Speaking for ielts

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Ban co the xoa dong chu nay!!! a NHÀ XUẤT BẢN TỔNG HỢP THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH Collins I English for Exams SP EA K IN G FO R IELTS Karen Kovacs T H I/ V IÊ N NTV Công ty TNHH Nhân T ri Viêt NHÀ XUAT BAN TONG HOP THÀNH PHÔ HO CHI' MINH Collins Speaking for IELTS Second edition 2020 The contents of this publication are believed correct at the time of printing Nevertheless, the Publisher can accept no responsibility for errors or omissions, changes in the detail given or for any expense or loss thereby caused Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 2011, 2020 This edition is published in Vietnam under a license Agreement between HarperCollins Publishers Limited, UK and Nhan Tri Viet Co., Ltd Vietnam HarperCollins does not warrant that any website mentioned in this title will be provided uninterrupted, that any website will be error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs For full terms and conditions please refer to the site terms provided on the website Collins® and COBUILD® are registered trademarks of HarperCollins Publishers Limited Cover illustration: © Maria Herbert-Liew 2019 Audio recorded and produced by ID Audio, London All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the Publisher This book is sold subject to the conditions that it shal not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated without the Publisher's prior consent in an form of binding or cover other than that in which it is publishe and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser The Publishers gratefully acknowledge the permission granted to reproduce the copyright material in this book Whilst every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders, in cases where this has been unsuccessful, or if any have inadvertently been overlooked, the Publishers would gladly receive any information enabling them to rectify any error or omission at the first opportunity Vietnam's edition © 2020 by Nhan Tri Viet Co., Ltd Entered words that we have reason to believe constitute trademarks have been designated as such However, neither thi presence nor absence of such designation should be regarded as affecting the legal status of any trademark All exam-style questions and sample answers in this title were written by the author About the author Karen Kovacs is a DELTA-qualified author with a Master's degree in Linguistics and over 15 years' ELT experience She has taught both abroad and in the UK, helping to prepare students for their IELTS exams Topic Page Family m atters Health and fitness 16 Education and w o rk 24 Nature and th e environm ent 32 Lan g u ag e and com m unication 40 Science and technology 48 Em ploym ent and finances 56 Child ho o d 64 People and places 72 C ulture and m odern society 80 Holidays and travel 88 96 97 128 143 144 Introduction Who is this book for? Speaking for IELTS will prepare you for the IELTS Speaking test w h ether you are taking the test fo r the first tim e or re-sitting the test It has been written for learners w ith band score -5 w h o are trying to achieve band score or higher The structured approach, comprehensive answer key and model answ ers have been designed so th at you can use the materials to study on your own However, the book can also be used as a supplem entary speaking skills course for IELTS preparation classes The book provides enough material for approxim ately 50 hours of classroom tim e Content Speaking for IELTS is divided into 12 units Each unit focuses on a topic area th at you are likely to encounter in the IELTS Speaking test This helps you to build up a bank of vocabulary and ideas related to a variety of the topics Units 1-11 cover the vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation and exam techniques to prepare you fo r the IELTS Speaking test Every exercise is relevant to the exam The aims listed at the start of each unit specify the key skills, techniques and language covered in the unit You w o rk towards Unit 12, w hich provides a final practice IELTS Speaking test Additionally, the book provides examination strategies telling you w h a t to expect and h o w best to succeed in the exam Exam information is presented in clear, easy-to-read boxes Exam tips in each unit highlight essential exam techniques and can be rapidly reviewed at a glance The Pronunciation sections will help you to improve your speaking skills and increase your aw areness of the characteristics of natural spoken English There are also Watch Out boxes that will help you avoid comm on errors made in the exam Finally, the Exam tutor at the end of each unit gives you the opportunity to revise and consolidate the exam skills you have studied Unit structure Each of the first 11 units is divided into tw o parts Part Language development introduces vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation related to the topic A range of exercises gives you the opportunity to express complex ideas and opinions so that you are able to so in the IELTS Speaking test The vocabulary is presented using Collins COBUILD dictionary definitions In every unit, you are given the opportunity to practise the new language you have learnt by attem pting questions from Part 1, Part and Part of the IELTS Speaking test These test questions increase your fam iliarity w ith the exam form at and help to build your confidence Part Exam skills teaches you exam techniques The information and exercises raise your aw areness of w h a t constitutes an effective IELTS response and also provide you w ith strategies on how to achieve this Exam information and Exam tips show you how to approach each question type and help you develop successful test-taking strategies There is also an Exam tutor checklist after the exam practice that will help you assess your readiness for the actual exam Answer key and audio scripts A comprehensive answer key is provided for all sections of the book including notes on why certain answers are correct or incorrect You will also find full audio scripts of all speaking exercises at the back of the book Using the audio ■3» This icon indicates that there is an audio track to listen to You