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Unit 6 of the IELTS 5.0+ focuses on listening and vocabulary skills, emphasizing matching and word building related to success. It includes exercises that involve listening to conversations about successful individuals and discussing factors contributing to their success. Additionally, it covers vocabulary development through word formation and usage in context.

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Unit 6 Lesson 1 - Copy

Unit 6 of the IELTS 5.0+ focuses on listening and vocabulary skills, emphasizing matching and word building related to success. It includes exercises that involve listening to conversations about successful individuals and discussing factors contributing to their success. Additionally, it covers vocabulary development through word formation and usage in context.

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Unit 6 – Listening & Vocabulary


Learning objectives  Listening – Matching, Pick from a list
 Vocabulary – Word building
 Key Vocabulary Unit 6 Being human
I. LISTENING – MATCHING, PICK FROM A LIST
1. Work in pairs. You are going to hear a conversation about successful people. Before you listen, look at
the photos below and discuss these questions.

1. What do you think has made each person successful?


2. Complete this sentence:

The key to success is ...........................................................................................................................................................

2. Read Questions 1-4 and options A-F. How many extra options are there? What words/ideas do you
expect to hear for each option?

Questions 1-4
What helped each person to become successful?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 1-4.
People
1. the film maker ............
2. the ballet dancer ............
3. the scientist ............
4. the chef ............
Reasons for success
A. a personal style
B. a lot of money
C. a relative's influence
D. an invention
E. a wise decision
F. a change of job

3. [Audio 5] Now listen and answer Questions 1-4.

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4. [Audio 5] Listen to the recording again and when you hear the speakers' questions below, note down a
few words that give you the answer. Use these to check your answers to Questions 1-4.
1. So what made him successful? uncle / film student
2. Was she very talented?............................................................................................................................................
3. So why did she do better?.......................................................................................................................................
4. Did he make a famous dish?...................................................................................................................................

Exam advice: Matching


 Read the questions and options and think about what they mean.
 You hear the answers in the same order as the questions.

5. Look at Questions 5-10 below and underline the key ideas in each question. Quickly read through the
options.

Questions 5-10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Questions 5-6
Which TWO criteria will the students use to choose a successful person?
A. age
B. gender
C. individual talent.
D. fame
E. global importance
Questions 7-8
Which TWO things do the students agree to do before they meet again?
A. write a biography
B. conduct more research
C. find photographs
D. write a talk
E. plan a seminar
Questions 9-10
Which TWO things do the students agree are linked to success?
A. wealth
B. experience
C. talent
D. effort
E. location

6. [Audio 6] Now listen and answer Questions 5-10.

Exam advice: Pick from a list


 Underline the key idea in each question.
 Quickly read through the options before you listen.
 Remember to choose two answers for each question.

7. Work in pairs. Look again at the options in Questions 5-6 and 9-10. Which three of these do you think
are most important for success?

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II. LISTENING – MATCHING, PICK FROM A LIST – PRACTICE


1. You are going to hear a conversation between two friends, Matt and Amy. They are talking about the
things that make people happy. Read Questions 1-4 in the Listening task. Then complete this
description of what you will hear and what you must do.

I am going to hear two friends called Matt and Amy having a 1 ……………………. In it, they will mention the names
of four 2 ……………………, and the things that they believe make people feel 3 ……………………. As I listen, I
must choose 4 …………………… things from the box, and write the letters next to 5 …………………… 1-4. There
are 6 …………………… things in the box that I do not need.

Questions 1-4
What do these experts say makes people happy?
Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions 1-4.
Experts
1. Richard Tunney .............
2. Martin Seligman .............
3. George Vaillant .............
4. Melanie Hodgson .............
What makes people happy
A. having an achievable ambition
B. being on holiday
C. helping other people
D. making new friends
E. planning a trip
F. having a social life

2. [Track 14] Now listen to the conversation and answer Questions 1-4.

3. You are going to hear the next part of the conversation between Matt and Amy. Look at Questions 5-10
below and underline the key words in each question. Then quickly read through the options.

Questions 5-10
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Questions 5-6
What does Amy think about personality tests? Choose TWO things.
A. They take too much time to do.
B. They are not accurate.
C. They are entertaining.
D. They are too serious.
E. They tell you unexpected things.
Questions 7-8
What TWO things make Amy happy?
A. being with friends
B. having time on her own
C. going out with her family
D. spending time outside
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E. keeping fit
Questions 9-10
What TWO things is Matt going to do next?
A. get more information
B. go to the library
C. try to find some useful books
D. take a short break
E. ask someone for help

4. [Track 15] Now listen and answer Questions 5-10.

