UNIT 1 – GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Unit 1: Exercise 1
Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. There is often more than
one possible answer.

1. Your uncle is your …

□ aunt’s husband.
□ mother or father’s brother.
□ sister’s husband. brother-in-law
2. Your cousin is your …
□ brother’s father. father
□ father’s nephew or niece.
□ uncle or aunt’s child.

3. Your niece is your …

□ brother or sister’s daughter.
□ mother or father’s cousin. uncle/aunt
□ son or daughter’s cousin.

4. Your brother-in-law is your …

□ brother’s wife. sister-in-law
□ husband or wife’s brother.
□ sister’s husband.

5. Your aunt is your …

□ cousin’s wife. sister-in-law
□ mother or father’s sister.
□ uncle’s wife.

6. Your daughter-in-law is your …

□ brother’s wife.
□ daughter’s husband.
□ son’s wife.

7. Your nephew is your …

□ brother or sister’s daughter. niece
□ brother or sister’s son.
□ niece’s brother.

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Unit 1: Exercise 2
Choose two correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Age: She’s …

□ middle-aged.
□ slim. appearance
□ young.

2. Type of person: He’s a/an …

□ baby.
□ child.
□ scar.

3. Size/Height: He’s …

□ long.
□ short.
□ tall.

4. Weight: He’s …

□ plain.
□ slim. skinny
□ thin.

5. Looks: She’s …

□ good-looking.
□ plain.
□ wavy.

6. Hair: He’s got … hair.

□ Bald He is bald
□ Dark
□ fair

7. Features: He’s got a/an …

□ adult.
□ beard.
□ moustache.

8. Features: She wears …

□ big earrings.
□ glasses.
□ long hair.

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Unit 1: Exercise 3
Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

boss classmate colleague enemy neighbor partner relative

stranger

relative is a member of your family, such as a cousin, a parent or one of

1. A/An ____________
your children.
enemy is a person who hates another person and tries to hurt them or
2. A/An ____________
stop them from doing something.
neighbor is someone who lives very close to you, sometimes in the next
3. Your ______________
house or flat. = neighbour
stranger
4. If you don’t know somebody, they are a/an _______________.
boss
5. Your ______________ is the person who tells you what to do at work.
classmate
6. A/An ____________ is someone who is in the same class as you at school or
university. = workmate / co-
colleague is one of a group of people who work together. worker
7. A/An ____________
partner
8. Your ______________ is a person you work closely with, for example in pairwork.

Unit 1: Exercise 4
Complete the sentences. Use the phrases in the box.

always does a lot of work doesn’t like meeting new people

doesn’t want to work or do anything that needs effort

is happy to give other people money, help or their time

is happy to help other people is happy to meet new people

thinks only of themselves, and doesn’t care about other people

will do what they say they will do

1. A hard-working person
2. A lazy person
3. A shy person
4. A friendly person
5. A reliable person
6. A selfish person
7. A helpful person
8. A generous person

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Unit 1: Exercise 5
Read the information. Then change the underlined words to the negative form.
Use contractions (e.g. don’t, aren’t) where possible.

You will get 1 point per mistake (1 point for making each change correctly).

To make a sentence negative, we use do + not + the infinitive without to.

Positive sentence:
I see my cousin very often because she lives in the same town.

Negative sentence:
I don’t see my cousin very often because she doesn’t live in the same town.

1. I can remember people’s names because I’ve got a good memory.

2. My uncle looks old because he’s got grey hair.
3. My grandmother gives us lots of presents because she’s a rich person.
4. We have a lot of family get-togethers*, so I know my cousins very well.
5. You can buy toys for your nieces and nephews because they’re little children.

* get-together = a social occasion/event, usually organised for a particular reason

Unit 1: Exercise 6
Complete the questions in the conversations.

1. A : How ________________ do you see your cousins?

B: Not very often. I only see them about once a year.

2. A : ___________________ wear a lot of make-up?

B: My boss? Yes, she wears a lot of make-up.

3. A : ___________________ your nephews and nieces?

B: My nephew is eight years old and my nieces are five and two years old.

4. A : ___________________ your colleagues lazy or hard-working?

B: They’re quite lazy.

