Page 153 - Complete IELTS Bands 5 - 6.5

(i} 8 B (from paragraph B: Techniques such as crop rotation ... ) Pronunciation
9 E (from paragraph B: ... compared to the amount of
6 Suggested answers
carbon dioxide ... )
10 B (from paragraph D: ... the amount of sunlight and rain 1 ... -;;:re students, so we can't afford to eat in
crops have received ... ) ~ .__,
restaurants very often.
11 D (from paragraph D: ... how long ago it was dug up.) ~ ..__,
~
12 B (from paragraph E: ... the closer a plant is to its natural 2 I really like going to the local market ...
state, the more likely it is that it will poison you.) ~ ~
.__,
13 E (from paragraph G: ... in rural Africa, it is a disaster.) 3 .. . everything you get there's fantastic - it's so
listening fresh.
__.::, .__,
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4 ... it's a pedestrian street ... you know, there are
l why I fail I balanced diet ~
no cars ...
2 staff I keep fit by ..__,
~
3 Which benefit 1 most important 5 There's a large number of stalls that sell food - and some
4 What advice 1 health and safety ~---;}
shops too .. .
5 hygiene I asks I nurses
@) 1 B (it's often too easy to grab something quick, because 6 I've got a fav~ite st:it it's run by a little old
you're tired or busy) __:::,
lady ...
2 C (it may just be a question of doing things differently)
~ __.::,
3 A (you'll find that you don't lie awake at night) 7 As I've mentioned, I like it because the food
taste~od, but also it's a very so~le p~.
4 C (you shouldn't work for than three hours without a
break)
~ ~ ~ ~
5 C (don't leave even a small amount of rubbish around) 8 All in all, I like it because it's a great place to go ... it's a
__.::, ---;}
€} 6 C 7B 8 H 9 E lOA
colourful experience.
Vocabulary
Writing
0 2 healthily 3 unhealthy 4 healthy
0 2 F (There are two parts: whether the statement is true or
5 healthier 6 healthiest
not, and what influences people.)
6 2 healthily 3 (un)healthy, healthier, healthiest
3 F (Also need to discuss what influences people.)
@) 2 -ly 3 - ful, -y, -less, - able 4 in-, ir- , un-
4T
0 2 hMffty harmful 3 uneonv enient inconvenient
5 F (It only asks you to include any relevant examples from
4 ttSefttH useful 5 shghtty slight 6 weatt+t wealthy
personal experience. You can't do this if you don't have
7 eftS)' easily 8 dramatieal~ dramatically
any.)
Speaking @) 1 Over time 2 As a result 3 In particular
4 also 5 On the other hand 6 In addition
6 c 7 Another 8 In fact 9 In conclusion 10 Although
@) 1 market 2 fresh 3 home 4 station 5 stalls Notes:
6 fish 7 lady 8 Sociable
1 Nowadays is grammatically incorrect because it is used
0 1 talk about 2 goi ng to 3 tell you with the present simple. Over time refers to the recent
4 what's it like 5 buy 6 mentioned 7 in all past as well as the present, so the present perfect tense
is used.
2 As a result and therefore link a cause with its effect or
consequence; therefore is used more often when what
comes afterwards can be proved, e.g. I'm allergic to
wheat and therefore I can't eat bread.
3 In particular is a linking phrase; especially is an adverb.
4 Also and as well mean the same as too, but they come
in different positions in the sentence or clause. Also
usually goes before the verb, so it is in the right position
here. As well usually goes at the end of the clause: worry
about ... as well.

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