Map of the units 4
Introduction 6
IELTS Academic Module: content and overview 7
1 Getting higher qualifications 8
2 Colour my world 18
Vocabulary and grammar review Units 1 and 2 28
3 A healthy life 30
4 Art and the artist 40
Vocabulary and grammar review Units 3 and 4 50
5 Stepping back in time 52
6 IT society 62
Vocabulary and grammar review Units 5 and 6 72
7 Our relationship with nature 74
8 Across the universe 84
Vocabulary and grammar review Units 7 and 8 94
Additional material 96
Speaking reference 97
Writing reference 102
Language reference 112
Word lists 124
IELTS practice test 132
Recording scripts 149
Answer key 165
Acknowledgements 188
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Who this book is for Complete IELTS Bands 6.5–7.5 is a short preparation course of 50–60 classroom hours for students who wish to take the Academic module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). It teaches you the reading, writing, listening and speaking skills that you need for the exam. It covers all the exam question types, as well as key grammar and vocabulary which, from research into the Cambridge Learner Corpus, are known to be useful to candidates needing to achieve a high band score in the test. If you are not planning to take the exam in the near future, the book teaches you the skills and language you need to reach an advanced level of English (Common European Framework (CEF) level C1).
What the book contains In the Student’s Book there are: eight units for classroom study, each containing:
–one section on each of the four papers in the IELTS test, with relevant language input and skills practice.
– a range of enjoyable and stimulating speaking activities, designed to enhance your fluency and your ability to speak at length and express complex ideas.
– a coherent approach to IELTS Writing tasks.
– key grammar exercises relevant to the exam, including exercises based on the Cambridge Learner Corpus that highlight common problem areas for advanced students.
– vocabulary exercises that aim to raise your knowledge of advanced vocabulary items and help demonstrate your ability to use these in Writing and Speaking tasks.
– a unit review which revises the vocabulary and grammar that you have studied in each unit.
Speaking and Writing reference sections which explain the tasks you will have to do in the Speaking and Writing papers. They give you examples, together with additional exercises and advice on how best to approach these two IELTS papers.a Language reference section which clearly explains all the areas of grammar and vocabulary covered in the book and which will help you prepare for the IELTS test.a complete IELTS practice testeight photocopiable word lists (one for each unit) containing topic-based vocabulary found in the units, accompanied by a definition supplied by a corpus informed Cambridge dictionary, e.g. the CALD.complete recording scripts for all the listening material.complete answer keys, including sample answers to all Writing tasks.
In the Workbook there are:
eight units for homework and self-study. Each unit contains full exam practice in one part of the IELTS Reading and Listening papers.further practice in analysing the tasks from the Writing paper and writing answers.further practice in the grammar and vocabulary taught in the Student’s Book.Also available:online materials containing:a CD-ROM which provides you with many interactive exercises, including further listening practice exclusive to the CD-ROM. All these extra exercises are linked to the topics in the Student’s Bookall the listening material for the Student‘s Book and the Workbook. The listening material is indicated by different coloured icons in the Student’s Book as follows: Album 1, Album 2.