can download the audio files at w w w n han triviet.co m /M P3-C SFI2E Using the book for self-study If you are n ew to IELTS, w e recommend that you w o rk systematically through the 12 units in order to benefit from its progressive structure If you are a more experienced learner, you can use the aims listed at the start of each unit to select the most useful exercises Each unit contains betw een three to four hours of self-study material Having access to someone w h o can provide informed feedback on the speaking practice exercises is an advantage However, you can still learn a lot working alone or w ith a study partner willing to give and receive peer feedback Part 1: Language development Ideally, you should begin each unit by w orking through the Part 1: Language development exercises Try to answer the questions w itho u t looking at a dictionary in order to develop the skill of inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words from context Part 2: Exam skills W ork through the Part 2: Exam skills from beginning to end It is important to study the Exam information and Exam tips about each of the question types, so that you become fam iliar w ith how to approach the different question types in the exam Doing this will also help you develop more general skills for speaking This section also contains exam practice questions and the Exam tutor A fter you have done the exam practice questions, it is a good idea to spend some tim e reviewing w h y certain answers are the correct ones, then w o rk through the Exam tutor For this reason, w e suggest you approach this part in the following w ay: Record your answers to the exam practice questions if you can It will develop your self-awareness: you will be able to hear w here your strengths lie and which aspects of your speaking you need to improve In addition, hearing how your speaking has improved over time will increase your confidence and motivation Once you have answered the practice IELTS Speaking questions, listen to the sample answers You can also read the sample answers in the audio scripts section at the back of the book Unit 12 Practice exam This is a complete Speaking practice test This should be done under exam conditions including setting yourself the time limits that are suggested There is also a sample answ er for this exam so you can listen to the audio and read the audio script to further learn from the experience of sitting this practice exam Using the book in the classroom If you are a teacher, you can use Speaking for IELTS either as your main IELTS coursebook or as a supplementary course Detailed teacher's notes for each unit are available at: w w w nhantriviet.com /collinsielts The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, Cam bridge ESOL Exam inations and IDP Education, A u stralia There are two versions of the test: • Academic • General Training Academic is for students wishing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in an English-m edium environm ent General Training is for people w ho wish to migrate to an English-speaking country This book is prim arily for students taking the Academic version The test There are four modules: Listening 30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for transferring answ ers to the answ er sheet NB: the audio is heard only once Approx 10 questions per section Section : tw o speakers discuss a social situation Section 2: one speaker talks about a non-academ ic topic Section 3: up to four speakers discuss an educational project Section 4: one speaker gives a talk of general academ ic interest Reading 60 minutes texts, taken from authentic sources, on general, academ ic topics They may contain diagram s, charts, etc 40 questions: may include multiple choice, sentence completion, completing a diagram, graph or chart, choosing headings, yes/no/not given, true/false/not given, classification and matching Writing Task ■20 minutes: description of a table, chart, graph or diagram (150 words minimum) Task 2: 40 minutes: an essay in response to an argum ent or a problem (250 words m inimum) Speaking 11-14 minutes A three-part face-to-face oral interview w ith an examiner The interview is recorded Part 1: introductions and general questions (4 -5 mins) Part 2: individual long turn (3 -4 mins) - the candidate is given a task, has one minute to prepare, then talks for 1-2 minutes, with some questions from the examiner Part 3: two-way discussion (4 -5 mins): the exam iner asks further questions on the topic from Part 2, and gives the candidate the opportunity to discuss more abstract issues or ideas Timetabling Listening, Reading and Writing must be taken on the same day and in the order listed above Speaking can be taken up to days before or after the other modules Scoring Each section is given a band score The average of the four scores produces the Overall Band Score You not pass or fail IELTS; you receive a score IELTS and the Common European Fram ework of Reference The CEFR shows the level of the learner and is used for many English as a Foreign Language examinations The table below shows the approximate CEFR level and the equivalent IELTS Overall Band Score: C»PR éMorlfrtton CEFR level IELTS Band Score Proficient user (Advanced) C2 C1 7-8 Independent user (Intermediate - Upper Intermediate) B2 B1 5-6.5 4-5 iis table contains the general descriptors for the band scores 1—9: ELTS Band ►core Expert user Has fully operational command of the language: appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding Very good user Has fully operational command of the language, with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriades Misunderstandings may occur in unfamiliar situations Handles complex detailed argumentation well Good user Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriades and misunderstandings in some situations Generally handles complex language well and understands detailed reasoning " Competent user fvfodestuser Has generally effective command of the language despite some inaccuracies, inappropriades and misunderstandings Can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations H*s partial c ommandof the language, coping with overall meaning in most situations, though islikelytomakemanymistakes