1Focus on IELTS /
Sue O'Connell.
- Harlow : Pearson Education, 2010.
- 263 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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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