TODAYS LESSON

Vocabulary 1: Word list Unit 5

Reading 1: Sentence completion
Listening: Table completion & Labelling a map or plan
IELTS Objective 5 course Speaking: Part 1
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
Lesson 4 Vocabulary 2: Word endings & Spelling
Writing: Task 1

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IELTS VOCABULARY IELTS VOCABULARY

REMEMBER!
PASSIVE vocabulary and ACTIVE vocabulary
Which type of vocabulary do you associate
with the following language skills?

Speaking Reading Listening Writing

ACTIVE PASSIVE PASSIVE ACTIVE

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Why do you need English now and why may you When will you probably have to speak
speak about
about some
some
need it in the future? Discuss with a partner of these topics, and possibly write
write about
about them,
them, too?
too?
considering the following reasons:
academic studies
study abroad
leisure activities
profession
Which type of vocabulary do you need for this? ACTIVE
Is this active vocabulary the same for everybody?
No, it depends on your personal experiences and plans.
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Word list Unit 5 Word List p 136

Do you understand these words? Discuss in pairs.

Page 136
destination harmless risky
Technique: choosing which words to environment hostile spot
understand passively and which words to estimate indicate achievement
use actively. extend observe
Now checkofthe
Which definitions
these words in Wordyou
might listuse 5. Were you
Unitactively, right?
when
you speak or write?

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Practice: Complete the IELTS VOCABULARY IELTS VOCABULARY

sentences below with a Practice: Replace the words in bold with
word from the box. words from the Word list (p.136) with a
similar meaning.
destination environment observe
risky achievement 1. On the safari we saw some elephants and a few lions.
2. Working with poisonous snakes can be quite dangerous.
1. I hope to go on an Erasmus project but Im not sure which
___________ I prefer. 3. Recent evidence shows that bat numbers are rising.
2. Im doing research on materials that have a limited impact on 4. Although they may be scary, most spiders are not dangerous.
the __________. 5. We guess that the land will take five years to recover.
3. It would be a great ___________ if I could open my own
6. The lizard can survive in very unpleasant environments.
studio.
7. Passing IELTS would be a great success.
4. I love free climbing, although I know its a little __________.
5. My hobby is astronomy. I love to ___________ the stars.
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Find words in Word list p.136 IELTS VOCABULARY

about the environment.
Word list Unit 5
agricultural land ecology farmland
grassland hemisphere hostile near-extinction
pesticide poison soil source of food Page 136
Would you use these words actively or learn them passively?
Practice: Word Collocation
Remember! If you dont know a word actively, you
can use various strategies to substitute it.
Definition: a thing that kills insects
Other form of the word: when most animals are extinct
Opposite word: friendly
Synonym: earth
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 Match the beginnings IELTS VOCABULARY ANSWERS IELTS VOCABULARY
of these phrases to
their endings.
come upon a. make something
come of unpleasant go away
cut off b. discover by chance
cut on
focus on c. stop the supply
focus off d. give all your attention
get rid of to
get rid upon

Now check with Word list Unit 5 and read the definitions. Now match the phrases with the definitions.

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Practice - complete these IELTS VOCABULARY IELTS VOCABULARY

sentences with the correct Can you remember the
phrase. sentences?

When you come ______ new words during your

When you ______________ new words during
English studies, focus ______ those words that
your English studies, ______________ those
you really need to use ____________. Dont get
words that you really need to use actively. Dont
rid ______ the others but try to learn them
______________ the others but try to learn them
____________.
passively.

come upon cut off

focus on get rid of
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IELTS VOCABULARY IELTS VOCABULARY

Do you know the name of this animal?

