Includes Answer Key and additional material.

"With its increased focus on academic skills, this updated version of Focus on IELTS not only prepares students for the IELTS examination but also equips them with the tools that they need for success once they enter academic life. New Critical Thinking and Reflective Learning training helps students become more analytical and effective learners.
New Academic Vocabulary sections systematically build up students' knowledge of the Academic Word List.
New Academic Style sections focus on key aspects of academic English, and develop students' ability to achieve the appropriate format style.
The Key Language Bank provides a reference tool and extra practice activities to help students build their vocabulary and knowledge of grammar.
An expanded Writing Practice Bank provides model answers and additional writing practice for both Tasks 1 and 2." (Book Cover)

MAP OF THE BOOK

The IELTS Test overview

1 - Health's 'magic bullet

Lead in Exercice facts

Reading
1. Text types
2. 'The walking school bus' -- Short-answer questions: T/F/NG; global multiple choice

Speaking
1. 'Talking about personal interests' (Parts 1,2)

2. 'Comparing and contrasting' (Part 3)

Vocabulary
'Dealing with unknown vocabulary'

Academic Style I - Functions

Academic Vocabulary I

2 - Food for thought

Lead-in
Healthy eating

Reading

Writing
1. Interpreting data (Task 1)
2. Paragraphing (Task 2)

Listening
1. Students' Union Survey (Section 1)
2. Healthy Eating (Section 2)

Speaking
Eating habits (Part 1)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Reflective Learning I - What is reflective learning?

3 - Location is everything

Lead-in
Identifying cities

Reading
'Location is everything' -- Matching: sentence completion

Speaking
1. Urban problems (Part 3)
2. Describing places (Part 1,2)

Academic Style 2 - Formality

Academic Vocabulary 2

4 - Have and have-nots

Lead-in
World quiz

Writing
1. Interpreting and comparing data (Task 1)
2. Paragraphing (Task 2)

Listening
1. Wasting energy (Section 3)
2. Case study: Sao Paolo (Section 4)

Speaking
Standards of living (Part 3)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Critical Thinking I - What is critical thinking?

5 - Hurry sickness

Lead-in The pace of life

Review
1. 'Hurry Sickness' Headings; multiple choice; summary completion
2. 'Distinguishing fact from opinion'

Speaking
1. Stereotypes (Part 1)
2. Priorities (Part 3)

Academic Style 3 - Nouns and Noun phrases I

Academic Vocabulary 3

6 - Time out

Lead-in
Leisure choices

Writing
'Structuring an argument': evidence-led approach (Task 2)

Listening
1. Student interviews (Section 1)
2. Ten ways to show down your life (Section 2)

Speaking
Leisure activities (Parts 2,3)

Vocabulary

'Describing people' -- Topic vocabulary; pronunciation; word stress -- Error Hit List

Reflective Learning 2 -- Self-evaluation and setting learning goals

7 - Retail therapy

Lead-in
Shopping behaviour

Reading
'Retail therapy' -- Short-answer questions; summary completion; matching; T/F/NG

Speaking
1. Discussing likes and dislikes; consumer topics (Parts 1,3)
2. Describing objects (Part 2)

Vocabulary
'Business and Economics' -- Topic vocabulary; pronunciation; sounds

8 - What's on

Lead-in The Arts and culture -- Topic vocabulary; pronunciation: word stress

Writing
1. Describing tables and graphs (Task 1)
2. Presenting and justifying an opinion (Task 2)

Listening
1. Music festival (Section 1)
2. The Museum of Anthropology (Section 2)

Speaking
1. Discuss cultural attractions (Part 2)
2. Describing an event (Part 2)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Critical Thinking 2 - What is an argument?

