Mindset For IELTS Skill Modules Unit 1
Mindset For IELTS Skill Modules Unit 1
Mindset For IELTS Skill Modules Unit 1
Match the activities with the pictures. Use the words in the box.
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Unit 1: Exercise 2
Read the text. Then complete the exercise .
A Get up early
Many people want to stay in bed in the morning, but it is best to get up before 7:00 a.m. If
you start working or studying early, you will have more ideas and you will be able to work
faster. Many well-known writers and musicians from the past believed that it was important
to get up early – and to go to bed early too. You should also try to get up at the same time
every day, because this is good for your body and brain.
B Eat breakfast
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. People often say that they don’t have time to
eat breakfast, but they will find it more difficult to start work, and they will soon feel very
hungry. A healthy meal of toast, eggs, and fruit juice will help you to work well all morning –
and stop you from eating unhealthy food like crisps and chocolate later in the morning!
C Go for a walk
If you usually spend a lot of time in your office or in the classroom, it is very important to go
outside and get some fresh air. If you spend just 30 minutes a day walking outside, you will
feel less tired and you will be able to do more when you get back to work or school. A walk
in the park every day will make you feel much healthier and will help you to do your best
work.
Choose the correct paragraph to match the information. Read the text on the
first screen again to help you.
Unit 1: Exercise 3
Choose the correct verbs to complete the email.
Dear Jane,
Thank you for your email. It was very interesting to hear about your daily life in Cambridge,
England. I am writing to tell you about my typical day in Rome. On school days I usually
do/get/have up at 7:00 a.m. I have a shower and do/get/make dressed. In Italy, we don’t
have to wear a school uniform, so I normally wear jeans and a tee-shirt. Then I do/have/take
breakfast with my parents and sister. I usually eat bread with jam and drink orange juice. My
school starts at 8:30 a.m., so I leave my house at 8:00 a.m. I don’t live far from the school, so
I walk there with my friends. My sister’s school is far away, so she takes a bus. I have lessons
in the morning until 1:00 p.m. and then I go home and do/go/have lunch with my mum. In
Italy we often eat a lot for lunch, including pasta, meat and salad, but we have a much smaller
dinner. In the afternoon I do my homework and help my mum to do/have/make the
housework. I do the washing up and do/have/take out the bins. I have football practice on
Tuesday afternoons and a piano lesson on Thursday afternoons. I have dinner at about 7:00
p.m. Every day after dinner, I go/have/take for a walk with my family around the town. We
often stop and have an ice cream in my favourite ice cream shop. I usually go/have/make to
bed at about 10:00 p.m., because I have school the next day.
Best wishes,
Alessia
Unit 1: Exercise 4
Read the email. Then complete the exercise
Dear Jane,
Thank you for your email. It was very interesting to hear about your daily life in Cambridge,
England. I am writing to tell you about my typical day in Rome. On school days I usually get
up at 7:00 a.m. I have a shower and get dressed. In Italy, we don’t have to wear a school
uniform, so I normally wear jeans and a tee-shirt. Then I have breakfast with my parents and
sister. I usually eat bread with jam and drink orange juice. My school starts at 8:30 a.m., so I
leave my house at 8:00 a.m. I don’t live far from the school, so I walk there with my friends.
My sister’s school is far away, so she takes a bus. I have lessons in the morning until 1:00
p.m. and then I go home and have lunch with my mum. In Italy we often eat a lot for lunch,
including pasta, meat and salad, but we have a much smaller dinner. In the afternoon I do my
homework and help my mum to do the housework. I do the washing up and take out the bins.
I have football practice on Tuesday afternoons and a piano lesson on Thursday afternoons. I
have dinner at about 7:00 p.m. Every day after dinner, I go for a walk with my family around
the town. We often stop and have an ice cream in my favourite ice cream shop. I usually go
to bed at about 10:00 p.m., because I have school the next day.
Best wishes,
Alessia
Choose the correct answers. Read the email on the first screen again to help
you.
Unit 1: Exercise 5
Read the text about professional swimmer Michael Daley’s day. Then complete
the exercise.
I usually get up at around 6:00 a.m. Before I became a professional swimmer, I got up late
most days, but I don’t ever stay in bed now, even on Sundays! I always go to the gym in the
mornings. I spend about 30 minutes on the running machine, and then another 30 minutes
doing other exercises. It is very important for me to stay fit and healthy. I only spend two
hours at the gym when I have a big swimming competition. I get home from the gym at about
8:00 a.m., have a shower and get dressed. I always have a big breakfast of cereal with banana,
toast, eggs, coffee and orange juice. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for me
because I do a lot of swimming every day. After breakfast, I go for a long walk in the park
near my house. The exercise helps me to relax and feel prepared for the rest of the day.
