Complete IELTS 6.5-7.5

1. Unit 2 Reading
Melinda

2. Complete this passage with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets.
Since it first opened in 1989, St Darrren‘s College _______(have) a chequered history. The first five
years _____ (be) slow in terms of student numbers, but after they _______(receive) an excellent
report in 1994, the number of students applying to college ______(rise), and ________(continue) to
do so each year for the next eight years. However, in 2002, the college ______(see) a 30% increase
in rent. Nobody at the college _______ (predict) this, and they ______(have to) increase fees. As a
result, in 2003, student numbers, which _______(rise) consistently each year since 1994, suddenly
______ (stagnate). They then ______(start) to fall. By 2007, student numbers _______(fall) to less
than 100. The following year, with applications at an all time low, the college ______ (shut) down.
In 2010, the local council _______(take) over the building, and ______(start) offering vocational
courses. Since then, St Darren’s College ______(go) from strength to strength.

3. My color personality test

4. Section 3
Reading
• usually the most difficult
• contains research-based arguments
and a range of views
• key stages of research
① hypothesis
② method
③ experiment
④ results
⑤ findings
⑥ conclusions

5. NAME TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO YOU
THINK WOULD BE INTERESTED IN READING
IT, AND EXPLAIN WHY

6. Name tw o groups of people who you think
would be interested in reading it, and explain
why
A. Teachers/parents, because they would like some
children to learn things in the best way possible;
B. Other psychologists, because they may be interested in
researching it

7. MATCHING
HEADINGS
The aim is to test your ability to identify main
idea or purpose of each paragraph.

8. Useful Tips
• There MUST be clear evidence in the
passage to justify your choices.
• The list of headings contain
distractors. They will often contain
words or ideas which refer to or are
reflected in part of a section, but
which don’t summarize the whole
section.

9. Answering
strategy:
① Look through the list of headings.
② Read the first paragraph. Don't pay much attention to
details, just get the general idea of it. You can ask
yourself: "What does author want to tell me in this
paragraph?" or "How would most likely this text be
called if I saw it in the newspaper?". These questions
will help you to think in the right direction.
③ Read the headings list attentively and choose the best
match.
④ If you don't see a match, move on to the next
paragraph.
⑤ If you are unsure about the right match (you think
that paragraphs A and D are OK), write down all
possible answers. Don't guess yet! Maybe some of
your choices will be crossed out later.
⑥ Move on to next paragraph and repeat this strategy.