IELTS 5 - 6.5 SB Review Unit 1 and 2

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Vocabulary and grammar review Uni~ 1

Vocabulary Grammar
0 Complete these sentences with the correct form of €) Complete these sentences with the correct form of
problem , trouble, affect or effect. the adjective or adverb in brackets.
1 I hope my visit won't cause you too much 1 People who are ready to change their views
tro'JA.ble. . often find it e..~s'er (easy) to adapt to a new
2 Studying at a foreign university will greatly culture.
the way you see the world. 2 You will learn the language much
3 If you a re not careful about money, you ca n get (quickly) if you share accommodation with
into a lot of financially. people from the country - in other words, it will
4 Investigators are carrying out research into the save you a lot of time.
of culture shock on overseas students. 3 Many students are attracted to this university
5 Some students have had many adapting because it has the reputation of being the one
to our very different lifestyle. with the (good) teachers.
6 New technologies have had a n enormous 4 I think this is the (complicated)
on the way we interact. language I h ave ever tried to study; I really don't
know if I'm making progress.
6 Study the graph below and complete these 5 You'll find the film much (funny) if you
sentences with percent or percentage. Then decide
watch it in the original version.
if the sentences are true (T) or false (F) according
6 Many overseas students find understanding
to the graph. Correct the false ones.
other students a (big) problem than
1 Sixty-five .pe..rce.-xt of overseas workers in understanding their teachers.
Germany lea rn to speak German. 7 The (successful) students are not always
F~lse : 1 57. the ones with the best brains .
2 The of workers from abroad who learn 8 Many people prefer travelling by train because
to speak English is lowest in the United Sta tes. they th ink it is (safe) than travelling by
3 Workers from other countries who lea rn to plane.
speak English in the UK and the USA are 18 and
15 respectively.
4 Belgium has the third highest of
overseas workers learning to speak the
language, with the figure standing at
70 .
Workers from abroad who learn local languages by country (%)
80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0% (figures from HSBC Bank International


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Vocabulary and grammar review Unit 2
Vocabulary Grammar
0 Complete these sentences using the correct ~ Circle the correct option in each of these sentences.
form of the word in brackets.
I Can you give me some @Vice)! advices on how
I It must be very hard work being a } etn'll,e.r to stay fit?
(farm). 2 Children need clear information I informations
2 Although pesticides protect plants, they can be about the food they eat.
... (harm) to humans. 3 A balanced diet I Balanced diet consists of plenty
3 Our .. (enjoy) of the meal was spoilt by of fruit and vegetables.
the loud music in the restaurant. 4 Organic farming causes less pollutions I
4 I've done so much exercise at the gym that I'm pollution than traditional farming.
............ (total) exhausted . 5 Some people say that a little knowledges 1
5 Someone told me this soup was very . knowledge can be a dangerous th ing.
(taste), but I don't like the flavour. 6 I go to fast-food shop I fast-food shops as little as
6 The vegetables in our local shop have been possible.
.. (organic) produced. 7 A shift worker can have very stressful lifestyle I a
7 My brother has a really . (health) diet - very stressful lifestyle.
he eats nothing but fried food! 8 More research I researches is needed to make
8 Some people . .. (critic) conventional genetic engin eering safe.
farming methods, but they do produce high 0 Complete the sentences below with the expressions
yields. in the box. Use each expression only once. There
@ Write nouns for each of these adjectives. are two extra expressions that you do not need.
Three adjectives have two possible noun forms. a/an a few amount of deal of few little
many much number of plenty of
adjective noun
developing I d~.V~.fPpr-.~.11t I Only a small Y.<~r-.b~r... R:f consumers buy organic
food.
active 2 2 I can't stan d cooking in . . dirty kitch en.
dangerous 3 3 Everyone needs to spend a .. ...... ..... time
relaxing.
fit 4
4 At the end of the week, I don't have ..... . ......
happy 5 money left to buy food.
5 You need to put a large . fertiliser on
independent 6
young plants.
toxic 7 6 You need free time in order to do your
own cooking.
nutritious 8
7 It's a pity that so . .. people are interested
reliable 9 in reading the labels on food.
accurate 10 .. . . . . . .. . . . ..
. .. . . . .
8 Obviously someone has put a great .. . ...... work
into this mea l - it's delicious!

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