Self-Study Tips & Study Centre Courses — IELTS Reading Answers

Section B

“As part of your weekly schedule, it is also advisable to consider exactly what you have to do in that week, and make sure that you tackle the most significant tasks first, leaving the easier or less urgent areas of your work until later”

Heading xi fits Section B, which says to 'tackle the most significant tasks first' within your weekly schedule.

Section C

“On a physical level, make sure that you have an area or space for studying. Don't do it just anywhere”

Heading iv fits Section C, which insists on 'an area or space for studying' rather than working 'just anywhere'.

Section D

“Make sure that all the physical equipment that you use, such as a desk, chair etc. is at a good height for you. If you use a personal computer, there are plenty of guidelines available from the government on posture, angles, lighting and the like. Consult these and avoid the typical student aches and pains”

Heading v fits Section D, which covers desks and chairs 'at a good height' plus posture, angles and lighting.

Section E

“If you are doing a long essay or research paper which involves the use of library books or other articles, it helps to keep details of the titles and authors on small cards in a card box. It is also a good idea to log these alphabetically so that you can find them easily - rather like keeping telephone numbers”

Heading ix fits Section E, which recommends keeping 'details of the titles and authors on small cards' for a research paper.

Section F

“Make use of equipment that is available to you. If you find a useful article in the library, it is best to make a copy of the relevant pages before you leave”

Heading viii fits Section F, which says to 'make use of equipment' and copy 'the relevant pages' of useful articles.

Section G

“If you are working on a topic your teacher has set, but finding it hard to concentrate, it may be that you actually need to take your mind right off it for a period of time. 'Airing the mind' can work wonders sometimes.”

Heading ii fits Section G, which suggests taking 'your mind right off' the task so you return 'refreshed and full of ideas'.

Section H

“Similarly, it may help to discuss a topic with other people, especially if you feel that you have insufficient ideas, or too many disorganised ideas. Bring your topic up in conversations at meal times or with other students and see what they have to say”

Heading vii fits Section H, which advises discussing a topic 'with other people' to gather ideas.

This course would be useful for dealing with letters of complaint.

“The Customer is Always RightAn interesting angle - how do you reply to letters from customers? What tone is best and when? How do you achieve results”

Course K, 'The Customer is Always Right', asks 'how do you reply to letters from customers?' and what tone works.

This course will help you use the libraries.

“Source Material How do you gather information for a project or paper? A practical course which looks at sources of information and how to use cataloguing systems”

Course C, 'Source Material', teaches 'how to use cataloguing systems' to gather information, the key library skill.

This course will improve your performance at interviews.

“The Job for Me Finding it, applying for it and getting it. Where can it all go wrong? Written and oral course with simulation exercises using authentic newspaper advertisements”

Course I, 'The Job for Me', covers applying for and getting a job, with 'simulation exercises' that improve interview performance.

This course will help you with acknowledging your sources.

“HQuote Me if You MustThe do's and don'ts of using source material. How to incorporate it into your own work in an acceptable way. How not to plagiarise other people's articles, books etc”

Course H, 'Quote Me if You Must', explains 'how to incorporate' source material acceptably and 'how not to plagiarise'.

This course will help you improve your reading skills.

“Simple eye exercises to help you skim and scan. How to be selective on the page. Using headings, topic sentences and paragraphs for easy access”

Course G offers 'simple eye exercises to help you skim and scan' and how to be selective on the page.

This course will help you improve your grammar.

“For those who worry about their individual words - a look at tenses and other aspects of the language through poetry and song”

Course L examines 'tenses and other aspects of the language', which is grammar, for people who 'worry about their individual words'.