Unit 5
Page 48
Starting off Exercise 1

And where does it live? (Word list Unit 5)

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Pages 48-49

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IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES

Strategies for IELTS Reading Strategies for IELTS Reading

The title and subheading of a passage can give
you an idea of its content.
The life of the European bee-eater
A brilliant movement of colour as it catches its food in the air,
the European bee-eater moves between three continents.
The accompanying
picture may also be a
help.
(In fact, the European bee-eater
is a kind of )
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Skim the passage for a general idea of its
content and how it is structured.
How many paragraphs are there?
Which paragraphs principally contain information about:
diet
habitat
migration
nests & nesting
What is the topic of paragraph 6?
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IELTS READING IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES

Sentence completion Strategy for Sentence Completion

Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage Read the instructions carefully, note how many
for each answer. words you can write in each gap.
1. Bee-eaters prey are bees and most other kinds of
. Questions 1-8
Complete the sentences below.
2. Bee-eaters need to remove the from bees
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the
before eating them.
passage for each answer.
3. There is plenty of food for bee-eaters on agricultural
land and in .
Can you use your own words?
Remember! The answers in the passage are in
No! The words must come from the passage.
the same order as the questions.
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Strategy for Sentence Completion Strategy for Sentence Completion

Underline the key ideas in each question.
Underline the key ideas in each question.
1. Bee-eaters prey are bees and most other kinds of
. 5. Because of , almost one-third of bee-eaters
2. Bee-eaters need to remove the from bees do not survive migration.
before eating them. 6. Bee-eaters make nests in , which they build
3. There is plenty of food for bee-eaters on agricultural themselves.
land and in . 7. When nesting, the receive food from different
4. Bee-eaters migrate to spend the winter in different parts family members.
of . 8. One problem for bee-eaters is , which
Now underline the key words in have reduced the amount of food available.
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IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES

Strategy for Sentence Completion Strategy for Sentence Completion

Decide what type of information is missing. Decide what type of information is missing.
1. Bee-eaters prey are bees and most other kinds of 5. Because of , almost one-third of bee-eaters do
. not survive migration.
something bee-eaters catch and eat (n)
2. Bee-eaters need to remove the from bees 6. Bee-eaters make nests in , which they build
before eating them. themselves.

3. There is plenty of food for bee-eaters on agricultural land 7. When nesting, the receive food from different
and in . family members.

4. Bee-eaters migrate to spend the winter in different parts of 8. One problem for bee-eaters is , which have
. reduced the amount of food available.

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IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES

Strategy for Sentence Completion Strategy for Sentence Completion

Read the instructions carefully, note how many
words you can write in each gap. 1. Bee-eaters prey are bees and most other kinds of
. something bee-eaters catch and eat (n)
Underline the key ideas in each question.

Decide what type of information is missing.
Now scan the passage for the answers. Look for the
key ideas and key words and/or alternative words.
Choose an answer that gives the missing information.
REMEMBER! Your answer must be grammatically
correct (e.g. singular or plural?)
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Now scan the passage for the answers. Look for the
key ideas and key words and/or alternative words.
True to their name, bee-eaters eat bees (though their diet
includes just about any flying insect).
Choose an answer that gives the missing information
and is grammatically correct. flying insect
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 Page 49 Exercise 5: IELTS READING IELTS READING
Complete Questions 2-8
Remember the strategy IELTS Reading : More help
Read the instructions carefully, note how many
words you can write in each gap. If you found the reading exercises difficult, do
Underline the key ideas in each question. Unit 5 Reading Exercise 1 on the CD-Rom
Decide what type of information is missing.
Now scan the passage for the answers. Look for the
key ideas and key words and/or alternative words.
Choose an answer that gives the missing
information and is grammatically correct.
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IELTS LISTENING IELTS LISTENING

Page 50
Exercises 1-5

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IELTS LISTENING Page 50 Exercise 2: IELTS LISTENING

Page 50 Exercise 1: Talk in pairs

Table completion
answer the questions.
Animal World todays events
1. Do you think it is a good idea to keep animals name of event location type of event time
in zoos? Why? / Why not? The World of the 2. 11 a.m.
Ants 1.
2. What can children and adults learn from
zoos? The 4. film 12 noon
3.
Encouraging Exhibition demonstration 2.30 p.m.
5. Room
Birds of Prey the lawn 6. 7..
p.m.
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Strategy for Table Completion Strategy for Table Completion

