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Pre-intermediate-lntermediate Band 5.5 to 4,5
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Louis Harrison
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Welcome to the Bridge to IELTS Student's Book!
Bridge to tELTS is the first stage in helping you рrераrе for taking the lELTS test, We want to
heIp you improve your English language and test skills and also develop уоur study skills.
We have carefully selected interesting topics and developed the language study step Ьу step.
We hаче also included revision sections to help you rеmеmЬеr 8rаmmаr and vocabulary you
lеаrпеd earlier.
дt the same time as you imрrоче your English language and study skills you'Il get lots of test
practice, ПЛоst of the activities in the units are based оп real lELTS test question types so whеп
you're improving your English skills, уоu'rе preparing for the test at the same time,
То make sure you're really ready to study for the test, iп Bridge to IELTS boxes we've included
information оп how the test works as well as tips оп how to do your best in the test.
And there's more! ln Bridge to IELTS we help you understand the situations which feature in
the test - student life and academic traditions that you will listen to and speak about in the
test. Look out for the Living /ELIS boxes which contain words and phrases to help you sound
natural and confident,
Most of all, we hope that you enjoy the course апd find it interesting, fun and motivating
because we lеаrп best whеп we enjoy what wе'rе learning!
All good wishes
Louis Harrison and Susan Hutchison
Кеу: Reading (R); Speaking (S); Listening (L); Writing (W)
Рдсв
UtltT / TlTlB
I
Ноmе
l пtrо d ч cti о п
2
6
:'O-week'
22
24
Review l
5 Teamwork
lпtrоdчсtiоп: rhe
first-year student
experlence
4
З2
Education
lпtrоdчсtiоп:
International student
prize
5 Buildings апd cities
6 Work
50
lntroduction:
Describing buiIdings
lпtrоdчсtiоп: student
volunteers
5а
бО
Review 5
7 UrЬап sports
lпtrоdчсtiоп: lJrЬап
hunt
бВ
The паtчrаl world
lntroduction: Travel
experiences
76
84
86
Review 4
conservation
lпtrоdчсtiоп: Earth
Day
94
Design
competition
Plans and Jrredjбfion5
lпtrоdчсtiоп: After the
соursе
Writing bank pages
Щ
Сопtепts
Present simple
Рrеsепt simple questions
and short answers
Grаmmаr: question forms; present tense VосаЬЧIаry; mаkiпg friends; positive and negative adjedives
R: Teomwork: matching headings
S: а person you admire
L: true ,/ false questions
and раrаgrарhs
Adverbs of frequency
соп / сопtfоr аЫlitу
W: describing а good leader
iп todoy's educotion: multip|e choice questions
table completion
S: mу studies
R: Chorces
I02
l
R:
Роrkочr: matching headings and paragraphs
table completion
hove to for оЫigаtiоп:
соп / con'tfor permission
S: mу favourite sport
W: describing а chart
пееd
R: The. сhопgiпg епчirопmепt
L: multiple selection
S: а specia| place of паturаl
of
Дustrо!iо.. multiple-choice questions
beauý
of tourism
R: Living iп.thе Вluе_Zоле: matching
L: true / false questions
summaries and
paragraphs
event
W: describing а tаЫе
Present реrfесt with еиеr
and леуеr
Past simple
Present perfect with for
and slлсе
Present simple passive
passive and active verbs
Grаmmаr; раssiче and active VосаЬчlаry; family relationships; the natura| world
R:
Мопоgiпg woter supplies: labelling
L: multiple-choice questions
S; an environmental рrоЫеm
/ solution essay
R: Think big: Iabelling
L;
multiple selection
countable and uпсоuпtаые
поuпs / sоmе апd опу
hоw mчсh / how mопу
Comparatives
S: mу favourite thing
W: comparison essay
