Title IELTS Trainer 2_Academic Tests_French Amanda and Miles Hordern.pdf ✅

9CAMBRIDGE IELTS Trainer Academic Six Practice Tests 2 Telegram: @ieltstarget7
Contents Introduction 4 Training and Exam Practice Test 1 Listening 10 Reading 23 Writing 43 Speaking 58 Test 2 Listening 64 Reading 75 Writing 91 Speaking 99 Practice Tests Test 3 Listening 105 Reading 111 Writing 122 Speaking 123 Test4 Listening 124 Reading 130 Writing 141 Speaking 142 Test 5 Listening 143 Reading 149 Writing 160 Speaking 161 Test 6 Listening 162 Reading 168 Writing 178 Speaking 179 Sample Answer Sheets 180 Acknowledgements 184 Contents I 3 Telegram: @ieltstarget7
lntrodudion What is IELTS? The International English Language Testing System {IELTS) is widely recognised as a test of the language ability of candidates who need to study or work where English is the language of communication. There are two types ofIELTS test: the Academic Module (taken for entry to undergraduate or postgraduate studies or for professional reasons) and the General Training Module (taken for entry to vocational or training programmes not at degree level and for immigration purposes). Both modules are made up of four tests - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. The Listening and Speaking tests are the same for both Academic and General Training but the Reading and Writing tests are different. Who is IELTS Trainer Academic for? This book is suitable for anyone who is preparing to take the IELTS Academic Module. IELTS Trainer can be used in class with a teacher or by students working on their own at home. It is aimed at candidates who would like to achieve a Band Score of 6 or higher. {See section on Scoring on page 6.) What is IELTS Trainer Academic? This book contains six practice tests for IELTS, each covering the Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking papers. The practice tests in Guided Tests 1 and 2 are also accompanied by training and advice. All six tests are at the level of the exam. In Test 1 each part of each paper consists of a training section and an exam practice section: • The training sections have information and exercises to help you prepare for each part of the paper. In the Listening, Writing and Speaking papers, Test 1 presents and practises grammar, vocabulary and functional language relevant to those papers. This is supported by work on correcting common errors 4 I Introduction made by IELTS candidates in the exam, as shown by the Cambridge Learner Corpus (see page 6). In Writing, there are extracts from the scripts of IELTS candidates as well as sample answers. • The exam practice sections consist of the test itself accompanied by step-by-step guidance for each task, with tips on strategy and advice linked to the questions. There is a wide range of tasks in the IELTS Listening and Reading papers and the same task may not always appear in the same part of the exam every time. The practice tests reflect this variety and training is given in Tests 1 and 2 in all the major task types which you will come across. Test 2 contains training for the exam focusing on the task types not covered in Test 1, in addition to a review of the information in Test 1. The training sections are shorter in Test 2 than in Test 1. Test 2 also contains an exam practice section with tips and advice on how to deal with the practice test itself. Tests 3-6 are complete practice tests without advice or training. They contain variations of the task types in Tests 1 and 2 and cover a wide range of topics and text types. They give you the opportunity to practise the strategies and skills you have acquired while working through Tests 1 and 2. There is an Explanatory answer key (see page 5) for each test available to download from esource.cambridge.org. Telegram: @ieltstarget7