Get Ready for IELTS Listening

Sep 30, 2026

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Get Ready for IELTS Listening is designed for learners with a band score of 3 or 4 who aim to reach a higher score in the IELTS Academic Listening test. The course builds pre-intermediate listening skills through 12 topic-based units, each with aims, language development, and skills development. After each three units, a Review unit consolidates content. The book also includes a full practice test, audio CDs with paced and faster listening, an answer key, and a glossary with Cobuild definitions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages136

Reading Time5 h 43 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Using Get Ready for IELTS Listening

The 12 Units

Unit 1 Friends abroad

Unit 2 Food and cooking

Unit 3 Presentations

Review 1

Unit 4 Work

Unit 5 On campus services

Unit 6 Staying safe

Review 2

Unit 7 Studying, exams and revision

Unit 8 Shopping

Unit 9 Hobbies, interests and sports

Review 3

Unit 10 Work-life balance

Unit 11 Comparing cultures

Unit 12 Exploring the oceans

Review 4

Practice test

Audio scripts

Answer key

Glossary

www.hasanboy.uz dan olindi Get Ready for IELTS LISTENING Jane Short 巨POWERED BY COBUILD with 2 CDs Contents Unit TitleTopicExam focusPageIntroduction4 1 Friends abroadTravel,countries andForm completion,note completionnationaltiesmultiple-choice questions 2 Food and cookingFood,cooking,Completing notes,tables and flow14measures and weights charts,matching information 3 PresentationsAcademic subjectsCompleting sentences and tables,diagram 20labelling,multiple-choice questions Review 1 26 4 WorkTypes of work,Note completion,short-answer28workplacesquestions,matching 5 On campus servicesUniversity facilitiesLabelling maps and flow charts,short-34answer questions,sentence completion 6 Staying safeCrime,protection andMultiple-choice questions,short-answer 40safetyquestions,table completion 46 Review 2 7Studying,exams and Study habitsMultiple-choice questions,completingrevisionflow charts 8Shopping andSpending habits,Completing notes,answering matchingspendingproductsquestions,short-answer questions Hobbies,interestsInterests and pastimes Completing forms and tables,multiple-and sportschoice questions Review 3 66 10 Work-life balanceTime managementCompleting notes and sentences,68labelling diagrams 11 Comparing culturesFood,dress,housingMatching sentences,short-answer74questions,multiple-choice questions 12 Exploring the oceans Natural resources,Diagram and flow chart completion,80ocean lifenote completionReview 486Practice test88Audio scripts93Answer key118Glossary129 Get Ready for IELTS Listening has been written for learners with a band score of 3 or 4 who want toachieve a higher score.Using this book will help you improve your pre-intermediate listening skills forthe IELTS Academic Listening test. # You can use Get Ready for IELTS Listening: ·as a self-study course.We recommend that you work systematically through the 12 units inorder to benefit from its progressive structure. ·as a supplementary listening skills course for IELTS preparation classes.The book providesenough material for approximately 50 hours of classroom activity. # Get Ready for IELTS Listening ·This comprises a book and two CDs. ·The book contains 12 units.Each unit focuses on a different topic and these topics are onesthat often appear in the IELTS exam. ·After every three units,there is a Review unit which helps you to revise the language andskills covered in the previous units. ·At the end of the book the Practice test gives you the opportunity to take an IELTS-style testunder test conditions. ·There is also a full answer key at the back of the book so you can check your answers.Hereyou will find suggested answers for more open-ended questions and model answers for theexam practice questions in Part 3 of the unit. ·The glossary at the back of the book lists the useful words from each unit with their Cobuilddictionary definitions. ·Two audio CDs accompany the book.These contain thelistening exercises.When you see thisicon please play the CD.CD1 features language at a pre-intermediate level speed and CD2features language that is a little faster.This is to help you prepare for the speed that features inthe IELTS test. Each unit starts with the Aims of the unit.They outline the key language and skills covered. Part 1:Language development provides exercises on vocabulary related to the topic as wellas keygrammar related to the IELTS Task covered in the unit.Clear structures are provided. Part 2:Skills development provides step-by-step exercises and guidance on specific questiontypes that appear in the test.There are explanations and examples that show you how to approacheach question type.Useful tips are highlighted to help you develop successful test-takingstrategies. Part 3:Exam practice provides one exam practice question for either Task 1 or Task 2 in a format thatfollows the actual exam.You can use this to check whether or not you are ready for the test. Finally,a checklist s

FAQs

Who is Get Ready for IELTS Listening suitable for?

It is written for learners with a band score of 3 or 4 who want to achieve a higher score, improving pre-intermediate listening for the IELTS Academic Listening test.

How is the listening course structured across the book?

The book has 12 topic-based units, and after every three units there is a Review unit to revisit the language and skills covered. It ends with a Practice test and supporting answer key and glossary.

What do the two audio CDs cover?

CD1 features language at a pre-intermediate speed, while CD2 features language that is a little faster to prepare for the speed in the IELTS test.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by Callum