IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

• understand the main ideas in paragraphs in order to match headings to sections of text
• use the past simple, past perfect simple and past perfect continuous correctly
• recognise synonyms in texts and headings.

A common topic in IELTS is travel and transport. With a partner, match the words and phrases 1-10 with definitions a-j. Then write FOUR sentences, each sentence using ONE word or phrase from 1-10.

1. attraction

a. someone who lives in the area you are talking about

2. a local

b. the first language that you learn when you are a child

3. cancellation

c. a habit or tradition

4. mother tongue

d. to become part of a group or society, or to help someone do this

5. custom

e. to make someone upset or angry

6. body language

f. to give all your attention to something that you are doing

7. native

g. relating to the people who lived in a country first, before other people took control of it

8. integrate

h. a place that people visit for pleasure and interest, usually while they are on holiday

9. offend

i. the act of stopping something that was going to happen or stopping an order for something

10. focus on

j. the way you move your body, showing people what you are feeling