The official Cambridge guide to IELTS : for academic & general training : student's book with answers
by
 
Cullen, Pauline, author.

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

Alternate title
: 
IELTS
 
International English Language Testing System

Author
: 
Cullen, Pauline, author.
 
French, Amanda, author.
 
Jakeman, Vanessa, 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.

General Note
: 
Includes 8 official practice tests.
 
Accompanying DVD-ROM comprises MP3 listening files and speaking test videos.

Contents
: 
Introduction -- IELTS summary -- IELTS listening skills (1. Getting ready to listen ; 2. Following a conversation ; 3. Recognising paraphrase ; 4. Places and directions ; 5. Listening for actions and processes ; 6. Attitude and opinions ; 7. Following a lecture or talk ; 8. Contrasting ideas) -- IELTS reading skills (1. Reading strategies ; 2. Descriptive passages ; 3. Understanding the main ideas ; 4. Locating and matching information ; 5. Discursive passages ; 6. Multiple-choice questions ; 7. Opinions and attitudes ; 8. General Training reading).
 
IELTS writing (1. Academic writing task 1: Describing a chart, table or graph ; 2. Academic writing task 1: Comparing and contrasting graphs and tables ; 3. Academic writing task 1: Describing diagrams ; 4. Academic writing task 1: Describing maps ; 5. General Training writing task 1: A letter ; 6. Writing task 2: Getting ready to write ; 7. Writing task two: Expressing your ideas clearly ; 8. Writing task 2: Checking and correcting) -- IELTS speaking (1. The speaking test: part 1 ; 2. Part 2: Giving a talk ; 3. Part 3: talking about abstract topics ; 4. Checking, correcting and assessing) -- Practice tests.

Physical Description
: 
402 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).

Genre
: 
Study guides.

Subject Term
: 
International English Language Testing System -- Study guides.
 
English language -- Problems, exercises, etc.
 
English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.

Author(s)
: 
French, Amanda,
 
Jakeman, Vanessa,

Publisher
: 
Cambridge University Press : Cambridge English Language Assessment,

Publication Date
: 
2014

ISBN
: 
9781107620698

Publication Information
: 
[Cambridge, England] Cambridge University Press : Cambridge English Language Assessment, 2014.

Call Number
: 
ESL IELTS CULLEN


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