Top Tips for ielts academic Reading

Complete the table below.
Company 
name
Date 
founded
Original 
products
Location of 
head office
Number of 
employees
Sharp 
Corporation
1
1912
2
metal goods
3
Osaka, Japan
4
42,000 in Japan
SEC
5
1962
electronic 
goods
6
New Jersey, 
USA
7
2,500

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Top Tips for Academic Reading
Use words from the text without changing them or using more 
than the maximum number stated.
Explanation: 
The highlighted words in the text show you where you can find 
the answers. It is helpful to read the headings carefully, then read each line of 
the table across, from left to right. For example, 1 and 5 must be dates, 2 must 
describe some kind of product, and so on.

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Short-answer questions
TIP: Make sure you copy the words correctly and you spell them as they 
are spelled in the text.
Example
Here is part of a text about a vessel that is used to explore the depths of the 
ocean. Each answer should be no more than two words and/or a number.
A great deal of research into the depths of the ocean has been carried 
out using the submersible Alvin, a craft that can carry three people 
down to a depth of 4,500 metres. Constructed in 1964 and given 
a revamp in 2014, it is operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic 
Institution (WHOI) in the USA.
Alvin is manufactured from syntactic foam, a material which is 
strong enough to withstand the enormous water pressure that the 
submersible encounters. It is equipped with lights, two robotic arms to 
manipulate instruments, and a basket for tools and for samples picked 
up from the ocean floor.