5. A: How ___________________ got?

B: I’ve got six cousins.

6. A: What _________________ your brother’s hair?

B: It’s dark brown.

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 7. A: ___________________ your cousin’s wedding?

B: No, I can’t. I was only three years old at the time, so I can’t remember it at all.

8. A: ___________________ usually celebrate your birthday?

B: I usually have a party with my relatives and close friends.

Unit 1: Exercise 7
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the first sentence. Use the
words and phrases in bold to help you.

1. Whenever it’s my aunt’s birthday, she organises a family get-together.

o My aunt always organises a family get-together for her birthday.

o My aunt occasionally organises a family get-together for her birthday.
o My aunt rarely organises a family get-together for her birthday.

2. When it’s my aunt’s birthday, she usually organises a family get-together.

o My aunt almost never organises a family get-together for her birthday.

o My aunt always organises a family get-together for her birthday.
o My aunt organises a family get-together most years for her birthday.

3. My aunt often organises family get-togethers.

o My aunt always organises family get-togethers.

o My aunt occasionally organises family get-togethers.
o My aunt organises a lot of family get-togethers.

4. My aunt organises family get-togethers from time to time.

o My aunt almost never organises family get-togethers.

o My aunt always organises family get-togethers.
o My aunt occasionally organises family get-togethers.

5. My aunt organises a family get-together three times a year.

o My aunt organises a family get-together every four months.

o My aunt organises a family get-together every month.
o My aunt organises a family get-together every three months.

6. My aunt organises a family get-together every other month.

o My aunt organises a family get-together every four months.

o My aunt organises a family get-together six times a year.
o My aunt organises a family get-together twice a year.

7. My aunt doesn’t often organise family get-togethers.

o My aunt organises a lot of family get-togethers.

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 o My aunt organises family get-togethers from time to time.
o My aunt rarely organises family get-togethers.

8. My aunt hardly ever organises family get-togethers.

o My aunt almost never organises family get-togethers.

o My aunt always organises family get-togethers.
o My aunt occasionally organises family get-togethers.

Unit 1: Exercise 8
Read the active sentences. Then complete the present simple passive sentences
underneath. Leave out the underlined words from the passive sentences. The
first one has been done for you.

1. We treat elderly people with respect in my country.

Elderly people are treated with respect in my country.
2. We define teenagers as young people aged between 13 and 19 years old.
___________________________________ as young people aged between 13 and 19
years old.
3. The police describe the thief as tall with a scar on his face.
___________________________________ as tall with a scar on his face.
4. The police advise members of the public not to speak to the thief.
___________________________________ not to speak to the thief.
5. How do people usually celebrate birthdays in your country?
How ______________________________ in your country?
6. We don’t expect you to give us an exact number of guests.
___________________________________ to give us an exact number of guests.
7. They don’t allow us to wear make-up at school.
__________________________________ at school.
8. What kind of presents do people normally give at weddings in your country?
What kind of presents _____________________________________ at weddings in your
country?

Unit 1: Exercise 9
Complete the sentences with the correct present simple form of the verbs in
brackets. Some answers need to be in the present simple passive.

1. In my country, a wedding usually __________________ (take) months, or even years,

to prepare.
2. The best places for a wedding reception __________________ (book) years in
advance.
3. So you __________________ (need) to make a booking as soon as possible.
4. This ________________ (mean) that you need to quickly decide how many people
you want to invite.
5. A wedding often ________________ (cost) a lot of money, so you need to find
out how many people you can afford to invite.
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6. The guests ___________________ (invite) as soon as possible to give them time
to make the necessary arrangements.
7. The whole event ___________________ (plan) very carefully, as there are a lot of
things to organise in time for the wedding.
8. Finally, the wedding day _________________ (arrive).
9. Usually, everything goes well, everyone has a nice time and the stress of the last
months _________________ (forget).

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 UNIT 1 – LISTENING
Unit 1: Exercise 1
In this unit, you will learn about IELTS Listening Section 3 and practise the
skills you need to answer three-option multiple choice questions.

The conversation in this unit is about the natural world. Complete the
definitions. Use the words in the box.

