IELTSGeneralTrainingReadingTaskType5(MatchingHeadings) teachersnotes

Description Anactivitytointroducehowtochooseheadingsforparagraphsofatext,focusingonforming amainideausinglanguagestudentsunderstandandignoringunknownwords Timerequired: Additional materials required: Aims: 50minutes none

tointroduceamethodfortasktype5whichencouragesstudentsto formmainideasaboutparagraphsusingthelanguagetheyare familiarwith. toencouragethemtofocusonwhattheydoknowratherthanwhat theydont.

Procedure 1. Handoutthesampletaskandthereadingtexttostudents.Directstudentstothe instructions.HandouttheworksheetandstudentscompleteExercise1,referringtothe sampletaskandtextasnecessary.Wholeclasscheck. Studentsskimthetext,spendingnomorethan3minutesdoingthis,butmakingsure theyreachtheend.Encouragestudentstolettheireyespassquicklyoverthetext,and toreadthefirstandlastsentencesofeachparagraphratherthanthewholeofeach paragraph.Elicitwhatthetextisaboutingeneral. Studentsskimtheheadings.Askstudentsiftheythinktheexactsamewordswillbe usedinthetextasintheheadings.Elicitthattheywontbeexactlythesamesothat theywillneedtolookforparaphrasing. Explaintheprocedureforthistasktype.Studentsshouldskimreadeachparagraphat atimeandfocusonthepartstheyunderstandtoformamainidea.Theyshouldthen comparetheirideatothelistofheadings.Pointoutthattherewillbemanyunknown wordsinIELTSReadingandthattheydonthavetounderstandeveryword. Emphasizethattheyshouldtrynotbedistractedbyunknownwordsasthesearenot usuallyneededtocompletethetask. TellstudentsthattheydonthavetostartwithparagraphAorheadingi,butinstead withanythattheyfindeasy.Ifstudentsdontfindanyeasy,directthemtoparagraphG asitcontainsonlyonesentenceandistheconclusion.Studentsrereadtheparagraph andskimthelistofheadingsagain.Askthemtochooseaheadingforit.Ifstudentsare stillunsure,writehowlongwillitbebeforeasapromptontheboard.Encourage

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studentstochooseaheadingandwriteitnexttoparagraphGeveniftheyarenotsure thatitiscorrect,andthenmoveon. 6. 7. AskstudentstorereadparagraphAandtodecidewhatthemainideais. Studentscomparetheirideasinpairsandchooseaheadingtogether.Monitorandsee howmanyhavechosenthecorrectone.Nowreferstudentstoexercise2,which containsthecluewordsineachparagraphandcanhelpthemfindthecorrectheading. CheckthatstudentshavenowfoundthecorrectheadingforparagraphA.Pointout that: tofindtheanswertheyonlyneedtounderstandpartoftheparagraph(asin exercise2) theyshouldignoreunknownwords,whichareprobablynotneeded thelanguageintheessentialpartoftheparagraphwhichgivesthemtheansweris usuallynottoodifficult 9. Studentscontinueinthesameway,usingexercise2toguidethem.Ifstudentswantto trywithouttheworksheet,theycandosoandthenuseitasawayofcheckingtheir answersattheend. Holdawholeclasscheckofanswerswithstudentsexplainingwhytheychosethe headingbyreferringtothetext. Afinalstepcouldbeforstudentstoputawaythetextandtask,andtelltheirpartner everythingtheyhaveunderstoodandrememberedfromthetext.Thisshouldhelpthem torealisethatevenwithsomanyunknownwords,theycanstillunderstandthemain pointsofatext.Askstudentstorecaptheprocedureforthistasktype.

