[IELTS 5.] Unit 17.1 - Reading & Listening

Listen to this conversation about studying, and match the name of each person to the study technique they prefer.

Now you will hear a group of students talking about their revision techniques and write the correct endings for each of the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

1. Lesley prepares for her end-of-year exams by making a 2.1.

2. Chen says that he can remember historical facts more easily if he creates pictures 2.2.

3. Indira prefers to study late at night because it is 2.3.

4. Mark likes to get up very early on the day of an exam to do some 2.4.

Look at the pictures that show students what to do when they go for an exam. Listen to the recording and complete the instructions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Check that your answers are grammatically correct.

1. Leave your 3.1 your bag.

2. The keys for the lockers are 3.2.

3. Show your identity card 3.3.

4. Look for your 3.4 on a desk in the hall.

Look at these steps for preparing for an exam.

A. look at past exam papers

B. read all the books on the subject

C. write practice exam questions

D. remember key facts and arguments

E. discuss possible exam topics with tutors

F. look at all your lecture notes for the course

Now listen to three students talking about how they prepare for an exam and complete the flow chart with the letters above.

1. 4.1

2. 4.2

3. 4.3

4. 4.4

Do the sentences on the left provide answers to the questions on the right? Choose TRUE if they do, or choose NOT GIVEN if they don't. Use only the information in the statements.

Read the statements below and write TRUE if the text to it confirms the information, FALSE if it contradicts the information, or NOT GIVEN if there is not enough information.

Read the text and decide if the following sentences are TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN.

Crime-fighting technology: a necessity?

Crime-fighting technology is getting more sophisticated and rightly so. The police need to be equipped for the 21st century. In Britain we've already got the world's biggest DNA database. By next year, the state will have access to the genetic data of 4.25m people: one British-based person in 14. Hundreds of thousands of those on the database will never have been charged with a crime.

Britain is also reported to have more than four million CCTV (closed circuit television) cameras.There is a continuing debate about the effectiveness of CCTV. Some evidence suggests that it is helpful in reducing shoplifting and car crime. It has also been used to successfully identify terrorists and murderers. However, many claim that better lighting is just as effective to prevent crime, and that cameras could displace crime. An internal police report said that only one crime was solved for every 1,000 cameras in London in 2007 In short, there is conflicting evidence about the effectiveness of cameras, so it is likely that the debate will continue.

Professor Mike Press, who has spent the past decade studying how design can contribute to crime reduction, said that, in order for CCTV to have any effect, it must be used in a targeted way.

Most people in Britain are on the British DNA database.

CCTV has helped solve some small and large crimes.

Mike Press has been studying the link between design and the amount of crime for ten years.

Read the text and decide if the following sentences are TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN.

Most schemes that simply record city centers continually - often not being watched - do not produce results. CCTV can also have the opposite effect of that intended, by giving citizens a false sense of security and encouraging them to be careless with property and personal safety. 

Professor Press said: 'All the evidence suggests that CCTV alone makes no positive impact on crime reduction and prevention at all. The weight of evidence would suggest the investment is more or less a waste of money unless you have lots of other things in place'. He believes that much of the increase is driven by the marketing efforts of security companies who promote the crime-reducing benefits of their products. He described it as a 'lazy approach to crime prevention' and said that authorities should instead be focusing on how to alter the environment to reduce crime.

But in reality, this is not what is happening. Instead, police are considering using more technology in the future. Police forces have recently begun experimenting with cameras in their helmets. The footage will be stored on police computers, along with the footage from thousands of CCTV cameras and millions of pictures from number plate recognition cameras used increasingly to check up on motorists.

CCTV can make people feel safe, which can put them in more danger.

Professor Press believes that CCTV can help reduce crime but only if there are also changes to the environment.

The police are already using more technology than before.