IELTS Reading – Master Paraphrasing and Score Band 7 - IELTS Podcast

Let’s look at some high-level examples of what you might encounter on the IELTS reading exam. Imagine you’re reading a passage about climate change, and you come across this sentence: <blockquote>“The unprecedented rate of global temperature increase has led to a cascade of environmental repercussions, including but not limited to the accelerated melting of polar ice caps and the consequent rise in sea levels.”</blockquote> Then, you see a question that asks: <blockquote>“What effect has rapid global warming had on the world’s oceans?”</blockquote> Notice the rephrasing here? “Unprecedented rate of global temperature increase” becomes “rapid global warming”. The phrase “accelerated melting of polar ice caps and the consequent rise in sea levels” is simplified to “effect on the world’s oceans”. It’s the same information, just presented differently. <h2>Anoth...