Read the title and column headings to identify (1) the Notice the order of the questions. Do they go horizontally
topic of the listening text and (2) the information it gives. (along the rows) or vertically (down the columns)?
You hear the answers in the same order as the questions.
Animal World todays events
name of event location type of event time Use the information given in the table to help you follow
the listening text.
The World of the 2. 11 a.m.
Ants 1. Animal World todays events
The 4. film 12 noon name of event location type of event time
3. The World of the 2. 11 a.m.
Ants 1.
(1) Events at a zoo, (2) what they are called, where they take
place, what kind of event they are and when they take place. The 4. film 12 noon
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Page 50 Exercise 3 IELTS LISTENING IELTS LISTENING

C
Strategy for Table Completion
??? the instructions carefully. How many words?
Read A B D
Read the title and column headings to identify the topic of
the listening text and the information it gives. E Page 50
Notice the order of the questions. Do they go horizontally Exercise 4:
(along the rows) or vertically (down the columns)? penguins
F Labelling a map
You hear the answers in the same order as the questions. lake or plan
G

Use the information given in the table to help you follow

the listening text.
main building
Listen and complete the table Questions 1-7
You are here
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IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES IELTS LISTENING

C C
Strategy for Page 50 Exercise 5:
A B D
Labelling a map A B D
Listen and write the
or plan correct letter (A-G)
E Before listening, E next to the following
note the position of options:
penguins the options in penguins
F F
relation to:
lake lake
1. gift shop
Where you are
G

on the map or plan 2. restaurant

main building What is already main building 3. picnic area
labelled
You are here You are here
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Listening : More help Listening : More help

Study the language you need for Labelling a map or plan If you found the listening exercises difficult, do
in Unit 5 Language reference, pages 124-125
(Directions and prepositions of place) in your book. Unit 5 Listening Exercises 1 & 2 on the CD-Rom

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IELTS SPEAKING IELTS SPEAKING

Page 51
Exercises 1-5

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IELTS SPEAKING IELTS SPEAKING

Page 51: Speaking Part 1 Page 51 Exercise 1

a. Which are your favourite animals? Why?
Part 1 questions are about y__,
ou your c______
ountry
and your c______. b. Which animals dont you like? Why?
ulture They may ask for (1) feelings
and opinions or (2) information and opinions. c. Where are the best places in your country to see
wildlife?
d. How popular is watching wildlife in your country?

1. feelings and opinions

2. information and opinions

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 IELTS SPEAKING Page 51 Exercise 3: Listen to Suchin IELTS SPEAKING
and read the tapescript (p.164). What
Page 51 Exercise 2: Think how you
are her answers to the questions?
would answer these questions.
a. Which are your favourite animals? Why?
a. Which are your favourite animals? Why?
b. Which animals dont you like? Why?
b. Which animals dont you like? Why?
c. Where are the best places in your country to see wildlife?
d. How popular is watching wildlife in your country?
Answer information questions using your knowledge c. Where are the best places in your country to see wildlife?
and/or experience to talk about the topic.
d. How popular is watching wildlife in your country?

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Page 51 Exercise 4: Complete the IELTS SPEAKING Page 51 Exercise 5: Match the IELTS SPEAKING
phrases, then listen again to check. phrases and their function.
1. I __________ my cat 1. I love my cat

2. Im not sure __________ you say this, but 3. Im quite keen on birds To express:

3. Im quite __________ on birds 4. I hate insects in the summer. a. strong feelings

4. I __________ insects in the summer.
5. I dont know __________ their name is in English.
6. Im not __________ keen on flies, either.
7. __________ a difficult question. Im not sure.
8. Its __________ to say.
9. What is the activity __________?
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6. Im not too keen on flies, either. b. not so strong
feelings
REMEMBER! Vary your language to
improve your IELTS Speaking result.
Im really keen on = I really like
Im very keen on = I like very much
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Page 51 Exercise 5 continued: IELTS SPEAKING

