This depends on your personal circumstances - your motivation to learn, your exposure to English and the amount of time you spend studying. Studies show that it can take 200 hours ol study to improve by one IELTS band. | Section 3 21 father s workshop 22 1824 23 night writing 24 B 25 A 26 C 27 C 28 mathematics maths 29 science 30 music Section 4 31 particular events 32 string 33 14 days 34 a fortnight 2 weeks two weeks 35 six months 36 language 37 retrieve recall recover 38 an argument 39 70 40 40 6 ii This paragraph spells out the dangers of using drugs or resorting to surgery. 7 vi Research being done on an overweight mouse is significant. 8 viii . leptin deficiency turned out to be an extremely rare condition . 9 metabolism Para A obese people have often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism 10 less Para A it doesn t matter how little they eat they gain weight because their bodies break down food and turn it into energy more slowly than those with a so-called normal metabolic rate. Ref paragraph C also. 11 genetic Para D Prof O Rahilly s groundbreaking work in Cambridge has proven that obesity can be caused by our genes. 12 consume Para E explains that they need to eat . consume more than others. 13 behaviour Para F Until recently research and treatment for obesity had concentrated on behaviour modification . Passage 2 Wheel of Fortune Passage 1 Tackling Obesity in the Western World Answers Location of answer in text 1 X However rather than take responsibility for their weight obese people have often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism . 2 vii Dr. Jebb explains that overweight people actually burn off more energy. 3 iii . researchers were able to show. that her metabolism was not the culprit. 4 iv . Professor Stephen O Rahilly goes so far as to say we are on the threshold of a complete change in the way we view not only morbid obesity but also everyday overweight. 5 xi Professor Ian Caterson is confident that science will eventually be able to cure some forms of obesity but the only effective way .to lose weight is a change of diet and an increase in exercise. Answer Location of answer in text 14 D They have the potential both .
