Timesaver for Exams: IELTS Listening (5.5 - 7.5) + CD by Helen Chilton (author)

Timesaver for Exams is a series of supplementary photocopiable materials for teachers preparing students for the Cambridge suite of exams. They provide a rigorous yet motivating approach to exam preparation with a range of activities covering all aspects of the target exams, including tips on strategy and practice of exam task types.

Twenty-four ready-to-use listening lessons targeted at students preparing for the IELTS exam. Engaging, contemporary topic angles designed to motivate older teenagers and young adult classes. Thorough practice of all parts of the exam, with tips for boosting grades in each lesson. Includes IELTS Listening practice tests. Full answer key and transcripts. An ideal accompaniment to any IELTS coursebook. Level 5.5 – 7.5 (Upper Intermediate-Advanced CEF levels B2 – C1)

Product Details

Series

Timesaver for Exams

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407169729

Date published

February 2nd, 2017

Other details

96 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Timesaver for Exams

Activities & resources

IELTS Listening sample pages (4 pages)

Reviews

Corinna Fuchs
on 28 June 2017

Good value for money

Having used and included exercises from IELTS listening into my classes, I can only say that it is a great resource book and suitable for the preparation but also for the actual conduction of exams. There are all types of exam formats included (e.g. multiple choice, matching, note completion) although note completion is the prevailing one.

What I found really useful about the book is that it provides a pre-listening task at the beginning of each topic. This helped me to enhance my students’ level of motivation, tune them in and to improve their speaking skills at the same time. However, the format of this task remains the same throughout the whole book (pair discussion with pictures and questions), which I believe is slightly too tedious.

Another positive aspect is that vocabulary exercises are included for every topic (different formats) and also exam tips that turned out to be quite helpful for my students.

One aspect that I could criticise is that the level of the book is possibly not a 100% suitable. I’ve already used it with my 4.5-5.0 students (CEFR – level B1) and they could also do the tasks easily. I’ve also recommended the book to one of my weaker students because I think it’s a great resource for self-study purposes as both transcripts and solutions are offered at the end of the book.

Cutting a long story short, IELTS listening is good value for money and a definite must-have that deserves a spot in every English teacher’s bookshelf.

4 out of 5