Academic B

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION UNIT 1 LISTENING
The IELTS Listening Test Instructions for Test Practice Listening Test 3 Listening Test 4 Fast Track Listening Learn from your mistakes How can I improve? Tips from test-takers 2 3 4 12 20 21 23

UNIT 2 READING
The IELTS Reading Test Instructions for Test Practice Reading Test 4 Reading Test 5 Reading Test 6 Fast Track Reading Learn from your mistakes How can I improve? Tips from test-takers Sample Answer Page (Listening and Reading) 25 26 27 39 51 64 66 67 69

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UNIT 3 WRITING
The IELTS Writing Test Examiners’ Suggestions Fast Track Writing More about Task 1 More about Task 2 Instructions for Test Practice Writing Test 4 Task 1 Task 2 Writing Test 5 Task 1 Task 2 Writing Test 6 Task 1 Task 2 Note: Activities and Sample Answer follow each Task. 71 73 74 75 78 79 83 87 91 95 99

UNIT 4 SPEAKING
The IELTS Speaking Test Examiners’ Suggestions Fast Track Speaking Instructions for Test Practice Speaking Test 2 Interview questions and activities More Practice Questions 104 106 107 108 113

APPENDIX
Answer Key: Listening Answer Key: Reading Transcripts: Listening Transcripts: Speaking Test 117 118 119 124

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SECTIONS
The FOUR Fast Track sections offer easy-to-follow strategies, activities and support. LISTENING and READING Immediately following both Listening and Reading test sections you will find the Fast Track sections. Refer to these pages to help you to analyse your mistakes and develop strategies for listening to and reading IELTS test material. Also check the student comments and language tips. WRITING The first part of this section explores the requirements of the IELTS Academic Writing Test and targets problem areas with hints for improvement. Each of the six Writing Tasks has planning assistance plus a Sample Answer, which generate language building activities. ‘Notes’ following the answers