Essential Words for the IELTS.

2011. — 368 p.

A command of English vocabulary that applies to many different situations and contexts is essential for ESL students who aim to succeed on the IELTS. This book offers them extensive practice in vocabulary building and correct English usage, with emphasis on 600 English words that relate to specific categories and appear frequently on IELTS exams. These categories include nature and the environment, leisure activities and hobbies, the arts and culture, transportation, health, tourism, business, technology, social issues, and education. Author Lin Lougheed concentrates on teaching 600 English words from these categories. He presents exercises that teach ESL students how to figure out the meanings of countless new words by reading or hearing them in relation to the context in which they are used. All activities are like the actual questions on the IELTS exam and provide extra test practice. Dr. Lougheed suggests helpful strategies for learning and retaining word meanings, for instance, by using a word in four different ways: reading, writing, hearing, and speaking it in a given context. He also offers tips on analyzing unfamiliar compound words to determine their meanings and he includes vocabulary expanding exercises with answers in every chapter.

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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Vocabulary and the IELTS 1
IELTS Study Contract 2
Self-Study Activities 3
How to Use This Book 7
Unit 1: The Natural World 9
Environmental Impacts of Logging 9
Bird Migration 18
Plant Life In the Taklimakan Desert 27
Unit 2: Leisure Time 37
Peripheral Vision in Sports 37
History of the Circus 45
Uses of Leisure Time 55
Unit 3: Transportation 65
First Headlamps 65
Major Subways of Europe 73
Electric Cars Around the Globe 83
Unit 4: Culture 93
Origins of Writing 93
Hula Dancing In Hawaiian Culture 102
The Art of Mime 111
Unit 5: Health 121
Nurse Migration 121
Aerobic Exercise and Brain Health 130
How Drugs Are Studied 140
Unit 6: Tourism 149
Hiking the Inca Trail 149
What Is Ecotourism? 158
Learning Vacations 168
Unit 7: Business 177
What Makes a Small Business Successful? 177
Brand Loyalty 186
Global Outsourcing 195
Unit 8: Society 205
Social Networking 205
Why Are Women Leaving Science Careers? 214
Wheelchair-Accessibility Issues 223
Unit 9: Education 233
Learning Styles 233
The Homeschool Option 242
Educating the Gifted 251
Unit 10: Technology/Inventions 261
The Development of the Lightbulb 261
The Invention of Variable-Pitch Propellers 271
The Transatlantic Cable 280
Appendix 289
Answer Key 289
Audioscripts 342

Vocabulary is not tested directly on the IELTS. There are no questions on the IELTS that ask specifically for the meaning of a word. However, comprehension is tested. Can you understand what you read? Can you understand what you hear? The more words you know, the more you will understand. The more words you know, the more fluently you will be able to speak and write.
Essential Words for the IELTS will teach you 600 words that you might find on the exam in reading and listening and that you might use in writing and speaking. You will also learn skills that will help you learn new words easily.

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