Collins | English tor Exams LISTENING FOR IELTS Fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson eo OG Audio available online NTV Công ty TNHH NHÀ XUẤT a TONG HOP CG POWERED BY COBUILD Nhân Trí Việt THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH Collins | English for Exams LISTENING FOR IELTS Fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson NTV Cong ty TNHH NHA XUAT BAN TONG HOP Nhan Tri Viét THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH Audio recorded and produced by ID Audio, London Collins Listening for IELTS Cover illustration: © Maria Herbert-Liew 2019 Second edition 2020 Sample IELTS Listening answer sheet (p158): Reproduced with permission of Cambridge Assessment English © UCLES 2019 Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 2011, 2020 The Publishers gratefully acknowledge the permission granted Vietnam's edition © 2020 by Nhan Tri Viet Co., Ltd to reproduce the copyright material in this book. Whilst every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders, in cases This edition is published in Vietnam under a license where this has been unsuccessful, or if any have inadvertently Agreement between HarperCollins Publishers Limited, UK been overlooked, the Publishers would gladly receive any and Nhan Tri Viet Co. information enabling them to rectify any error or omission at the first opportunity. Collins® and COBUILD® are registered trademarks of HarperCollins Publishers Limited All exam-style questions and sample answers in this title were written by the authors All rights reserved.
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And a final word of thanks goes to Matthew Duffy, Celia time of printing. Nevertheless, the Publisher can accept no Wigley, Lisa Todd and the team at HarperCollins. responsibility for errors or omissions, changes in the detail given or for any expense or loss thereby caused HarperCollins does not warrant that any website mentioned in this title will be provided uninterrupted, that any website will be error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. For full terms and conditions please refer to the site terms provided on the website Contents Unit title Topic Page Introduction The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test 1 On the move Holidays and travel 2 Being young Youth 16 3 Climate Nature and the environment 24 4 Families Family matters 32 5 Starting university Education 40 6 Fame Culture and modern society 48 7 Alternative energy Science and technology 56 8 Migration People and places 64 9 Atthe gym Health and fitness 72 10 At the office Employment and finances 80 11 Local languages Language and communication 88 12 Practice exam 96 Audio scripts 102 Answer key 137 Sample IELTS Listening 158 answer sheet Pronunciation chart 159 Photo credits 160 Introduction Who is this book for? Listening for IELTS will prepare you for the IELTS Listening test whether you are taking the test for the first time or re-sitting the test.
It has been written for learners with band score 5-5.5 who are trying to achieve band score 6. The structured approach, comprehensive answer key and model answers have been designed so that you can use the materials to study on your own. However, the book can also be used as a supplementary listening skills course for IELTS preparation classes. The book provides enough material for approximately 50 hours of classroom time.
Content Listening for IELTS is divided into 12 units. Each unit focuses on a topic area that you are likely to encounter in the IELTS Listening test. This helps you to build up a bank of vocabulary and ideas related to a variety of the topics. Units 1-11 cover the key types of questions that you find in the IELTS Listening test.
Every exercise is relevant to the exam. The aims listed at the start of each unit specify the key skills, techniques and language covered in the unit. You work towards Unit 12, which provides a final practice IELTS Listening test. Additionally, the book provides exam strategies telling you what to expect and how best to succeed in the test.
Exam information is presented in clear, easy-to-read boxes. Exam tips in each unit highlight essential exam techniques and can be rapidly reviewed at a glance. The Pronunciation sections will help you to improve your listening skills by demonstrating how natural spoken English actually sounds. There are also Watch out boxes that will help you avoid common errors made in the exam.
Finally, the Exam tutor at the end of each unit gives you the opportunity to revise and consolidate the exam skills you have studied. Unit structure Each of the first 11 units is divided into three parts. Part 1 Language development introduces vocabulary related to the topic. A range of exercises gives you the Opportunity to use the vocabulary in a variety of contexts.