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IELTSGeneralTrainingReadingTaskType5(MatchingHeadings) answerkeys
KeytoExercise1 1. Whatisaheading?Whatisitspurpose? Aheadinggivesyouanideawhatatextorapartofatextisabout.Itspurposeisto giveyouthisinformationbeforeyoureadsothatyouknowwhattoexpect. 2. Whichparagraphdoyounotneedtofindaheadingfor?Whatshouldyoudowith headingix? YoudonotneedaheadingforparagraphCsocrossoutthisheadingix. N.B.Theremaynotbeanexampleinalltasks. 3. Canyouusetheheadingsmorethanonce?No,eachheadingmustonlybeusedonce. 4. Howmanyparagraphsarethere?Howmanyheadingsarethere?Whatdoesthis mean? Therearesevenparagraphsandnineheadings,soyouwillnotneedtousetwo headings. N.B.Inthistasktype,candidatesareusuallyaskedtomatchnomorethansevenor eightheadings,andtheremaybeuptothreeheadingsthatarenotneeded.

KeytoSampleTask 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. v//Splitlocationfornewspaperproduction vii//Gettingthenewspapertotheprintingcentre iv//TheLGVsmainfunctions i//Robotsworkingtogether viii//Controllingtherobots iii//Lookingahead

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IELTSGeneralTrainingReadingTaskType5(MatchingHeadings) StudentsWorksheet Exercise1

1. Whatisaheading?Whatisitspurpose? 2. Whichparagraphdoyounotneedtofindaheadingfor?Whatshouldyoudowith headingix? 3. Canyouusetheheadingsmorethanonce? 4. Howmanyparagraphsarethere?Howmanyheadingsarethere?Whatdoesthis mean?

Exercise2
ParagraphA journalistsworkingontheupperfloorsandprintingpressesgoingonthegroundfloor. atotallydifferentbuildingormaybeevenadifferentcity. compiledintheheartofthecitybutprintedfarawayinthesuburbs ParagraphB transmittedelectronicallyfromtheprepresscentretotheprintingcentre delivers aresent ParagraphD theLGVsareprogrammedtogoabouttheirwork TheLGVscollectandtakethem TheSydneyLGVsmovebusilyaroundthepressroomfulfillingtheirtwokeyfunctions tocollect ParagraphE Thenoneoffourrobotsmovesin. AnLGVanotherLGV ParagraphF Thecompanyhaschosenalaserguidefunctionsystemforthevehicles ifyouwanttochangetheroutes,youcanworkoutanewrouteonyourcomputerand layitdownforthemtofollow.

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IELTSGeneralTrainingReadingTaskType5(MatchingHeadings) SampleTask
Questions2732 ThetexthassevenparagraphsAG. ChoosethecorrectheadingforparagraphsA,BandDGfromthelistofheadingsbelow. Writethecorrectnumber,iix,inboxes2732onyouranswersheet.

ListofHeadings i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix Robotsworkingtogether PreparingLGVsfortakeover Lookingahead TheLGVsmainfunctions Splitlocationfornewspaperproduction Newspaperssupersededbytechnology Gettingthenewspapertotheprintingcentre Controllingtherobots Bewareofrobots!

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ParagraphA ParagraphB Example ParagraphC ix

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ParagraphD ParagraphE ParagraphF ParagraphG

