The official Cambridge guide to IELTS : for academic & general training : student's book with answers

Cullen, Pauline. (Author). Jakeman, Vanessa. (Added Author). French, Amanda. (Added Author). University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. (Added Author).

Summary: 'The official Cambridge guide to IELTS' is THE definitive guide to IELTS. It contains all you need to succeed in the exam. Skill-building exercises cover all of the question types in the exam for both the General Training and Academic modules. Our research into real IELTS candidates' exam answers - and the mistakes they make, helps you avoid the same ones! Eight official practice tests and a focus on test-taking strategy help you maximise your score. The DVD-ROM includes videos of the Speaking test, and all the listening material, including the tests, as MP3 files.

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ISBN: 9781107620698 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 400 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm., includes 1 DVD.
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Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

IELTS listening skills -- Getting ready to listen -- Following a conversation -- Recognising paraphrase -- Places and directions -- Listening for actions and processes -- Attitude and opinion -- Following a lecture or talk -- Contrasting ideas -- IELTS reading skills -- Reading strategies -- Descriptive passages -- Understanding the main ideas -- Locating and matching information -- Discursive passages -- Multiple-choice questions -- Opinions and attitudes -- General training reading -- IELTS writing -- Academic writing task 1 - Describing a chart, table or graph -- Academic writing task 1 - Comparing and contrasting graphs and tables -- Academic writing task 1 - Describing diagrams -- Academic writing task 1 - Describing maps -- General training writing task 1 - A letter -- Writing task 2 - Getting ready to write -- Writing task 2 - Expressing your ideas clearly -- Writing task 2 - Checking and correcting -- IELTS speaking -- The speaking test - Part 1 -- Part 2 - Giving a talk -- Part 3 - Talking about abstract topics -- Checking, correcting and assessing -- Practice tests -- Recording scripts -- General training test -- Recording scripts -- Answer key -- Sample answer sheets.