In IELTS Listening Section 3, you will hear a conversation between at least two people. The
conversation will always involve people in education or training.

behavior coast dangerous marine rare sociable wild

1. Animals that live in forests, the jungle and mountains, and do not live at home as pets are
_____________ animals. (adj.)
2. We say that an animal is ________________ when there are only a few still alive in the
world. (adj.)
3. A _______________ animal lives only in the sea, for example, a dolphin or a shark. (adj.)
4. A _______________ person or animal likes being with others, rather than being alone. (adj.)
5. Lions, tigers or sharks can harm you, so these animals are ______________, not safe. (adj.)
6. The __________________ is the area of land next to the sea. (noun)
7. When scientists study the _________________ of animals, they find out what they eat,
when they sleep and how they communicate. (noun)

Unit 1: Exercise 2
Complete the sentences with vocabulary related to the natural world. Use the
words in the box.

behavior coast dangerous marine rare sociable wild

1. I really want to go on safari so I can see some _____________ animals.

2. My dog is incredibly ______________ – she has to say ‘hello’ to every dog
we meet on our walk!
3. In summer, dolphins arrive here and swim all along the west
________________.
4. Because of the rubbish polluting our seas, ___________ animals are dying in
large numbers.
5. In the past, there were lots of bears in our country but now sadly, they are very
________________.
6. The ___________ of my last cat was quite strange. She only wanted to sleep
on my computer.
7. Some of the most ________________ snakes in the world live in Australia.
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Unit 1: Exercise 3
Listen to a conversation about a project someone is working on.

Choose the correct answers.

In the IELTS Listening test, you will only hear each recording once. For three-option
multiple choice questions, you may see:

• a question with three possible answers, or

• the beginning of a sentence with three possible endings.

To answer this type of question, you may need to choose:

• the correct reason for something

• an opinion a speaker expresses
• a specific number, quantity or measurement
• a specific place or location
• a name
• the correct description of someone or something
• whether the speakers agree or disagree about something.

1. How many speakers are there?

o Two
o Three
o Four
2. What is the relationship between the two people?
o They are a student and her teacher.
o They are both teachers.
o They are both students.
3. Which animals does the woman decide to do her project on?
o Pandas
o Sharks
o dolphins
4. What does the woman have to do for her project?
o write a report on an animal
o give a presentation about New Zealand
o take some photographs of wild animals

Unit 1: Exercise 4
Read the information. Then read the IELTS Listening three-option multiple
choice questions.

Match the questions with the types of information you would expect to need in
the answer.
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 By reading the questions before you listen, you can get an idea of what information to
listen for. For example:

Why has Anne asked Tom to help her? (Why tells you to listen for a reason, possibly
starting with the word because.)

In this exercise, the key words which give you this information are shown in bold.

adjective of character and behavior number and measurement of distance

number and measurement of length number showing quantity

place or location

1. How long is an adult male Maui dolphin?

_________________________________
2. Where are Maui dolphins found in New Zealand?
_________________________________
3. The population of Maui dolphins is now likely to be…
_________________________________
4. What do Anne and Tom agree is typical behaviour for Maui dolphins?
_________________________________
5. How far along the coastline do Maui dolphins swim?
_________________________________

Unit 1: Exercise 5
In IELTS Listening multiple choice activities, it is often important to recognise
different forms of the same word, which are used in paraphrasing.

Match the adjectives on the left with the nouns on the right.

When we paraphrase something, we use different words to express the same or a similar
meaning. Sometimes a paraphrase will include a different form of the same word. For
example, you hear a noun (e.g. danger) but the question or answer needs an adjective (e.g.
dangerous):

You read: When is a tiger most dangerous?

You hear: ‘If you see a tiger trying to catch fish in a river, you may be in great danger.’

Other times, we use an adjective that relates to a noun but is a completely different word,
for example large (adjective) and size (noun).

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 height width length distance weight speed

Far
Wide
Long
Heavy
High
fast

Unit 1: Exercise 6
Complete the questions. Use the words in the box.

fast heavy high length speed width

1. How __________ can a dolphin swim?

2. How __________ do you think that dolphin is?
3. What __________ can a dolphin travel at?
4. What is the ___________ of time that young dolphins stay with their mother?
5. How __________ can an adult dolphin jump?
6. What is the ____________ of the pool that the dolphin lives in?

