IELTS Advantage: Listening & Speaking Skills (Ebook & Audio)

Overview

IELTS Advantage: Speaking & Listening Skills is a comprehensive resource designed for all IELTS candidates who want to achieve a score of 6.5 or higher in the Speaking and Listening modules. IELTS learners are guided step-by-step through the different stages of the speaking and listening modules, using lively material covering a wide range of the topics that are likely to occur in the IELTS examination.

The book is divided into 2 sections: Speaking & Listening

With regard to Speaking section, it has 5 main features:

• Grammar, vocabulary, collocations and expressions relating to the common themes and topics featured in the Speaking test.
• Format explanations and exam tips to help you predict and prepare for the Speaking test.
• Exam skills and strategies for the Speaking test
• Audio examples on the accompanying CD of model Speaking tests.
• Plentiful opportunities to practice speaking in the format of the Speaking test

The content of the Listening section has 3 main features:

• Format explanations and exam tips to help you predict and prepare for the Listening test
• Development of strategies for listening and extracting the information necessary to answer the questions
• Listening practice material based on the accompanying CD

Organization of the book

Unit 1 and 2: These focus on Speaking Part 1. In this part of the Speaking test, the examiner asks the candidate questions about familiar topics relating to his/her life.

Unit 3 to 7: These have an introductory section based on Speaking Part 1, followed by the main focus on Speaking Part 2 and 3. In these parts of the test, the candidate prepares and delivers a short talk (Part 2), then discusses related topics further with the examiner (Part 3).

Unit 8 and 9: Listening

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