Bridge to Pre-intermediate-Intermediate Band 3.5 to 4.5 Student's Book Louis Harrison Susan Hutchison NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LEARNING I ;• CE NG AGE ' Learn ing· Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Welcome to the Bridge to IELTS Studenfs Book! Bridge to IELTS is the first stage in helping you prepare for taking the IELTS test We want to help you improve your English language and test skills and also develop your study skills We have carefully selected interesting topics and developed the language study step by step We have also included revision sections to help you remember grammar and vocabulary you learned earlier At the same time as you improve your English language and study skills you'll get lots of test practice Most of the activities in the units are based on real IELTS test question types so when you're improving your English skills, you're preparing for the test at the same time To make sure you're really ready to study for the test, in Bridge to /EL TS boxes we've included information on how the test works as well as tips on how to your best in the test And there's more! In Bridge to IELTS we help you understand the situations which feature in the test - student life and academic traditions that you will listen to and speak about in the test look out for the Living /El TS boxes which contain words and phrases to help you sound natural and confident Most of all, we hope that you enjoy the course and find it interesting, fun and motivating because we learn best when we enjoy what we're learning! All good wishes Louis Harrison and Susan Hutchison , NATIONAL ·- GEOGRAPHIC LEARNING CENGAGE Learning· Bridge to IELTS Student's Book © 2013 Nationa l Geographic Learning, a part of Cengage Learning Louis Harrison and Susa n Hutchison ALL RI GHTS RESERVED No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be rep roduced, transmitted stored or used in any form or by any mean s graph ic, electronic or mechanical including but not li mited to photocopying record ing, scanning, digitising, tap ing, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as perm it ted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, or applicable copyright law of another ju risdiction w it hout the prior written permission o f t he publisher Publisher: Jason M ann Senior Commissioning Editor: John Waterman Editorial Project Manager: Karen White Development Editor: Carole Hughes Head of Marketing and Commun ications: M ichelle Cresswell Proj ect Editor: Denise Power Product ion Controller: Elai ne Wil lis Art Director: Natasa Arsenidou For permission to use material from this text or product, submit all requests online at cengage.com/ permlsslons Further permissions questions can be emailed to permissionrequest@cengage.com Cover design: Natasa Arsenidou Text design: Andrew Oliver ISBN: 978+ 133-31894· Compositor: M aria Papageorgiou Audio: Sound house studios, London National Geographic Learning Cheriton House, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SPlO SB E United Kingdom (engage Learning is a leading provider of customised learn ing solutions with office locations arou nd the globe includ ing Si nga pore the United Kingdom, Aust ralia, M exico, Brazi l and Japa n Locate ou r local office at international.cengage.com/region ( engage Learning products are represented in Canada by Nelson Education Ltd Visit National Geographic Learning onl ine at ngl.cengage.com Visit our corporate website at www.ceng age.com CREDITS ~hhough every effort has been made to contact copyright holders before pub!1ut1of'1, th1! hu not at .iys ~eii poss1b e If contacted the pubhs.hcr will Jndcrt.lke to rect ify rn d errors or om•ssions al t he ear 'tst opporlun:t :y Photos The publtsl-oer wou d 1~t> to thank Che follO\"mg sources for perm1\s.1on to 1eproduce theu copyright p1o:ected photograohs Alamy pp6 t (Totia lmag• s) t i (ln1gna) 10 b (l e e s• Housin.