Achieve IELTS 1 - Workbook + Audio CD - Softcover

Caroline Cushen; Susan Hutchison; Louis Harrison

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0462007480 ISBN 13: 9780462007489

Publisher: MC/Summertown ELT, 2005

Synopsis

Achieve IELTS offers a unique approach to preparing students for the IELTS examination. It is a two-level, student-centred course that not only prepares students for the test, but also for academic life after IELTS. Achieve IELTS provides an understanding of international academic language and culture so that students will be able to cope confidently in their new academic environment.

About this title

About the Author

Caroline Cushen has had 5 year's testing experience overseas and in the UK. She has taught EFL in Spain, Hungary, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. She is currently teaching on EAP Foundation and MA TESOL Programmes at the University of Buckingham. To see details of her IELTS course at University of Buckingham, visit To see details of her IELTS course at University of Buckingham please visit http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/foundation/eap/ielts.html

From the Inside Flap

Achieve IELTS is designed for students preparing to take the International English Language Testing System test.

Achieve IELTS takes students from IELTS 4.5 to 6 and was developed and tested at UK and international universities and language schools by experienced IELTS teachers and examiners.

Achieve IELTS recognises students' real aims and ambitions by preparing them for examination success and student life in international education.

The course provides:
- a student-centred communicative approach to learning
- clear, useful advice on approaching the test from an experienced examiner
- motivating and contemporary topic-based units that cover the core skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking
- carefully graded development of test skills, building to full test practice activities, texts and instructions that closely follow the test at this level
- a strong grammar syllabus which revises key structures needed by students at this level
- graded writing practice with modal answers and example students answers (with examiner's comments), including the latest changes to the IELTS writing test
- an integrated Workbook with further practice in test questions, with a study skills syllabus and practice in the IELTS general English module
- preparation for study after IELTS to help students deal with social life in an academic environment

Edition details

• Publisher: MC/Summertown ELT
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0462007480
• ISBN 13: 9780462007489
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 104