Again: To better understand how to do the T/F/NG test, please re-study the lesson carefully Unit 6: Reading as True False Not Given and Unit 13: Practice True/ False/Not given or Yes/ No/Not given will help you understand the T/F/NG form, then please practice this form according to the Health theme below!
1. Remember to underline key words and define:
- True: the mentioned content matches the article
- False: the content is the opposite of the information in the paragraph
- Not given: not mentioned or mentioned key words but not enough information to conclude
2. Answers and analysis:
- REMOVE
Underline: small businesses/ fail/ initial two years
→ Paragraph 1 mentions “small businesses” (line 5) line 6: “one in three fails in the first two years”
- EASY
Underline: small business/ have an edge over/ large business
→ Paragraph 2, line 4: “it’s difficult for small businesses…” → line 5 “Instead, small businesses…offer customers personalized service and specialized products…that can be more difficult to find in a large chain store”
- REMOVE
Underline: how long/ start earning a profit
Paragraph 4 5 mentions profit → line 4 paragraph 5: “a small business takes one to two years to become profitable”
3. Vocabulary in the lesson
- profitable (a) profitable
- have an edge over has an advantage
- initial(a) first
- potential (a) potential
- compete (v) compete
Wish you all the best in your studies and achieve a very high IELTS reading score! See you in the next lesson.
