书名：Vocabulary for IELTS 柯林斯雅思考试词汇

作者：Anneli Williams

出版社名称：HarperCollins

出版时间：2012

语种：英文 

ISBN：9780007456826

商品尺寸：18.9 x 1.0 x 24.5 cm

包装：平装

页数：126（以实物为准）

雅思考试（IELTS）的全称是International English Language Testing System（国际英语语言测试系统），是一种为打算到使用英语的国家学习、工作或定居的人们设置的英语水平考试。Vocabulary for IELTS《雅思词汇》专攻雅思考试的词汇，帮助学生巩固词汇基础，从容应试。这本适合CEFR欧洲共同语言标准英语B1级及以上读者使用，相当于英语专业低年级学生或雅思4.0-5.0分、英语中级程度的读者。

此外，读者可以通过www.collinselt.com获取相关音频资源。

Vocabulary for IELTS is designed to helplearners increase their knowledge of IELTS vocabulary in the key areas covered in the four IELTS tests.

Learners benefit from

·exam practice at the end of each unit

·useful tips and exam strategies in every unit

·common collocations for the topics covered The Vocabulary for IELTS book vocabulary items and skills which are relevant to all four exam papers : Listening, Reading, writing and speaking. In each unit, you work towards an exam practice exercise which is modeled on the actual IELTS exam. Each unit contains activities that help you develop, step-by-step, the vocabulary knowledge and skills to help you tackle the exam. Exam tips throughout the book highlight essential vocabulary-related Learning strategies and exam techniques. Anneli Williams has taught English for academic purposes at university level in the UK for over 15 years, developing extensive experience assessing and preparing candidates for the IELTS examination. 1. People and relationship

2. Health

3. Education

4. Adventure

5. Gadgets

6. Cities

7. The art of persuasion

8. Getting involved

9. Global warming

10. Revision 1

11. Words for describing graphs and diagrams

12. Words for describing change

13. Words expressing similarity and difference

14. Words describing cause and effect

15. Signposting expressions for writing

16. Adverbs

17. Words for problems and solutions

18. Words for talking about ideas

19. Emphasis and understatement

20. Revisions 2

   Audio script

   Answer key

   Collocations

   IELTS information

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Type 2 diabetes is a chronic progressive condition which occurs when there is too much glucose in the blood, either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or because cells have become resistant to insulin. Complications resulting from diabetes include damage to kidneys, blindness, heart disease and strokes. The condition is associated with obesity; however, nearly three-quarters of the rise has been attributed to longer lifespans and better diagnosis. Having a close relative with the disease is also a risk factor. Type 2 diabetes has also become a major burden on health care systems around the world. Expenditure on treating the condition is projected to rise to over E30 billion annually within the next three years. However, a recent study has shown that if the condition is diagnosed within four years of onset it can be reversed by following a Low-calorie diet. Limiting food intake to 600 calories per day for eight weeks was shown to have a Lasting effect on the majority of subjects who took part in the trial. For many, Type 2 diabetes can be cured-and it need not cost the earth. 1More than twice as many adults have Type 2 diabetes as did thirty years ago. 2 Nearly a third of people in the Pacific Islands have diabetes. 3 Type 2 diabetes is a Long-term illness which can be caused by insufficient insulin production. 4 The increase in Type 2 diabetes is part Ly due to greater Life expectancy.

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