McGraw-Hill Education IELTS

Cover Page
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 bands
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
		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 Test 1
		Grammar and Vocabulary Test 2
		Grammar and Vocabulary Test 3
		GT Task 1 formal letters – a request
		GT Task 1 formal letters – a complaint
		GT Task 1 formal letters – an offer
		GT Task 1 semi-formal letters – a view
		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 test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 1
		Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 2
		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 1
	General Training Practice Test 2
	Answers to Parts I and II
	Answers to Part III
	Appendices
		IELTS Logs: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary
		Checklists for practice and real tests
	Answer sheet