Unit 1 Getting higher qualifications
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Unit 1 Getting higher qualifications
Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Unit 1 Getting higher qualifications Unit objectives • Listening Section 1:introductiontoform completion;identifyingwhatinformationisneeded • Vocabulary:dependentprepositions • Reading Section 1:introductiontoskimmingand scanning;recognisingreferences;‘True/False/ NotGiven’,notecompletionandshort-answer questiontasks • Speaking Part 1:usinghigher-levelvocabulary; talkingaboutpasthabitsandstates • Pronunciation:sentencestress1–stressing importantwordsthatanswerquestions • Writing Task 1:rephrasinginformationinthetask usingyourownwords;writingtheintroductory sentence;analysinggraphsanddescribingthe mainfeatures;paragraphing,organisingand structuringananswer • Key grammar:pastsimple,presentperfectsimple andpastperfectsimple Starting off 1 As a warmerWritethesequestionsontheboardand askstudentstodiscusstheminsmallgroupswith booksclosed. – Why are you preparing for the IELTS test? – What personal qualities help people to be successful at language exams? Ifyouwish,roundupwiththewholeclassandturnit intoageneralclassdiscussion. • Withbooksopen,askstudentstolookatthe exampleandsaywhetheritisadefinitionoran example(answer:anexample). Alternative treatmentAskstudentstolookatthe exampleinthebook.Thenaskthemtoworkin pairsandhandeachpairapieceofpaperwithone oftheotherpersonalqualities(b–h)writtenonit. • Askstudentstolookattheotherqualities(b–h) andwritedownwhatitmeanstohavethatquality, withoutnamingit. • Whenstudentsareready,theyreadoutwhatthey havewrittentothewholeclass.Theclassthensays whichqualitytheyaredescribinganddiscusses howaccuratetheythinkthedescriptionis. • Whentheyhavefinished,askstudentstocompare theiranswerswiththesuggestedanswerson page96. 6 Suggested answers a Youdothingslikereaddocumentsvery carefullyandfocusonallthesmallpoints, checkingtheiraccuracy. b Youareabletothinkaboutsomethingandcome upwithanoriginalorunusualapproachtoit. c Whenyoucomeacrosssomethingnew,youare eagertolearnorfindoutaboutit. d Youareableandwillingtoworkwithother peopleaspartofagroupinorder,forexample, tosolveproblemsordevelopnewideas. e Youcanlookaheadandplanhowan organisationorcompanymightbestmeetthe needsofthefuture. f Youarefriendlyandenergetic,andfinditeasy andenjoyabletobewithothers. g Youfinditeasytoexchangeideaswithothers; youlistenwellandcanaccuratelyputacross yourownideas. h Youcanlookafterandorganisegroupsof employeessothattheyareperforminginthe bestinterestsofthecompany. 2 Tellstudentstogivereasonsfortheiranswers. Suggested answers 1a,c 2f,g,h 3d,g,h 4a,c 5a,b,e 6f,g Extension idea Ask students to choose two of the photos and say what other personal qualities the people need (apart from a–h). 3 Tellstudentsthat,intheSpeakingtest,theywill usuallybeexpectedtogivequitelonganswers, backinguptheiropinionsbygivingreasons. Extension idea Ask students to say what qualities they personally already have. Listening Section 1 1 As a warmer Withbooksclosed,askstudentsto discussinsmallgroups(youcanwritethequestions ontheboard): – How can students in your country find out about careers and jobs? – How do young people in your country decide what job they would like to do? – What did you decide to study, and why? Unit 1 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information • I fanyofthemmentiongraduaterecruitmentfairs, usethisasasteppingstonetothequestionsinthe book.Iftheydonot,writethetermontheboard andaskthemwhattheyunderstandbyit. • Focusstudentsonthethreequestionsinthebook andaskthemtodiscussthequestionsinpairs. • Whenstudentshavefinished,particularlyifyou areteachingamulticulturalclass,roundupwith thewholeclass. Suggested answers 1 Peoplefromdifferentcompaniesadvertise fornewstaff./Displaysattractcandidates./ Candidatesseekoutjobopportunities.They provideanopportunityforgraduatestomeet directlywithpotentialemployers. 2 Therearefewerjobs,sogreatercompetition foreachjob.Vocationaltrainingmaybemore useful,astherearenowmorestudentswith degrees,andvocationalqualificationsmay beamorereliableassessmentofskillsand competenciesforpracticaljobswhere experiencecounts. 3 experienceinthefield/otherpositionsof responsibility/engagementatinterview Extension idea Ask students: Do you have graduate fairs in your country? Have you ever been to one? What was it like? 2 • Drawstudents’attentiontotheExam informationonpage9.Pointoutthat,inthe IELTStest,theyheareachsectiononceonly,so itisimportanttoknowwhattoexpectbefore listening.Alsomentionthattheyneedtowrite theiranswersinthequestionbookletwhilethe recordingisplaying;theyhavetenminutesto transferthemontoananswersheetattheendof thetest.Thismeanstheycanunderlinethings inthequestionbookletastheydothetest,but theyneedtomakesuretheycanreadtheir answerslateron. • Referstudentstothepointabouttheincreasing difficultyofthetest.Atthislevel,theyshould findSection1easyandtheyshouldbeableto getclosetofullmarks. • Form-completiontasksteststudents’ability tolistenforspecificdetails.Itisimportantfor studentstoknowwhatdetailstheyshouldlisten forbeforehand. • TellstudentsthatSection1nearlyalways includesaformortabletocomplete.Inthe exam,theywillhaveashorttime(about15 seconds)toreadthequestionsanddecidewhat informationtheyneed.Theirperformancewill improveiftheyknowwhatinformationthey shouldbelisteningforbeforetheystart. • D