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Unit and topic Exam focus Exam tasks Skills

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rEaDiNG Short-answer questions Skimming and scanning
Classification Predicting content
True/False/Not Given
Studying SPEaKiNG Introduction and interview Answering questions about yourself
Overseas Page 10 Part 1: Introduction and interview Extending your responses

2
LiSTENiNG Form completion Imagining the situation and language
Section 1: Non-academic dialogue Notes completion Identifying the question
Identifying the answer type
Practising spelling and numbers
Shopping and the
Internet Page 18 w r i T i N G Describing bar charts, pie Understanding charts and tables
Task 1 (Academic) charts and tables Describing general and specific
information
Comparing and contrasting data

3
rEaDiNG Matching information to
 Identifying keywords and

sections of text paraphrases
Table completion
Sentence completion
Jobs and
Job-hunting Page 26 S P E a K i N G Individual long turn Checking you understand the topic card

Part 2: Individual long turn Organising your ideas

4
LiSTENiNG Multiple-choice questions Using keywords to predict the
Section 2: Non-academic Short-answer questions answer
monologue Notes completion Identifying synonyms and
Section 3: Academic dialogue paraphrases
Crime and
Punishment Page 34 w r i T i N G ’For and against’ essay Seeing two sides of an argument
Task 2 Approaching the question
Organising your essay

5
rEaDiNG Matching headings to paragraphs 
 Building a mental map of the text
Multiple-choice questions Rebuilding the text
SPEaKiNG Two-way discussion Identifying types of questions
Transport and Part 3: Two-way discussion Giving an appropriate response
Inventions Page 42 Introducing and supporting
an opinion

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LiSTENiNG Classification Identifying attitude
Section 3: Academic dialogue Table completion Identifying speakers
Summary completion
The Natural wriTiNG Describing trends in line Using the language of trends
World Page 50 Task 1 (Academic) graphs and tables Describing trends

7
rEaDiNG Yes/No/Not Given Identifying opinions
Summary completion
SPEaKiNG Individual long turn Describing an experience
Attitudes to Part 2: Individual long turn Two-way discussion Generating ideas
Food Page 58 Part 3: Two-way discussion

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Unit and topic Exam focus Exam tasks Skills

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LISTENING Labelling a diagram Understanding description
Section 4: Academic monologue Multiple-choice questions Identifying differences between pictures

WRI T I N G ‘Agree or disagree’ essay Supporting your statements and opinions

Sickness and Task 2 Brainstorming arguments for and against
Health Page 66 Structuring an ‘agree or disagree’ essay

GT
An Introduction to Letter Writing
WRI T I N G Writing a letter of request Recognising types of letters
Task 1 (General Training) Planning a letter
1A Page 74 Using appropriate language and organisation

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Writing a Letter of Complaint
WRI T I N G Writing a letter of Beginning a letter of complaint
Task 1 (General Training) complaint Imagining the situation
1B Page 78 Describing past events
Giving reasons for a complaint

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Writing a General Training Essay
WRI T I N G Writing a General Training Approaching the question
Task 2 (General Training) essay Organising your essay
2 Page 82 Introducing and concluding your essay

AM
Supplementary Pages for Writing Task 1
WRI T I N G Describing a diagram Understanding the diagram
Task 1 (Academic Module) Introducing and summarising the information
A Page 86 Using the passive voice
Linking your ideas together
Expressing purpose
Comparing different diagrams

AM
Supplementary Pages for Writing Task 1
WRI T I N G Describing a map Using the key and question to understand
Task 1 (Academic Module) the map
B Page 91 Introducing and summarising the information
Making comparisons
Describing locations

Practice test Listening  page 94 Speaking page 109

Page 94 Academic Reading  page 98 General Training Reading page 110
Academic Writing  page 107 General Training Writing page 118

Answer key Units 1–8  page 119 GT Units  page 123

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Listening scripts Speaking DVD worksheets and Sample answer sheets

Page 125 answer key Page 136 Page 142

IELTS Exam overview Language bank

Page 3 Page 143