Essential words for the IELTS
Book - 2014
Book emphasizes 600 English words that appear frequently on the IELTS exams. Offers exercises that teaches how to use context to determine word meaning. Gives self-study ideas designed to help develop English language skills. Gives tips on understanding unfamiliar words. All practice exercises are modeled on the question types found on the IELTS. The audio disc prompts for all listening comprehension exercises in MP3 format.
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- Published
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Hauppauge, NY :
Barron's Educational Series, Inc
[2014]
- Language
- English
- Corporate Author
- Main Author
- Corporate Author
- Edition
- Second edition
- Physical Description
- 379 pages ; 23 cm + 1 audio disc (digital, MP3 file ; 4 3/4 in.)
- ISBN
- 9781438073989
- Introduction
- Vocabulary and the IELTS
- IELTS Study Contract
- Self-Study Activities
- How to Use This Book
- Unit 1. The Natural World
- Environmental Impacts of Logging
- Bird Migration
- Plant Life in the Taklimakan Desert
- Unit 2. Leisure Time
- Peripheral Vision in Sports
- History of the Circus
- Uses of Leisure Time
- Unit 3. Transportation
- First Headlamps
- Major Subways of Europe
- Electric Cars Around the Globe
- Unit 4. Culture
- Origins of Writing
- Hula Dancing in Hawaiian Culture
- The Art of Mime
- Unit 5. Health
- Nurse Migration
- Aerobic Exercise and Brain Health
- How Drugs Are Studied
- Unit 6. Tourism
- Hiking the Inca Trail
- What Is Ecotourism?
- Learning Vacations
- Unit 7. Business
- What Makes a Small Business Successful?
- Brand Loyalty
- Global Outsourcing
- Unit 8. Society
- Social Networking
- Why Are Women Leaving Science Careers?
- Wheelchair-Accessibility Issues
- Unit 9. Education
- Learning Styles
- The Homeschool Option
- Educating the Gifted
- Unit 10. Technology/Inventions
- The Development of the Lightbulb
- The Invention of Variable-Pitch Propellers
- The Transatlantic Cable
- Appendix
- Word List
- Answer Key
- Audioscripts