Key RW UL2 U1

Pre-IELTS 3 Adults- Lesson 1
READING: ANSWER KEYS

Unit 1: Places
Exercise 1: Nouns, verbs and adjectives
Read the sentences about Dubai. Complete them with the words in the box.
1. Dubai is a large city in the United Arab Emirates with a population of about 2 million.
2. The official language is Arabic, but you can also see English everywhere.
3. Tourism is a very important industry: more than 7 million visitors come every year.
4. There are many shops where you can buy luxury clothes or jewellery, and thousands
of restaurants where you can eat delicious food from around the world.
5. Also, Dubai is home to many skyscrapers, for example the Burj Khalifa, which is 829.8
metres tall.
Exercise 2: Nouns, verbs and adjectives
(1) wealthy (5) found
(2) beautiful (6) teach
(3) angry (7) evidence
(4) explorers (8) mystery
Exercise 3: Subject + verb
1. reported 5. real
2. certain 6. decided
3. image 7. made
4. published
Exercise 4: There is / There are
1. There are about 3 million people in Izmir. 6. There is a traditional market.
2. There aren't too many tourists. 7. There is a castle.
3. There are lots of things to see and do. 8. There isn't a beach in the city centre.
4. There are mountains nearby. 9. There is an airport.
5. There are restaurants where you can eat 10. There are boats to the islands.
fish.
Exercise 5: Add “is/ are/ a/ an/ some/ any” to complete the sentences.
1. There is a book on the table.
2. There are some shoes under the chair.
3. There isn't a TV in his room.
4. There aren't any pens on my desk.
5. There is a boy behind that tree.
6. There are some girls in front of the house.
7. There isn't a telephone in her office.
8. There aren't any chairs downstairs.
Exercise 6: Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box
1. Advantages 6. Which
2. Environment 7. Services
3. Hurry 8. Polluted
4. Neighbors 9. Means
5. Isolated 10. Friends
Exercise 7: Reading
Part 1. Reading for main idea
1. India
2. Chinese
3. Papua new guinea
Part 2. Scanning to find information
1. 7000 6. 200
2. 60 7. One
3. 4 8. 6.3 million
4. 30 million 9. 840
5. 15 10. 150
Part 3. Reading for detail

1. True 4. False
2. False 5. True
3. False 6. False
Exercise 8:
Part 1. Decide if the statements are true or false
1. True 5. False
2. True 6. False
3. False 7. True
4. False
Part 2. Matching
1- a 6- e
2- c 7- h
3- k 8- g
4- b 9- f
5- d 10- i
Exercise 9:
1. 1949
2. 1945
3. English and French
4. 192
Exercise 10:
1. I met John at the post office.
2. Susan is an old friend of mine.
3. Chinese is difficult to learn.
4. Miss Sophia is my teacher.
5. Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
6. He rules his family with a rod of iron.
7. The flowers were like a carpet of gold.
8. Neither James nor Virginia was at home.
9. The film was neither well-made nor well-acted.
10. I didn’t sing because Pamela was there.
Exercise 11:
Dalat is a city located on Lang Biang highlands – part of the Central Highlands region of
Vietnam. Because of its history, special architecture, unique climate features and wide range of
beautiful spots, Dalat is known as one of the most popular tourist destinations of Vietnam. Dalat
looks like a cross between Vietnam and the French Alps. Many of its hotels and houses were
built in a French style during the French colonization. There are many places for tourists
interested in architecture to visit, such as Dalat Railway Station, designed by French architects
Moncet and Reveron, or Hang Nga guest house, a.k.a ‘Crazy house’ which is also an interesting
place to stay.
Writing portfolio: Choose one of the places mentioned in Unit 1 of the Student's Book.
Write about the positives and the negatives.
For example: The pros and cons of living in JAPAN
 Pros:
 Safe
You can walk at night while wearing expensive jewelry on the street without getting robbed.
 Good transport system
Transport is not just a transport but a serious form of service by the company who provides it.
 Food and Water
Tap water is drinkable and is even advertised that it is clean and safe. Food - well, quality is
really high with the price you paid. No tipping.
 High Quality Service
In Japan, the customer is considered as “god” and they treat them with utmost respect and
politeness.
 Cons:
 Language barrier
Japanese is not an easy language to learn. It requires time and hard work and cultural
immersion. Many words and phrases in Japanese doesn’t have direct Western translation.
 Inflexible work culture
Japanese traditional working culture is strict, requires tons of manner and bureaucracy and
people-dealing related skill, in additional to your actual work.

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READING: ANSWER KEYS

Part 3. Reading for detail

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