9 - Water; water everywhere

Lead-in Water use

Reading
1. Water: Earth's most precious resource
2. The Ecology of Hollywood -- Table completion; matching; sentence completion; multiple choice

Speaking
Water issues (Part 3)

Vocabulary
Derived adjectives

Academic Style 5 - Hedging

Academic Vocabulary 5

10 - Hazard warning

Lead-in
Taking risks quiz

Writing
Describing a process (Task 1)

Listening
1. Predicting a volcanic eruption (Section 3)
2. Tsunami (Section 4)

Speaking
1. Natural hazards (Part 1) -- Pronunciation: sounds
2. Describing stages, discussing risks (Part 2,3)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Reflective learning 3 - Learning and recording vocabulary

11 - Use it or lose it

Lead-in
Memory test

Reading
1. 'Sleep' - Reading for detail
2. 'Use it or lose it' -- Multiple choice; sentence completion; matching; T/F/NG

Speaking
Memories (Parts 2,3)

Vocabulary
Word families

Academic Style 6 - Signposting

Academic Vocabulary 6

12 - You live and you learn

Lead-in
Education -- Topic vocabulary; pronunciation; word stress

Writing
1. 'Presenting an opinion': thesis-led approach (Task 2)
2. 'Interpreting data' (Task 1)

Listening
1. The golden rules of listening (Section 2)
2. Making the most of your memory (Section 4)

Speaking
1. Schooldays (Parts 1, 2)
2. Teachers and students (Part 3)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Critical Thinking 3 - Questioning

13 - Bones to phones

Lead-in
Communication systems

Reading
1. Communication devices
2. 'Bones to phones' -- Locating information; matching; multiple choice

Speaking
Comparing and contrasting (Part 3)

Vocabulary
Including examples

Academic Style 7 - Attribute adjectives

Academic Vocabulary 7

14 - The proper channels

Lead-in
Electronic messaging -- Pronunciation: silent letters, sounds

Writing
1. Dealing with different data (Task 1)
2. Beginning and ending (Task 2)

Listening
1. Media survey (Section 1)
2. Couch potatoes (Section 3)

Speaking
1. Communication problems (Part 3)
2. The written word (Part 2)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

15 - Beyond gravity

Lead-in Space quiz

Reading
1. 'Out of this world' -- Sentence completion; Y/G/NG; matching
2. 'Surviving in space' -- T/F/NG; multiple choice, labelling a diagram, matching

Speaking
1. The final chapter (Part 3)
2. Sci-fi (Part 2)

Academic Style 8 - Nouns and Noun phrases 3

Academic Vocabulary 8

16 - Going forward

Lead-in
Predictions

Writing
1. Explaining how something works (Task 1)
2. Summarising sentences (Task 2)

Listening
1. Reality or science fiction? (Section 3)
2. The techno-house (Section 4)

Speaking
1. Predicting the future (Part 3)
2. Personal goals (Part 2)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Critical Thinking 4 - Evaluation

17 - Avoiding gridlock

Lead-in
Transport facts

Reading
1. 'Avoiding gridlock' -- Locating information; sentence and flowchart completion
2. 'Demolishing stereotypes' -- Short answer questions; Classification; T/F/NG

Speaking
On four wheels (Part 3)

Vocabulary
'More or less?' - Verbs expressing increase and decrease

Academic Style 9 - Being Impersional

Academic Vocabulary 9

18 - Small world

Lead-in Tourism

Writing
1. Presenting the solution to a problem (Task 2)
2. Dealing with different data (Task 1)

Listening
1. Worldwide student projects (Section 2)
2. The end of oil (Section 3)

Speaking
'Tourism' - Topic vocabulary; pronunciation; sounds
2. Time off (Parts 1-3)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Reflective Learning 5 - Time management

19 - Face value

Lead-in
Facial expressions

Reading
1. 'Face the facts 2' - Reference links; dealing with unknown vocabulary
2. 'Face' - Short-answer questions, table completion, multiple choice

Speaking
1. Face the facts I (Part 3)
2. Dress the part (Parts 2,3)

Vocabulary
Word building - Noun and adjective formation; dependent prepositions

Academic Style 10 - Review

Academic Vocabulary 10

20 - Through the lens

Lead-in
Photography -- Pronunciation: word stress

Writing
Describing an object (Task 1)

Listening
1. Photography courses (Section 1)
2. History of cinema (Section 4)

Speaking
Practice interview (Parts 1-3)

Vocabulary
Error Hit List

Critical Thinking 5 - Presenting another point of view

Academic Word List

Key Language Bank

Writing Practice Bank

Answer Keys and Additional Material

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