Unit 1: Exercise 7
Look at the five questions from different IELTS Listening tests with the extracts
from the conversations that answer them.

Listen to the recording. Choose the correct answers.

It is also possible to paraphrase the meaning of parts of a conversation.

You read: Which animals are the most difficult to photograph?

A bears ×

B lions ×

C tigers P

You hear: ‘Taking pictures of wild animals is never easy – bears are really dangerous, for
instance, and so are lions of course! But the hardest? I’d say tigers. They aren’t very
sociable so they can be hard to find!’

In the example above, the most difficult matches the hardest and the verb photograph
matches Taking pictures. The correct option is therefore C tigers.

Notice that the speaker mentions all three options – bears, lions and tigers. This is common
in multiple choice questions so listen carefully and do not choose an option just because
you hear the word in the conversation.
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 1. How does the man describe female elephants?

o Rare
o Dangerous
o sociable

2. People should not keep wolves as pets because they are

o wild animals.
o dangerous.
o very expensive to feed.

3. How fast does a great white shark usually swim?

o 56 kph
o 2.5 kph
o 74 kph

4. In what unexpected place do sea lions sometimes sleep?

o on the beach
o along the coast
o in the sea

5. How long is a giraffe's neck?

o 3.5 m
o 1.45 m
o 1.8 m

Unit 1: Exercise 8
Listen to two students talking about an ecology project on Maui dolphins.

Decide which two of the five topics they talked about. Choose the correct
answers.

Remember that in the real IELTS Listening test you will only hear the conversation once.

1. the appearance of the dolphins

o Yes, they discuss this.

o No, they don’t discuss this.

2. the size of the dolphins

o Yes, they discuss this.

o No, they don’t discuss this.

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 3. how dolphins hunt for their food

o Yes, they discuss this.

o No, they don’t discuss this.

4. how many dolphins are still alive

o Yes, they discuss this.

o No, they don’t discuss this.

5. how the government is trying to

help the dolphins

o Yes, they discuss this.

o No, they don’t discuss this.

Unit 1: Exercise 9
Think about what you’ve learnt from doing this unit.

Choose the correct answers.

1. Use the time before the recording starts to read the questions carefully and

o think about the type of information you might hear.

o use your own knowledge to answer some of the questions.

2. When you listen to the recording, you may hear the speakers mention

o some details or information from all of the A, B, C options.

o only the details and information from the correct option.

3. You can find the answer to a three-option multiple choice question by

o matching an option to exactly the same sentence in the recording.

o listening for paraphrases of the A, B, C options.

4. It’s best to choose a number or measurement from a set of options

o only after the speakers have mentioned and discussed all of them.
o which the speakers mention first or more than once in their discussion.

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 UNIT 1 – READING
Unit 1: Exercise 1
In this unit, you will answer IELTS Reading short answer questions and read a
text called ‘How our sweet tooth is hurting us’.

Before you read the text, look at the statements. Do you think that they are True
or False? Choose your answers.

1. The expression to have a sweet tooth means to like eating sweet foods, especially
sweets and chocolate.

o True
o False

2. In 18th-century Europe, more poor people than rich people lost their teeth because of
sugar.

o True
o False

3. If you drink a typical can of soda, you’ll consume about 10 sugar cubes.

o True
o False

4. In general, children in the USA consume a lot more sugar than their parents.

o True
o False

5. It is now possible to order chocolate-covered insects online.

o True
o False

Unit 1: Exercise 2
Before you try to answer IELTS Reading short answer questions, it is a good
idea to quickly read the text so that you understand what it is about.

Quickly read the text. Then answer the questions.

