Section 2 text types
Section 2 tests your ability to obtain meaning from texts related to training, education or the workplace.
There are two longer texts (about 500 words each) from educational, training or vocational sources.These may include university or training centre advertisements and leaflets; workplace texts, such as safety notices or workplace instructions from manuals; or other workplace documentation.
Look at the two extracts of Section 2 texts below. These are extracts only, not whole texts, so they are much shorter than those in the IELTS test. Can you determine what type of texts they are, or where they come from?
TEXT EXAMPLE 1
All students are automatically registered as library members. Your student ID card is your
library card and printing and photocopying charge card. Student ID cards are available from
the library, at a cost of $5.00.
You are entitled to borrow up to six items at any one time, two of which can be videos,
DVDs, CDs or cassettes. Books can be borrowed for two weeks, DVDs, CDs and videos for
one week ...
Borrowed items should be returned on or before their due date ...
TEXT EXAMPLE 2
Many of these physical hazards can be minimised or controlled. Protective clothing and equipment play an important part in the prevention of accidents.
- The uniform protects and supports us.
- Shoes should have non-slip soles and provide sufficient support. You would not weld in your thongs!
- Aprons protect against spills, dirt or chemicals.
- Glasses and ear plugs protect against damage to the eyes and excessive noise.
Example 1 is part of a text outlining borrowing rules, probably from a school or university
library. Example 2 is probably found in a workplace, and comes from a staff safety manual.
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