,Collins
Eng Iish for Exa ms
Speaking
for IElTS
Karen Kovacs
,HarperCollins Publishers
77- 85 Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8JB
First ed ition 2011
Reprint 109876 5 43 21 0
© HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ISBN 978-0- 00-742325- 5
Colli ns ® is a registered trademark of HarperCollins
Pub l isher~ Limited
www.collinselt.com
A catalogue record for th is book is availa ble fro m the
Briti sh Li brary
Typeset in India by Aptara
Printed in Italy by LEGO SpA, Lavis [Trento]
All r ights reserved . No part of this book may be
reprodu ced , stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechan ica l,
photo copying , recording or otherwise, without the prior
permission in writing of the Publisher. This book is sold
subject to th e conditions that it shall not, by way of trade
or otherwise, be lent, re -sold, hired out or otherwise
ci rculated without the publisher's prior consent in any
form of binding or cover other than that in which it is
published and without a sim ilar condit ion includ ing this
condit ion being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
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 Franc;:ois,
for their support an d 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 welcom e distraction .
, Contents
Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page number
Introduction 4
People & Family matters Pronunciation : Strong and weak forms 8
relationships of prepositions; 'Knowing' a word
2 A healthy body Health and Pronunciation: Expressing 16
fitness enthusiasm; Expressing opinions;
Planning your answer
3 Studies & work Education Speculating; Pronunciation: Word 24
stress; Giving answers that are the
right length
4 The world Nature and the Using complex sentences; 32
around us environment Pronunciation: Long and short vowel
sounds; Using news articles to
improve your answers
5 Communication Language and Expressing attitude; 40
communication Pronunciation: Consonants;
Giving yourself time to think
6 Technology Science and Phrasal verbs; Pronunciation: 48
technology Sentence stress, the schwa; Coherence
7 Hobbies Employment Expressing likes and dislikes ; 56
and finances Pronunciation : The schwa ;
Sounding polite
8 Youth Youth 'Used to' and 'would'; Pronunciation: 64
Past tense -ed endings, diphthongs;
Fluency
9 Home People and Describing places; Pronunciation: 72
places Silent letters ; Clarifying, paraphrasing
and givin g examples
10 Culture Culture and Pronunciation: Linking; Using future 80
modern society forms ; Predicting questions
11 On the move Holidays and Expressing yourself indirectly; 88
travel Pronunciation : Extra stress; Knowing
what kind of speaker you are
12 Practice exam 96
Audio scripts 98
Answer key 132
Pronunciation chart 144
Eng Iish for Exa ms
Speaking
for IElTS
Karen Kovacs
,HarperCollins Publishers
77- 85 Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8JB
First ed ition 2011
Reprint 109876 5 43 21 0
© HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ISBN 978-0- 00-742325- 5
Colli ns ® is a registered trademark of HarperCollins
Pub l isher~ Limited
www.collinselt.com
A catalogue record for th is book is availa ble fro m the
Briti sh Li brary
Typeset in India by Aptara
Printed in Italy by LEGO SpA, Lavis [Trento]
All r ights reserved . No part of this book may be
reprodu ced , stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechan ica l,
photo copying , recording or otherwise, without the prior
permission in writing of the Publisher. This book is sold
subject to th e conditions that it shall not, by way of trade
or otherwise, be lent, re -sold, hired out or otherwise
ci rculated without the publisher's prior consent in any
form of binding or cover other than that in which it is
published and without a sim ilar condit ion includ ing this
condit ion being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.
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 Franc;:ois,
for their support an d 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 welcom e distraction .
, Contents
Unit Title Topic Exam focus Page number
Introduction 4
People & Family matters Pronunciation : Strong and weak forms 8
relationships of prepositions; 'Knowing' a word
2 A healthy body Health and Pronunciation: Expressing 16
fitness enthusiasm; Expressing opinions;
Planning your answer
3 Studies & work Education Speculating; Pronunciation: Word 24
stress; Giving answers that are the
right length
4 The world Nature and the Using complex sentences; 32
around us environment Pronunciation: Long and short vowel
sounds; Using news articles to
improve your answers
5 Communication Language and Expressing attitude; 40
communication Pronunciation: Consonants;
Giving yourself time to think
6 Technology Science and Phrasal verbs; Pronunciation: 48
technology Sentence stress, the schwa; Coherence
7 Hobbies Employment Expressing likes and dislikes ; 56
and finances Pronunciation : The schwa ;
Sounding polite
8 Youth Youth 'Used to' and 'would'; Pronunciation: 64
Past tense -ed endings, diphthongs;
Fluency
9 Home People and Describing places; Pronunciation: 72
places Silent letters ; Clarifying, paraphrasing
and givin g examples
10 Culture Culture and Pronunciation: Linking; Using future 80
modern society forms ; Predicting questions
11 On the move Holidays and Expressing yourself indirectly; 88
travel Pronunciation : Extra stress; Knowing
what kind of speaker you are
12 Practice exam 96
Audio scripts 98
Answer key 132
Pronunciation chart 144
