剑桥雅思核心词汇精讲精练(高级篇)

Map of the book.............................................. 2

Introduction.................................................... 4

IELTS Test summary....................................... 6

Unit 1 Human nature................................... 8

Unit 2 Time for a change.............................. 12

Unit 3 No man is an island........................... 18

Unit 4 Scientific discovery........................... 22

Unit 5 Striving to achieve............................. 26

Test one (Units 1-5)......................................... 32

Unit 6 Powers of persuasion......................... 38

Unit 7 Ways and means................................ 40

Unit 8 State control..................................... 42

Unit 9 Natural history.................................. 46

Unit 10 Rocket science.................................. 52

Test two (Units 6-10)....................................... 56

Unit 11 Progress........................................... 58

Unit 12 The latest thing................................. 64

Unit 13 Urban jungle..................................... 70

Unit 14 Tackling issues.................................. 74

Unit 15 This Earth........................................ 78

Test three (Units 11-15).................................... 82

Unit 16 Energy efficient................................. 84

Unit 17 Getting down to business.................... 88

Unit 18 Law enforcement.............................. 94

Unit 19 The media........................................ 98

Unit 20 A matter of taste................................ 102

Test four (Units 16-20)..................................... 108

Unit 21 Learning vocabulary.......................... 110

Unit 22 IELTS Reading................................. 114

Unit 23 IELTS Writing.................................. 118

Unit 24 IELTS Listening................................ 122

Unit 25 IELTS Speaking................................ 126

Test five (Units 21-25)..................................... 130

Answer key.................................................... 132

Recording scripts............................................. 156

Translation..................................................... 168

Wordlist......................................................... 190

Acknowledgements.......................................... 195