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Sorrenson, Monica. McGraw-Hill's IELTS. McGraw-Hill, 2012.

McGraw-Hill's IELTS

Authors: Monica Sorrenson

Published:  June 2012

eISBN: 9780071761208 0071761209 | ISBN: 9780071761178
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Part I: Getting Started
  • Chapter 1 Introducing IELTS
  • What is the IELTS exam?
  • What are the four parts of the test?
  • How is IELTS marked?
  • How should I prepare for IELTS?
  • Characteristics of different brands
  • Part II: Building IELTS Skills
  • Chapter 2 IELTS Listening
  • Introduction to the Listening test
  • How is the Listening test marked?
  • How to fill out the Listening and Reading answer sheets
  • Listening strategies
  • Always listen for evidence
  • Strategies for each question type (i)
  • Strategies for each question type (ii)
  • The alphabet and numbers in the Listening, Speaking, and Writing tests
  • Listening Taster Test
  • Chapter 3 IELTS Reading
  • What happens in the Reading test?
  • How is the Reading test marked?
  • Academic Reading Taster Test
  • Reading strategies
  • Extra practice filling in a flowchart
  • Extra practice labelling a diagram
  • Special information about the General Training Reading test
  • GT Reading Taster Test
  • Chapter 4 IELTS Writing
  • What happens in the Academic Writing test?
  • What happens in the GT Writing test?
  • How is the Writing test marked?
  • Model answers to Academic Writing Task 1 questions
  • A single table in Task 1
  • Model answers to Writing Task 2 questions
  • Assessing candidates for Academic Writing Task 1
  • Assessing candidates for GT Writing Task 1
  • Assessing candidates for Academic and GT Writing Task 2
  • Understanding Task Fulfilment in Writing Task 2
  • Tone in Academic Writing Task 2 and GT Writing Task 1
  • The introduction in Writing Task 2
  • Writing the essay
  • Topic and supporting sentences in Writing Task 2
  • The conclusion in Writing Task 2
  • Understanding Coherence and Cohesion in Writing
  • Paragraph organisation in Writing Task 2
  • Linkers
  • Punctuation
  • Handwriting
  • Understanding Vocabulary for Writing
  • Describing graphs and charts in Academic Writing Task 1
  • Using approximate language in Task 1
  • Nominalisation
  • Understanding Grammar for Writing
  • Grammar and Vocabulary Tests 1, 2, 3
  • GT Task 1 formal letters
  • Academic Writing Taster Test
  • GT Writing Taster Test
  • Writing – Putting it all together
  • Chapter 5 IELTS Speaking
  • What happens in the Speaking test?
  • How is the Speaking test marked?
  • Speaking Taster (Buzzer) Test
  • Fluency and Coherence
  • Spoken vocabulary and grammar
  • Pronunciation
  • Speaking – Putting it all together
  • Chapter 6 IELTS Spelling
  • Writing Task 1
  • Writing Task 2
  • Spelling and Pronunciation
  • Spelling and remembering what you see
  • Chapter 7 IELTS Vocabulary and Grammar
  • Introduction to Vocabulary
  • Word families
  • Reference and substitution
  • Vocabulary in Speaking Part 1 – Personal information and mini topics
  • Phrasal verbs
  • Thirty-three idioms which are safe to use in the Speaking test
  • Multi-choice tests for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 1, 2, 3
  • Sentence types
  • Part III: IELTS Practice Tests
  • Academic Practice Test 1
  • Academic Practice Test 2
  • Academic Practice Test 3
  • Academic Practice Test 4
  • General Training Practice Test
  • Answers to Parts I and II
  • Answers to Part III
  • Appendices
  • IELTS Logs: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary
  • Checklists for practice and real tests
  • Answer sheet