I. REVIEW

Out of all the types of questions in the IELTS Reading test, which one do you like the most? Particularly for IELTS-Fighter, I like Completing Diagrams the most, because with pictures you will see how to do the test and solve a sample passage of this type of exercise.

When you do the test, you are very lively, aren’t you ^^ Today we will study together, you should pay attention to the following points:

– Check the number of words allowed to write;

– Study the chart and try to understand the main idea. Don’t spend too much time on this step;

– Underline keywords;

– Determine the type of word to fill in and try to guess the answer;

– Scan the text and identify the information in which paragraph;

– Read carefully to find the answer;

II. MINI PASSAGE

Now let’s solve a sample problem together:

REMOVE For the first time, dictionary publishers are incorporating real, spoken English into their data. It gives lexicographers (people who write dictionaries) access to a more vibrant, up-to-date vernacular language which has never really been studied before. In one project, 150 volunteers each agreed to discreetly tie a Walkman recorder to their waist and leave it running for anything up to two weeks. Every conversation they had was recorded. When the data was collected, the length of tapes was 35 times the depth of the Atlantic Ocean. Teams of audio typists transcribed the tapes to produce a computerized database of ten million words.

OLD This has been the basis – along with an existing written corpus – for the Language Activator dictionary, described by lexicographer Professor Randolph Quirk as “the book the world has been waiting for”. It shows advanced foreign learners of English how the language is really used. In the dictionary, key words such as “eat” are followed by related phrases as “wolf down” or “be a picky eater”, allows the student to choose the appropriate phrase.

EASY “This kind of research would be impossible without computers,” said Delia Summers, a director of dictionaries. “It has transformed the way lexicographers work. If you look at the word “like”, you may intuitively think that the first and most frequent meaning is the verb, as in “I like swimming”. It is not. It is the preposition, as in: “she walked like a duck”. Just because a word or phrase is used doesn’t mean it ends up in a dictionary. The sifting out process is as vital as ever. But the database does allow lexicographers to search for a word and find out how frequently it is used – something that could only be guessed at intuitively before.

E Researchers have found that written English works in a very different way to spoken English. The phrase “say what you like” means “feel free to say anything you want”, but in reality it is used, evidence shows, by someone to prevent the other person voicing disagreement. The phrase “it”sa question of crops up on the database over and over again. It has nothing to do with enquiry, but it’s one of the most frequent English phrases which has never been in a language learner’s dictionary before: it is now.

F The Spoken Corpus computer shows how inventive and humorous people are when they are using language by twisting familiar phrases for effect. It also reveals the power of the pauses and noises we use to play for time, convey emotion, doubt and irony.

Questions 7-11

The diagram below illustrates the information provided in paragraphs BF of Reading Passage 127
Complete the labels on the diagram with an appropriate word or words Use NO MORE than THREE WORDS for each space.
Write your answers in boxes 7-11 on your answer sheet.

III. DISCUSSION

How did you deduce and the real answer, now let’s study with IELTS Fighter.

Requirements: Answers should be no more than 3 words

(7) Need an adjective to go with the phrase “written corpus“. From “corpus” is difficult to paraphrase, but written words have more paraphrases. Box number 7 with Spoken Corpus Computer -> Language Activator

–>> Teams of audio typists transcribed the tapes to produce a computerized database of ten million words.

–>> This has been the basis – along with an existing written corpus – for the Language Activator dictionary,

–>> The word this replaces the sentence above.

–>> Answer: existing

(8) Need an answer is noun, along with the word “key words”

–>> key words such as “eat” are followed by related phrases as “wolf down” or “be a picky eater”, allows the student to choose the appropriate phrase.

–>> Answer: Related phrases

(9) Need plural nouns, go with the superlative phrase “Most frequently used” and the word “words“

–>> If you look at the word “like”, you may intuitively think that the first and most frequent meaning is the verb,

–>> Answer: meaning

(ten) Need adjective, predict is the opposite of adjective “written“and go with the noun”difference” or its synonyms

–>> Researchers have found that written English works in a very different way to spoken English.

–>> Answer: Spoken

(11) Need noun, go with the keyword “portrayal“, “feeling“. Along with Example was made -> Spoken Corpus Computer.

–>> The Spoken Corpus computer shows how inventive and humorous people are when they are using language by twisting familiar phrases for effect. It also reveals the power of the pauses and noises we use to play for time, convey emotion, doubt and irony.

–>> Answer: Noises and pauses

Friends, when doing Completing Diagrams, we should pay attention to the arrows. These arrows will direct us to the location of the answer to find and the keywords that go with the answer.

Wish everyone good study <3