IELTS Express Intermediate Coursebook Unit 6

ListeningIntroductionA Everything man touches he destroys.J. Krishnornurti (1895-1986)What does Krishnamurti mean?B Do you agree or disagree with Krishnamurti? Discuss your opinion with a partner.Identifying attitudeA Look at opinions a-d. Listen to these four opinions and number them in the order in which you hear them. The first one has been done as an example.Opinions Responses____a. It is the responsibility of the i I'm not sure I follow you ...government, not the individual,to protect the environment.____b. It is unacceptable to experiment on ii Absolutely ...animals.____c. People should only consume food that iii You can't be serious!is grown locally and naturally occursin a particular season._1__d. It is wrong to keep animals in cages. iv Yeah, but ...B Listen again and match opinions a-d with responses i-iv.C What is the attitude of the speaker of each response? Match attitudes 1-4 with responses i-iv.1 disagreement2 confusion3 agreement4 disbeliefD Different people will have different attitudes to the same statement, and each attitude may be expressed in different ways. Work in small groups. Can you think of different ways to express the attitudes in the table below?Agreement Disagreement Interest Confusion DisbeliefI agree ... I don't Really ! Sorry. You can’tthink so…. I don t be serious !understand ...E In your groups, discuss opinions a-d in 2A using the expressions in the table above. Identifying speakersA Classification and matching tasks where you need to match speakers to statements can be challenging because there are often three speakers. Listen to a conversation with three speakers discussing zoos and tick the box below each speaker's name every time he or she speaks. How many times does Cedric speak?Amina Dr Bannister CedricB Listen to the conversation again. Write the correct letter A-C next to questions 1-4.A.AminaB. Dr BannisterC. Cedric1 Who enjoys zoos a lot?2 Who used to sponsor an animal?3 Who talks about the destruction of natural habitats?4 Who is upset seeing animals in small cages?Questions 1-7You will hear some students responding to a survey on vivisection. Write the correct letter, A, B or C next to questions 1-7.A DawnB EddieC Fran1 Who has been ill.?2 Who is conducting a survey?3 Who supports vivisection?4 Who thinks animals should have rights?5 Who talks about advances made through research?6 Who thinks testing cosmetics on animals is unnecessary?7 Who talks about using computer simulation for research?Table completion; summary completionQuestions 1-12You will hear two students giving a talk on 'big cats’:Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.B Questions 1-6You will hear two students discussing an Environmental Studies lecture.Complete the summary below Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Factors influencing river LifeA river's speed determines which species of plants and animals can live in it. Normally, the faster the river flows, the more 1. ………………..……….. it contains. But fast-growing water is more difficult for some species to swim in.A river may pass over several types of rock. Each rock type influences both the water and the species of 2. ………………………………. it can support. For example, the freshwater crayfish needs lots of oxygen and lime to build up its thick outer skeleton; a fast-flowing river going over chalk is ideal. Man also influences river life. Some rivers are used by large 3. …………………………….. boats and have to be dredged deeply to maintain a deep channel, preventing natural development of the river bottom. Smaller boats require the removal of water plants, reducing habitat for wildlife. The wash from fast motor boats erodes the river banks, flooding animals' 4. ………………… and washing away wildlife.Finally, 5. ………………..has a great effect on river life. The most common types are: sewage, 6. ………………….. and other waste from industry, oil, pesticides and fertilizers, litter, detergents, large amounts of hot water, animal waste and dense or decaying plant growth.WritingIntroductionA 1 Match the three cities in the table below with the photos above.What do you think the weather is like in each place?2 What is the weather like in different parts of your country?How does it change throughout the year?B Study the table and line graph below and answer the following questions.1 What do the table and line graph show?2 How are rainfall and temperature measured?3 Which city has the highest/lowest temperature in a year?4 Which city is the driest/wettest on average?Using the language of trendsA To describe the information in Line graphs, tables and bar charts, you need to be familiar with the vocabulary used to describe trends. Match each arrow symbol with the correct verbs and verb phrases, and nouns and noun phrases in the table below.B To describe trends in more detail, you also need to say how much something goes up or down. You can do this by using adverbs to describe verbs, or adjectives to describe nouns. Look at the table on page 52 and complete the following descriptions of rainfall patterns in Cairo, New Delhi and Singapore, by selecting the correct option in each pair.In Singapore, the amount of rainfall drops/rises dramatically/slightly from January to February. After a slight/significant rise/fall in March, the level of rainfall increases/decreases steadily/sharply until July. Over the next three months, the rainfall reaches a peak/fluctuates sharply/slowly. Finally, at the end of the year, we can see a slight/dramatic rise/decline in rainfall in November and a leveling off/peak in December.In Cairo, the rainfall fluctuates/remains constant at 5mm per month from January to March. Itthen declines/goes up gradually/sharply to zero in July and August before decreasing/rising significantly/gradually again in the second half of the year.In New Delhi, there is a steady/slight drop/rise in rainfall from January to March followed by a dramatic/gradual increase/decrease to around 170-180 mm in July and August. The final part of the year shows rainfall falling/rising dramatically/slowly to a peak/low point of 3mm in November.C Are the following questions about the three paragraph descriptions in 28 true or false? Write T for True or F for False.1 The present continuous tense is used throughout.2 A regular adverb is formed with the adjective + ly.3 Generally, adjectives come after the noun and adverbs come before the verb.D Using the tine graph on page 52 and the model provided in 2B, describe the changes in temperature in the three cities. Use the language above, as well as phrases like there is/are ..., we con see ... and shows ... Read your descriptions to a partner, but don't say the name of the city. Can your partner guess which city each description refers to?Describing trendsA Academic Writing Task 1 questions often ask you to compare more than one graph. The following two graphs show the climate in two cities. Use the words in the box and the information in the graphs to complete the following passage. There are more words/phrases than spaces, so you will not use them all.Looking first at rainfall, you can see that there is 1 rain in Alice Springs, which is typical for a desert climate. There is about 50mm of rain in January and this falls 2 to approximately 20mm in August before 3 again to 50mm in December. Entebbe, on the other hand, has a very different pattern. The amount of rain 4 considerably over the year. In the first three months of the year, there is a very 5 increase in rainfall, 6 of about 250mm in April. This is followed by an equally dramatic drop to 7 of about 80mm in July. For the next three months,there is 8 in the amount of rain until October when it starts to 9 again.B Read the paragraph again.1 What expression is used to contrast the two cities?2 What two words are used to describe numbers which are not exact?C When describing trends, you will need to use prepositions correctly. Complete sentences 1-5 about global warming with prepositions in the box.Between by from (x2) in (x3) of over to (x2)Global warming1 Global warming will increase average temperatures…….12℃…….13.5 ℃…… the next 40 years.2 ………1980 ……….2000 there was a 150% increase ………….greenhouse gases.3 ……….1904 and 2004 there has been a rise ………….0.5℃in global temperature.4 Water levels are increasing ………………..2 cm every year.5 Temperatures fail ……………..winter and rise ……………..summer.D Look at the graph in 3A. Using the paragraph in 3A as a model, write a second paragraph to explain the changes in temperature in Alice Springs and Entebbe.You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.The graph below shows the figures for CFC emissions in four countries between 1989 and 2001. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.Write at least 150 words.。