MINDSET FOR IELTS. UNIT 6

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:

• identify different types of transport and places in a town or city

• read real-world notices and other short texts for the main message

• listen to identify, understand and interpret information

• use comparatives and superlatives

• speak about transport and towns

• write a longer piece of continuous writing

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

A. You can pay £2 to leave your car in the supermarket car park all day.

B. Supermarket customers can only park here for 2 hours at a time.

C. You don’t need to pay if you finish shopping within 2 hours.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

A. To give Tom and Jim instructions on how to get to the park.

B. To invite Tom to play football with him and Jim.

C. To find out what time Tom would like to play football.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

A. They should wait for news about the weather before travelling.

B. Some passengers will be late today because of the weather.

C. The station is closed until the weather improves.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

A. To book the flights as soon as possible.

B. To choose a less expensive flight.

C. To change the date of his and Su’s flight.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

A. His sightseeing trip included a visit to a museum and castle.

B. He visited the castle and museum after going on the boat trip.

C. He hopes to do a boat trip and an open bus tour before returning home.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

A. They must not leave bikes at the station.

B. Cycle parking is only for members of station staff.

C. If they need to know more, they can ask someone who works there.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

A. Contact Tim if she would like a lift to the theatre.

B. Tell Sonia what her travel plans are for this evening.

C. Let Tim or Sonia know if she’s going to the theatre.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

While you listen, circle the words and numbers that you hear.

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

By TRUNG TÂM GIÁO DỤC TOÀN CẦU GLOBAL EDUCATION

1 cinema __
2 supermarket __
3 Green’s department store __
4 pharmacy __
5 book store __
6 mobile phone shop __

A Where can I buy a tennis racket?

B At the sports shop. It’s on the ground floor opposite the cafe.

A Where’s the bank?

B It’s between the department store and the mobile phone shop.

3 Manchester’s Chetham’s Library is the old / oldest public library in the English-speaking world.

4 Many / More languages are spoken in Manchester than any other city in Western Europe.

5 The world’s first / last passenger train station was built in Manchester in 1830.

6 Recently, Manchester was voted the better / best UK city to live in.

7 Manchester airport is larger / largest than Birmingham airport.

8 Manchester United is the more / most successful football club in England with 20 league titles.

9 Manchester Piccadilly is one of the busy / busiest train stations in England.

10 More / Most than 20 Nobel prize winners have come from Manchester.

• Work in pairs.

• Student A, ask student B the questions about transport.

• Student B, ask student A the questions about his/her hometown.

• Use as much vocabulary as you can remember from the unit to answer the questions.

• Use comparative and superlative adjectives.

• Then swap questions.

1 What vocabulary from the lesson did you use in your answers?

2 Are there any words you forgot to use?

3 Did you use comparative and superlative adjectives in your answers?

4 Did you give any short answers? How could you make your answers longer?

This is part of an email you receive from an English pen-friend, Sandy.

I’m coming to your country next month on holiday. Where do you think I should go and why are those places interesting? What’s the best way for me to travel around?

• Now write a letter, answering Sandy’s questions.

• Write your letter in about 100 words.

Hi Sandy,

I’m really pleased you’re coming to visit my country. The first place you should visit is…