PETROVIETNAM

PETROVIETNAM UNIVERSITY

ENGLISH PROGRAM
IELTS PREPARATION

Unit 1: Change and

Consequences
Lecturer :
Foreign
Language Center
Email : flc@pvu.edu.vn
Website : www.pvu.edu.vn

Objectives
Predicting in tables

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Activity 1

Room available in large, central apartment in return for looking

after pets and general duties. Must be reliable, tidy, and a nonsmoker. Would suit female student.
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Activity 1

Studio available. $400 a month, excluding bills. Twenty

minutes by train from city. Single occupant only.
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Activity 2

A Is rented accommodation expensive where you live? Why?

B How can students be helped with accommodation when they
move away from home?
C which accommodation above would you apply for? Why?
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Activity 3
Do you know the meaning of these
words? Share your knowledge with
your partner.

shared house

studio

farmhouse

house

flat

bungalow

penthouse

terraced house

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Activity 4
Complete the sentences a-g (page
6) with the words in the list.

shared house

studio

farmhouse

house

flat

bungalow

penthouse

terraced house

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Answer key
a penthouse
b house
c studio
d farmhouse
e bungalow
f terraced house
g shared house

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Activity 5
Which type of accommodation do you live in?
Make a list of adjectives to describe where you live.

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WEEK 3 HAND OUT 1

Before listening, what kind of information do you

pay attention to?

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WEEK 3 HAND OUT 1

Before listening, what kind of information do you

pay attention to?

Look at the words used in the task to help you guess the topic.
Decide who the speakers are.
Study the table carefully to work out what type of words are missing.
Note whether the columns or rows have a heading.
Note the order of the questions, i.e. do the numbers move across the rows or

down the columns?

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WEEK 3 HAND OUT 1

1 $27
4 passport
advance
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2 no booking
5 guided tour

3 Students
6 in
12

 Why did you give wrong answer:

Poor vocab.
Speaking speed
Wrong prediction
Not concentration enough

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Activity 6
What is the title for each table?
1

2
3

District

Typical style

Average price

Transport

Aberton

bungalows

180 000

Hunborough

225 000

Poor

Millview

flats

Excellent

1955

2005

Average temperature

17.4 0

4..

Annual rainfall

5..

652 mm

Bus

Train

Bicycle

Price of fare

1.50

7.

N/A

Total journeys

6.

2504

962

Male
passengers

34%

62%

Female

66%

38%

9.

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Climate change
over 50
years
Comparison of
housing by
area
Transport use
by type

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Answer key
1 Comparison of
housing by
area
2 Climate
change over
50 years
3 Transport use
by type

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District

Typical style

Average price

Transport

Aberton

bungalows

180 000

Hunborough

225 000

Poor

Millview

flats

Excellent

1955

2005

Average temperature

17.4 0

4..

Annual rainfall

5..

652 mm

Bus

Train

Bicycle

Price of fare

1.50

7.

N/A

Total journeys

6.

2504

962

Male
passengers

34%

62%

Female

66%

38%

9.

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Complete each table

with the
information below.
125,000
18.2

District

Typical style

Average price

Transport

Aberton

bungalows

180 000

Hunborough

225 000

Poor

Millview

flats

Excellent

2.20
25%

3,567

612mm

75%

good

terraced houses

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1955

2005

Average temperature

17.4 0

4..

Annual rainfall

5..

652 mm

Bus

Train

Bicycle

Price of fare

1.50

7.

N/A

Total journeys

6.

2504

962

Male
passengers

34%

62%

Female

66%

38%

9.

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Answer key
1

2
3

District

Typical style

Average price

Transport

Aberton

bungalows

180 000

1
good

Hunborough

2
225 000
terraced house

Millview

flats

Poor

125,000
3

Excellent

1955

2005

Average temperature

17.4 0

18.2
4..

Annual rainfall

612mm
5..

652 mm

Bus

Train

Bicycle

Price of fare

1.50

7.
2.20

N/A

Total journeys

3,567
6.

2504

962

Male
passengers

34%

62%

75%/ 25%
8

Female

66%

38%

25%/ 75%
9.

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Complete each table with the information below.

125,000

2.20

18.20

3,567

612mm

75%

good

terraced houses

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25%

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Activity 7
a What is the topic of the table?
b How many products are discussed?
c How many aspects of each product are considered?
d Which answers may be numbers?
Price now

Main
advantage

Second
advantage

Length of
guarantee

Main
disadvantag
e

Analogue
radio

Example:
29.99

Cheap

Excellent
3.with
expensive
systems

Service will
finish at
some time

Digital radio

1 ...

2 Lots of
..

Little or no
interference

2 years

5.is
short

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a What is the topic of the table? Analogue and digital radios

b How many products are discussed? 2
c How many aspects of each product are considered? 5
d Which answers may be numbers? 1, 4
Price now

Main
advantage

Second
advantage

Length of
guarantee

Main
disadvantag
e

Analogue
radio

Example:
29.99

Cheap

Excellent
3.with
expensive
systems

Service will
finish at
some time

Digital radio

1 ...

