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Matching information

Set 2 of 2, IELTS Trek Practice Sets (2026)

General Training Reading: Everyday Notices, Section 1

Community courses and council notices

Read the texts below and answer Questions 1-10.

Greenfield Community Centre: Spring Courses

A Beginners' Photography
Saturdays, 10 am to 12 pm, 6 weeks, £45. Bring your own camera: smartphones are welcome. The final session includes a trip to the botanical gardens.

B Conversational Spanish
Tuesday evenings, 7-8.30 pm, 10 weeks, £60. Suitable for complete beginners. The course book is included in the price.

C Family Cooking
Sunday afternoons, 4 weeks, £30 per family. Children aged 8 and over are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. All ingredients are provided.

D Computer Skills for Over-60s
Wednesday mornings, 8 weeks, free of charge thanks to funding from the local council. Laptops are available to borrow during class.

E Gardening for Small Spaces
Thursday evenings, 5 weeks, £35. Learn to grow vegetables on balconies and windowsills. Participants take home a starter kit of seeds and pots.


Riverside Council: Changes to Recycling Collections

From 1 June, recycling will be collected every two weeks instead of every week. Glass bottles and jars should now be placed in the new blue box, which will be delivered to all households during May.

Plastic bags cannot be recycled and should be put in your general waste bin. Garden waste collections will continue on the first Monday of every month; residents who use this service must pay an annual fee of £40.

If your collection is missed, please report it on our website within 48 hours. Large items such as furniture can be collected for a small charge: book by phone on 01632 960 450.

How to do Matching information

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  1. 1 Underline the kind of detail you need: an example, a reason, a comparison.
  2. 2 Scan paragraph by paragraph for a paraphrase of it.
  3. 3 Answers are not in order, and one paragraph can be used twice.

Questions 1 to 5

Look at the five courses, A-E.
For which course are the following statements true? You may use any letter more than once.
  • ABeginners' Photography
  • BConversational Spanish
  • CFamily Cooking
  • DComputer Skills for Over-60s
  • EGardening for Small Spaces
1

It is free of charge.

Correct Answer: (you wrote )

2

It includes an outing.

Correct Answer: (you wrote )

3

The price includes a book.

Correct Answer: (you wrote )

4

Participants can keep some equipment.

Correct Answer: (you wrote )

5

Children must come with an adult.

Correct Answer: (you wrote )

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