IELTS: Reading
Objectives: The exercise helps students:
- understand the true, false and not given type questions in the IELTS
- develop strategies for tackling True/ False/ Not Given type questions
- understand and tackle text summaries
- read without focusing on vocabulary
- increase reading speed
The exercise may be used or adapted with a range of levels and several times with the same class.
Materials: (see related pages below) the materials consist of:
- a reading text from The Guardian Weekly*
- an exercise on true, false and not given, of which there are three versions
- a summary exercise
- a vocabulary exercise
- an explanation of false, not given in true, false, not given
- strategies to help students tackle true, false, not given exercises
Related Resources
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IELTS reading: answer key
Answer key for the Guardian Weekly reading and exercises.
Type: General lesson plan
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IELTS reading: text and exercises
A reading text from the Guardian Weekly, plus exercises.
Type: General lesson plan
IELTS reading 1: methodology
Help students to prepare for the academic reading component of the IELTS exam.
IELTS reading 2: 'false' and 'not given' explanation
Author: Sam McCarter Type: Teaching notes
Help students to prepare for the academic reading component of the IELTS exam.
IELTS reading 3: 'false' and 'not given' strategies
Author: Sam McCarter Type: Teaching notes
Help students to prepare for the academic reading component of the IELTS exam.
IELTS reading 4: paragraph headings
Author: Sam McCarter Type: Teaching notes
Help students to prepare for the academic reading component of the IELTS exam.
IELTS reading 5: reading test 1
Author: Sam McCarter Type: Teaching notes
Help students to prepare for the academic reading component of the IELTS exam.
IELTS reading: Academic reading viewpoint yes/no task
Some kind of viewpoint question will always come up in the exam. Here are some top tips and a lesson plan to help prepare your students for this.
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Readers' comments (7)
kapan teacher | Tue, 8 May 2012 11:49 pm
I couldn't find the original article on this onestopenglish page, but I searched the Guardian Weekly and I believe this is the article that the questions relate to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/feb/26/italy.arts?INTCMP=SRCH
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Claire Q | Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:45 am
I cannot open the actual text for some reason - is there any way that someone could put it into a format that I can download please?
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Anonymous | Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:24 pm
It was to prove inspired, - this is the beginning of the 2nd paragraph in reading 1 in IELTS test 1. Please! If anyone could explain the meaning !!! 'was to prove + adjective ' ?
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Anonymous | Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:59 pm
can i hav copy >>plaes
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Khan | Sun, 30 Oct 2011 3:58 pm
useful
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Anonymous | Fri, 7 Jan 2011 1:49 am
it is very useful. I love it.
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sally2 | Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:28 am
An excellent lesson. I'm going to use it as a pre-exam reading exercise.
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