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A command of English vocabulary that applies to many different situations and contexts is essential for ESL students who aim to succeed on the IELTS. This book offers them extensive practice in vocabulary building and correct English usage, with emphasis on 600 English words that relate to specific categories and appear frequently on IELTS exams. These categories include nature and the environment, leisure activities and hobbies, the arts and culture, transportation, health, tourism, business, technology, social issues, and education. Author Lin Lougheed concentrates on teaching 600 English words from these categories. He presents exercises that teach ESL students how to figure out the meanings of countless new words by reading or hearing them in relation to the context in which they are used. All activities are like the actual questions on the IELTS exam and provide extra test practice. Dr. Lougheed suggests helpful strategies for learning and retaining word meanings, for instance, by using a word in four different ways: reading, writing, hearing, and speaking it in a given context. He also offers tips on analyzing unfamiliar compound words to determine their meanings and he includes vocabulary expanding exercises with answers in every chapter. The enclosed audio CD presents exercises in listening comprehension.

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PublisherB.E.S. Publishing

ISBN-101438070713

ISBN-139781438070711

eBay Product ID (ePID)92889832

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Number of Pages368 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEssential Words for the Ielts

Publication Year2011

SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Vocabulary, TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) & IELTS (International English Language Testing System), Speech

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Study Aids, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorLin Lougheed

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight13.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN2010-043858

Dewey Edition23

Target AudienceTrade

Dewey Decimal428.0076

Lc Classification NumberPe1128.L6437 2011

Table of ContentIntroduction Vocabulary and the IELTS IELTS Study Contract Self-Study Activities How to Use This Book Unit 1: The Natural World Environmental Impacts of Logging Bird Migration Plant Life in the Taklimakan Desert Unit 2: Leisure Time Peripheral Vision in Sports History of the Circus Uses of Leisure Time Unit 3: Transportation First Headlamps Major Subways of Europe Electric Cars Around the Globe Unit 4: Culture Origins of Writing Hula Dancing in Hawaiian Culture The Art of Mime Unit 5: Health Nurse Migration Aerobic Exercise and Brain Health How Drugs Are Studied Unit 6: Tourism Hiking the Inca Trail What Is Ecotourism? Learning Vacations Unit 7: Business What Makes a Small Business Successful? Brand Loyalty Global Outsourcing Unit 8: Society Social Networking Why Are Women Leaving Science Careers? Wheelchair-Accessibility Issues Unit 9: Education Learning Styles The Homeschool Option Educating the Gifted Unit 10: Technology/Inventions The Development of the Lightbulb The Invention of Variable-Pitch Propellers The Transatlantic Cable Appendix Answer Key Audioscripts

Essential Words for the IELTS by Lin Lougheed (2011, Trade Paperback)