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, exam 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 introduction part of the test in detail; Section 2 focuses on the main content of the introduction part, such as hometown and work, study and school, festivals and travel, and interests and friends, allowing learners to engage in situational dialogue learning to master common vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures, and apply them in conversations through oral practice. Chapter 3 is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides a detailed introduction to the second part of the test; Section 2 takes describing people as an example, helping learners understand how to describe and learn the basic vocabulary, expressions, and sentence structures used in descriptions, and improving their expression skills through oral practice; Section 3 provides more card content for the second part for practice. Chapter 4 is divided into three sections. Section 1 provides a detailed introduction to the third part of the test; Section 2 helps learners understand the purpose and scope of the third part, learning how to describe during discussions, how to express agreement or disagreement, how to compare, contrast, evaluate, and infer, and through practice, helps learners master common sentence structures and expand their vocabulary; Section 3 provides more topic content for the third part of the test for practice. Chapter 5 provides two sets of sample IELTS speaking tests to help learners understand the complete process of the test and conduct simulated practice.
This textbook offers various situational dialogues and sample texts based on the format and common content of the IELTS speaking test, aiming to help learners expand their vocabulary, master a wide range of phrases and sentence structures, and initially develop their English skills in discussing, expressing, and debating. Through oral practice, learners can apply what they have learned to different scenarios 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 refined in the speaking classes of the IELTS preparatory program at the College of International Education, Beijing Language and Culture University, and has proven to be highly effective.