How our sweet tooth is hurting us

Over the last three centuries, the amount of sugar in the Western diet has continued to rise.
Back at the start of the 18th century, a typical English family consumed less than 2 kg of
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 sugar per year. By the end of that century, that amount had risen 400%. Compare that to
the 40 kg that people now consume annually in the USA. In Germany, the second-most
sugar-loving nation in the world, people eat roughly 103 grams on average per day. In the
Netherlands, the country with the third-biggest sweet tooth, people eat 102.5 grams. Of
course, there are some countries in the world where sweet food is less popular: in India,
people eat only about 5 grams per day on average; in Indonesia, it’s 14.5 grams; and in
China, it’s just under 16 grams. If you’re not sure what 40 kg looks like, it means that the
average person in the USA now eats approximately 22 teaspoons of sugar a day. The
recommended limit, suggested by researchers from the World Health Organisation, is no
more than 8 if you want to stay healthy, but just one can of soda contains around 10.

It is common knowledge that many drinks, in bottles or canned, contain a lot of sugar.
Although advertisements say that they are ‘energy-giving’, professional athletes and
sportsmen and women usually stay away from them. It is teenagers that are their greatest
consumers. And – although advertisers promise that these drinks will make people feel
energetic and active – because of the type of chemicals they have, once a person has drunk
all the soda, they simply feel hungry instead. However, sugar is also in products that many
shoppers find surprising, for example, cereal, which actually has a lot. Because they
believe it is a healthy kind of food, parents buy it for their children’s breakfast.

A large part of the problem, according to nutritionists, is that people find it hard to
understand the labels on the back of food products. Nutritionists think this should be a lot
easier for them. But at the moment, manufacturers don’t have to write ‘sugar’ on them, but
can use words like ‘corn syrup’ or ‘dextran’, which can result in confusion for consumers.
But why should we be worried about our sugar consumption? Firstly, it is harmful to young
children because it causes tooth decay; the pain from this can mean that children don’t get
the amount of sleep they need. As a result, they can’t concentrate when they are in class. In
this case, schools and governments have a duty to educate them about good and bad food
choices. For adults, the problems increase. Eating too much sugar makes people quickly
gain weight, it affects the heart and liver, and can lead to diabetes.

Which of the ideas in sentences 1–5 are mentioned in the text on page 1?
Choose Yes or No. Read the text on page 1 again if you need to.

1. The increase in the amount of sugar we eat.

o Yes
o No

2. The places in the supermarket where you can find sugary products.

o Yes
o No

3. The way that advertising sugary products has changed.

o Yes
o No

4. The health problems that sugar causes in children.

o Yes
o No
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 5. The health problems that sugar causes in adults.

o Yes
o No

Unit 1: Exercise 3
In many IELTS Reading texts, you often see information or opinions given by
different people.

Match the people with the definitions.

advertiser consumer manufacturer nutritionist researcher
1. a person or company that makes a product:

2. a person who buys or uses a product:

3. a person who studies a subject carefully:

4. a person who gives advice about healthy eating:

5. a person who makes commercials to sell a product:

Unit 1: Exercise 4
Who do you think might say the following things? Match the people with the statements.

In IELTS Reading texts, you need to identify and understand opinions and ideas. To help
you do this, think about who is giving their opinion or idea.

advertiser consumer manufacturer nutritionist researcher

1. ‘My report studies the effects of sugar on the health of people aged 15–
24 in the USA.’
2. ‘Feeling tired? New Choco-nut breakfast cereal will give you all the
energy you need!’
3. ‘There are ten sugar cubes in every can of soda so you shouldn’t drink
soda every day.’
4. ‘Our factory sells 50% more sugar today than 50 years ago.’
5. ‘I know sugar is bad for me, but I usually eat two bars of chocolate
every day.’

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Unit 1: Exercise 5
Read the information. Then match the words in bold with the phrases that have
a similar meaning. Use the phrases in the box.

In any IELTS Reading task, it is important that you can recognise examples of synonyms
and paraphrasing.

Example:
If the phrase ‘too much sugar made him ill’ is in a question or option, you should look for
phrases or words with a similar meaning in the text, e.g. ‘he became unwell as a result of
the sugar’ or ‘he felt sick because of the sugar’ (ill, sick and unwell all have a similar
meaning).

recommend that you stay away from not clear consume harmful to
was unexpected

1. Sugar can be very bad for children.

2. My doctor said I was eating the wrong foods, which
surprised me.
3. We should buy and eat healthier food that doesn’t have a
lot of sugar.
4. I try to avoid chocolate when I’m hungry because it’s not
very healthy.
5.I think you should go on a diet.
6. A lot of information about good sugar and bad sugar is
hard to understand.

