32 housewives // housewifes
33 Sunday(s)
34 (about) $25,000/twenty-five thousand dollars
NOT 25,000
35 C // 67 decibels
36 C // for ceilings
37 W // for walls
38 C // for ceilings
39 D
40 C
If you score ...
0-15
16-26
27-40
you are highly unlikely to get
you may get an acceptable
you are likely to get an
an acceptable score under
score under examination
acceptable score under
examination conditions and we
conditions but we recommend
examination conditions but
recommend that you spend a
that you think about having
remember that different
lot of time improving your
more practice or lessons before
institutions will find different
English before you take IELTS.
you take IELTS.
scores acceptable.
Answer key
156
ACADEMIC READING
Each question correctly answered scores 1 mark. Please note! CORRECT SPELLING NEEDED IN ALL
ANSWERS.
Reading Passage 1, Questions 1-13
1 Los Angeles
2 London
3 Singapore
4 London
5 Los Angeles
6 YES // Y
7 YES // Y
8 NO // N
9 NO // N
10 NO // N
11 A // one
12 D // particulate matter
13 C // the old and ill
Reading Passage 2, Questions 14-27
14 C // the success of the movement’s corporate
image
15 D // It had a clear purpose and direction
16 BOTH FOR ONE MARK D // 1918 AND E //
1928
17 (selling) advertising (space)
18 colour scheme // (three) colours // purple, white,
(and) green
19 (the) Woman’s Exhibition
20 NO // N
21 YES // Y
22 NO // N
23 NO // N
24 NOT GIVEN // NG
25 YES // Y
26 YES // Y
27 D // informative
Reading Passage 3, Questions 28-40
28 A // establish whether increased productivity
should be sought at any cost
29 C // had identical patterns of organisation
30 C // the staff involved spent a number of months
preparing for the study
31 supervision // leadership // management
32 productivity
33 reduced // cut // decreased
34 (group methods of) leadership
35 overstaffed
36 reduced // cut // decreased
37 C // Changes in productivity
38 D // Employees’ feelings of responsibility towards
completion of work
39 G // Employees feel closer to their supervisors
40 F // Employees’ opinion as to extent of personal
support from management
If you score...
0-15
16-27
28-40
you are highly unlikely to get
you may get an acceptable
you are likely to get an
an acceptable score under
score under examination
acceptable score under
examination conditions and we
conditions but we recommend
examination conditions but
recommend that you spend a
that you think about having
remember that different
lot of time improving your
more practice or lessons before
institutions will find different
English before you take IELTS.
you take IELTS.
scores acceptable.
Answer key
157
GENERAL TRAINING TEST A
READING
Each question correctly answered scores 1 mark. Please note! CORRECT SPELLING NEEDED IN ALL
ANSWERS.
Section 1, Questions 1-13
1 B
2 E
3 E
4 C
5 D
6 B
7 BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK, IN
EITHER ORDER A (and) B
8 BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MA RK, IN
EITHER ORDER B (and) D
9 FALSE // F
10 TRUE//T
11 FALSE//F
12 NOT GIVEN // NG
13 TRUE//T
Section 2, Questions 14-26
14 TRUE // T
15 FALSE // F
16 TRUE // T
17 TRUE//T
18 NOT GIVEN//NG
19 FALSE // F
20 (University) Halls of Residence
21 4/four weeks/wks
22 10 to/-l 5 // ten to fifteen
23 (Waikato) Students’ Union
24 (Waikato) river
25 picturesque
26 (ongoing) travel (arrangements)
Section 3, Questions 27-40
27 C // The coal industry and the environment
28 v // Coal as an energy source
29 vi // Coal and the enhanced greenhouse effect
30 vii // Research and development
31 iv // Environment protection measures
32 D // trends in population and lifestyle
33 B//18 per cent/18%
34 B // developing new gasification techniques
35 A // more cleanly and more efficiently
36 D // runoff water containing sediments
37 NO // N
38 YES // Y
39 YES // Y
40 NOT GIVEN // NG
If you score ...
