Reading for IELTS (Collins English for Exams)

Collins Reading for IELTS--------------------------------------------------If your reading is preventing you from getting the score you need inIELTS, Collins Reading for IELTS can help. Don't let one skill holdyou back. Collins Reading for IELTS has been specially created forlearners of English who plan to take the Academic IELTS exam to demonstratethat they have the required ability to communicate effectively in Englishat university. It is ideal for learners with band score 5 - 5.5 whoare aiming for band score 6 or higher on the IELTS test (CEF levelB1 and above). What is IELTS? The International English Language TestingSystem (IELTS) is sat by over 1.4 million candidates around the worldevery year. It is the most common test used by universities for foreignstudents to prove their language level. IELTS is also increasinglyused for immigration purposes, with Australia, New Zealand and Canadaall requiring visa applicants whose first language is not English tosubmit an IELTS grade. The system tests candidates' Reading, Writing,Listening and Speaking in four separate papers. Usually, students mustachieve a good mark in all four skills in order to gain entry to the course, job, or country of their choice. For this reason, candidateswill often sit the exam numerous times to secure the score that theyneed. There are two IELTS Reading papers: General and Academic. CollinsReading for IELTS concentrates on the Academic paper. Powered by COBUILDThe 4-billion-word Collins corpus is the world's largest database ofthe English language. It is updated every month and has been at theheart of Collins COBUILD for over 20 years.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Els Van Geyte has been working at the English forInternational Students Unit at the University of Birmingham (UK) forover 10 years, teaching IELTS exam strategies and the academic languageskills her students need for their chosen courses.