These exercises also build awareness of the patterns in words and language items. The vocabulary is presented using Collins COBUILD dictionary definitions Part 2 Exam skills provides step-by-step exercises and guidance on specific question types that appear in the exam. Each unit focuses on three question types and skills. Exam information and Exam tips show you how to approach each question type and help you develop successful test-taking strategies.
Part 3 Exam practice provides exam practice questions for the same section of the exam that you did exercises for in Part 2, using the same question types. The format follows the actual exam. There is also an Exam tutor checklist after the exam practice that will help you assess your readiness for the actual exam. Answer key and audio scripts A comprehensive answer key is provided for all sections of the book, including notes on why certain answers are correct or incorrect.
You will also find full audio scripts of all listening exercises at the back of the book. The answers are underlined in the audio scripts so you can see where the correct answers feature in the audio. Using the audio &) This icon indicates that there is an audio track to listen to. You can download the audio files at www.com/MP3-CLFIZE.
Using the book for self-study If you are new to IELTS, we recommend that you work systematically through the 12 units in order to benefit from its progressive structure. If you are a more experienced learner, you can use the aims listed at the start of each unit to select the most useful exercises. Each unit contains between three to four hours of self-study material. Having access to someone who can provide informed feedback on the listening practice exercises is an advantage.
However, you can still learn a lot working alone or with a study partner willing to give and receive peer feedback Part 1: Language development Ideally, you should begin each unit by working through the Part 7: Language development exercises. Try to answer the questions without looking at a dictionary in order to develop the skill of inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words from context. Part 2: Exam skills Work through the Part 2: Exam skills from beginning to end. It is important to study the Exam information and Exam tips about each of the question types, so that you become familiar with how to approach the different question types in the test.
Doing this will also help you develop more general skills for listening. The strategies covered should be thoroughly mastered so that during the actual exam you are fully prepared for each section and can focus on really ‘listening’ Listening is a skill that can only be improved through extensive practice, so it is important to listen regularly to English- language news programmes or lectures. Part 3: Exam practice This section contains exam practice questions and the Exam tutor. After you have done the exam, it is a good idea to spend some time reviewing why certain answers are the correct ones and then work through the Exam tutor.
For this reason we suggest you approach this part in the following way First do the exam. Here, you should focus on answering the questions correctly. You should try and complete Part 3 within the time limit set and listen only once, as this gives you the opportunity to practise under exam conditions. Do not look at the Audio scripts at the back of the book while doing the Exam practice questions.
After you have finished the practice questions, make sure the format and spelling of your answers are correct. Then, check your answers using the Answer key and Audio scripts at the back of the book. Unit 12 Practice exam This is a complete Listening practice test. This unit should be done under exam conditions.
You should answer all four sections consecutively and listen only once. Normally, in the actual exam you would keep 10 minutes aside to transfer your answers. Please keep this in mind when doing Unit 12. Using the book in the classroom If you are a teacher, you can use Listening for IELTS either as your main IELTS coursebook or as a supplementary course.
Detailed teacher's notes for each unit are available at: www. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, Cambridge ESOL Examinations and IDP Education, Australia. There are two versions of the test: e Academic ¢ General Training Academic is for students wishing to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in an English-medium environment. General Training is for people who wish to migrate to an English-speaking country.
This book is primarily for students taking the Academic version. The test There are four modules: Listening 30 minutes, plus 10 minutes for transferring answers to the answer sheet NB: the audio is heard only once. 10 questions per section Section 1: two speakers discuss a social situation Section 2: one speaker talks about a non-academic topic Section 3: up to four speakers discuss an educational project Section 4: one speaker gives a talk of general academic interest Reading 60 minutes 3 texts, taken from authentic sources, on general, academic topics. They may contain diagrams, charts, etc.
40 questions: may include multiple choice, sentence completion, completing a diagram, graph or chart, choosing headings, yes/no/not given, true/false/not given, classification and matching. Writing Task 1: 20 minutes: description of a table, chart, graph or diagram (150 words minimum) Task 2: 40 minutes: an essay in response to an argument or problem (250 words minimum) Speaking 11-14 minutes A three-part face-to-face oral interview with an examiner. The interview is recorded.