Then it’s time for me to start work. From 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. I normally go to the
swimming pool and train for two hours with my personal trainer. I swim about five
kilometres, and practise diving. After my training, I usually have a meeting with my trainer to
talk about how well I’m doing and what I still need to work on. I sometimes have lunch at the
pool café with my trainer, but if I have a television interview, I’ll walk over to the TV studio.
All my friends think that it’s exciting to be on television, but it takes a long time to film, so it
can be a bit boring. It’s not difficult to do TV interviews, but it takes a long time to get ready.
At home, it takes me about 20 minutes to have a shower, get dressed and do my hair, or
maybe half an hour if I’m going somewhere special, but at the TV studio it takes an hour! If I
have a big competition coming up, then I do more training in the afternoon, or have more
meetings with my trainer.
In the evenings, I usually relax at home with my wife, Emma. I quite enjoy cooking, so we
often eat at home together. Emma hated my cooking at first, but now she thinks it’s OK. Her
father is a chef at a top restaurant, so she loves good food. We sometimes go to a restaurant
for dinner. We both love Korean food, and there’s a great place near my house. I never eat
fast food like burgers and kebabs, or my trainer will get angry with me. Then Emma and I
usually watch a film on television. We both love comedy films, and Emma also likes
romantic films, but I’m not a big fan – I prefer action films. I usually go to bed at 10.00 p.m.
because I need to be back in the gym by 7.00 a.m. the next day!
Choose the correct answers. Read the text on the first screen again to help you.
o Most days.
o On Sundays
o Never.
o 1 hour.
o 2 hour.
o exciting.
o Boring
o difficult
o 20 minutes.
o 30 minutes.
o 1 hour.
6. What does Michael’s wife, Emma, think about his cooking now?
o dinner at home.
o dinner in a restaurant.
o romantic films.
o action films.
Unit 1: Exercise 6
Complete the sentences. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the
present simple tense. The first question has been done for you.
3. Breakfast __________ (be) the most important meal of the day for me.
Unit 1: Exercise 7
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Unit 1: Exercise 8
Match the words and phrases from an email.
you asked about … for your email. hear from you. Jane, hear from you soon.
wishes, are you? tell you about … you are well.
1.Dear
2.Nice to
3.How
4.I hope
5.Thank you
6. In your last email,
7. I’m writing to
8. Hope to
9.Best
Unit 1: Exercise 9
Read the email. Then complete the exercise.
A Dear Jane,
Thank you for your email. It was very interesting to hear about your life in Cambridge. I am
writing to tell you about my typical day in Rome.
B On school days, I usually get up at 7:00 a.m. I have a shower and get dressed. In Italy, we
don’t have to wear a school uniform like you do in England, so I normally wear jeans and a
tee-shirt. Then I have breakfast with my parents and sister. I usually eat a croissant with jam
and drink orange juice.
C My school starts at 8:30 a.m., so I leave my house at 8:00 a.m. I don’t live far from the
school, so I walk there with my friends. My sister’s school is far away, so she takes a bus. I
have lessons in the morning until 1:00 p.m. and then I go home and have lunch with my
mum. In Italy we often eat a lot for lunch, including pasta, meat and salad, but we have a
much smaller dinner.
E I have dinner at about 7:00 p.m. Every day after dinner, I go for a walk with my family
around our neighbourhood. We often stop and have an ice cream in my favourite ice cream
shop. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m., as I have school the next day.
Best wishes,
Alessia
Label the sentences A–F to match the different parts of the email. Read the
email on the first screen again to help you. The first question has been done for
you.
2. What the writer does when she gets up in the morning ______
5. What the writer does for the rest of the morning ______
Unit 1: Exercise 10
A friend from a different country emailed you and asked about your typical
day. Write an email in reply to your friend. Use the notes to help you.
Notes
1 Start with a greeting and introduce the topic of your email.
2 Describe what you usually do when you get up in the morning.
3 Describe how you usually spend your morning.
4 Describe what you usually do in the afternoons.
5 Talk about your free time activities.
6 Describe what you do in the evening.
7 End with a closing sentence and your name.