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

 
Questions: 
1. Ozone is a form oxygen.
True False Not Given 
2. This paragraph presents … 
A 
a general description of the ozone layer. 
B 
an account of a recent problem involving the ozone layer. 
C 
a recommendation of how to solve the ozone problem. 
D 
a classification of the different types of oxygen. 
3. What do the following words mean? 
A deleterious 
……………………….. 
B incidence 
………………………….. 
 
 
 

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 IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
39 
Understanding what writers are doing 
If you are able to see what the writers are doing, it will be much easier to understand 
what they are saying. Learning this technique will help you with almost all question 
types of the reading module. Broadly speaking, writers do the following: 
1
Writers describe. They present information. They describe processes. They 
describe what happened. They define and label things. They classify things into 
different types. This kind of writing is called ‘descriptive writing’. A user manual 
for a microwave oven, a library catalogue, a news article about a car accident, a 
children’s story and a laboratory report are all examples of descriptive texts.
2
 
Writers argue. They give opinions. They express their viewpoints. They make 
claims. They give reasons. They give evidence to support their claims. They 
predict what will happen. This is called ‘argumentative writing’. A letter to the 
editor of a newspaper, a newspaper editorial, a political pamphlet and a 
university essay about the advantages and disadvantages of using computers are 
all examples of argumentative texts.