IELTS Exam Skills Training Tutorial - Speaking

Author: Tian Jingxian
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Features: "Black Eyes" IELTS Newly Revised Edition! A favorite IELTS exam book among readers! With over 600,000 copies sold! IELTS Exam Skills Training Course, part of the "Black Eyes" IELTS series, is divided into four volumes: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing. The Speaking and Listening volumes are accompanied by cassette tapes. IELTS Exam Skills Training Course was published in 1997. A revised edition was released in 2000, and in 2001, the Speaking volume was updated to its third edition due to changes in the Speaking test format. In 2005, the entire series was revised again. IELTS Exam Skills Training Course is the first IELTS exam preparation book published in China and also the most beloved IELTS exam book among test-takers. The cumulative sales of this series have reached 600,000 copies.
Companion Books for IELTS Exam Skills Training Course: IELTS Test Guide, IELTS Listening Practice Tests, IELTS Reading Practice Tests (General Training), IELTS Reading Practice Tests (Academic), IELTS Preparation Grammar Handbook, IELTS Vocabulary Learning Handbook, IELTS Vocabulary Flashcards.
This book was written by teachers from the Department of Overseas Training at Beijing Language and Culture University, drawing on years of experience in IELTS training and teaching, as well as a detailed analysis of the IELTS exam. Since its publication in 1997, the Course has been praised byIELTS test-takers for its rich and comprehensive content, diverse exercise formats, scientific and practical organization, and its ability to accurately address exam key points and the difficulties faced by Chinese test-takers.
The purpose of this book is to enable students to master different oral language skills required in various contexts through extensive authentic English speaking materials and diverse speaking exercises, thereby improving their practical ability to use these skills fluently, coherently, and accurately. This will help them adapt to life, study, and work abroad in the future.
The Course is divided into a Student Book and a Teacher Book; the dialogues, exercises in Unit 18, and the simulated speaking tests in Unit 19 are accompanied by audio recordings. Each lesson is generally composed of three parts: Dialogues, Language Focus, and Exercises.
- Dialogues: Present students with how to use different oral language skills in various contexts through real-life dialogues.
- Language Focus: The specific oral language skills that students should master. In addition to expressions used in the dialogues, other various expressions are supplemented in each lesson to expand students' oral language knowledge.
- Exercises: Provide a large number of speaking exercises in each unit, tailored to the needs of life, study, and work abroad, as well as the format of the IELTS Speaking test. These exercises place special emphasis on continuous and fluent expression. The formats are diverse, such as pair work, group activities, whole-class exercises, individual topic presentations, and fun games.
To meet the needs of IELTS Speaking test takers, this book does not specifically introduce the content and format of the IELTS Speaking test or how to prepare for it. Instead, it provides three sets of simulated speaking tests and a wealth of exercises similar to those in the test, such as discussion topics, cue cards, and potential questions that may be asked during the test.
To ensure students achieve better results when using this textbook, the authors recommend first mastering the various oral expression skills introduced in the book, practicing them repeatedly, and using these techniques correctly and fluently in real-life contexts.