Fiona a is h £t Jo Tomlinson

U n d erlin e the correct word in italics in the sentences 
1-6.
1
Human beings have been 
m ig ra tin g / m ig ra tio n
for many centuries for a variety of 
reasons.
2 The current 
m o n a rc h /m o n a rc h y
of the UK is Queen Elizabeth II.
3 Mozambique is a form er 
c o lo nia lism / colony
of Portugal.
U
The traditions and culture of a country are part of its 
in h e rita n c e / heritage.
5 
O verpo p ulatio n / O verpopulated
is a m ajor problem in many parts of the world.
6 
D e m o grap h y/D em og ra p hic
information is useful when it comes to planning for the future.
Section U of the IELTS Listening exam is an academ ic-style lecture, in which the speaker
often ta lks about how som ething has changed. This could be a change in appearance
(m aking som ething look d ifferent), in quality (m aking som ething b e tte r or w orse), o r in
quantity (m aking som ething m ore or less, bigger or s m a lle r, etc.).
Read the sentences 
1-10 
and put the words in italics into the right groups, according to
w hat kind of change they usually express. Som e words fit in m ore than one group.
1
They were going to 
re store
the building to its original state.
2 A fter recommendations from my boss, I 
am ended
the report.
3 The view of the government was 
d is to rte d
by the stories in the media.
U
The government 
m a n ip u la te d
the employment statistics.
5 The num ber of single parent fam ilies 
boom ed
in the 1990s.
6 The state of the economy 
d e te rio ra te d
in the recession.
7 The num ber of healthcare professionals has 
d im in ish e d
due to poor wages.
8 Poverty was alm ost 
e radicated
with the introduction of welfare.
9 The num ber of im m igrants 
s h ra n k
when the new act was introduced.