Transcription of English for Exams Grammar for IELTS
1 Collins W ith CD. English for Exams Grammar for IELTS . Fiona Aish &. Jo Tomlinson \. L&. 11 *.. ju t ; j B P H. ; P O W E R E D BY C O B U I L D. Contents Grammar Exam Page Unit Topic focus Grammar practice Sub-skill number 1 Holidays and Simple Present sim ple, Speaking W riting 6. O travel tenses past sim ple and present perfect Part 1 Task 2. 2 Free time Continuous Past continuous, W riting Reading 10. tenses present continuous, Task 1. present perfect continuous 3 Fame Past N arrative tenses: Reading Listening 14. o 1 I1. past perfect and used to/would Section 2. 4 Education Future 1 Witt and going to Listening Speaking 18.
2 O Section 1 Part 3. 5 The Internet Future 2 Present continuous Listening Reading 22. O fo r future and future perfect Section 2. 6 The family Word Subject + verb W riting Speaking 26. O order and punctuation + object and punctuation Task 2 Part 2. 7 The Subject/ verb S ingular + p lu ra l Reading W riting 30. environment agreem ent nouns/verbs and Task 1. determ iners 8 Food Countable/ Countable and Speaking Listening 34. o *1 1*. uncountable nouns uncountable nouns Part 2 Section 1. 9 Employment A rticles Using a, the or no W riting Reading 38. and finance article Task 1.
3 10 Youth Linking Giving additional, Reading Listening 42. o words and signposting opposite, contrasting Section 4. inform ation Grammar E Page Unit Topic focus Grammar P Sub-skill number 11 People and Comparatives Comparative Listening Speaking 46. O places and superlatives structures Section 3 Part 1. 12 Crime Modals 1 Present modals Speaking W riting 50. O can/may/should etc. Part 3 Task 2. 13 The planet Modals 2 Past m odal verbs Listening Reading 54. Q Section 3. 14 Globalization Conditionals Zero, first, Speaking W riting 58. O second and third conditionals Part 3 Task 2.
4 15 Culture and Reported Tense, tim e and Reading Speaking 62. O modern society speech pronoun changes Part 2. 16 Health and Pronoun use Using reference W riting Listening 66. O fitness words to maintain cohesion in w ritin g Task 2 Section 2. 17 Fashion Paragraph Understanding Reading W riting 70. and text how texts and Task 1. organization paragraphs are organized 18 Film and The passive Simple passive Speaking Listening 74. O entertainm ent Part 2 Section 3. 19 W ildlife Relative Relative clauses Listening Speaking 78. O clauses Section 4 Part 3. 20 Men and Noun phrases Construction of W riting Reading 82.
5 Women noun phrases Task 2. Audio script 86. answer key 103. Gram mar reference Unit 1 1U. Unit 2 115. Unit 3 116. Unit U 117. Unit 5 118. Unit 11 119. Unit U 120. Unit 15 122. Unit 18 123. IELTS information 124. Introduction Who is this book for? Grammar for IELTS w ill help improve your gram m atical knowledge fo r a ll four papers of the IELTS exam. As you know, gram m atical accuracy and range are part of the m arking crite ria for the IELTS W riting and Speaking papers. Also, gram m atical accuracy is im portant in the IELTS . Listening and Reading papers. The book can be used fo r self-study or as supplem entary m a te ria l fo r IELTS preparation classes.
6 It is suitable fo r learners at level aim ing fo r band or higher. Sum m ary The Grammar for IELTS book and CD cover gram m ar and skills which are relevant to a ll four exam papers: Listening, Reading, W riting and Speaking. Each unit begins with a gram m ar section presenting the key gram m ar for the unit with example sentences and explanations. This gram m ar section is followed by exercises that help you develop the gram m atical knowledge and skills needed for the exam. At the end of each unit, there is an exam practice section which is modelled on the actual IELTS exam.
7 Tips throughout the book highlight essential gram m ar-related learning strategies and exam techniques. Content Units Each unit is divided into three parts. The first part introduces key gram m ar using Collins COBUILD gra m m a r explanations and example sentences. The second part, containing Practice exercises, provides a structured set of exercises which help you develop the s k ills to successfully apply gram m atical knowledge to the exam. The exercises are a combination of traditional gram m ar exercises and exercises based on the IELTS exam. The third part, containing Exam practice, provides exam practice exercises in a form at that follow s the actual exam giving you the opportunity to fam iliarize yourself w ith the kinds of questions you w ill encounter in the exam.
8 This section focuses on a p a rticula r exam paper and is highlighted in grey fo r easy reference. Exam tips There are exam tips and strategies in each unit. These are in boxes fo r easy reference. Audio script A ll audio fo r the Listening and Speaking papers has been recorded on the CD using native speakers of English . A fu ll audio script, including m odel answers fo r the Speaking papers, is provided at the back of the book so that you can check the language used in the listening and speaking exercises, if needed. answer key A comprehensive answer key is provided fo r a ll sections of the book including m odel answers fo r more open-ended w ritin g and speaking tasks.
9 U Gram m ar reference There is a detailed gra m m a r reference section at the back of the book where the form s of the gra m m a r points presented in the units are provided fo r your reference. There is a note in the unit te llin g you which page to refer to in the G ram m ar reference section. How to use this book The book is divided into 20 units. Each unit is self-contained so that you can study the units in any order. You can choose the unit you want to study e ith er by selecting the g ra m m a r you w ant to study or selecting which exam papers you w ant to practise.
10 A s u b -s k ill is also practised in each unit. As a result, only the units w ith practice on Speaking and Listening papers contain audio. The contents pages at the beginning of the book provide an overview of w hat is in each unit so you can use this to choose which units you would like to study first. These pages also give you inform ation on which units contain audio. You w ill probably find it helpful to begin each unit by reading the g ra m m a r section in the firs t part, then w orking through the exercises in preparation fo r the exam practice exercise at the end.
