Essential Words for the IELTS: With Downloadable Audio (Barron's Test Prep) Third Edition

The newer edition has wisely upgraded the initial task, in each of its 30 sub-units, of connecting new vocabulary items to their definitions after the reading of a passage. The passages are similar to but shorter than Academic IELTS passages. The twenty new words in a list are broken down to more manageable groups of about five words. Also added is practice in paraphrasing. Students have to recognize from a choice of two or three the one which offers the best paraphrase of a sentence from the passage. The follow up material after the vocabulary has been taught and practiced in very useful word family exercises (which students in my experience find difficult) is the chance to do a Task 1 or Task 2 writing exercise based on the subject of the reading, or, in other units, the chance to have a discussion about the topic of the reading. Or even to listen to something about the topic. So a very useful book which integrates the skills. (If only the actual exam did the same!) I use it as supplementary material and produce an answer sheet much like an IELTS answer sheet but broken down into the different sections. This enables students to send me their answers on one sheet which students like and also it makes for easy grading.

Very smart book with audio. ⭐10/10. Different books ware compared by our teachers and this one is the best. I recommend you to use this book.

If someone is gonna take the IELTS exam one should have this book!!!

The specific examples of vocabulary and their appropriate usage

It was very frustrating that that CD was broken. And I had to pay more to return it.💔It is frustrating. Really, I don’r recommend anyone to try it.

The paper quality is so bad and dark that's a cheap edition they printed out, I am not happy with this book honestly!