... grammatical errors.
IELTS WRITING (ACADEMIC)
IELTS tests your ability to produce two quite different
pieces of writing in a fairly short period of time. The
test is divided into two parts and you are ... complete both parts.
Writing Task 1
In the first part, you are given a task based on some
graphic or pictorial information. You are expected to
write a descriptive report of at least 150 words on ... etc. to help you get an overview
of the content.
IELTS Reading (GT)
Answer Questions 5- 9 by writing the appropriate telephone numbers in boxes 5- 9 on
your answer sheet.
NB You may use any number...
... to skim through the
information that isn't.
READING FDR IELTS
The IELTS examination tests your ability to read
between 150 0 and 250 0 words in a fairly short period
of time in order to find ... drops as you come to the end of the whole number.
58 49 3714 *612 9983 4721 *01223 460278 *33 76 49 52 98 *0412 613612
Speakers normally use an upward intonation if they have more to add and let their
voice ... should rise and fall.
Read the extracts out loud to your partner, as if you were giving a talk or a lecture,
paying particular attention to the intonation patterns needed to keep the listener
interested...
... $12
billion or 21% of an estimated
overall spend of $57 billion. But
the share has dropped in the past
15 years from 30 per cent, with
decline having been particularly
severe in Belgium and Germany
where ... the text?
2 Which part of a grain of sand have scientists measured?
3 What TWO factors determine the shape of a piece of sand?
4 How was the beach on Kamoama Island created?
5 Where, according ... activities on page 112.
The IELTS Reading component often tests candidates on their ability to select a
heading for each paragraph in a text, from a list of headings.
IELTS Reading
How to approach...
... time.
Questions 8- 15
Match the views (8- 15) with the people listed in the box below.
You may have to use some people more than once.
Current conservation schemes are taking many problems into account.
Ordinary ... of
defence against their predators
or competitors. But since the
introduction of antibiotics into
medicine 50 years ago, an
alarming number have become
ineffective because many
bacteria have developed
resistance ... a
view/argument and requires you to select the correct one.
Reading UNIT 6
IELTS Reading
How to approach the task
The statements 8- 15 below are simply paraphrases of the arguments
presented in the text.
Skim...
... what tenses you will use. What does this depend on?
Compare your description with your partner's. Look particularly at the verbs and
connectors that he/she has used.
There are various ways ... case.)
Discuss how many of the key ideas you think you could cover in 250 words.
Take a new sheet of paper and divide it into columns so that you have one
column for each key idea. Discuss what ... column.
Write the second part of your letter in which you state how you feel about the
supermarket error and ask the manager to do something about it. (See pages
78-79.)
IELTS Writing (GT)
Task...
... showing the three parts and the
approximate timing of each.
Part 1
Introduction and
interview
4 -5 minutes
Part 2
Individual long
turn
3-4 minutes
Part 3
Two-way
discussion
4 -5 minutes
11-14 minutes
Interaction
The ... sub-topics
The Speaking Module
WHAT TO EXPECT IN AN IELTS INTERVIEW
The IELTS Speaking test takes the form of a one-to-
one interview. There are three parts to the Speaking
test. These allow you to ... linked to the topic
introduced in Part 2, and is
encouraged to engage in
extensive discussion
IELTS Bands
9 Expert user
8 Very good user
7 Good user
6 Competent user
5 Modest user
4 Limited user
3...
... it.
Speaking
UNIT 3
In Part 3 you will be presented with some more abstract
questions. These will be broadly linked to the topic
introduced in Part 2. You will have to take part in a
discussion ... and first paragraph.
Exchange these with a partner.
Discuss what you would expect to read about in your partner's article.
Read the whole of your partner's article when you have finished ... it.
Write your letter either at home or in class. Write about 150 words. Do not sign the
letter.
Part 2
Fold your letter up and put it into a pile with all the other letters that your class-
mates...
... student
picks a card and must talk about the topic for 45 seconds. Replace the card on the
bottom of the pile.
Supplementary Activities
5 Making questions with question tags
Although this is a ... WORDS for each
answer.
Questions 15- 17
Complete the table below. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
High rainfall in Queensland
(16)
High
(17)
( 15)
for growing ginger
Australian ginger ... include, saying where they live
and what they are like. Then hand your family tree to your partner.
Look at your partner's family tree and ask each other for information about some
of the people...
... GT Reading
SECTION 2 Questions 15- 26
You are advised to spend 20 minutes on Questions 15- 26.
Questions 15- 20
Read the information below and answer Questions 15- 20.
Two courses are
available - ... Psychological Abstracts
mentioned depression, 36, 851 anxiety, and
5, 099 anger. Only 2,389 spoke of
happiness, 2,340 life satisfaction, and 4 05
joy.
Recently we and other researchers have
begun ... IT'S GREAT FOR THE
GARDEN TOO.
DON'T THROW USED CONTAINERS IN THE RUBBISH. GET INTO THE HABIT
OF SORTING THEM INTO RECYCLING CATEGORIES: GLASS, ALUMINIUM,
PLASTIC AND PAPER,
С GLASS CONTAINERS...
... squash courts and
sports bar. Tours of the Sports Centre depart from the Information Booth
in the centre of the Quad at 10. 15, 1 2. 15 and 2. 15.
A variety of hot and cold food will be available throughout ... charge for the use of paper and disks.
Questions 15- 16
Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 15- 16 on your answer
sheet.
15 The typing course is aimed at
A people with no ... only
$50 a day if you have it for more than
three days.
MAN I'll need it for the whole week.
CLERK
OK and
there's
an
additional
$ 15 for
insurance which brings it up to $ 65. 00.
We...
... FOR?
Insight intoIELTS has been designed as a course book for an IELTS preparation
course. However, it is equally appropriate as a self-study resource book for students
wishing to improve their IELTS ... to
understand?
IELTS
Section
3
task
-
note completion and labelling
a diagram
UNIT
7
Being aware
of
stress,
rhythm
25
and intonation
How do intonation and word
stress help us to understand?
IELTS
... or fact?
IELTS
task
-
identifying
arguments
IELTS
task
-
matching
Identifying opinion/attitude and 53
making inferences
Fact, opinion or claim?
IELTS
task
-
Yes/No/Not
given
IELTS
task
...
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dilemma to a worse one.
(A) situation
(B) ... against contrary
de from, down delete, descend
dis, di apart disperse, dilate
ex, e out exit, elicit
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8. ... excellent.
after the operation
4. The law requires that there be a(n) _______ from the second floor apartment.
way out
5. Magellan ___________ the world.
sailed around
6. Our new president is much more popular...