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IELTS VANESSA JAKEMAN AND CLARE MCDOWELL

Workbook WITH ANSWERS

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The Listening moduleListening 1 Orientating yourself to the text 4Listening 2 Listening for specifi c information 6Listening 3 Identifying detail 8Listening 4 Following a description: diagrams, maps and plans 10Listening 5 Identifying main ideas 12Listening 6 Seeing beyond the surface meaning 14Listening 7 Following signpost words 16Listening 8 Following a talk 18

The Reading moduleReading 1 Orientating yourself to the text 20Reading 2 Scanning for a specifi c detail and skimming for general understanding 23Reading 3 Identifying main and supporting ideas 26Reading 4 Improving global reading skills 29Reading 5 Summarising 32Reading 6 Understanding argument 36Reading 7 Identifying the writer’s views and claims 40Reading 8 General Training Reading Section 1 43Reading 9 General Training Reading Section 2 46Reading 10 General Training Reading Section 3 49

The Writing moduleWriting 1 Interpreting charts, tables, graphs and diagrams 52Writing 2 Describing trends 54Writing 3 Summarising information 56Writing 4 Comparing and grouping information 58Writing 5 Planning a letter 60Writing 6 Communicating your message 62Writing 7 Approaching the task 64Writing 8 Planning your essay 66Writing 9 Turning your ideas into written arguments 68Writing 10 Linking your ideas 70

The Speaking moduleSpeaking 1 Responding to personal questions 72Speaking 2 Becoming more fl uent 74 Speaking 3 Preparing your talk 76Speaking 4 Giving your talk 78Speaking 5 Understanding abstract and analytical questions 80Speaking 6 Giving a reasoned response 82

Practice test 84Recording script 111Answer key 126Acknowledgements 144

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Orientating yourself to the text

Listening

4

Orientating yourself to the text

Listening

2 02 Listen to six short conversations. As you listen, match each conversation to a picture, a–h.

Then listen again and complete the rest of the table. If there are two speakers, say whether they know each other or not.

4

1Predicting the situation1 Look at pictures a–h, which show people speaking in different situations. Try to imagine what

the speakers are saying.

Pict

ure

Situ

atio

n

Numbe

r of

spea

kers

Key w

ords

Do th

e sp

eake

rs

know

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h ot

her?

1 b Asking for directions on campus 2 I’m looking for, right direction, go along, on your left

No

2

3

4

5

6

a b c d

e f g h






5

Predicting the answers from the given information3 Look at tasks A and B below and decide what the topic is for each one.

4 Look at the words and layout of the questions in tasks A and B and decide what information you need to listen out for, e.g. a place, a number, an adjective. Complete the ‘Type of information’ boxes.

Complete the form below. Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

POLICE REPORT

Name: 1

Address: 2

Beach Road.

Description of stolen items

• Bag: 3

• Passport No: 4

• Watch: 5

A

Complete the notes below. Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Biographical notes - Emma Darwin

• 6 of Charles Darwin

• Good dancer. Spoke many languages

• Played 7 well

• Born into Wedgwood family, famous for 8 and

• Happily married with 9 born between 1839 and 1856

• Now the subject of a 10

5 03 Listen and complete task A above.

6 04 Listen and complete task B above.

Now check your answers to see how well you were able to predict the information.

Type of information1

2

3

4

5

B

Type of information 6

7

8

9

10






Listening

8

3 Identifying detail

Understanding detailed description 1 Complete the labels on these diagrams with the best word or phrase.

2 07 Listen and decide which picture, A, B or C, matches the description.

1 A B C

2 A B C

3 A B C

1 tip

2 top shaped like a

3 base

4 opening at

5 rounded

6 fl at






9

3 Complete the text with words you have seen or heard in this unit.

4 Look at questions 1 and 2 below and say how they differ from each other. Underline the key words in each question so that you know what to listen for.

08 Listen and answer the questions.

These days children’s playgrounds offer a range of attractive equipment. One favourite is a type of climbing 1 designed to look like a little house on stilts, with a ladder at the front leading up to an 2 where children can get in, and a 3 slide at the 4 , through which they can get down.

Also popular are the roundabouts, which have a fl at 5 platform that children stand on, and curved poles for them to hold on to.

Younger children like the sets of interconnecting 6 which they can crawl through.

IELTS Listening test practice Multiple choice questions

5 Look at questions 1–3 below. Read all the options carefully and make sure you understand them. 09 Listen and answer the questions. Then listen again. Were you tempted to tick any of

the wrong options? If yes, why?

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

1 Which lecture did the man attend in the afternoon? 2 The woman wants to study A psychology A medicine. B sociology B medical science. C history C vet science.

Questions 1–3Which THREE things does the man recommend bringing on the trip?Choose THREE letters A–G.

A camera B drinking water C food D mobile phone E radio F raincoat G sketchbook

6 Listen again and note why the other items in the list are wrong. What does the man say about these items?






Listening

10

2 10 Look at the campus plan above and listen to three people giving directions. In each case, which block do the directions lead to?

Speaker 1 is giving directions to Block . Speaker 2 is giving directions to Block . Speaker 3 is giving directions to Block .

4 Following a description: diagrams, maps and plans

Following directions on a map1 Study the campus plan below and complete the sentences using a word from the box.

Example There are blocks. 1 A footpath runs the lake. 2 Block E is to the library. 3 The library is the supermarket. 4 Block A is to Block B than any of the other blocks. 5 A footpath the workshops to the dance studio. 6 The gym is in the corner of the campus. 7 The IT centre is at the end of the campus. 8 The reception is at the entrance, just the

roundabout if you’re coming from the city.

fivecloser fi ve

linksnorth-east

near northern

runsbefore

southern

opposite

beside

next






11

4 Complete the table with the correct form of the word.

Noun Verb Adjective

increase increasing

to heat

sun

to provide

representation representative

type to typify

useful, useless

Vocabulary builder3 Match these forms of alternative energy to the pictures and say how they work.

bio fuel solar energy wave power hydroelectricity wind farm

IELTS Listening test practice Labelling a diagram

Label the diagram below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

3 liquid: hot .......................................

Energyexchanger

4 .......................................

1 .......................................

2 .......................................

Radiationfrom the Sun

Black surface

5 .......................................

Glass

5 Look at the diagram of a solar heating system and see what parts you will need to label. 11 Listen to a talk about solar energy and complete the labels as you listen.

1 2 3 4 5




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