Cambridge IELTS General Training 3 Reading Test A Answers with Explanation /Language courses, MAIN STREET, GATTON RE-DEVELOPMENT,ASHWOOD COLLEGE,THE TOTARA LANGUAGE INSTITUTE NEW ZEALAND, Coal

Cambridge IELTS General Training 3 Reading Test A Answers with Explanation

Language courses

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
1	B	up-to-date, teaching systems	Advertisement B	"LATEST METHODS = up-to-date teaching systems."
2	E	established, for a significant time	Advertisement E, first bullet point	"more than 24 years’ experience = established for a significant time."
3	E	examination classes	Advertisement E, second bullet point	"Test preparation = examination classes."
4	C	arrangements, activities outside class	Advertisement C, point no. 3	"Study Tours Available = arrangements for activities outside class."
5	D	courses for school students	Advertisement D, point no. 3	"High School Crash Course = courses for school students."
6	B	language teaching, special purposes	Advertisement B	"BUSINESS, HOSPITALITY OR TRAVEL = special purposes."
7	A, B	wide variety, language choices	Advertisements A and B	"*Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Indonesian, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian = a wide variety of language choices." "CHOICE OF 9 LANGUAGES = a wide variety of language choices."
8	B, D	evening classes	Advertisements B and D	"DAY AND EVENING COURSES = day and evening classes." "morning or evening = day and evening classes."

MAIN STREET, GATTON RE-DEVELOPMENT

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
9	FALSE	road, will be closed, two days, not re-opened, until Monday	First paragraph	"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 6am on Saturday, 12 August to 6pm on Sunday, 13 August. The intersections of these streets with Main Street will not be affected." So, the road will be closed for two days and re-open from Sunday evening, not Monday.
10	TRUE	road, will be open, as far as, Little Street	First paragraph	"The intersections of these streets with Main Street will not be affected = the road will be open as far as Little Street."
11	FALSE	work, will continue, each weekend, next month	First and second paragraphs	"We expect that the work will be completed at this time without further disruption to traffic" indicates the work will be completed in two days, not over the next month.
12	NOT GIVEN	temporary traffic lights, will operate, intersections, Main Street	No specific mention in the passage	There is no mention of any temporary traffic lights in the notice, so the answer is NOT GIVEN.
13	TRUE	bus services, to the university, throughout the weekend	Paragraph 4	"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."

ASHWOOD COLLEGE

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
14	TRUE	overseas students, must pay, deposit, when, apply	Top of the enrolment details	"Please complete the Application Form and send this with the correct Non-Returnable Deposit (see below) to: The Overseas Registrar, Ashwood College." Here, Non-Returnable Deposit = the deposit that overseas students must pay.
15	FALSE	outstanding fees, payable, by the end, first week	Bottom of the enrolment details	"Any balance of course and accommodation fees must be paid in full by the first day of your course." This means outstanding fees are due by the first day, not by the end of the first week.
16	TRUE	classes, organised, ability level	Bottom of the enrolment details	"Before entry to the school, students must take an entry test to determine the level of class they enter." This confirms that classes are organised according to ability level.
17	TRUE	break, between, each lesson	Bottom of the enrolment details	"Each hour consists of 50 minutes’ tuition and a 10-minute break." This suggests that there is a 10-minute break between each lesson.
18	NOT GIVEN	students, may change courses, any time, during, term	No specific mention	The text does not contain any information about changing courses during the term, so the answer is NOT GIVEN.
19	FALSE	any student, permitted, take, week’s holiday, during, 12-week course	Bottom of the enrolment details	"Students on long courses except examination preparation courses may take a holiday of one week every 12 weeks without losing their course fee for this period." This excludes students in examination preparation courses, so not all students are permitted.

