A. What the Two Views format demands

Many IELTS Reading passages stage a debate. You may see historian vs economist, early theory vs modern update, lab model vs field evidence. Questions then ask which view supports X, who disagrees with Y, or whether both, one, or neither mention Z. Scores drop when readers:

• Merge voices and treat the passage as a single stance
• Match nouns instead of relations like cause, contrast, concession
• Miss small switches in scope or polarity
• Lose time scanning the whole passage for each item

Your fix is a repeatable map that keeps the voices apart and a proof rule that forces clause level anchors.

B. The Two Column Map you will always build

Create two short columns in the margin or notes. No art, just structure.

Left column: View 1

• Owner: person, school, or period
• Purpose: what this side argues or explains
• Top 3 claims: write in 4 to 7 words each
• Evidence style: data, examples, quotes, principles
• Limits: any hedges, conditions, or exceptions

Right column: View 2

• Same five lines as above

Add a thin third strip for the author if the writer gives a separate conclusion or synthesis. Put a star next to the author’s own stance so you do not confuse it with either view.

Time to build: 60 to 90 seconds on first read. This cost pays back over every question.

C. The CABLE framework for fast comparison

Use CABLE to label each sentence so you know where answers will live.

• Claim: the main assertion of that side
• Argument: reasons or mechanisms given
• Backup: evidence, examples, data
• Limitation: hedges like may, tends, often, except
• Evaluation: the author’s judgement or synthesis

Mark letters lightly in the margin. When a question asks about disagreement, your eyes go to C and A lines. When it asks about evidence styles, you jump to B lines. When it asks for nuance or exceptions, you look at L lines.

D. Cue-word families that reveal comparison structure

Opposition: however, whereas, by contrast, in opposition to, on the other hand
Partial agreement: while, although, even though, acknowledges, concedes
Evidence type: archival records, field trials, model predictions, interviews, meta analysis
Scope: all, most, many, some, few, none
Polarity: not, never, only, except, unless
Strength: certainly, clearly, will vs may, tends to, seems to

Circle scope and polarity words. Underline the opposition or concession markers. These small words decide Yes, No, Not Given in writer view items and drive Both, One, or Neither decisions.

E. Question types and the exact moves that solve them

1) Matching opinions to people or schools

Move: find attribution verbs like argues, maintains, rejects, proposes, suggests. Underline the clause that states the claim. Fill only when you have a 6 to 12 word anchor. If two names appear in one paragraph, box each name, then add micro tags like V1 price mechanism, V2 fairness principle.

2) Multiple choice on purpose or stance

Move: scan your C and E lines. Choose the option that reflects the dominant aim of each side or the author’s synthesis. Reject options that turn hedged claims into absolutes.

3) Yes No Not Given (writer view)

Move: your star marks the author’s voice. Compare the statement with the author’s starred lines only. If the author is silent on that exact claim, choose Not Given even if a quoted side mentions it.

4) True False Not Given

Move: treat this as factual comparison inside a side’s lines. If a detail belongs to View 1 only, a statement that assigns it to View 2 is False. If the detail is absent in both, it is Not Given.

5) Locating information

Move: classify the target sentence by function: claim, evidence, limitation, evaluation. Match to the paragraph where your CABLE label says that function appears.

F. Trap patterns and the break moves

1. Keyword echo
   Option reuses a noun from View 1 but the relation belongs to View 2.
   Break: convert options to verb relations first, for example favors regulation by price vs defends fixed quotas.
2. Scope creep
   Text says many or some. Option says most or all.
   Break: circle quantifiers and pick only when scope matches.
3. Polarity flip
   Text says not, only, except, unless. Option ignores it.
   Break: box negatives and check them last before locking the answer.
4. Voice swap
   A quoted expert is placed near the author’s evaluation.
   Break: bracket quotes, star the author lines, assign ownership correctly.
5. Two fact bundle
   Option joins a true claim from View 1 with an unsupported claim about View 2.
   Break: demand proof for both halves or reject.

G. Worked Mini Trainer 1

Text
View 1: Economists who support congestion pricing argue that road users should pay for the delay they impose on others. Revenue can fund cheaper buses. Case studies in Stockholm and Milan report lower peak traffic.
View 2: Critics argue that pricing is unfair to low income commuters. They prefer expanding lanes and park and ride facilities. They note that traffic reductions evaporate when discounts are offered to large employers.
Author: Evidence shows pricing reduces peaks, but fairness concerns require targeted rebates.

Questions

1 Which side links road fees to social fairness problems
2 According to the passage, which outcome is attributed to case studies
3 What is the author’s position
A cancel pricing entirely
B price roads and use rebates
C expand lanes first, price later
D pricing works only with employer discounts

Keys and anchors
1 View 2. unfair to low income commuters
2 Lower peak traffic. case studies report lower peak traffic
3 B. pricing reduces peaks plus fairness requires targeted rebates

Notes
Claim lines gave you 1 and 2. The starred author line made 3 easy.

H. Worked Mini Trainer 2

Text
View 1: A historian argues that medieval guilds restricted entry and fixed practices, which slowed innovation in dense cities.
View 2: Another historian counters that guilds protected training standards and produced skilled artisans, which later supported technical change.
Author: Both effects occurred, varying by city and craft. On balance, guilds acted as conservative bodies that sometimes incubated skills.

Statements

1 Guilds never helped technical change.
2 One historian claims that guild discipline produced skill depth.
3 The author believes the effect was identical in all cities.

