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Unit 6
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Exam information: Matching (2)
In the IELTS Listening exam, you may have to match sentence beginnings with 
sentence endings. The words you read w ill not be the same as the ones you hear, so 
be prepared to listen for synonyms or paraphrases.
Look at the example below: the names 1-4 w ill not change, but the phrases/answers 
a, b, c, d w ill change:
Anna Collins 
James Harman 
Ian Cheriton 
Sylvia Daniels
WILL NOT CHANGE
has had ten bestselling books 
was inspired byTanbridge. 
had a job in Tanbridge. 
is buried in the town.
WILL CHANGE
The sentence endings i-v ii are paraphrases of the sentence endings a-d. Some 
paraphrases involve changing word form s and some involve substituting synonyms. 
Match each sentence ending a -c w ith two sentence endings i-v ii. Sentence ending d has 
only one paraphrase. The firs t one has been done fo r you.
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Changing word form
Substituting synonym s
a .... has had ten bestsellinq books.
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b . .. was inspired bv Tanbridae.
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c .. . is buried in the town.
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d . .. had a job in Tanbridge.
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... drew on Tanbridge for many of his 
novels.
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... was laid to rest in Tanbridge.
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... 
has w ritte n m any books, ten o f which
w ere bestsetiers.
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.. .'s burial took place here in Tanbridge.
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... was employed in Tanbridge for many 
years.
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... found Tanbridge an inspiration for his 
novels.
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... had ten books which achieved massive 
sales.
You are going to hear a recording of a guide talking about the town of Tanbridge. Listen 
and match the people 1-4 w ith the sentence endings a-d.