本书优势及卖点:
1)全书分为六个部分:介绍部分、单元部分、模拟试题部分、录音稿部分、答案部分、词汇表和发音表。
2)十二个单元:讲解与主题相关的词汇和短语,提供相应的练习和考试演练。
3)模式测验:收录了一套完整的雅思口语模拟试题,可供考生检验所学。
4)参考答案:精练,让考生一目了然。
内容简介:
全书主要包含六个部分:
部分是对本书的使用说明及雅思考试的介绍。首先介绍了本书的目标群体、主要内容、单元结构等;其次介绍了雅思考试的分类、考试内容、评分等级、评分举例等;
第二部分共包含十二个单元。每个单元都有一个核心主题,每个单元中又分为词汇和短语部分、练习部分和考试演练部分。此外,每隔三个单元还有一个复习单元;
第三部分为一套完整的口语模拟试题,考生可用于检验所学;
第四部分为本书的录音稿部分,提供了与本书音频文件相对应的文字内容;
第五部分为本书答案部分,给出了本书所有练习题的参考答案;
第六部分为词汇表和发音表,词汇表总结了每个单元的核心词汇,发音表则提供了一套国际音标符号及相应的发音举例。
作者简介:
Rhona Snelling,应用语言学硕士,毕业于牛津大学。她是一名英语教学自由作家和编者,拥有丰富的英语教学经验。
Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page
Introduction 4
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Test 6
1 Family Family and describing people
Pronunciation:/ð/; Possessive adjectives; Talking about
your own life and experience 8
2 Free time Free time activities
Expressing preferences; Present simple; Identifying key
words in questions 14
3 Specialoccasions Special occasions
Connecting ideas; Past simple; Pronunciation: Past simple
verbs and -ed; Giving longer answers 20
Review 1 26
4 Hometown Describing cities
Pronunciation: Syllables and word stress;There is /There
are; Fluency 28
5 TV and radio TV and radio programmes
Adverbs of frequency; Organizing your answers 34
6 Weather Weather
Pronunciation: Vowel sounds;Can/can’t; Giving
relevant answers 40
Review 2 46
7 Studying Studying and academic subjects
Pronunciation: Word stress; Collocations; Present
continuous; Using a range of vocabulary 48
8 Work Work and jobs
Have to; Using phrases to give you time to think 54
9 Holidays andtravel Holidays and travel
Opposite adjectives;Be going to; Pronunciation:/ə/and
sentence stress; Taking notes and preparing your answers 60
Review 3 66
10 Health Health
Giving explanations; Pronunciation: Contractions;Should/
shouldn’t; Understanding different types of questions 68
11Importantevents Important life events
Describing feelings; Pronunciation: Giving emphasis;
Comparing; Using the right tenses in answers 74
12 Possessions Talking about possessions
Describing objects; Pronunciation: Linking words; Present
perfect withforandsince; Exam skills review 80
Review 4 86
Practice test 88
Audio scripts 89
Answer key 99
Glossary 129
Pronunciationchart &