THE LISTENING MODULE 7
Introduction 7
UNIT 1 Orientating yourself to the text 8
UNIT 2 Listening for specific information 10
UNIT 3 Identifying detail 14
UNIT 4 Identifying main ideas 16
UNIT 5 Seeing beyond the surface meaning 19
UNIT 6 Following signpost words 22
UNIT 7 Being aware of stress, rhythm and intonation 25
THE READING MODULE 28
Introduction 28
UNIT 1 Orientating yourself to the text 29
UNIT 2 Skimming/scanning for specific information and detail 33
UNIT 3 Identifying main and supporting ideas 38
UNIT 4 Improving global reading skills 42
UNIT 5 Summarising 46
UNIT 6 Understanding argument 49
UNIT 7 Identifying opinion/attitude and making inferences 53
UNIT 8 The General Training module,Section 1 57
UNIT 9 The General Training module,Section 2 62
THE WRITING MODULE 66
Introduction 66
UNIT 1 Describing facts and figures 67
UNIT 2 Describing trends 69
UNIT 3 Summarising data 73
UNIT 4 Describing a process 76
UNIT 5 General Training,Task 1 78
UNIT 6 General Training,Task 1 continued 80
UNIT 7 Academic and General Training,Task 2 82
UNIT 8 Planning a structure 85
UNIT 9 Introducing topics and main ideas 88
UNIT 10 Developing an argument 91
UNIT 11 Writing your answer 93
THE SPEAKING MODULE 96
Introduction 96
UNIT 1 Part one of the Speaking test-the interview 98
UNIT 2 Part two of the Speaking test-the long turn 102
UNIT 3 Part three of the Speaking test-the discussion 106
SUPPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES 109
Listening 109
Reading 111
Writing 115
Speaking 122
PRACTICE TEST 127
Listening 127
Reading Academic Module 133
Writing Academic Module 144
Reading Module 146
Writing Module 157
Speaking 159
RECORDING SCRIPT 160
ANSWER KEY 176
SAMPLE ANSWER SHEETS 190
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 192