IELTS: Obtaining High Bands Series

This book puts a powerful tool in the hands of serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score. Its aim is to help the candidate improve their band score by providing high quality examples, explanations and analysis of IELTS Academic Task 1 and Task 2 writing. Achieving a high IELTS band is not easy! Ignore books that tell you otherwise. It is a difficult job which requires both patience and determination. IELTS Writing tasks, in particular, demand hard work with plenty of practice. There is a vast quantity of freely-available IELTS study material around but what IELTS candidates need are clear task responses that they can model their writing on, explanations about how to attempt questions and detailed analysis about ideas and language. Books on writing techniques and tips will get you so far but one of the most powerful ways of making sure your writing matches up to the high standards of IELTS is to study very good responses to Writing Task 1 (Describing Data) and Task 2 (Writing an Essay). By studying models, you can see how descriptions and arguments are developed, how key points are stressed and how appropriate language clothes ideas. *Eight IELTS Task 1 models are presented that cover the types of descriptive tasks that need to be attempted. These include models for tables of data, line graphs, bar charts and diagrams. Each task is presented in color and very closely reflects the types of Task 1 questions you will meet. By following the models and reading the detailed analysis contained in the feedback notes for each task, you will begin to understand what is required of you. *Eight IELTS Task 2 models are provided along with detailed feedback notes which will show you how arguments are built up, how single-topic paragraphs are essential, how conclusions are drawn and how language needs to flow. Again, these varied tasks are very similar in wording and content to what you will experience in your IELTS exam. This is the first book for the Academic Module in the “Models for High Band Scores” series is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

This book provides essential practice for serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score in the IELTS Reading paper. Achieving a high IELTS band in Reading is not easy! Ignore books that tell you otherwise. Books on reading techniques and tips are fine but they are not adequate preparation for this important exam. There are no easy roads to success. It is a difficult job to read demanding texts in a short time span. You need to have already been exposed to different types of texts, have acquired a wide range of vocabulary and be very familiar with the types of questions that will occur in your exam. This book is divided into two sections: > Multiple Choice Reading provides 20 texts & questions with detailed feedback on why answers are right or wrong, offers advice on how to approach questions, details common mistakes and highlights essential vocabulary. Most IELTS Reading material fails to give you the detailed feedback that you really need to improve your Reading skills. This digital book from MyEnglishExam.com corrects this failing. > Full IELTS Reading offers 10 passages that include ALL the different types of questions, namely skimming exercises, multiple choice, true/false/not given, vocabulary, cloze exercise and inferencing. Once again detailed feedback is given. You are shown where you need to look in the texts for the answers and are given in-depth explanations of those answers. This book is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

The IELTS Speaking Module eBook is an essential resource for IELTS candidates preparing for the Speaking Exam. Most IELTS Speaking material fails to provide sufficient guidance about how to tackle specific questions and rarely offers detailed feedback on responses. This ebook aims to fill that gap. Its four main sections contain 35 Part 1 & Part 3 examiner questions and 50+ full candidate responses, plus three full Part 2 Speaking Tasks with highly-detailed replies and commentary. All candidate responses for Parts 1, 2 & 3 are followed by comprehensive notes, comments & recommendations. > Section One looks at Part One of the Speaking Exam and provides 12 examiner questions and candidate responses. Each response is followed by notes and comments on the response. > Section Two provides three Part Two candidate talks on specific topics. Each 2-minute talk is followed by extensive notes and comments for each segment of the candidate’s response. > Section Three presents seven Part Three candidate responses and accompanying notes for examiner questions based on the Part 2 topic “Leisure”. > Section Four provides a combination of Part One and Part Three questions with candidate responses and comments. Each question in this section is followed by two sample responses for each of the 16 questions in this section. This book for IELTS Speaking in the “Models for High IELTS Band Scores” series is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

This book puts a powerful weapon in the hands of serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score. Achieving a high IELTS band is not easy! Ignore books that tell you otherwise. It is a difficult job which requires both patience and determination. IELTS Writing tasks, in particular, demand hard work with plenty of practice and not a little frustration. There is a vast quantity of freely-available IELTS study material floating around but what IELTS candidates need are clear task responses that they can model their writing on, explanations about how to attempt questions and detailed analysis about ideas and language. Books on writing techniques and tips will get you so far but one of the most powerful ways of making sure your writing matches up to the high standards of IELTS is to study strong responses to General Writing Tasks 1 (Letters) and Tasks 2 (Writing an Essay). By studying models, you can see how descriptions and arguments are developed, how key points are stressed and how appropriate language clothes ideas. * General IELTS Task 1 models are presented that cover the types of letters that commonly occur. By following the models and reading the detailed analysis contained in the feedback notes for each task, you will begin to understand what is required of you. * General IELTS Task 2 models are provided along with detailed feedback notes which will show you how ideas are developed, how single-topic paragraphs are essential, how conclusions are drawn and how language needs to flow. Again, these varied tasks are very similar in wording and content to what you will experience in your IELTS exam. This book for the General Module in the “Models for High IELTS Band Scores” series is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

