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The document provides tips for improving IELTS reading skills. It explains that the IELTS reading section contains 3 long texts totaling around 2,750 words to be read in 60 minutes while answering 40 questions. It emphasizes developing reading techniques like knowing the test format, practicing extensively, focusing on keywords, following instructions carefully, and managing time well.

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Lesson 2

The document provides tips for improving IELTS reading skills. It explains that the IELTS reading section contains 3 long texts totaling around 2,750 words to be read in 60 minutes while answering 40 questions. It emphasizes developing reading techniques like knowing the test format, practicing extensively, focusing on keywords, following instructions carefully, and managing time well.

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IELTS Reading

You will need to read quickly and


efficiently, and manage your time. You
will be asked to read three different
passages and respond to related
questions in your IELTS Reading test.
The content of the Reading test is
different for IELTS Academic and
IELTS General Training tests.
Time: 60 minutes NO extra time for
transferring the answers.
The IELTS Reading test is designed to assess a wide
range of reading skills, including how well you
• read for the general sense of a passage
• read for the main ideas
• read for detail
• understand inferences and implied meaning
• recognise a writer’s opinions, attitudes and purpose
• follow the development of an argument
Academic Reading: Format
Three long texts which range from the descriptive
and factual to the discursive and analytical. These
are taken from books, journals, magazines and
newspapers. They have been selected for a non-
specialist audience but are appropriate for people
entering university courses or seeking professional
registration.
How to improve IELTS reading skills?
Six tips to boost your reading
1. Know the test. IELTS has a unique format. Prepare yourself with the
following questions:
• How many texts are there?
• What kind of texts are they?
• What skills will be tested?
• What types of questions will be asked?
• What skills do you need to answer the questions?
2. Practice makes perfect
• If you like reading, then improving your English reading skills can be
an enjoyable experience – you can sit in the comfort of your home
and engross yourself in a book. Take every opportunity to read, from
novels and blogs, to newspapers and academic journals. The more
variety, the better. Reading extensively will help you learn new
vocabulary and improve your reading speed.
3. Develop your reading technique

Many candidates find the length of the texts to be the most


challenging aspect of the IELTS reading section. With three
long texts totalling around 2,750 words, and just one hour to
read them and answer 40 questions, it’s clear there’s not
enough time to go through the texts thoroughly. So, learning
some simple reading techniques will really help.
4. Focus on keywords

Texts in the IELTS reading section are packed with lots of new
vocabulary. Don’t be discouraged. You don’t need to understand every
word, and you can always use contextual clues to guess the meaning of
a word you don’t understand.

What really matters are keywords.


Read the question carefully, and underline the keywords. Try
to predict what words or phrases will help you locate the right
part of the text. Think about other ways of saying these words.
What are the synonyms and antonyms (words with the
opposite meaning)? Try to paraphrase. For example, if the
question says ‘joint’, remember that this means ‘together’ or
‘shared’. So, if the text states that ‘he was the sole winner’,
you can understand that it was not ‘joint’.
5. Follow the instructions carefully
• If the instructions state to ‘use one word only’, make sure
you don’t write more than one word. You don’t want to
lose points for not reading the instructions properly.
• For questions where you need to fill in missing words,
make sure the resulting sentence is grammatically
accurate. Be particularly careful about singular and plural
forms.
• Also, pay attention to spelling and capitalisation!
6. Make the most of your time!
Remember, you have just one hour to answer 40 questions,
which equates to one and a half minutes per question.
Leave difficult questions until the end; you can always go
back to them later.
Fill in the answer sheet as you go, as you will not be given
extra time to transfer your answers to the sheet (unlike in
the listening section). Imagine how awful it would be to
have all of the answers, but no time to write them on the
answer sheet!

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