McGraw-Hill Education IELTS by Sorrenson, Monica -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents PART I Getting Started

Chapter 1 Introducing IELTS

What is the IELTS exam? What are the four parts of the test? How is IELTS marked? How should I prepare for IELTS? Characteristics of different bands

PART II Building IELTS Skills

Chapter 2 IELTS Listening

Introduction to the Listening test How is the Listening test marked? How to fill out the Listening and Reading answer sheets Listening strategies Always listen for evidence Strategies for each question type (i) Strategies for each question type (ii) The alphabet and numbers in the Listening, Speaking, and Writing tests Listening Taster Test

Chapter 3 IELTS Reading

What happens in the Reading test? How is the Reading test marked? Academic Reading Taster Test Reading strategies Extra practice filling in a flowchart Extra practice labelling a diagram Special information about the General Training Reading test GT Reading Taster Test

Chapter 4 IELTS Writing

What happens in the Academic Writing test? What happens in the GT Writing test? How is the Writing test marked? Model answers to Academic Writing Task 1 questions A single table in Task 1 Assessing candidates for Academic Writing Task 1 Assessing candidates for GT Writing Task 1 Assessing candidates for Academic and GT Writing Task 2 Understanding Task Fulfilment in Writing Task 2 Tone in Academic Writing Task 2 and GT Writing Task 1 The introduction in Writing Task 2 Writing the essay Topic and supporting sentences in Writing Task 2 The conclusion in Writing Task 2 Understanding Coherence and Cohesion in Writing Paragraph organisation in Writing Task 2 Linkers Punctuation Handwriting Understanding Vocabulary for Writing Describing graphs and charts in Academic Writing Task 1 Using approximate language in Task 1 Nominalisation Understanding Grammar for Writing Grammar and Vocabulary Test 1 Grammar and Vocabulary Test 2 Grammar and Vocabulary Test 3 GT Task 1 formal letters – a request GT Task 1 formal letters – a complaint GT Task 1 formal letters – an offer GT Task 1 semi-formal letters – a view Academic Writing Taster Test GT Writing Taster Test Writing – Putting it all together

Chapter 5 IELTS Speaking

What happens in the Speaking test? How is the Speaking test marked? Speaking Taster (Buzzer) Test Fluency and Coherence Spoken vocabulary and grammar Pronunciation Speaking – Putting it all together

Chapter 6 IELTS Spelling

Writing Task 1 Writing Task 2 Spelling and Pronunciation Spelling and remembering what you see

Chapter 7 IELTS Vocabulary and Grammar

Introduction to Vocabulary Word families Reference and substitution Vocabulary in Speaking Part 1 – Personal information and mini topics Phrasal verbs Thirty-three idioms which are safe to use in the Speaking test Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 1 Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 2 Sentence types

PART III IELTS Practice Tests

Academic Practice Test 1 Academic Practice Test 2 Academic Practice Test 3 Academic Practice Test 4 General Training Practice Test 1 General Training Practice Test 2 Answers to Parts I and II Answers to Part III Appendices

IELTS Logs: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary Checklists for practice and real tests

Answer sheet