IELTS Test Skills Training Course · Listening (Latest Revision)

Author: Li Yabin
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: "Black Eyes" IELTS Newly Revised Edition! Favorite IELTS exam book among readers! Sold over 600,000 copies! IELTS Exam Skills Training Course, part of the "Black Eyes" IELTS series, is divided into 4 books: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing. The Speaking and Listening books are accompanied by cassette tapes. IELTS Exam Skills Training Course was published in 1997. A revised edition was published in 2000, and in 2001, the Speaking book was updated to its 3rd 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 favored IELTS exam book among candidates. 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.
IELTS Exam Skills Training Course (hereinafter referred to as The Course) was written by teachers from the Overseas Training Department of 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 candidates 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 candidates. The course material is extensive, covering real-life scenarios in English-speaking countries, and is arranged in an easy-to-difficult, progressive manner. The book is divided into "Student Book" and "Teacher Book" for self-study purposes.
### Part 1: Student Book
The Student Book is divided into seven units. The first six units provide listening-specific exercises, categorized to simulate IELTS test formats. Unit exercises focus primarily on numerical exercises, drawing from dialogues and reports related to numbers in real life. The second unit focuses on listening and writing exercises, training candidates to capture and record key information through scenarios such as travel accommodation registration, phone records, and filling out various forms. The third unit is a () exercise designed to test candidates' comprehension of listening materials. The fourth and fifth units are comprehensive exercises, requiring candidates to summarize and organize information after understanding it, and to answer questions concisely, complete information, or make multiple-choice and true/false selections. The sixth unit reinforces skills in listening and note-taking simultaneously. The seventh unit includes four mock tests. The four tests are designed based on different IELTS listening test formats provided by the British Council in recent years.
### Part 2: Teacher Book
The Teacher Book includes all written materials for the recordings and answers.