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IELTS Academic Volume 2

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Section 1 : Questions 1-10

Questions 1-4

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Circle the correct letters A-C.

Example

Which course is the man interested in?

A. English

B. Mandarin

C. Japanese

1

What kind of course is the man seeking?

A Daytime
B Evenings
C Weekends

2

How long does the man want to study?

A 12 weeks
B 6 months
C 8 months

3

What proficiency level is the student?

A Beginner
B Intermediate
C Advanced

4

When does the man want to start the course?

A March
B June
C September

Questions 5-10

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Complete the form.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Language Centre

Client Information Card

Name: Richard 5

E-mail address: 6 @hotmail.com

Date of birth: 7 1980

Reason for studying Japanese: 8

Specific learning needs: 9

Place of previous study (if any): 10

Section 2 : Questions 11-20

Questions 11-12

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Complete the sentences below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer

The story illustrates that dogs are 11 animals.

The people of the town built a 12 of a dog.

Questions 13-20

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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

TYPE OF WORKING DOG	ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE JOB	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sheep dogs	Smart, obedient	Herd sheep and 13 them
Guide dogs	Confident and 14	Training paid for by 15
Guard dogs and 16 dogs	Tough and courageous	Dogs and trainers available through 17
Detector dogs	Need to really 18	In Sydney they catch 19 a month
Transport dogs	Happy working 20	International treaty bans huskies from Antarctica

Section 3 : Questions 21-30

Questions 21-23

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Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.

Braille - a system of writing for the blind

Louis Braille was blinded as a child in his 21
Braille invented the writing system in the year 22
An early writing system for the blind used embossed letters.
A military system using dots was called 23

Questions 24-27

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Circle the correct letters A-C.

24

Which diagram shows the Braille positions?

oooo oooo oooo	oo oo oo	ooo ooo
A	B	C

A A
B B
C C

25

What can the combined dots represent?

A both letters and words
B only individual words
C only letters of the alphabet

26

When was the Braille system officially adopted?

A as soon as it was invented
B two years after it was invented
C after Louis Braille had died

27

What is unusual about the way Braille is written?

A It can only be written using a machine.
B The texts have to be read backwards.
C Handwritten Braille is created in reverse.

Questions 28-30

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Section 4 : Questions 31-40

Questions 31-35

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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS and/ or A NUMBER for each answer

Question:

Can babies remember any 31 ?

Experiment with babies:

Apparatus:

baby in cot

colourful mobile

some 32

Re-introduce mobile between one and 33 later.

Table showing memory test results

Baby’s age	Maximum memory span
2 months	2 days
3 months	34
21 months	several weeks
2 years	35

Questions 36-40

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Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR NUMBER for each answer

Research questions:

Is memory linked to 36 development?

Can babies 37 their memories?

Experiment with older children:

Stages in incident:

a) lecture taking place

b) object falls over

c) 38

Table showing memory test results
Age	% remembered next day	% remembered after 5 months
Adults	70%	39
9-year-olds	70%	Less than 60%
6-year-olds	Just under 70%	better than 40

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