Essential reading for IELTS

Main features of Essential Reading for IELTS:

Preparation and practice material is organised into three levels: Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-intermediate. The book consists of 22 units with 52 lessons. The units in each level are based on topics which frequently appear in the real test. There are 3 sections in every lesson:

1. Warm-up: This section often takes the form of a discussion question, an interesting proverb, or an anecdote to introduce contexts and motivate the learners.

2. Skill Focus: Essential reading skills, especially those specific to the IELTS test, are introduced through this section.

3. Main Reading Text: This section provides targeted practice exercises so that you can apply what you have learned in the previous section and develop the test-taking and language skills in focus. These exercises are very similar to real-test items in terms of question types and the level of difficulty. Major question types include:

• Multiple choice questions

• Short-answer questions

• Sentence completion

• Notes/ flowchart/ table completion

• Labelling a diagram/ map

• Summary completion

• Classification

• Matching lists/ phrases

• Matching paragraph headings

• Identification of information – True/ False/ Not Given

Based on extensive research on the real-test format and rubrics, Essential Reading for IELTS is designed so that it can effectively assist you in achieving your target score in the shortest time possible. The authors are convinced that you will find Essential Reading for IELTS extremely helpful on your path to success with the International English Language Testing System.