WITH Test�ank AND ONLINE MODULES An Official Cambridge IELTS Course Cambridge University Press www.org/elt Cambridge English Language Assessment www.org This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.org Information on this title: www.org/9781316640159 © Cambridge University Press and UCLES 2017 First published 2017 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in Dubai by Oriental Press A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Additional resources for this publication at www.org/mindset Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.
Information regarding prices, travel timetables, and other factual information given in this work is correct at the time of first printing but Cambridge University Press does not guarantee the accuracy of such information thereafter. CONTENTS UNIT 01: THE MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENT Reading P8 Writing P14 Listening P21 Speaking P24 UNIT 02: LEISURE AND EDUCATION Reading P28 Writing P34 Listening P39 Speaking P42 UNIT 03: THE NEWS AND MEDIA Reading P48 Writing P53 Listening PSS Speaking P63 UNIT 04: TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT Reading P68 Writing P74 Listening P79 Speaking P82 UNIT OS: BUSINESS AND WORK Reading P87 Writing P93 Listening P98 Speaking PlOl UNIT 06: THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Reading P106 Writing P112 Listening PllS Speaking P122 UNIT 07: EDUCATION SYSTEMS Reading P128 Writing P135 Listening P138 Speaking P143 UNIT 08: FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS Reading P148 Writing P154 Listening P158 Speaking P163 Answer Key P168 Listening Scripts Pl82 MEET THE AUTHORS With a thorough understanding of the essential skills required to succeed in the IELTS test, let our team of experts guide you on your IELTS journey. Greg Archer Lucy Passmore Greg Archer is an experienced, DELTA-qualified Lucy began teaching English in 2002 in the UK teacher and teacher trainer who began teaching and Spain, where she prepared young learners IELTS at International House in London, where for Cambridge English exams. She has been a he trained and qualified as an /EL TS Examiner in tutor of English for Academic Purposes since both Writing and Speaking.
After moving to 2008, and has taught on /EL TS preparation Cambridge in 2013, he has been working courses in addition to preparing international at an international college, at various times students to start degree courses at Brunel managing the English Language department, University and King's College London. Lucy is developing appropriate courses to run alongside currently based at King's College London, where A Level and GCSE study, and primarily teaching she teaches on foundation programmes for IELTS and English for Academic Purposes classes international students, provides in-sessional to students whose ambition is to enter a UK or support in academic writing for current students English-speaking university. and contributes to materials and course design. The Mindset for IELTS authors have extensive experience teaching in the UK and globally.
They have helped prepare students for the IELTS test from all over the world, including: China, UK, Pakistan, Middle East, Hong Kong, Korea, Italy, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Greece, Russia, Spain • Peter Crosthwaite Susan Hutchison Peter has worked in the TESOL and applied Susan Hutchison has been an ESOL teacher linguistics fields for 13 years. His previous and examiner for more than 30 years. experience includes writing and consultancy She has taught overseas in Italy, Hungary work with various publishers, two sessions as and Russia. She now lives and works in Director of Studies for language schools in the Edinburgh, Scotland as an ESOL teacher in UK, over six years' experience in the Korean an independent school for girls.
She has EFL context, and teaching and supervision co-authored a number of course books, experience at the University of Cambridge. He preparation and practice materials for both is currently an Assistant Professor at the Cambridge English Language Assessment Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES), and IELTS. She has also developed online University of Hong Kong, where he is the and interactive IELTS practice materials for coordinator of the MA Applied Linguistics the British Council. (MAAL) and the MA TESOL.
He is currently co-teaching the 'Second Language Acquisition' module for both programs. He has worked on IELTStest preparation, Marc Loewenthal publishing and materials development for Marc has been teaching for 35 years, mostly over 10 years, with 4 years of experience as in the UK but also abroad in Greece, Russia, a qualified IELTS Examiner. Middle East, Indonesia and Pakistan. He has taught in the public sector since 1990, mostly in further education and adult Natasha De Souza education, and more recently on pre Natasha has been involved in the ELT industry sessional EAP university courses.
He has for 15 years - as a teacher, Director of Studies, been a Speaking and Writing Examiner for Examiner and an Examinations Officer. over 25 years and has expert knowledge of She started teaching IELTS in 2006, when IELTS requirements for university admission. she worked on a University Pathway and Foundation Programme for a language school in Cambridge. More recently, as a Director of Claire Wijayatilake Studies and an Examinations Officer, she was Claire has been teaching English since 1988.
responsible for giving guidance to students She spent much of her career in Sri Lanka, and teachers on how the IELTStest works and including 16 years at British Council, how best to prepare for it. She became an IELTS Examiner in 1990 and examined regularly in Colombo Jishan Uddin and Male, Maldives for almost 20 years. She Jishan has been an EFL teacher since 2001. worked as the /ELTS Examiner Trainer for Sri He has taught on a range of courses in the UK Lanka, recruiting, training and monitoring and Spain, including general English, exam examiners.
