Ace The ielts essential tips for ielts general Training Module

Find the keywords 

 

Keywords are the main words in the question; they contain the most important 

information. For instance, in a question like “Employers are likely to employ 

graduates, who…” there are 3 keywords: employers, employ and graduates. 

 

Identify keywords in each question and look for them in the text – the answer will be 

near. Don’t stop after finding just one, continue to scan through the text – there might 

be more

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Strategy for the Matching task 

 

First, read instructions and example. If instructions say that a heading can not be used 

more than once – cross the heading used in example out of the list. This way you 

won’t try to use it again by mistake (and believe me, it's a very common mistake!). 

 

Second, return to the map you prepared. Go over the text, look on your map what it 

says about the idea of first paragraph. Go to the list of headings and choose heading 

that has the most similar meaning to idea on your map, write its number on the 

margins of the first paragraph. Now continue and do the same for the second 

paragraph, and so on. 

 

If some paragraphs are hard to match – leave them alone, keep moving forward. 

Come back to them later. 

 

When finished matching - check your answers carefully, because they can influence 

each other. Don't forget to copy answers to the Answer Sheet.