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Contents
Unit Topic Grammar focus Grammar Exam
practice Sub-skill Page number
1 O
Holidays and travel
Simple tenses Present simple, past simple and present perfect
Speaking Part 1 Writing Task 2 6
2 Free time Continuous tenses Past continuous, present continuous, present perfect
continuous
Writing Task 1 Reading 10
3 o •1 I1
Fame Past Narrative tenses: past perfect and used to/would
Reading Listening Section 2 14
4 O
Education Future 1 Witt and going to Listening Section 1 Speaking Part 3 18
5 O
The Internet Future 2 Present continuous for future and future perfect
Listening Section 2 Reading 22
6 O
The family Word order and punctuation
Subject + verb + object and punctuation
Writing Task 2 Speaking Part 2 26
7 The environment Subject/verb agreement Singular + plural nouns/verbs and determiners
Reading Writing Task 1 30
8 o *1 1*
Food Countable/ uncountable nouns
Countable and uncountable nouns Speaking Part 2 Listening Section 1 34
9 Employment and finance Articles Using a, the or no article Writing Task 1 Reading 38
10 o
Youth Linking words and signposting
Giving additional, opposite, contrasting information
Reading Listening Section 4 42
Unit Topic Grammar focus Grammar E
P Sub-skill Page number
11 O
People and places Comparatives and superlatives
Comparative structures Listening Section 3 Speaking Part 1 46
12 O
Crime Modals 1 Present modals can/may/should etc. Speaking Part 3 Writing Task 2 50
13 Q
The planet Modals 2 Past modal verbs Listening Section 3 Reading 54
14 O
Globalization Conditionals Zero, first, second and third conditionals
Speaking Part 3 Writing Task 2 58
15 O
Culture and modern society
Reported speech Tense, time and pronoun changes Reading Speaking Part 2 62
16 O
Health and fitness Pronoun use Using reference words to maintain cohesion in writing
Writing Task 2 Listening Section 2 66
17 Fashion Paragraph and text organization
Understanding how texts and paragraphs are organized
Reading Writing Task 1 70
18 O
Film and entertainment The passive Simple passive Speaking Part 2 Listening Section 3 74
19 O
Wildlife Relative clauses Relative clauses Listening Section 4 Speaking Part 3 78
20 Men and women Noun phrases Construction of noun phrases Writing Task 2 Reading 82
Audio script 86
Answer key 103
Grammar reference
Unit 1 1U
Unit 2 115
Unit 3 116
Unit U 117
Unit 5 118
Unit 11 119
Unit U 120
Unit 15 122
Unit 18 123
IELTS information 124
Introduction
Who is this book for?
Grammar for IELTS w ill help improve your grammatical knowledge for all four papers of the IELTS exam. As you know, grammatical accuracy and range are part of the marking criteria for the IELTS Writing and Speaking papers. Also, grammatical accuracy is important in the IELTS Listening and Reading papers. The book can be used for self-study or as supplementary m aterial for IELTS preparation classes. It is suitable for learners at level 5.0-5.5 aiming for band 6.0 or higher.
Summary
The Grammar for IELTS book and CD cover grammar and skills which are relevant to all four exam papers: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Each unit begins with a grammar section presenting the key grammar for the unit with example sentences and explanations. This grammar section is followed by exercises that help you develop the grammatical knowledge and skills needed for the exam. At the end of each unit, there is an exam practice section which is modelled on the actual IELTS exam. Tips throughout the book highlight essential grammar-related learning strategies and exam techniques.
Content
Units
Each unit is divided into three parts.
The first part introduces key grammar using Collins COBUILD grammar explanations and example sentences.
The second part, containing Practice exercises, provides a structured set of exercises which help you develop the skills to successfully apply grammatical knowledge to the exam. The exercises are a combination of traditional grammar exercises …
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