reading passage 3 - ielts with fionasecure site...
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Reading Passage 3
Reading for speed● 20-minute time limit - no extra time to write answers on answer sheet
● Increasing difficulty - Passage 3 is the most challenging
● 3 types of question e.g. Matching statements PLUS Yes/No/Not Given PLUS Gap Fill
● Focus only on the paragraphs related to each set of questions.
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Use the title
Look at the questions first
Use the title
Find the information
Finding information quickly
Matching information
Matching information
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Matching information
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Yes/No/Not Given
Yes/No/Not Given
Gap Fill Summary
36. Sobotka argues that big business and users of helium need to help look after helium stocks because prudent practice will not be encouraged through buying and selling alone.
‘This takes long-term vision because present market forces are not sufficient to compel prudent practice’
37. Richardson believes that the privatisation policy needs to be withdrawn.
For Robert Richardson, the US government must be prevailed upon to repeal its privatisation policy.
38. He argues that higher costs would mean people have incentives to use the resource many times over.
For Richardson, … an increase in prices would provide incentives to recycle.
39. People should need a permit to access helium that we still have.
All existing supplies of helium ought to be conserved and released only by permit.
40. Furthermore, a regulatory agency should ensure that helium is used carefully.
Secondly, conservation should be obligatory and enforced by a regulatory agency.
Synonyms and clues
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