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IELTS · Part 2 · Cambridge 11 — Test 1

THE FALKIRK WHEEL: Reading answers

Answers to questions 14–26 (13 in all), each with why it is right.

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A unique engineering achievement The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland is the world's first and only rotating boat lift.Opened in 2002, it is central to the ambitious £84.5m Millennium Link project to restore navigability across Scotland by reconnecting the historic waterways of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals. The major challenge of the project lay in the fact that the Forth & Clyde Canal is situated 35 metres below the level of the Union Canal.Historically, the two canals had been joined near the town of Falkirk by a sequence of 11 locks - enclosed sections of canal in which the water level could be raised or lowered - that stepped down across a distance of 1.5 km.This had been dismantled in…

Answers 14–26

  1. 14

    The Falkirk Wheel has linked the Forth & Clyde Canal with the Union Canal for the first time in their history.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  2. 15

    There was some opposition to the design of the Falkirk Wheel at first.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  3. 16

    The Falkirk Wheel was initially put together at the location where its components were manufactured.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  4. 17

    The Falkirk Wheel is the only boat lift in the world which has steel sections bolted together by hand.

    NOT GIVEN True / False / Not Given

  5. 18

    The weight of the gondolas varies according to the size of boat being carried.

    FALSE True / False / Not Given

  6. 19

    The construction of the Falkirk Wheel site took into account the presence of a nearby ancient monument.

    TRUE True / False / Not Given

  7. 20

    gates Diagram labelling

  8. 21

    clamp Diagram labelling

  9. 22

    axle Diagram labelling

  10. 23

    cogs Diagram labelling

  11. 24

    aqueduct Diagram labelling

  12. 25

    wall Diagram labelling

  13. 26

    locks Diagram labelling

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