Andrew Preshous Rachael Roberts Joanna Preshous Joanne Gakonga QA MACMILLAN EXAMS Andrew Preshous Rachael Roberts Joanna Preshous Joanne Gakonga IELTS Foundation Student's Book Second edition 2Â MACMILLAN EXAMS Contents be Unit and topic Reading skills Writing skills Listening Speaking skills Language focus Study skills skills and Vocabulary 1 Predicting Task 1 Section 1 Partl Adjectives ending in - Identifying parts of Studying Skimming Data relating to Predicting answers Expanding answers, —ed/ing speech 0VerSe8S Matching features higher education Section 2 giving reasons and Forming questions Collocations: Multiple choice Understanding Summary completion examples Dependent adjective + noun Page 6 visual information Table completion Part 2 prepositions The opening Describing a school Countable/ paragraph subject uncountable nouns Quantifers 2 Locating Task 2 Section 3 Discussing Singular or plural Working out meaning Earth today information Climate change Short answer alternative energy, Present simple vs from context Yes, No, Not given Introductions and questions traffic congestion present continuous Page 18 Prediction conclusions Sentence and recycling ‘The environment Guessing meaning Topic sentences completion from context Editing 3 Prediction Task 1 Section 1 Part 2 Synonyms Editing All around the Skimming Data describing Prediction Describing a tourist Articles Collocations: travel world Matching headings tourism in Table completion destination Describing locations and traveller to paragraphs different countries Labelling a diagram Making notes Page 30 Short answers Selecting and Section 2 Presentation reporting the Listening for gist main features Multiple choice Describing trends Classification and changes over time Adding specific details to general statements 4 Prediction Task 2 Section 2 Part 3 Crime and the law Using a dictionary Crime and Scanning Prisons/discipline Note completion Useful language for Defining relative punishment True, False, Not in schools Multiple choice discussions clauses given Key stages: Section 3 Punishment and Present perfect vs Page 42 Table completion Understanding the Prediction crime prevention past simple Classification question. Table completion Class debate Generating main Matching ideas Adding supporting information Making a plan Writing your answer Checking your answer L) Skimming Task 1 Section 1 Part 2 Describing skills and Word families Ä career or a job? Matching headings Unemployment/ Multiple choice Describing ajob you qualities Collocations: job, to paragraphs workforce Labelling a diagram would like to do Future forms work, career Page 54 Labelling a diagram composition and Section 2 Part3 Comparatives and earnings Table completion Discussing superlatives Using linkers Labelling a flow different aspects of Suffixes Comparing and chart employment contrasting data ) Locating Task 1 Section 4 Part 2 Non-defining relative Academic writing 6lobalization information Milk production/ Multiple choice Describing a clauses style Scanning Sugar beet Table completion successful company Money, buying and Page 66 True, False, Not production Signposting Part 3 selling given Describing a language Discussing the ‘The passive Sentence process world as a global completion Sequencers village Identifying the Balancing the writer's purpose argument Guessing meaning from context & Contents Unit andtopic Readingskills Writing skills Listening skills Speaking skills Languagefocus Study skills and Vocabulary 7 Scanning Task 1 Section 4 Describing listening Dependent Editing Gadgets and Locating Describing howa Table completion habits prepositions Phrasal verbs with gizmos information hot airballoon/a Multiple choice Part2 Expressing purpose different meanings Multiple choice fire extinguisher Note completion Describing anitem Describing objects Page 78 works of technology Word building Organizing your Part 3 answer Discussing modern Expressing technology purpose 8 Classification Task 2 Section3 Part 3 Parts ofthe body and _ Avoiding repetition Health and True, False, Not Alternative Multiple choice Discussing health illnesses/conditions medicine given medicine Note completion and healthcare Real conditionals Summary Key phrases Health and medical Page 90 completion to express breakthroughs Multiple choice impersonal views Unreal conditionals Preparing to write Using an appropriate writing style Using adverbs 9 Jigsaw readingand Task2 Section 4 Part 2 Signs of intelligence Hedging All in the mind reporting back Academic Summary Describing a time Lexical links Idioms Note completion achievement completion when you learned -ing form and Page 102 as a measure of Multiple choice something new infinitive intelligence Section 3 Part 3 Expressions to Organization Note completion Discussing learning describe skills and coherence: environments and paragraphing kinds of intelligence 10 Multiple choice Task 2 Section 1 Part 2 Leisure activities Negative prefixes TESTER Summary Causes of Form completion Describing leisure Expressing preference completion cyberbullyingand Section 3 activities Expressions with Page 114 Labellingadiagram solutions Short answer Part 3 future meaning Describing questions Discussing changes _The internet problems and Sentence in leisure activities solutions completion over time Matching 11 Matching headings Task 2 Section 3 Part 2 Formal and academic Understanding verbs The art of to paragraphs Methods used in Classifcation Describing a language in essay titles advertising Note completion advertising Table completion memorable Advertising and Collocations: Multiple choice Arguments for advertisement marketing synonyms with Page 126 Yes, No, Not given and against a Part 3 Modals of obligation different collocations Sentence viewpoint Discussing effective and prohibition completion advertisements and Identification of global brands beliefs or arguments 12 ‘Yes, No, Not given Task 1 Section 2 Part Ll Collocations relating —_ Self-evaluation RTT] Summary Data relating Multiple choice ‘Talking about to success achievement completion to the Olympic Sentence familiar topics Talking about ability Multiple choice Games completion Part 2 Test your knowledge Page 138 Summarizing Section 3 Describing a information Note completion successful situation Task 2 Table completion Part 3 Success Talking about Giving opinions success and examples Grammar and vocabulary bank — page 150 Writing — page 160 Audioscripts — page 166 Introduction IELTS Foundation is designed to help you improve your IELTS score and progress towards your goal of studying at an English speaking university. There are 12 topic- based units which cover each of the four IELTS academic modules and all task types, as well as giving guided support and exam-focused practice. Units are carefully graded in order to develop your language skills, increase your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and familiarize yourself with the IELTS exam format.