rawstudents’attentiontotheinstructionsin Questions1–10.Tellthemthattheinstructions willalwaysclearlystatehowmanywordstheycan write,(e.g.ONE WORD / NO MORE THAN TWO/ THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER),soitis importanttoalwayscheckbeforetheystart.Ifthe instructionsstateONEWORD,buttheywritetwo, theywillnotgetanymarksforthatquestion. • Askstudentstodiscusswhatinformationthey needinpairs. Suggested answers 1 asurname/familynamethatmaybe spelledout 2 anationality 3 anemailaddressthatmaybespelledout 4 atypeofBA 5 adate 6 anactivityoreventwhichmightraisemoney 7 someinterests 8 namesofjob(s) 9 thenameofajob 10howtheyheardaboutthefair Extension idea Tell students that, in Section 1, they will usually have to write a name that is spelled out for them and/or write a number. Ask them which questions might require this (answer: Questions 1 and 3). • Askthemifthereareanylettersorsymbolswhich they are not sure how to pronounce in English and resolve any doubts. • Askthemtowritetwoorthreenamesandemail addresses on a piece of paper, and then spell them aloud to their partners, who should write them down. 3 Alternative treatmentAlthoughintheexameach sectionisheardonlyonce,youcanplaytherecording asecondtimeforstudentstochecktheiranswers. • D rawtheirattentiontoQuestion7,wherethey needtwointerests.Tellthemthatiftheyonlywrite one,theywillnotgetthemark. • Tellthemthatsometimeswordscanbeaddedor omittedwithoutpenalty(seewordsinbracketsin theanswerkey). Answers 1 Alexandrovna 2 (Sheis)Russian 3 dom54 4 (a)full-time 5 21stJuly/21/7/21July/July21/July21st/ 7/21 6 competition 7 cooking/cookery;swimming(must have both) 8 (a)children’stutor 9 (a)projectmanager 10(a)friend Getting higher qualifications 7 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Extension idea Go through the Exam advice box with students. • Stressthatcorrectspellingisessentialandthatthey should check it when they transfer their answers to the answer sheet. • Elicitsomecommonabbreviations(youcanask students to write these on the board), e.g. kilometres (km); seconds (secs); minutes (mins/min); hours (hrs/ hr); Jan, Feb, etc.; Mon, Tues, etc. • Tellstudentsthatiftheyarenotsurehowtowritethe abbreviations correctly, they should write them in full. 4 Tellstudentsthattheyarequitelikelytobeasked aboutthetopicsinthisexerciseinPart1ofthe Speakingtest,soitisagoodideatohavesome ideasandvocabularytodescribethemselvesbefore theexam.Givestudentsafewminutestothink aboutwhattheywanttosayandhowtoexpressit beforetheystart.Wherenecessary,helpthemwith vocabulary. Alternative treatmentYoucanaskstudentstodo thisexerciseaftertheyhavedonethevocabulary sectionwhichfollows.Inthisway,theywillhave anopportunitytopractisethevocabularyand prepositions. Vocabulary Dependent prepositions 1 Wrongchoiceofprepositionisamajorareaoferror forIELTScandidatesatthislevel. As a warmer Writeontheboard: – He wasn’t aware …… the time. – How do you prepare …… exams? • Askstudentstosaywhatprepositionshouldgoin eachgap(awareof,preparefor).Writeget ready andconsciousandaskthemwhatpreposition followseach(get readyfor,consciousof).Point outthatwordswithsimilarmeaningsoften(but notalways)havethesamepreposition,sothisis agoodwayofguessingwhentheyarenotsure whichprepositiontowrite.Otherexamplesyou cangiveorelicit:afraid of,frightened of,scared of; angry with,irritated with,annoyed with. Answers 1to 2of/in/with 3on 4for 5at 6to/for/in Extension idea Check that students know the correct dependent preposition for each word, then ask them to think of synonyms that use the same preposition: concentrate (focus on); available (free for); useful (essential/vital/important for). 8 2 Beforedoingthisexercise,brieflyreferstudentstothe Languagereference(page112). • Tellthemthatthewordsanddependent prepositionsinthissectionaregenerallyusefulin IELTSexams. • Tellthemtodotheexerciseandthenchecktheir answersintheLanguagereference. Answers 1on 2to 3for 4in 5in 6of Extension idea Tell students that, in IELTS, it is important to use a range of vocabulary appropriately. Working with words with similar or synonymous meanings helps to build vocabulary. Write these words on the board and ask students to find words in the exercise which are close in meaning to them (though not all synonyms) and to decide if they need to change the preposition or not. is known keep an eye responsive take part trust (answers: is known for / has a reputation for; keep an eye on / take care of; responsive to / sensitive to; take part in / participate in; trust in / have confidence in.) 3 Pointouttostudentsthattheyhavetolearn dependentprepositionswiththewordsthemselves,so itmaybeworththemstudyinglistssuchastheones intheLanguagereference.Again,whentheyhave finishedtheexercise,askthemtousetheLanguage referencetochecktheiranswers. Answers 2withfor 3intoin 4studentsthestudentswith the 5responsibletoresponsiblefor 6onto 7dealmanydealwithmany Reading Section 1 1 As a warmer Askstudentstoworkinsmallgroups andlookattheExaminformation,particularlythe lastbullet. • Askthemtosuggestwaystheycancontroltheir timeandmakesuretheyhaveenoughtimeforthe wholepaper. • Whentheyhavefinished,roundupwiththe wholeclass.