IELTS ADVANCED

READING
SKILL LESSON 1:
Introduction to the Reading Test and Question Types
 Agenda & Materials
• Lead-in
• Introduction/Review of the IELTS Reading Test
• Action Plan for IELTS (p.30-31)
• Introduction/Review of the Question Types
• Action Plan for IELTS (p.32-33)
• Practice
• Academic Reading Section 1 (p.34-41)
The IELTS Reading Test
*Lie detector*
 The IELTS Academic Reading Test
1. There are three sections in the reading test.
2. Each section may contain approximately 900 words.
3. There are 40 questions in total.
4. In order to score 7.0 in Reading, you will need 33-34 correct answers
5. 2 passages will be followed by 13 questions; the remaining one will be followed by 14 questions.
6. You must write your answers on the test booklet.
7. You must write your answers on the answer sheet.
8. Section 1 will be a lot easier than the other two.
9. An IELTS reading passage may resemble an in-depth research paper on an academic subject.
10. Oftentimes, you may need to ignore some of the technical words.
11. One full Reading test will contain all of the IELTS Reading question types.
12. A question type will not occur twice in the same test.
 Lies detected
1. There are three sections in the reading test.
2. Each section may contain approximately 900 words.
3. There are 40 questions in total.
4. In order to score 7.0 in Reading, you will need 33-34 correct answers
5. 2 passages will be followed by 13 questions; the remaining one will be followed by 14 questions.
6. You must write your answers on the test booklet.
7. You must write your answers on the answer sheet.
8. Section 1 will be a lot easier than the other two.
9. An IELTS reading passage may resemble an in-depth research paper on an academic subject.
10. Oftentimes, you may need to ignore some of the technical words.
11. One full Reading test will contain all of the IELTS Reading question types.
12. A question type will not occur twice in the same test.
Reading strategies
A brief review
 Skills you need
• Skimming!
• Scanning!
• Understanding themes and main ideas
• Identifying views, arguments and claims
• Identifying the overall theme of the passage
 Action Plan
• Read the title and headings of the passage
• Read the questions & note the question types
• Skim the passage to get main ideas
• Read the instructions + questions
• Note the key words in the questions
• Locate key words in the passage
• Read around the key words and decide on the answer
• Check grammar & spelling
Academic Reading Section 1

Theory + Short Practices

 Reading Question Types
1. *Labeling a diagram
2. *Sentence Completion
3. *Note/Table/Flow chart completion
4. *Short answer questions
5. *True/False/Not Given
6. *Global Multiple Choice
Practice: Sentence Completion
“Power-packed fliers”
Page 34 - 35
 Answers
1 date/number 8
2 plural/uncountable noun a not enough / article unnecessary
3 comparative adjective b spelling error / too many words,
4 singular noun - wind tunnel per hour unnecessary

5 number and distance -50 kilometres c not the aim / not uncountable

6 uncountable noun - (mechanical) energy/power d not plural / these make humans

fail
7 plural noun - (flying) machines
Practice: Notes/Table/Flow Chart Completion
“Silence is not always golden”
Page 36
 Answers
9. A is a full sentence and the answer must be a power station or power stations.
B is notes and the article can be omitted from power station.
10. the world / global
11 & 12. construction workers, farmers (in any order)
13 & 14. orchestral musicians, airline pilots (in any order)
15. loud bangs
16. examples= such as
good hearing= hear well
Practice: Short Answer Questions
Page 37
 Answers
17. (in) permanent settlements
18. (central) oases
19. (artesian) wells
20. (date) palms
21. one per cent
22. what water sources +developed / what land constructions + irrigation / which crop /
how much of the water + homes
Practice: Diagram Labelling
Page 38
 Answers
23. (row of) beds
24. television (TV is wrong because it isn't in the article)
25. (two/ large) storage bins (you can add two or large but not both as this would
make four words)
26. sugar cane
27. situated high, leading off, along, in the middle of, from which, in the centre of,
in the corner, surrounding, beyond, on the outer edge
Practice: True/False/Not Given
Page 39-40
 Answers
29. in the early 1950s / the media; at the turn of the twentieth century / by 1952 /the
press; man had reached his athletic limits / room for improvement was minimal
→ True
30. in 1980/Vladimir Salnikov; Vladimir Salnikov, who in 1980; became the first man
to break 15 minutes for 1500 metres → True
31. John Landy and Roger Bannister /athletes such as Bannister and Landy / for both
men; the amateur environment in which they competed / they received no monetary
reward → False
32. Bannister's record; Bannister's record; has since been reduced → Not Given
Practice: Global Multiple Choice
Page 41
 Answers
34 B
35
A. Improvements are mentioned but only in running and swimming.
C. Young people are not the focus, although the article is obviously
encouraging.
D. A comparison is made as a supporting point, not as the main theme of the
text.
Practice Test
Reading Section 1
 (optional) Lead-in
Group discussion:
- What do you know about the Ancient Egypt?
- What things is Egypt famous for?
- What would you like to do if you had 24 hours in Egypt?

Watch this music video:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB08gwNE-d0
 Reading Section 1
Action Plan, p.96-98
• Spend 15 minutes on questions 1-13
 Answers
1 conditions
2 craftsmen and artists / artists and craftsmen
3 a secure livelihood
4 (the) Grand Gallery
5 481 feet
6 (the) Queen's Chamber
7 (two) air channel(s)
8 False
 Homework
• Supplementary Book - Vocabulary section
* Wordlist 1 - Reading (p.208)
* Vocabulary Review 1 - Reading (p.248)