Prepare for IELTS THE IELTS PREPARATIONCOURSE Penny Cameron LÉ HUY LÄM A comprehensive coursebook for candidates preparing for the Academic Modules and General Training Modules of the International English Language Testing System PELTS) NHÅ XUÅT BÅN THÅNH PHö HO CHi MINH TÅI LUYCN THI CHUNG IELTS Prepare for THE IELTS PREPARATION COURSE A comprehensivecoursebook for candidatespreparingfor the Academic Modules and General Training Modules of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Penny Cameron LÉ HUY LÄM NHÅ XUÅT BÅN THÅNH pHö Hd CHI MINH Preface The manifest purpose of a preparation course for a specific test is to give students the background knowledge and practice materials in the prescribed format to enable them to obtain acceptable scores on the test itseli The author of this course has fulfilled this requirement admirably, with clear and appropriate explanations of what is expected of the students, along with practical exercises that guide students to the achievement of their goals A very important characteristic of these materials is that they are interesting Boredom will not cloud students' minds, causing loss of effectiveness due to inattention The comprehensive coverage of various forms of the language, with American, British, and Australian sources, makes this text, like the IELTStest for which it is designed, usable in all English-speaking countries, as well as for all students around the globe, regardless of the form of English that their previous study has stressed Perhaps the greatest value of this text is to be found in its teaching potential Many test preparation materials, designed for various university entrance examinations, accomplish nothing beyond acquainting students with the form of the test and various techniques for producing correct answers Courses which prepare students solely to 'get around' a placement test them a great disservice, leaving them unable to cope with their university courses The IELTS Preparation Coursedoes much more than train students in test-taking strategies: it teaches language Anyone satisfactorily completing this course must have gained knowledge of form and technique for the test by learning the lan- guage and skills that are required, not by learning the 'tricks of the trade' for taking a specific test They will have the knowledge of and skills in the language which will be essential after they are enrolled Joyce Merri!l Valdes Professor Emeritus in English University of Houston, Texas The IELTS PreparationCourse -3 Contents Mapof the book Unit l: Introduction Gi6i thiQu Unit 2: The Listening Test Bäi thi Nghe Introduction to the Listening test Listening skills Summary of listening strategies Listening skills practice Question types in the Listening test Listening activities answer sheet 17 Gi6i thi#u bäi thi Nghe 17 Cåc 5' näng Nghe Töm tit cåc phuong phåp nghe Thvc hånh cåc k' näng nghe Cåc dang cåu hdi bäi thi Nghe TB bäi läm cho cåc hoot döng nghe 18 36 37 49 59 Unit 3: The Neading Test Bäi thi Dec Academic and General Training Reading Modules Cåc ph%ånDec HPCthu4t vä Däo t40 tong Introduction to the Reading test Reading skills to increase speed and efficiency Question types in the Reading test Question types in the Academic Reading module Question types in the General Training Reading module Reading activities answer sheet quit Gidi thi?u bäi thi Doc 60 Cåc IS' näng doc dd läm täng t6c dövä 65 hi?u quå 88 Cåc loai cåu hdi bäi thi Doc Cåc looi cåu h(bitrong phÄn Dec Hoc 90 thuat Cåc looi cåu hdi phhn Doc 110 Däo t40 tdng quat Tb bäi låm cho cac hoot döng Doc 138 Unit 4: The Writing Test Bäi thi Vié"t 139 S Cåc phån Viét Hec thuQt vä Däo t40 tong quit Writing Task I Bäi viét Introduction to Academic Writing Gidi thi?u Båi viét pKån Hoc Task thuåt Understanding and describing visual Hidu vå miéu tå thöng tin thi giåc 140 Academic and General Training Writing Modules information —The IELTS Preparation Course 141 Skills for Academic Writing Task Cåc ky näng Cho Båi vitt phÄn Hoc thuat 146 Introduction to General Training Writing Task I Writing a letter Skills for General Training Writing Task Writing Task Introduction to Academic Writilig Task Introduction to General Training Writing Task Essay writing skills Different approaches in an essay Gi6i thieu Båi viét phhn Dåo 173 tao tdng quåt Vlét thtf cåc ky näng cho Båi viét I phh Dåo tao tdng quåt Bäi vitt Gi6i thieu Båi viét phhn Hoc thuat Further practice in Writing Task Correction key 174 i85 193 193 Gi6i thiéu Båi viét phÄn Dåo too tdng quåt 196 Cåc k' näng viét luan Cåc phtrong phåp khåc mot bhi luan Thuc hänh thém Bäi viét Hlf6ng dän stm löi 199 Unit 5: The Speaking Test Bäi thi N6i 214 228 238 Introduction to the IELTSinterview Phase I Phase Phase Phase Phase Gidi thi?u vb phhn phdng vå'n Cda bäi thi IELTS Giai doan Giai doan Giai doan Giai doan Giai doon unit 6: Listening Tapescripts and Answer Key 238 242 246 256 270 277 278 PKån th04i trén bäng vä Dip in Tapescripts 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