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WorksheetsIELTS Vocabulary - Effective communication
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins
Listen to somebody talking about learning a language and say which THREE things she had difficulty with.
vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, pronunciation, speaking, listening.
1. (a)
2. (a)
3. (a)
Listen again and find words that match these definitions.
1. changes words from one language to another (a)
2. the ability to do something without making mistakes (a)
3. something that prevents successful communication (a)
4. a person who has spoken the language from birth (a)
5. the ability to speak without hesitation (a)
6. work or carry out daily tasks (a)
Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the phrases in the box. Then complete sentences 1-8 with the correct phrase.
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Look at these answers to the questions and complete them with a suitable word. Listen to the recording to check your answers.
Well, you need to be able to put down your textbooks from time to time and forget about (1).................... That's the only way to become more (2)..................... in a language. You also need to (3).................. to (4).................. speakers of the language as much as you can.
I think the best language teachers are those who can (5)......................... another language themselves. They also need to be able to (6).................... things clearly and in a way that is easy to (7)......................
My (8).......................... language is very difficult to learn because of the (9)....................... The individual sounds are very strange to other nationalities and difficult for them to (10)............................
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Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
1. In paragraph 1, the writer uses the term 'idle speculation' to refer to the study of
why people began to use music.
where language first evolved.
when people began to talk.
how humour first began.
2. What does the writer tell us about FOXP2?
It helps prevent speech problems.
It is the same in chimpanzees as in humans.
It could have first occurred 100,000 years ago.
It could have first occurred 200,000 years ago.
3. In paragraph 2, what notion does the writer refer to as being 'rather silly"?
That language began such a long time ago.
That man could travel around the world unable to talk.
That chimpanzees may have been able to talk.
That communication between chimpanzees pre-dates man.
4. Why does the writer refer to 'lions' in paragraph 3?
To illustrate the type of communication needs faced by early man.
To indicate how vulnerable early man was to predators.
To provide evidence of other species existing at the same time.
To show the relationship between early humans and other animals.
5. Gelada baboons are mentioned in order to show that
using grooming to form social bonds limits the size of a social group.
early humans would probably have lived in groups of up to 50.
baboons' social groups are larger than those of early humans.
baboons spend 40 per cent of their time grooming each other.
Look at the following statements (questions 6-14) below and the list of people. Match each statement with the correct person or people, (A-E).
Write the correct letter, A-E, next to questions 6-14.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
List of people
A. Hauser
B. Noble and Davidson
C. Dunbar
D. Bastion
E. Falk
1. There is physical evidence of increased human intelligence up to 400,000 years ago (a)
2. In the modern world, gossiping is seen in a negative way (a)
3. Language must have developed before art and travel (a)
4.The development of human language can be gauged by studying other species (a)
5. Gossiping makes humans feel good (a)
6. The actions of early humans could have evolved into a form of communication (a)
7. The first language emerged through a parent talking to an infant (a)
8. Gossip was the first purpose of human communication (a)
9. Early humans used language to help them live together (a)