(Suggestionstheymaycomeupwith: spendlesstimeonSection1soastoleavemore timeforthemoredifficultsections;dothemore difficultsectionsfirst;puttheirwatchonthetable andkeepastrictcontrolovertheirtime.)The importantpointisthattheyshouldrealisethat timemanagementisessentialtosuccessin theexam. • Tellthemthattheywillbepractisingdifferent readingtechniqueswhiledoingthissectioninthe book,sodoingthesectioninclasswilltakelonger thanthemaximum20minutestheywouldspend intheexam. Unit 1 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information • Beforetheydotheexerciseinthebook,elicitthat prestigiousmeans‘ithasagoodreputation’. Suggested answers 2 higherthanaverageresults/strongleadership/ longhistory/ground-breakingresearch/ goodteaching 3 theirdegreemaybeworthmore/itmayhelp themgetabetterjob/itgivesthemprestige/ theygetbetterteaching 2 Answers 1 aScanningbSkimming 2 Youcanscanforakeyword/phraseina questiontoquicklyfindtheplacewherethe answeris. Youcanskimpartsofthepassagetounderstand thekeyideasandquicklymatchtheseto questionsorstatements. 3 Beforestudentsread,elicitthemeaningofskim. • Explainthatitisimportanttoskimthepassageto getageneralideaofthecontentsbeforereading itmorecarefully.Iftheydothis,theywillfindit easiertolocatetheanswerstoquestions,dealwith tasksandsosavetimeastheyworkthroughthe section. • Tellstudentsthattheyshouldnottryto understandeverywordandeverysentence;give themthreeminutestoskimthepassage.Bestrict withthetimelimit. Answer b 4 Tellstudentsthatfindingtheanswerstoquestions oftenrequiresthemtounderstandtwoorthreelinked sentencesoftext,andthatwritersusereferencing techniquestolinksentencestogether. • Toillustratethepoint,youcanwriteontheboard: There has been a rapid expansion of the university system. This has meant that many more young people are attending such institutions, and the result of this is that the labour market is being deprived of their services until later. • Askstudentstopointoutthereferencingdevices andsaywhattheyreferto(answers:thisrefers totherapidexpansionoftheuniversitysystem; such institutionsreferstouniversities;the result of thisreferstomoreyoungpeopleattending university;their servicesreferstotheservicesof youngpeople). • Elicitthemeaningofscan. Answers 2 to leap into the dark and reach for the unknown 3 The telephone, electromagnets, radars, highspeed photography, office photocopiers, cancer treatments, pocket calculators, computers, the Internet, the decoding of the human genome, lasers, space travel 4 Knowledge was at a premium, but it had to be useful. (also the German system of learning based on reseach and hands-on experimentation) 5 symbiosis referstothemotto Mind and hand andthelogoshowing a gowned scholar standing beside an ironmonger bearing a hammer and anvil. 6 he might be just too late in taking his concept to market, as he has heard that a Silicon Valley firm is already developing something similar. 7 What MIT delights in is taking brilliant minds from around the world in vastly diverse disciplines and putting them together. 5 True/False/NotGiven(TFNG)taskstestwhether candidatescancorrectlyidentifyinformationis expressedinthetextornot. TellstudentsthattheTFNGtaskisoftenfoundin ReadingSection1. • TellthemthatthequestionsinTFNGtasksusually containoneortwowords,e.g.MIT campus,which arethesameasorsimilartoawordorphrasein thepassage.Thisistohelpthemlocatethepartof thepassagewhichrelatestothestatement. • Pointoutthat,sincetheyskimmedthepassage earlier,locatingthisinformationshouldbequicker andthatitmaynotbenecessaryatanystageto readthewholepassageslowlyandindetailto answerthequestions.Thekeywords,ineffect, serveasashortcuttotherelevantpartsofthe passage,andstudentsshouldscanuntiltheyfind these. • Tellstudentsthatpropernames(e.g.MIT,Silicon Valley)inthequestionsarealmostalwaysgoing toserveaskeywords,sincetheycannotbe paraphrasedandarethereforeeasytoscanforin thepassage. Suggested underlining 2 2Harvard/MIT 3motto/MITstudent 4logo 5SiliconValley Getting higher qualifications 9 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information 6 Beforestudentsanswerthequestions,drawtheir attentiontotheExamadvice.Tellthemthatitisoften difficulttodecideifaquestionisFalseorNotGiven. StudentsshouldchooseFalsewhentheinformation inthepassagecontradictsthestatement.Theyshould chooseNotGivenwhenthereisno informationabout thestatementinthepassage. Extension idea Ask students to work in pairs and compare their answers. Ask them to quote the actual words from the passage which gave them their answers. Answers 1 FALSE(…there’s precious little going on that you would normally see on a university campus.) 2 FALSE(While Harvard stuck to the English model of a classical education, with its emphasis on Latin and Greek, MIT looked to the German system of learning based on research and handson experimentation.) 3 NOTGIVEN(Themottoismentioned,butwe arenottoldwhosuggestedit.) 4 TRUE(…its logo, which shows a gowned scholar standing beside an ironmonger bearing a hammer and anvil. That symbiosis of intellect and craftsmanship…) 5 NOTGIVEN(Thereisnothinginthetextabout howmuchMITgraduatesarepaidinSilicon Valley.) 7 Note-completiontasksteststudents’abilitiesto scanthepassageforspecificinformation.They reflectthetypeofreadingactivitythatmightbe requiredonanundergraduatecourseofstudy.The instructionswilltellstudentshowmanywordsthey canuseforeachgap. Beforestudentsdothetask,drawtheirattentionto theExamadvicebox. • Pointoutthatbyreadingthetitleandscanningto findtherightpartofthepassage,theycansave time. • Tellthemthat,astheyreadthenotes,theyshould underlinekeyideas.Thiswillhelpthemtoidentify whatinformationandwhattypeofword(s)they need. • Whenstudentshavefinished,tellthemtoread throughtheirnotestocheckthattheymakesense, thattheyreflecttheideasexpressedinthepassage andthattheiranswersarespelledcorrectly.Many candidateslosemarksbymisspellingwords whentheycopythem.