Questions 1 – 7
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer. Write your
answers in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.
UNIT 1
TABLE COMPLETION
I. STRATEGIES
DẠNG BÀI
Questions 1 – 7
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer. Write your
answers in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.
Year Events in Britain
1839 Changes to 1_________resulted in an increase in the delivery of mail
1840s The beginning of the 2___________
3_______ You could send messages to 4_________________
5_______ Only 6___________for messages to arrive from 7
STEP 1
The number of WORDS or
NUMBERS
DẠNG BÀI
Questions 1 – 7
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer. Write your
answers in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.
Noun/Nouns/Adj
Year
Year
STEP 2
The number of WORDS or NUMBERS
Identify types of words
CHECK-UP I: IDENTIFY TYPES OF WORDS
Noun/Nouns
Noun/Nouns/Adj
Year Noun/Nouns/Verbs
Year Noun/Nouns
Ex: Identify types of words
adj
1.It is _______ that students have sufficient funds available to cover
both living and studying while in Australia.
adv second-
2.Textbooks can be expensive, but can often be _______
hand.
Ns
3.There are _______ when a gift surpasses spoken communication.
Ex: Identify types of words
adj air temperature at the surface of the earth has
4. The _______
risen this century, as has the temperature of ocean surface
waters.
DẠNG BÀI
Questions 1 – 7
Complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer. Write your
answers in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet.
STEP 3
The number of WORDS or NUMBERS
Identify types of words
Underline key words
CHECK-UP II: FIND THE SYNONYMS AND PARAPHRASES
1. expenses for books Synonyms: Paraphrase:
vary greatly A. Budget A. There is a wide variety of book genres
B. Prices B. Books are sold at different prices
C. Finance
2. Some courses Synonyms: Paraphrase:
require specialized A. Facilities A. Some courses must be taught with
equipment. B. Teaching particular teaching facilities
methods B. Some courses need to be equipped with
C. Furniture computers
CHECK-UP II: FIND THE SYNONYMS AND PARAPHRASES
3. The risk of having Synonyms: Paraphrase:
A. Harm A. The chance that heart-attack might
a heart-attack B. Possibility occur
C. Luck B. Having a heart-attack is dangerous
4. to operate the Synonyms: Paraphrase:
drier, close the door A. Run A. In order to get the drier started, close
and turn the timer B. Open the door and adjust the timer control
control to required C. Establish B. To shut the drier, close the door and
time. choose the right timing
CHECK-UP II: FIND THE SYNONYMS AND PARAPHRASES
5. Nuclear power Synonyms: Paraphrase:
plants require a A. A little A. Building nuclear power plants
great deal of B. A great amount costs a great deal of money
money to build. of B. The money to build nuclear
C. Less power plants is much needed
STEP 4, 5
Find the answer
The number of WORDS
or NUMBERS
Skimming
Identify types of words Underline key words
Check-up III: Find the incorrect words
Answer Correction
Two carbon-free (A) forms of energy
1 (B) are
(B) is solar and (C) wind powers.
Money presently (A) used for nuclear research could be better
2 (B) spent
(B) spend on (C) renewables.
The giant panda, the creature that (A)has become a symbol of
3 (C) extinction
conservation, (B) is facing (C) extintion.
Check-up III: Find the incorrect words
Answer Correction
A series of tests and interviews (A) was conducted with (B) were
4 (B) unpromising employees to find out the most (C) suited
one for the position of the new manager.
One of London Zoo’s recent (A) advertisement (B) caused
5 (A) advertisements
me (C) irritation.
Step 6
1. Identify the number
of WORDS or NUMBERS 6. Double check
2. Identify types of words 5. Find the answer
3. Underline key words 4. Scanning
6 steps
1. Identify the number
of WORDS or NUMBERS 6. Double check
2. Identify types of words 5. Find the answer
3. Underline key words 4. Scanning
Check-up
Read the passage and complete the table below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND
NUMBERS from the passage for each answer.
Chlorine monoxide, which is produced by a similar series of reactions involving icy particles in
the stratosphere, is blamed for the springtime depletion of ozone above Antarctica. In 1991,
this depletion was as severe as in any year since the discovery of the ozone hole in the early
1980s, according to B. L. Johnson, T. Deshler and R. A. Thompson of the University of
Wyoming, Laramie. Balloon fights from McMurdo Station, which lies at 78 South, revealed
severe ozone depletion in October 1991 at altitudes between 12 and 20 kilometres, with a 93
percent loss of ozone between 17 and 18 kilometres (Geophysical Research Letters, Vol.19, p.
1105).
Check-up
Read the passage and complete the table below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND
NUMBERS from the passage for each answer.
The minimum amount of ozone above McMurdo, reached on 10 October 1991, was 146
Dobson units – almost exactly the same as the minimum reached in 1987 and 1990. The
figure for the column between 12 and 20 kilometres altitude was a record low of 18
Dobson units, representing a loss of 83 percent of the ozone in that layer.
Year 1987 1991
Altitude 1. 2.
Percentage of loss 3. 4.
