Cambridge IELTS 3 · General Training · Test 1 · Section 1
Language Centre Advertisements & Main Street, Gatton RE-DEVELOPMENT — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Language Centre Advertisements & Main Street, Gatton RE-DEVELOPMENT, Cambridge IELTS 3 General Training Reading Test 1 Section 1, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Questions 1–15. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with Matching Information (Q1–6), Two Choices (Q7–10), True / False / Not Given (Q11–15). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 1–6: 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.
up-to-date teaching systems?
“LATEST METHODS”
School B advertises 'LATEST METHODS', a phrase meaning it uses up-to-date teaching systems in its classrooms.
that the institution has been established for a significant time?
“The TESOL Centre has more than 24 years' experience in providing quality language programs for overseas students”
The TESOL Centre has 'more than 24 years' experience', showing the institution has existed a long time.
examination classes?
“Test preparation, possibility of further academic study”
E offers 'Test preparation', the same as classes that prepare students for examinations.
that arrangements can be made for activities outside class?
“Study Tours Available * English/cultural/tourism”
School C advertises 'Study Tours Available — English/cultural/tourism', organised activities beyond the classroom.
the availability of courses for school students?
“High School Crash Course 11-25 JanIntensive 3 hrs a day, 1pm-4pmYears 8 to 12 24hrs $200”
D runs a 'High School Crash Course' for 'Years 8 to 12', so it teaches school students.
language teaching for special purposes?
“BUSINESS, HOSPITALITY OR TRAVEL”
B's courses target 'BUSINESS, HOSPITALITY OR TRAVEL', language for specific work purposes.
Questions 7–8: Two Choices
Strategy: Both answers must be supported by the passage. Check each option independently; order does not usually matter.
“* Mandarin * Cantonese * Thai * Vietnamese * Korean * Indonesian * English * Spanish * Italian * German * Russian CHOICE OF 9 LANGUAGES”
The language lists under A and B include Mandarin, Cantonese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Indonesian, so both advertise Asian languages.
Questions 9–10: Two Choices
Strategy: Both answers must be supported by the passage. Check each option independently; order does not usually matter.
“DAY AND EVENING COURSES Intensive 3 or 4 hrs a day, morning or evening 30 hrs $250”
B and D both advertise 'DAY AND EVENING COURSES' of three or four hours, morning or evening, so either suits evening study.
Questions 11–15: True / False / Not Given
Strategy: Judge the whole statement against the text. FALSE contradicts the passage; NOT GIVEN means the passage never addresses that specific claim.
The road will be closed for two days and not re-opened until Monday.
“Main Street will be closed between Little and Denning Streets from 6am on Saturday, 12 August to 6pm on Sunday, 13 August”
The road reopens 'at 6pm on Sunday, 13 August', not Monday, so the claim about reopening on Monday is wrong.
The road will be open as far as Little Street.
“Main Street will be closed between Little and Denning Streets from 6am on Saturday, 12 August to 6pm on Sunday, 13 August. The intersections of these streets with Main Street will not be affected”
The closure runs 'between Little and Denning Streets', so traffic can still reach Little Street from the other side.
Work on the road will continue each weekend for the next month.
“We expect that the work will be completed at this time without further disruption to traffic”
The notice expects the work to be 'completed at this time without further disruption', not repeated over following weekends.
Temporary traffic lights will operate at intersections with Main Street.
“The intersections of these streets with Main Street will not be affected”
The notice says intersections 'will not be affected' but never mentions temporary traffic lights anywhere.
There will be bus services to the university throughout the weekend.
“However, alternative services will operate on bus routes 566 and 45 between Gatton Road, the town centre and the university”
Alternative services 'will operate on bus routes 566 and 45' linking the town centre and the university during the closure.
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Language Centre Advertisements & Main Street, Gatton RE-DEVELOPMENT passage come from?
It is Section 1 of Cambridge IELTS 3 General Training Reading Test 1, and it covers Questions 1–15.
What question types appear in Language Centre Advertisements & Main Street, Gatton RE-DEVELOPMENT?
The section is tested with Matching Information, Two Choices, True / False / Not Given. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
Are these reading answers reliable?
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