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May 23, 2011

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hello, my answer are
1)True
2)False
3)Not given(linguists assume)

My answers are
False
Not given
True

1.True
2.False
3.True

my answers would be
1.true(before 20th century)

2.true(need for explicit conscious instruction)
3.true(innate)

Hello Simon,
Is my sentence correct when reporting the following Writing Task I sample question which is "students accepted onto modern language degree courses (French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian) at British universities over a five-year-period.")

The exceptional change of this graph was the increase in the number of students accepted onto Spanish courses. Spanish courses became more popular in this period and the numbers reached a peak in 1999, at approximately 4000.

Thank you..

true
false
not given

True
False
Not given

My answers would be

1. True
2. False
3. True

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Thanks Simon

True
False
True

1.True
2.False
3.Not Given

Hi Simon

1-True
2-False
3-Not given

Thanks in advance

Hi Simon,
1. True
2. N.G
3. True

Hi Simon,

1.True
2.Not-Given
3.False

Thank in advance

TRUE
NOT Given
TRUE

Hello Simon
My answers are,
1. False
2. False
3. True

Thank in advance

True
NOT Given
True

Hi Simon
I took my ielts exam last Thursday .The writing task two was a discussion topic:Some people think that the best way to improve public health is to increase the number of sports facilities. Others think that there are different ways . Discuss both views and give opinion.
Task one was really difficult its simillar to the graph of the electricity consumption but the period started from 1980 till 2030,,so its in past and future comparison.and it took around 30 min to complete it which affected the timing of the second task...hope i can get the 7 ...

True
False
NOt given

1. Up until the 1900s, the science of language was usually referred to as 'philology'.T
2. In order to learn a language, children need a significant amount of instruction. f
3. Research has shown that humans have an inbuilt capacity for language learning. N.g

1,true
2,false
3'ng

1.TRUE (.."Before the twentieth century, the term "philology" was commonly used to refer to the science of language"..)
2.FALSE (.."Humans achieve competence in whatever language is spoken around them when growing up, with apparently little need for explicit conscious instruction.")
3.TRUE (..."Linguists assume that the ability to acquire and use language is an innate...")

1 True
2 Not given
3 True

1.true
2.false
3.true

1.true
2.false
3.ture


1. True
2. False
3. True

Hi Simon,
My answer to these questions are:
1, True (commonly used to refer = usually referred)
2, False ("a significant amount of instruction" is totally different from "little need for explicit conscious instruction")
3,False (Scients ASSUME, NOT reearch has shown) ")

True
False
NOt given

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

3. NOT GIVEN

Question 1 means the same as line one of the text (typical IELTS paraphrasing)

Question 2 - see the last two lines of paragraph two (little need for instruction)

Question 3 was a trick! "Linguists assume" means they think language ability is inbuilt. However, no "research" is mentioned. So the answer is not given.

Hi Alice,

Yes, that looks fine.

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Hi Nehal,

Good luck, and let me know when you get your score.

1. T
2. F
3. NG

Thank you,Simon.

hi simon ;

have you just solved the questıons of ielts cambridge 8 ?

l find it much more difficult than previous ones,actually.l wonder what is your view on that book?

l will take the ielts exam next saturday.but l feel lack of confidence because l have not done enough listening practices. may l take your suggestion for the next couple of days

Hi Bajar,

I've used book 8 and it seems to be the same level as the other books.

Just keep working through the different lessons on this site - you will find lots of advice, language and practice materials.

Good luck on Saturday!

Hi Simon, I will take ielts exam next Saturday, too. I actually nervous :(.

Hi Simon, I will take ielts exam next Saturday, too. I'm actually nervous :(.

TRUE
FALSE
NOT GIVEN

true
not given
false

Where is the rt answer?