Step 1: Identify the number of words
Read the passage and complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND NUMBERS
from the passage for each answer.
Step 2: Identify types of word
Year 1987 1991
Altitude 1. number 2. number
Percentage of loss 3. number 4. number
Step 3: Underline keywords
Year 1987 1991
Altitude 1. number 2. number
Percentage of loss 3. number 4. number
Step 4, 5: Skim and find the answer
…Balloon fights from McMurdo Station, which lies at 78 South, revealed severe
ozone depletion in October 1991 at altitudes between 12 and 20 kilometres, with
a 93 percent loss of ozone between 17 and 18 kilometres (Geophysical Research
Letters, Vol.19, p. 1105).
The minimum amount of ozone above McMurdo, reached on 10 October 1991,
was 146 Dobson units – almost exactly the same as the minimum reached in 1987
and 1990. The figure for the column between 12 and 20 kilometres altitude was a
record low of 18 Dobson units, representing a loss of 83 percent of the ozone in
that layer.
Step 6: Double check
Year 1987 1991
Altitude 1. 12-20 km 2. 17-18 km
Percentage of loss 3. 83% 4. 93%
II. TIPS
The World Commission on Water estimates that the demand for water will increase
by around 50% in the next 30 years. Moreover, around 4 billion people – one half of
the world’s population – will live in conditions of severe water stress, meaning they
will not have enough water for drinking and washing to stay healthy, by 2025.
The government of South Africa has been taking a tough approach to trees since it
became the first to treat water as a basic human right in 1998. Trees lose water
through evaporation (the technical term is transpiration) at twice the rate of grassland
or South Africa’s unique fynbos scrubland. In a scheme praised by the hydrologists,
the state penalizes forestry companies for preventing this water from reaching rivers
and underground aquifers.
Questions 1 – 2
complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in
boxes 1-2 on your answer sheet.
Year Event
A great number of people around the world may
suffer from the lack of (1)________to stay healthy.
2025
Trees were the first to treat water as fundamental
1998 human (2)___________.
The World Commission on Water estimates that the demand for water will increase
by around 50% in the next 30 years. Moreover, around 4 billion people – one half of
the world’s population – will live in conditions of severe water stress, meaning they
will not have enough water for drinking and washing to stay healthy, by 2025.
The government of South Africa has been taking a tough approach to trees since it
became the first to treat water as a basic human right in 1998. Trees lose water
through evaporation (the technical term is transpiration) at twice the rate of grassland
or South Africa’s unique fynbos scrubland. In a scheme praised by the hydrologists,
the state penalizes forestry companies for preventing this water from reaching rivers
and underground aquifers.
Questions 1 – 2
complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in
boxes 1-2 on your answer sheet.
Year Event
A great number of people around the world may
suffer from the lack of (1)________to
water stay healthy.
2025
Trees were the first to treat water as fundamental
1998 human (2)___________.
TIP 1
The answer goes along with
the question
The World Commission on Water estimates that the demand for water will increase
by around 50% in the next 30 years. Moreover, around 4 billion people – one half of
the world’s population – will live in conditions of severe water stress, meaning they
will not have enough water for drinking and washing to stay healthy, by 2025.
The government of South Africa has been taking a tough approach to trees since it
became the first to treat water as a basic human right in 1998. Trees lose water
through evaporation (the technical term is transpiration) at twice the rate of grassland
or South Africa’s unique fynbos scrubland. In a scheme praised by the hydrologists,
the state penalizes forestry companies for preventing this water from reaching rivers
and underground aquifers.
Questions 1 – 2
complete the table below.
Choose NO MORE THAN ONE WORD from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in
boxes 1-2 on your answer sheet.
Year Event
A great number of people around the world may
suffer from the lack of (1)________to
water stay healthy.
2025
South Africa were the first to treat water as
1998 fundamental human (2)___________.
right
TIP 2
The keyword can be replaced by the synonyms
or phrases with the same meaning
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH ONLY ONE WORD.
Year Event
A great number of people around the world may
suffer from the lack of (1)________to stay healthy.
2025
Trees were the first to treat water as fundamental
1998 human (2)___________.
The World Commission on Water estimates that the demand for water will increase
by around 50% in the next 30 years. Moreover, around 4 billion people – one half of
the world’s population – will live in conditions of severe water stress, meaning they
will not have enough water for drinking and washing to stay healthy, by 2025.
The government of South Africa has been taking a tough approach to trees since it
became the first to treat water as a basic human right in 1998. Trees lose water
through evaporation (the technical term is transpiration) at twice the rate of grassland
or South Africa’s unique fynbos scrubland. In a scheme praised by the hydrologists,
the state penalizes forestry companies for preventing this water from reaching rivers
and underground aquifers.
TIP 3
Locate “where” before answering “what”
Check-up 2
You are going to read about a traveler and explorer called Patrick Malone. Look at the flow
chart. What type of information do you think you need for each gap?