2 Lots of
..

Little or no
interference

2 years

5.is
short

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Which of these answers must be wrong?

a very high quality

c 35 or 55

b 210

d 3 or 4 years

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER

for each answer.
Price now

Main
advantage

Second
advantage

Length of
guarantee

Main
disadvantag
e

Analogue
radio

Example:
29.99

Cheap

Excellent
3.with
expensive
systems

Service will
finish at
some time

Digital radio

1 ...

2 Lots of
..

Little or no
interference

2 years

5.is
short

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Which of these answers must be wrong?

a very high quality

c 35 or 55

b 210

d 3 or 4 years

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER

for each answer.
Price now

Main
advantage

Second
advantage

Length of
guarantee

Main
disadvantag
e

Analogue
radio

Example:
29.99

Cheap

Excellent
3.with
expensive
systems

Service will
finish at
some time

Digital radio

1 ...

2 Lots of
..

Little or no
interference

2 years

5.is
short

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Activity 8
Listen and write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/ OR A NUMBER.
Price now

Main
advantage

Second
advantage

Length of
guarantee

Main
disadvantag
e

Analogue
radio

Example:
29.99

Cheap

Excellent
3.with
expensive
systems

Service will
finish at
some time

Digital radio

1 ...

2 Lots of
..

Little or no
interference

2 years

5.is
short

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Technique
In table completion tasks, pay special attention to the
rubric, the headings, and the numbering. Use this
information to predict the type of information which is
missing.

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Answer key
Price now

Main
advantage

Analogue
radio

Example:
29.99

Cheap

Digital radio

95
1 ...

2 Lots of
..
stations

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Second
advantage

Excellent
3.with
(sound)
quality
expensive
systems
Little or no
interference

Length of
guarantee

Main
disadvantag
e

1 year
4

Service will
finish at
some time

2 years

Battery life
5.is
short

Activity 9
Read through the table and answer the questions.
a In which order will you hear the information?
b Which answers can you predict?
old ValueCard

new SuperValue Card

Points

Standard number

Double points

Free credit period

One month

6months

Interest rate

18.5%

7%

Cardholder shopping
evenings

8..per month

Two per month

Benefits

Free delivery within

9.miles

Free delivery within 50

miles

Fee

Nil

10 ..

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Answer key
a In which order will you hear the information? The speakers
will discuss each category on the left in turn.
b Which answers can you predict? All missing information
new SuperValue Card
appears numerical.old ValueCard
Points

Standard number

Double points

Free credit period

One month

6months

Interest rate

18.5%

7%

Cardholder shopping
evenings

8..per month

Two per month

Benefits

Free delivery within

9.miles

Free delivery within 50

miles

Fee

Nil

10 ..

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Activity 10
Listen and write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS
AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer.
old ValueCard

new SuperValue Card

Points

Standard number

Double points

Free credit period

One month

6months

Interest rate

18.5%

7%

Cardholder shopping
evenings

8..per month

Two per month

Benefits

Free delivery within

9.miles

Free delivery within 50

miles

Fee

Nil

10 ..

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Answer key
old ValueCard

new SuperValue Card

Points

Standard number

Double points

Free credit period

One month

6months
3/ three

Interest rate

18.5%

7%
22.5

Cardholder shopping
evenings

8..per
month
1/ one

Two per month

Benefits
Fee

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Free delivery within

20/
twenty
9.miles
Nil

Free delivery within 50

miles
12
10 ..

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Exam listening
Section 2
Questions 11-15
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
What three kinds of people are listening to the talk?
11. .
12. .
13. .
14. What will you need to do to visit the Fieldhouse
Library?
15.What is necessary for gaining access to the library?
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Exam listening
Section 2 Questions 11-15
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
What three kinds of people are listening to the talk?
11. Full time students
12. Part - time -students
13. Distance learners
14. What will you need to do to visit the Fieldhouse
Library? Make an appointment
15.What is necessary for gaining access to the
library? (your) ID card
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Exam listening
Section 2 Questions 16-20
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
What are the two collections which have not yet been
fully moved in?
16 .
17 .
18 What is currently being built?
19 How many computer places have been installed?
20 What else can you get from the librarians if you
ask?
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Exam listening
Section 2 Questions 16-20
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A
NUMBER for each answer.
What are the two collections which have not yet been
fully moved in?
16 economics
17 French literature
18 What is currently being built? The new restaurant
19 How many computer places have been installed?
150
20 What else can you get from the librarians if you
ask? National newspapers
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Summary
In table completion tasks, pay special attention to the
rubric, the headings, and the numbering. Use this
information to predict the type of information which is
missing.

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UNIT 1

Thank you!
Lecturer :
Foreign
Language Center
Email : flc@pvu.edu.vn
Website : www.pvu.edu.vn