Speaking For Ielts (collins English For Exams) (Kovacs, Karen)

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About the author Karen Kovacs is a DELTA-qualified teacher with a Master's degree in Linguistics, and works as a lecturer at Bath Spa University, where she prepares students for their IELTS exams.

Author's acknowledgements I would like to thank my family, most especially Francois, for their support and their patience with me throughout the writing of this book. I couldn't have done it without you. And thanks also to Tess, our own little language learner, for being a most welcome distraction.

Contents

I Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page number 1

Introduction 6

1 People &

relationships

Family matters Pronunciation: Strong and weak form s

of prepositions; 'Know ing' a word

8

2 A healthy body Health and

fitness

Pronunciation: Expressing

enthusiasm; Expressing opinions;

Planning your answer

16

3 Studies & w ork Education Speculating; Pronunciation: Word

stress; Giving answ ers that are the

right length

26

6 The w orld

around us

Nature and the

environment

Using complex sentences;

Pronunciation: Long and short vowel

sounds; Using news articles to

improve your answ ers

32

5 Communication Language and

communication

Expressing attitude;

Pronunciation: Consonants;

60

Giving yourself time to think

6 Technology Science and

technology

Phrasal verbs; Pronunciation:

Sentence stress, the schwa; Coherence

68

7 Hobbies Employment

and finances

Expressing likes and dislikes;

Pronunciation: The schwa;

Sounding polite

56

8 Youth Youth Used to' and 'would'; Pronunciation:

Past tense -ed endings, diphthongs;

Fluency

66

9 Home People and

places

Describing places; Pronunciation:

Silent letters; Clarifying, paraphrasing

and giving examples

72

10 Culture Culture and Pronunciation: Linking; Using future 80

modern society forms; Predicting questions

11 On the move Holidays and

travel

Expressing yourself indirectly;

Pronunciation: Extra stress; Knowing

what kind of speaker you are

88

12 Practice exam 96

Audio scripts 98

A nsw er key 132

Pronunciation chart 166