Academic/General Training Module by Adam Smith First Published in 2015

Keywords in Questions 
1. more urgent health problem … 
2. long-term … 
3. meet readers' expectations … 
4. exaggerate their claims … 
5. the selection of areas to research 
… 
6. slow down … 
7. linked to … 
8. pessimistic view of the world … 
Similar Words in the Text 
a. associated with 
b. funding goes mainly to areas 
c. provide what the public wants 
d. most pressing health problem 
e. extend well into future 
f. overstate their arguments 
g. accelerating (opposite of 'slow 
down') 
h. the world seems to be getting 
worse 
Exercise 18: Match the keywords on the left with the similar words or phrases on the 
right. 
Keywords in Questions 
1. a few … 
2. life is a struggle … 
3. to give up … 
4. problems … 
5. present inhabitants … 
6. as a means of sustenance … 
7. respect for ... grows … 
8. understanding remains limited … 
9. negative effects on well-being … 
Similar Words in the Text 
a. a handful of 
b. to abandon 
c. surviving by 
d. life is harsh 
e. descendants 
f. hardships 
g. impact on people's health 
h. still huge gaps in our knowledge 
i. much more credibility 
Note:
 Try finding the keywords in the table above if you have a copy of the book 
Cambridge IELTS 6, page 27, to see whether they help you to get the right answer 
more easily. 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
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Exercise 19: The phrases below come from Cambridge IELTS 5, page 62. Match the 
similar phrases from the two lists below, and look up any new vocabulary in a 
dictionary. 
1. a cross-section of socio-economic 
status … 
2. positive outcomes … 
3. supplied support and training … 
4. insufficient funding … 
5. scored highly in listening and 
speaking … 
6. bore little or no relationship to … 
a. too little money was invested 
b. had nothing to do with 
c. a variety of poor and wealthy 
families 
d. the results were phenomenal 
e. guidance was provided 
f. were more advanced in 
language development