She then moved into training and preparation and English for Academic school leadership, serving as Teacher Trainer Purposes (EAP) courses and is currently an and Principal at various international EAP lecturer and academic module leader schools. She returned to the UK in 2013 and at King's College, London. He has extensive worked for Middlesex University, where she experience teaching IELTS preparation started her materials writing career. She is classes to students from around the world, currently a Visiting Lecturer at Westminster particularly China, the Middle East and University, which allows her time to write.
He also has experience in She has·a PhD in Applied Linguistics and designing resources for language skills English Language Teaching from the development as well as exam preparation University of Warwick. HOW DOES MINDSET FOR IELTS WORK? AVAILABLE AT FOUR LEVELS fQUNDATION LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVIL 3 lEVEl larget Band 5.5 CORE MATERIAL ADDITIONAL MATERIAL • Student's Book (print and digital). • Customised online modules for specific Ll groups that focus on • Online skills modules for Reading, areas where help is most needed, informed by the Cambridge Writing, Listening, Speaking English Learner Corpus. plus Grammar and Vocabulary.
• Academic Study Skills online module that prepares students for the challenges of studying a university-level course taught in English. TAILORED TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS Mindset for IELTS gives teachers the ultimate flexibility to tailor courses to suit their context and the needs of their students. GIVES TEACHERS CHOICE • Course design means teachers can focus on either_the skills or the topics that their students need the most help with. CUSTOMISATION • Online modules can be used in the classroom as extension work or as extra practice at home, allowing the teacher to customise the length and focus of the course.
• • Additiona\ on\\ne modu\es designed for specific L1 learners can be incorporated into the course. COURSE CONFIGURATIONS The Mindset for IELTS course comprises 5 key components: Student's Book @I!D SKILLS MODULES 8 hours of practice per skill, including (print and digital) Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking L] CORE TOPICS 8 topic-based units, organised & SKILLS plus Grammar and Vocabulary. by skill, provide 60-90 hours of teaching per level (levels 1, 2 RECEPTIVE and3) SKILLS Focus on Different topic sub-skill 8 hours of practice per skill, per level: ONLINE SKILLS • Speaking PRODUCTIVE PRINT !oNUNE MODULES • Writing SKILLS • ;r w n.mg Same � Focus on active Speaking topic • Reading production • Listening • Grammar and Vocabulary � LANGUAGE SPECIFIC 6 hours of practice to get MODULES 1::ji ACADEMIC STUDY SKILLS ready for the challenges of studying a university-level Extra practice for areas that nee� the most work, informed by the Cambridge course taught in English Learner Corpus.* 6 hours of practice per • Spelling and Vocabulary module: • Writing • Pronunciation and Speaking for Chinese speakers LANGUAGE • Spelling and Writing for • Pronunciation and Speaking SPECIFIC AND Chinese speakers • Spelling and Writing PLUS MODULES • Spelling and Vocabulary for Arabic speakers Plus modules focus on common areas of • Writing for Arabic speakers weakness and are suitable for all first. • Speaking Plus Writing Plus 0 • Speaking ONLINE Access to Cambridge English 11 • Writing PRACTICE TESTS authentic IELTS Academic • Test�onk practice tests online *Currently the same module is used for Level 1 and Level 2.
IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO • skim a text quickly to understand the general idea • scan a text for specific information to answ,r short-answer questions • use skimming and scanning to locate the answer quickly • understand and produce paraphrasing • use the present continuous and present simple correctly. I LEAD-IN I 0 1 A common topic in the exam is 'home'. Put these words under the correct heading in the table. apartn,e!'lt beach bungalow castle ceiling cellar remote island city centre countryside dining room floor garage stone glamorous leather mountains mansion marble modern simple skyscraper spacious staircase traditional wood window gym Location Building type Style Rooms Parts of a room Materials apartment l [o 2 In pairs, use the vocabulary from exercise 1 to help you describe your dream home.
My dream house would be on the beach near the sea. It would be a simple bungalow with wooden floors. It would have a large dining room. I SKIMMING AND SCANNING I Skimming and scanning are important reading techniques which are very useful in IELTS.
As time is limited in the exam, skimming and scanning help you to find the answers you need quickly. You skim a text quickly to understand the general idea. You scan a text quickly in order to find specific information. o3 For each activity, decide whether you would use skimming or scanning.
l looking up a word in the dictionary s;:canning Try to practise these or similar 2 browsing the internet for the latest news stories activities as much as possible. 3 choosing a book from a library or bookshop The more you practise, the 4 finding a particular news story in a newspaper better you will become at 5 finding the price of a product in a catalogue each technique. 6 looking through a magazine for an interesting article The home in the photo cost about one billion dollars to build. What do you like or dislike about the design? You are only reading for the main ideas at this stage, so remember to ignore Skim the text to understand the main ideas.
· 0 ��;·;���·�i· ;;;;�;��; �; ��::·r�; ·d;;�;�:·d ��· in the world, and the first man to own a entertain guests. It has a theatre which seats private residence costing more than one 50, several guest bedrooms and a grand billion dollars to build. The home is on ballroom filled with chandeliers.