Collins English for Exams Speaking for ielts

Exercise 11
Sample answers:
1 No, I'm not. I'm from BELgium.
2 No, it has a HOT clim ate.
3 No, the capital of England is LONdon.
4 No, it lies to the NORTH.
Exercise 12
2 a ... many people 
do
go a b roa d.... 
b ... we 
did
go. 
c I 
do
love being able to . ..
Speaking for IELTS

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Unit 11
Language: Cause and effect
Exercise 13
1 a People have more disposable income than
previous generations [C], which means tha t most 
people can now afford to go on holiday [E]. 
b The rapid rise in a ir travel [E] stem s from the 
creation of low -cost airlin es [C]. 
c Com petition between airlin es [C] has led to lower 
prices fo r passengers [E].
f
2 C
Staff w orking fo r our national airlin e keep strikin g 
[C], As a re s u lt, many people avoid booking w ith 
them [El.
I su ffe r from seasickness [C] so I never travel by 
boat [E],
The severe delays [E] were brought about by the 
volcanic eruption [C].
= cause; E = effect
Answer key 
U 3

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Pronunciation chart
In this book the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is used to show how some words are 
pronounced. The symbols used in the International Phonetic Alphabet are shown in the table 
below.
IPA Symbols
Vowel
Sounds
Consonant
Sounds
a
calm , ah
b
b e d ,ru b
ae
act, m ass
d
done, red
QI
dive, cry
f
fit, if