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I. Preparing to answer 2
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Look briefly at the questions. Will your knowledge of the world help
you to guess possible answers if you don’t fully understand the re-
cording? Can you predict ranges of possible answers for some ques-
tions?
(Audio 25) Now listen and answer the questions.
This is a full-length Section 4 task which uses the summary-completion
and flow-chart formats shown on pages 101-102, plus one of the multi-
ple-choice formats you looked at carlier in this unit.
SECTION 4
Questions 31-34
Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
in each space.
Photogravure was developed in the 1830s by one of the inventors of
(31)_____________. This technique could make good-quality prints of pho-
tos, (32) ____________ and works of art. The process was refined in the 1870s
and is still in use today, although only in (33)_____________workshops. The
production of photogravure images is currently (34) ________________.
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Questions 35-38
Complete the flow chart. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS in each
space.
(35) _________________ is attached to a smooth metal sheet.
The image is transferred the surface of the metal with (36)
_________________
The darkest areas of the photo are the (37) _________________ in the sur-
face of the metal.
Ink is applied to the metal plate.
(38) _________________ paper is pressed onto the plate.
The paper is carefully removed.
Questions 39 and 40
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
39. How many prints can one sheet of metal make?
A. An almost unlimited number
B. A few hundred
C. About ten
40. What is photogravure mostly used to produce these days?
A. Very large photographs
B. Expensive works of art
C. Images for special books and magazines
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Check and challenge
Talking about past experiences
CHECK
Write five ways students can prove to tutors what they have learned.
CHALLENGE
If you are or have been a student in higher education, write a short
essay about your experiences of dealing with academic staff. Answer these
questions.
• How did you choose which aspects of the subject to study?
• How was your progress assessed?
• How much involvement did members of staff have in directing your stud-
ies?
• Are there any changes which would have helped you study more
effectively?
If you have never been a student, imagine the day of a university
lecturer. What do you think he/she does?
Academic English
CHECK
Rewrite these sentences in a more academic type of English.
1. The college got off the ground in 1920.
2. The way this essay is put together isn’t great
Now rewrite these sentences in a more informal type of English.
3. The courses are of very high quality.
4. I am of the opinion that the school-leaving age should be raised.
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The exam format
CHECK
Decide whether these statements about Listening Sections 3 and 4 are
true (T) or false (F).
1. Section 3 is always a conversation between a tutor and a student.
2. Section 4 is always one person talking to an audience.
3. There are only two types of multiple-choice question.
4. In flow-chart and summary-completion tasks for Sections 3 and 4, the
exact words you need are heard in the recording
5.It’s very difficult for lower-level students to score any points at all in Sec-
tion 4.
6. In both Sections 3 and 4, you are given two pauses to read the ques-
tions.
7. At the end of the test, you have five minutes to transfer your answers to
the answer sheet
CHALLENGE Visit www.ted.com.
This website is a superb resource of lectures to watch and listen to. TED
stands for Technology, Entertainment, Deſign, but the talks cover a very
wide range of themes, some of them only loosely connected with those
areas. It offers excellent practice for IELTS Listening Section 4. For many of
the talks, you can listen with subtitles in English or in some other languag-
es, and can read a transcript of the talk.