Collins
English for Exams
Karen Kovacs
,Collins
English for Exams
Speaking
for IELTS
Karen Kovacs
,H arperC ollins P ublishers
77 -8 5 Fulham Palace Road
H am m ersm ith
London W 6 8JB
First edition 2011
Reprint 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
© H arperCollins Pu b lish ers 2011
IS B N 9 7 8 -0 -0 0 -7 4 2 3 2 5 -5
C ollins ® is a registered tradem ark of H arperCollins
Pu b lish er^ Limited
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the
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Typeset in India by Aptara
Printed in Italy by LEGO SpA, Lavis (Trento!
A ll rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
perm ission in writing of the Publisher. This book is sold
subject to the conditions that it shall not, by way of trade
or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise
circulated without the pub lish er's prior consent in any
form of binding or cover other than that in which it is
published and without a sim ilar condition including this
condition being im posed on the subsequent purchaser.
About the author
Karen Kovacs is a DELTA-qualified teacher with a
M a ste r's degree in Linguistics, and w orks a s a lecturer at
Bath Spa University, where she prepares students for their
IELTS exams.
Author's acknowledgements
I would like to thank my family, m ost 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 a lso to Tess, our own little language learner,
for being a most welcome distraction.
, Contents
I Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page num ber 1
Introduction 6
1 People & Fam ily m atters Pronunciation: Strong and w eak form s 8
re la tio n sh ip s of prepositions; 'K n o w in g ' a word
2 A healthy body Health and Pronunciation: Exp re ssin g 16
fitness enthusiasm ; E xp re ssin g opinions;
P lanning your an sw e r
3 S tu d ie s & w o rk Education Speculating; Pronunciation: Word 26
stress; Giving a n sw e rs that are the
right length
6 The w o rld Nature and the U sing com plex sentences; 32
a ro u n d u s environm ent Pronunciation: Long and short vowel
sou n d s; U sing new s articles to
im prove your a n sw e rs
5 C om m u n ication Lan gua ge and E xp re ssin g attitude; 60
com m unication Pronunciation: C onsonants;
Giving yourself time to think
6 Technology Science and P h rasal verbs; Pronunciation: 68
technology Sentence stress, the schwa; Coherence
7 H ob b ie s Em ploym ent E xp re ssin g likes and dislikes; 56
and finances Pronunciation: The schwa;
S o u n d in g polite
8 Youth Youth Used to' and 'w ould'; Pronunciation: 66
Past tense -ed endings, diphthongs;
Fluency
9 Hom e People and D escribing places; Pronunciation: 72
places Silent letters; Clarifying, p araphrasing
and giving exam ples
10 C ulture Culture and Pronunciation: Linking; U sing future 80
m odern society form s; Predicting questions
11 On the m ove H olidays and E xp re ssin g yourself indirectly; 88
travel Pronunciation: Extra stress; Know ing
what kind of sp e a ke r you are
12 Practice exam 96
A u d io sc rip ts 98
A n s w e r key 132
P ron u n ciation chart 166
English for Exams
Karen Kovacs
,Collins
English for Exams
Speaking
for IELTS
Karen Kovacs
,H arperC ollins P ublishers
77 -8 5 Fulham Palace Road
H am m ersm ith
London W 6 8JB
First edition 2011
Reprint 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
© H arperCollins Pu b lish ers 2011
IS B N 9 7 8 -0 -0 0 -7 4 2 3 2 5 -5
C ollins ® is a registered tradem ark of H arperCollins
Pu b lish er^ Limited
www.collinselt.com
A catalogue record for this book is available from the
British Library
Typeset in India by Aptara
Printed in Italy by LEGO SpA, Lavis (Trento!
A ll rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical,
photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
perm ission in writing of the Publisher. This book is sold
subject to the conditions that it shall not, by way of trade
or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise
circulated without the pub lish er's prior consent in any
form of binding or cover other than that in which it is
published and without a sim ilar condition including this
condition being im posed on the subsequent purchaser.
About the author
Karen Kovacs is a DELTA-qualified teacher with a
M a ste r's degree in Linguistics, and w orks a s a lecturer at
Bath Spa University, where she prepares students for their
IELTS exams.
Author's acknowledgements
I would like to thank my family, m ost 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 a lso to Tess, our own little language learner,
for being a most welcome distraction.
, Contents
I Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page num ber 1
Introduction 6
1 People & Fam ily m atters Pronunciation: Strong and w eak form s 8
re la tio n sh ip s of prepositions; 'K n o w in g ' a word
2 A healthy body Health and Pronunciation: Exp re ssin g 16
fitness enthusiasm ; E xp re ssin g opinions;
P lanning your an sw e r
3 S tu d ie s & w o rk Education Speculating; Pronunciation: Word 26
stress; Giving a n sw e rs that are the
right length
6 The w o rld Nature and the U sing com plex sentences; 32
a ro u n d u s environm ent Pronunciation: Long and short vowel
sou n d s; U sing new s articles to
im prove your a n sw e rs
5 C om m u n ication Lan gua ge and E xp re ssin g attitude; 60
com m unication Pronunciation: C onsonants;
Giving yourself time to think
6 Technology Science and P h rasal verbs; Pronunciation: 68
technology Sentence stress, the schwa; Coherence
7 H ob b ie s Em ploym ent E xp re ssin g likes and dislikes; 56
and finances Pronunciation: The schwa;
S o u n d in g polite
8 Youth Youth Used to' and 'w ould'; Pronunciation: 66
Past tense -ed endings, diphthongs;
Fluency
9 Hom e People and D escribing places; Pronunciation: 72
places Silent letters; Clarifying, p araphrasing
and giving exam ples
10 C ulture Culture and Pronunciation: Linking; U sing future 80
m odern society form s; Predicting questions
11 On the m ove H olidays and E xp re ssin g yourself indirectly; 88
travel Pronunciation: Extra stress; Know ing
what kind of sp e a ke r you are
12 Practice exam 96
A u d io sc rip ts 98
A n s w e r key 132
P ron u n ciation chart 166
