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McGraw-Hill Education IELTS, Monica Sorrenson

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McGraw-Hill Education IELTS

Monica Sorrenson

McGraw-Hill Education IELTS, 2nd edition is the ideal way to sharpen skills and prepare for this high-stakes English proficiency test, which is required for admission or hiring by schools, multinational corporations, and government agencies worldwide. Whether you're preparing for the Academic or General Training version of the IELTS, you'll benefit from the intensive practice you get from tests prepared by a veteran IELTS teacher and grader

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Getting Started -- ch. 1 Introducing IELTS -- What is the IELTS exam? -- What are the four parts of the test? -- How is IELTS marked? -- How should I prepare for IELTS? -- Characteristics of different bands -- pt. II Building IELTS Skills -- ch. 2 IELTS Listening -- Introduction to the Listening test -- How is the Listening test marked? -- How to fill out the Listening and Reading answer sheets -- Listening strategies -- Always listen for evidence -- Strategies for each question type (i) -- Strategies for each question type (ii) -- The alphabet and numbers in the Listening, Speaking, and Writing tests -- Listening Taster Test -- ch. 3 IELTS Reading -- What happens in the Reading test? -- How is the Reading test marked? -- Academic Reading Taster Test -- Reading strategies -- Extra practice filling in a flowchart -- Extra practice labelling a diagram -- Special information about the General Training Reading test -- GT Reading Taster Test --Contents note continued: ch. 4 IELTS Writing -- What happens in the Academic Writing test? -- What happens in the GT Writing test? -- How is the Writing test marked? -- Model answers to Academic Writing Task 1 questions -- A single table in Task 1 -- Assessing candidates for Academic Writing Task 1 -- Assessing candidates for GT Writing Task 1 -- Assessing candidates for Academic and GT Writing Task 2 -- Understanding Task Fulfilment in Writing Task 2 -- Tone in Academic Writing Task 2 and GT Writing Task 1 -- The introduction in Writing Task 2 -- Writing the essay -- Topic and supporting sentences in Writing Task 2 -- The conclusion in Writing Task 2 -- Understanding Coherence and Cohesion in Writing -- Paragraph organisation in Writing Task 2 -- Linkers -- Punctuation -- Handwriting -- Understanding Vocabulary for Writing -- Describing graphs and charts in Academic Writing Task 1 -- Using approximate language in Task 1 -- Nominalisation -- Understanding Grammar for Writing --Contents note continued: Grammar and Vocabulary Test 1 -- Grammar and Vocabulary Test 2 -- Grammar and Vocabulary Test 3 -- GT Task 1 formal letters --- a request -- GT Task 1 formal letters --- a complaint -- GT Task 1 formal letters --- an offer -- GT Task 1 semi-formal letters --- a view -- Academic Writing Taster Test -- GT Writing Taster Test -- Writing --- Putting it all together -- ch. 5 IELTS Speaking -- What happens in the Speaking test? -- How is the Speaking test marked? -- Speaking Taster (Buzzer) Test -- Fluency and Coherence -- Spoken vocabulary and grammar -- Pronunciation -- Speaking --- Putting it all together -- ch. 6 IELTS Spelling -- Writing Task 1 -- Writing Task 2 -- Spelling and Pronunciation -- Spelling and remembering what you see -- ch. 7 IELTS Vocabulary and Grammar -- Introduction to Vocabulary -- Word families -- Reference and substitution -- Vocabulary in Speaking Part 1 --- Personal information and mini topics -- Phrasal verbs --Contents note continued: Thirty-three idioms which are safe to use in the Speaking test -- Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 1 -- Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 2 -- Sentence types -- pt. III IELTS Practice Tests -- Academic Practice Test 1 -- Academic Practice Test 2 -- Academic Practice Test 3 -- Academic Practice Test 4 -- General Training Practice Test 1 -- General Training Practice Test 2 -- Answers to Parts I and II -- Answers to Part III -- Appendices -- IELTS Logs: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary -- Checklists for practice and real tests

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IELTSInternational English Language Testing System practice tests