Superlatives
L: Yes / No / Not given
R: Where's the сlоssюоm gоле2: matching headings and paragraphs
going to
о flЖff
112*123
present continuous and
present simple
Grammar: past tense questions with Ье; past tense irregular verbs; linking with so
VосаЬчlаry: adjectives to describe buildirigs; phrases аБоut work
S: mу plans for the future
W: discursive essay (2): The future of education
l
present continuous
Grаmmаr: сол; рrеSеRt simple; present сопtiпuочs VосаЬчlаry; character adjectives; acadernic sub_jects
L: summary completion
Past simple of Ье
R: The Eiffel lоиzеr: matching summaries with paragraphs
S: а special building
Past simple: regu|ar verbs
W: describing а city
R: l пееd о job: true / false questions
Past sirnple: questions
L: multipIe-choice questions
S: а rewarding ехреriепсе
Past simple: irregular verbs
W: discussing the benefits of doing а part-time job
W: problem
lпtrоdчсtiоп:
The Supermileage
Review 5
Nеw Yеоr iп Дustrоliа: short answer questions
s: ап important life
сеIеЫаtiоп
I2
R:
S: а special day or event
L: multiple-choice questions
W: describing а festival
W: discursive essay (I): Тhе advantages and disadvantages
lntroduction: Fаmilу
l
there is / there ore
W: а personal description
L;
9 Fаmilу
l
Present simple of Ье
S: describing а room
L: muItipIe-choice questions
W: describing graphs апd trends
40
42
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Gпдммдк
Moking Friепds: true / false questions
L:
Review 2
8
R:
14
Festivals
lntrod чсtiоп : carnivals
TBsT pRAcTl(E
will(поt)
countable ПоuПs cotтiparative and superlative adjecives; gqlлg to; witlVacabulary: поuпs
Assignments-Communication bank Pa8es I24-I27
рпошчlrlсlдтlоrt
vowel sounds
/о/ /ei/ /ai/
Syllable stress
,
.
Vосдвчипч
Впlо9r то
Йaking friends
Starting your talk
,
Wпlтlпlс sKllts
IELTS
lntroducing people Word order
Task cards
Talking about
LtvtMc
(ELTS
/ STuoy sKlt-ts
Ad.iectives to
describe rooms
....'
l positive and
l ne8ative adjectives
and dislikes
likes
Punctuation
main points
about people апd
things
соп't
Syllable stress
Numbers
i reading
passage
Academic subjects
and higher
education
Scanning
Structuring information
about а chart
.
iilKing about your
,studies
phrases to describe trends
.
Study skills: ib;nKing about siudy habiв
Using а dictionary
to
describe buildings ,Whеп you don't know
а word
-ed ending of
rеgulаr verbs
Adjectives
Oifferent
Work
pronunciations of
Playing for time
Being positive
Organising а paragraph
(l)
Talking about feelings Linking with so
the letter е
}
Strong and weak
forms: hоуе and
has
Landscape
features Vocabulary
Commenting
Presenting ап argument
Adjective and поuп
Family relationships
}
range
,
Structuring your talk
Adding emphasis (2) , Соmраriпg figures in а table
.ВЯфяi$
word stress in
verbs and nouns
-er endings
Adjectives to
describe objects
going to
ёБllосаtiопi
Talking about what
you like
For and against
Civing yoursЁif
Giving your oplnion
thinking time
Солtепfs
ý
Rвдрl lчс
l Complete the dialogue. Use the words below
fine Hello How meet пеw
Nice student this well frоm
Апа: 1_,
Read the text and answer the questions.
l
2
Sergei!
2
Sergei: Hi, Апа!
Апа: l'm З
are you?
,
thanks. And you?
О
, thanks,
5
Апа: Sergei
is Eva, ShеЪ from Argentina.
Eva: Hello, Sergei. б
to meet you.
you tool l'm _
Sergei: Nice to _
Russia.
Eva: Аrе you а 9
student?
Sergei: l'm very
7
Sergei: Yes, l аm.
Еча:
l'm а пеw
8
i0
_
}сФ Listen апd check your answers. Then work
in groups of three and practise the dialogue.
How mапу universities аrе there in Australia?
Who is O-week for?