PATRICK MALONE (PART 1)
Patrick Malone is a traveler, writer and broadcaster. He was born in 1968 in Basel,
Switzerland, where his British parents were working for a pharmaceutical company. His
family left Switzerland when he was twelve, and returned to their home in Britain. For the
next six years, Malone attended the local secondary school. He then went to Leeds
University to do a course in Human Geography. He wanted to become a town planner.
However, the only work he could find was a teacher at a local school.
Check-up 2
During his holidays and free time, he went walking, often covering very long
distances very quickly. On one occasion he walked the entire length of Britain, a
distance of over 1,400 kilometres, in less than a month. He enjoyed the experience
and the challenge so much that he started walking in different parts of the world,
usually in fairly remote areas away from major population centres. The people he
met and the experiences he had on these trips provided him with some excellent
material for his classes.
Check-up 2
It was during one trip that he met his old university tutor, Don Perkins. At the
time, Perkins was putting together a team of geographers and biologists for a
research trip to the Amazon, and asked Malone if he would like to go with them.
The expedition was for a whole year, and so he had to give up his job at the
school, but Malone did not hesitate to accept Perkins’ offer. He sold his car to
make some money, bought an airline ticket for Brazil and set off.
Check-up 2
PATRICK MALONE
Born in Switzerland in 1968.
Britain
Moved to 1…………………..when he was twelve.
Human Geography
Studied 2…………..……….…………. at university.
Check-up 2
PATRICK MALONE
teacher
Got a job as a 3……………………
1,400 km
Once travelled more than 4…………………..
on foot on a single trip.
Check-up 2
PATRICK MALONE
Often went walking in places that were
remote
quite 5……………………..
expedition to the Amazon.
Joined an 6…………………
III. EXERCISES
Ex 1: Find the synonyms of the underlined words in the following
sentences.
1. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may
be unique in the solar system was strengthened.
A. outcome B. continuation C. beginning D. expansion
2. Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars
according to brightness.
A. record B. shine C. categorize D. diversify
Ex 1: Find the synonyms of the underlined words in the following
sentences.
3. It’s rude to ask people questions about their age, income and marital status.
A. discourteous B. suitable C. polite D. unacceptable
4. Bacteria can be both detrimental and helpful to humans, depending on the specific type and
effect.
A. useful B. fatal C. harmful D. productive
Ex 1: Find the synonyms of the underlined words in the following
sentences.
5. The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore-
based enemies.
A. modern B. critically important C. unnecessary D. exotic
6. Whenever Stephanie invites us to dinner, she customarily prepares a lot of
delicious food.
A. naturally B. usually C. seldom D. deliberately
Ex 2: Circle the best way of paraphrasing these sentences
1. Climate change is a phenomenon affecting all people in all walks of life, from individual citizens
to whole countries and huge multinational companies.
A. A number of people around the world, together with many countries and large-scale international
entrepreneurs will be the victim of climate change.
B. Climate change may result from various human activities in many countries and huge international
companies are also responsible for this.
2. Another problem that needs to be considered is that lack of exercise contributes to obesity.
C. An additional issue that should be taken into consideration is that inadequate exercise adds to
being overweight
D. Lack of exercise is another factor causing obesity, which has been well considered
Ex 2: Circle the best way of paraphrasing these sentences
3. Tensions between the two groups backing these opposing theories have only increased in
the last few years
A. There used to be great tensions between the two sides holding opposing believes in the last
few years
B. The last few years have witnessed the increased tensions between the two groups backing
dissimilar theories
4. An added benefit is that the technologies needed to enable mobile working are
inexpensive and easy to operate
A. Added advantages of mobile working are inexpensiveness and user-friendly operation
B. Another benefit is that the technologies allowing flexible working are affordable and easy to
use
Ex 3: Answer questions 1-6. Complete the table. Choose no more than TWO
WORDS from the passage for your answer
SUBSTANCE FOUND IN CHOCOLATE EFFECT ON HEALTH
Prevent oxygen mixing with 1………………….
Polyphenols
A. Cholesterol B. Cancer C. Antioxidants
Causes a lowering of 2………………….
Valeric acid
A. Pain B. Stress C. Sugar
3………………….
Eases pain
A. Chocolate B. Sugar C. Morphine
Ex 3: Answer questions 1-6. Complete the table. Choose no more than TWO
WORDS from the passage for your answer
SUBSTANCE FOUND IN CHOCOLATE EFFECT ON HEALTH
Regulates 4………………….
Chromium
A. Energy B. Enzyme C. Blood sugar
5…………………. Aids digestion of lactose
A. Intestine B. Lactase C. Cocoa
6…………………. Increases levels of anxiety
A. Caffein B. Theobromine C. Coffee
Exercise 5: Complete the table. Use no more than TWO WORDS from the
text.
Types of fuel Main advantage Main disadvantage Future
Very advanced finite resource respiratory
1_____________
Petroleum Uncertain
infrastructure problems_
Natural Gas Relatively clean Produces 2_______
methane rosy
3_______
Ethanol None given Lack of 4__________________
commercial outlets Signals a 5_______
new dawn
Hydrogen production units for
Hydrogen 6_______
readily available bright
7_______
cars not small enough