Unit 1: Exercise 6
Read the information. Then read the questions. Use the words and phrases in
bold to help you work out the correct answers.

Note that the answers do not relate to the reading text. Focus on the language,
not the content.

In short answer questions, it’s also important to understand whether you need to write a
noun or an adjective, and whether the noun should be plural or singular. For example:

How do advertisers say you feel after finishing sugary drinks?

×energise ×energu Penergetic

Energetic is the correct answer because it is an adjective, describing how people feel. Energise is a
verb and energy is a noun and so these words cannot be the ones you need.
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 1. What is the maximum recommended number of teaspoons of sugar that a person
should consume a day? 9/a few/a lot of
2. Which group of people drink more sugary drinks than anyone else?
Students/studies/student
3. How do people really feel after finishing sugary drinks? Happiness/exciting/excited
4. Which food product has an unexpected amount of sugar? Cheese/dinner/lemonade
5. What do nutritionists want to be clearer for consumers?
Information/instructions/notice
6. What may decrease as a result of tooth decay in children? Concentration/daily/clean

Unit 1: Exercise 7
Read the information. Then match the paraphrases and synonyms in the box
with the phrases. The first one has been done for you.

Remember that the wording in the IELTS Reading short answer questions will be different
from the words used in the text.

Looking for paraphrases or synonyms can help you to find the answers more easily.

The phrases on the left are taken from the short answer questions. The paraphrases in the
box are taken from the reading text.

this can mean that greatest consumers recommended limit

which actually has a lot

think this should be a lot easier for them soda

1. the least sugar sweet food is less popular

2. maximum recommended number
3. group of people drink more
4. sugary drink(s)
5. unexpected amount of sugar
6. want to be clearer for consumers
7. as a result of

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Unit 1: Exercise 8
Think about what you’ve learnt in this unit.

Complete the advice. Use the words in the box.

different occupations is not the same one word or one number

question words the same order

1. When the instruction says ‘choose ONE WORD OR A NUMBER ONLY’ from the
passage, you must only write __________________________ that you can find in
the text.
2. The answers for the short answer questions task follow ___________________ as
the questions.
3. The language before, around or after the answers in the text
_________________________ as the language in the questions.
4. It can be useful to learn the names for ______________________________.
5. It is a good idea to predict what kind of information might follow
____________________________ like ‘which’, ‘where’ and ‘who’.

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 UNIT 1 – WRITING
Unit 1: Exercise 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions.

1. How many minutes should you take to complete IELTS Writing Task 1?

o 10
o 20
o 30
o 40

2. How many words should you write for IELTS Writing Task 1?

o 75
o 100
o 150
o 250

3. In Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 you might have to write:

o a report
o an essay
o a story
o a letter

4. In Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 you might describe:

o a chart
o a line graph
o a table
o all of them

5. The diagram might describe:

o a process
o an object
o an event
o all of them

Unit 1: Exercise 2
Look at the pictures. They are from a diagram that shows the process of
producing tea for selling in a supermarket. Label the pictures (1–7) to put the
stages of the process in order.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Unit 1: Exercise 3
The diagram shows the process of producing tea for selling in a supermarket.
Complete the information about each stage of the process. Use the words in the
box.

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 260 degrees 3 years by hand in boxes indoors supermarket
tea

1. Grown for _____________

2. Picked ______________
3. Left to rest (outdoors or ______________)
4. Dried at ______________ for two hours
5. Teabags packed ______________
6. Delivered to ________________
7. Customer buys ______________

Unit 1: Exercise 4
When you write a report of a process in IELTS Writing Task 1, you should only use
important information from the diagram. Do not give your own opinion or use information
that is not important.

Look at a student's notes on the IELTS Writing Task 1. Choose whether the information is
important or not important.

