Mark Allen Debra Powell Dickie Dolby Student’s BookContents Per) istening skills PTs ead parr errr reer) eesti Learn to Skimandscan Section 1 succeed reading Form completion Matching: ‘Map completion headings to ‘Table and diagram sections, opinions completion and people Sentence completion (from alist) Summary Section? completion from Note completion; alist) Matching. 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Listening for dates and numbers Sentence completion Note completion Section Prediction Summary completion Diagram completion ro oa Eg = a. —— em Tibletompeton = im Predicting the future Expressing certainty Pronunciation ‘Connected speech ‘Structuring what yousay Expresing kes and dsikes Pronunciation Sentence ste: ‘Weak forme Parts 1,2and 3 Task Multiple diagrams Ways of describing data Determiners Giving and refuting opinions Writing conelisions Task Describing illustrations Took 2 on Diferent question tasks Expecting the unexpected. Stating your view thatclauses Synonyms for people Linking expressions Types ofbuildings, farniture vocabulary Academic vocabulary Expressing the future:probability Prefixes Articles Editing your writing Improving your spelling Understanding. question task words Idiomatic Media vocabulary expressionsOverview of the book Welcome to IELTS Graduation, a course book which is designed to help you prepare for the IELTS academic test. This book contains a wide range of activities to help you develop the academic language and exam skills necessary to achieve an IELTS band score of between 5.5 and 7.5. If your IELTS level is lower than this, you might prefer to study IELTS Foundation first. Each unit contains practice in Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening with each part of the test broken down and explained, and exam skills practised. The units also contain Language Focus sections, which analyse the main grammatical areas relevant to a higher IELTS level, together with Vocabulary sections focused on common IELTS topics. There are also regular Pronunciation sections as well as pages developing your Study Skills. ‘The back of the book contains further grammatical explanations and exercises along with extra vocabulary work. There are also complete model answers for all the Writing questions accompanied by useful comments. Complete scripts for all the Listening exercises are in the back of the book Overview of the IELTS test IELTS consists of four modules. Further information on how IELTS is assessed can be found on the IELTS website: www.ielts.org, THE LISTENING MODULE (40 minutes) There are four sections in the Listening test. The first two sections are general listening situations, whereas the last two sections are academic situations. Section 4 is usually a lecture. The listening test lasts for 30 minutes plus 10 minutes at the end of the test to write your answers on the answer sheet. There are about 40 questions in total. You only hear each section of the test ‘once so you need to keep up with the tape. Question types Completion of sentences, notes, summaries, tables, diagrams or flow charts Short answer questions Multiple-choice questions Labelling parts of a diagramAdvice Be prepared for varying speaker speeds and different accents (American, Australian, Canadian, American, New Zealand, British) © Prepare yourself before you listen by reading the questions carefully and trying to imagine what the situation is about. Think about the type of vocabulary you may hear. ¢ Answer all the questions. If you miss a question, guess the answer. ¢- Spelling counts, so make a note of your common spelling mistakes and work on reducing them. © Practise your listening by listening to the radio and watching English films and television. Don't try to understand every word. Just pick out the main points in what is being said. THE READING MODULE (60 minutes) There are 40 questions in the reading module, The module consists of three passages which total about 2000-2200 words and become progressively more difficult. The passages are on topics of general interest and are intended for non-specialist readers. At least one passage will contain detailed, logical argument, Passages come from magazines and journals, books and newspapers. Question types Completion of sentences, notes, summaries, tables, diagrams or flow charts Short answer questions Multiple-choice questions Locating information in a paragraph or section Matching lists / phrases ‘True / False / Not Given: identifying information in the passage Yes/No/ Not Given: identifying the writer’s view or opinion Advice ‘© Skim read the passage (1-3 minutes) for general understanding. ‘© Read the questions (11-15 per passage) and underline key words. ‘© Scan the passage for key words or synonyms or parallel expressions for these. © Identify the sentence or paragraph which contains the answer to the question and read it intensively. ‘© Write answers directly onto the answer paper. You do not have extra time at the end of the examination to transfer your answers THE WRITING MODULE (60 There are two compulsory writing tasks which should be answered using a formal, academic style of English. Task 2 is worth more so it is suggested that this is written first. jutes)