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IELTS Practice Tests from www.IELTSPracticeTests.com GENERAL IELTS READING PRACTICE TEST Reading (1 hour) PART Question Choose the appropriate letter A-D and write it in box on your answer sheet According to the writer, what was the exhibition about? A a workshop on the newest TV and video equipment B a stunning presentation of 200 pieces of equipment C a demonstration of devices that seemed to be the latest technology D a remarkable achievement of the trendiest TV and video equipment Questions 2-4 Choose THREE letters A-G and write them in boxes 2-4 on your answer sheet Which THREE of the following does the writer highlight when describing the equipment displayed in the exhibition? A artificial intelligent devices B remote control for 3D images C a variety of wireless devices D a range of screens and monitors E analogue and digital TVs F a 3-dimensional cinema G interactive TV options www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com Tech experience of a lifetime? It was certainly ‘an enthusiastic exhibition of the latest technology’ Nevertheless, did it actually demonstrate the newest innovations in the entertainment industry? On Saturday 24th March, people were given a public demonstration of what futurists and techies would regard as a remarkable achievement on the latest trend in TV and video equipment However, in the era of high-tech innovations, this ‘technological revolution’ has succeeded in no more than its apparent enthusiasm Over 200 pieces of equipment were displayed in a large room at Brighton Gallery A range of modern design and artificial intelligence devices brightened up the event LCD monitors, flat screens, digital TV, interactive television devices, multiuse remote control, 3-dimensional images – everything would wake people up with a flashing message: ‘welcome to technological revolution’ Mr John Taylor, who was the events’ manager, said that nothing similar to that event had ever taken place in the UK before ‘Our range of products is unique No one has ever attempted to go beyond interactive TV, but I can assure you that we can offer a much better experience than that’ Yet the amount of colourful images would lead anyone to a blissful blindness The manager would emphasise such experience was a ‘memorable imagery’ since, in his words, ‘people can see that there is a selection of a countless number of TV channels available to them – they simply use their fingerprints’ One could consider his last assumption and take the opportunity to check out how many TV channels were actually available To his/her surprise, s/he would find out 120 channels This amount of channels confirmed that there were actually less options than the current channels broadcasted on a cable TV Its three-dimensional technology should also be verified According to Mr Taylor, ‘we provide the cinema experience from the comfort of your home’ In fact, they had invested a lot on a virtual reality room and its special effects would inspire many film producers However, what was supposed to be this ‘cinema experience’? Obviously a large flat screen would be found there, but its sound system would not be considered to deliver such amazement since it could reach up to the high volume of a current TV Indeed, this public event does demonstrate some advances in technology in terms of sound and image quality Nonetheless, the public should be aware of the fact that not all the latest equipment carries such innovations, which would be an illusion to those who expected the greatest experience ever Jenny Johnson is a journalist, film critic reviewer and freelance reporter for the Daily News www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com Questions 5-9 Look at the newspaper report on the previous page and at the statements (5-9) below In boxes 5-9 on your answer sheet write TRUE if the statement is true FALSE if the statement is false NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage There was a screen that showed the message ‘welcome to technological revolution’ It was the first time this event had taken place in the UK Visitors could become blind in the exhibition Mr Taylor convinced the journalist about the cinema features The writer has written quite a few articles for the Daily News Question 10 Choose the appropriate letter A-D and write it in box 10 on your answer sheet 10 From the list below, choose the most suitable feeling the writer demonstrated according to the reading passage: A scepticism regarding the technological innovation B disappointment due to the lack of equipment there C admiration for the attempt to build up a virtual reality room D sarcasm in relation to futuristic technology www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com Questions 11-18 Match the artistic activity and its respective centres to the statements 11-18 Write the appropriate letters (A-H) in the boxes 11-18 on your answer sheet NB Some of the artistic activities may be chosen more than once 11 You can find high art music in this place 12 You can improve your theatrical skills here 13 You will learn how to use modern handheld equipment 14 A range of narrative skills are developed in this centre 15 As there are different colours to choose from, you should use your imagination 16 You can hold your pencil and a first draft can then become a great picture 17 More than one language is available in this place 18 You can combine pieces of music in this venue www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com Artistic Savants Come and find out the hidden artist in you A Surreal Art School Shall we express our inner selves? Yes, you can bring your deepest and most abstract ideas into the world! Come to our weekly painting classes and learn how to use inks with the brushes so as to make the next masterpieces featured in the greatest art galleries in Europe! Even Picasso would like to see your artwork! B Dance Music Club No, this is not the latest nightclub, but it is a school for the greatest DJs who will be scratching LPs