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ROBOTSATWORK
A Thenewspaperproductionprocesshascomealongwayfromtheolddayswhenthepaper waswritten,edited,typesetandultimatelyprintedinonebuildingwiththejournalistsworking ontheupperfloorsandtheprintingpressesgoingonthegroundfloor.Thesedaystheeditor, subeditorsandjournalistswhoputthepapertogetherarelikelytofindthemselvesinatotally differentbuildingormaybeeveninadifferentcity.Thisisthesituationwhichnowprevailsin Sydney.Thedailypaperiscompiledattheeditorialheadquarters,knownastheprepress centre,intheheartofthecity,butprintedfarawayinthesuburbsattheprintingcentre.Here humanbeingsareintheminorityasmuchoftheworkisdonebyautomatedmachines controlledbycomputers. B Oncethefinishednewspaperhasbeencreatedforthenextmorningsedition,allthepages aretransmittedelectronicallyfromtheprepresscentretotheprintingcentre.Thesystemof transmissionisanupdateonthesophisticatedpagefacsimilesystemalreadyinuseon manyothernewspapers.Animagesetterattheprintingcentredeliversthepagesasfilm. Eachpagetakeslessthanaminutetoproduce,althoughforcolourpagesfourversions, onceeachforblack,cyan,magentaandyellowaresent.Thepagesarethenprocessedinto photographicnegativesandthefilmisusedtoproducealuminiumprintingplatesreadyfor thepresses. C AprocessionofautomatedvehiclesisbusyatthenewprintingcentrewheretheSydney MorningHeraldisprintedeachday.Withlightsflashingandwarninghornshonking,the robots(togivethemtheircorrectname,theLGVsorlaserguidedvehicles)lookforallthe worldlikeenthusiasticmachinesfromasciencefictionmovie,astheyfollowtheirown randompathsaroundtheplantbusilygettingonwiththeirjobs.Automationofthiskindis nowstandardinallmodernnewspaperplants. Therobotscandetectunauthorised personnelandalertsecuritystaffimmediatelyiftheyfindanintrudernotsurprisingly,tall talesarealreadybeingtoldaboutthemachinesstartingtotakeonpersonalitiesoftheirown. D Therobotsprincipaljob,however,istoshiftthenewsprint(theprintingpaper)thatarrivesat theplantinhugereelsandemergesattheotherendsometimelaterasnewspapers.Once thesizeofthedayspaperandthepublishingorderaredeterminedatheadoffice,the informationispunchedintothecomputerandtheLGVsareprogrammedtogoabouttheir work.TheLGVscollecttheappropriatesizepaperreelsandtakethemwheretheyhaveto go.WhenthepressneedsanotherreelitscomputeralertstheLGVsystem.TheSydney LGVsmovebusilyaroundthepressroomfulfillingtheirtwokeyfunctionstocollectreelsof
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newsprinteitherfromthereelstrippingstations,orfromtherackedsuppliesinthenewsprint storagearea.Atthestrippingstationthetoughwrappingthathelpstoprotectareelofpaper fromroughhandlingisremoved.Anydamagedpaperispeeledoffandthereelisthen weighed. E Thenoneofthefourpasterrobotsmovesin.Specificallydesignedforthejob,ittrimsthe paperneatlyandpreparesthereelforthepress.Ifrequiredthereelcanbeloadeddirectly ontothepressifnotneededimmediately,anLGVtakesittothestoragearea.Whenthe presscomputercallsforareel,anLGVtakesittothereelloadingareaofthepresses.Itlifts thereelintotheloadingpositionandplacesitinthecorrectspotwithcompleteaccuracy.As eachreelisusedup,thepressdropstheheavycardboardcoreintoawastebin.Whenthe binisfull,anotherLGVcollectsitanddepositsthecoresintoashredderforrecycling. F TheLGVsmoveatwalkingspeed.Shouldanyonestepinfrontofoneorgettooclose, sensorsstopthevehicleuntilthepathisclear.Thecompanyhaschosenalaserguide functionsystemforthevehiclesbecause,astheprojectdevelopmentmanagersaysThe beautyofitisthatifyouwanttochangetheroutes,youcanworkoutanewrouteonyour computerandlayitdownforthemtofollow.WhenanLGVsbatteriesrunlow,itwilltake itselfofflineandgotothenearestbatterymaintenancepointforreplacementbatteries.And allthisisachievedwithabsoluteminimumhumaninputandamuchreducedriskofinjuryto peopleworkingintheprintingcentres. G Thequestionnewspaperworkersmustnowask,howeveris,howlongwillitbebeforethe robotsarewritingthenewspapersaswellasrunningtheprintingcentre,churningoutthe latesteditioneverymorninganddistributingthepaperstosalesoutlets?

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