Improving these areas will help build your confidence and give you a solid foundation, not only for IELTS, but also for further academic study. What do you need to do to improve your IELTS score? 1 You need to learn about the exam format For any exam, learning about the structure and about the task types will help you to succeed, and IELTS is no exception. JELTS Foundation takes you though all parts of the exam, giving techniques and advice to help you approach the different task types. Exam Information, Tip and Strategy boxes provide useful guidance throughout the book.
2 You need to improve your productive language skills IELTS Foundation gives you step-by-step guidance with each task type in the Writing module. At the back of the book there are model answers for each of the Writing questions with comments to help you improve your own writing techniques. ‘There are also activities to prepare you for the Speaking module, including opportunities to practise each of the three parts and sample audio answers. For both Writing and Speaking there are useful language boxes containing vocabulary and phrases to use in these IELTS modules.
3 You need to improve your receptive language skills For the Reading module there are not only a variety of texts and IELTS tasks, but also exercises to help you deal with unknown vocabulary and improve your active reading skills. IELTS Foundation gives you numerous chances to develop your active listening skills whilst completing different task types for the Listening module. Complete audioscripts are available at the back of the book. 4 You need to improve your language accuracy Throughout the book, essential grammar exercises have been built into each unit.
These have been selected as areas where students at your level most often make mistakes in writing and speaking. The language work is put into context, to show you how grammar really works in English, particularly in academic situations. There are also further practice activities in the Grammar and vocabulary bank at the back of the book. l8 Ki Introduction 5 You need to increase your vocabulary Vocabulary is very important, particularly in the Reading and Writing modules.
There are vocabulary-building exercises throughout the book and extra practice exercises in the Grammar and vocabulary bank at the back of the book. In addition, there is a particular focus on developing your knowledge of collocations and on building your academic vocabulary. 6 You need to improve your academic study skills In order to achieve your academic goals it is important to not only improve your English, but also to develop your study skills. JELTS Foundation includes strategies to help you learn more effectively and develop your ability to work independently when studying IELTS and in other academic contexts.
| | Introduction Studying overseas e — e a 1 Discuss these questions with another student. — Why do students go overseas to study? - What are the benefits of living and studying in another country? What are the difficulties that students experience? 2 Check the meaning of the following words and phrases. Which ones are benefits of living abroad, which ones are difficulties, which ones could be both? experiencing a different lifestyle a different climate being independent experiencing a new culture missing friends and family meeting new people feeling lonely the language barrier feeling homesick a change in diet 3 When people first arrive in a new country they often suffer from culture shock. What do you think this means? 4 Read the first paragraph of the text and see if you were right.
Which of the difficulties from exercise 2 are mentioned? What is culture shock? ‘Culture shock’ describes the impact of moving important people in your life. These may include from a familiar culture to one which is unfamiliar. family, friends, colleagues or teachers: people It is an experience described by people who have you would normally talk to at times of uncertainty, travelled abroad to work, live or study; it can be people who give you support and guidance. When felt to a certain extent even when abroad familiar sights, sounds, smells or tastes are no on holiday.
It includes the shock of a new longer there you can miss them very much. If you environment, meeting lots of new people and are tired and jet-lagged when you arrive, small learning the ways of a different country. It also things can be upsetting and out of all proportion to includes the shock of being separated from the their real significance. 5 According to the author there are many different causes of culture shock.
Underline any you can find in the text. 6 What do you know about the climate, food, language, dress and rules of behaviour in Britain? Boe m Studying overseas 7 Nowread the rest of the article and compare your ideas with the author's. Climate Dress Many students find that the British climate affects If you come from a warm climate, you may find it them a lot. You may be used to a much warmer uncomfortable to wear heavy winter clothing.
Not climate, or you may just find the greyness and all students will find the style of dress different, dampness, especially during the winter months, but for others people’s dress may seem immodest, difficult to get used to. unattractive, comical or simply drab. Food ‘Rules’ of behaviour You may find British food strange. It may taste Every culture has unspoken rules which affect different, or be cooked differently, or it may seem the way people treat each other.
For example, the lighter or heavier than what you are used to. British generally have a reputation for punctuality. In business and academic life keeping to time Language is important. You should always be on time for Constantly listening and speaking in a foreign lectures, classes and meetings with academic language is tiring.
Although you may have learned and administrative staff. Social life is a little more English very thoroughly, it is possible that the complicated. Arranging to meet and see a film at regional accents you discover when you arrive in 8pm means arriving at 8pm.