IELTS - The Complete Guide to Academic Reading

87 Pages·2012·22.73 MB·English

by  Phil Biggerton

The Complete Guide
to
Academic Reading

Plus 5 Complete Practice Tests

with Answers

Phil Biggerton

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IELTS

The Complete Guide to

Academic Reading

Plus 5 Complete Practice ests

with answers

Phil Biggerton
The Author

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CONTENTS

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Practice Test 4 _ ee ail 115-123
‘Practice Test § = 126-136
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“ANSWERS: _ 244-148]

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Question Types

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‘The Purpose of this Boole

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‘work chunugh this hooks “How shout | read?" (pou think eagerly abont Use you will probable
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