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Vocabulary Reading Section 2
age(s) I aged I age group
0 Work in pairs. How much do you remember about
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0 IELTS candidates often confuse these words: the Reading Test? Say whether these statements
age(s) I aged I age group. Read these dictionary are true (T) or false (F). If you think a statement
extracts. Then circle the correct word in the is false, correct it.
sentences below from the Listening section.
1 There are four sections to the Reading paper;
each section has 13 questions.
age a noun that refers to the number of year~ someone has 2 You need to understand the whole passage
lived, or that something has existed. before doing any of the questions.
Tbe sbow appeals to people of all ages. 3 The answers do not have to be spelled correctly.
Sbe Lejt India at the age of 12.
Cbitdren under ten years of age must be accompanied 4 The passages gradually get harder.
by an aduLt. 5 You get extra time to transfer answers onto the
answer sheet.
6 Written answers must be copied exactly from
aged an adjecuve that mean. ·ha\'tng a parttcular age or the reading passage.
age range·:
Tbey have one daughter, aged three. 6 Work in groups. You are going to read an article
Tbe toys are for children aged four to six.
about lying. Before you read, discuss these questions.
1 What things do people generally lie about?
2 Why do people lie? What advantage do they
age group a noun that refers to people of a particular age
(note that the ages come first) gain from lying?
We should promde job training for people in the 16-24 3 How can you tell when someone is lying?
age group.
@) Now read the passage and answer Questions 1-6
1 I want to do a survey and interview some people below and Questions 7-13 on page 72.
of different@:§/ age group.
2 Are you going to target a particular group of
Questions 1-6
age I age group?
The reading passage has six paragraphs, A-F.
3 Even toddlers aged 1 age 18 months or under
have relationships. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph
4 I could examine the 21-30 age group 1 aged from the list of headings below.
group.
5 It might be good to get some opinions from List of Headings
people over age I the age of 60. Some of the things liars really do
ii When do we begin to lie?
6 @ These sentences each contain a mistake made
iii How wrong is it to lie?
by IELTS candidates. Correct the underlined
iv Exposing some false beliefs
mistakes by reorganising, changing or adding
v Which form of communication best
words.
tke. exposes a lie?
1 I met my best friend ~age of 16. vi Do only humans lie?
2 People ages between 35 and 40 have a wide vii Dealing with known liars
range of relationships. viii A public test of our ability to spot a lie
3 Many babies 10-20 months begin to form strong
relationships with siblings. 1 Paragraph A ............ 4 Paragraph D ..
4 Most of the people I work with are in the 20-35 2 Paragraph B 5 Paragraph E ..
aged group. 3 Paragraph C .............. 6 Paragraph F
5 Children in the age group 5 to 11 tend to change
their friends quite frequently.
6 Relationships are very important for the group Exam advice Reading Sections 1-3
age 60 and above.
• If there are any questions you can't do, make a note
of possible answers and come back to them later.
Make sure you leave time to do the other questions.
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