Shouldbeabletohandlebasiccommunicationinown field Limited user Basic competence is limited to familiar situations Has frequent problems in understanding and expression Is not able to use complex language Extremely limited user Conveys and'ünderstands only general meaning in very familiar situations Frequent breakdowns in communication occur Intermittent user No real communication is possible except for the most basic information using isolated words or short formulae in familiar situations and to meet immediate needs Has great difficulty understanding spoken and written English Non user Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words Did not attempt the test No assessable information provided larking e Listening and Reading papers have 40 items, each worth one mark if correctly answered Here are some examples how marks are translated into band scores: tening: ading: 16 out of 40 correct answers: band score 23 out of 40 correct answers: band score 30 out of 40 correct answers: band score 15 out of 40 correct answers: band score 23 out of 40 correct answers: band score 30 out of 40 correct answers: band score 'iting and Speaking are marked according to performance descriptors 'iting: examiners award a band score for each of four areas with equal weighting: • Task achievement (Task 1) • Task response (Task 2) • Coherence and cohesion • Lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy eaking: examiners award a band score for each of four areas with equal weighting: • Fluency and coherence • Lexical resource • Gram matical range • Accuracy and pronunciation ■full details of how the examination is scored and marked, go to: vvww.ielts.org \ people and relationships Language develo p m en t | A d je c tiv e s to d e s c r ib e p e r s o n a lit y ; R e la t io n s h ip p h r a s e s ; A d v e r b s to m o d ify c h a r a c t e r a d je c tiv e s; U sin g t e n s e s c o rr e c tly ; P r o n u n c ia t io n : W e a k a n d s tr o n g f o r m s Exam skills | W h a t it m e a n s to 'k n o w ' a w o r d Exam practice | Parts , a n d Part 1: Language development Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe personality M atch the adjectives (1-15) w ith th e ir d e fin itio n s (a -o ) am b itio u s a intelligent and able to u n d erstan d th in g s easily or plan th in g s w e ll b lu n t _ b w illin g to listen to and consider o th er people's ideas and suggestio ns c le v e r _ c putting a lot of effo rt into you r w o rk cre a tiv e _ d saying exactly w h a t you th in k w ith o u t tryin g to be polite t u n - e can be trusted to w o rk w e ll or to behave in th e w a y th a t so m eo ne w a n ts you to hard-working _ u n w illin g to spend m oney im p a tie n t - too quick to criticize people judgem ental _ having co nfid ence in your o w n The vocabulary' on personality and relationships w ill be useful abilities in Paris and of the exam n o s y _ w ith a strong desire to be successful rich, or p o w erful open-m inded very friendly and likes m eeting and talking to people too easily offended 10 11 o u tg o in g 12 over-sensitive 13 re lia b le 14 self-assured _ 15 s tin g y - Speaking for IELTS if you are asked to talk about yourself or people you know interested in things th at not concern you m w ith the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in th e arts n easily irritated by things o enjoyable to be w ith because you say and interesting or am using things M ark th e p o sitiv e a d je ctiv e s in Exercise w ith W h ich a d je ctiv e s fro m Exercise w o u ld you use to d escrib e y o u rse lf? I consider myself to be (+) an d th e n e g a tiv e ad jectiv es w ith (-) I would say I w a s Vocabulary: Relationship phrases M atch p h ses 1-8 w ith d e fin itio n s a- -h get on w ith so m ebo d y a argue and stop being friendly with somebody look up to so m ebo d y b have a good relationship be in touch w ith som ebody c gradually have a less close fall o u t w ith so m ebo d y d be in comm unication with g ro w ap art fro m som ebo d y e know somebody well and see or talk to them often tak e a fte r so m ebo d y f have many childhood and adolescent experiences in common g ro w up to g eth er/w ith som ebody g respect somebody be close to so m ebo d y h resemble somebody in your family (in appearance or relationship with somebody somebody with somebody personality) U sing p h rases fro m Exercise 4, m ak e e ig h t sen ten ces d escrib in g rela tio n sh ip s you have / take after my dad - we're both quite careless Listen to th re e p e o p le ta lk a b o u t th e ir relatives M ak e n otes as you listen H o w th e y d escrib e of rela tive s a n d th e ir rela tio n sh ip s w ith th e m ? ^ Listen a g ain Did you u n d e rstan d m ore th is tim e ? M ake fu rth e r notes above, if so Look up any oi la n g u a g e you d o n ot k n o w in a d ictio n a ry and m ake a n o te o f it People and relationships Enunciation: Word stress Kercise soldier Police Musician Progress Kercise 17 soldier, progress; other examples: earnings, payment, boring Police; other examples: belief, hotel Progress; other examples: conduct, contrast; desert musician; other examples: corruption, recognition, Politician ^rcise 18 presented: verb object: verb suspect: verb increase: noun Progress: verb transfer: noun SKport: noun and give a full answer without further prompting from the examiner In fact, using phrases like this can be a good idea because they give you time to think, b The examiner would probably not consider this a relevant answer and may think the candidate has not understood the question The question asked what was difficult about the job but this candidate is telling the examiner what he/she does not like about the job Exam tutor Talking about studies/work: words/phrases about studies/ jobs/working life; Transferable: language for speculating, word stress They should be one or two sentences long Your answers must be relevant Make sure you are answering the questions the examiner asks you, not the questions you wish they had asked! Don't leave long pauses Native speakers use phrases like these so it is not a problem and they can give you time to think Just don't hesitate for too long and give a full answer afterwards 25%