MINDSET FOR IELTS 3 UNIT 1 LISTENING

MINDSET FOR IELTS 3
UNIT 1 - LISTENING

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ARRANGE WORDS IN 7 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. EACH HAS THREE WORDS

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WARM UP - IELTS SPEAKING PART 1:

Do you like visiting museums? Why or why not?

How often do you go to museums in your city?

Would you prefer to live in an urban or rural area? Why?

How is life different in urban and rural areas in your country?

Are there any museums in rural areas of your country? What do they typically showcase?

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Exercise 03 - listen and fill in the blanks

1. ancient

2. prehistoric

3. objects

4. Contemporary

5. 22nd/twenty-second

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Exercise 05 - listen again - read the transcrip on page 206 and underline the synonyms for

‘thrilling journey from ancient times in the city to modern-day life and beyond’

‘how prehistoric humans used to live’

‘when London was just open countryside’

‘surrounded by fascinating exhibits – images, photos, maps and all kinds of objects from years gone by’

‘you will be transported into the final era – the 22nd century, to be precise’

-exciting visit, which … traces the history of this vast and ever-changing city

-life from the point of view of prehistoric men, women and children

-when all this around us was fields

-take in the fascinating pieces of history

-we’ll move away from our present, here in the 21st century, and head off into the 22nd

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Exercise 11: listen and find the synonyms for the underline words:

If James can’t produce a document showing his booking, what does he have to show to collect his ticket?
A. his passport
B. his debit card
C. his smartphone

The museum employee most appreciates the way the museum
A. is designed.
B. talks about the city’s inhabitants.
C. is involved in fundraising for the local community.

1 show to collect his ticket- produce in order to be able to enter, have

as proof of identity to get his ticket

passport- identification document, ID

debit card - bank card, payment card

smartphone - no obvious synonym except telephone/phone

2 most appreciates - likes the most/best, thinks is the most

important, is most impressed by, thinks is key

designed - structured, put together, connected, linked, built

talks about the city's inhabitants - shows/paints a picture of the life

of city dwellers,citizens, the local people

is involved in fundraising for the local community- does local

charity work, raises money for local causes, donates money to

worthwhile community organisations

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1 David Cotten ham 2 DV12 8HA 3 7.30 pm I 19.30 /half past seven

4 £60,000 5 244 510 6 we-move-u 7 B 8 C 9 C

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