0-13
14-30
31-40
you are highly unlikely to get
you may get an acceptable
you are likely to get an
an acceptable score under
score under examination
acceptable score under
examination conditions and we
conditions but we recommend
examination conditions but
recommend that you spend a
that you think about having
remember that different
lot of time improving your
more practice or lessons before
institutions will find different
English before you take IELTS.
you take IELTS.
scores acceptable.
Answer key
158
GENERAL TRAINING TEST B
READING
Each question correctly answered scores 1 mark. Please note! CORRECT SPELLING NEEDED IN ALL
ANSWERS.
Section 1, Questions 1-13
1 NO // N
2 YES // Y
3 NO // N
4 NO // N
5 (on the) bottom (of jar)
6 $5 // five dollars
7 (company’s) retailing manager
8 place of purchase
9 $50,000
10 ii // Save money by not paying interest
11 ill Payment options
12 vi//Applying for a card
13 v // Location of stores
Section 2, Questions 14-27
14 iii // Film Appreciation Society
15 ix // United Nations Student Club
16 viii // Debating Club
17 iv // Drama Society
18 leave (a) message
19 annually // once a year // every year // each year
20 NO // N
21 YES // Y
22 NOT GIVEN // NG
23 NO // N
24 YES // Y
25 NO // N
26 NO // N
27 YES//Y
Section 3, Questions 28-40
28 F
29 A
30 G
31 E
32 B
33 C
34 NOT GIVEN // NG
35 YES // Y
36 YES // Y
37 YES // Y
38 NO // N
39 NOT GIVEN // NG
40 NO // N
If you score...
0-15
16-30
31-40
you are highly unlikely to get
you may get an acceptable
you are likely to get an
an acceptable score under
score under examination
acceptable score under
examination conditions and we
conditions but we recommend
examination conditions but
recommend that you spend a
that you think about having
remember that different
lot of time improving your
more practice or lessons before
institutions will find different
English before you take IELTS.
you take IELTS.
scores acceptable.
159
Model and sample answers for writing
tasks
TEST 1, WRITING TASK 1
SAMPLE ANSWER
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 5 score. Here is the examiner’s comment:
The writer does what is required of her in terms of task fulfilment, and the message can be followed, but
the weaknesses in grammatical control and in spelling cause difficulty for the reader. Complex sentence
structures are attempted, but the greatest levels of accuracy are found in basic, simple structures.
This chart shows us that Japanese tourists go abroad for travelling in a decade
and Australian’s share of marketing for Japanese tourists. Between 1985 and
1995 Japanese tourists travelling abroad was dramatically increased. In 85 there
was about 5 milions traveller go abroad. Since 85 number of traveller went up
dramatically until 40. It was alomost twice then between 90 and 93 the number
rimain stateable, which is about 12 millions. From 93 to 95 it rose slightly.
Therefore in 1995 there were about 15 millions people went abroad.
I am going to write about the other chart, which is Australian’s share of
Japanese’s tourist market. This is also between 1985 and 1995. About 2 million
Japanese tourist went to Australia in 1985. Between 85 and 89 people went
there is increased sharply, which is almost 3 times more. In 1990 it fall number
slightly but from 90 to 94 number is went up. However 94 to 95 is not so went up
number of people who went to Australia. It rimain is the same or slightly
decreased.
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
160
TEST 1, WRITING TASK 2
SAMPLE ANSWER
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 4 score. Here is the examiner’s comment:
The majority of this answer has no relation to the task set: the first half is completely irrelevant and the
second part is only marginally related to the topic. The candidate has therefore been penalised for this.
There is little meaningful message, and grammatical control is weak.
