101 allusions pour EILTS.

Helpful Hints

for

ACADEMIC MODULE

BY GARRY ADAMS & TERRY PECK

Practice Tests and Hints for IELTS

Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking fully updated for new

IELTS Speaking Test format

101 Helpful Hints for IELTS

PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The publishers are grateful for permission to use copyright

material. We would like to acknowledge the original sources of

text material listed below. Permission has been sought to reproduce

all material whose source could be identified. Information that

will enable the publishers to rectify any error or omission in

subsequent editions will be welcome.

The nine Band Score descriptions on page 12 are reproduced from

The IELTS Handbook, a joint publication of the University of

Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, The British Council,

and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The reading

passage "Regional Student Survey" on page 97, is adapted from

The ELICOS Student Contextualised - Facts & Figures by Ms.

CM. Bundesen, with permission of the author.

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'101 Helpful Hints for IELTS - Academic Module'

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Terry Peck and Garry Adams have extensive IELTS coaching

experience, both having been involved in implementing and

designing IELTS coaching programmes. Terry Peck was an

IELTS examiner for a number of years in Sydney, Australia.

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Contents

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION Page

How to Use This Book 4

What is IELTS? 5- 10

-An Overview 5

- The IELTS Academic Module Sub-tests 6 - 7

- Myths and Truths about IELTS 8-9

- Some Interesting World Wide WebSites for Teachers and Students 10

101 HELPFUL HINTS

Using the Hints 11

IELTS Test - Basic Hints (1 - 15) 12 - 19

Listening Test Hints (16 - 36) 20-31

Reading Test Hints (37 - 58) 32 - 46

Writing Test Hints (59 - 82) 47 - 73

- A Basic Understanding 47 - 54

-Writing Task 1 55 -

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