‘supplant, insular, endeavour, reluctance, disburse, patronage’
Can you find out anything common in all these words?  Certainly not. But when you are asked to frame a theme using all those words, will you say no? In that case, you are not a language lover, I am sorry, this site is not for you.
If you find any charm in the following paragraph on a theme called ‘FDI on domestic education’ using the above given words, definitely you can continue, the choice is yours.
‘The fear that foreign varsities would supplant domestic curricula and an academic tradition is unfounded. Such insular tendencies have no place in an increasingly globalised world, characterized by free flow of knowledge and collaborative academic endeavours. The main factor motivating opposition to foreign varsities is reluctance on the part of domestic varsities to pull up their socks and compete for students and faculty. This is directly linked to the unspoken policy of using educational institutions to disburse political patronage. It is, therefore, high time we had a shake-up.’ (courtesy: Times view).
A language grows by positioning words properly by pharses, collocations and accepted structures. Here, in the above paragraphs we have some great patterns like ‘insular tendencies, academic endeavours, globalised world, academic tradition, unspoken policy, political patronage’. Moreover, it is enriched by idiom like ‘pull up ones socks’, and phrasal verb like ‘shake up’.

The approach towards an international exam like IELTS should be authentic and updated. There should be different strategies for comprehensive as well as delivering skills
We have to our credit a comprehensive teaching methodology which is updated from time to time to make it more global
Why don’t you try the following pattern of reading skill?
Identify the following statements as ‘yes/ no/not given’ based on the given piece of information.
In families, the traditional roles of men and women are often reversed if the man becomes unemployed.
a. Unemployment can affect the way that families operate.
b. In families where the woman has a job, men and women usually have traditional role.
c. Unemployment does not affect the role of a man in the family.
Can the comprehension skilsl be trained is a tough question. But one thing is certain – an insight about the solving methods can be provided and that is the ultimate purpose of any training system.