Cambridge IELTS 13 · General Training · Test 3 · Section 2
Employees’ Health And Safety Responsibilities & Our Company Notices — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Employees’ Health And Safety Responsibilities & Our Company Notices, Cambridge IELTS 13 General Training Reading Test 3 Section 2, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Questions 15–27. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Note Completion (Q15–22), Matching Information (Q23–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–22: Note Completion
Strategy: Predict the word class from the note, find the paraphrase of the note's keyword in the passage, then copy the answer exactly within the word limit.
“Your rights as an employee to work in a safe and healthy environment are set down in law and generally can't be changed or removed by your employer”
Rights to a safe workplace 'are set down in law', so the noun law fits the note.
“to be given any personal protective and safety equipment without being charged for it”
Employees must be given 'personal protective and safety equipment without being charged', so equipment fits.
“to tell your employer about any health and safety concerns you have”
Staff should tell employers about 'any health and safety concerns you have', supplying the plural noun concerns.
“to have breaks during the time you are at work”
The entitlement is 'to have breaks during the time you are at work', so breaks fits.
“to take reasonable care not to expose fellow employees and members of the public to risk by what you do or don’t do in the course of your work”
Workers must not expose others 'to risk by what you do or don't do', so the noun risk fits.
“to co-operate with your employer, making sure you complete the training that is provided and that you understand and follow the company's health and safety policies”
Co-operation includes completing 'the training that is provided', so the noun training fits the note about instruction.
“to report any injuries you suffer as a result of doing your job”
Staff must 'report any injuries you suffer as a result of doing your job', so injuries fits.
“If you drive or operate machinery, you have a responsibility to tell your employer if you take medication that makes you feel sleepy”
Drivers must report 'medication that makes you feel sleepy', so the noun medication fits.
Questions 23–27: Matching Information
Strategy: Scan for the idea, not the exact words. The answer is a paragraph letter, and one paragraph may be used more than once unless the instructions say otherwise.
Staff are needed to work on internal communications.
“We’re looking for two people to take over. If you’re interested, and can work an extra three or four hours a week (for extra pay, of course!), contact Maggie Campbell on 2146”
F: the notice needs 'two people to take over' the internal communications work, offering extra pay for three or four hours.
People are needed to help improve an internal system.
“Because of recent concerns about product quality, we're setting up a team to consider ways of raising quality and making recommendations for changes”
E: a team is being set up 'to consider ways of raising quality', an internal system needing improvement.
Staff are asked if they want to take part in an internal competition.
“We hope to re-start the company tennis championship, which hasn't taken place for the last three years”
G: staff are asked about restarting 'the company tennis championship', an internal competition.
Volunteers are asked to work overtime for a limited period.
“As a result, we'll need to run the production line for an additional three hours each evening throughout the week beginning 13 March”
D: the production line must run 'an additional three hours each evening throughout the week beginning 13 March', overtime for a limited period.
Staff will be told where to work temporarily.
“Staff based in that building will be individually notified of where they'll work for that time”
A: staff in the affected building 'will be individually notified of where they'll work for that time', a temporary move.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Employees’ Health And Safety Responsibilities & Our Company Notices passage come from?
It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 13 General Training Reading Test 3, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in Employees’ Health And Safety Responsibilities & Our Company Notices?
The section is tested with Note Completion, Matching Information. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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