III. VOCABULARY – WORD BUILDING


1. IELTS candidates often make mistakes in their writing when they change the form of words. Complete
this table of words related to the topic of success.

noun (phrase) adjective verb adverb


1 success successful 2 ....................................... successfully
3 ....................................... hard-working work hard
talent 4 .......................................
practice practical 5 ....................................... practically
regular 6 ......................................
nature natural 7 ......................................
8 ....................................... skilful/skillful skillfully
achievement 9 .......................................
fame 10 ..................................... famously

2. Check your answers by looking at the writing sample below.

Many people want to be successful, but it is not easy. However, a few people get to the top. Most of them succeed
because of their hard work, but in my view, they also need to be talented and have a natural ability to do something
well.

If you want to be good at something, you must practise hard and regularly. For example, international footballers have
to train for many hours every day. If a professional footballer does not train, his manager will drop him from the team.

However, talent is important, too. Although some people try hard, they do not achieve much because they are not
naturally talented. I like singing, but I will not make money unless I have a good singing voice. Similarly, if someone
wants to work in finance, they need to have good number skills.

Talent and hard work are not the only important things. As we can often improve our skills by taking courses, money
is useful, too. Luck can also help you achieve success. For example, you can be more successful in business if you
meet the right people. So there can be many factors that contribute to success.

In conclusion, I do not think you can do something consistently well if you do not practise and you are not talented.
However, some people become famous for other reasons. Everyone is different, so you cannot always say why one
person succeeds and another person does not.

Word formation and spelling


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We can change the form of words by adding a syllable/ syllables to the end of the word (called a suffix):

-ful: success  successful

There are no clear rules – each word and the words which can be formed from it must be learned individually. Some of
the most common are listed below.

verb  noun
suffix verb noun
-ment achieve achievement
-ation / -tion / -sion inform information
-er / -or research researcher
investigate investigation
adjective  noun
suffix adjective noun
-ance / -ence important importance
absent absence
-ness lazy laziness
noun  adjective
suffix noun adjective
-y sun sunny
-ful success successful
-ous fame famous
-al nature natural
noun  verb
suffix noun verb
-ise / -ize critic criticize
adjective  verb
suffix adjective verb
-ify simple simplify
verb  adjective
suffix verb adjective
-ed talent talented
-ing work hard hard-working
-able agree agreeable
-ive attract attractive
adjective  adverb
suffix adjective adverb
-ly quick quickly
-ally basic basically

3. Choose the correct word in these sentences.


1. Teachers praise hard work / hard-working and ignore laziness.
2. Some people have a natural / naturally ability to play music.
3. We had a party to celebrate my uncle's unexpected fame / famous.
4. Not all talent/ talented actors become famous.
5. Winning a sporting competition is a great achieve/achievement.
6. If you are determined to success / succeed, you will.
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7. I regular/regularly attend a choir practice.
8. Only people who are skill/ skillful can do two things at the same time.

IV. VOCABULARY – WORD BUILDING – KEY VOCABULARY


1. Each of these sentences contains a wrong word form. Cross out the word in each sentence, then write its
correct form in the crossword grid.
1. You feel a great sense of achieve when you pass an exam. achievement
2. She was a skill artist who could produce beautiful paintings.................................................................................
3. Sara Considine successful overcame her fear of spiders........................................................................................
4. People who regular take a holiday perform bette at work......................................................................................
5. People who spend their lives seeking famous and fortune are often very unhappy...............................................
6. I'd rather be really talent at one thing than just good at many things.....................................................................
7. Some people think that naturally programmes on television are boring, but I love them......................................
8. Hard work people are often happier than lazy ones...............................................................................................

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2. Complete this personal diary entry with the words and phrases from the box.

plans daily routine tried familiar fell asleep

get to the top good at key to success unexpected

Dear Diary,

It’s been another typical Monday. The same 1 …………………………. I got up and went to work, where I had to deal
with the same old problems and talk to the same old 2 ………………………… faces. After work, I went for a walk in
the park, and then came home again, where I was so tired I 3 ………………………… as soon as I sat down. As usual,
nothing 4 ………………………… or exciting happened. My life is so boring. I don’t have any hobbies and I rarely
see my friends. Perhaps I should change. Everyone says that ambition is the 5 …………………………. If I 6
………………………… harder at word, perhaps I could 7 …………………………. Or perhaps I should make some
8 ………………………… and look for another job. The problem is that I don’t seem to be very 9
…………………………anything else. Oh well, it’s time for bed now. Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day.

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KEY VOCABULARY

EXTRA VOCABULARY

Word Meaning – Example

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