Match the phrases and their function. IELTS PRONUNCIATION
2. Im not sure how you say this, but
5. I dont know what their name is in English.
7. Thats a difficult question. Im not sure.
8. Its hard to say.
9. What is the activity called?
a. You dont know a word
b. Youre not sure of the answer
REMEMBER! If you are in difficulty, give
yourself time to think by using appropriate
phrases.
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 IELTS PRONUNCIATION
IELTS PRONUNCIATION Remember:
Remember:We stress
stress
thewords
wordsin
a
sentence
sentence
which
carry
carrythemost
most
meaning
meaning
and/or
/which
express
expressour
Page 51 feelings.
Exercises 1-4

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Page 51 Exercise 1: Underline the words
that carry the most meaning in these
Remember stress the _____
_________: We ______ words in a
sentences:
________
sentence which _____
carry the ____ _______
most meaning
and/or which _______
express our ________.
feelings 1. Im not sure how you say this, but when
hes there, Im not alone.
2. I dont know what their name is in English.
3. Thats a difficult question. Im not sure.
4. Its hard to say.
5. What is the activity called?
Now practise saying the sentences.
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IELTS PRONUNCIATION IELTS Pronunciation

Page 51 Exercise 3: Underline the
words that carry the most meaning in
Pronunciation : More help
these sentences:
1. Ive had him for nearly a year now and I love If you found sentence stress difficult, do
him. Hes so beautiful. Unit 5 Speaking Exercise 1 on the CD-Rom
2. I hate insects in the summer. Theyre horrible!

Page 51 Exercise 4: Listen and check your

answers, then practise saying the sentences.

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Page 51
Exercise 6

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Page 51 Exercise 6: Speaking Part

1. Answer these questions: IELTS Speaking Part 1 : More help
a. Which are your favourite animals? Why?
For more practice, do
b. Which animals dont you like? Why?
Unit 5 Speaking Exercises 2 & 3 on the CD-Rom
c. Where are the best places in your country to see
wildlife?
d. How popular is watching wildlife in your country?
REMEMBER! Use appropriate phrases if
you are in difficulty and stress
the words that carry meaning.
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IELTS VOCABULARY IELTS VOCABULARY

Page 52
Exercise 1

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 Word endings VOCABULARY Word endings VOCABULARY

When you meet a new word, its often possible Page 52 Exercise 1(adapted): identify
to identify the type of word from its ending. the word types from the endings
Match the following endings with the word type.
extensive estimate
calculate information active
completely ability identify nationality destination

Usually Usually Usually Usually distinctive indicate

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
routinely extinction
WORD -ate -ion -ive -ly
REMEMBER! Knowing typical word endings
TYPE
can help you choose and/or write the
Always Always
grammatically correct form of words in the
VERB NOUN
-ify -ity IELTS exam.
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Spelling VOCABULARY

Spelling is of vital importance in IELTS. A spelling IELTS READING

error in a Listening or Reading answer = 0 points.
Decide if the following words are spelt correctly:
acheivement exstend
archive harmless
brillant osserve
destination patern
distructive previous
enviroment ricover
estimate routinely
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Page 52 Exercise 1: What do IELTS READING

you know about whales? True
IELTS READING or false?
1. Whales are fish.
2. Whales are the largest living creatures.
Pages 52-53 3. Many whales are predators.
4. Some whales are never seen because they live deep
under the ocean.
5. Some whales sing.
6. There are only ten species of whale.
7. Some species of whale are endangered.

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 IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES

Strategies for IELTS Reading Strategies for IELTS Reading

Remember: the title and subheading of a
Skim the passage for a general idea of its
passage can give you an idea of its content.
content and how it is structured.
Humpback whale breaks migration record
A whale surprises researchers with her journey. Page 52 Exercise 3

The accompanying
pictures may also
be a help.

