TY - BOOK AU - Cullen,Pauline AU - French,Amanda AU - Jakeman,Vanessa TI - The official Cambridge guide to IELTS: for academic & general training : student's book with answers T2 - Cambridge English SN - 9781107620698 AV - PE1128 .C855 2014 U1 - 428.24076 23 PY - 2014/// CY - [Cambridge, England] PB - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge English Language Assessment KW - International English Language Testing System KW - gnd KW - Study guides KW - English language KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Language and languages KW - Language KW - Guides de l'étudiant KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Manuels pour allophones KW - Langage et langues KW - languages (study discipline) KW - aat KW - language (general communication) KW - fast KW - Englisch KW - Examination Questions KW - Problems and Exercises KW - exercise books KW - examination study guides KW - Textbooks KW - for foreign speakers KW - Problems and exercises KW - lcgft KW - Problèmes et exercices KW - rvmgf N1 - "Cambridge English."; Includes 8 official practice tests; Accompanying DVD-ROM comprises MP3 listening files and speaking test videos; Introduction -- IELTS summary -- IELTS listening skills (1. Getting ready to listen ; 2. Following a conversation ; 3. Recognising paraphrase ; 4. Places and directions ; 5. Listening for actions and processes ; 6. Attitude and opinions ; 7. Following a lecture or talk ; 8. Contrasting ideas) -- IELTS reading skills (1. Reading strategies ; 2. Descriptive passages ; 3. Understanding the main ideas ; 4. Locating and matching information ; 5. Discursive passages ; 6. Multiple-choice questions ; 7. Opinions and attitudes ; 8. General Training reading); IELTS writing (1. Academic writing task 1: Describing a chart, table or graph ; 2. Academic writing task 1: Comparing and contrasting graphs and tables ; 3. Academic writing task 1: Describing diagrams ; 4. Academic writing task 1: Describing maps ; 5. General Training writing task 1: A letter ; 6. Writing task 2: Getting ready to write ; 7. Writing task two: Expressing your ideas clearly ; 8. Writing task 2: Checking and correcting) -- IELTS speaking (1. The speaking test: part 1 ; 2. Part 2: Giving a talk ; 3. Part 3: talking about abstract topics ; 4. Checking, correcting and assessing) -- Practice tests N2 - The official Cambridge guide to IELTS' is THE definitive guide to IELTS. It contains all you need to succeed in the exam. Skill-building exercises cover all of the question types in the exam for both the General Training and Academic modules. Our research into real IELTS candidates' exam answers - and the mistakes they make, helps you avoid the same ones! Eight official practice tests and a focus on test-taking strategy help you maximize your score. The DVD-ROM includes videos of the Speaking test, and all the listening material, including the tests, as MP3 files ER -