I DISAGREE
Nowadays, football is the most popular game in the world. We can find there are many
different teams who plays this football. There are dividing into 3 division: division one,
division two and division three. Each divisions have different skills. The skills that they have
are depend on the manager. He is the one who teachs the player how to play. By playing
football, there are many advantages and disadvantages. Firstly, the team can earn a lot of
money. If we compare the income in division one and division two are really different. The
division one will get more than division two. Because as we know, the team in division one,
they shows to the people that they are able to play better than the others. For example:
David Beckham (the player of Manchaster United). He can earn for about £45.000
£50.000/week. It’s unbelievable. Even the prime minister in the UK just got for about
£11O.OOO/year. Secondly, they can get a lot of spectators which makes the income
increased. In one match, they can earn for about 20 or 30 million pounds. Actually, it’s
really high. For one ticket (VIP) it can cost us a lot of money. I think for about £100 or over.
That is for one person. How if we count for a million person? There are also many
disadvantages: like from the task which says that the releasing patriotic emotions in a safe
way. Actually, I don’t really agree about that: like 2 weeks or 3 weeks ago, there are 2 fans
of Leeds United got shots. And it makes them died. Many people come and give them
flowers and also the clothes which shown they’re sad about that.
There are other sport games like tennis. Tennis is also popular. In playing tennis there
are also have advantages and disadvantages. This games shows how they against each
other. The advantages are can earn a lot of money, can attract the spectators (audience).
There are also have disadvantages of this games, for example: two years ago, when
Monica Sales and Steffi Graph are on the match. They play against each other then, one of
the Steffi’s fan can’t stand anymore, he killed (shots) Monica Sales. That makes Monica
Sales have to stop the game. The people are all thinking to take her to the hospital.
Because of that, it makes Monica Sales stopped from playing tennis for about a year. But
now, she has started again.
In my opinion, these sport can ease the international tensions and also can make
death from year to year become increase. So, it is very dangerous.
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
161
TEST 2, WRITING TASK 1
MODEL ANSWER
This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer. However, please note that this
is just one example out of many possible approaches.
The chart shows that Britain, among the four European countries listed, has spent most
heavily on the range of consumer goods included. In every case, British spending is
considerably higher than that of other countries; only in the case of tennis racquets
does another country, Italy, come close.
In contrast, Germany is generally the lowest spender. This Is most evident in
photographic film, where Germany spends much less than Britain. Germany only
spends more than another country, France, in two cases; tennis racquets and
perfumes.
Meanwhile, France and Italy generally maintain middle positions, averaging
approximately similar spending overall. Specifically, France spends more on CDs and
photographic film but less on tennis racquets than Italy does. Italy’s spending on
personal stereos is only marginally greater than that of France, while spending on toys
is equal between the two.
It is clear from the data given that there are some significant differences in spending
habits within Europe.
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
162
TEST 2, WRITING TASK 2
MODEL ANSWER
This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer. However, please note that this
is just one example out of many possible approaches.
Overall, I disagree with the opinion expressed, I would like to begin by pointing out that
‘traditional skills and ways of life’ are not automatically of one country, but of a culture
or community.
In many ways, the history of civilisation is the history of technology: from the discovery
of fire to the invention of the wheel to the development of the Internet we have been
moving on from previous ways of doing things. Some technologies, such as weapons
of mass destruction, are of negative impact. Others, such as medical advances,
positively help people to live better or longer, and so very much help traditional ways of
life. Surely, few people would seek to preserve such traditions as living in cavesl
Interestingly, technology can positively contribute to the keeping alive of traditional
skills and ways of life. For example, the populations of some islands are too small to
have normal schools. Rather than breaking up families by sending children to the
mainland, education authorities have been able to use the Internet to deliver schooling
online. In addition, the Internet, and modern refrigeration techniques, are being used to
keep alive the traditional skills of producing salmon; it can now be ordered from, and
delivered to, anywhere in the world.
In conclusion, without suggesting that all technology is necessarily good, I think it is by
no means ‘pointless’, in any way, to try to keep traditions alive with technology. We
should not ignore technology, because it can be our friend and support our way of life.
