Ielts speaking--how to improve your bandscore

Activity B
Put the stress in the following words.
Example:
Conduct: (n) ’con-duct
1.  artist
2.  remove
3.  record
4.  forget
5.  professor
6.  forgetful
7.  become
8.  musician
9.  music
10.  record
Answer
1.  artist: ar-’tist
2.  remove: re-’move
3.  Record: (v) re-’cord
4.  forget: for-’get
5.  professor: pro-’fes-sor
6.  forgetful: for-’get-ful

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7.  become: be-’come
8.  musician: mu-’si-cian
9.  music: ’mu-sic
10.  record: (n) ’re-cord
Activity C
Underline the word/s to be stressed in the following sentences:
1.  I love travelling and collecting stamps.
2.  There is vast information stored in the Internet that anyone can access
irrespective of time.
3.  My hometown is known as the City of Smiles.
4.  Most old people wear traditional clothes at special events like weddings and
birthdays.
5.  Children are more interested in indoor activities these days.
6.  Working in a very tight environment suffocates me literally.
Answer
1.  I love travelling and collecting stamps.
2.  There is vast information stored in the Internet that anyone can access
irrespective of time.
3.  My hometown is known as the City of Smiles.
4.  Most old people wear traditional clothes at special events like weddings and
birthdays.
5.  Children are more interested in indoor activities these days.
6.  Working in a very tight environment suffocates me literally.

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Chapter Twelve:
How to get the band scores you need
Are you looking for an easy, hassle-free way to ace your IELTS exam? Then
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to IELTS success, without the stress.
When you go on a date, it’s natural to feel more confident if you feel that you
look your best. Putting on a spritz of perfume or aftershave and donning best suit
or a slinky new dress are all essential parts of getting ready for meeting a new
date.
It’s exactly the same with your IELTS exams.
If you’ve got the vocabulary sorted out and are feeling happy with your level of
fluency then you’re set for success.
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Remember the saying “fail to prepare, prepare to fail”? This popular dictum is