Read the following passage about migrating birds.
A) A tiny bird from the Farne Islands off Northumberland, England has clocked up the longest migration ever recorded. The Arctic tern’s meandering journey to Antarctica and back saw it clock up 59,650 miles, more than twice the circumference of the planet. The bird, which weighs just 100g, left its breeding grounds last July and flew down the west coast of Africa, rounded the Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean and arrived in Antarctica in November. Its mammoth trek was recorded by a tiny device attached to its leg, weighing 0.7g - too light to affect its flight.
B) “It’s really quite humbling to see these tiny birds return when you consider the huge distances they’ve had to travel and how they’ve battled to survive,” said Richard Bevan at Newcastle University and part of the tracking team. The birds survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel. “They live in the fast lane all the time, constantly on the move,” said Bevan. “They have to flap all the time. It is an incredibly energetic lifestyle.”
C) Like all migratory animals, the birds travel to take advantage of food that is available in particular seasons. Arctic terns perform the longest migrations but another bird, the bar-tailed godwit, completes its marathon from the Arctic to New Zealand in eight days straight, without stopping to feed. Whales undertake the longest mammal migrations and leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel over 9,321 miles.
(Source: theguardian.com)
Choose the best heading from the list below for each paragraph above.
i Migration and food
ii Survival of the fittest
iii A record-setting bird
iv Other incredible animal migrations
v A new device for tracking bird migrations
vi How do migrating Arctic terns manage such a feat?
A-v, B- ii, c-iv
Posted by: Mohammad imran | May 22, 2017 at 13:02
A-iii
B-vi
C-iv
Posted by: L | May 22, 2017 at 13:08
A iii B vi C iv
Posted by: federet | May 22, 2017 at 13:08
A - iii A record-setting bird
B - i Migration and food
C - iv Other incredible animal migrations
Posted by: raj | May 22, 2017 at 13:09
a-iii. b-ii. c. iv
Posted by: yuki | May 22, 2017 at 13:09
A-3
B-1
C-4
Posted by: Ayesha | May 22, 2017 at 13:18
a)iii
b)ii
c)iv
Posted by: Dilusha | May 22, 2017 at 13:20
I agree with the answer by yuki, which means the matchings I would do are a-iii. b-ii. c-iv
Posted by: Bjergsen | May 22, 2017 at 13:23
A-3
B-2
C-4
Posted by: beela | May 22, 2017 at 13:25
A - iii
B - i
C - iv
Posted by: Sam Liu | May 22, 2017 at 13:31
a)iii
b)ii
c)iv
Posted by: khuyen | May 22, 2017 at 13:43
A - iii
B - vi (struggling by i)
C - iv
A and C are not difficult to find, but for B I changed from i to vi because I think iv give more interpretation than i.
Posted by: Qing | May 22, 2017 at 13:53
A. iii
B. vi
C. iv
Posted by: Kylie Bright | May 22, 2017 at 13:56
A. III
B. II
C. IV
Posted by: Quan | May 22, 2017 at 14:21
A. 3
B. 1
C. 4
Posted by: Nguyen | May 22, 2017 at 14:22
A.3
B.2
C.4
Posted by: Nguyen | May 22, 2017 at 14:28
A-iii
B-ii
C-iv
Posted by: Ahmed | May 22, 2017 at 14:28
iii
vi
i
Posted by: Cassie | May 22, 2017 at 14:30
iii
vi
iv
Posted by: Cassie | May 22, 2017 at 14:31
A-iii
B-ii
C-i
Posted by: Jade | May 22, 2017 at 14:36
A. lll
B. l
C. IV
Posted by: Min | May 22, 2017 at 14:42
A - iii
B - i
C - iv
Posted by: nathan wang | May 22, 2017 at 14:42
A - III : England has clocked up the longest migration ever recorded.
B - VI :The birds survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel.
C - IV : but another bird, the bar-tailed godwit. Whales undertake the longest mammal migrations and leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel over 9,321 miles.
