Unit 3: Exercise 1

Penny: Maybe, yes. Now, what was the name of the book that the tutor told us to read? I remember the first part of the title: The Financial …? Greg: The Financial World. Penny: Oh yes, that’s right. Shall I see if I can find a copy in the university library for us? Greg: OK, that’d be great, then we can …

1. 
   Greg and Penny agree to do some background reading on the history of ___________ .
   
2. 
   Greg says that before money, _____________ was very common. 
   
3. 
   Greg says that in the past, bronze was probably used to make ____________ .
   
4. 
   The book Greg and Penny should read is called ‘The ____________ World’.
   

Unit 3: Exercise 4

Read the information. Then read the six extracts. Decide if each word in bold is an adjective, a verb, or a noun. Highlight the adjectives in green, the verbs in yellow, and the nouns in blue. 

In IELTS sentence completion tasks, it’s important to consider the form of the word you are expected to write. Before you listen, read the sentences carefully and try to identify the type of word. Often, it will be a noun, an adjective or a verb. Identifying the correct type of word will ensure that you write it in the correct form.

1. 
   So starting from prehistoric times and ancient cultures – all the way up to the 21st century.
   
2. 
   So we should start by looking at what people used before money was invented.
   
3. 
   OK, so before money I think it was all about trade. So, like, in prehistoric times, people probably exchanged all kinds of things – things that might have no value today.
   
4. 
   And I’m sure they gave each other useful things as well, you know, like tools.
   
5. 
   But they were very valuable then, so people really wanted them.
   
6. 
   Maybe people used bronze to make their coins.