(Thisincludestheuseof asingularform,whenthewordinthepassageis plural,e.g.size/sizes.)Theyshouldalsocheckthat theyhaveusedtherequirednumberofwords– studentswillloseamarkiftheywritethreewords 10 whentheinstructionsspecifynomore thantwo. • Whenstudentshavefinishedthetask,theycan comparetheiranswerswithapartner. Answers 6computerscience 7program 8adaptability 9contactlens 8 Short-answerquestionsteststudents’abilitytoscan apassageforspecificinformationordetails. AswithTFNGquestions,studentsshouldidentify wordsinthequestionswhichwillhelpthemto quicklyscanthepassagetofindthepartcontaining theanswer.Propernames,whichcannotbe paraphrased,areoftenanobviouschoice. • Tellstudentsthattoanswerthesequestions, theyshouldcopywordstheyfindinthepassage exactly. 2 Suggested underlining 11problem/Energyinitiative 12‘green’innovation/viruses 13partoftheuniversity/TimBerners-Lee 3 10a/onequarter 11globalwarming 12electriccars 13(the)corridors 9 Askstudentstochecktheiranswersinpairs. • Drawtheirattentiontothebulletpointsinthe book.Tohelpstudentsconcentrateonproducing accurateanswers,youcanremindthemthat: – a nswersmustbespelledcorrectly,including doublelettersandfinal‘e’s,otherwisetheywill losethemark,althoughwritingaAmerican EnglishvariantinsteadofaBritishEnglish term(andviceversa)isacceptable – w ritingonewordwhentwogivestheexact answerwilllosethemark.Equally,writing threewordswhentheyareaskedfortwowill alsolosemarks – t heydoneedtoreadthequestioncarefully. ToclarifyQuestion10,youcanaskthemwhat thenumbers28,500andthreemillionrefer to(thenumberofcompaniesformedbyMIT studentsandthenumberofemployeesinthese companies). 10Askstudentstoworkingroupsoffour(orthreeif yourclassdoesn’tcontainamultipleoffour). • Giveeachstudentapaperwithanumber(1–4) onitandtellthemtheyaregoingtogiveashort presentationofabouttwominutestoanswerthe questionwiththenumbertheyhavebeengiven. • Givethemaminuteortwotoprepare. • Theythentaketurnstogivetheirpresentationsto theotherpeopleintheirgroup. Unit 1 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information • Thestudentswhoarelisteningshouldeachthink ofafollow-upquestiontoaskthepresenteratthe endofeachpresentation. Speaking Part 1 1 AskstudentstolookattheExaminformationbox. • Pointoutthatthereisashortintroductionatthe startofthetest,andthisisnotassessed. • ExplainthatinPart1,theywillbeaskedsome verystraightforwardquestionsaboutthemselves. Therearealwaysquestionsonfamiliartopics,e.g. travelling or where you live.Suggesttostudents thattheyusePart1togetwarmedupandstart feelingconfidentabouttalkinginEnglish. • As a warmerAskstudentstoworkinpairsand thinkoffiveorsixquestionstheythinkthe examinermightasktheminthispart.Thenask themtochangepartnersandtaketurnstoaskand answertheirquestions. • Askthemtolookatthequestionsintheexercise andask:Do any of these questions look similar to ones you asked? • Playtherecordingforstudentstolisten.Atthis level,studentsshouldbeabletocopewithallfour speakersatonce,withoutpausinginbetween. Answers 2pet 3hand/yourself 4exercise/sport 2 Alternative treatmentAskstudentstoworkin pairsandtrytorememberwhateachofthespeakers said.Theythenlistenagaintochecktheiranswers. • Pointouttostudentsthat: – t heygainmarksfortherangeandappropriacy oftheirvocabulary,andthattoachieveahigh bandscore,theywillhavetouselow-frequency vocabularyaccurately – t heanswersarethreetofoursentenceslong, andthattheyshouldaimatthisleveltogive answersofthislengthtoPart1questions,as thisshowstheirabilitytolinkideas,usea rangeofappropriategrammarandshowthat theycanusecorrectpronunciationpatterns. Answers 1hotelindustry 2full-timeemployment 3veryaffectionate 4high-pitchednoises 5toddler 6reallyimpressed 7moreawareof 8facilities Extension idea Ask students to work alone and think of three or four less-common words they could use to answer each of the questions so that the answers are true for them. They then work in pairs and take turns to ask and answer the questions. 3 Tellstudentsthattheyarealsomarkedfortheiruseof arangeofappropriategrammar.Usingusedtototalk aboutthepastisoneaspectofthis. Answers 1have 2sit 3think 4seeing 5do 6being 7be Extension idea When students have finished the exercise, elicit the difference between: • used to do, used to doing and get used to doing • used to do and would in these contexts (see Language reference in the Student’s Book (page 120) for an explanation). If necessary, go through the Language reference with students. 4 Alternative treatment Askstudentstoworkinsmall groups.Tellthemtheyaregoingtotrytodeceive othermembersofthegroup. • First,theyshouldworkaloneandcompletethe sentences,butthreesentencesshouldbetrueand threeshouldbelies. • Theythentaketurnstoreadtheirsentencesout tothegroupandthegroupthenhavetodecide whethereachsentenceisthetruthoralie. • Studentsgetapointeverytimethegroupmakesa wrongdecision(i.e.decidesthetruthisalieora lieisthetruth).Thestudentwiththemostpoints isthewinner. Note:nowisagoodtimetodothepronunciation workonsentencestress. 