I ll go for
False
Not given
True

CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:

1. TRUE

2. FALSE

3. NOT GIVEN

Question 1 means the same as line one of the text (typical IELTS paraphrasing)

Question 2 - see the last two lines of paragraph two (little need for instruction)

Question 3 was a trick! "Linguists assume" means they think language ability is inbuilt. However, no "research" is mentioned. So the answer is not given.

...

Good luck Cherry!

Thx simon,but shouldn't we expect the questions to be in order.

Hi Moka,


They are in order:

1 = line one
2 = last two lines of paragraph two
3 = not given, but something similar is mentioned in line one of paragraph 3

In my experience,"true, false, not given" questions are always in order.

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Hi Karwan,

Check my answers further up this page.

Thx Simon

Hi Simon

I have always been good at reading comprehension but now I'm a bit confused because of this type of question. I think I need a trick!
the idea of "Not Given" , is that the information is not mentioned in the text, right? so here :"Research has shown that humans have an inbuilt capacity for language learning." 'has shown' (with evidence) contradicts the meaning of assume (suppose to be the case, with no proof) which means that the answer is FALSE... I don't get how it is NOT GIVEN...
I'd appreciate an explanation :)

Hi Sameh,

I agree that it's a bit confusing. My tip/trick is to put "not given" if the answer is not CLEARLY true or false.

A false answer to the question above would be "research has NOT shown" or "there is NO research". Even though you have the word "assume", I don't think it is clear that no research has been done.

Hope this makes it a bit less confusing.

Yes. It's less confusing now. I like your tip. It makes more sense.

I'm still not convinced about this example because it's not about whether the research is done or not , but rather about the difference in meaning of "has shown" and "assume". If they weren't kind of antonyms, it would be easier to state that it's NG. But it's ok!

I'm practicing this type of exercise and I'm doing well so far. I think I should avoid overthinking as you mentioned in other threads!

I'm glad I found this website. :)

best,
sam

Thanks Sam. Keep up the good work!

hi simon
if instead of 'significant'i Q2 was 'little' ,the answer might be "not givven" or true?
because of 'childeren'and in text is 'human'
thanks
Goli

Hi Goli,

I think the question would be too ambiguous if it said 'little'. The word 'significant' is used so that the answer is clear.

Hai simon I had a doubt : Should we compare the sentence with text or else text with sentence ..please clear my doubt I am having exam tomorrow..

Hi Krishna,

Look at the question first, then try to find it in the text.

Good luck in your exam!

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NG

wheres the answers ?how can i check answers simon?
Thanks

Hi Simon,

Still I can't agree with Q1. Because of the logic fact is wrong. You see, while we can say A refers to B is correct, but that doesn't mean the vice versa is still the turth! In many cases, it's not actually. For example, America, to some extent, is used by many people to refer to the spirit of freedom and democracy, but should "freedom and democracy" can be used to refer to America? My answer is absolutely no.

This is my confusion.

Thanks,
larry

Hi Larry,

Let's try it with the word "computer":

1. The term 'computer' is used to refer to the object I'm working on.

2. The object I'm working on is referred to as a "computer".

I don't see the problem with this. I understand what you are saying, but as the second sentence uses a passive construction, I don't think the problem you describe occurs.

Hi Simon,

Now I understand where is my problem. Thanks for your help Simon. This website is really awesome! I love it.

Best,
Larry

Hi Simon,

I confused that the phrase " up until the 1900s" and " before 20th century" has the same meaning.

Please help me to clarify that, thank you!

Hi simon,

I also don't understand 'up until the 1900s' and 'before 20th century ' are the same. For me..

Up until the 1900s = including 20th century
Before the 20th century = not including 20th century

Pls explain about it.

Thanks a lot!

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the reading. Would you please explain me clearer? I couldn't get question 2.

In question 3, there's nothing about 'research', so it's NOT GIVEN. That's clear.

But in question 2, similarly, it doesn't mention about 'children'. Why do we have to choose FALSE in this case? I read your explanation above, but I'm still confused.

Thank you.

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NG

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