IELTS
JOURNAL
48
3. Identifying writer’s views or claims
Task Type & Format
The candidate will be given a number of statements and asked: ‘Do the following
statements agree with the views/claims of the writer?’.
Candidates are required
to write ‘yes’, ‘no’ or ‘not given’ in the boxes on their answer sheet. It is
important to understand the difference between 'no' and 'not given'. 'No'
means
that the views or claims of the writer explicitly disagree with the statement - i.e.
the writer somewhere expresses the view or makes a claim which is opposite to
the
one given in the question; 'not given' means that the view or claim is neither
confirmed nor contradicted. (Students needs to understand that any
knowledge
they bring with them from outside the passage should not play a part when
deciding on their answers.)
Task Focus
This task type assesses the candidate’s ability
to recognise opinions or ideas, and
is thus often used with discursive or argumentative texts.
Tip:
Remember that ‘No’ means the statement contradicts the writer’s opinion,
so it can’t be right. ‘Not Given’ means that there is no information about the
writer’s opinion
in the text, so the statement may or may not be true.
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