Welcome to this New Oriental IELTS preparation course and the Speaking Book in particular.
The Speaking test, although relatively short (11-14 minutes), is often the most nerve-wracking module in IELTS because you are face to face with the examiner. Not only that, but you have to listen, process the examiner’s language, and answer the question clearly, using correct grammar structures and with only a minimum of hesitation.
The second edition of Outcomes is the only course that is consistently focused on helping students achieve the real world communicative outcomes they want and need. This lexically rich course emphasises students' need to have the conversations in English that they would in their own language. This new edition contains more contemporary and global content, reflecting English as it is used in the world and is visible via rewritten texts and new National Geographic photos and videos. There is a strong emphasis on real and natural English usage so students can develop the English language skills necessary for the real world.
Lessons for IELTS - WritingWelcome to this New Oriental IELTS preparation course and the Writing Book in particular.
One of the most difficult challenges you will face in a Academic Writing Test is being able to respond to Task 1 and Task 2 questions appropriately. In this book, you will be guided to produce the kind of writing that is required.
Grammar is very important. You will learn the most common verb tenses and how to use them as well as the correct grammar structures for a variety of language functions that you will need to answer Task 1 (comparing, contrasting, etc.) and Task 2 (evaluating, discussing, giving opinions, etc.)
Vocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL TestVocabulary and Grammar for the TOEFL Test is powered by language from the Collins COBUILD corpus. The 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus is the world’s largest database of the English language and is updated every month. You can be sure the language you learn is up-to-date.
As its title suggests, this book is a selection of papers that use English corpora to study language variation along three dimensions - time, place and genre. In broad terms, the book aims to bridge the gap between corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics and to increase our knowledge of the characteristics of English language. It includes eleven papers which address a variety of research questions but with the commonality of a corpus-based methodology.
