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IELTS 6.

5- Unit 1: Urban and rural life

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Lesson 3 Topic: Urban and rural life WID: IELTS6.0_03_L


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Listening skills
- Understand and use future time conditionals
Skills
- Successfully deal with Section 1: Form completion tasks ...... pts/10
- Develop your paraphrasing skills for multiple-choice
questions

Exercise 1. [Future time conditionals] Complete the sentences with words in the box.

as long as you as soon as they can if provided will

1. _____________ have friends and family nearby, I don’t think it matters where you live really.

2. I don’t think we _____________ ever live on other planets unless technology improves
dramatically.

3. _____________ local or national governments don’t introduce new laws, pollution will
increase to dangerous levels.

4. I think most young people who live in small towns want to move to big cities _____________.

5. I don’t think overcrowding will be a problem in cities, _____________ local and national
governments build enough houses for people.

Exercise 2. [Future time conditionals] Complete the sentences with the correct form of words
in the brackets.
1. If we meet at 9:30, we (have) _________________plenty of time.
2. If you (find) _________________ a skeleton in the cellar, don't mention it to anyone.
3. The flight may be cancelled if the fog (get) _________________thick.
4. If you pass your examination, we (have) _________________a celebration.
5. Lisa will find the milk if she (look) _________________ for it in the fridge.
6. What (happen) _________________if I press this button?
7. The door will not be unlocked unless you (press)_________________ the green button.
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8. I will vote for her if I (have) _________________ a vote.


9. If you go to Paris, where you (stay) _________________?
10. If you (swim) _________________ in this lake, you'll shiver from cold.

Exercise 3. [IELTS Listening: Form completion] Listen to a telephone conversation between a


volunteer and an agent at a volunteering organisation. Complete the notes. Write NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS AND / OR A NUMBER for each answer.
World Care Volunteering
Location: Africa
Name: Hannah (1) __________
DoB: 9th (2) __________1977
Address: Garden Flat, 15 Hotwell Road, Bristol, (3) __________
Tel: (4) __________
When available: (5) __________
Package interested in: (6) __________
Current job: (7) __________
Experience: (8) __________ years
Prices:
1 week from £300, 2 weeks from (9) £__________
1 month: (10) £__________

Exercise 4. [IELTS Listening: Form completion] Complete the form below.


Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
PACKHAM’S SHIPPING AGENCY – customer quotation form
Name: Jacob (1) ___________
Address to be collected from: (2) ___________ College, Downlands Rd
Town: Bristol
Postcode: (3) ___________
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Contents: clothes
(6) …………
(7) …………

Total estimated value: (8) £…………

Exercise 5. [IELTS Listening: Form completion] Complete the form below. Write NO MORE
THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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Exercise 6. [IELTS Listening: Form completion] Complete the form below. Write ONE WORD
AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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Exercise 7. [IELTS Listening: Multiple choice questions]


Questions 1-6: You will hear a talk on local radio about a ‘short film’ festival in the town of
Adbourne. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
Adbourne Film Festival
1 Why was the Film Festival started?
A To encourage local people to make films.
B To bring more tourists to the town.
C To use money released from another project.
2 What is the price range for tickets?
A £1.00-£2.50 B 50p - £2.00 C £1.50-£2.5
3 As well as online, tickets for the films can be obtained
A from the local library.
B from several different shops.
C from the two festival cinemas.
4 Last year’s winning film was about
A farms of the future.
B schools and the environment.
C green transport options.
5 This year the competition prize is
A a stay in a hotel. B film-making equipment. C a sum of money.
6 The deadline for entering a film in the competition is the end of
A May. B June. C July.
Questions 7-8: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
What TWO main criteria are used to judge the film competition?
A Ability to persuade.
B Quality of the story.
C Memorable characters.
D Quality of photography.
E Originality.
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Questions 9-10: Choose TWO letters, A-E.


What TWO changes will be made to the competition next year?
A A new way of judging.
B A different length of film.
C An additional age category.
D Different performance times.
E New locations for performances.

Exercise 8. [IELTS Listening: Multiple choice questions]


Questions 1-2: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which TWO hobbies was Thor Heyerdahl very interested in as a youth?
A camping B climbing C collecting D hunting E reading
Questions 3-4: Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which do the speakers say are the TWO reasons why Heyerdahl went to live on an island?
A to examine ancient carvings
B to experience an isolated place
C to formulate a new theory
D to learn survival skills
E to study the impact of an extreme environment
Questions 5-10: Choose the correct letter A, B or C.
The later life of Thor Heyerdahl
5. According to Victor and Olivia, academics thought that Polynesian migration from the east
was impossible due to
A the fact that Eastern countries were far away.
B the lack of materials for boat building.
C the direction of the winds and currents.
6. Which do the speakers agree was the main reason for Heyerdahl’s raft journey?
A to overcome a research setback
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B to demonstrate a personal quality


C to test a new theory
7. What was most important to Heyerdahl about his raft journey?
A the fact that he was the first person to do it
B the speed of crossing the Pacific
C the use of authentic construction methods
8. Why did Heyerdahl go to Easter Island?
A to build a stone statue
B to sail a reed boat
C to learn the local language
9. In Olivia’s opinion, Heyerdahl’s greatest influence was on
A theories about Polynesian origins.
B the development of archaeological methodology.
C establishing archaeology as an academic subject.
10. Which criticism do the speakers make of William Oliver’s textbook?
A Its style is out of date.
B Its content is over-simplified.
C Its methodology is flawed.

Exercise 9. [IELTS Listening: Multiple choice questions] Choose the correct letter, A, B, С or D.
31. What does the lecturer provide for those who are interested in doing extra reading?
A. Personal consultation sessions. B. Extra materials, such as a booklist.
C. Mid-term examination. D. Free glasses.
32. In the past, time management meant you needed to
A. reduce your stress. B. plan for every hour of the week.
C. own a good watch. D. set goals and try to achieve these goals.
33. Today, wise time management means you need to
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A. set goals and work in a systematic way.


B. work faster.
C. set an overview of your assignment.
D. make a list, plan for everything and try to stick to this plan.
34. In this college, students are assigned ____________ at the end of each semester.
A. team projects. B. final term examinations.
C. essays. D. time management courses.
35. One sign he lecturer mentions that students feel under pressure is
A. library books go missing. B. students get angry for no reason.
C. lower class attendance rates. D. trouble at the library.
36. What kind of suggestion does the lecturer give to the students?
A. Making a very detailed plan of their daily activities.
B. Not being so stressed just because there is an assignment.
C. A regular one-hour session in their personal timetables.
D. Wearing comfortable shoes.
37. According to the lecturer, there are three kinds of planners. They are:
A. one weekly planner, one daily planner and one hour planner.
B. one yearly planner, one weekly planner and one daily planner.
C. one term planner, one monthly planner and one weekly planner.
D. one term planner, one weekly and one daily planner.
38. If you want to set an overview of your time, you should need at least
A. one week. B. half a week. C. one month. D. one term.
39. The daily planner of time is mainly concerned with
A. the detailed planning.
B. how to plan all available time.
C. TV schedules.
D. an overview of everything you need to do for several days.
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40. According to the lecturer, wise time management may have the following benefit:
A. having more time to spend on relaxation and other activities.
B. improving your performance in the final term assignment.
C. helping you write better essays.
D. improving your memory.

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