0 @ IELTS candidates often make mistakes when
Questions 7-10 doing completion tasks. Here are some wrong
Look at the following statements and the list of answers to Questions 11-13. Why ~re they marked
experiments below. wrong? There may be more than one reason.
Match each statement with the correct Q answer reason it was marked wrong
experiment, A- C. 11 body language two wor-ds I ~ -»01A-» I WY"O-»a
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11 nervously
7 Someone who was innocent was bla med for
something. 12 their feelings
8 Those involved knew they were b eing 12 themsleves
filmed.
12 feeling
9 Some objects were da maged.
10 Some instructions were ignored. 13 real clues
13 use
List of Experiments
A the gorilla exper iment 0 Discuss these questions.
B the experiment with children
c the TV experiment 1 How do you feel w hen someone lies to you?
1- 2 Are all lies equally wrong/ bad, or is lyin g
sometimes justified?
Exam advice Matching features
• Sometimes there are more questions than Speaking Part 1
options, so you will need to use some of the 0 Work in pairs. How much do you remember about
options more than once. Speaking Part 1? Complete the sentences below
• Quickly locate and underline the options. with a word from the box.
Read what the passage says about each option fam11tar five question three vocabulary word
carefully and match each question to one
option. 1 It can last up to ......:fiv~ ..... minutes.
2 The questions are about . . ........... topics.
3 You should aim to a n swer in two or .
Questions 11-13
sentences.
Complete the sentences below. 4 It is important to use som e topic-related
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for 5 The examiner can explain a ..................... that you
each answer. don't understan d.
6 Each . . ...... .. is based on a theme, e.g.
11 Filming liars has shown that they do not shopping.
displ ay .. .. ......... ........ behaviour.
12 Lia rs tend to avoid talking about their own 6 ~ Work in pairs. It can be useful to begin a
Part 1 answer with an opening phrase, or
'opener'. Listen to two people talking about the
13 Signs of lying are exposed in people's ..............
same topic and answer these questions.
rather than their movements.
1 How do the speakers b egin their a n swers?
2 Which speaker produces a better answer? Why?
Exam advice Sentence completion 3 How does th e opener help the better speaker?
• Copy the words you need exactly.
Don't use too many words.
• Check that the completed sentence is
grammatically correct.
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@) Work in pairs. Match each of these 'openers' (1-5) c describe what X looks like
with their function (a-e). d use words that have a similar meaning to X
e explain how X makes you feel
1 That's an interesting question. d f describe what X is used for or does
2 Let me see ... it's hard to remember ... g give a definition of X
3 I'm sorry, could you repeat the question?
4 It depends on what you mean by ... If you mean ~ (1i\ Listen to some students paraphrasing words
... ,then ... they have forgotten or do not know and answer
5 Generally speaking, I ... these questions.
a needs some thinking time 1 Which picture shows what each student is
b can interpret the question in different ways paraphrasing?
c wants to talk about what usually happens or 2 Which strategy/strategies from Exercise 7 does
what he/she usually does/feels each student use to paraphrase?
d likes the question or is amused by it
e hasn't fully understood the question
() Look at these Part 1 questions. Which one(s) can
you answer quickly without needing an opener?
Which 'openers' from Exercise 3 could you use
with the other questions?
1 Do you come from a large or small family?
2 When did you last visit relatives?
3 What don't you like about visiting relatives?
4 Who in your family has been most successful?
5 Do you think you're similar to this person?
0 page 74 Pronunciation: Sentence stress 3
0 ~ Listen to Dominic answering the questions in
Exercise 4. Which 'openers' does he use?
0 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer
these questions on friendship using openers.
1 Are friends important to you? Why? I Why
not?
2 How often do you go out with friends?
3 How do you communicate with friends?
4 What makes someone a special friend?
5 Did you have a lot of friends when you were
a child? 0 Work in pairs. Take turns to interview each other
using the questions in Exercise 4.
0 ~ Listen again to Dominic. Exam advice Speaking Part 1
1 Which of these words does Dominic not know?
a park c suburbs • Use openers to avoid hesitation and repetition.
b underground d countryside • Paraphrase when you can't think of the word (s).
2 Dominic uses other language to express the • Use stress to emphasise points or make a
~
word that he doesn't know (X). Which two of contrast.
these paraphrasing strategies does he use?
• If you don't understand a question, ask the
a state what X is not
examiner to repeat it.
b explain what X is made of
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