80 Days to Conquer IELTS: Core Vocabulary (Revised Edition)

Author: Meng Fei, Jiang Tao
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts. Part 1: The major feature of this part is that the authors connect it with the IELTS exam and elaborate on every word. The distinctive feature here is the examples, as the IELTS exam emphasizes the ability of candidates to use long sentences flexibly, but traditional dictionaries often have short and outdated examples, far from meeting IELTS requirements. The authors carefully select fresh and versatile long-sentence examples from new overseas newspapers, magazines, and websites. The second major feature of this part is the root analysis of each word. Long words are broken down into shorter ones for memorization, providing students with a golden key to learning the internal structure of words. As the saying goes, "Understanding leads to memorization," and the purpose of this part is also to remember words through understanding their internal structure.
Part 2: This part consists of 66 to 70 days of more challenging advanced vocabulary, with over 1,000 words, divided into 5 days of memorization. It primarily serves the IELTS reading section and can also expand students' vocabulary.
Part 3: Based on the content commonly involved in the IELTS exam, the authors have created 10 thematic units, divided into 10 days of memorization (71 to 80 days). Each unit provides 100 to 200 commonly used words. The goal is to familiarize students with these topics and expand their vocabulary in the last 10 days before the IELTS exam.
The guiding philosophy of this book is to first build strength before discussing techniques. The reading materials in this book are authoritative, mostly sourced from articles in major British and American mainstream media. The questions are carefully selected and refined based on past IELTS exam topics. The skill training after 60 days in this book is entirely built on the solid foundation laid in the first 60 days. In terms of summarizing techniques, this book can be said to be the most comprehensive and persuasive currently available. Moreover, when arranging the questions, the book fully considers the learning capacity of the students and adopts a step-by-step, integrated approach of theory and practice, making it easier for students to absorb and digest the content.