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
163
TEST 3, WRITING TASK 1
MODEL ANSWER
This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer. However, please note that this
is just one example out of many possible approaches.
The data shows the differences between developing and industrialised countries’
participation in education and science.
In terms of the number of years of schooling received, we see that the length of time
people spend at school in industrialised countries was much greater at 8.5 years in
1980, compared to 2.5 years in developing countries. The gap was increased further in
1990 when the figures rose to 10.5 years and 3.5 years respectively.
We can see a similar pattern in the second graph, which shows that the number of
people working as scientists and technicians in industrialised countries increased from
55 to 85 per 1,000 people between 1980 and 1990, while the number in developing
countries went from 12 to 20.
Finally, the figures for spending on research and development show that industrialised
countries more than doubled their spending, from $200bn to $420bn, whereas
developing countries actually decreased theirs, from $75bn down to $25bn.
Overall we can see that not only are there very large differences between the two
economies but that these gaps are widening.
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
164
TEST 3, WRITING TASK 2
MODEL ANSWER
This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very good answer. However, please note that this
is just one example out of many possible approaches.
The issue of children doing paid work is a complex and sensitive one. It is difficult to
say who has the right to judge whether children working is ‘wrong’ or ‘valuable’.
Opinions will also differ as to ‘learning’ benefits: no doubt teachers and factory owners,
for example, would have varying concerns.
An important consideration is the kind of work undertaken. Young children doing
arduous and repetitive tasks on a factory production line, for example, are less likely to
be ‘learning’ than older children helping in an old people’s home. There are health and
safety issues to be considered as well. It is an unfortunate fact that many employers
may prefer to use the services of children simply to save money by paying them less
than adults and it is this type of exploitation that should be discouraged.
However, in many countries children work because their families need the additional
income, no matter how small. This was certainly the case in the past in many
industrialized countries, and it is very difficult to judge that it is wrong for children today
to contribute to the family income in this way.
Nevertheless, in better economic circumstances, few parents would choose to send
their children out to full-time paid work. If learning responsibilities and work experience
are considered to be important, then chitdren can acquire these by having light, part-
time jobs or even doing tasks such as helping their parents around the family home,
which are unpaid, but undoubtedly of value in children’s development.
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
165
TEST 4, WRITING TASK 1
SAMPLE ANSWER
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 7 score. Here is the examiner’s comment:
This is a good account of the information presented in the graph, although occasionally the
organisation of the data is slightly unusual. The writer grasps all the key points, however,
and supports these with figures, before providing a summary of the main points. Sentence
structures are more than adequate, although the writer has some problems with the use of
tenses and prepositions. There are minor examples of unsuitable register (e.g. ‘turned out’,
‘disastrous’, and one contracted verb form), but as there are only a few instances of this,
the candidate has not been penalised.
According to the results of the labour-force research published recently, the following
conclusions can be drawn from it:
In March, 1993, United States had seven percent of their workforce which might not
seem disastrous until compared with Japan, where 2.5% were unemployed. However, the
unemployment rate in United States began declining slowly since March 1993, and
reached 5% mark in the middle of 1996. Japan turned out to be less lucky, as their
unemployment rate doubled in three years. From then on. the percentage of unemployed
workforce in United States remained roughly the same — about 5% until March 99,
although there were minor falls and rises in the unemployment rate.
As for Japan, the percentage of unemployed fell rapidly by 0.5—0.6% after March 1996,
but from summer 1996 and onwards it grew steadily and without any falls to reach 5.0%
boundary in March 1999.
The major conclusion that I’ve drawn using the graph, is that number of unemployed in
USA decreased by about 2.0% in the course of six years, while in Japan it actually
increased by 2.5% percent. As a result, in March 99, both Japan and US had about 5%
of their work force unemployed.
Model and sample answers for writing tasks
166
Dostları ilə paylaş: |