IELTS High Score Writing

Author: Ning Yuan / Zhang Shuhui (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Since the IELTS High Score series, edited by the Langdao Training Center and published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press, was launched, it has been well-received and highly praised by a broad readership, especially IELTS test-takers. On the other hand, some IELTS students have also provided valuable feedback and pointed out certain shortcomings in the series. In light of this, in the fall of 2004, the Langdao IELTS editorial team worked together to comprehensively revise and redesign the IELTS High Score series. Not only were many new IELTS test questions added, but the overall style was also made closer to the actual IELTS exam.
Firstly, IELTS High Score: Listening. We removed some rarely-occurring listening scenarios from the original book and added numerous frequently-appearing "high-frequency listening scenarios" in recent IELTS exams. Correspondingly, we deleted some unsuitable or obscure words or phrases in the listening scenario vocabulary and supplemented them with the newly-compiled high-frequency listening scenario vocabulary by the IELTS teaching department. Additionally, to enhance test-takers' overall understanding of the listening exam, we added two entirely new IELTS listening practice tests, many of which reflect recent trends in the IELTS listening exam.
Next, IELTS High Score: Reading. This book has undergone the most significant changes in the series, almost like a complete overhaul. We replaced the original Chapters 1 and 2 with Chapter 1: IELTS Reading Question Types and Skills Explained. This section introduces nine possible question types in the IELTS reading exam through an engaging reading passage and provides detailed analysis of the solving methods and techniques for each type. Then, we replaced the original Chapters 3 and 4 with Chapter 2: IELTS Reading Key Question Types Practice, which is divided into five sections. It provides examples of the five most common IELTS reading question types and selects a large number of typical IELTS reading passages to accompany them. The ten reading passages in the original book's Chapter 5, "IELTS Reading Practice Tests," appeared to be somewhat outdated and lacked attention to the IELTS General Training (G) module. We transformed it into Chapters 3 and 4 in the new book, providing four new IELTS practice tests separately for the academic and general training modules.
As for IELTS High Score: Writing, since the original writing book had a strong academic and practical focus, we made almost no changes to it. We only adjusted the layout and design to better align with the IELTS style.