and mixing the best tunes in the trendiest parties and festivals! Here you can bring your own equipment and learn how to use every single technical device hidden in it Compose the best samples and get everyone moving with the sound of your music! C Japanese Drawings If you enjoy reading comics that have been made with manga, then you can have your hands on these drawings Our classes include an introductory lesson on the history of manga and then practice classes on manga scans and famous characters found in print cartoons Once you have developed the most relevant drawing techniques, you will surely draw your own characters! D Shakespearian Centre When you come here, you will see that ‘to be or not to be’ is not a question, but the answer to your artistic talent Yes, you can be an actor or an actress that is ready to act out and be part of any of Shakespeare’s outstanding plays Not only will you learn about dramaturgy but you will also step on the stage and let out your acting skills in front of an audience at the Globe Theatre in the end of the year! E Sublime Music Conservatory At the heart of the town, you can contemplate the most incredible pieces of classical music! Our lessons are based on a traditional syllabus which allows you to develop through a series of levels You can become a wonderful musician who will stand out and play symphonies in the most renowned orchestras An authentic repertoire of classical sheet music is available for skilful hands! F New Writers Club Come and join in a new trend of English and Gaelic writers who are willing to have their names included in the Scottish Academy of Literature! Every month, we gather together and take part in a range of talks and workshops so that we can develop our writing skills, learn new techniques and work on our dream novel and the finest compositions in prose! G Stunning Pictures Centre Have you got passion for photography? Then you are invited to learn how to use the most professional digital cameras and the latest technology available in the best photo shops! Apart from being able to make the most of your camera, you will also be given a lesson on the principles of photography Natural landscapes and portraits will certainly become an artwork in your hands! H English Poets School If you feel like unveiling the secret of the hidden poet that lives inside you, then you are welcome to learn the art of poetry in the most creative place in town! Here you can let your imagination fly away and think about an inconceivable combination of words which can shed a light on the most recent works of the English Literature! www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com PART Questions 19-25 From the list of headings below, choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph A-G Write the appropriate numbers (i-x) in boxes 19-25 on your answer sheet List of headings i Applying for multiple financial services ii Withdrawing money from your account iii Applying for a bank loan iv Opening a student bank account v Keeping track of your finances vi Upgrading your student account vii Making a deposit into your account viii Relying on cheques ix Seeking advice from our banking consultant x Going overdrawn 19 Paragraph A 20 Paragraph B 21 Paragraph C 22 Paragraph D 23 Paragraph E 24 Paragraph F 25 Paragraph G www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com Personal Banking Here is the standard procedure for applying for a student bank account A Before the contract is processed, you need to provide us with the following documents – identification card (also known as I.D card), passport or driving licence, two passport-sized photos, a statement which includes your permanent address and mailing address (if different) and your current contact details An initial deposit of £20 is also required so that we can guarantee your bank account is actually activated B Whenever you decide to increase your outstanding balance, you can check the nearest branch and stand in a queue that leads to the cashiers You can hand in cheques, cash or traveller cheques to the bank assistant Notwithstanding, make sure the amount is in sterling pounds otherwise you will be guided to the exchange currency cashier or bureau de change before your desired transaction is concluded C Should you wish to take out any cash from your current account, you may so in any ATM, cash point or cash machine available in town You may also use your debit card in any ATM throughout the world While the transaction is in progress, the amount is automatically converted into local currency Simply place your debit card in the slot available in the cash point and follow the instructions on the screen D A bank statement will be mailed to your correspondence address once a month and you shall be able to identify all the transactions that occurred during the time specified on top of the page You will also be able to visualise your outstanding debts and/or credits and consider whether any action should be taken regarding your current account This first bank statement is free of charge However, whether you require another statement, your account will be charged a £0.25 fee to cover the post expenses E Upon opening your current account, we will also provide you with an overdraft limit This is demonstrated on the right hand side of your bank statement and you may use it whenever it suits you Whether you need to withdraw the full amount of your overdraft limit, you may so Nevertheless, you should be warned that you will not be able to make any further withdrawals until you make a deposit so as to have credit balance in your current account F Whether you require a loan, you can use our application forms and have your credits analysed by a competent member of the staff Once your application is processed, the manager will send you an invitation to a short interview so as to confirm your eligibility for a loan If successful, your loan will be paid into your bank account in the next 24 hours The loan shall be paid in instalments according to the agreement previously signed G Once you have completed your degree, you will not be eligible for an undergraduate student bank account anymore Therefore, your current account will be automatically upgraded to a graduate account, which means that you will have a more generous overdraft limit and you will be able to apply for loans and mortgages that are in accordance with your financial situation www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com Questions 26-30 Look at the reading passage on the previous page Complete the flow chart below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Write your answers in boxes 26-30 Once you have your documents handed in and the contract processed, you can go to the 26.