Posted by: Bikram | May 22, 2017 at 14:43
A-iii
B-ii
C-iv
Posted by: Ledo | May 22, 2017 at 15:02
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2.¡¡
3.¡v
Posted by: dilpreet singh | May 22, 2017 at 15:29
A - iii
B - i
C - iv
Posted by: Yifan | May 22, 2017 at 16:00
1.iii
2.vi
3.iv
Posted by: Zarni Win | May 22, 2017 at 16:04
(A) a tiny bird has clocked up the longest migration ever recorded = a record-setting bird (iii)
(B) Survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch food = manage such a feat (vi)
(C) Whales undertake the longest mammal migrations and leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel over 9,321 miles = Other incredible animal migrations (iv)
Posted by: Rio | May 22, 2017 at 16:07
A. iii
B. ii
C. iv
Posted by: zunzun | May 22, 2017 at 16:21
A-iii
B-ii
C-iv
Posted by: Nadia | May 22, 2017 at 16:29
A - iii
B - i
C - iv
Posted by: kLwT | May 22, 2017 at 16:43
A - iii
B - vi
C - iv
Posted by: Tam Tu | May 22, 2017 at 16:51
iii
i
iv
the healing for Paragraph B is iv. I didn't know the meaning of such a feat so I chose i.
Posted by: NIKI | May 22, 2017 at 17:07
A- iii,B- ii,C - iv
Posted by: pijush | May 22, 2017 at 17:21
vi
ii
iv
many thanks,
Posted by: Hiuong | May 22, 2017 at 18:07
A- The first sentence
B- How:- by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel
C- Other incredible animal migrations :bar-tailed Godwin..., whales, leatherback turtles, dragonflies...
Posted by: Autumn Nguyen | May 22, 2017 at 18:13
1.iii
2.vi
3.iv
Best Regards
Posted by: Katherina | May 22, 2017 at 18:28
1.iii
2.ii
3.iv
Posted by: Ali Jalili | May 22, 2017 at 19:11
1) iii
2) ii
3) iv
Posted by: Omnia | May 22, 2017 at 20:30
III, II, I
Posted by: Doena | May 22, 2017 at 20:39
iii
ii
iv
Posted by: Aftab Ashraf (Gujranwala, Pakistan) | May 22, 2017 at 21:22
A - iii
B - i
C - iv
Best Regards
Posted by: Iurchenko Oleksandr | May 22, 2017 at 22:29
A-II
B-VI
C-IV
Posted by: binh | May 23, 2017 at 00:04
A-III
B-VI
C-IV
Posted by: binh | May 23, 2017 at 00:06
3 6 4. Although second paragraph doesnt mention about Arctic terns clearly, it is obvious that some methods are said in the paragraph.
Posted by: fyec | May 23, 2017 at 00:36
iii,vi,iv
Posted by: Macgrady | May 23, 2017 at 01:45
A iii
B ii
C iv
Posted by: donson | May 23, 2017 at 02:05
A-iii
B-vi
C-iv
Posted by: Duc Ho | May 23, 2017 at 02:59
A-iii
B- i
C-iv
Posted by: Jessie | May 23, 2017 at 03:00
A-iii
B-ii
C iv
Posted by: hale | May 23, 2017 at 03:24
A-iii
B-vi
C-iv
Posted by: Rebecca | May 23, 2017 at 03:27
A-iii
B-i
C-iv
Posted by: Denick Phan | May 23, 2017 at 03:50
A - iii A record-setting bird
B - vi How do migrating Arctic terns manage such a feat?
C - iv Other incredible animal migrations
Posted by: RR | May 23, 2017 at 04:06
A-iii
B-ii
C-iv
Posted by: John Pham | May 23, 2017 at 04:10
A-iii
B-ii
C-iv
Posted by: Tham Kieu | May 23, 2017 at 04:30
A. iii
B-vi
C-iv
Posted by: Bahare.H | May 23, 2017 at 04:41
A-iii
B-ii (not sure about this answer)
C-iv
Posted by: Justice Tran | May 23, 2017 at 04:42
A) III
B) II
C) IV
Posted by: Mohammad Vicky | May 23, 2017 at 04:43
A) III (A tiny bird from the Farne Islands off Northumberland, England has clocked up the longest migration ever RECORDED)
B) II (“It’s really quite humbling to see these tiny birds return when you consider the huge distances they’ve had to travel and how they’ve battled to SURVIVE,” said Richard Bevan at Newcastle University and part of the tracking team.)
C) I ( Like all migratory animals, the birds travel to take advantage of FOOD that is available in particular seasons.)