The IELTS Speaking Module Book 2 is an essential resource for IELTS candidates preparing for the Speaking Exam. Most IELTS Speaking material fails to provide sufficient guidance about how to tackle specific questions and rarely offers detailed feedback on responses. This ebook aims to fill that gap. All tasks and responses are specially written for this book and are not available elsewhere. Its four main sections contain 32 Part One & 25 Part Three examiner questions, all accompanied by full candidate responses and notes, plus 3 full Part 2 Speaking Tasks with highly-detailed replies and commentary. The notes provide comprehensive guidance about how questions should be attempted and offer language models that candidates can replicate in their IELTS examination. > Section One looks at Part One of the Speaking Exam and provides 32 examiner questions and candidate responses. Each response is followed by notes and comments on the response. > Section Two provides 3 Part Two candidate talks on specific topics. Each 2-minute talk is followed by extensive notes and comments for each segment of the candidate’s response. > Section Three presents 25 Part Three candidate responses and accompanying notes for examiner questions. This second book for IELTS Speaking in the “Models for High IELTS Band Scores” series is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

This book which provides practice in answering difficult questions in the IELTS Reading Module is essential preparation for all serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score. Achieving a high IELTS band in Reading is not easy! Ignore books that tell you otherwise. Books on reading techniques and tips are fine but they are not adequate preparation for this important exam. There are no easy roads to success. It is a difficult job to understand the demanding Reading Questions that are set. You need solid practice in familiarising yourself with the types of questions, developing the skill of distinguishing key ideas from secondary details and honing the ability to guess unknown words from context. This book will give you that essential practice. This book is divided into two sections: > A series of Reading Tasks which comprise a question, a substantial piece of text and key definitions. The texts are drawn from a variety of knowledge areas to reflect the range of texts that the IELTS Reading Module presents while each question is demanding in the range of “quite difficult” to “difficult”. > A Feedback Section which provides detailed comments on the correct answer and goes through each incorrect answer explaining why that option is wrong. Most IELTS Reading material fails to provide adequate feedback on the answers. If students of the IELTS examination are to make real progress, it is vital that they understand why some answers are wrong in addition to spotting the correct answer. This book is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

This book which provides practice in how to write Task Two Essays for the IELTS Academic Module is essential preparation for all serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score. Achieving a high IELTS band in Writing is not easy! There are no magic short-cuts. Writing any type of text is difficult and requires much practice and effort. The tasks in this book offer a wide variety of essay topics that typically appear in the IELTS examination. Each individual task contains: > The Writing Task. > Practical Advice on Focusing on the Task, Generating Ideas and Structuring Paragraphs. > A Very Strong Response (often called a “model”) which shows you how the task should be accomplished. > A Commentary which highlights important points in different paragraphs of the response. The notes are varied, drawing attention to the significant features of a response and dealing in depth with the language that arises. This book is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

This book which provides practice in how to plan and write responses for graphs, tables and diagrams for the IELTS Academic Module is essential preparation for all serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score. Achieving a high IELTS band in Writing is not easy! There are no magic short-cuts. Writing any type of text is difficult and requires much practice and effort. This is particularly true of Task 1 questions, which are so very different from most writing that English-language learners do. Each individual task contains 5 sections: 1. Writing Task The tasks reflect very closely the type and range of questions that are set in the IELTS exam: line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts, tables of data, diagrams and flow charts. 2. Detailed Guide to the Task Clear advice is given on “Focusing on the Data, Observing Key Points and Structuring the Information”. 3. Annotated Graphic This highlights what key points need to be dealt with in the response. 4. Model Answer The writing models are examples of very good responses to the task which would score very highly in the exam. 5. Answer Comments The detailed notes that follow each response highlight the features of the response that make it excellent. This book is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

This book which provides practice in how to write Task One Letters for the IELTS General Training Module is essential preparation for all serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score. Achieving a high IELTS band in Writing is not easy! There are no magic short-cuts. Writing any type of text is difficult and requires much practice and effort. The tasks in this book offer a wide variety of letter types, ranging from formal letters to managers to informal letters to friends and acquaintances. Each individual task contains: > A Strong Response (often called a “model”) which shows you how the task should be accomplished. > A Commentary which highlights important points in different paragraphs of the response, dealing with both content and language. The notes are varied, comment on how the writer has interpreted the task, draw attention to the significant features of a response and deal in depth with the language that arises. The way in which a consistent tone can be achieved is stressed throughout. This book is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.

This book provides essential practice for serious students who are determined to achieve a high IELTS band score in the IELTS Reading paper. Achieving a high IELTS band in Reading is not easy! Ignore books that tell you otherwise. It is a difficult job to read demanding texts in a short time span. You need to have already been exposed to different types of texts and have acquired a wide range of vocabulary. Books on reading techniques and tips will get you so far but that is no substitute for preparing hard by reading texts from a variety of fields and making a great effort to acquire as much vocabulary as you can before taking the exam. This book offers ten texts that accompany detailed Vocabulary Grids that prepare you for the words and phrases you need to fully understand each text. The questions that follow focus sharply on the vocabulary that each text contains. Answers are given and include detailed notes that further your understanding of the meaning and usage of the words. This information is vital in helping you remember words and exploring how they fit together. Your ability to build a wide vocabulary will come through this means, not through trying to commit word lists to memory. This book is specifically aimed at those who are serious about their IELTS exams and determined to reach their goal of going on to further academic studies or qualifying for entry to another country.