Read the text again and choose Y (yes) or N (по).
l
2
5
4
Is
Australia а young
country?
ls o-week in the second week of
uпit
t
Ноmе
/
N
year?
the academic
Y/ N
Аrе some students from other countries? Y / N
Аrе the host students new
Y/ N
students?
too!
here аrе mапу reasons to study here! AustraШa is а very young апd exciting
соuпtrу. There аrе 41 universjties here and so there are mапу different courses
to choose frоm ! The teachers and the students аrе very friend[y. Are уоu frоm
another country? Don't wоrrуI Мапу students here аrеп't frоm Austra[ia either.
Тhеу'rе frоm mапу different countries too.
The first week of the academic year at оur universities is O-week. ]t's а time to meet
jsn't а tjme to studyl Student hosts аrе
реор[е, make friends and have funl 0-week
here to he[p you. They аrе students who know the university wel[. So ... AustraШa is
а great р[асе fоr уоu to [ive and [еаrп ! Austra lia is ТН Е р[асе to bel
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Y
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Listen to twо students, Fочаd and Agnes,
talking at the O-Week meeting. Tick the things
they talk аЬочt.
"a.JZ
D family П
Е friends П
А weather П
В food
П
с clothes П
ю.D Listen again and choose the correct answers.
l Fouad is in the .., department,
Ь business с art
а science
2 Fouad and Agnes аrе in ...
а Australia. Ь Canada. с Сеrmапу.
5 Yibo is from .,.
с SaudiArabia,
Ь Japan.
а China.
4 The barbeque is оп ...
а
Thursday.
Ь Friday,
с Saturday.
lШТПООЧСING PEOPLE
.r}."l-з Listen and рчt the sentences in order.
Hello, Fouad. Nice to meet you too,
П
]
]
Hi, yibo. Nice to meet уоч,
Fouad, this is Yibo, Yibo, this is Fouad.
yiьоъ а science student too.
Work in g]очрý of three. Introduce each other.
Рввsвlчт slMpLE оF вЕ
Yоч use the verb Ёе to give information аЬочt
yourself, other people, things and places.
Дustrоliа is о very young апd exciting соuпtry.
O-week isn't о time to study.
Тhе teochers опd the students ore friendly.
Мопу studenБ oren't frоm Дustrоliо.
Дrе you from опоthеr country?
The form of бе is different for different personal
рrопочпs.
lоm
Yоч /
wе
/
they ore
He/she/itis
€оmрlеtе with the correct form of Ёе.
l
2
5
4
5
6
Berlin
in Gеrmапу. ltЪ the capital ciý.
iп МеlЬочrпе,
Fouad апd
(not) in the art department.
(not) from Australia.
l
(not) frоm Austral]a.
from Gеrmапу.
They
_
Agnes
She
Yibo
Рцt the words in order to make questions.
I
2
5
4
5
/ ls?
Arela /student/ пеw / you?
she / lrom / Сhiпа / ls?
Gеrmап / hе
they / Дrе / the / tour / оп ?
Yibo / ls / your / паmе ?
Complete thе answers using the words below.
Тhеп mаtсh the answers with the questions iп
activity 2.
are
а
аrеп't isn't
Yes,l-
lt's
She's
Му паmеЪ Fouad.
from Bei.iing.
Yes, she is. _
Agnes.
с No, it isn't,
НеЪ Saudi.
d No, he
ltЪ their first day at universiф!
е Yes, they
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а /ai/
I what
Ь /о/
2 паmе
с/еi/
3l
2
ry}ш
with the sоцпds.
Match the pictures with the words Ьеlоw
sports
2
club lnternet band
choir
Read the text and пчmЬеr the pictures in activity
iп the order they are mentioned.
I
Listen and put the words in the table.
/о/
5
I
lol leil lail
/
/ai/
еi/
Practise saying the words.
VосдвutАRy
Мдкlпlс FRlENDs
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I
2
5
4
5
6
chat
meet
\*
say
start
gо out
introduce
а
Ь
с
d
е
f
yourself to someone
hello
а conversation
people
to someone
with friends
Mukiцg
Complete the sentences using phrases from
activity
l
2
3
4
l.
when you meet someone for
ItЪ easy to _
the first time, You say уоur паmе!
or Hi whеп l meet friends in the street,
l_
with someone Ьу smiling, saying
You сап
hello and making еуе contact,
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at the weekends - we go to the cinema
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