Reading articles 22 Nov 2014 / Academic

[MohamedElbanna]

Hi Guys,
these are the reading articles that came in IELTS exams in 22/Nov/2014


passage 1/noise
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1253729/

passage 3/ mite harvestman
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/scien ... nted=print

passage 2/ history of roller coaster
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/engine ... aster1.htm

[Axiom]

Yes, in Lisbon those were the articles for the reading part on the 22nd November.

Although the ones about noise and roller coaster were only extracts of the articles, not the full text as seen in those links.

[setare]

Yes they were the same in Tehran, Iran, in the way that Axiom said!

[bridgetbones]

hi !Also appeared 22nov.Not sure about the text passage bout roller coasters.They tried to delude on T,F,NG.I remember the question :The earliest modifications to basic slides were made in France".Erased the paper till nearly made a ditch in the spot.Decided True,although NG veritable option,seems to be at least.Oh,this phrase "seems to be"!Why I got confused is -compare:
At exam:"It seems that the slides were then imported to France,where they were waxed...."
In the article:"Coaster historians diverge on the exact evolution..."
Means they adapt the text the way they want.But I don't know how to answer this question.Looking at the article,100% NG,but at exam -dubious.
Reach out,those who want to discuss.

[MohamedElbanna]

I answered first change occurred as TRue.
there are other 2 NG already in this passage.

[mobin_ksa]

There was a picture in reading in which there were three things to label, which I filled

Chain

Gear

Motor

Passage: Noise

1- 120 dBA

2- Modified the Railway tracks

Roller Coster

1- The traditional method of getting a roller coaster up the initial hill is by using a chain lift.
Ans: Chain

2- Tubular steel roller coaster tracks first came about during what decade?
Ans: 1950

3- What is considered the direct ancestor of roller coasters?
Ans: ice slides

4- The first roller coaster in the United States was in the state of New York
Ans: True

5- The first roller coaster boom was in the 1920s. The second came during which decade?
Ans: 1970

[setare]

There was a picture in reading in which there were three things to label, which I filled

Chain

Gear

Motor

Passage: Noise

1- 120 dBA

2- Modified the Railway tracks

Roller Coster

1- The traditional method of getting a roller coaster up the initial hill is by using a chain lift.
Ans: Chain

2- Tubular steel roller coaster tracks first came about during what decade?
Ans: 1950

3- What is considered the direct ancestor of roller coasters?
Ans: ice slides

4- The first roller coaster in the United States was in the state of New York
Ans: True

5- The first roller coaster boom was in the 1920s. The second came during which decade?
Ans: 1970

I think 85 dBA was the answer.
"Mark Stephenson, a Cincinnati, Ohio–based senior research audiologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), says his agency’s definition of hazardous noise is sound that exceeds the time-weighted average of 85 dBA, meaning the average noise exposure measured over a typical eight-hour work day. Other measures and definitions are used for other purposes. "

[Axiom]

85 dBA as also my answer.

[bridgetbones]

Anyone from Tashkent?Those who took speaking .Share ur opinions about examiners.Who had any complaints?