Unit 1 Education 2
Unit 2 Food 10
Unit 3 Health 18
Unit 4 Media 26
Unit 5 Practice 1 34
Unit 6 Advertising 40
Unit 7 Learning to Speak 48
Unit 8 The Environment 56
Unit 9 Sponsorship 64
Unit 10 Practice 2 70
Unit 11 Transport 76
Unit 12 Travel 84
Unit 13 Technology 92
Unit 14 Money 100
Unit 15 Practice 3 108
Unit 16 Commodities 114
Unit 17 Social Issues 122
Unit 18 Drugs and Sport 130
Unit 19 Communication 138
Unit 20 Practice 4 146
Answer key 153
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Overview (概论)
This book covers the following points:
Reading Topics and Styles
Topics which are often seen in the IELTS reading test. For example:
technology, the environment, psychology, human biology, science, history, sport, medicine, the media, advertising
Common styles of IELTS reading passages
Narrative, description and argument styles. Articles are written in newspaper, journal and/or magazine style and are mostly at a level for an educated, general audience. Vocabulary
Exercises to help you to recognise and learn useful vocabulary for the reading texts. Strategies for dealing with unknown vocabulary in the reading texts.
Strategies and Practice for Answering the IELTS Reading Question Types
All of the IELTS reading question types are covered in this book. The book provides:
Practice exercises for each question typeHelpful hints for approaching each question type Practice Activities for Reading Quickly to Understand the Main Idea
This is a KEY skill for success in the IELTS reading test. Each unit provides activities to help you to understand the main ideas BEFORE you begin the IELTS style reading questions.
Practice Units
Units 5, 10, 15 and 20 of this book are practice units. In these units you will practise reading and answering questions.
There are two reading passages in each Practice Unit, and each passage has about 25 questions. In the real IELTS test, there are three reading passages and each one has about 15 questions. The total number of questions in a real IELTS test is approximately 40.
Extension activities
These activities are designed to provide further vocabulary practice, or to help you to understand the organisation of the passage more clearly.
We hope you will enjoy using this book, and that you will learn useful language and skills to help you to pass the IELTS reading test.