IELTS Band 9 Vocab Secrets

Are you taking the IELTS exam?

Do you know about the 10 special topic areas which IELTS uses to create all the questions in the Speaking and Academic Writing tests?

Simply by focussing your learning on these 10 topics, you can develop an advanced, flexible range of vocabulary which will impress the examiners, even if your English is not perfect.

This book introduces you fully to the 10 special IELTS topics, gives you a Band 9 (Academic Task 2) model essay on each topic, and explains a large amount of advanced, topic-specific words and phrases for each subject. Each word or phrase has a full definition, with IELTS-based examples of how to use these words in different ways in both your Writing and Speaking.

Don't try to take the IELTS exam without understanding these 10 topics and the vocabulary you should use in each one. With this book, you can maximise your chances of achieving Band 7 to 9 - and get the result you really deserve.

The topics covered are:

Topic 1: Work and careers

Topic 2: Education and schooling

Topic 3 Children and families

Topic 4: Nature, the environment and energy

Topic 5: Culture, art and traditions

Topic 6: Healthcare, health and sport

Topic 7: Global challenges

Topic 8: Cities and infrastructure

Topic 9: Countryside and agriculture

Topic 10: Government and the authorities