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Pick from a list IELTS READING IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES

1. What TWO aspects of the whales journey surprised Strategy for Pick from a list
researchers?
A the destination D the reason What TWO aspects of the whales journey surprised
researchers?
B the direction E the season A the destination D the reason
C the distance B the direction E the season
C the distance
2. The passage mentions reasons why whales generally
migrate. Read the question carefully. How many options
What TWO reasons are given? must you pick?
A to avoid humans D to keep warm Underline the key ideas in each question to help
B to be safe E to produce young you scan the passage to find the section with the
C to eat information you need.
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Strategy for Pick IELTS EXAM TECHNIQUES Page 53 Exercises 4 & 5: IELTS READING
from a list Do Questions 2-7
What TWO aspects of the whales journey surprised Remember the strategy
researchers?
A the destination D the reason Read the question carefully. How many options
B the direction E the season must you pick?.
C the distance
Now compare the options with the information in Underline the key ideas in each question to help
the passage and choose the ones that match. you scan the passage to find the section with the
The whales journey was unusual not only for its information you need.
length, but also because it travelled across almost
90 degrees of longitude from west to east. Now compare the options with the information in the

NB: The final question in Pick from a list may refer to the passage and choose the ones that match.
whole passage, while the others are in passage order.
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IELTS WRITING
IELTS Reading : More help

If you found the reading exercises difficult, do

Unit 5 Reading Exercise 2 on the CD-Rom

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IELTS WRITING IELTS WRITING

Page 54

Minimum Summarise the formal

TASK 150 20 minutes information
1 words given in a table,
graph, chart,
diagram or map

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IELTS WRITING
The charts below show information about animals and
rainfall at the Nboro Nature Reserve.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the
main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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Exercise 1

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IELTS WRITING

a. Introduction
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Exercise 2 b. Summary and comparison of information
about animals

c. Summary of information about

rainfall
d. General overview of all the
information in the charts

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p.54, ex.3 IELTS WRITING

IELTS WRITING

Page 54
Exercise 3 rose

fell
REMEMBER! Vary
your language to
increase your IELTS
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IELTS WRITING GRAMMAR

Review
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COUNTABLE &
Exercise 4
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
See Key Grammar p.56
and
Language Reference p. 126

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IELTS WRITING The charts below show information about honey-bee
colonies and honey production in the US.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the
main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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p.55, ex.6 IELTS WRITING p.55, ex.6 continued IELTS WRITING

1. What does each chart show, and what

2. Are these words countable or
years are covered by the charts?
uncountable?
a colony b honey
Suggested answer:
The first chart shows the number of honey-bee
3. How many honey-bee colonies were there in 1970,
colonies in the US between 1970 and 2010; the
and how much honey did they produce?
second chart shows the amount of honey produced in
the US between 1970 and 2010.

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p.55, ex.6 continued IELTS WRITING p.55, ex.6 continued IELTS WRITING

4. Did these figures rise or fall from 5. Did these figures rise or fall from
1970 to 1980? 1980 to 1990?
What comparison can you make What comparison can you make?
about this period?
Suggested answer:
Suggested answer:
The number of colonies fell, but the amount of honey
The number of colonies rose, but the honey production
produced rose. Fewer colonies produced more
fell. More colonies produced less honey.
honey.

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6. Did honey-bee colonies and honey 7. For your overview, what in general can
production rise or fall between 1990 you say about bee colonies and honey
and 2010? production between 1970 and 2010?

Answer:
They both fell. Suggested answer:
Over the whole period, the number of colonies and
the amount of honey produced have decreased.

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IELTS WRITING
IELTS WRITING
p.55, ex.7: Think about how you
Page 55 will organise your summary:
Exercise 7
What information will you put in your introductory
paragraph?
Will you deal with the number of bee colonies and
the production of honey together or separately?
How many paragraphs will you need, and what will
be the subject of each of them?

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Do IELTS Writing Task 1

p.55, ex.8 at home
Do these exercises at home

Write it in 20 minutes Learn Wordlist Unit 5 p.136

Study Language Reference
Use language from the sentences Unit 5 pp.124-126
in ex.1 which you think is useful. Key Grammar p.56

Do Unit 5
You can meet an English teacher at CLA to correct Reading: 1, 2
your Task 1 during Ricevimento hours (see CLA web page). Listening: 1, 2
Speaking:1, 2, 3 on the CD Rom
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