Map of the book 2
Introduction 4
IELTS Test summary 6
Unit 1 Growing up 8
Unit 2 Mental and physical development 12
Unit 3 Keeping fit 16
Unit 4 Life styles 22
Unit 5 Student life 26
Test One 30
Unit 6 Effective communication 32
Unit 7 On the move 38
Unit 8 Through the ages 42
Unit 9 The natural world 46
Unit 10 Reaching for the skies 52
Test Two 56
Unit 11 Design and innovation 58
Unit 12 Information technology 64
Unit 13 The modern world 68
Unit 14 Urbanisation 72
Unit 15 The green revolution 78
Test Three82
Unit 16 The energy crisis 84
Unit 17 Talking business 90
Unit 18 The law 94
Unit 19 The media 98
Unit 20 The arts 102
Test Four 108
Unit 21 Language building 1 110
Unit 22 Language building 2 114
Unit 23 Academic Writing Task 1 118
Unit 24 Academic Writing Task 2 122
Unit 25 General Training Writing Tasks 1 and 2 126
Test Five 130
Answer key132
Recording scripts 157
Wordlist 167
Acknowledgements 173
Tracklist 174