English for Exams Karen Kovacs

local planning authority. 
As w ell 
as houses, other structures can also be 
protected, 
such as bridges and even bunkers.
2 
Do you have a sim ilar system in your country? Research the topic and practise talking 
about it, using some of the vocabulary in bold above.
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Read the text below.
UNESCO helps protect the w orld's 
natu ral and c ultu ral heritage 
by designating 
places as UNESCO 
W orld H eritage Sites. 
Such a 
designation 
means that the site is 
considered of great importance to the common heritage of mankind. The sites can 
som etim es receive 
funding. 
Examples of World Heritage Sites are the Pyramids of 
Giza, Venice and the Statue of Liberty.
Culture and modern society 
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2 What is your nearest W orld Heritage Site? Have you visited it? Do some research on 
the topic and practise talking about it, using some of the vocabulary in bold above.
IELTS Speaking Exam: Part 1
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You are going to hear some questions that are typical of Part 1 of the exam. Listen to the 
30 
questions and record yourself answering them.
CD2
Now listen to the sam ple answers.
Pronunciation: Linking
1
Record yourself reading the sample answ er to the firs t Part 1 question, beginning Our 
most im portant festival is without d o u b t...
2 Now listen to the sample answer on Track 31. Does the speech sound natural?
31&32
CD2 
Listen to a second reading of the same sample answer on Track 32. How does it
compare w ith the first?
3 
Play your recording. Is it more s im ila r to Track 31 or Track 32?
The speaker in Track 32 sounds more fluent partly because her linking is effective. 
Below we look at some of the rules governing linking in norm al speech.