1. Sun shining a lot. Important / Not important

2. Tea grows for three years. Important / Not important
3. Person picking tea is female. Important / Not important
4. Tea picked by hand. Important / Not important
5. Tea left to rest outdoors or indoors. Important / Not important
6. Round machine has open lid. Important / Not important
7. Tea in drying machine for two hours. Important / Not important
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 8. Tea is dried at 260°C. Important / Not important
9. Put in box at packaging stage. Important / Not important
10. Delivered to supermarket. Important / Not important
11. Tea is finally bought by customers. Important / Not important

Unit 1: Exercise 5
Read the report on the diagram and answer the questions.

The diagram explains how tea is produced before it is sold in supermarkets. Supermarkets in
my country sell a lot of [Link] shows several stages of production from the growing and picking
stages to when lorries deliver the tea to supermarkets and when customers buy it while they are
shopping. There are seven main stages between the tea being planted and being bought.

First of all, the tea is grown for three years when it is picked by hand. After that, the tea is left
to rest either outdoors or indoors. After this comes the packaging stage. The dried tea is made
into teabags and the teabags are put into boxes. The boxes are then packed into lorries. The
lorries are very big. The lorries deliver the tea to the supermarkets. Tea is a healthy drink.

1. Has the student used all of the important information?

o Yes
o No

2. Has the student given his or her own opinion or used any information that is not
important?

o Yes
o No
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 3. Is the report long enough?

o Yes
o No

Unit 1: Exercise 6
Look at the diagram again. Then put the paragraphs in the correct order to
complete the report.

The diagram explains how tea is produced before it is sold in supermarkets.

First of all, the tea is grown for three years when it is picked by hand. After that, the tea is
left to rest either outdoors or indoors. Next, it is put in a drying machine where it is dried
for two hours. The temperature during this stage of the process should be just over 260°C.

It shows several stages of production from the growing and picking stages to when lorries
deliver the tea to supermarkets and when customers buy it while they are shopping. There
are seven main stages between the tea being planted and being bought.

It shows several stages of production from the growing and picking stages to when lorries
deliver the tea to supermarkets and when customers buy it while they are shopping. There
are seven main stages between the tea being planted and being bought.

1.

2.

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4.

Unit 1: Exercise 7
Match the correct pictures with the sentences describing the process of producing tea.

1. First of all, the tea is grown for three years.

2. Then it is picked by hand.
[Link] that, the tea is left to rest either outdoors or indoors.
4. Next, it is put in a drying machine where it is dried for two
hours. The temperature during this stage of the process should be
just over 260°C.
5. After this comes the packaging stage. The dried tea is made
into teabags and the teabags are put into boxes.
6. The boxes are then packed into lorries. The lorries deliver the
tea to the supermarkets.
7. Finally, customers buy the tea when they are shopping.

Unit 1: Exercise 8
Read the information below. Then complete the sentences in the present simple
passive.

To make a present simple passive sentence, you take the object of the verb in
the active sentence (e.g. the tea) + am/is/are + past participle (e.g. grown).

Example:

Workers grow the tea for three years.

This sentence is active.

The tea is grown for three years.

This sentence is passive.

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1. Workers pick the tea by hand.
The tea ______________ by hand.

2. Workers keep the good oranges.

The good oranges ___________________.

3. Workers ship the coffee in fridges.

The coffee ________________ in fridges.

4. Workers pack the apples into lorries.

The apples __________________ into lorries.

5. The lorries deliver the rice to the supermarket.

The rice ________________ to the supermarket.

6. Customers buy the chocolate in the supermarket.

The chocolate _______________ n the supermarket.

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 UNIT 1 – SPEAKING
Unit 1: Exercise 1
Look at the pictures. Then complete the descriptions of the people in the pictures. Use the
sentences in the box.

He doesn’t worry much about the future.

He looks after his younger brother each afternoon.

He only watches TV and he never does his homework.

Last year he won the science prize at school.

She likes to do exciting sports like water-skiing and rock-climbing.

1.
1. Abdullah is quite clever.

2.
2. Liang is very kind.

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 3.
3. Masako is really brave.

4.
4. Simon is so lazy.

5.
5. Mikhael is always relaxed.

Unit 1: Exercise 2
In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you will be given a task card on a particular topic. Watch the
video. Then choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1. The examiner says that he will give the candidate a topic/booklet.

