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Chapter 1 Introducing IELTS |
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3 | (12) |
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3 | (1) |
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What are the four parts of the test? |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (3) |
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How should I prepare for IELTS? |
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9 | (1) |
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Characteristics of different bands |
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10 | (5) |
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PART II Building IELTS Skills |
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Chapter 2 IELTS Listening |
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15 | (40) |
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Introduction to the Listening test |
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15 | (2) |
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How is the Listening test marked? |
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17 | (1) |
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How to fill out the Listening and Reading answer sheets |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (3) |
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Always listen for evidence |
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23 | (2) |
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Strategies for each question type (i) |
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25 | (5) |
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Strategies for each question type (ii) |
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30 | (2) |
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The alphabet and numbers in the Listening, Speaking, and Writing tests |
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32 | (9) |
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41 | (14) |
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55 | (35) |
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What happens in the Reading test? |
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55 | (3) |
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How is the Reading test marked? |
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58 | (1) |
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Academic Reading Taster Test |
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59 | (9) |
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68 | (6) |
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Extra practice filling in a flowchart |
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74 | (4) |
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Extra practice labelling a diagram |
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78 | (3) |
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Special information about the General Training Reading test |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (8) |
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90 | (83) |
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What happens in the Academic Writing test? |
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90 | (2) |
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What happens in the GT Writing test? |
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92 | (1) |
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How is the Writing test marked? |
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92 | (3) |
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Model answers to Academic Writing Task 1 questions |
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95 | (5) |
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100 | (1) |
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Assessing candidates for Academic Writing Task 1 |
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101 | (7) |
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Assessing candidates for GT Writing Task 1 |
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108 | (4) |
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Assessing candidates for Academic and GT Writing Task 2 |
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112 | (2) |
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Understanding Task Fulfilment in Writing Task 2 |
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114 | (2) |
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Tone in Academic Writing Task 2 and GT Writing Task 1 |
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116 | (7) |
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The introduction in Writing Task 2 |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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Topic and supporting sentences in Writing Task 2 |
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127 | (2) |
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The conclusion in Writing Task 2 |
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129 | (1) |
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Understanding Coherence and Cohesion in Writing |
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129 | (5) |
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Paragraph organisation in Writing Task 2 |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (3) |
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139 | (4) |
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143 | (1) |
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Understanding Vocabulary for Writing |
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144 | (1) |
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Describing graphs and charts in Academic Writing Task 1 |
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145 | (5) |
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Using approximate language in Task 1 |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (3) |
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Understanding Grammar for Writing |
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155 | (2) |
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Grammar and Vocabulary Test 1 |
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157 | (1) |
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Grammar and Vocabulary Test 2 |
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157 | (1) |
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Grammar and Vocabulary Test 3 |
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158 | (1) |
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GT Task 1 formal letters --- a request |
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159 | (2) |
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GT Task 1 formal letters --- a complaint |
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161 | (1) |
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GT Task 1 formal letters --- an offer |
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162 | (1) |
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GT Task 1 semi-formal letters --- a view |
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163 | (1) |
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Academic Writing Taster Test |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (2) |
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Writing --- Putting it all together |
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170 | (3) |
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173 | (56) |
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What happens in the Speaking test? |
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173 | (1) |
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How is the Speaking test marked? |
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174 | (6) |
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Speaking Taster (Buzzer) Test |
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180 | (1) |
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180 | (18) |
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Spoken vocabulary and grammar |
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198 | (15) |
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213 | (13) |
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Speaking --- Putting it all together |
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226 | (3) |
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229 | (19) |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (1) |
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Spelling and Pronunciation |
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231 | (7) |
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Spelling and remembering what you see |
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238 | (10) |
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Chapter 7 IELTS Vocabulary and Grammar |
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248 | (40) |
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Introduction to Vocabulary |
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248 | (5) |
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253 | (2) |
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Reference and substitution |
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255 | (9) |
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Vocabulary in Speaking Part 1 --- Personal information and mini topics |
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264 | (5) |
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269 | (11) |
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Thirty-three idioms which are safe to use in the Speaking test |
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280 | (1) |
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Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 1 |
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281 | (3) |
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Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 2 |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (3) |
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PART III IELTS Practice Tests |
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288 | (15) |
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303 | (16) |
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319 | (17) |
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336 | (17) |
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General Training Practice Test 1 |
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353 | (11) |
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General Training Practice Test 2 |
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364 | (13) |
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Answers to Parts I and II |
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377 | (26) |
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403 | (40) |
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443 | (13) |
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IELTS Logs: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary |
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443 | (4) |
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Checklists for practice and real tests |
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447 | (9) |
Answer sheet |
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