Unit Title Topic Aims Page number Introduction 4 The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Test 6 1 Gender roles Family matters Understanding the task 8 Understanding visual prompts Overview of the writing task and process Analysing the question 2 Diet & nutrition Health and fitness Describing a line graph 16 Using tense and time expressions Taking a position Generating ideas for an essay Presenting arguments and reasons for your opinion 3 Educational goals Education Describing a chart 24 Expressing language of quantities and numbers Comparing and contrasting quantities and numbers Selecting and organising ideas Writing a basic argument outline 4 Biodiversity Nature and the environment Describing a process 32 Using the active and passive voice Signposting a sequence of events Using the language of cause and effect Overviewing the academic style 5 Global English Language and communication Describing a diagram 40 Writing an introduction and conclusion 6 The Internet Science and technology Interpreting a table 48 Making effective main points 'Signposting' main points Planning an essay Organising an essay Modifying statements 7 Consumer spending Employment and finances Working with two visual prompts 56 Making correlations Developing supporting examples 8 Children and parents Youth Developing and linking supporting examples 64 Reviewing verb forms Writing the conclusion 9 An ageing population People and places Using cohesive devices 72 Using punctuation effectively Writing topic sentences 10 Fame Culture and modern society Dealing with words often confused 80 Using appropriate vocabulary Avoiding repetition by the use of synonyms 11 The car Holidays and travel Becoming aware of common errors 88 Learning how to correct errors Practising proofreading 12 Practice test 96 Additional model essays 98 Answer key 110