2. The examiner says that the candidate should talk for one minute
/one to two minutes
3. The candidate has one minute/one to two minutes to make some
notes. play.MP4
4. The examiner gives the candidate some paper/a booklet for
making notes.

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 5. The candidate should /shouldn’t write anything in the booklet.

Unit 1: Exercise 3
In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you have one minute to make some notes.

Read the task card. Then match the points on the task card with the student’s
notes. Use the notes in the box.

Describe a person who you really like.

You should say:

who the person is
when and where you first met that person
what type of personality he / she has
and explain why you really like that person.

after he saw me on TV he’s like a member of my family lovely

message on Facebook, then met up my boyfriend, Danny

1. Who the person is:

2. When I met him:
3. Where I met him:
4. What type of personality he has:
5. Why I like him:

Unit 1: Exercise 4
In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you should use your notes to help you make full
sentences when you speak.

Read the task card and the notes the student made. Watch the video. Then
complete the student’s answers using three words in each gap.

• Who the person is: my boyfriend, Danny

• When I met him: after he saw me on TV
• Where I met him: on Facebook, then met up
• What type of personality he has: lovely
• Why I like him: he’s like a member of my family

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 1. ... The person who I’ll describe is my boyfriend. ____________ Danny.

2. ... a television station ... asked me if I wanted to do an interview, and

____________ me on the television.

3. He wrote _____________ on Facebook, ... and then we met.

play.MP4
4. He ________________ lovely person.

5. ... we’ve been together for three years, and he’s ______________ family
...

Unit 1: Exercise 5
Watch the video of the student giving examples. Then complete the text with
the words she uses.

In IELTS Speaking Part 2, try to explain your answers by giving examples.

He’s a very lovely person. He’s not _______________ my boyfriend, he’s

my _____________ friend. And when, for ______________ , when I’m
play.MP4
very _____________ , he’s there for me. He ______________ about me.

Unit 1: Exercise 6
Read the task card. Match the student’s notes with the points on the task card.
Then watch the video and check your answers.

Describe a person who you really like.

You should say:

who the person is
when and where you first met that person
play.MP4
what type of personality he / she has
and explain why you really like that person.

Supportive My friend, Ahmed. He is like my brother.

We were aged 5 and 6. At school

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 1. Who the person is:
2. When I met him:
3. Where I met him:
4. What type of personality he has:
5. Why I like him:

Unit 1: Exercise 7
Read the task card and the student’s notes. Put the words in the correct order to complete the
sentences. Then watch the video and check your answers.

Describe a person who you really like.

You should say:

who the person is: my friend, Ahmed
when and where you first met that person: aged 5 & 6, at school play.MP4
what type of personality he / she has: supportive
and explain why you really like that person: he is like my brother

My friend is really I that The like person

1. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

__________ __________ __________

Met school were we years old We at when five and six

2. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

__________ __________ __________

Up We together grew

3. __________ __________ __________ __________

A speak I I problem, to have When him

4. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

__________ __________ __________

Part family a is my of He like

5. __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

__________ __________

Unit 1: Exercise 8
Read the task card. Then put the words and phrases in the correct columns.

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Describe a person who you really like.

You should say:

who the person is
when and where you first met that person
what type of personality he / she has
and explain why you really like that person.

he / she is lovely on holiday he / she is kind three years ago

my boyfriend my best friend at school I was 15 years old

Who When we met

Where we met Why I like this person

Unit 1: Exercise 9
Decide whether the statements are True or False.

1. In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you have 2 minutes to prepare your talk.

o True
o False

2. While you are preparing IELTS Speaking Part 2, you should make a list of key words
and write as many ideas next to the key words as you can.

o True
o False

3. In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you should speak for 3–4 minutes.

o True
o False
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 4. In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you should remember to talk about each part of the task
card.

o True
o False

5. In IELTS Speaking Part 2 you should check the task card and your notes during your
talk.

o True
o False

Unit 1: Exercise 10
You are going to do IELTS Speaking Part 2. You will need some paper and a
pencil.

Listen to the examiner. Record your answer. Play to hear your answer

Describe a person who you really like.

You should say:

who the person is
when and where you first met that person
what type of personality he / she has
and explain why you really like that person.

play.MP3

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