Posted by: Gerel | May 23, 2017 at 05:24
1)III 2)II 3)IV
Posted by: Iris | May 23, 2017 at 06:14
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
Posted by: Dorothy | May 23, 2017 at 06:14
3
6
4
Posted by: Sana | May 23, 2017 at 07:23
3
6
4
Posted by: Andrew | May 23, 2017 at 07:36
3
2
4
Posted by: BJ | May 23, 2017 at 08:31
3
6
4
Posted by: meltemö | May 23, 2017 at 08:53
A-iii: the longest immigration ever recorded
B-ii: an incredibly energetic lifestyle
C-iv: the birds/ Arctic terns / whales....
Posted by: VyNgo | May 23, 2017 at 09:00
A3
B2
C4
Posted by: Ammonia Jakarta | May 23, 2017 at 09:09
Simon,
I can find your answers?
Posted by: L | May 23, 2017 at 09:14
can not!
Posted by: L | May 23, 2017 at 09:14
iii, v, iv
Posted by: cabitos | May 23, 2017 at 09:27
A-iii, B-i, C-iv
Posted by: Tieu Vuong | May 23, 2017 at 09:55
3
2
4
Posted by: vicky jindal | May 23, 2017 at 10:31
1.III
2.II
3.IV
Posted by: faz | May 23, 2017 at 10:31
A. III
B. Vi
C. IV
Posted by: Ngan | May 23, 2017 at 11:00
A. iii
B. vi
C. iv
Posted by: Kiran Shresthaa | May 23, 2017 at 11:10
A-iii
B-ii
C-iv
Posted by: srujana yerra | May 23, 2017 at 12:15
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
A. iii
record-setting = the longest migration ever recorded
B. vi
How do migrating Arctic terns manage such a feat? = they’ve battled to survive..... The birds survive the vast journey by dipping down to the sea surface to catch fish and other food as they travel..... constantly on the move..... They have to flap all the time
C. iv
Other incredible animal migrations = the bar-tailed godwit..... whales..... leatherback turtles and some dragonflies also travel
Posted by: Simon | May 23, 2017 at 13:26
Thank you simon.
Posted by: L | May 23, 2017 at 13:44
A. iii
B. vi
C. iv
Posted by: avik paul | May 23, 2017 at 18:20
A III
B VI
C IV
Posted by: NT | May 24, 2017 at 00:28
iii ii iv
Posted by: albee | May 24, 2017 at 12:16
A - iii
B - ii
C - iv
Posted by: Sinaaaa | May 24, 2017 at 17:35
A-iii
B-vi
C-iv
Posted by: Marina | May 24, 2017 at 18:30
1. iii
2. vi
3. iv
Posted by: katherine | May 25, 2017 at 02:51
1. III
2. I
3. IV
Posted by: Devi Ayu Puspita | May 25, 2017 at 13:06
3, 2, 4
Posted by: Ronie Siddiky | May 26, 2017 at 15:45
ANS-
3
2
1
Posted by: jaideep singh | May 26, 2017 at 17:26
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Posted by: Kiran | May 27, 2017 at 09:46
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Posted by: phung nhung | May 27, 2017 at 12:18
A-v
B-ii
C-i
Posted by: Riken patel | May 27, 2017 at 12:56
To me, the key phrase for the paragraph A is:
was recorded by a tiny device = A record-setting bird
Posted by: Kami | June 07, 2017 at 14:33
How to get the anwers of reading
Posted by: Gurpreet | June 07, 2017 at 17:47
A iii
b ii
C iV
Posted by: Woroud Ismail | June 18, 2017 at 05:09
3
1
4
Posted by: shilpa | June 21, 2017 at 15:02
3
6
4
Posted by: huong | June 22, 2017 at 10:34
A iii
B I
C IV
Posted by: Sam | June 30, 2017 at 16:48
A: iii(the longest migration ever recorded)
B: vi (how they’ve battled to survive)
C: iv ( Like all migratory animals\another bird\Whales)
Posted by: Derek | July 23, 2017 at 05:05
my answer:
iii
ii
iv
Posted by: Meggie | September 01, 2017 at 08:13
Hi, am writing general ielts and I get stuck up in listening of headings, any updates on how to handle it. Thanks
Posted by: Ekene | January 12, 2018 at 01:30
iii
vi
iv
Posted by: Ferdian | February 21, 2018 at 10:45