IELTS COMPLETE 4 - LESSON 3 - READING

IELTS COMPLETE 4 - LESSON 3 - READING

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IDENTIFYING

MAIN IDEAS

Matching headings

Open Ended

What topic are the following headings have in common?

Multiple Choice

Which heading is the most suitable for Paragraph A?

• An urban plan to reduce traffic

• The background to one particular planned community

• Conflicting ideas through the history of urban planning

• Urban planning has a long and varied history

• Financial problems helped spread an urban planning concept

Multiple Choice

Which heading is the most suitable for Paragraph B?

• An urban plan to reduce traffic

• The background to one particular planned community

• Conflicting ideas through the history of urban planning

• Urban planning has a long and varied history

• Financial problems helped spread an urban planning concept

Multiple Choice

Which heading is the most suitable for Paragraph C?

• An urban plan to reduce traffic

• The background to one particular planned community

• Conflicting ideas through the history of urban planning

• Urban planning has a long and varied history

• Financial problems helped spread an urban planning concept

Multiple Choice

Which heading is the most suitable for Paragraph D?

• An urban plan to reduce traffic

• The background to one particular planned community

• Conflicting ideas through the history of urban planning

• Urban planning has a long and varied history

• Financial problems helped spread an urban planning concept

MAIN IDEAS VS. SUPPORTING IDEAS

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MAIN POINTS AND SUPPORTING IDEAS - Match up

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence does not belong as a main idea or a supporting detail?

One symbol seen often in ancient Egypt was that of the common scarab bug, a beetle found all over ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians used the symbol of the scarab as an important part of their art and religion. The scarab bug symbolized the restoration of life. The scarab was a popular design for good luck charms, for seals used to stamp documents, and placed in tombs for the afterlife. Funny how a bug that pushes dung balls became so popular. The rich colors used in the scarab design had meaning. Red signified the god, Ra, yellow for the sun and the desert, blue for the Nile, and green was the symbol for growth.

• One symbol seen often in ancient Egypt was that of the common scarab bug, a beetle found all over ancient Egypt.

• The ancient Egyptians used the symbol of the scarab as an important part of their art and religion.

• The scarab bug symbolized the restoration of life.

• Funny how a bug that pushes dung balls became so popular.

• The rich colors used in the scarab design had meaning.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is the main idea?

One symbol seen often in ancient Egypt was that of the common scarab bug, a beetle found all over ancient Egypt. The ancient Egyptians used the symbol of the scarab as an important part of their art and religion. The scarab bug symbolized the restoration of life. The scarab was a popular design for good luck charms, for seals used to stamp documents, and placed in tombs for the afterlife. Funny how a bug that pushes dung balls became so popular. The rich colors used in the scarab design had meaning. Red signified the god, Ra, yellow for the sun and the desert, blue for the Nile, and green was the symbol for growth.

• Red signified the god, Ra, yellow for the sun and the desert, blue for the Nile, and green was the symbol for growth.

• The ancient Egyptians used the symbol of the scarab as an important part of their art and religion.

• The scarab bug symbolized the restoration of life.

• Funny how a bug that pushes dung balls became so popular.

• The rich colors used in the scarab design had meaning.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

Most teenagers and young adults do not know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. It is a big decision. There are a number of things you can do to narrow the choices. For example you can take an interest test, do some research on your own about a career, try volunteer work in the field in which you are interested, or “job-shadow”, in which you spend a day with a person who is working in a field that interests you. These are just a few helpful ideas as you begin to choose a career.

• Teenagers and young adults

• Jobs or career choices

• Job-shadowing

• Volunteer work

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea?

The United States seems to be in love with the idea of going out to eat. McDonald’s is the king of a subgroup of restaurants called fast-food restaurants. Chances are, no matter where you live, there is a McDonald’s restaurant near you. In 2015, QSR Magazine ranked McDonald’s the highest grossing fast food restaurant in the United States. The fast food giant raked in more than $35 billion in sales in 2014. McDonald’s added 72 new restaurants in 2014, proving that it has no intention of slowing down. There are even McDonald’s in the Soviet Union. Have you tried their classic Big Mac sandwich?

• The United States seems to be in love with the idea of going out to eat.

• McDonald’s is the king of a subgroup of restaurants called fast-food restaurants.

• In 2015, QSR Magazine ranked McDonald’s the highest grossing fast food restaurant in the United States.

• Chances are, no matter where you live, there is a McDonald’s restaurant near you.

• McDonald’s added 72 new restaurants in 2014, proving that it has no intention of slowing down.

Multiple Select

Which two sentences do not belong as a main idea or a supporting detail?

The United States seems to be in love with the idea of going out to eat. McDonald’s is the king of a subgroup of restaurants called fast-food restaurants. Chances are, no matter where you live, there is a McDonald’s restaurant near you. The fast food giant raked in more than $35 billion in sales in 2014. McDonald’s added 72 new restaurants in 2014, proving that it has no intention of slowing down. There are even McDonald’s in the Soviet Union. Have you tried their classic Big Mac sandwich?

• The United States seems to be in love with the idea of going out to eat.

• McDonald’s is the king of a subgroup of restaurants called fast-food restaurants.

• Have you tried their classic Big Mac sandwich?

• Chances are, no matter where you live, there is a McDonald’s restaurant near you.

• McDonald’s added 72 new restaurants in 2014, proving that it has no intention of slowing down.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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Multiple Choice

According to the second paragraph, the Garden City Movement

• A. came just before the Industrial Revolution.

• B. was held back by a war and a lack of funds.

• C. resulted in cities that were larger than they had been before.

• D. was designed to combat problems caused by modernisation.

Multiple Choice

What was one aim in designing the city of Radburn?

• A. to create something totally different from cities elsewhere.

• B. to reduce the danger for families living in the area.

• C. to make sure people could park their cars close to their home.

• D. to increase green spaces by designing houses with gardens.

Multiple Choice

What do the towns of Greenbelt, Greenhills and Greendale all have in common?

• A. The residents were affected by the stock market collapse.

• B. The towns were built for the wealthiest people in America.

• C. The towns were each surrounded by natural parkland.

• D. They were all constructed in the same year.

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Luke Howard invented the term 'Urban Heat Island.'

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

City temperatures are higher than country temperatures regardless of the season.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Experts have failed in the efforts to create heat - reflecting concrete and bricks.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Atlanta has experienced more dramatic weather change than other areas of the US.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Roofs that are dark in colour help address the issue of Urban Heat Islands.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

Singapore's Supertrees are made entirely from natural materials.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN

Multiple Choice

The disigners of the supertrees originally planned to plant very tall trees.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NOT GIVEN