Teach yourself IELTS Reading is a step by step guide to getting a better score in your IELTS exam. There are thirteen chapters covering all the major question types which should help you gain a complete understanding of the IELTS reading exam. Articles on exam technique will help you improve your reading skills. There are also two sample IELTS reading exams. With more than 20 years of classroom experience and materials development, Richard L King makes sense of the IELTS reading exam and explains reading techniques and strategies in clear and simple English that everyone can understand.
The IELTS Lower-level skills Practice Books are for students who aspire to take the IELTS test but need to work on their language level first. These are a lead-in to our current series which are for IELTS-ready students. Through IELTS-style tasks and exercises, Collins Get Ready for IELTS Reading helps learners gain confidence in core reading competencies for IELTS. Perfect for self-study, using a guided-learning approach that gives students access to a full answer key with model answers and commentary. Experienced IELTS tutors have developed the series taking into account the specific language needs of learners at this level. A further key focus is the development of learners " cultural awareness in relation to the IELTS test.
The Essential IELTS Preparation Book Is Made to Suit the Needs of Test Takers ( CLICK ON THE AUTHOR NAME FOR MORE BUYING OPTIONS) This book is a good source towards accumulating ideas for the IELTS reading topics and type of tasks that test takers would be facing during the exam day by providing 12 high quality reading tests. Along with the right skils that student should work on for that specific module. This guide includes tasks in the different type of question that student often find difficult in order for you to understand what examiners are looking for. It's also relevant to help students be on the right timming during the exam thus making them respond to a maximum number of question and get a higher band in the reading module What We Promise: ✓ Making You Understand What Examiners Are Looking For ✓ Multiple Tasks For Each type of IELTS READING QUESTIONS ✓ A 12 HIGH QUALITY Practice Tests Answered
"...invaluable ... you will not be disappointed." -Martin Sketchley, ELT Experiences "...tremendously useful for students." -David Wills, TED-IELTS "A versatile book that can be used by a wide range of teachers and learners alike." -Jim Fuller, Sponge ELT Each of the 14 units in this book introduces a different reading task that you may encounter during the IELTS Academic Reading test: Matching headings True / False / Yes / No / Not Given Matching information Summary completion Sentence completion Multiple choice Matching features Choosing a title Categorisation/classification Matching sentence endings Table completion Flowchart completion Diagram completion Short answer questions Each unit contains three two-page sections: 1. Think and prepare starts with some questions to get you thinking about the unit topic, and introduces some challenging words and phrases that will appear in the practice activities that follow. 2. Practise introduces a new reading task for you to practise the task type using a text that is shorter than what will feature in the exam. It starts with some strategies and tips for how to approach each task, for you to try these strategies out during the activities then reflect on what went well, what you learned and what you will need to do to improve. 3. Put it to the test includes a text that is designed to replicate an IELTS Reading test task. There is no support here - it's just you, the text and the questions! Appendices: Task info and tips: Definitions of each task type, and tips on how to approach the task. Extra activities: Further practice in applying different task types to the units' texts. Answers: Comprehensive answers and guidance for each activity. Glossary and Index: Definitions of all high-level vocabulary used. About the authors Peter Clements is an academic-skills specialist with extensive international teaching experience. He co-authored the global coursebook StartUp (C1) for Pearson, regularly contributes to One Stop English and blogs for teachers at eltplanning.com. Peter currently teaches IGCSE ESL, IELTS and first-language English at St Andrews International School, Bangkok. Paul Murphy is a specialist in teaching English for Academic Purposes. He has taught at the University of Glasgow, Glasgow International College and the British Council. Paul has been a certified IELTS Speaking examiner since 2017, and currently teaches EAP at Mahidol University International College in Thailand.
IELTS Advantage: Reading Skills is a fully comprehensive resource for passing the IELTS Academic Reading Test with a grade of 6.5-7.0 or higher. Students who are taking the General IELTS Test can also benefit from the book. This book teaches a range of key strategies for reading more effectively and for understanding texts more easily, such as skimming, scanning and speed-reading techniques , helping students to get a better result in the Reading paper.
This IELTS Reading book for Academic Module has been designed carefully keeping in mind the needs of the test takers. The difficulty level of this book matches closely to the level of the IELTS Reading Test. There are fifteen tests in this book that will help you in practicing the Academic Reading Module of the IELTS exam.
