Map of the book 2
Introduction 4
IELTS Test summary 6
Unit 1 Human nature 8
Unit 2 Time for a change 12
Unit 3 No man is an island 18
Unit 4 Scientific discovery 22
Unit 5 Striving to achieve 28
Test one 32
Unit 6 Powers of persuasion 34
Unit 7 Ways and means 40
Unit 8 State control 44
Unit 9 Natural history 48
Unit 10 Rocket science 54
Test two 58
Unit 11 Progress 60
Unit 12 The latest thing 66
Unit 13 Urban jungle 72
Unit 14 Tackling issues 76
Unit 15 This Earth 80
Test three 84
Unit 16 Energy efficient 86
Unit 17 Getting down to business 90
Unit 18 Law enforcement 96
Unit 19 The media 100
Unit 20 A matter of taste 104
Test four 110
Unit 21 Learning vocabulary 112
Unit 22 IELTS Reading 116
Unit 23 IELTS Writing 120
Unit 24 IELTS Listening 124
Unit 25 IELTS Speaking 128
Test five 132
Answer key 134
Recording scripts 158
Translation 169
Wordlist 190
Acknowledgements 195