-e lol 10 c (llozabe th Whiting & Associ•tes) 14 br (Ru ber • Ab boud), 14 cl (HM"') 14 c (Horni< ) 1 (PC' et Adarr; Pho1ogp~y Lt d), 14 tr (Hems) 15 (STOn•B GrnbH) lo A (Tiavel >'tm H• n.ey: 27 (M.;"'m Dembmsky Photo As«>e1att'S) 30 C (Ro bert Harding Pic ture Library Ltd) 36 (WoodyStoc~) 40 (Image Source) 42 t :A·uid l'llages) 43 47 b (I• n Mostorton) 47 t ('Yl•haol Cnekalov) 48 A (Bill Bachmann) 48 (llya G• nk1n) 48 C (L•b rochl Music and Arts P~oto Library), 49 r ((>1arn1 Murat orrl \1 b (Ian lanham), \11 (David L Moore · CAIO) S3 er (Ptl er T : muss) SS b (B••ry Ma son) 55 t (Giann Mu1ato1e) ~ A Ueff Greenbeig) 56 B (StociS) 117 ti; Linn U~nroth p4 , 4] C Ma rla Papage-orgiou pp27, 69 Martin Banfield p8d Mary Evans Picture libra ry p45 b (Alinari A rchives) Muji p99 t Press Association Images pp72 b (AP Phot o/Olivier Ass• lin) 98 c (PA W•RE) R• alit y Rush LLC p61 Rex F•atures pp43 A (Huh o n • Crow I View Pictures), 43 C; 61 br (Paul Rrown) 96 br (KPAIZurra) 98 t Oonat han H0offo), 32 10 (runed1•) 32 (ron>tok), 32 ('l•d e• ) 33 bl (wavebreakm•d1J ltd).33 c (N1I ) 90 A Uoson Pr.nco) , 92 br (prism 68) 92 er (Armon Roso), 92 t i (Dragona Gem 1mosl 1) 94 b iUmbo'1o 5htanzm• n ) 91 t d M Schracer ) 96 • (yykka•) 961 (J•awangkun), 97 b (Triff ) 97 t (c aesart ) tOO b ('ranco·s p~otos), 100 be (REDAV), 10 bl (1St ockphoto) 103 b (Sean Roilly " 103 c (" ata·y·Neto ) 103 1(T1m•• l 103 t (pakow aCI) 106 b (fxcol'•nt bac•grouncs ) 106 t (Nic• monk•y ), 112 c (Nicernonk~y }, 112 tr (PJlmer l[...]... place to study in because a it's noisy b it's quiet c it's bright 4 t:p ;T l) Listen to Marisa talking about where she likes to study Which picture is Marisa's room? Think about your ideal room to study in Make notes about it Think about • • • • w here it is w hat colour the room is w hat there is in the room w hy it is a good room to study in Bridge to /El TS STARTING YOUR TALK A good way to start... STARTING YOUR TALK A good way to start your talk is to repeat the words on the card My ideal room to study in ? My ideal room to study in is Say these words slowly and dearly This gives you time to think about what you can say next 5 Work in pairs Take turns to talk about the topic card Use the notes you made in activity 4 to help you Describe your ideal room to study in You should say: · w here th e room... country ElJ Unit 2 Festivals In task 2 (individual long turn), the examiner gives you a task card to talk about, a pencil and some paper You have one minute to think about the topic and make notes to help you talk 5 Work in pairs Take turns to talk about the topic card Use the notes you made in activity 4 to help you Describe a special day or event You should say: - what it is - when it is - w hat you... out introduce meet say start Bridge to /EL TS 1 Sergei is a new student too Why don't you _ _ 2 3 4 5 6 3 yourself to him? How do you _ _ a conversation with someone new? Do you talk about the weather? I usually _ _ with my friends at the weekends We go to a club or watch a film Ana's over there Let's go and _ _ to her It's a really friendly sports club It's a great place to _ _ new people Do you _ _... and feel good to be in a team 4 Find words in the article which mean 1 s_ _ _ to continue to live (paragraph A) 2 s_ _; something you can do well (paragraph A) 3 r_ _: what a person has when they are part of a team (paragraph B) 4 d _ when you make a choice (paragraph C) s p_ _ : getting something ready, or getting yourself ready (paragraph D) Bridge to IELTS FINDING MAIN POINTS Many IELTS reading... Listen to two students, Etsuko and Ahmed, talking about the Quebec Winter Carnival Circle the correct answers 2 Etsuko really wants to see a the canoe race b the ice palace c the snow bath I like I don't like winter! It's too cold! She lives in Quebec and doesn't go I goes to the carnival every year 'I don't hove I hove a hat to wear!' 'Don't worry! I can give you one!' We wont / don't wont to watch... There are 2 ~reM plc.u -to live! 6 - - - - - near it My home is • It's a great place to live! Chant al lives in Quebec in Canada She speaks English and French Every year she goes to the Quebec Winter Carnival It's one of the largest fest ivals in the world and many people visit the city for two weeks 1n January or February to enjoy it They come to celebrate winter and go to fun attractions, including... orking and 1 - he makes me laugh I really admire him because he is 2 - he's rich and he his money to help people He's also 3 _ _ _ he has a w ebsite about the environment and he wants to change the world ==