IELTS JOURNAL 21 Finding Similar Words or Phrases A useful skill for IELTS Reading is to be able to match words in the questions with
words in the text.
Exercise 8: Find words in the following text that are similar to the words in the list below. What is an 'elevator pitch'? An “elevator pitch” is an overview of a product, service, person, group,
organisation or project, and is often part of a fund-raising, marketing, brand or
public relations program. The name "elevator pitch" reflects the idea that it
should be possible to deliver a short but effective presentation in the time span
of an elevator ride from the ground floor to the directors’ boardroom on the top
floor of a building.
An elevator pitch is often used by an entrepreneur pitching an idea to an
investor to receive funding. Venture capitalists often ask entrepreneurs to give
an elevator pitch in order to quickly weed out bad ideas and weak teams. Other
uses include job interviewing, dating and professional services. Proposals for
books, screenplays, blogs and other forms of publishing are often delivered via
an elevator pitch, which may be presented in oral, written or video formats.
(Text adapted from Wikipedia)
1. a summary ……..
2. succinct ……..
3. gain financial backing ……..
4. eliminate ……..
5. spoken ……..
Exercise 9: IELTS Reading is basically a test of your vocabulary knowledge. You need to be able to find words in the text that are similar to words in the questions. Part A. Read the following text about single-sex education (educating boys and girls separately). You might have thought that boys brought up in a single-sex environment would
find relationships with girls difficult to handle. Now research due to be published
tomorrow proves it. It shows that boys taught in single-sex schools are more
likely to be divorced or separated from their partner than those who attended a
mixed school by their early 40s.
