IELTS ADVANTAGE: READING SKILLS

IELTS Advantage: Reading Skills is a fully comprehensive resource for passing the IELTS Academic Reading Test with a grade of 6.5–7.0 or higher. Students who are taking the General IELTS Test can also benefit from the book. This book teaches a range of key strategies for reading more effectively and for understanding texts more easily, such as skimming, scanning and speed-reading techniques , helping students to get a better result in the Reading paper.Each of the ten units provides a variety of long and short texts that cover major topic areas likely to appear in the exam. Each unit is divided into different sections to help students:get to know the many question types and how to approach themdevelop skills to cope with the amount of reading in the testlearn strategies which help in making the most of the time in the examdevelop vocabulary and collocations, with particular attention paid to synonyms and paraphrases, essential for a good exam resultKey features:Suitable for classroom study or self-studyIncludes answer keyIncludes additional sections to help students with core skills needed for IELTS:Useful websites for hours of IELTS reading practiceProblems to avoid when filling in the answer sheetTips for effective vocabulary skillsHow to get the most from your dictionaryA summary of IELTS tipsHow this book helps prepare for the other IELTS papers