​IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• respond to sentence completion questions

• skim read a text

• recognise paraphrase

• practise using the present simple and past simple.

• particular information in the text

• read the questions​

• keywords, or similar meaning words

• ​ Read that part carefully

scanning

• get an idea of what it is about

• the, they, our, through

• 'content' words, such as nouns and verb​

skimming

Skimming and scanning

skimming and scanning

Understanding paraphrase

​Remember

Paraphrase (see definition in Unit 1) is one of the most important skills in IELTS because it is needed in all four of the papers. Questions will often include a paraphrase of the actual words used in the text. Therefore, students need to get used to looking for similar words when looking for the answers.​

understanding paraphrase

Sentence Completion

Look at this example: Houseboat occupants like living _______

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This is a paraphrase of the following sentence from the passage:

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People who live on houseboats enjoy being close to nature.

Unit 2 | Reading

Sentence Completion

Sentence Completion: How to do

How to do sentence completion

1. Underline key words

2. Scan the text

3. Read the sentences near the key words carefully

4. Words that seem to fit

5. Check the meaning

6. Check the grammar

7. Check singular or plural.

8. Check number of words