. 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
Liberal Democrats
social
political
stamp collecting
charities
China
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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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1. In this city, clubs and societies are mainly paid for by ................
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2. Finding the right club might influence your choice of ................
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3. What should you do if the right club does not exist?
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Section 3
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You will hear a student, Alex, asking his tutor for advice about essay writing. Tutor: Hi, Alex, come in. I gather you wanted some help with writing essays. Alex: Yes. I’m finding this first term difficult and I’m worried about the assignments we have to do for January. Tutor: Well, let me see if I can help. You shouldn’t panic about it because essay writing is a very straightforward process really. What it involves is organising the information that you want to include. You shouldn’t have more than you can easily manage within the word count. Make sure you haven’t got too much or anything irrelevant. You need to look at that and work out what you need and what you don’t need before you start. And then you just have to think about how you’re going to put forward your argument. Alex: Oh, that sounds very straightforward when you put it like that. But I’m worried I haven’t got the necessary skills for writing an effective essay because English is my second language. Tutor: Well, perhaps you misunderstand the skills you need. You need to be able to analyse your data and then I would say the skills of interpretation and expressing yourself are important. Perhaps it’s this last one that bothers you, but the more essays you write, the more you will develop these skills. Alex: Yes - and I don’t quite know how to improve at that - though as you say, I know practice will help. And I need to make sure I’ve got everything ready before I start. Tutor: Yes. What is vital to good essay writing is preparation so make sure you build in enough time to do the research you need. Alex: Are there any other sources I can use to help me with essays? Tutor: Yes. You should go to the library and look through the reference section because there are books that focus on the style we use in academic writing and those will help you a lot. The other thing that you should think about is, what happens when you’ve actually written your essay. Too many students just complete their work and hand it in, whereas what you should be doing is making sure that you edit it as thoroughly as possible. Alex: Oh, yes. That’s a good idea. Then I’d pick up any mistakes and also see if it reads logically. Tutor: Exactly. The other thing is, again, what a lot of students do is get their essays back, look at the marks, then just file it away. They don’t seem to realise that if they checked it through and looked at what the tutor had written, then they can learn from their old essays. Alex: Yeah, I can see that’s a good idea. Tutor: So, is that OK? You can always come back to me. Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
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organizing / organising
preparation
edit
style
argument
interpretation
learn
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Alex: Actually, there were a couple of other things I wanted to ask you about essay writing. I had had a few thoughts of my own about what I should do such as really taking good notes when I’m reading because that helps, doesn’t it? Tutor: I think it improves your knowledge rather than your actual writing. But one tip I can give you is to try and not read too much, otherwise you end up including irrelevant material in your essay. Remember to stay on task. Alex: Yes, sometimes I have problems interpreting the questions correctly, or the whole question seems overwhelming to me. What I try to do is highlight the key parts and divide it into smaller chunks, so I can manage it. Tutor: Well, you might find it useful to break it down even further by making sure you understand all the words perfectly before you start. Things like ‘assess’ or ‘comment’ and such like. Alex: Yes, I see. Tutor: Sometimes, after an objective analysis, the question actually asks you for a subjective opinion, but you must remember to support your arguments, if that’s the case. One final comment I can make is about using your own words - you must try to do this as far as possible. You’re expected to summarise what you’ve read not just string together a list of quotations. In fact, you shouldn’t have too many - just use them where it’s really important. Alex: OK, thanks. Tutor: Do you read other student’s essays when you’ve finished? Alex: No. Why? Is that a good idea? Tutor: Well, you can confuse each other so I’d advise against it - but it’s up to you. Alex: OK. Thanks very much ... (fade) ... Choose THREE answer choices.
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1. Which THREE pieces of advice does the tutor give the student?
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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. |