IELTS Reading: general reading keywords

Here's a keyword table from the general reading test on pages 41-42 of Official IELTS Practice Materials book 2.

I tell all of my students to practise both academic and general reading tests. The techniques that we use are the same, and the vocabulary is always useful.

Comments

[Alok]

Thanks Simon, for your kind guidance. I recently took my IELTS exam and got more than expected results due to your great tips.

[Simon]

No problem Alok. That's great news!

[Eman]

HI EVERYONE

Can anyone advice which exam centres are good near chester pls thank u

[Jk]

Hi Alok,
Please share your exam questions & in which city did you take exam?
Thanks.

[Mandeep]

Hi Simon,

I want to ask you is there any difference in the type of question

DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE
OR
TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE. (as I have seen that in these type of question you have told first give the opposite opinion and then write your own opinion.

please clear my confusion.

Thanks

[Simon]

Hi Mandeep,

For me, there's no difference. I treat both questions in the same way: you can either have a strong opinion (competely agree or disagree) or a balanced opinion (partly agree).

I'll write more about this in tomorrow's lesson here on the blog.

[Sumit]

This technique is really nice and it save precious time.

[Mandeep]

Thanks Simon,

I am surprise to see your reply for my question as it happens first time, I feel like lucky enough and hope I am gonna achieve my target now.

Thanks a lot.