122 How to Master the IELTS

Section 2

Questions 375 to 387

Read the text below and answer Questions 375 to 380.

How to create a blog

A blog is an online journal of your ideas, thoughts or opinions on a topic that interests you. Topics tend to be news orientated to reflect current issues or events. Blogs are often linked to web pages to give a website an up-to-date feel, but you can also create stand-alone blogs. A blogging service will provide you with a free account and a selection of templates that enable you to customize the layout and colours of your blog. Blogs are easier to create than web pages and are more interactive. It is possible to add pictures to your blog and links to other websites that visitors might find useful.

Sharing information

Before you post a blog you need to decide whether it is to be made public or kept private. Public information can be seen be any internet user. Private information is restricted to people you choose; for example, friends and family. You can also password protect your blog so that it can be accessed only by users who have logged in. Guest users are sometimes permitted to see some but not all of the blog articles.

How to post information

Readers are invited to respond to your blog by clicking on a ‘leave a comment’ link. Typically, a series of dialogue boxes appear, inviting the reader to enter the following pieces of information:

●●the blogger’s real name or a blogging name

●●an e-mail address

●●a website address if they have one

●●a title for the article

●●the text that the blogger wishes to post, which is the main part of the blog, usually written in a conversational tone.

The replies to your blog are date and time stamped with the most recent blog displayed first. You will need to update your blog frequently and to respond to blogger’s comments promptly if you wish to maintain the interest of your visitors. If other bloggers’ comments are not to your liking you can choose to delete them.

Questions 375 to 380

Complete the flow chart below.

Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.

Creating a blog

Choose a 375 •••••••••••••••••••• provider

Decide who can view the blog

•anyone

•family and friends

•376 ••••••••••••••••••••

Click on a link to reveal

377 ••••••••••••••••••••

124 How to Master the IELTS

Read the text below and answer Questions 381 to 387. Print, copy and scan

The library has print, copy and scan provision. A universal swipe card is available from the card vending machine near the check-out desk. The card costs $2 and will show a balance of $1 when swiped through a machine for the first time. There are two laser printers, two photocopiers and one scanner in the Lower library and one laser printer and one photocopier in the Upper library.

Laser printing

You can print from any PC in the library. The default setting is black and white doublesided printing. If you want color prints or single-sided copies then click on ‘Properties’ to see the drop down menu. Any URL addresses in a document will automatically print in blue. Please note that your document may be held in a queue.

Photocopying

Please follow the instructions next to the machine. The default setting is Letter size single-sided black and white copies.

Scanning

You can scan your documents to an e-mail address or a USB stick. Please note that any color in a document is detected automatically and will be charged accordingly.

SCANNING: 2 cents in black and white, and 4 cents in colour.

Questions 381 to 387

Classify the following statements as referring to:

APrinter

BCopier

CScanner

DAll three machines.

381It does not take Ledger size paper.

382It is not found in the Upper library.

383Takes a swipe card.

384You may have to wait for your document to appear.

385It is the most expensive per side.

386It cannot automatically print in color.

387It costs twice as much in color as in black and white.