5 Alternative treatment 1Givestudentsafewminutes toworkaloneandthinkofideasandvocabularythey canusetoanswerthequestionsbeforetheystart. • Alternative treatment 2Askstudentstogiveeach otherfeedbackontheiranswers.Youcanelicit criteriafromthewholeclassandwritethemonthe board,e.g. – Did your partner give fairly long answers? – Were the answers well structured and coherent? – Did they use a range of higher-level vocabulary? – Did they use a range of appropriate grammar, including accurate tenses? – Were their answers always relevant? Extension idea Draw students’ attention to the Exam advice box. • TellthemthattypicaltopicsforPart1arefamily life, languages, traffic, shopping, weather, cooking, animals, housework and reading (you can write these on the board). • Tellstudentstoworkinpairsandthinkofthreeor four questions which they could ask on one of the topics. • Theythenchangepartnersand,withtheirnew partner, take turns to ask and answer questions. Getting higher qualifications 11 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Pronunciation Sentence stress 1 AskstudentstolookattheSpeakingreferenceon page100andpointoutthatpronunciationcounts foraquarteroftheirIELTSscoreforspeaking. Thismeansthatinadditiontolisteningtotheir grammar,vocabularyandfluency,examinersalso notehoweasilytheycanunderstandthecandidate: candidateswhospeaktoofast/slowlyormutter willlosemarksforpronunciation;thosewhospeak clearlyandatthecorrectpacewilldobetter. Explainthattherearerecognisedfeaturesof pronunciation,andexaminerswanttoseehowwell candidatescanuseandcontrolthese.Sentence stressisoneofthesefeatures,alongwiththings likeintonation,rhythmandthepronunciationof sounds.Iftheystressthewrongwordsortoomany wordsinasentence,itcansignificantlyaffectthe meaningand/orsoundveryodd;iftheystressthe rightwords,itwillhelptheirlistenerunderstand them.Studentsneedtohaveahighdegreeof controlofpronunciationfeaturesinordertoachieve ahighbandlevelforthiscriterion. 1 Alternative treatmentAfterstudentshaveread theintroductiontothissection,askthemtoworkin pairsandpredictwhichwordwillbestressedineach sentence.Theythenlistentochecktheiranswers. Answers 1 Suggested underlining 2that’s/(hotel)management/two 3cats/ this/did 4two/toddler 5fitness/bit/used 2 a Insentence2,that’srefersbacktothe importantdecisioninthefirstsentence. b Insentence3,this onerefersbacktothecat anditsdifferencefromothercats. 2 Answers 1 1 don’t(like)(emphasisingstrengthof feeling)/criminals(importantinformation)/ home(importantinformation) 2 r unning(importantinformation)/afternoon (importantinformation)/more(for contrast)/that(referringbacktoafternoon)/ energetic(importantinformation) 3 too(foremphasis)/anything(refersto handmadeitemsandstressesthefactthat nonecanbemade)/hard(important information) 4 sewing(importantinformation)/couldn’t (emphasisinginability) 12 5 brother(importantinformation)/badly (importantinformation)/he(referringto brother)/Ido(referringtoselfandcontrast) Extension idea Ask students to work alone and choose one of the questions from Speaking Exercise 1. Tell them to write a two- or three-sentence answer, but not to underline any words. • Theythenworkinpairsandtaketurnstoreadtheir answers aloud, stressing the words they feel are important. • Askthemtoexchangetheirwrittenanswersandask them to read their partner’s written answer aloud. They can follow up by discussing how any changes in stress that their partner has made change the meaning or emphasis of the answer. 3 Extension idea Ask students to work in pairs and look at the sentences in Exercise 2 again. Ask them to suggest another way in which each of the sentences can be stressed and read their ideas aloud to the class. The class should then say how the meaning changes. Writing Task 1 1 As a warmer 1Withbooksclosed,askstudents:How have the proportions of male and female students at university in your country or at your university changed over recent years? What reasons can you think of for those changes?(Youcantreatthisasa classdiscussion,oraskstudentstodiscussinsmall groups.) • As a warmer 2Askstudentstoopentheirbooks, lookattheExaminformationboxandsaywhat thedifferenceisbetweengraphs,tables,charts anddiagrams.(Graphstendtobelinegraphslike theoneshown,tablescontaincolumnsandrows offigures(seeStudent’sBookpage37),charts mayeitherbepiecharts(seeStudent’sBook page38)orbarcharts(seeStudent’sBookpage 37),diagramsaresimpleplansshowingsystems, machinesorprocesses(seeStudent’sBook page60).) • Tellstudentsthattheywilllosemarksifthey simplycopywordsfromthetasktotheiranswer; theyshouldrephrasetheinformationusingtheir ownwords,andthisexerciseshowsthemhowto dothisfortheintroductorysentence. Suggested answer Thegraphgivesinformationabouthowmanymale andfemalestudentsgraduatedfromCanadian universitiesbetween1992and2007. Extension idea Ask students to look at how the information has been rephrased. Ask them if they can suggest another way of writing the introductory sentence using their own words. Unit 1 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information 2 Alternative treatmentBeforedoingthisexercise, tellstudentstolookattheWritingtaskinstructions againandpointoutthattheyshouldreportthemain features.Askstudentstoworkinpairsanddecide whatthemainfeaturesare.Theyshouldthenlookat sentences1–7andsaywhichonestheyhavealready identifiedasmainfeatures. • Thisexerciseasksstudentstodistinguishmain featuresfromminor(thoughtrue)details. • Tellstudentsthattheyshouldaimtosummarise theinformationgiventothem,notprovide interpretations,reasonsfortheinformationor introduceanyinformationwhichisnotpresented inthetask. Answers 2,4,6,7 3 Tellstudentsthatinordertoachieveahighband score,theywillhavetosummarisethemainfeatures, butalsosupportthesewithdetailedstatistical informationfromthegraphsorchart.Askthemto lookathoweachofthesentencesdescribingmain featuresisaccompaniedbysentencescontaining supportingdetails. Answers Graduatenumbersroseduringthe15yearsand reachedtheirhighestlevelsin2007,butthere werealwaysmorefemalethanmalegraduates. (paragraph 2) Thusthegapbetweenthenumberofmaleand femalegraduateshadwidened.