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There have b e e n __________ floods in the south of the coun try and m any people have
had to evacuate th e ir hom es at sh o rt notice.
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The north has been affected b y __________ snow, and m any people are snowed in at
home.
5 Today w ill be sunny w it h __________ blue skies.
6 There i s __________ fog in the w est and driving m ig h t be dangerous.
7 There w ill b e __________ te m p e ra tu re s in the afternoon today, so make sure you d rin k
plenty of water.
8 We advise people not to take th e ir children out in t h e __________ heat.
Underline the odd one out in the groups of words 1 -4 below and say why it is different.
Example: cool / hot / warm / balm y / rainy
'Rainy' is different: it does not describe temperature.
1 
precip itation / m oisture / hu m id ity / a tm o s p h e re __________________
2 
global w a rm in g / c lim a te change / greenhouse effect / ozone la y e r -------------------------------
3
tid a l wave / h u rrican e / cyclone / g a le __________________
4
fog / haze / m ist / d riz z le __________________
In the IELTS Listening exam you need to understand the sequence (or order) of ideas
and/or events. Draw a table like the one below and put the sequencing words and phrases
in the correct group. Some can go into more than one group.
d u rin g
in it ia lly
s im u lta n e o u s ly
e v e n tu a lly
m o v in g on to
th e n e x t p h a s e /s te p
fin a lly
n e x t
u ltim a te ly
f o r m e r
p re v io u s ly
w h e n
in th e end
p r io r
Before
After
At the same time
Transition from one stage to another |
Nature and the environment

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Complete the passage w ith the w ords a -h .