Decisions
1 No. sometimes incubated skills contradicts never helped
2 Yes. produced skilled artisans appears in View 2
3 Not Given or No The author says varying by city and craft, so identical in all cities is No. If the exact word identical appears, choose No.

I. High value micro skills

Attribution radar
Underline verbs like argues, maintains, suggests, rejects. They assign ownership fast.

Relation first reading
Before reading options, rewrite the stem in five words: V1 claims X causes Y, V2 says Y follows Z. You will test relations, not nouns.

Anchor discipline
Fill only when you can underline a clause. If you can only point to a topic word, it is likely a trap.

Quantifier math
Learn that most means more than half. Some means at least one. Few means a small minority. None means zero. These decide many comparison items.

Hedge control
may and tends belong to nuanced views. If the option uses always while the text uses may, reject.

J. Timing ladders that prevent drift

Passage ladder: 18 to 20 minutes

• Minute 0 to 1: title and two line preview. Decide whether there are two views plus author
• Minute 1 to 3: two column map with top claims and evidence styles
• Minute 3 to 15: main run using micro splits
  • Matching or MCQ retrieval: 60 to 80 seconds each
  • Writer view and inference: 70 to 90 seconds each
  • Locating information: 40 to 55 seconds each
• Minute 15 to 18: sweep low confidence items marked L. Check polarity, scope, and ownership first
• Final 1 to 2 minutes: transfer and quick scan for not, only, except

Item ladder: 90 second wall

• 0 to 15 seconds: label function and owner
• 15 to 40 seconds: find the paragraph and underline a candidate clause
• 40 to 70 seconds: test relation and scope against options
• 70 to 90 seconds: if no clause, mark L and move

K. Drill bank for two view mastery

1. Two column sprint
   Pick any editorial with a rebuttal. Build both columns in 90 seconds. Name owners, three claims each, one limitation each.
2. Relation rewrite
   Take six items and convert options into five word relations before reading the passage. Solve by relation, then confirm with clauses.
3. Attribution fence
   Print a paragraph with quotes. Draw brackets at the start and end of quotes. Label A for author, Q for quoted. Answer a writer view question.
4. Scope and polarity flash
   Create ten statement pairs that differ only by most vs many or not vs only. Decide in under 10 seconds each and justify with the small word.
5. Evidence style match
   From a two view text, list the evidence types used by each side. Turn them into matching items: who uses model predictions, who cites field trials.
6. Bundle breaker
   Write three two part options that mix a true claim from View 1 with an unsupported claim about View 2. Practice rejecting bundles that lack proof for both halves.

L. Error map with instant fixes

• Voice merge: you attributed a claim to the author that belongs to a side. Fix: star the author line and bracket quotes.
• Keyword chase: you matched a noun but missed the relation. Fix: convert the option to a verb relation first.
• Scope creep: you turned many into most. Fix: circle quantifiers before you choose.
• Polarity miss: you ignored not, only, except. Fix: box negatives and check them at review.
• Fishing: you scanned without an anchor. Fix: enforce the 90 second wall and return only with a new target line.
• Bundle fall: you accepted a two fact option with one unproven part. Fix: demand proof for both halves or reject.

M. Ten day training plan

Day 1
Study the Two Column Map and CABLE. Build maps for two short debates without answering questions.

Day 2
Attribution day. Hunt argues, maintains, suggests, rejects in one passage. Label owners and write a one line claim per owner.

Day 3
Scope and polarity day. Create twenty micro items that change only all vs most vs many and not vs only vs except. Decide and justify.

Day 4
Matching people set. Use the two column sprint. Aim for 45 to 70 seconds per item after mapping.

Day 5
Writer view set. Star author lines and answer Yes No Not Given. Keep a list of hedges vs boosters.

Day 6
MCQ block on purpose and disagreement. Convert options to relations first.

Day 7
Mixed block of 18 items pulled from two view passages. Enforce the 90 second wall. Mark L items.

Day 8
Autopsy. Sort wrong answers into error map labels. Pick the top two errors and repeat the matching drills that fix them.

Day 9
Speed stretch. Repeat a mixed block in 15 percent less time without dropping proof.

Day 10
Full passage simulation. Record proof rate, average seconds per item, number of L items converted on the sweep, and any scope or polarity flips caught at the end.

Targets by Day 10

• Proof clause present for at least 90 percent of answers
• Matching and writer view accuracy at or above 80 percent
• Average time per item 65 to 80 seconds after mapping
• L item conversion rate 60 percent or better

N. One page routine card for exam day

• Build the two column map and star the author
• Label CABLE lines for fast jumps
• Convert options to relations before matching nouns
• Underline a clause anchor for every answer
• Circle quantifiers, box negatives, check ownership
• Respect the 90 second wall and sweep L items last

Glossary

• Owner: the person or school that holds a claim
• CABLE: Claim, Argument, Backup, Limitation, Evaluation
• Anchor clause: a short excerpt that proves your choice
• Quantifier: words that set scope like most, many, some
• Polarity: positive or negative force added by not, only, except
• Bundle: an option that joins two claims that both need proof

Closing

Two view passages are not traps when you treat them as a map with three voices: View 1, View 2, and sometimes the author. Keep claims, evidence, and limits in separate lanes. Test relations, not nouns. Anchor every decision in a clause. Protect scope and polarity with a final small word scan. With this trainer and the drills, you will read faster, compare cleaner, and turn difficult debates into reliable points.