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Critical thinking is a way of careful, analytical thinking which is essential of effective communication.
It is the key to succes IELTS and also to your future academic studies. Using critical thinking skills will
help you become a more active learner by reasoning, questioning and making connection.
The basis of critical thinking is comparing and grouping ideas and information. To do this we need to
ask basic questions such as : are these thing the same of different? True false? Relevant or
irrelevant? Like so much else, critical thinking improves like with practice.
Answer : sport(s)
Identifying differences
2. One word in each group in exercise 1 is different from the rest in some way. Underline the
odd one out and give reasons. You may find more than one answer
e.g. ice hockey – played in team, or ski-diving – done from above the earth
Making connections
3. Think about the process of learning a language. Which of the following activities is most
similar? Which is most different? Give reasons for your answer.
1. Learning to drive a car
2. Learning to use computer
3. Learning ro swim
4. Learning mathematics
5. Learning to cook
6. Bungee jumping
4. Which of the following classroom and exam activities require critical thinking skills?
1. Analysing an examination writing topic
2. Identifying the main argument in a reading text
3. Writing down a dictation
4. Studying a grammar rule
5. Deciding how to record new vocabulary
6. Making a mindplan of ideas for a speaking of writing text
7. Repeating a phrase after the teacher or tape
8. Discussing a topic in pairs or groups