(paragraph 2) Amoredetailedlookatthegraphrevealsthatthe overallgrowthinnumberswasnotalwayssteady. (paragraph 3) Clearly,thereweresimilartrendsformaleand femalegraduatesoverthisperiod,butthenumber ofwomengraduatingincreasedatahigherrate thanthenumberofmen.(paragraph 4) 4 Tellstudentsthatthereisnotonecorrectwayto organisetheiranswer,butdividingthegraphbefore theystartisonewayofworkingouthowtodoit.This maynotbeapplicabletoallPart1tasks. Suggested answer Thelinesshouldcutthehorizontalaxisat1995and 2000.Thedatahasbeengroupedaccordingtothe years. Extension idea Ask students to compare where they have drawn lines with each other and with the suggested answer. 5 Tellstudents: – t heywillachieveahigherbandscoreiftheir answerisclearlyandlogicallyorganised.This includeswritingparagraphseachwithaclear focus – itisessentialtoincludeanoverviewofthe informationatsomestageintheirsummary, otherwisetheywilllosemarks.Thisiscoveredin moredetailinUnit3 – t heirbandscorealsodependsonthechoiceand appropriatenessoftheirvocabulary,withlesscommonwordsusedappropriatelygettingthema highermark. Answers 1 Paragraph2looksattheoverallriseandthegap betweenmalesandfemales,whileparagraph3 isacloseanalysisoftheyearlydata. 2 Itistheoverview. 3 aless marked bmore significant 4 widen 5 A more detailed look at the graph reveals… 6 flattened out 7 just over 8 slight Extension ideas 1 Ask students to copy the words and phrases focused on in this exercise into their notebooks and suggest they revise them and try to incorporate some of them in their own Part 1 answers when the time comes. 2 Ask students to read the sample answer again and highlight words and phrases they think would be useful when doing other Part 1 Writing tasks. They should also copy these into their notebooks. 6 Answers Graduatenumbersroseduringthe15yearsand reachedtheirhighestlevelsin2007… After2000,however,graduatenumberssawtheir strongestgrowthrate,… Extension idea Go through the Language reference on page 119 with students and ask them to supply extra examples for each point alongside the examples in the reference. 7 TellstudentstoreferbacktotheLanguagereference whenindoubt.Tellthemthatthisareaofgrammaris essentialforIELTScandidatestomaster,astheywill almostcertainlyneedittodescribeanytypeofchart orgraph. Answers 1steadiest 2mostpopular 3lowest 4Themost 5greatest 6mostimportantarea 7one 8favourite Getting higher qualifications 13 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Extension idea Ask students to write four or five sentences like those in the exercise to describe higher education in their country. • Whentheyhavefinished,askthemtoworkinsmall groups and compare their sentences. If they are all from the same country, do they agree that the sentences are true? If they come from different countries, they can discuss how higher education is different in each country. Note:nowwouldbeagoodtimetodotheKey grammaronpage17,whichisonthepastsimple, presentperfectsimpleandpastperfectsimple. 8 A lthoughyourstudentshavequiteanadvanced levelofEnglish,theymaynotbeadeptatanalysing statisticaldata,soitisworthroundingupwiththe wholeclassaftertheyhaveworkedinpairs. • Elicitthattheyshouldintroducethetaskby expressingtheinformationgiventhemintheir ownwords.Youcanelicitsuggestionsforthis,e.g. international students – overseas students/students from other countries/from abroad; graduating – obtaining degrees,etc. 9 YoucanaskstudentstodotheWritingtaskfor homework.Tellthemtheyshouldspendabout20 minuteswritingandthattheyshouldsetasidea coupleofminutesattheendtochecktheiranswer. Extension idea When students have done the Writing task, but before they hand it in, photocopy the sample answer printed below and the questions which follow and give a copy to each student. • Askstudentsto – work in pairs and answer the questions – compare their answers with the sample answer and make any changes they want to their answers – exchange answers with a partner and comment or make suggestions for improvements to their partner’s answer. • Whentheyareready,theycanhandtheiranswerin to you for correction. Answers to the questions below the sample answer 1 Paragraph1isanintroduction,Paragraph2 looksatthefiguresfor2001acrossthe provinces,whileParagraph3looksatthe changesfrom2001to2006.Paragraph4 suppliesanoverview. 