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PETROVIETNAM UNIVERSITY
ENGLISH PROGRAM
IELTS PREPARATION
Objectives
Predicting in tables
Activity 1
Activity 1
Activity 2
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
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
Answer key
a penthouse
b house
c studio
d farmhouse
e bungalow
f terraced house
g shared house
Activity 5
Which type of accommodation do you live in?
Make a list of adjectives to describe where you live.
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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
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1 $27
4 passport
advance
Foreign Language Center
2 no booking
5 guided tour
3 Students
6 in
12
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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.
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
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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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
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.
17
2.20
18.20
3,567
612mm
75%
good
terraced houses
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
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
c 35 or 55
b 210
d 3 or 4 years
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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c 35 or 55
b 210
d 3 or 4 years
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
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
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
Points
Standard number
Double points
One month
6months
Interest rate
18.5%
7%
Cardholder shopping
evenings
8..per month
Benefits
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
One month
6months
Interest rate
18.5%
7%
Cardholder shopping
evenings
8..per month
Benefits
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
Points
Standard number
Double points
One month
6months
Interest rate
18.5%
7%
Cardholder shopping
evenings
8..per month
Benefits
Fee
Nil
10 ..
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Answer key
old ValueCard
Points
Standard number
Double points
One month
6months
3/ three
Interest rate
18.5%
7%
22.5
Cardholder shopping
evenings
8..per
month
1/ one
Benefits
Fee
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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?
Foreign Language Center
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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
Foreign Language Center
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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?
Foreign Language Center
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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
Foreign Language Center
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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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PETROVIETNAM
PETROVIETNAM UNIVERSITY
UNIT 1
Thank you!
Lecturer :
Foreign
Language Center
Email : flc@pvu.edu.vn
Website : www.pvu.edu.vn