How to Master the ielts

145
[Q96]
Dundrum, which is famous for its Norman castle. The journey will take about 
two hours so we’ll stop for a short break en route.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 
Right. Has everyone received their handouts? The sheet you want has the 
schedule for each day on the front page and a map on the reverse side. 
You’ll notice that there are six days of activities listed. The morning of Day 1, 
that’s Saturday, is spent travelling to our accommodation. After lunch,
[Q97]
we’ll take a walk in the National Trust’s nature reserve, by the sea. On 
the following day, Day 2, if the weather is fine, we can spend all day in the
mountains of Mourne; these are made of granite rock. Alternatively, if the 
weather is poor, we can split the day between a visit to the Silent Valley
reservoir, Belfast’s water supply, and a visit to the town of Newcastle
[Q98]
followed by a walk in Tollymore Park. These places are shown on your map.
On the morning of Day 3 we’ll be travelling north to Portrush to our new lodg­
ings. In the afternoon we’ll visit the Giant’s Causeway. This is Ireland’s first 
world heritage site and a popular tourist destination. People come to see the 
basalt hexagonal columns created from an outpouring of volcanic magma. 
Following this, there’s a nine­mile walk around the headland to the famous
[Q99]
Carrick­a­rede rope bridge. It’s not for the faint hearted, but you don’t have 
to cross it.
Day 4 is a recovery day, with a tour of the Whitewater brewery and a
beer­tasting session in the afternoon. On Day 5 we’ll visit Londonderry 
before heading towards the Glenelly valley to see the metamorphic rocks. 
On our last day we’ll travel to Ballycastle with its 150 metre high dolerite
[Q100]
cliffs, which are popular with rock climbers. That’s on Day 6. After leaving the 
cliffs we’ll make our way back to Dublin to catch the late ferry home.

---

HOW TO MASTER THE IELTS
146
Section 
3
PAUL: 
How’s the poster presentation going Hannah?
HANNAH: Well I’ve made a start, but can you help me with the PowerPoint
please?
PAUL: 
Yeah… OK…. Have you created a new folder yet; that’s the first thing
to do?
HANNAH: I’ve done it already, but what’s the next step?
PAUL: 
Well what size would you like the poster to be?
HANNAH: I tried putting these four sheets together to make one big sheet but it’s 
still too small.
PAUL: 
OK, well the paper size is automatically set to 36 high by
[Q101]
48 wide, but the maximum width is 60. You can select it under 
page set­up.
HANNAH: No, 48’s fine. That’s plenty big enough.
PAUL: 
[Q102]
Have you decided on a title yet?
HANNAH: Yes it’s ‘No footprints’.
PAUL: 
Right, well type it into the box at the top…. Now you need a large font 
size for the title. A minimum of 96 point, and the main text should not be
[Q103]
less than 26 point… maybe 48 for secondary headings.
HANNAH: Can I change the colour of the background?
PAUL: 
You can, but don’t overdo it. White is fine.
HANNAH: How do I insert my text?
PAUL: 
[Q104]
It’s easy. Just cut and paste it from your essay.
HANNAH: And can I insert images in the same way?
PAUL: 
Have these been scanned in or were they taken with a digital camera?
HANNAH: They’re mostly photos that I’ve taken and copied into My Pictures.
PAUL: 
Let’s see. If I click on this picture of a wind turbine… then paste it in… 
and resize it. OK?
HANNAH: Yes. Will it look all right or do you think it’s a bit small?
PAUL: 
No, it’s fine. Just make sure your images are no smaller
[Q105]
than 50 K in size, otherwise they’ll look grainy on the poster… 
you know… er… pixelated. JPEGs look best.

---

AUDIO­SCRIPTS FOR THE LISTENING TESTS 
147
HANNAH: That’s great, Paul. I’ll carry on now thanks.
PAUL: 
I’ll pop back in a while to see how you’re getting on.
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 
PAUL: 
I see the poster’s taking shape now Hannah.
HANNAH: Oh, Hi Paul. I’ve got all the text in now, and done some editing. What do 
you think of it so far?
PAUL: 
I like the piece in the middle box, about offsetting emissions. Where did 
you get that from?
HANNAH: 
[Q106]
Off a web page.
PAUL: 
OK, fine, but you’ll still have to cite it in your references.
HANNAH: Where should I do that?
PAUL: 
At the end, in the final box on the template.
HANNAH: Do you like the picture of the carbon­cycle?