2 between 3 experienced 4 occurred 5 pattern 14 Sample answer Thechartcomparesthechangesthattookplace between2001and2006inrelationtothepercentage ofoverseasstudentswhograduatedfrom universitiesinCanada. In2001,theproportionofstudentsfromother countrieswhograduatedinCanadarangedfrom threepercentinOntariotosevenpercentinNew Brunswick.NovaScotiahadthesecondhighest percentageat6.5.Fiveyearslater,thefiguresfor mostprovinceshadrisenbytwotothreepercent, withtheexceptionofAlberta.There,figuresfellby onepercenttojustoverfourpercent. Acloserlookatthechartrevealsthatsignificant growthoccurredinNewBrunswick,wherethe figuresrosefromseventojustunder12percent. However,thebiggestincreasetookplaceinBritish Columbia,wherethepercentageofgraduatesmore thandoubled,almostreachingalmost11percentin 2006. Overthisfive-yearperiod,somepartsofCanada experiencedaconsiderableincreaseintheir proportionofoverseasgraduates,althoughNew Brunswickremainedtheprovincewiththehighest percentageoverall. Key grammar Past simple, present perfect simple and past perfect simple 1 TellstudentsthatIELTScandidatesoftenmake mistakeswiththeformorspellingoftheseparticular verbs.Whentheyhavefinished,gothroughthe Languagereferenceonpage115withthem. Answers 3fellback 4fallenback 5rose 6risen 7widened 8widened 9tookplace 10takenplace 11experienced 12experienced 2 EncouragestudentstousetheLanguagereference whennecessarytohelpthemanswerthesequestions. Answers 1graduallyfell 2haddecreased 3haveremained 4hasbeen 5tookplace 6haveexperienced 7remained 8hadfluctuated 3 Answers 2hasnotalwaysbeen 3experienced 4dropped 5remained 6saw 7(had)reached 8fellback Unit 1 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Unit 1 photocopiable activity Skills for sale Time: 60 minutes Objectives • Tocheckstudents’knowledgeofdependent prepositions • Topractisesuperlativeforms • Toraiseawarenessofstressinpronunciation • Tobuildconfidenceindealingwithinterview questions • Topractisevocabularyrelatedtoskillsand qualifications • Tohelpstudentstogettoknoweachotherbetter Before class Youwillneedtomakeonecopyoftheworksheeton page16foreachstudent. 1 As a warmerAskstudents:Have you ever had to ‘sell’ your skills or experience during a job or university interview? Do you think it is an easy thing to do? Why? / Why not? 6 Tellstudentstolookattheirsevenquestionsagain andtounderlinethewordswhichreceivethemain stressineachquestion.Goroundandmonitoras studentsdothis.Ifnecessary,workthroughsome examplesontheboardanddrillthecorrectsentence stress. 7 Arrangetheclasssothatstudentsareallworking withdifferentpartners.Theynowtaketurnsto intervieweachotherusingtheirquestions.During theinterviews,monitorstudents’useofstressand vocabulary,sothatyoucangivefeedbacklateron. 8 Whenalltheinterviewsarefinished,studentsreturn totheiroriginalpartnersandreportbackonhow goodtheircandidateswereatsellingtheirskills. Roundupbyaskingtheclasstonominatethemost convincinginterviewee. Extension idea If you have access to video equipment, film some of the interviews and post them on your class VLE or website. 2 Giveeachstudentacopyoftheworksheet.Tellthem thattheyhaveanimportantinterview(forajobor auniversitycourse)comingsoon,andtohelpthem prepare,theyhavesearchedtheInternetforuseful videos.Tellthemtolookatthescriptsofthreevideo clipswhichtheyhavefoundandtoskimthevideo scriptstodecidewhichcandidatetheythinkisbest. Roundupanswerswiththewholeclass,reminding studentsthatthereisnocorrectanswerhere. 3 FocusstudentsonquestionsA–Dinthescriptsand tellthemtochoosethecorrectoptions.Checkanswers withthewholeclass. Answers Abest Bmost Cleast Dgreatest 4 Tellstudentstocompletegaps1–9withthecorrect preposition. Answers 1on 2on 3with 4to 5for 6of 7about 8in 9in 5 Putstudentsinpairsorgroupsofthree.Askthem tomakealistofsevenquestionstheywouldaskan interviewcandidateandwritethemontheworksheet. Iftheyfinditdifficulttothinkofquestions,allow themtousesomeofthequestionsfromthevideo scripts. Getting higher qualifications 15 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Unit 1 photocopiable activity Skills for sale Steve: 26, Jamaican, student nurse 0.10/0:50 Alessia: 43, Italian, graphic designer A What do you like better / best about your current job or studies? Well,that’sadifficultquestiontoanswer,becausetherearealotof thingsI’mkeen1 whenitcomestonursing.Inthe end,though,itallcomesdowntothepeoplearoundme,bothpatients andcolleagues.Seeingthatsmileonsomeone’sfacewhentheyget betterafteraperiodofillness,orknowingthatyourcolleaguesare relying2 youtoplayyourpartintheteam–that’s whatmakesthejobsospecial. B Who do you admire most / mostly, and why? I’mabigfanofUsainBolt.Heshowsthatit’spossibletocompete 3 yourrivals,withoutbecomingarrogant. He’sanamazingathleteandhecombinesthatwithareally outgoingpersonality.IfIcanachieveevenhalfofhisdedication 4 whathedoes,I’llbeproudofmyself. C What’s your less / least attractive characteristic? Well,IguessthatsometimesmycreativevisionfortheprojectsI’m workingoncanbealittletoostrong.SometimesIendupfeelingas ifI’mresponsible5 everything,whenactually,I couldprobablyallowmyassistantstotakecare6 moreaspectsofeachproject.It’seasiersaidthandone,though, becauseIamreallypassionate7 mywork. 0.10/0:50 Imran: 31, Indian, IT consultant D What’s your greatest / most great achievement so far? Ithinkitwasmyfirstpresentationataconference.Iwaspresenting theresultsofaprojectI’dbeeninvolved8 for overayear,soIwasreallynervousabouthowitwouldgo.Inthe end,itwentdownreallywell,andgettingpositivefeedbackfrom membersoftheaudiencereallyhelpedmetogaingreaterconfidence 9 presentingmyownwork. 