THE TOTARA LANGUAGE INSTITUTE NEW ZEALAND

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
20	Halls of Residence	local students, by applying, for, room, in the	First big paragraph	"Choice of accommodation for all students – homestays with local families or in Halls of Residence with New Zealand students."
21	4/ four weeks	places, available, even for students, enrolled, minimum length course	First paragraph, lines 2-3	"Intensive English classes are taught in four-week blocks throughout the year and students may enrol for as many blocks as they wish."
22	10-15 / ten to fifteen	class sizes, each course, range from, well qualified, teachers	First paragraph, lines 7-8	"Classes are small, usually from 10-12 students with a maximum number of 15, and normally contain a mix of students from a wide range of countries."
23	Waikato Students’ Union	member, automatically, able to join	First paragraph, lines 8-9	"Students who study English at the Language Institute become international members of the Waikato Students’ Union."
24	Waikato river	Hamilton, offer, wide range, social activities, city, lies on, either side	Second paragraph, first few lines	"The Waikato river, the longest river in New Zealand, flows through the centre of the city, providing a picturesque and park-like setting of riverside walks and gardens."
25	picturesque	results in, some very, views, enjoyable walks, gardens	Second paragraph, first few lines	"The Waikato river, the longest river in New Zealand, flows through the centre of the city, providing a picturesque and park-like setting of riverside walks and gardens."
26	ongoing travel arrangements	activities co-ordinator, organise, free time, for planning, leave New Zealand	Final paragraph, lines 1-3	"The Language Institute activities co-ordinator can assist students to arrange any sport and leisure activities. Assistance is also available for ongoing travel arrangements."

The coal industry and the environment

Question No.	Answer	Keywords	Location	Explanation
27	C	most suitable title, coal industry, environment	Passage, no specific section mentioned	"The passage mainly talks about the coal industry and its effect on the environment." So, the answer is: C (The coal industry and the environment)
28	v	Coal, energy source	Section A, first and second paragraph	"Coal is expected to continue to account for almost 27 per cent of the world’s energy needs. Such measures are helping coal to maintain its status as a major supplier of the world’s energy needs." So, the answer is: v (Coal as an energy source)
29	vi	coal, greenhouse effect	Section B, first line of first paragraph	"The coal industry has been targeted by its critics as a significant contributor to the greenhouse effect." So, the answer is: vi (Coal and the enhanced greenhouse effect)
30	vii	research and development, coal, technologies	Section C, first line of first paragraph	"The world-wide coal industry allocates extensive resources to researching and developing new technologies and ways of capturing greenhouse gases." So, the answer is: vii (Research and development)
31	iv	pollution control, environment protection, coal	Section D, lines 2-5 of second paragraph	"By carefully pre-planning projects, implementing pollution control measures, monitoring the effects of mining and rehabilitating mined areas, the coal industry minimises the impact on the neighbouring community, the immediate environment and long-term land capability." So, the answer is: iv (Environment protection measures)
32	D	greenhouse gases, trends in population and lifestyle	Section B, first lines of paragraph no. 3	"Greenhouse gases arise from a wide range of sources and their increasing concentration is largely related to the compound effects of increased population, improved living standards and changes in lifestyle." So, the answer is: D (trends in population and lifestyle)
33	B	coal, proportion, greenhouse gases	Section B, final lines of paragraph no. 4	"Coal’s total contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is thought to be about 18 per cent, with about half of this coming from electricity generation." So, the answer is: B (18 per cent/18%)
34	B	research, energy-producing efficiency, coal	Section C, first paragraph	"Efficiencies are likely to be improved dramatically, and hence CO2 emissions reduced, through combustion and gasification techniques which are now at pilot and demonstration stages." So, the answer is: B (developing new gasification techniques)
35	A	clean coal, energy efficiency	Section C, final paragraph	"Clean coal is another avenue for improving fuel conversion efficiency." So, the answer is: A (more cleanly and more efficiently)
36	D	dust control, mine sites, runoff water	Section D, lines 13 of paragraph no. 2	"Dust levels are controlled by spraying roads and stockpiles, and water pollution is controlled by carefully separating clean water runoff from runoff which contains sediments or salt from mine workings." So, the answer is: D (runoff water containing sediments)
37	NO	coal industry, alternative energy sources, environmental damage	Section A, first paragraph	"Coal is expected to continue to account for almost 27 per cent of the world’s energy needs. However, with growing international awareness of pressures on the environment and the need to achieve sustainable development of energy resources, the way in which the resource is extracted, transported and used is critical." So, the answer is: NO
38	YES	greenhouse gases, high standard of living, population	Section B, first paragraph	"The coal industry has been targeted by its critics as a significant contributor to the greenhouse effect... Without the greenhouse effect, the earth’s average surface temperature would be 33-35 degrees C lower, or -15 degrees C. Life on earth, as we know it today, would not be possible." So, the answer is: YES
39	YES	world population, twenty-first century, exceed 8 billion	Section B, third paragraph	"From a current base of 5 billion, the United Nations predicts that the global population may stabilise in the twenty-first century between 8 and 14 billion." So, the answer is: YES
40	NOT GIVEN	CFC emissions, reduction	Section B, fourth paragraph	No information is given about the reduction of CFC emissions in recent years. So, the answer is: NOT GIVEN