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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION UNIT 2 READING
The IELTS Reading Test Instructions for Test Practice Reading Test 1 Reading Test 2 Reading Test 3 Reading Test 4 Reading Test 5 Reading Test 6 Fast Track Reading Learn from your mistakes How can I improve? Tips from test-takers Sample Answer Page (Listening and Reading) 2 3 4 18 30 42 54 66 79 81 82 84 85 86
APPENDIX
Answer Key: Listening
IELTS PRACTICE TESTS
6
COMPLETE READING TESTS
Topics that are interesting, durable and even controversial have been favoured for inclusion. The aim has been to encourage critical thinking and discussion in IELTS preparation classrooms. All three tests are at a level comparable to the actual IELTS but the later tests pose a slightly higher level of challenge than the earlier ones.
IELTS on Track ACADEMIC READING e-BOOK
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UNIT READING
WHAT’S AHEAD… IN THE READING UNIT
• The IELTS Reading Test • Instructions for Test Practice • Reading Tests 1-6 • Fast Track Reading • Learn from your mistakes • How can I improve? • Tips from test-takers
IELTS on Track ACADEMIC READING e-BOOK
1
Copyright © Slater, Millen
READING
Passage 1
TEST 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13 which are based on this passage.
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE
Nearly all of us know what it’s like to be put on ‘musical hold’. Call almost any customer service number, and you can expect to hear at least a few bars of boring elevator music before an operator picks up. The question is: do you hang up or do you keep holding? That may depend on your gender and what type of music is playing, according to research reported by University of Cincinnati Associate Professor of Marketing, James Kellaris. Kellaris, who has studied the effects of music on consumers for more than 12 years, teamed with Sigma Research Management Group to evaluate the effects of ‘hold music’ for a company that operates a customer service line. The researchers tested four types of ‘on-hold’ music with 71 of the
INTRODUCTION UNIT 2 READING
The IELTS Reading Test Instructions for Test Practice Reading Test 1 Reading Test 2 Reading Test 3 Reading Test 4 Reading Test 5 Reading Test 6 Fast Track Reading Learn from your mistakes How can I improve? Tips from test-takers Sample Answer Page (Listening and Reading) 2 3 4 18 30 42 54 66 79 81 82 84 85 86
APPENDIX
Answer Key: Listening
IELTS PRACTICE TESTS
6
COMPLETE READING TESTS
Topics that are interesting, durable and even controversial have been favoured for inclusion. The aim has been to encourage critical thinking and discussion in IELTS preparation classrooms. All three tests are at a level comparable to the actual IELTS but the later tests pose a slightly higher level of challenge than the earlier ones.
IELTS on Track ACADEMIC READING e-BOOK
IV
Copyright © Slater, Millen
UNIT READING
WHAT’S AHEAD… IN THE READING UNIT
• The IELTS Reading Test • Instructions for Test Practice • Reading Tests 1-6 • Fast Track Reading • Learn from your mistakes • How can I improve? • Tips from test-takers
IELTS on Track ACADEMIC READING e-BOOK
1
Copyright © Slater, Millen
READING
Passage 1
TEST 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–13 which are based on this passage.
PLEASE HOLD THE LINE
Nearly all of us know what it’s like to be put on ‘musical hold’. Call almost any customer service number, and you can expect to hear at least a few bars of boring elevator music before an operator picks up. The question is: do you hang up or do you keep holding? That may depend on your gender and what type of music is playing, according to research reported by University of Cincinnati Associate Professor of Marketing, James Kellaris. Kellaris, who has studied the effects of music on consumers for more than 12 years, teamed with Sigma Research Management Group to evaluate the effects of ‘hold music’ for a company that operates a customer service line. The researchers tested four types of ‘on-hold’ music with 71 of the