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E-book: How to Master the IELTS: Over 400 Questions for All Parts of the International English Language Testing System

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  • Format: 248 pages
  • Pub. Date: 03-Jun-2012
  • Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780749459468
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  • Format: 248 pages
  • Pub. Date: 03-Jun-2012
  • Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9780749459468

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How to Master the IELTS is the ultimate study companion for your journey into international education and employment. With four Academic tests and two General Training tests, this comprehensive practice tool provides important revision for every aspect of the exam. It includes FREE downloadable MP3 files for the listening test; multiple choice questions; speaking exercises; flow chart and diagram tests; word recognition exercises; writing tasks; reading comprehension passages as well as full answers and explanations.

Also including two appendices to aid learning and help develop your vocabulary, this straightforward guide is the only resource you'll need to practice and pass the IELTS.

Online supporting resources for this book include audio files to support the listening test.

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1.4 million candidates sit the IELTS each year to start their journeys into international education and employment The IELTS is used by over 6000 organisations and institutions in over 135 countries Provides a glossary of key vocabulary to aid learning
Introduction 1(10)
Test 1
11(22)
Listening (1)
12(6)
1 Student accommodation/homestay provision
12(2)
2 Campus plan for the Open Day
14(1)
3 Numeracy week
15(2)
4 Tropical storms/naming hurricanes
17(1)
Reading (1)
18(10)
1 Shedding light on it
18(3)
2 Taking soundings
21(3)
3 Oxbridge
24(4)
Writing (1)
28(2)
1 Fuel usage 1800 to 2000 (graph)
28(1)
2 Electronic calculator use
29(1)
Speaking (1)
30(3)
1 Hobbies
30(1)
2 Food you like
30(1)
3 Convenience food
31(2)
Test 2
33(22)
Listening (2)
33(8)
1 Walking tour/revised booking
33(2)
2 Field trip/timetable
35(2)
3 Poster presentation
37(2)
4 History of diagrams/flow charts
39(2)
Reading (2)
41(10)
1 Rosetta Stone
41(3)
2 Tickled Pink
44(3)
3 Bubbly and burgers
47(4)
Writing (2)
51(2)
1 Housing owned and rented in the UK (pie chart)
51(1)
2 Unemployment
52(1)
Speaking (2)
53(2)
1 Travelling to work
53(1)
2 Where you live
53(1)
3 Choosing where to live
54(1)
Test 3
55(24)
Listening (3)
56(5)
1 Camping and caravan park
56(1)
2 Volunteers weekend
57(1)
3 Work placements
58(2)
4 Darwin/Galapagos Islands
60(1)
Reading (3)
61(13)
1 Recalling it
61(4)
2 Home-schooling
65(4)
3 Bio-fuels backlash
69(5)
Writing (3)
74(2)
1 Internet activities by age group (table)
74(1)
2 Obesity
75(1)
Speaking (3)
76(3)
1 Pets
76(1)
2 Memorable holiday/vacation
76(1)
3 Work and play
77(2)
Test 4
79(24)
Listening (4)
80(7)
1 Library registration/library policy
80(2)
2 Travelling by train
82(2)
3 Home composting
84(2)
4 Academic essays
86(1)
Reading (4)
87(12)
1 Hacked off
87(3)
2 Highlands and islands/map of the Western Isles
90(5)
3 Dummy pills
95(4)
Writing (4)
99(2)
1 Waste disposal in four towns (bar chart)
99(1)
2 Success in life
100(1)
Speaking (4)
101(2)
1 Educational achievements
101(1)
2 Describe a book
101(1)
3 Reading books
102(1)
General Reading and Writing Test A
103(8)
General Training Reading Test A
103(12)
1 Check-in procedure at Stanza airport/You're fired!
104(4)
2 Newview Hotel terms and conditions/a proper brew
108(4)
3 Vertical transport
112(3)
General Training Writing Test A
115
1 Letter to a friend
115(1)
2 Advantages/disadvantages of a gap year
116
General Reading and Writing Test B
111(20)
General Training Reading Test B
117(13)
1 Use the right type of fire extinguisherl/contract of employment
117(5)
2 How to create a blog/print, copy and scan
122(4)
3 Old dogs and new tricks
126(4)
General Training Writing Test B
130(1)
1 Email letter of complaint
130(1)
2 Should children wear a school uniform?
130(1)
Audio-Scripts for the Listening Tests
131(36)
Answers
167(34)
Marking scheme
167(25)
Test 1
168(6)
Test 2
174(6)
Test 3
180(6)
Test 4
186(6)
General Training Test A
192(9)
Test B
196(5)
Reading section expanded answers
201
Appendix 1 Reading section vocabulary
227(12)
Appendix 2 British and American spellings
239
Chris Tyreman has 12 years' experience of coaching candidates in Maths, English and IQ tests. He is a tutor for distance learners studying for GCSE maths and the QTS skills tests and the author of learning materials used in colleges of further and higher education. He has written 'How to Master Nursing Calculations', also published by Kogan Page.