READING QUESTION TYPE 1: NOTE COMPLETITION

Tips:
- (1) Read the title of the note  scan to locate the parts containing this information in the
passage.
- (2) Identify key words in the question
- (3) Read carefully the parts that you have located in step (1) to find the synonyms of the key
words in (2), the answer will be around these words.
*** The answers may not come in passage order

SCANNING – Fast reading for details

SKIMMING – Fast reading for general ideas

Practice – Handout
Drug (n): thuốc
Patient (n): người bệnh
Bleed (v): chảy máu  blood (n)
Brain (n): não
Effect (n)  affect (v): ảnh hưởng, tác động
Educated (a): có học thức, được giáo dục
Governer (n): thống đốc, thị trưởng
Minister (n): bộ trưởng
Day care center (n): trung tâm chăm sóc trẻ (vd: mẫu giáo...)

KEY GRAMMAR:
Present simple and present continuous

COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY IELTS CANDIDATES:

Present simple vs. Present continuous:
 verbs of feeling, opinion in continuous form
E.g. Most people are thinking that money is important.  think
Many people are believing ...  believe
 lack of auxiliary verb in continuous form
E.g. Tourism bring us ...  is bringing...
 Be + Vinf in continuous form
E.g. Most countries are encourage ...  are encouraging