ELT STRATEGIES FOR STUI FOR STUDY COLLEGE Michael Garbutt & Kerry O'Sullivan UPDATED EDITION National Centre for English Language Teaching and ResearchIELTS: Strategies for Study Updated edition Published and distributed by the National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research Macquarie University Sydney NSW 2109 © Macquarie University 1991 Reprinted with corrections February 1995 Updated edition 1996 Reprinted 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 Copyright All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced oF transmitted in any form, or by any means, without the publisher's permission National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data Garhutt, Michael D UELTS strategies for study: reading, writing, listening and speaking at university and college Updated ed ISBN 1 86408 182 1 1. English Language — Examinations, 2. English Language ~ Textbooks for foreign speakers. 3. International English Language Testing System. 1, O'Sullivan Kerry, 1952. UI, National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (Australia). IIL. Title IN, File: International English Language Testing System strategies for study il 428.34 The National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR) was established at Macquarie University in 1988. The National Centre forms part of the Linguistics and Psychology discipline at Macquarie University Printed,by Ligare Pty Ltd, Riverwood NSW 2210 Cover design by Simon Leong Design The authoes take no esponsibility forthe factual accuracy of, or the views expressed in, realng passages in this book IELTS: STRATEGIES FOR STUDY « ¢ € CO CEE EEE ClINTRODUCTION . : 1 Test Description 1 Preparing for the IELTS Test and Tertiary Sudy 4 UNIT 1: READING 7 Reading Test Description 8 General Training Module 8 Academic Module ane Sample Reading Tasks . 9 Reading Strategies iW Overviewing a passage 12 Understanding the main points. 13, Understanding relationships in passages 7 Interpreting diagrams, tables and graphs. . 22 Understanding the organisation of a passage 25 Checking references ........ : 34 Finding the information you need 35 Evaluating information sees 38 Matching information 40 Understanding unknown words. 44 Further Study 47 Finding appropriate passages a7 Developing a study program ...... 48 Exercises with a study partner . 48 Test-Taking Strategies, 51 Materials for Further Study. bests SI