McGraw-Hill Education IELTS 6 Practice Tests(PDF+Audio)
McGraw-Hill IELTS, 2nd edition is the ideal way to sharpen skills and prepare for this high-stakes English proficiency test, which is required for admission or hiring by schools, multinational corporations, and government agencies worldwide. Whether you’re preparing for the Academic or General Training version of the IELTS, you’ll benefit from the intensive practice you get from tests prepared by a veteran IELTS teacher and grader.
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a paper-based test consisting of four modules: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Question types include multiple-choice, sentence completion, short answer, classification, matching, labeling, and diagram/chart interpretation. This guide provides intensive practice with tests just like the real IELTS in format, topic coverage, and degree of difficulty. Tips on English spelling and grammar, and exercises throughout the book, prepare you for all sections of the test. Downloadable audio tracks model examples of strong responses to the speaking and listening sections.
- 6 practice tests, including both Academic and General Training.
- Reflects the most recent adjustments made to the IELTS, including the latest question types.
- Sample speaking responses include a greater representation of different accents (British, Australian, Long Island) so as to better reflect the actual test.
CONTENTS of McGraw-Hill Education IELTS 6 Practice Tests
- PART I Getting Started
- Chapter 1 Introducing IELTS 3
- What is the IELTS exam? 3
- What are the four parts of the test? 3
- How is IELTS marked? 6
- How should I prepare for IELTS? 9
- Characteristics of different bands 10
- PART II Building IELTS Skills
- Chapter 2 IELTS Listening 15
- Introduction to the Listening test 15
- How is the Listening test marked? 17
- How to fill out the Listening and Reading answer sheets 17
- Listening strategies 20
- Always listen for evidence 23
- Strategies for each question type (i) 25
- Strategies for each question type (ii) 30
- The alphabet and numbers in the Listening, Speaking, and Writing tests 32
- Listening Taster Test 41
- Chapter 3 IELTS Reading 55
- What happens in the Reading test? 55
- How is the Reading test marked? 58
- Academic Reading Taster Test 59
- Reading strategies 68
- Extra practice filling in a flowchart 74
- Extra practice labelling a diagram 78
- Special information about the General Training Reading test 81
- GT Reading Taster Test 82
- Chapter 4 IELTS Writing 90
- What happens in the Academic Writing test? 90
- What happens in the GT Writing test? 92
- How is the Writing test marked? 92
- Model answers to Academic Writing Task 1 questions 95
- A single table in Task 1 100
- Assessing candidates for Academic Writing Task 1 101
- Assessing candidates for GT Writing Task 1 108
- Assessing candidates for Academic and GT Writing Task 2 112
- Understanding Task Fulfilment in Writing Task 2 114
- Tone in Academic Writing Task 2 and GT Writing Task 1 116
- The introduction in Writing Task 2 123
- Writing the essay 125
- Topic and supporting sentences in Writing Task 2 127
- The conclusion in Writing Task 2 129
- Understanding Coherence and Cohesion in Writing 129
- Paragraph organisation in Writing Task 2 134
- Linkers 136
- Punctuation 139
- Handwriting 143
- Understanding Vocabulary for Writing 144
- Describing graphs and charts in Academic Writing Task 1 145
- Using approximate language in Task 1 150
- Nominalisation 152
- Understanding Grammar for Writing 155
- Grammar and Vocabulary Test 1 157
- Grammar and Vocabulary Test 2 157
- Grammar and Vocabulary Test 3 158
- GT Task 1 formal letters – a request 159
- GT Task 1 formal letters – a complaint 161
- GT Task 1 formal letters – an offer 162
- GT Task 1 semi-formal letters – a view 163
- Academic Writing Taster Test 164
- GT Writing Taster Test ‘ 168
- Writing – Putting it all together 170
- Chapter 5 IELTS Speaking 173
- What happens in the Speaking test? 173
- How is the Speaking test marked? 174
- Speaking Taster (Buzzer) Test 180
- Fluency and Coherence 180
- Spoken vocabulary and grammar 198
- Pronunciation 213
- Speaking – Putting it all together 226
- Chapter 6 IELTS Spelling 229
- Writing Task 1 229
- Writing Task 2 231
- Spelling and Pronunciation 231
- Spelling and remembering what you see 238
- Chapter 7 IELTS Vocabulary and Grammar 248
- Introduction to Vocabulary 248
- Word families 253
- Reference and substitution 255
- Vocabulary in Speaking Part 1 – Personal information and mini topics …. 264
- Phrasal verbs 269
- Thirty-three idioms which are safe to use in the Speaking test 280
- Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 1 281
- Multi-choice test for vocabulary, grammar, and spelling 2 284
- Sentence types 285
- PART III IELTS Practice Tests
- Academic Practice Test 1 288
- Academic Practice Test 2 303
- Academic Practice Test 3 319
- Academic Practice Test 4 336
- General Training Practice Test 1 353
- General Training Practice Test 2 364
- Answers to Parts I and II 377
- Answers to Part III 403
- Appendices 443
- IELTS Logs: Reading, Speaking, Vocabulary 443
- Checklists for practice and real tests 447
- Answer sheet 456
- ON CD-ROM: Audio Recordings 1-75