ielts_trainer_2_academic_six_practice_tests

But we are told that Lipo doesn’t agree with this
idea; B Although we are told that Easter Island was
deforested and the human population collapsed
[= environmental challenges], there is no
comparison between remote communities like
those on Easter Island and societies in other areas;
D Lipo believes that people ‘walked’ the statues into
place by using ropes and manpower. This is only
one method.
35 D: The writer says ‘The apparent disposability of
these monuments [= the way these monuments
seem to have been built just to last for a short time]
makes sense if the main aim was building a team
rather than a lasting [= permanent] structure.’
Distraction A We are told that ‘the workers filled
in the enclosures with broken rock and built new
ones’ but the writer does not say this occurred as a
result of disagreement. Instead the writer suggests
this took place because people enjoyed working
together, and did not want their cooperative
construction work to come to an end; B: We are only
told that ‘many bones’ were found in the enclosures
– probably because the workers at Göbekli Tepe had
eaten meat during a feast. We aren’t told whether
any animal species really declined in number; C
The writer refers to Göbekli Tepe as a temple and
explains that this temple was made up of nine
enclosures. There is no information about the
enclosures being used for different functions, only
that they were destroyed and rebuilt.
36 C: ‘The sceptics [= the people who doubt Lipo’s
theory] include Tristram Kidder. For him, the
interesting question is not “Did cooperative building
promote group survival” [= Lipo’s theory, and in
Kidder’s opinion, a possible consequence of the
building work] but what did the builders think they
were doing? [= what was their intention?].’
Distraction A Kidder disagrees with Lipo’s theory, as
do a number of other researchers; B We are told that
in Kidder’s opinion, the Poverty Point monument
was built as a pilgrimage site – a place where
people came to worship. There is no information
about whether this was his original opinion or not;
D Kidder seems to have the opposite opinion: ‘All
human behaviour comes down to a pursuit of food
and self-preservation, he says.’
37 D: ‘Another is “leaving no trace” [= no evidence in
the desert], meaning that whatever festival-goers
create [= human activities] they destroy before
departing.’
38 A: ‘Wilson says there is evidence that such
cooperative ventures matter more [= are more
important] today than ever because we are
dependent on [= rely on] a wider range of people
than our ancestors were. Food, education, security
[= our basic needs]: all are provided by people
beyond our family group.’
39 F: ‘“This [= building parks together] brought
people together and enabled them to cooperate
in numerous other contexts,” he explains. This
included helping with repairs after a series of floods
[= emergency situations] in 2011.’
40 E: ‘Her [= Fiske’s] research shows, for example, that
they [= community projects] can help break down
[= change/destroy] the ill-informed views that
people hold towards others they have observed
but do not usually interact with [= negative
stereotypes/impressions].’
Writing TASk 1
Sample answer
The diagram shows that there are two major phases to
the commercial production of honey: by bees and by
human intervention. The process starts when nectar is
gathered by forager bees from flowers. This is carried
back to the hive, where it is deposited in wax cells
as honey, which at this stage is very runny. Worker
bees then fan their wings to dry it, thereby making it
thicker. Each cell is then sealed with wax to keep the
substance clean; the cells form the honeycombs, which
are gathered and taken to the factory. There they are
pressed to release the honey, which is poured into the
top container of three, the sump tank, where it is heated
to 45–50°C. This makes it thin enough to flow by gravity
to the next tank, where it is sieved to remove impurities.
It then runs down to the last container, the settling tank,
where it sits for two to four days before being drained
out into jars. The jars are then labelled and transported
to the place of sale.
Writing TASk 2
Sample answer
In my country these days many young people hardly ever
leave their homes, preferring to sit in front of a screen
instead of being in the open air. This was not the case
even as recently as 15 years ago, when I was a teenager.
There are a number of possible reasons for the change.
Firstly, youngsters are under more pressure to study
hard to ensure that they get the qualifications they need
to secure employment. This means that they have less
time for the outdoor leisure pursuits which were once
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