Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · General Training only Section 3 of General Training Reading is the hardest part of the paper. Instead of short notices or workplace documents, you get one long text on a general-interest topic, taken from the kind of writing found in newspapers, magazines, books or online. The questions are heavier too: matching headings, True, False or Not Given, and matching features. In this episode: • What section 3 is like • Skim and map • Matching headings • True, false, not given and matching features • Reading lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • Section 3 is one long, harder text, so protect your time for it. • A two-minute paragraph map saves ten minutes later. • Match the main idea, not a repeated word. • True agrees, False contradicts, Not Given is silent. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.