IELTS Practice session 2 Kindle Edition

Reading and understanding written academic or training language • Writing assignments in an appropriate style for university study or within a training context • Listening to and comprehending spoken language in both lecture format as well as formal and informal conversational style • Speaking to colleagues and lecturers on general and given topics in formal and informal situations Description of the test There are two versions of the IELTS test: You will meet a number of different question types in the IELTS test. It is a useful strategy to become familiar with them and learn how best to approach them. The answer keys at the back of this book not only provide you with the answer to each question, but also give a suggested approach to each type of question, so take the time to work through them carefully. Writing You will find four sample answers to the writing tasks, one for each task type on each module. These have been included to give you an idea of the type of writing expected. However, there will be alternative approaches to each question and the model answers given should not be seen as prescriptive. Look carefully at the description of the writing test (given above in the Introduction) to see exactly which criteria you should be paying attention to in each task. Read more