0.10/0:50 Interview questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 by Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman with David Jay © Cambridge University Press 2013 PHOTOCOPIABLE © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Word list Unit 1 Abbreviations: n/np=noun/nounphrase;v/vp=verb/verbphrase;adj/adjp=adjective/adjectivephrase; adv/advp=adverb/adverbphrase;pv=phrasalverb;T/I=transitive/intransitive;C/U=countable/uncountable automated adj(13)donebymachinesandnotpeople base somethingon somethingvp[T](11)Ifyoubase somethingonfactsorideas,youusethosefactsorideas todevelopit. bring peopletogethervp[T](11)Ifanorganisationor activitybringspeopletogether,itcausespeopletodo somethingasagroup. by the timephrase(14)atthepointwhen channel resourcesinto somethingvp[T](12)touse energyandeffortforaparticularpurpose a common desirenp[C](11)astrongfeelingofwanting toachieveorhavesomething,feltbyallthemembersof agroup concentrate on somethingvp[T](12)tousemostof yourtimeandefforttodosomething crucial adj(12)necessarytomakesomethingsucceed down-to-earth adj(11)practicalandrealistic discipline n[C](11)aparticularsubjectofstudy everyday adj(11)normalandusedeveryday extraordinary adj(11)veryunusual,specialor surprising facilities pluraln(10)buildings,equipmentorservices thatareprovidedforaparticularpurpose field n[C](RS)anareaofstudyoractivity get to the topphrase(RS)tosucceedingettingoneof themostimportantjobsinaparticularcareer go on to do somethingvp(12)todosomethingafter firstdoingsomethingelse institute n[C](11)anorganisationwherepeopledoa particularkindofscientificoreducationalwork interact with someone/somethingvp[T](11)Iftwo peopleorthingsinteractwitheachother,theyspeakor dothingswitheachother. master v[T](11)tolearnhowtodosomethingverywell obtain v[T](17)togetsomethingthatyouwant recruitment program(me)np[C](RS)aseriesofactions intendedtogetpeopletojoinanorganisationorworkfor acompany remain unchangedvp(17)tostaythesame,not changinginanyway responsible for somethingadj(11)beingtheperson whocausessomethingtohappen sensors pluraln(11)piecesofequipmentthatcanfind heat,light,etc. take something for grantedphrase(11)touse somethingallthetime,withoutthinkinghowusefulitis orhowluckyyouaretohaveit telecoms n[U](9)shortfortelecommunications,the processorbusinessofsendinginformationormessages bytelephone,radio,etc. thus adv(16)inthisway a vast range(of)np[C](11)averylargenumberof differentthings visible adj(11)abletobeseen vocational trainingnp[U](9)thelearningofskillsthat prepareyouforajob growth ratenp[C](16)thespeedatwhichsomething increases high achievernp[C](9)averysuccessfulpersonwho achievesalotintheirlife highly giftedadj(11)extremelyintelligent,orhavinga naturalabilitytodosomethingextremelywell human potentialnp[U](11)people’sabilitytodevelop andachievegoodthingsinthefuture inspire v[T](11)tomakesomeonefeelenthusiastic aboutasubjectandgivethemtheideatodosomething Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 by Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman with David Jay © Cambridge University Press 2013 PHOTOCOPIABLE © in this web service Cambridge University Press 17 www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-60964-8 – Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman Excerpt More information Vocabulary extension Unit 1 Abbreviations: n/np=noun/nounphrase;v/vp=verb/verbphrase;adj/adjp=adjective/adjectivephrase; adv/advp=adverb/adverbphrase;pv=phrasalverb;T/I=transitive/intransitive;C/U=countable/uncountable achieve an aimvp[T]tosucceedindoingsomething thatyouhavebeentryingtodo postgraduate course of studyn[C]acourseofstudy thatsomeonedoesaftergettingafirstdegree aspiration n[C/U]somethingthatyouhopetoachieve award a degreevp[T]togivesomeoneaqualification forcompletingauniversitycoursesuccessfully professional qualificationn[C]aqualificationthat showsyouhavetheskillsandknowledgetodoa particularjob conclusive resultsplural nresultsfromatestor experimentthatprovethatsomethingisdefinitelytrue pursue one’s dreamvp[T]totrytoachievesomething thatyouhaveverymuchwantedtodoforalongtime conduct an experimentvp[T]todoatest,especiallya scientificone,inordertolearnsomethingordiscoverif somethingistrue recognise a qualificationvp[T]toofficiallyaccepta qualification confirm a theoryvp[T]toprovethatanideaistrue research papern[C]apieceofwritingonanacademic subjectthatcontainsresearch cutting-edge researchn[U]researchthatisvery modernandshowsallthenewestdiscoveries scientific journaln[C]amagazinethatcontainsarticles aboutscience dedication n[U]whenyougivealotoftimeandenergy tosomethingbecauseyoubelieveitisveryimportant thesis n[C]alongpieceofwritingthatyoudoaspartof anadvanceduniversitycourse determination n[U]thedesiretokeeptryingtodo something,althoughitisverydifficult thorough investigationn[C/U]theprocessoftryingto discoverallthefactsaboutsomethingusingverycareful anddetailedtechniques dissertation n[C]averylongpieceofwritingona subjectthatisdoneaspartofauniversitydegree undertake researchvp[T]todoresearch doctorate n[C]themostadvancedqualificationfroma universityorcollege extensive research n [U]verydetailedresearchthat involvesalotofinformation fulfil a lifelong ambitionvp[T]tosucceedindoing somethingthatyouhavewantedtodoformostofyour life fund researchvp[T]toprovidethemoneyforresearch highlight a problemvp[T]toemphasiseormakepeople noticeaproblem investigate v[T]totrytodiscoverallthefactsabout something ongoing trialsplural ntestshappeningnowof somethingnewtofindoutifitissafeorworkscorrectly painstaking investigationn[C/U]theprocessoftrying todiscoverallthefactsaboutsomethingusingvery carefulanddetailedtechniques PHD n[C]anadvanceduniversityqualification,ora personwhohasthisqualification 18 Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 by Guy Brook-Hart and Vanessa Jakeman with David Jay © Cambridge University Press 2013 PHOTOCOPIABLE © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org