''IELTS Express is a two-level preparation course for candidates studying for the International English Language Testing System examination (IELTS). IELTS - type tasks and practice activities provide students with the essential skills they need for exam success.

Each IELTS Express Coursebook is an ideal choice for short preparation courses of 30-40 hours, and can easily be extended for longer courses by selecting from the supplementary material.

IELTS Express Upper Intermediate Coursebook is designed for candidates at Band 5 and above who are planning to take the IELTS Academic exam. It includes: full coverage of all four IELTS modules
a complete 'Practice test' for the Academic exam
three 'Progress tests' to review essential skills and task types
'In the exam' sections with detailed information on each part of the exam
'For this task' sections offering strategies for each IELGS exam task type
'Express tips' with practical suggestions for taking the exam
a 'Language bank' of useful expressions for IELTS writing and speaking
a 'Writing bank' with annotated model answers for the writing tasks
recorded 'speaking models' to help learners prepare for the exam interview
'Answer key' and 'Listening scripts' for all Reading and Listening sections.'' (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENT

Unit 1 - Leisure Activities

READING

Exam tasks: Matching headings to paragraphs -- Summary completion -- Short-answer questions
Skills: Approaching the test -- Skimming for main ideas -- Scanning for keywords

SPEAKING -- Part 1: Introduction and Interview -- Part 2: Individual long-turn
Exam tasks: Introduction and interview -- Individual long turn
Skills: Giving personal information -- Providing additional information -- Organising your talk

Unit 2 - Education

LISTENING -- Section 1: Non-academic dialogue
Exam tasks: Form completion -- Multiple-choice questions with single answers

Skills: Anticipating what you will hear -- Following instructions carefully -- Identifying keywords and paraphrasing

Writing - Task 1 (Academic)

Exam tasks: Describing graphs, bar charts, pie charts and tables
Skills: Understanding visual information -- Writing the introduction -- Organising the main body text -- Comparing graphs

Progess test 1 Listening
Reading
Writing - Speaking

Unit 3 - Technology

READING
Exam tasks: Labelling a diagram -- Table completion -- Classification
Skills: Locating information in the text -- Linking visual information to the text

SPEAKING -- Part 2: Individual long turn -- Part 3: Two-way discussion
Exam tasks: Individual long turn -- Two-way discussion
Skills: Introducing the topic -- Expressing opinion -- Comparing and contrasting information

Unit 4 - The Workplace

LISTENING - Section 2: Non-academic monologue
Exam tasks: Flowchart completion -- Label completion
Skills: Identifying signpost words -- Following a description

WRITING - Task 2 (Academic)
Exam tasks: 'Agree or disagree' essay
Skills: Recognising different approaches -- Writing the opening paragraph -- Presenting and justifying your opinion -- Expression disagreement -- Writing the conclusion

Progress test 2
Listening
Reading
Writing - Speaking

Unit 5 - Climate and the Environment

READING
Exam tasks: Yes/No/Not given -- Sentence completion
Skills: Analysing meaning -- Identifying paragraph

SPEAKING -- Part 2: Individual long-turn -- Part 3: Two-way discussion

Exam tasks: Individual long turn -- Two-way discussion
Skills: Describing and explaining -- Speculating -- Communicating your ideas clearly

Unit 6 - Globalisation

LISTENING -- Section 3: Academic dialogue
Exam tasks: Classification -- Sentence completion -- Notes completion
Skills: Listening and writing simultaneously -- Identifying distractors -- Understanding meaning

WRITING -- Task 1 (Academic)
Exam tasks: Describing charts and graphs
Skills: Describing trends -- Describing a process

Progress test 3 Listening
Reading
Writing - Speaking

Unit 7 -Communication

READING
Exam tasks: Multiple-choice questions with multiple answers -- Multiple-choice questions with single answers -- True/False/Not given

Skills: Identifying distracting information -- Using features of speech

Unit 8 - Growth and Development

LISTENING -- Section 4: Academic monologue

Exam tasks: Short-answer questions -- Multiple-choice questions with multiple answers -- Summary completion
Skills: Identifying features of speech -- Using features of speech

WRITING -- Task 2 (Academic)
Exam tasks: 'For and against' essay
Skills: Deciding the approach -- Providing supporting evidence

Practice test
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking

Writing bank
Unit 2
Unit 4
Unit 6
Unit 8

Answer key

Listening scripts

A preparation course for candidates studying for the International English Language Testing System examination (IELTS)