Useful Exercises for

202 Useful Exercises for IELTS
2.7 WORDS & PHRASES WITH SIMILAR MEANINGS: Refer to
the passage in Exercise 2.3, and see page 126 for advice on recognising
pattern types. Circle the appropriate pattern type in each case.
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ii
worldwide ->
unable to explain —>
( Pattern Type:
( Pattern Type:
1
1
2
?,
3 )
V)
iii
amhibian species ->
(Pattern Type:
1
2
3)
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v
all kinds of wildlife ->
extremely unusual ->
( Pattern Type:
(Pattern Type:
1
1
2
2
3)
3)
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suggested —>
( Pattern Type:
1
2
3)
vii.
agree with what is known ->
(Pattern Type:
1
2
3)
2.8 SPEED READING: Look below at the first few sentences of the passage
on frogs. The text has been divided up into naturally forming phrases, and the
stressed syllables have been marked. Practice speaking the text out loud, paying
attention to the meaning of each phrase, grouping the words in the phrase words
together, and regulating the 'beat' of the stresses within the phrase.
Now mark the natural phrases and stresses in the rest of the passage in Exercise
2.3 and practice accordingly.
2.9 TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN: Refer to the text in Exercise 2.3.
a. Frogs are disappearing only from city areas. T F NG
b. Frogs and toads are usually poisonous. T F NG
c. Biologists are unable to explain why frogs are dying. T F NG
d. The frogs' natural habitat is becoming more and more developed. T F NG
e. Attempts are being made to halt the development of wet marshland. T F NG
f. Frogs are important in the ecosystem because they control pests. T F NG
g. It is not known why the Netherlands frogs are changing colour. T F NG
h. Highly-coloured frogs are an unusual phenomenon in nature. T F NG
i. The multi-coloured frogs are exhibiting abnormal behaviour. T F NG
j. There is convincing evidence, that the ozone layer is being depleted. T F NG
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k. It is a fact that frogs' breeding cycles are upset by worldwide T F NG
increases in temperature.