How to Master the IELTS

by Tyreman, Chris

• ISBN13: 9780749456368
• ISBN10: 0749456361
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-07-15
• Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd

Summary

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is one of the most widely accepted language competence exams and can be a pre-requisite for education and employment in the United States. How to Pass IELTS is an all-in-one guide covering all four modules for both academic and general training exams. With full-length practice exams, training in reading and writing, and free supporting online material for speaking and listening, this comprehensive, easy to follow workbook provides the practice necessary to pass the test and begin the journey into international employment and education.

Author Biography

Chris Tyreman has 12 years of experience of coaching candidates in Maths. English and IQ tests. He is the author of How to Master Nursing Calculations, How to Pass the QTS Numeracy and Literacy Skills Test, How to Master the BMAT, How to Pass Life in the UK Test and is co-author of How to Master the UKCAT (all published by Kogan Page).

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Test 1	p. 11
Listening (1)	p. 12
Student accommodation/homestay provision	p. 12
Campus plan for the Open Day	p. 14
Numeracy week	p. 15
Tropical storms/naming hurricanes	p. 17
Reading (1)	p. 18
Shedding light on it	p. 18
Taking soundings	p. 21
Oxbridge	p. 24
Writing (1)	p. 28
Fuel usage 1800 to 2000 (graph)	p. 28
Electronic calculator use	p. 29
Speaking (1)	p. 30
Hobbies	p. 30
Food you like	p. 30
Convenience food	p. 31
Test 2	p. 33
Listening (2)	p. 33
Walking tour/revised booking	p. 33
Field trip/timetable	p. 35
Poster presentation	p. 37
History of diagrams/flow charts	p. 39
Reading (2)	p. 41
Rosetta Stone	p. 41
Tickled Pink	p. 44
Bubbly and burgers	p. 47
Writing (2)	p. 51
Housing owned and rented in the UK (pie chart)	p. 51
Unemployment	p. 52
Speaking (2)	p. 53
Travelling to work	p. 53
Where you live	p. 53
Choosing where to live	p. 54
Test 3	p. 55
Listening (3)	p. 56
Camping and caravan park	p. 56
Volunteers weekend	p. 57
Work placements	p. 58
Darwin/Galapagos Islands	p. 60
Reading (3)	p. 61
Recalling it	p. 61
Home-schooling	p. 65
Bio-fuels backlash	p. 69
Writing (3)	p. 74
Internet activities by age group (table)	p. 74
Obesity	p. 75
Speaking (3)	p. 76
Pets	p. 76
Memorable holiday/vacation	p. 76
Work and play	p. 77
Test 4	p. 79
Listening (4)	p. 80
Library registration/library policy	p. 80
Travelling by train	p. 82
Home composting	p. 84
Academic essays	p. 86
Reading (4)	p. 87
Hacked off	p. 87
Highlands and islands/map of the Western Isles	p. 90
Dummy pills	p. 95
Writing (4)	p. 99
Waste disposal in four towns (bar chart)	p. 99
Success in life	p. 100
Speaking (4)	p. 101
Educational achievements	p. 101
Describe a book	p. 101
Reading books	p. 102
General Reading and Writing Test A	p. 103
General Training Reading Test A	p. 103
Check-in procedure at Stanza airport/You're fired!	p. 104
Newview Hotel terms and conditions/a proper brew	p. 108
Vertical transport	p. 112
General Training Writing Test A	p. 115
Letter to a friend	p. 115
Advantages/disadvantages of a gap year	p. 116
General Reading and Writing Test B	p. 117
General Training Reading Test B	p. 117
Use the right type of fire extinguisher!/contract of employment	p. 117
How to create a blog/print, copy and scan	p. 122
Old dogs and new tricks	p. 126
General Training Writing Test B	p. 130
Email letter of complaint	p. 130
Should children wear a school uniform?	p. 130
Audio-Scripts for the Listening Tests	p. 131
Answers	p. 167
Marking scheme	p. 167
Test 1	p. 168
Test 2	p. 174
Test 3	p. 180
Test 4	p. 186
General Training Test A	p. 192
Test B	p. 196
Reading section expanded answers	p. 201
Reading section vocabulary	p. 227
British and American spellings	p. 239
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