GENERAL TRAINING READING AND WRITING TEST A SECTION 1 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH IELTS 3

CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH IELTS 3

GENERAL TRAINING

READING AND WRITING

TEST A

SECTION 1: (Question 1-13) Questions 1 – 8 Look at the given five advertisements, A-E. Write the correct letter, A-E, in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet. A  International Language Centre Global Language Learning Centre Tafe International Club Francais University of Canberra B C D E Which advertisement mentions: 1 up-to-date teaching systems? that the institution has been established for a significant time? examination classes? that arrangements can be made for activities outside class? the availability of courses for school students? language teaching for special purposes? 2 3 4 5 6 Which TWO advertisement mentions: 7 a wide variety of language choices? evening classes? 8     Questions 9-13 Read the notice about road works below. In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet write: TRUE if the statement is true FALSE if the statement is false NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the notice 9 The road will be closed for two days and not re-opened until Monday. The road will be open as far as Little Street. Work on the road will continue each weekend for the next month. Temporary traffic lights will operate at intersections with Main Street. There will be bus services to the university throughout the weekend. 10 11 12 13 MAIN STREET, GATTON RE-DEVELOPMENT ROAD WIDENING TO AFFECT WEEKEND TRAFFIC AND BUS SERVICES TO THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS The next stage in the re-development of the roads in the town of Gatton will mean that Main Street will be closed between Little and Denning Streets from 6.00 am on Saturday, 12 August to 6.00 pm on Sunday, 13 August. The intersections of these streets with Main Street will not be affected. We expect that the work will be completed at this time without further disruption to traffic. Motorists should note that Main Street will be closed over the weekend during the hours indicated. No university bus services will operate through the area between Little and Denning Streets. However, alternative services will operate on bus routes 566 and 45 between Gatton Road, the town centre and the university. The Transport and Roads Department apologises for any inconvenience caused while improvements are in progress.

ANSWER KEY

1 B 2 E 3 E 4 C 5 D 6 B 7 IN EITHER ORDER A (and) B 8 IN EITHER ORDER B (and) D 9 FALSE 10 TRUE 11 FALSE 12 NOT GIVEN 13 TRUE (Note: For questions 7 & 8, both answers are required for one mark. Answers to these two questions could be in either order.)