... of Waterfall Road and I have recently read in
the local newspaper that a shopping centre is going to be
built near where I live.
This news was rather a surprise to me. I have been living
in ... actually
only a nickname for the main bell rather than
the clock itself. The clock fi rst went into service
in September 1859. The main bell, which weighs
13.8 tonnes, is the biggest bell in ... square. It’s based on an original design dating
back to 1875, but the clock itself is relatively
new, as it was only built, and fi rst used, in 1977.
Although it doesn’t look like Big Ben, it does...
... FOR?
Insight intoIELTS has been designed as a course book for an IELTS preparation
course. However, it is equally appropriate as a self-study resource book for students
wishing to improve their IELTS ... to
understand?
IELTS
Section
3
task
-
note completion and labelling
a diagram
UNIT
7
Being aware
of
stress,
rhythm
25
and intonation
How do intonation and word
stress help us to understand?
IELTS
... detail
28
29
33
Short-answer questions
IELTS
task
-
labelling
a
diagram
IELTS
task
-
chart/table
completion
Identifying main and supporting 38
ideas
Multiple choice
IELTS
task
-
multiple
choice
IELTS
task
...
... aware of stress, rhythm and intonation
How do intonation and word stress
help us to understand?
Pre-listening
Public speakers and lecturers make use of stress, rhythm
and intonation patterns, along ... mean
exactly?
How can we interpret intonation?
People do not always say exactly what they mean. As
listeners we must learn to interpret the words people
use as well as their intonation patterns. In this ... practise the
intonation patterns which go with the signpost words. Make sure your voice rises
and falls in the right places to reflect your intended meaning.
EXTRACT 1
You can check the intonation...
... Reading
UNIT4
Writers make use of paragraphing to divide a text into manageable sections for the reader. A new
paragraph usually introduces a new point, theme or angle to the text and as a reader you ... UNIT 3
IELTS Reading
Questions 10-13
Complete the notes below. Choose ONE OR TWO WORDS from the passage for each
answer. Write your answers in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet.
For further IELTS ... multiple-choice questions in IELTS have more than four options and
you have to pick more than one correct answer. Look at the following question,
which is based on the text above.
IELTS Reading
Questions...
... passage.
Prehistoric
insects spawn
new drugs
by Steve Connor, Science Correspondent
A Insects entombed in
fossilised amber for tens of
millions of years have provided
the key to creating a new
generation of antibiotic ... strangle a bear, let
alone a five-year-old boy. I knew if I were to live to be a man,
I would have to find some protection against my grandmother.
IELTS Reading
Read the
following
extract from
a ... to
develop the antibiotics into
drugs. If any ancient microbes
are revived that resemble
present-day diseases, they will
be destroyed in case they
escape and cause new
epidemics. Drug companies
will...