IELTS Preparation Course · Speaking

Author: Zhang Juan/AlisonWong
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 provides a detailed introduction to the format, process, general content, scoring criteria, performance results, and how to prepare for the IELTS speaking test, as well as common issues that may arise during the test. Chapter 2 is divided into two sections. Section 1 introduces the part of the test in detail; Section 2 focuses on the main content of the part of the test, such as hometown and work, study and school, festivals and travel, and interests and friends, allowing learners to engage in situational dialogues to master common vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures, which can then be applied in practice. Chapter 3 is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides a detailed introduction to the part of the test; Section 2 uses describing people as an example, teaching learners how to describe, the basic vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures used in descriptions, and improving their expression skills through oral practice; Section 3 offers more cards for the part of the test for practice. Chapter 4 is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides a detailed introduction to the part of the test; Section 2 helps learners understand the purpose and scope of the part, teaching them how to describe, express agreement or disagreement, compare and contrast, evaluate, and make predictions during discussions, and through practice, helps learners master common sentence structures and expand their vocabulary; Section 3 provides more topics for the part of the test for practice. Chapter 5 provides two sets of IELTS speaking test samples to help learners understand the complete process of the test and conduct simulated practice. Based on the format and common content of the IELTS speaking test, this textbook offers various situational dialogues and sample texts for learners to expand their vocabulary, master a wide range of phrases and sentence structures, and initially grasp English speaking, expression, and discussion skills. Through oral practice, learners can apply what they have learned and effectively improve their speaking ability. This textbook can be used as a self-study guide and is also suitable for training courses. Some content was used and improved in the speaking classes of the IELTS preparatory program at the College of Overseas Studies, Beijing Language and Culture University, and the results were highly effective.