……………………… and pay money into your account ↓ You will need your debit card every time you use an 27 ………………………… so as to take cash out of your current account ↓ No 28.………………… can be made if you have an overdraft at the bank ↓ If you need to apply for a loan, you will have to pay it back in 29 ………………… ↓ Finally, you will be given a good 30.…………………… after your account becomes a graduate bank account www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com PART Stylish Male Grooming Who told you fashion and toiletries are only for women? A few years ago, a man who would go to the supermarket would glace through the aisles and find numerous shelves dedicated solely to the female consumer needs Perhaps, after looking into each shelf as if he was a modern version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, he would finally see a small selection of products for men cramped in the corner of a shelf Not only were male goods seen as if they were part of a subversive underground subculture, but the diversity of the products was also appalling to the male consumer At first, the only products accessible to them were actually aimed at women They looked for shampoos and conditioners according to the hair type, shower gels rather than bar soaps, moisturisers and cleansing facial gels despite the variety being focused on women’s skin types and facial care Since 30% of such goods were sold to men, the merchandising and marketing strategists noticed that there was a significant amount of male buyers who had turned to female products since nothing was available to them In the 1980s the rise of the ‘new man’ shed light on the media industry and contributed to the production of contemporary men’s magazines aimed at assertive but caring men The pages were full of articles on topics of interest to men – cars, motorbikes, technology – but they also featured amazing advertisements on fashionable clothing and toiletries that were addressed to the male consumer Marketing research had finally realised that there was a target audience that claimed to have their needs met by the media industry It is true that such needs had already been established by the changing society as men moved from the countryside to the bright city to become managers and businessmen rather than follow their fathers’ footsteps and work as coal miners, for example The overall good looks and the appearance of their skin, hair and nails became vital to their self-esteem and to the image they wanted to convey to others Fashion & Beauty companies opened up to this unexplored niche market and started to work on goods which would be aimed at them – a range of toiletries and grooming products, such as shaving foams, after shaves, shower gels and skin care products They may also choose a transparent nail polish for their hands and feet Inevitably, the fashion industry also considered the availability of tailor-made options as well as bespoke ones in the trendiest high-street shops in cities like London The concept was straightforward – as a man stepped onto the barber shop & clothing store, he would be able to select a shirt or a pair of trousers and had them altered especially to suit his needs As he returned to collect his garments, he would receive a face and hair treatment in the barber shop with a range of products that were aimed at his skin and hair type No one can say that men are not looked after and cared for these days www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com Question 31 Choose the appropriate letter A-D and write it in box 31 on your answer sheet 31 What you learn about the male product display in the first paragraph? A They could be found in huge shelves placed in specific aisles B They were in cramped shelves at the check-out counter in a supermarket C There was a wide range of appalling products due to its diversity D They were seen in the corner of a shelf and there were just a few products Questions 32-34 Complete the table below Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer Write your answers in boxes 32-34 on your answer sheet Clothing Toiletries & Grooming Trendiest high-street 32 ……., e.g 33 …… used at the 34 …… products, shops that are aimed having a pair of manicure and e.g shaving foams, at men trousers altered pedicure shower gels, moisturisers and cleansing facial gels www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com 10 Questions 35-40 Look at the text on page and at the statements (35-40) below In boxes 35-40 on your answer sheet write TRUE if the statement is true FALSE if the statement is false NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage 35 The ‘new man’ was a term used to describe assertive but caring men 36 Advertisements on cars and motorbikes were common in men’s magazines 37 Initially men surrendered to female products 38 Male consumers have to fit in the clothes designed by merchandising strategists 39 There are shops which have a beauty parlour for its customers 40 Bespoke options are only found in the high-street shops www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com 11 IELTS Reading Answer Sheet www.ieltspracticetests.com 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ▭ ▭ ▭ 22 37 38 19 ▭ 38 ▭ 39 ▭ 20 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 36 37 18 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 35 36 17 