IELTS Listening - Basic Version (MP3 Included)

Author: Beijing New Oriental School IELTS Research Center
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: "IELTS Listening Basic Edition" is one of the IELTS series books from New Oriental School, specifically written as a foundational listening textbook for IELTS learners. This textbook incorporates the characteristics of the IELTS listening exam, training listening skills through common IELTS listening scenarios, while also developing related abilities. This ensures the effectiveness of the textbook while maintaining its engaging nature. Through studying this textbook, learners will find that they not only improve their IELTS listening skills but also gain more cultural knowledge hidden behind the scenarios. The textbook combines the frequently tested IELTS listening scenarios and topics over the years, making it easy to understand and progressively structured. The main goal of this textbook is to help learners train their IELTS listening skills and their ability to use language comprehensively. This listening textbook emphasizes the following aspects:
1. Pre-listening scene orientation, predicting and capturing information points.
2. Listening, understanding, and answering questions simultaneously.
3. Training IELTS listening skills.
4. Learning cultural background knowledge related to listening scenarios.
The textbook is divided into three levels based on the difficulty of training:
Level 1: Basic Level, designed for learners with no prior knowledge, focusing on building a solid language foundation.
Level 2: Intermediate Level, designed for learners with some language foundation who need further improvement, focusing on skill training.
Level 3: Advanced Level, designed for learners who need to pass the IELTS exam, combining language skill training with IELTS exam technique training.
The entire textbook consists of 26 units and 52 lessons. Each unit is themed around a topic or scenario closely related to the IELTS exam, and each unit is composed of the following parts:
1. Pre-listening, While-listening, and Post-listening sections.
2. Pre-listening section: Includes cultural background knowledge and language knowledge related to the topic (e.g., vocabulary, grammar points), as well as preparatory activities for listening skill training.
3. While-listening section: Focuses on the listening training objectives of the unit, including key points, techniques, and targeted practice questions for IELTS listening training.
4. Post-listening section: Primarily features diverse practice activities, serving both review and consolidation purposes.