IELTS Reading strategies: True, False, Not Given
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Hello. My name is Emma, and in today's video, we are going to be looking at the IELTS, that
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scary test a lot of you have to do. We're going to look at, specifically, one type of
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reading question for the academic reading. So this isn't for the general; it's for the
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academic reading. We're going to talk about the question that has to do with "true, false,
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or not given". So this is a specific question. It may or may not be on your test, but I think,
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personally, this is one of the most difficult questions on the reading section of the IELTS.
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So I'm going to give you some tips and strategies on how to do well on this section. Okay, so
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let's get started. In this section, what you are going to find
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is a reading passage. So you will have a long passage on maybe cybercrime, maybe food security,
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on the history of the Internet -- it can be on anything. After the passage, there will
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be some statements, some facts, okay? What you need to do is you need to say if the fact
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matches -- if it's true based on the reading, if it's false based on the reading, or if
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the information is not given in the reading. So I will explain "true", "false", "not given"
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in detail in just a minute. Okay. What else to know about the "true, false, or not given"?
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Another important thing about this question is we're not talking about the question that
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has to do with the writer's opinion. There's a very similar question on the IELTS that
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asks about the writer's opinion. That's the "yes, no, not given". This is only on "true,
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false, not given", not "yes, no, not given". Just -- hopefully, that will clear up any
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confusion. Okay. So let's get started. What do they mean by "true" in these questions?
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When would you write "true"? I will show you. You can write "true" or "T". "T" is shorter.
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If there is a fact and it is clearly written, you write "T". If the fact is clearly written
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in the reading, you would write "T". You'll often see synonyms, and, again, write "T"
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only if you actually see this fact written. If you know the fact is true, but it's not
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written, don't write "true". Only write "true" if, with your eyes, you read it, and you see
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it in the fact. You see it in the reading; write "true". So I'll give you an example
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of this type of question. Here is just a part of a passage. The reading
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is a lot longer, but here is a short version that you might find on the IELTS. "This increase
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in cybercrime has alarmed many experts." So it would be a long passage. You might see
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something like that. And then, at the end of the reading, one of the statements you
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might see might say, "Cyber crime is on the rise." You need to say if this is "true",
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"false", or "not given". So how do you know if it's "true", "false", or "not given"?
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My advice to you is first, read the statement: "Cyber crime is on the rise"; underline any
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key words. "Cyber crime" -- this is a keyword. "is on the 'rise'" -- that's a keyword, okay?
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Then you go back to the reading passage, and you quickly scan for these words or synonyms.
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What are "synonyms"? "Synonyms" are words that mean the same thing but are different
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words. So what is a synonym of "rise"? "Increase", "go up", okay? So let's see if we can find
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"cyber crime" or "rise". So I would scan the passage -- oh, the word "increase", "cybercrime".
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So "rise", "increase", okay. So I found a synonym. Now, it's important for me to read
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very carefully to see if there are any contradictions. What does the sentence say? Does it really
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match? "This increase in cyber crime has alarmed many experts." "Cyber crime is on the rise."
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Both of these -- both the reading passage and the fact or the statement are saying cyber
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crime is increasing. It's going up. So that would mean it's true. So I could write a "T"
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beside this, "true". Okay. One thing to look out for with "true": Sometimes you will see
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words like "some", "all", "only", "never", "usually", "often", "sometimes". Be careful
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with these words, okay? Because if it says, "Some people in Canada like to eat poutine",