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 34 35 16 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 33 34 15 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 32 33 14 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 31 32 13 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 30 31 12 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 29 30 11 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 28 29 10 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 27 28 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 26 27 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 25 26 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 24 25 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 23 24 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 22 23 ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ ▭ 21 ▭ 39 ▭ 40 ▭ www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com ▭ 40 ▭ ▭ 12 IELTS GENERAL TRAINING READING TEST www.ieltspracticetests.com Answer Key PART PART Tech experience of a lifetime? Personal Banking C A/D/G (any order) A/D/G (any order) A/D/G (any order) NG T F F NG 10 A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 iv vii ii v x iii vi nearest branch / cashier ATM further / more withdrawals instalments overdraft limit Artistic Savants 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 E D G F A C F B PART Stylish Male Grooming 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 D tailor-made options transparent nail polish skin care NG NG T F T NG www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com 13 General IELTS Writing Practice www.ieltspracticetests.com Writing Task Spend no more than 20 minutes on Task We recommend 15 minutes You lost your wallet on the train No one has found it yet Write a letter to the station master of the local train station In your letter • • • Describe your wallet and what was in it Request information about their lost and found service Say what other action you would like the station master to take You should write at least 150 words 160-170 words is recommended You NOT need to write any addresses Start your letter as follows: Dear ………………………., Writing Task Spend no more than 40 minutes on this task We recommend 35 minutes Some people believe that children spend too much time doing things they like and not enough time doing school work What you think children should be doing? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience You should write at least 250 words 270-290 words is recommended www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com 14 General IELTS Writing Practice - Suggested Answers These are one of many possible ways of writing the answers to these questions There is no right or wrong answer, just correct or incorrect English! Task Dear Sir, Subject: Loss Of Wallet On The Train I am writing to inform you that I lost my wallet today (October 10, 2010) on the Sydney to Canberra train I had boarded the train from Sydney at 12:05 pm at Central station, and got down at Queanbeyan at 4:14 pm I was in the third car from the engine It is most likely that the wallet must have slipped out onto the seat from my coat unnoticed, after I took it out to pay a hawker I realized that the wallet was not with me after reaching Henderson Street It is a dark-brown leather wallet with three compartments I have my car driving licence and passport in it along with a photograph of my fiancée If I remember correctly, I was carrying AUD 500 in notes along with some coins I shall be grateful if you can forward this letter to your lost-and-found service, and direct the officials of the onward stations to urgently look into the matter I shall also appreciate being informed the moment any information about the wallet becomes available, as without the driving licence and the passport I am helpless Thanks and regards, _[your name] [Over 190 words Suggested score - Band 8.5] Task The debate over the advantages and disadvantages of the structured, formal learning systems that we put the children through has been raging ever since education institutions were first set up Are we constricting the child's innate creativity with the straitjacket of a practice that does not take cognizance of their natural talents? There is no doubt that the present education system has its inherent limitations Given the inadequate infrastructure required for "customized" education, it is a very regimented pedagogy that has evolved over time This pedagogy administers a standardized dose of learning to the entire class based on curricula prescribed by educationists This approach is blind towards whether cherubic Mary sitting in the front row likes Math or not, or whether the dreamy John sitting near the window likes Chemistry or not Is it any surprise, therefore, that given the chance, children invariably slip away towards doing things they really like, rather than doing the school work that they not? Young minds require a lot of freedom to explore the world from their own perspective The music playing from the play-station might hold to them more attraction than the set of problems they have been asked to spend time on Yet, despite all limitations, the present education system prepares children to join the mainstream of society with ease Without glossing over its flaws, the system does provide a standard measure of individual scholastic abilities, which can help decide where exactly in society each individual can fit In conclusion, a balanced approach that allows the child the freedom to their thing, but at the same time that keeps reminding them of the benefits of the education they are getting in school, might help give them the motivation to complete the school assignments in time [Over 290 words Suggested score - Band 8.5] www.AdultEnglishSchool.com | www.IELTSPracticeTests.com | www.TutorAgent.com 15 General IELTS Speaking Practice Test www.ieltspracticetests.com Hi My name is _ I’m your examiner today Can you tell me your full name please? 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