The document provides information about the IELTS reading module. It discusses what is included in the reading test such as 3 passages from various sources on topics of general interest. It also outlines the time allowed, number and format of questions. Reading strategies are suggested such as skimming to understand main points and scanning to locate specific information. Common question types and intensive reading skills needed are described. Examples of texts used in reading comprehension are given along with summaries of the method and findings of research studies described in the passages.

1. Active Learning
Seminars
Presented by Nigel Veal

2. Please take part!

3. for the IELTS
Reading Test

4. What is in the IELTS reading
module?

5. Reading Three passages from
passages magazines, books, journals or
newspapers
Topics of general interest
At least one passage presents
a detailed logical argument

6. Time allowed:
60 minutes

7. Number of Questions:
40

8. Format of Multiple choice questions
questions
Gap-fill questions
Short answer questions
Matching questions
True/False/Not given
questions

9. Giant
Tortoise
Humans
Pine tree

10. 1. A 7. 120 years
2. C 8. 4000 years
3. organisms 9. female
4. conception 10. E
5. maximum 11. A
6. female 12. C

11. Reading Strategies

12. What successful candidates do
•SKIM the passage to get a general
understanding of the main points in the passage.
• SCAN the passage to locate the specific
information needed to answer a question.
• READ this information INTENSIVELY to decide
on the answer.

15. 1.TV schedule scan
2.Telephone directory scan
3.Magazine skim
4.Newspaper skim
5.Train timetable scan
6.travel brochure skim

16. Reading intensively

17. The reading skills you
need

18. 1. Understanding the words

19. Guessing: A useful strategy

20. Computers have been used for most
kinds of crime, including
fraud, theft, larceny, embezzlement,
burglary, sabotage, espionage, murde
r and forgery, since the first cases
were reported in 1958.

21. Computers have been used for most
kinds of crime, including ? , ? ,
? , ? , ? , ? , ? , murder
and ? , since the first cases were
reported in 1958.

22. 2. Understanding what writers
are doing.

23. describe
Writers
argue

24. Reading definitions

25. The lemming is a rodent that is closely
related to the vole and the meadow mouse.

26. Tea is the beverage that is made when the
processed leaves of the tea plant are infused
with boiling water.

27. 3. Matching information
when you read

28. Betty

29. Betty the crow

30. Project Delphis

31. Reflection

32. Orang-utan
Language Project
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33. Text 1: Crows Text 2: Dolphins Text 3: Orang-
Text 1: Crows Text 2: Dolphins utans 3: Orang-
Text
utans
Organization that carried
out the research
Organization 1 1 1
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Smithsonian
Zoology Department, Earthtrust National
City or place where
Oxford University Zoological Park
research took place 2 2 2
--------------- --------------- ---------------
City or place
Oxford Hawaii New York
Main aim of research 3 Test ability to 3 Discover if 3 Test ability to
Main aim make (simple) tools dolphins are self-
--------------- --------------- communicate
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aware

34. Text 1
Method used to conduct tests
Crows chose hook or straight wire in order to 1 lift/retrieve
……………...
container. After male crow took hook, the female bird (Betty)
bent
2 ……………. wire to make another one. Researchers gave Betty
more straight wire and in ten tests she managed to make a
nine
hook 3 ………….…….. times.
Research findings
materials
Crows able to make an appropriate tool from 4 ……………… that
they had not seen or used much, providing new evidence of
animal intelligence.

35. Text 2
Method used to conduct tests
Zinc oxide was put on sides of bottleneck dolphins and
their behaviour was filmed through a 1 one-way mirror .
…………………….
their reflection
After seeing 2 ………..………….. The dolphins moved about
a lot suggesting they had noticed the
zinc oxide/mark/zinc oxide mark
3 ………………………………………….. .
Research findings
man/humans and apes
Dolphins, like 4 …………..………….………. may be self-
aware.

36. Text 3
Method used to conduct tests
Objects were passed into the orang-utans’ cages and as they
touched a computer screen a corresponding
symbol
1 ……………….. would appear. They then learnt which of these
matched which object. If they made the
right/correct
2 ……………………… choice a bell rang and they received
a reward/rewards
3……………………………., which could be food or praise.
Research findings
ability to communicate
Orang-utans showed the 4…………………………………….. by making
connections between abstract symbols and objects.

38. for the IELTS
Reading Test

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