The document provides tips for tackling the IELTS reading matching headings questions, emphasizing the need for understanding general information in passages. Key strategies include effective skimming and scanning, focusing on overall meaning rather than unfamiliar words, and managing time efficiently. It also advises against reading headings first and highlights the resources offered by Linguasoft Edutech for English test preparation.

1. IELTS Reading Matching Headings Tips
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2. Purpose of IELTS Reading Matching
Headings Tips
• The purpose of the IELTS reading
matching heading questions is to
test the ability of the test takers to
understand general
information. The test takers are
required to read the passages and
then decide which headings is the
right choice for each paragraph.
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3. Do Skimming and Scanning correctly
• When you are doing
skimming and scanning,
ensure you do not miss out
essential information, just to
save time. The purpose of
these techniques should be
to understand the core of the
paragraphs, without reading
word-for-word.
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4. Don’t Focus on Unfamiliar words
• Even if you come across
an unfamiliar or unknown
word in Matching
Headings task, do not
worry about it. Your focus
is just to understand the
overall meaning of the
paragraph and not words.
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5. Don’t apply previous knowledge
• Chances are there you may
get familiar paragraphs. In
that case, do not feel
tempted to mark the
answers just because you
have read or practiced
them before, but always
read carefully and then
mark the answers.
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6. Manage time
• Time management is the key.
In order to complete
matching heading questions
on time, learn to manage
time for different paragraphs
and headings. Do not spend
too much time on single
question because this way,
you will not get time to
attempt remaining questions.
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7. Do not read headings first
• Matching Headings test
the ability of the test
takers to find main idea
and not specific
information. Instead,
you can read paragraphs
to understand their
meaning.
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8. Train Yourself for IELTS with
LinguaSoft EduTech
• LinguaSoft EduTech has come up with a range
of English learning and test preparation
products to help learners improve their
listening, reading, writing and speaking
abilities. Our various English learning
software are based on the principles of
‘Natural Immersion Program’.
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