IELTS / Reading Here, we continue our search for answers. https://player.vimeo.com/video/299317939The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 4 / Lesson 6: Searching for Questions in Paragraph B Here, we continue our search for answers. The passage …
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IELTS / Reading Knowing how the IELTS creates these questions will help you find them more quickly. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 4 / Lesson 4: Preparing Questions & Deciding Where to Search Knowing how the IELTS creates these questions will help you find them more quickly.
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IELTS / Reading Sometimes you have a notice how the IELTS is hiding similar ideas with changes to grammar or sentence structure. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 1 / Lesson 3: Flips in Logic Sometimes you have a notice how the IELTS is hiding similar ideas with changes to grammar …
IELTS / Reading There is more to paraphrasing than just asking, “do these words mean the same thing”. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 1 / Lesson 2: The meaning of “Paraphrase” in the IELTS There is more to paraphrasing than just asking, “do these words mean the same thing”.
IELTS / Reading Understanding what Chris means by the term “part” will help you in your analysis of IELTS Reading Questions. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 1 / Lesson 1: The meaning of “Part” in the IELTS Understanding what Chris means by the term “part” will help you in your …
IELTS / Reading With our last paragraph, we can make our final choices for answers with confidence! https://player.vimeo.com/video/296533502The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 4 / Lesson 10: Continuing the Search in Paragraph E With our …
IELTS / Reading The more paragraphs we search, to more confident we often get with our answers. https://player.vimeo.com/video/296528419The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 4 / Lesson 9: Continuing the Search in Paragraph D The more …
IELTS / Reading Sometimes clues can be scattered throughout a paragraph, not just in one sentence. https://player.vimeo.com/video/296110260The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 4 / Lesson 8: Continuing the Search in Paragraph B Sometimes clues can …
IELTS / Reading Sometimes, even when we don’t find answers in a paragraph, that’s not a bad thing! https://player.vimeo.com/video/296100440The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 4 / Lesson 7: Continuing the Search in Paragraph F Sometimes, …
IELTS / Reading Here, we see how we may have to deal with ‘uncertainty’ in answering questions. https://player.vimeo.com/video/295676528The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 4 / Lesson 6: Continuing the Search in Paragraph A Here, we …
IELTS / Reading DIRECTIONS Which word (or words) in the paragraph could be a paraphrase of the word in the question? Select a word in the paragraph you think is a possible paraphrase for the word in “quotation marks”. Click “Check” to see if that word is a possible paraphrase. The question will tell you how …
IELTS / Reading PART 3: When do we add an extra syllable? When the verb ends with the letter “t” or “d,” the rules change! We add the syllable if the verb ends with the letters “t” or “d.” Want is one syllable → wanted is two syllables, and it is pronounced /wantɪd/[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://portlandenglish.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ol-ed5a.mp3″] Accept is two syllables → accepted is three syllables, and it is …
IELTS / Reading PART 2: When do we pronounce –ed as /t/ or /d/? We pronounce –ed as /t/ if the last sound of a verb is unvoiced. Help → helped is pronounced /helpt/[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://portlandenglish.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ol-ed3a.mp3″] Ask → asked is pronounced /askt/[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://portlandenglish.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ol-ed3b.mp3″] Fix → fixed is pronounced /fixt/[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://portlandenglish.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ol-ed3c.mp3″] Stop → stopped is pronounced /stopt/[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://portlandenglish.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ol-ed3d.mp3″][/column][column size=”1/2″] We pronounce –ed as /d/ if the last …
IELTS / Reading PART 1: Voiced and unvoiced sounds When we make an unvoiced sound,we don’t use our voice. Put your fingertips on your throat and say /p/- the last sound of verbs like help, stop, and hope.You won’t feel anything, because you don’t use your voice to make /p/, do you? The /p/ is an unvoiced sound. Some …
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IELTS / Reading Like other Matching questions, preparing these types of questions are simpler than others, but may require more time to prepare. https://player.vimeo.com/video/289533345The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 2 / Lesson 7: Sentence Endings …
IELTS / Reading Because these questions have more words than any other type of question, you’ll want to practice highlighting these questions! Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 2 / Lesson 6: Multiple Choice Questions Because these questions have more words than any other type of question, you’ll want to practice …
IELTS / Reading This is one of the simpler types of questions to highlight. https://player.vimeo.com/video/289373603The passage in this lesson (The Global Glider, iD Magazine, December 2012) is used with permission. Module Content Expand All | Collapse All STEPS Status Reading 2 / Lesson 5: Matching Headings to Paragraphs Questions This is one of the simpler …
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